MINI NINJAS

MINI NINJAS

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Smooth Sailing

Smooth Sailing

Flawless Great River Canyon rafting

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How to unlock the Smooth Sailing achievement in MINI NINJAS - Definitive Guide

This one can be tricky.

In the canyon level, once you get to the first set of rapids, you must steer your hat-boat clear of all the rocks and cliff ledges the entire way down through both sets of rapids.

You can check if you've hit anything is by looking at the image of your hat in the upper right corner. Red on the image means your hat boat has suffered damage and the achievement will not unlock.

If you hold back on the left stick (LS), it will act like a brake and makes avoiding rocks much easier.

NOTE:
If you hit something, the achievement MAY still unlock*.

*On some occasions, you may hit a rock and not take any damage (ie, no red shown on your hat-boat indicator in the top right of the screen). If this happens the achievement should still unlock.

I hit 2 rocks on my run and my hat-boat took no damage and the achievement still unlocked.
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14 Sep 2009 19:39

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I didn't hit nothing and it didn't unlock.... gahh... gotta do this crap again....
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By Leo Ascendent on 08 Nov 2009 21:29
thanks it unlocked right away!!! I did the checkpoint in the middle between the section of the rapids and it worked!
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By Lila636 on 17 Feb 2011 21:30
Excellent! Coupled with the info from the guide below, i got it second try.
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By Wastu on 19 Jan 2013 13:51
Just tried this in two halves. Zero damage, used the checkpoint in the middle and no achievement. Seems like it will work for some but not others.
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By x RepoUK x on 01 Jan 2014 02:05
Pressing back on the Left Stick and taking my time took me only 2 tries.
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By DeAtHisLaNd on 19 Mar 2018 00:18
You can't save at the checkpoint that's between the two sections of the rapids. I did the first part, saved it and did the second part and did not get the achievement. But after going through again and pressing back on the LS all the way through, I managed to do it fairly easily as it gives you good control of the boat.
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By sophia tutu on 09 Jan 2010 22:08
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Another, easier way of getting this achievement is to use the Stop Time spell. Save the level (Great River Canyon) at the checkpoint at the left just before the start of the river, and perform the Stop Time spell. Make sure you have at least 4 Flasks of Jinseng with you, as you will need to refill the blue magic bar a few times while riding down (by using the "Back" menu rather than the "RB" shortcut wheel). You will not need to cast the spell more than once if you do this, as you cannot perform the spell whilst in the hat boat.

This spell makes the water run slower, thus making it easier to manoeuvre the hat boat without crashing into the rocks. Pull the LS back towards you to slow the boat down. You may still hit the rocks and take damage, even with the water running slowly, so be careful still. You may gently bump into some rocks without taking damage though, which is okay - just carry on.

Do not save at the checkpoint midway between the two rocky river areas, as the achievement will not unlock.

It took me many frustrating tries to get this achievement, so keep at it.
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30 May 2010 18:38

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Slow Time makes this nearly impossible achievement only slightly tricky. I saved at the checkpoint (and had to restart there) and it unlocked just fine for me.
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By Mike Marcelais on 26 Jun 2014 04:35
Yeah, you really need to take responsibility and amend your solution. I also saved at the checkpoint midway through the river and it just unlocked fine for me. No need to make others try to go the entire distance, when that midway checkpoint makes this achievement much easier.
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By justG0Twicked on 12 Apr 2015 22:20
I also stopped at the mid river checkpoint and saved with no issues. Though, I did not have to restart the checkpoint, so that may be why it still popped for me.
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By HyruleBalverine on 06 Aug 2017 03:57
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There is a checkpoint right before the rapids start, and one in the middle if you hit something just restart checkpoint and try again.

As mentioned in the other solutionsholding back on ths LS will make it easier as it gives you good control.

Note: I saved at both checkpoints and actually restarted from the middle one a couple of times and the achievement unlocked as soon as I was falling from the waterfall, I don't know what was the problem for the others.
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02 Mar 2011 14:34

This is done on the level "Great River Canyon". Towards the end of the level, you will have to do two rafting sections. There will be rocks in the water that can damage your bowl hat. The amount of damage you've taken is indicated in the upper right of the screen. Get through these rapids without any damage and the trophy will unlock. To make it easier to navigate, you should back pedal so that your speed is decreased. It has been suggested that you cannot hit a single thing on your rafting run, but I'm not entirely sold on this since I definitely skimmed a rock without taking any damage and the trophy still unlocked for me. There's a checkpoint right before, so you can reload until you get the trophy.

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Only on Level 5 - Best done after completing the game!

Basically it comes to this: don't take any damage to your hat/boat in the rapids!
On the top right of your screen, you'll see your hat's status.
Be sure to 'brake' by pushing the towards you to reduce the chance to take any damage.
A little before the first part of the rapids, there should be a checkpoint. If you take any damage, reload last checkpoint and try again.
Between the first and second part of the rapids, there will be another checkpoint (you have to climb a little to get there). Again, if you take any damage, reload last checkpoint. Takes a little practice, but isn't difficult at all!

The video in Silent Assas... Ninja might help as well.

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Go to the level Great River Canyon. Near the end of the level you will have to ride in the water down some rapids. Avoid taking any kind of damage by not hitting into any of the rocks. If your boat takes damage (you can tell if you have if their is a red line on the icon in the top right) then you will have to restart the level and attempt it again.

You can actually hold down on the joystick cn_LSd and this will decrease you speed, making it easier to dodge the rocks. I did hit rocks when getting this trophy, but because I wasn't going fast enough I didn't take damage, so I still got the trophy!
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02 Mar 2022 16:35

In addition to the other solutions, if you want to get this first try without going back and using the stop time spell, you can hold the sprint button (B) whilst holding back on the LS which will make you paddle faster.

This just helps to slow you down quicker in a few of those crucial areas when it gets quite tight between the cliff walls.
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14 Dec 2013 00:48

In the location "Great River Canyon" you will need to go down the water until the very end without taking damage. Before going down the water, I advise you to save and if in case of failure you damaged your boat, then just start from the checkpoint and try again. I also advise you to take your time and swim slowly, so you have a chance to complete the achievement the first time.
Video guide .
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05 Feb 2017 11:12