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Jack of all Trades

Jack of all Trades

Reach 10 different score actions in one mission in "Joe's Adventures."

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How to unlock the Jack of all Trades achievement in Mafia II - Definitive Guide

I got this achievement on the first mission by Joe's Apartment (Going Out of Business). I used a non-upgraded car, fairly standard speed. You'll need grenades and molotovs, which you can buy at Harry's and Giueseppe's, respectively.

"Just a tip, there are actually molotovs inside the garage where you blow up the cars. They are on the right of the door if you're facing into the garage." - Thanks MEETSP1NNER

Start the mission, follow the red line and at the turn into the yard, do a Drift. Then gun it and follow the line straight - you should get a few Velocity points, then hit the ramp for a Jump. Turn left after landing and get a Vehicular Kill on one of the enemies by your objective, then spin the car and hop out behind it.

They'll be 3 enemies and 3 or more will come out after you destroy the cars. In no particular order, get an Explosive Kill (grenade), Burning Kill (molotov), regular Kill (a firearm kill without a headshot), Headshot, and a Melee Kill (do this one on the last of the first 3 enemies before destroying the cars so no one else is shooting at you).

Go inside and blow up the cars for Demolition, then go outside and get other score actions you didn't get on the first 3 enemies. Then just go hit the safe zone for the achievement.

(Please note that this is just to give a general idea of how to get this achievement - feel free to alter it. For example, if you don't get a Velocity bonus at the beginning, before going to the safe zone grab a fast car and hit a long strip of road)
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24 Nov 2010 06:18

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Great guide got it on the 1st try clap
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By GS13 ERGO PROXY on 29 Jan 2014 16:21
Awesome guide !!! Tks man
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By on 27 Jul 2014 22:04
Superb solution. worked a treat. thanks bud smile
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By jojoborne on 25 May 2015 14:18
Got it on my first try. Thanks!
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By Patriot65108 on 08 Jul 2015 00:09
Awesome guide. I did everything as described, except when I reached around a corner to get the melee kill, I accidentally got a stealth kill (in the middle of a gunfight somehow). Still worked beautifully.
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By VVega2 on 24 Nov 2010 23:21
Great suggestion - this worked perfectly! : )
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By Mr Heathcliff on 24 Nov 2010 23:25
This is a perfekt solution and walkthrough for the mission! thank you very much!
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By Hanshiro on 28 Nov 2010 23:16
awsome guide

one of the best on TA
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By Sean Reinhardl on 22 Dec 2010 15:14
Great Solution !!!! got it on my first try
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By Godfather A7X on 19 Mar 2011 06:28
nice solution.....worked first time
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By Niall Mc 96 on 01 Apr 2011 16:29
best solution
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By sonnyforple on 15 May 2011 23:38
Excellent solution!
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By MilitantCactus on 09 Jun 2011 19:17
2 things that might make this easier.
First I was having trouble getting the melee kill cause everyone else had guns and killed me. So on the way there, as soon as you go into the warehouse area, there are a bunch of NPCs and the cops don't seem to go in here so I stopped and fought 1 of those.
Also I ran over another one of those guys just to get it over with.
Otherwise I did exactly what you said and it worked great.
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By Nicholas#8183 on 10 Jul 2011 19:49
nice guide!
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By Dalmater on 25 Jul 2011 16:03
Brilliant solution, worked perfectly for me, thumbs up!
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By RayvenMorrigana on 26 Jul 2011 01:00
Great guide got it first try.
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By Petrolium Bear on 05 Aug 2011 11:47
Are the grenades and the olotovs in the area, or do I have to bring them?
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By albajos on 27 Oct 2011 22:32
That's in the solution, you need to buy them from from the two special weapon stores - Harry's and Giueseppe's.
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By RadiantViper on 27 Oct 2011 23:09
Not seeing the forest for all the trees :) Just had to ask since there is sometimes stuff like that lying around. Anyway, this worked great. Thank you.
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By albajos on 28 Oct 2011 19:18
Awesome guide! You have my positive vote! Thumbs up...Thanks.
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By Vonrusther on 06 Nov 2011 18:05
First time. Thanks!!
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By mmcqueenie90 on 18 Dec 2011 18:23
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iW1TtYjTU8
Video solution to very good RadiantViper's description.
Thank you.
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By FayMoon on 08 Jan 2012 19:43
Excellent solution !! Got it on my first try :D Thanks!!
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By screx on 05 Feb 2012 13:31
Great solution. Thanks for the help, worked first time!
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By LesserHuman on 06 Feb 2012 22:57
Super easy if you do it on this mission. Thanks.
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By Franknsteinr on 12 Feb 2012 23:12
Awesome solution! I thought this would be nearly impossible by just reading the description of the Achievement but you proved that it is both possible and quite easy. Thank you.
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By TheOtherBarber on 27 Mar 2012 17:49
No matter what and how I do this, I still get the same amount of points.
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By Claptrap NL on 06 Apr 2012 19:02
thanks helped me a lot
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By x RossY 360 on 06 May 2012 13:34
Two thumbs way up. Got it on the first try.
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By Cuda Chris 72 on 02 Jun 2012 05:28
Super great guide got it on my 1st try many thanks,thumbs up and a positive from me
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By Gunrunner318 on 25 Jul 2012 11:20
Just a tip, there are actually molotovs inside the garage where you blow up the cars. They are on the right of the door if you're facing into the garage.
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By AllOvaMyself on 25 Jan 2013 21:08
Added, thanks for the tip :)
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By RadiantViper on 25 Jan 2013 21:33
So.. I guess it was obvious that you have to finish the mission before the achievement pops... It only took me two tries to find out :)
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By GlorixJim on 09 Apr 2013 16:29
Perfect, thanks.
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By The Globalizer on 15 Apr 2013 04:52
Awesome! First try, thanks!
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By Ryn0 L on 14 Jul 2015 06:22
Instead of Getting Grenades or if you having trouble with the stealth kill you can start a fight with an NPC and do a Melee Finisher
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By Jooeeh on 06 Oct 2017 17:07
Great solution, even 7 years later!
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By M I K 3 ID v on 09 Mar 2018 23:32
Took a few tries but it worked! Thank you!
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By I 1NSANE I on 19 Jan 2023 01:08
Stealth Kill also works if you don't wanna buy grenades. Instead of running over the first guy just stealth kill him from behind.
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By Dingus McKah on 06 May 2017 20:29
spot on, first time +1
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By Megamonkeymania on 18 Apr 2013 03:20
Nice guide - worked like a charm
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By geobandit212 on 12 Aug 2013 15:07
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3 EASY ACHIEVEMENTS ON THE FIRST MISSION.

Here is a way to get 3 easy achievements right after you finish the witness level. Your first mission will be to destroy cars in a warehouse. This is the mission called "GOING OUT OF BUSSINESS" Its outside of Joe's apartment.
This method will net you the following
- Jack of all trades.
- Driftin Daddy O
- Jacked Jumper.

Before you start, you need to buy grenades and molotovs cocktails from Giueseppe and Harry. Check your map for their locations.

Start the mission. Go to the warehouse area. There will be a stretch of road right before the actual warehouse. Its more like a parking lot or something, not a real road. To get the DRIFT, You can start from the fence at the back. Go about 20 mph and start pushing the left stick right and left. If you do it right, you will get the "Driftin daddy O achievement". Just make sure not to hit anything even if you are over 200 or it wont count. Now, hit that straight away to get the VELOCITY, keep going fast and hit the ramp ahead to get JUMP, this will give you the "Jacked Jumper" achievement. Once you land, there will be an enemy there. Run him over to get VEHICLAR KILL. There will be 3 enemies coming at you now. Kill one with your grenade for EXPLOSION, kill one with your molotov for BURNING. Run up to the last one and MELEE him with B. Run into the warehouse and blow up the cars for DEMOLITION. Back outside, 5 enemies will come at you. 3 from the left and 2 from the right. Kill one with HEADSHOT and one just normal KILL with firearm. Finish the mission by going to safe house and you will get "Jack of all trades" achievement. If you are having problems with the difting achievement, go to that achievement for an even easier way to get it" There you have it folks, 3 easy achievements right from the first level.
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+1 got the Jack of all trades on my 1st attempt following this toast
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By OneChicago51 on 16 Jun 2013 05:08
Its a great solution, a lot better that the previews! I easily get all 3 achievements following this nice guide! And i really cant understand why people voting negative for this solution. Thanks a lot to "LoveMySonGabe" for this great guide, and don't give up on the morons who give you a negative vote!
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By Phil0s0pher on 28 Jan 2011 15:03
Hi guys you have here a video guide :

In a single mission, there are 13 diferent scoring actions available, yet for this trophy, you only need to accomplish 10 of them.

Driving:
Velocity (drive at over 70 mph)
Insanity (drive at over 120 mph)
Drift
Jump
Vehicular kill (run over an enemy with your car)

Combat:
Kill (regular kill with firearm, not a headshot)
Headshot (firearm kill to the head)
Explosion kill (use a grenade, or blow up a car)
Burning kill (use a Molotov)
Stealth kill (sneak up from behind on an enemy)
Melee kill (unarmed, or not a combo in fistfight)
Melee finisher (use finishing combo in fistfight)
Demolition (blow up a car, does not need to kill someone)

An effective strategy to ready yourself for this task involves accumulating funds at the junkyard, aiming for around $5,000. Subsequently, visit all three Gun Shops to purchase their entire inventory of weapons and ammunition. Choose a standard vehicle, such as the Smith Custom 200, and equip it with the most costly engine available. Return to your Safehouse, store the enhanced car in your garage, and save the game at your apartment.

After completing these steps, retrieve the car from the garage and position it in front of the concluded mission titled "Going Out of Business.
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At the end of any scored mission you'll receive a score and a rating based on your performance. Have at least 10 different score actions appear on your scorecard at the end of the mission and you'll get the trophy. Possible actions include: Burning Kill, Demolition, Drift, Explode Kill, Headshot, Insanity, Jump, Kill, Melee Finisher, Melee Kill, Stealth Kill, Vehicular Kill and Velocity.

The best place to undertake this trophy is on the mission "Going Out of Business" right outside Joe's apartment. For this mission you will need some Molotov cocktails from Guiseppi's and some grenades from Harry's Army Navy Surplus.

  • Start the mission
  • Drift around a corner, being careful not to hit anything.
  • Speed above 70mph to get some Velocity points
  • Hit the Jump near the mission area, landing safely.
  • Turn towards the garage and run over the first thug for a Vehicular Kill.
  • Get out of your car and wait for the goons to approach.
  • Use a Molotov to get a Burning Kill.
  • Use a Grenade to get a Explosive Kill.
  • If there's anyone left after the grenade goes off, get a Headshot.
  • Blow up the cars for a Demolition score.
  • After the cars explode, four more guys will appear.
  • Kill one with a shot anywhere but the head.
  • Run up to any of the remaining ones and get a Melee Kill or Melee Finisher.
  • Go to the Safe Zone and you'll get your trophy.

Thanks to RadiantViper for the suggestions.

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The idea of ​​getting it belongs to a person with the nickname in PSN vladislavs999. The trophy is done very simply: after completing the expansion completely, we go to the armory and buy grenades, we also need to buy a Molotov cocktail from the guy who is indicated on the map with master keys (I don’t remember the name) and go to the house where it starts the very first mission (4 cars in warehouses to blow up). We start the mission and run onto the sidewalk towards the pedestrians, get involved in a fight and extinguish the passer-by WITH CLOSE COMBAT (1 action) the police will follow you, jump into a pre-prepared car and crush a couple more people (killing in an accident), we go to the point indicated on the radar and along the way we do such actions as: dangerous speed, skidding, jump (there are plenty of places and opportunities for these actions on the road), we arrive at the warehouse (enemies will not turn on you for some time attention, killing in an accident can be done here too) and we begin to kill the enemy: murder, headshot killing, fire killing and explosion killing, blowing up the car (detonation action) and calmly leaving for the save point. As soon as the score table appears, the trophy will come out! .S you will have plenty of time to complete all these actions, so there is no need to rush too much. The trophy will only come out if you successfully complete the mission!
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By KULeCh on 17 Sep 2011 15:59
We start with the mission "Competition". Before the last right turn into the industrial zone (0:47 in the video), we stop at the intersection and hit the BRIDAL MAN! - we get “Kill in hand-to-hand combat” (they don’t give it for a peaceful passerby). You can also get “Murder in a Road Accident” for a BRIDALMAN! It’s easy to spot him; they’re wearing leather jackets. There shouldn't be any difficulties in getting everything else. Video to help.
PS The mission must be completed!!!
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By Stayer on 23 Dec 2015 12:50
There is not just a melee kill, but also a melee finisher, that is, if you are too lazy to go to the other end of the city for grenades, you can replace the explosion kill with this action.
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By Ef1mkin on 16 Aug 2012 10:01
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All methods:

1. Speeding over 80 miles
2. Drift (Skid)
3. Jump
4. Run over an enemy with a car (Murder in an accident)
5. Kill in hand-to-hand combat
6. Kill with fire (using a Molotov cocktail)
7. Kill with an explosion (with a grenade)
8. Explosion (blow up a car)
9. Kill with a headshot
10. Murder (simply kill the enemy).

The achievement unlocks at the end of the mission.
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By Nikitosx on 18 Sep 2012 14:36
Grenades are sold at Henry's gun store in the north of the city.
Molotov cocktails can be bought from Giuseppe in the city center (master keys for the main plot of Mafia 2 were bought from him). If you go through most of the missions, one of the mission start markers will almost completely cover the Giuseppe's store icon, so you need to zoom in on the map.
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By Loir on 07 Jan 2016 02:23