Monster Train
53 Achievements
GOG
Thief! Stop!
Pickpocket a chest. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Thief! Stop! achievement in Monster Train - Definitive Guide
This achievement requires that you use the card "Petty Theft" which is found in random Concealed Cavern event to steal 2 treasures from another random Concealed Cavern event that shows a big and small chest. If you don't have the Petty Theft spell you are given the choice to trade health for gold in 2 different amounts. With the spell you get both for free but lose the spell (totally worth it!).
Relying on 2 random events to occur in the same run in the right order is boring though, so why don't we use a seeded run to make this easier?
From the main menu, select:
- Challenges
- Community Challenges - Play
In the Join Challenge section type in one of these seeds:
If you have the DLC: PollsStupidSponsors
- Using the Caverns on 6 & 7
- Credit to Crankt38 for finding this one on reddit
If you do not have the DLC: AccurateDrawsFrame
- Petty Theft is in the Cavern on ring 5, and the chests are in the one on ring 7.
- Credit to Dr Deadspace for finding this one on reddit
Relying on 2 random events to occur in the same run in the right order is boring though, so why don't we use a seeded run to make this easier?
From the main menu, select:
- Challenges
- Community Challenges - Play
In the Join Challenge section type in one of these seeds:
If you have the DLC: PollsStupidSponsors
- Using the Caverns on 6 & 7
- Credit to Crankt38 for finding this one on reddit
If you do not have the DLC: AccurateDrawsFrame
- Petty Theft is in the Cavern on ring 5, and the chests are in the one on ring 7.
- Credit to Dr Deadspace for finding this one on reddit
35 Comments
For anyone wondering, I got the Petty Theft spell on Floor 5 and then the chest event was on Floor 7. I assume this is the same for everyone as it's seeded.
By Wobblo on 08 Jan 2021 15:00
Thanks Jorax and Wobblo
By d2e0a2t7h on 24 Jan 2021 10:09
This achievement is the worst in my opinion. It depends on random luck. You have to get through 2 specific events in the concealed caverns in the right order. The first one is the one that proposes the "petty theft" spell among two other options. Take petty theft. Then you need to pray to get the right other event in an other concealed cavern. This second event is the one that proposes 2 chests (options) that harm your spire, gaining gold in the process, respectively 25 gold against 5HP or 150 gold against 25 HP I believe. If you have the petty theft spell there will be a third option to get 175 gold and no HP penalty but the spell will be purged, this is the option that will trigger the achievement.
Now to put all the chances on your side you should :
- Pass through all the concealed caverns available, 3 or 4 depending on the runs. No need to go for the last one if you did not get petty theft prior to this.
- Go on difficulty 1/25, this will allow the easiest ans fastest runs.
- Blitz all the fights to gain time, you don't want to spend 45 minutes per run, you will go crazy. My choice to speenrun the fights was to start with the umbra, the other clan does not really matter but the hellhorned was the most convenient to target fairies with torch spells. You should begin with the umbra spell void biding and the umbra hero that has trample. Until you get this specific combination, start over. There is a button to start over in the menu with the same conditions that will save you some time. For the runs themselves, you need no units. Improve void biding with holdover and doublestack asap and duplicate the spell as much as possible. Purge the other cards. Most of the time this allowed me to start over at 11-12 minutes before the second main boss. If you have faster ways, by all means go for it.
Good luck guys that's all it is about.
Now to put all the chances on your side you should :
- Pass through all the concealed caverns available, 3 or 4 depending on the runs. No need to go for the last one if you did not get petty theft prior to this.
- Go on difficulty 1/25, this will allow the easiest ans fastest runs.
- Blitz all the fights to gain time, you don't want to spend 45 minutes per run, you will go crazy. My choice to speenrun the fights was to start with the umbra, the other clan does not really matter but the hellhorned was the most convenient to target fairies with torch spells. You should begin with the umbra spell void biding and the umbra hero that has trample. Until you get this specific combination, start over. There is a button to start over in the menu with the same conditions that will save you some time. For the runs themselves, you need no units. Improve void biding with holdover and doublestack asap and duplicate the spell as much as possible. Purge the other cards. Most of the time this allowed me to start over at 11-12 minutes before the second main boss. If you have faster ways, by all means go for it.
Good luck guys that's all it is about.
1 Comment
Someone created a custom challenge that guarantees the appearance of the cavern events. The code is ArrangedThomasCarlos.
By loftydonkey on 19 Jun 2020 10:35