Metro Exodus
68 Achievements
1,500
56-71h
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Forest child
Completed the TAIGA level without attacking anyone or getting noticed.
15
0.85%
How to unlock the Forest child achievement in Metro Exodus - Definitive Guide
EDIT (all credit for this sequence skip goes to user Balarush in the comments below): If anyone is struggling with this, especially if they get stuck in a daytime scenario like myself, there's a sequence break I just discovered.
Before you even enter the church courtyard there's a sheer cliff with some small outcroppings. You can drop to these with relative safety from near the middle, skipping the bear fight and the spawn trigger, leaving the entire enemy camp empty for you to mosey on through at your own leisure.
When you arrive at the sawmill, enemies will populate as normal. It's relatively easy getting there unspotted, and this made the final camp stress-free. / end EDIT
For this to unlock you must not be spotted by anyone in the level, which includes Pioneers, Pirates, and Bandits. You are ALSO not allowed to engage them in any way - you can't knock anyone out either. Killing animals and monsters is fair game.
Every location that you need to get through has multiple pathways that let you sneak past unnoticed so there is no definitive guide as such. You want to make generous use of quicksaves and lures (cans) to draw enemies away from you. It goes without saying that you must always always always wait for nightfall before trying to sneak past an area with human enemies in it. You will find a bunch of campsites between them which let you wait, so you use them whenever you get the chance.
You CAN be spotted by certain "friendly" enemies - for example at the first pioneer camp to the very left there is a lone sentry chopping wood. As you get closer to him he will hear your footsteps and turns around - this is a scripted thing - and try to surrender, but if you don't attack him (not even knock him out) and lower your weapon he will tell you that you can bypass the sentries by taking the caves right ahead of that area. This, as well stumbling on a sentry that was told to stay in the corner in one of the huts on top of the larger pioneer camp (the one where the meeting between the pirates and pioneers takes place), is fine and won't void the achievement. What matters is that you 1) DO NOT ATTACK ANY HUMAN ENEMIES and 2) DO NOT GET SPOTTED BY ONE SO THAT THEY ENGAGE YOU IN COMBAT.
Don't risk it by trying to save any of the captives in the bandit camp - just by clearing areas without attacking anyone you will have enough positive karma to get the Alyosha achievement.
The most challenging part is to sneak past the last pirate camp before the sawmill because you need to use a boat to do it. You need to sneak into the camp and raise the gates for you to swim through, the lever controlling the gates is on the second floor of the shack immediately to the left of the gates. Make sure you save before you try to swim out of the camp. There is a boat in the camp itself, but make sure you extinguish the lantern that's on it before you get in if you elect to use that one. Also make sure you don't go at full speed when you are in the boat - hold RT about halfway because you will be swimming through the middle of the camp for about 10 seconds and you don't want to make more noise. Once you clear that camp and get to the sawmill (it's the location with all the glowing mushrooms, toxic gas, and shrimp monsters) you will fulfill all the requirements for this achievement as there are no more human enemies past that point, but the achievement won't pop until you finish the level.
Before you even enter the church courtyard there's a sheer cliff with some small outcroppings. You can drop to these with relative safety from near the middle, skipping the bear fight and the spawn trigger, leaving the entire enemy camp empty for you to mosey on through at your own leisure.
When you arrive at the sawmill, enemies will populate as normal. It's relatively easy getting there unspotted, and this made the final camp stress-free. / end EDIT
For this to unlock you must not be spotted by anyone in the level, which includes Pioneers, Pirates, and Bandits. You are ALSO not allowed to engage them in any way - you can't knock anyone out either. Killing animals and monsters is fair game.
Every location that you need to get through has multiple pathways that let you sneak past unnoticed so there is no definitive guide as such. You want to make generous use of quicksaves and lures (cans) to draw enemies away from you. It goes without saying that you must always always always wait for nightfall before trying to sneak past an area with human enemies in it. You will find a bunch of campsites between them which let you wait, so you use them whenever you get the chance.
You CAN be spotted by certain "friendly" enemies - for example at the first pioneer camp to the very left there is a lone sentry chopping wood. As you get closer to him he will hear your footsteps and turns around - this is a scripted thing - and try to surrender, but if you don't attack him (not even knock him out) and lower your weapon he will tell you that you can bypass the sentries by taking the caves right ahead of that area. This, as well stumbling on a sentry that was told to stay in the corner in one of the huts on top of the larger pioneer camp (the one where the meeting between the pirates and pioneers takes place), is fine and won't void the achievement. What matters is that you 1) DO NOT ATTACK ANY HUMAN ENEMIES and 2) DO NOT GET SPOTTED BY ONE SO THAT THEY ENGAGE YOU IN COMBAT.
Don't risk it by trying to save any of the captives in the bandit camp - just by clearing areas without attacking anyone you will have enough positive karma to get the Alyosha achievement.
The most challenging part is to sneak past the last pirate camp before the sawmill because you need to use a boat to do it. You need to sneak into the camp and raise the gates for you to swim through, the lever controlling the gates is on the second floor of the shack immediately to the left of the gates. Make sure you save before you try to swim out of the camp. There is a boat in the camp itself, but make sure you extinguish the lantern that's on it before you get in if you elect to use that one. Also make sure you don't go at full speed when you are in the boat - hold RT about halfway because you will be swimming through the middle of the camp for about 10 seconds and you don't want to make more noise. Once you clear that camp and get to the sawmill (it's the location with all the glowing mushrooms, toxic gas, and shrimp monsters) you will fulfill all the requirements for this achievement as there are no more human enemies past that point, but the achievement won't pop until you finish the level.
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What about the guy at the beginning that is getting attacked by the wolf ? can you help him?...
Or what about the two people shorty after that who tell you to clear off? Can you be spotted by them?
Or what about the two people shorty after that who tell you to clear off? Can you be spotted by them?
By M I K 3 ID v on 17 Feb 2019 21:04
Yes. You can kill the wolves and it will not void the achievement. The Pirates who spot you when you walk across the bridge will always do so; it is a scripted event. As long as they don't see you after that point, you are fine.
By Or1g1nal S1nn3r on 17 Feb 2019 21:08
For those having trouble on Ranger hardcore on the Boat Section of this level, here's a very useful video.
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very helpful ! thanks !
By AbstauberGER on 03 Aug 2019 14:24
Fantastic video, thanks! This achievement can still f*ck right off mind.
By Billargh on 21 Mar 2019 10:31
Forest Child (Taiga full Stealth Walkthrough)
(Final Pirate Camp starts at approx. 11min.)
All Credit goes to MrReign
Hope it helps
(Final Pirate Camp starts at approx. 11min.)
All Credit goes to MrReign
Hope it helps
The entire Taiga level can be beaten without ever fighting any of the human enemies, outside of cutscenes. To do this you must simply complete the level in full stealth. You will get a crossbow at the beginning of the level but you MUST NOT use it against any human enemies or you will void this achievement. If you're playing on any difficulty other than Ranger Hardcore and not playing in Iron Mode you can quick save the game via the pause menu, so make sure to utilise this to your advantage and quick save as often as you must, then reload any time you are spotted by an enemy.
Note that you must not harm any of the human enemies in this level if you wish to unlock "Alyosha" so you should attempt these achievements in conjunction with each other. See its description for more details.
Note that you must not harm any of the human enemies in this level if you wish to unlock "Alyosha" so you should attempt these achievements in conjunction with each other. See its description for more details.
Attention - Although not missable, you will have to use Chapter select and replay a fair amount to get to this stage.
Mutants don't count towards this trophy, nor do the cutscenes including humans that you see during the level (bridge, trap, your bag, church). This sounds harder than it is and may hinder some collectibles during the Chapter but don't panic. You can always save, get the collectible and either reload if you are seen or use Chapter Select.
Always use Quick Save, take your time and move your way through the level. There are a few options on how to navigate your way through each camp area. The trophy will pop right at the end of the chapter. The last camp with human enemies will be way before this. Once you escape the last camp on the boat you're all clear. This is a great trophy to tie in with the good ending run as this is the third trophy event in regards to it. See Full Strength for more info.
Mutants don't count towards this trophy, nor do the cutscenes including humans that you see during the level (bridge, trap, your bag, church). This sounds harder than it is and may hinder some collectibles during the Chapter but don't panic. You can always save, get the collectible and either reload if you are seen or use Chapter Select.
Always use Quick Save, take your time and move your way through the level. There are a few options on how to navigate your way through each camp area. The trophy will pop right at the end of the chapter. The last camp with human enemies will be way before this. Once you escape the last camp on the boat you're all clear. This is a great trophy to tie in with the good ending run as this is the third trophy event in regards to it. See Full Strength for more info.
This guide was translated automatically.
Got it on Ranger Hardcore difficulty. The most difficult place is the camp in the swamps, since the moment of opening the gate and escaping by boat is pure hell. Pirates can even see you through cracks in the floor and the like. Also, the burning causes the lack of autosave before/after opening/opening the gate.
After ten attempts, I still managed to get through this place, maybe my video will help you too - Forest child / Child of the Forest - Ranger Hardcore / Ranger Hardcore
After ten attempts, I still managed to get through this place, maybe my video will help you too - Forest child / Child of the Forest - Ranger Hardcore / Ranger Hardcore
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If you go for the good ending and collect all the postcards and hidden notes, then I highly recommend postponing searching for them. Where the note lies, that’s where the enemy sits, and you can’t be seen. Simply complete the chapter without disturbing anyone, then restart the chapter again after finding all the finds.
By Dmitriyfunny1 on 05 Jun 2019 21:43
Does anyone know if it is possible to get a trophy through selecting chapters? because I can’t understand either I was noticed somewhere, or this trophy cannot be obtained through selecting chapters.
I answer to myself, you can get it by going through the chapter selection
I answer to myself, you can get it by going through the chapter selection
By goldgshok on 02 Aug 2020 10:16
This guide was translated automatically.
Just don’t catch anyone’s eye, if alarming music starts playing, load from the last save and start again. You cannot kill or even stun any people. You can kill monsters. You also catch the eye of some people during cutscenes in the story - this also does not affect the achievement.
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By TLGaiden45 on 17 Jun 2019 09:18
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