Metro 2033 Redux
49 Achievements
1,000
20-25h
Thief
Opened 15 locked safe boxes.
40
3.47%
How to unlock the Thief achievement in Metro 2033 Redux - Definitive Guide
The 15 safe boxes DO NOT have to be 15 different safe boxes, I found one safe box and kept opening it by loading the same checkpoint 15 times.
The easiest place that I found to farm this is in the chapter "Lost Tunnel".
In order to open safe boxes you require a key. A key can be found on a dead body around where your partner warns you about the tin can alarm systems.
Thanks to SDREW44 for the info about the key!
When you encounter your first group of human enemies, there is a safe box in the back next to a sitting guard and a glowing mushroom. Simply sneak past the guards (or kill them, your choice) and open the safe box. Pause, hit Load Last Checkpoint, rinse and repeat.
Below is a video if anyone needs a visual reference of the location and the process of farming the achievement.
Good Luck
I Was Just Going to Say the Same thing..
I Can Also Comfirm That it will Work..
But To Open the Safes in the First place you must find A Key..
I found my first key in a Big Circle room On A Dead Soldier In "Lost tunnels..
Positive From Me!!! +1
It will take 10 minutes to got the achievements.
Sorry for my english i am french
To get this achievement, you have to open a total of 15 safe boxes. Now, it doesn't have to different boxes. It can be SAME safe box than you open again and again and again by reloading your last checkpoint.
At the very end of the level ''Trolley Combat'' (between the missions ''Frontline'' and ''Depot''), there will be a save and you will be back on foot.
Reproduce what I do in the video. Load Last check point. Repeat.
The 15th time, the achievement will unlock.
Doing it once takes approximately 25 seconds, doing it 15 times takes approximately 6 minutes and a half.
Cheers
You cross the water, walk all the way to the left. You will see this Hazmat suit kind of thing. Walk to your left, turn the steam valve off and walk to the safe locker standing there. Repeat until you get the achievement.
Also, the second 'blog' and some gold bullets can be found in the area (the blog next to a dead guy when you walk back to the pillar on the left), the gold bullets are located in the book shelf in the cage by the hazmat suit.
As described in the introduction you simply need to open 15 safes. This can be accomplished by opening one safe and looting the contents, then reloading checkpoint and opening the same safe again until the trophy pops! I did this on the Lost Tunnels/Bridge Chapter. After the Hanza trolley helps you fight off the nosalis pack, there will be a ladder to climb down to an irradiated area. On the left is a room where you must shut off some steam to reach a safe, reloading the checkpoint starts you right in this room.
Throughout the game, you will eventually find yourself stumbling upon locked safe boxes that are hidden away in certain areas of a level. Unfortunately, the only way to open these safes is to acquire a particularly small safe key. Be warned, this achievement will require a tremendous amount exploring, looting, and backtracking in order to find both the safe keys and safe boxes.
With that said, make sure to check every corridor, room, and alternate path while progressing through a level. You may end up noticing some lootable sources or dead bodies have shiny red objects on them. This is the keyring of a safe key! With a safe key in your possession, all that is required is to continue exploring in order to find a safe box. Overall, there is no in-depth guide that can detail the locations of keys and safe boxes, so try to explore and loot as much as possible. Once you open at least fifteen locked safe boxes, the achievement is yours.
NOTE: This achievement can actually be grinded out on the same safe box over and over again. Therefore, refer to the "Ranger" video guide as there is a key and safe box within the very first area of this level. After you open the safe box, your progress saves towards the achievement so just restart your checkpoint to continue grinding this out.
Throughout the game, you will eventually find yourself stumbling upon locked safe boxes that are hidden away in certain areas of a level. Unfortunately, the only way to open these safes is to acquire a particularly small safe key. Be warned, this achievement will require a tremendous amount exploring, looting, and backtracking in order to find both the safe keys and safe boxes.
With that said, make sure to check every corridor, room, and alternate path while progressing through a level. You may end up noticing some lootable sources or dead bodies have shiny red objects on them. This is the keyring of a safe key! With a safe key in your possession, all that is required is to continue exploring in order to find a safe box. Overall, there is no in-depth guide that can detail the locations of keys and safe boxes, so try to explore and loot as much as possible. Once you open at least fifteen locked safe boxes, the achievement is yours.
NOTE: This achievement can actually be grinded out on the same safe box over and over again. Therefore, refer to the "Ranger" video guide as there is a key and safe box within the very first area of this level. After you open the safe box, your progress saves towards the achievement so just restart your checkpoint to continue grinding this out.
Video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxvfVKBQoE