Mass Effect: Andromeda

Mass Effect: Andromeda

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Pyrotechnics Expert

Pyrotechnics Expert

Light three enemies on fire with one continuous Flamethrower attack. (Single-Player)

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How to unlock the Pyrotechnics Expert achievement in Mass Effect: Andromeda - Definitive Guide

To obtain this achievement, you will need the tech skill Flamethrower.

For an enemy to catch fire, it has to be unshielded. I personally got this in the open desert of Eos, on a kett patrol. The patrol had three enemies close by, so I activated the flamethrower and attacked the patrol with it. The achievement pops as soon as three enemies are on fire at the same time (they cannot die before the third is set on fire.)

Hope this helps.

EDIT: Tech profile not necessary.
EDIT 2: This is best done on normal or higher to prevent enemies from dying before three are ablaze.
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18 Mar 2017 18:00

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Squadmates make this almost impossible. They keep killing them, hitting them, blowing them away before I can set three on fire. Really annoying. If they keep this up, i'm gonna rest the squad mate skills. That will probably help.
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By Kennyannydenny on 12 Apr 2017 20:01
That's annoying. I did it with my squadmates pegging at enemies.
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By RDS#5610 on 12 Apr 2017 20:13
After I reset the skills of my two squadmates I had with me, they didn't do any6 damage at all anymore. So I could focus on getting this. Finally got it done smile
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By Kennyannydenny on 12 Apr 2017 20:56
EOS worked for me, found a place where Kett and Rem were fighting, I was in the eastern area of map, and just ran in and spammed it. Popped no problem.
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By Redsleey on 17 Apr 2017 20:14
You should add that it should be done on normal difficulty.
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By Apostle92627 on 05 Mar 2018 19:38
You forgot to mention that it should be done on Normal or higher, as enemies tend to die immediately on lower difficulties.
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By Valiant Phoenix on 15 Feb 2019 18:11
Remnant Creepers work fine on Insanity as well. It's easy to get them to mob you then torch away. They might die too quickly on lower difficulties though.
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By Gilbert Prime on 27 Aug 2021 18:58
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Pyrotechnics Expert Trophy/Achievement

This can be unlocked on any difficulty and requires you to have 3 enemies on fire with a single Flamethrower attack. For this you will need to purchase the Flamethrower skill from the Tech Tree.

The best place to do this is when you are on EOS and are linking the alien ruins together. You will come to a Kett base and see multiple ships flying in. A ship will drop a bunch of enemies on the the roof so quickly run to the rooftop and activate your flamethrower to get the achievement. If you fail simply reload checkpoint and try again.

If your misplaced your skills, you can always respec in the Med Bay on the Tempest.

For better understanding, here is a easy to follow video of myself attaining it.
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17 Mar 2017 05:48

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Kett or Outlaw dropships on any world are good targets too - just close the distance as they arrive and they'll all be nice and grouped up and easy to ignite.
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By Hirsute Dave on 04 Apr 2017 10:08
Normal difficulty works better for this achievement than lower difficulties so they don't die faster.
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By Apostle92627 on 05 Mar 2018 19:42
Just got this for attacking an architect leg joint when vulnerable with fully upgraded power. Not sure if a one-off, or because there may be multiple points of damage registered on the leg.
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13 Apr 2017 01:40

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Confirmed. Honestly this is probably the best and easiest way to get this!
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By Senseless Ogre on 26 May 2017 13:24
Worked for me and I only had 3 skill points in it :)
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By metallicafan459 on 10 Jun 2017 08:29
Worked for me too with a level 3 power. The easiest way for sure!
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By Gabwe on 25 Aug 2017 04:03
Confirmed. Best and easiest way by far.
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By Illisine on 19 Oct 2017 20:51
Thanks for the great tip!
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By I Argonaut I on 16 Dec 2017 21:44
Worked perfectly. Wasn't even fully upgraded. Great Solution!
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By filozofgizem on 29 May 2018 12:31
If you're playing on easy, another good spot to do it is on Elaaden, during the Rising Tensions quest. After luring the fiend and convincing Gren to go through with the Rite of Union, he'll make you fight in the arena against 3 fiends. They're suitably beefy to withstand several seconds of flaming, and they pile up together, too.
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By Felisin on 16 Jun 2020 02:50
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This will require the "flamethrower" skill. This can be done at any point; however, the earliest point in the game is on Habitat 7, against the first drop ship enemies in the game. Simply run under the drop ship and wait for at least three enemies to drop and set them on fire. Make sure your game is on at least normal difficulty so the enemies do not die immediately.

Here is a video guide with English commentary!


Here is a playlist of guides for this game!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HeW6XkKdUI082RHQdaY...
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24 Apr 2017 17:04

I found a very easy spot for this acheivement - so easy in fact that I got it accidentally. On Voeld, an icy planet that you can visit shortly after Eos, there is a side mission to search for the source of some radio interference. This can be obtained just by driving around, or by talking to the Irritated Researcher in Hjara.

Once this quest is active, go to the marked location on the map and approach the big glowing rock. At this point, you will be jumped by a horde of wild, unarmoured Adhi, who all attack at close range. Naturally, I panicked, fired off my level 1 flamethrower, and this popped the acheivement straight away. There's even a second horde while you try to deactivate the interference if you miss it on the first try.
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17 Jun 2017 05:07

Heres a great spot to obtain this if you are already far into the game and destroy most stuff instantly. Can be on any difficulty as well, just need the Tech skill Flamethrower and a couple beefy targets preferably.

On Voeld there is a mission - Earn Your Badge - Save right after activating tje beacon, soon as you activate the beacon, 3 Fiends will come at you, toast then with your flamethrower. If ya fail, reload!

I directed my squad to go far away so they didn't interfere. Several spots to do this, that involve multiple Fiends, replicate wherever opportunity presents if you completed this mission already.
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18 Sep 2020 02:56

To obtain this trophy, you need to have the Flamethrower skill unlocked in your skill tree (Tech).

Next and important to note, that this only works on enemies that are unshielded. You need to find a group of unshielded enemies together and light three of them on fire with on active Flamethrower attack.

Below is a map showing where I got this trophy. At the red arrow on the map, is a group of approx. 10 Kett enemies.

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You can sneak close to this group of Kett if you have Tactical Cloak enabled, if not, just run up on them quickly. They were all grouped together tight enough here that I was able to run up and use Flamethrower on 3-4 close enemies together, setting them all on fire.

Doing so will unlock the trophy.
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29 Mar 2017 19:02

This trophy can only be earned in single player.

You will need to buy the Flamethrower (Tech Skill tree) to attempt this trophy. Now get to a group of enemies, preferably 3 or more, and unleash the Flamethrower ability. Make sure to hit all 3 enemies to get them burning. This should unlock the trophy. The trophy might take a few extra seconds to unlock.

The best times to go for this trophy are when dropships appear, as 3-4 enemies jump down together. This is the perfect chance to run below the dropship and activate the Flamethrower on all the enemies.

Make sure to play the game on normal difficulty or higher, as enemies die before they get burned in lower difficulties.

Pyrotechnics Expert Video Guide:

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You will need the "Flamethrower" (Tech) skill to unlock this achievement. An enemy will only be set on fire if they have no shields or armor (red health bar only). You will find groups of enemies early in the game that are unloaded from drop ships that present a good opportunity to get this done. Run up to where they are unloading and use the skill once they are grouped somewhat close. The creatures on Havarl often group up as well. Must be done in SP.

If you would like to watch a short video guide, that can be found here.

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Here is an excellent visual video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=656829QMFBM
This is done at the very beginning, just like the Icebreaker / Ice Pick trophy.
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19 Mar 2017 07:09

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if you play on madness, it is unlikely to give you a ride as shown in the video, we fly to EOS, to the right of the large lake there is a mining area, next to it there is a cave from which about 8 local cockroaches come out, BURN THEM !!!!
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By Yaroslav-psv on 23 Mar 2017 08:52
Important note - you must not just press the button, but rather hold it while the flamethrower is working. I myself tried to fry the beetles in the cave several times and nothing worked, and then I looked at the video and wondered why the player’s flame was so strong there. The description of the ability says that you need to hold the button. By holding the button I got the trophy the first time.
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By XP0M on 18 Jun 2017 15:59
I managed to do this achievement in a cave about 10 times, I started experimenting even with the difficulty level, in the end it worked on expert, either I couldn’t hit three people at the same time, or the damage was so great at easy levels that setting fire didn’t work, I still didn’t I understood what was the matter.
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By Klafan on 20 Apr 2017 02:09
Run into a crowd of enemies and, without releasing the buttons, fry at least 3 enemies in one stream of fire and the trophy is yours
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By Freenteza on 20 Jun 2017 09:49
You can also use singularity on a crowd of enemies first. It will attract everyone to one place, all that remains is to fry them.
Easily knocked it out on Khavarla. After activating the storage, “healthy iguanas” will begin to appear in batches.
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By firefighter-108 on 07 Sep 2017 22:48
On Havarl during the mission ''Accelerated Growth'', when you go to scan the mutated hallyrion, there will be a small cave (don't miss it) and about 5-6 ordinary hallyrions will come out of it. So just fry them with a flamethrower. This should work
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By Nick___ on 21 Jan 2018 07:46
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if you play on madness, it is unlikely to give you a ride as shown in the video, we fly to EOS, to the right of the large lake there is a mining area, next to it there is a cave from which about 8 local cockroaches come out, BURN THEM !!!!
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22 Mar 2017 23:20