Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2

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Data Hound

Data Hound

Collect 6 Cerberus data packets scattered across Aite

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How to unlock the Data Hound achievement in Mass Effect 2 - Definitive Guide

This video was really helpful and alot easier for me than the text. Note that this video isnt mine, credit is to the maker of the vid
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03 Aug 2013 22:59

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i always love video guides, thank you.
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By ReliantGung ho on 17 Sep 2013 00:36
These are all located on the world map between the bases where you are driving the Hammerhead vehicle. They are yellow circles with barrels in the middle of them that you scan by pressing the Y button. The location are as follows:

1. Just outside of the entrance to Vulcan station near some prefab structures.

2. Beneath the land bridge leading to Vulcan station near a small crashed vehicle and a pair of defending YMIR mechs.

3. A path leads up through the mountain just before you turn left on the land bridge to go to Vulcan station. Follow this to another group of prefab structures guarded by 2 cerberus cannons.

4. Continue around the mountain from #3 until the path splits off to the left and take that to another raised structure with 2 cerberus cannons.

5. Behind a waterfall near the path to Prometheus station and up a small ramp is another undefended data packet.

6. A cave/tunnel near Hermes station's location (take a sharp right when exiting Hermes) with 2 cerberus cannons at another set of prefab structures.

Just keep your distance from the enemies and duck behind cover when your Hammerhead's alarm starts going off and you shouldn't have to hard of a time with this.
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15 Jun 2010 18:19

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For some reason, the lock missiles only lock-on to the mechs.. ignores the turrets, so you can only spray and hope they hit.. At least the collectables aren't needed to complete the DLC
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By Mazrael on 08 Sep 2015 17:37
Be careful with transition points. The game likes to screw you over by thrusting you ahead via cutscene and throwing up an autosave so you can't go back if you miss one.
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09 Oct 2017 04:53

Watching the following video is much easier than explaining it by text.
This video was not created by me. The credit goes to it's creator: Zelda Xtreme.
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12 Mar 2014 18:46

All six data packets are found in the first area of Aite. You won't have to leave the Hammerhead to collect the data packets. Just hover over the yellow circle and hold . The six locations are below.

1. From the starting point, take a right, heading through a tunnel and you will find a metal platform with two turrets. Destroy the two turrets and collect the packet on the platform.

2. Go straight ahead and you will see a waterfall to your right. Go through the waterfall and you will see the packet on a raised metal platform.

3.Go back through the waterfall the way that you came in and turn to right upon exiting. Go straight until you see two paths, one to the left and one to the right. Go to the right. You will find a metal platform guarded by two turrets. The packet is on the platform.

4. Same as previous, but take the left path. Follow the path to the left until you see a metal platform with two turrets on them. The packet is on the platform.

5.Facing the fork that led to 3 & 4, look to the left and you’ll see another path. Follow it and you’ll see a bridge with a waterfall to the right. Go down where the waterfall is. The packet will be guarded by two YMIR mechs. Destroy both and pick up the packet.

6. Head back to where you dropped down to get 5, but go across the bridge instead. There will be a cave straight ahead that leads to Vulcan station. To the left of the cave entrance is a metal platform with the final data packet.

Hammerhead controls
- Jump
- Change view
- Collect data packet
- Exit
L1 Button - Boost
R1 Button - Fire rockets

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All 6 Cerberus data packets are found in the 1st area you start using the M-44 Hammerhead vehicle. 5 of the 6 data packets can be found within settlements spread throughout the area while 1 data packet is adjacent to a crashed ship located within a dark valley close to Vulcan Station. You can collect data packets before and after you enter both Prometheus Station and Vulcan Station, but will be unavailable to collect once you enter Atlas Station. To collect packets, hover over the yellow circle surrounding the data packet and press . A detailed location guide can be found HERE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJzm15n8Sjs
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30 Jan 2011 13:36

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There may be problems with shooting the cannons guarding the packages on the "Madness" difficulty level, since in the PS3 version the missiles from the hammerhead do not aim at these cannons themselves. Therefore, I recommend completing the Overlord mission (and indeed all other add-ons) after the suicide mission and receiving the “Madness” trophy, changing the difficulty to the easiest one - you will save time.
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By sorkazm on 20 Apr 2012 09:30
If you complete the mission on the planet Aite without collecting all the packages, you will no longer land on this planet and will have to earn the trophy in the next playthrough.
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By Ghozt on 14 Nov 2015 21:59
If you decide to take this trophy on “crazy” difficulty, I advise you to hide behind any convenient pebble or in a low spot when approaching the turrets. The system is simple - you jump and fire a burst of all guns, land, wait a little, then jump again. In fact, “removing” the turret takes less than a minute, the main thing is not to forget to monitor your health. Of the six data packets, only three are guarded by turrets. Two are just lying there, and one is on guard by a robot (he’s nothing at all).
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By Max_Wildcard on 05 Feb 2013 20:50
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The trophy is easy to miss!

During the quest you will have to fly over a large area between paths to three different laboratories. Explore the area carefully and you will find all the packages. They look like red barrels that can be collected using your flying machine. They are usually guarded by virus-infected turrets and are located in areas with small buildings.
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13 Jan 2011 15:22