Neon Abyss
35 Achievements
GOG
Grim Squad
Unlock 6 Characters.
2.8%
How to unlock the Grim Squad achievement in Neon Abyss - Definitive Guide
Nesmaster
TrueAchievements
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Odds are this is one of your last achievements, and it boils down to gem grinding. There's 6 upgrade trees, one character in each, with the next tree unlocked once you dump enough gems into the current tree. I had 52 hours on my save before I opened tree #5, but I didn't count gems up to this point.
I can however, tell you it takes 250 gems spent in tree #5 to open tree #6, and 160 more (180 if you grab the roulette rule for that achievement) in tree #6 to get the last character, Zack. I spent 18 more hours doing this, trying a few ways.
I found using R-6, with auto-aim enabled, and running level 1 over and over, the best use of my time. He's got a laser with more range, fast fire rate, and is the only one to hit basically instant. Everyone else has bullets with travel time, which causes missed shots at some point.
This allows you to play fast and reckless, because you're hitting quick restart in a few minutes. I never timed any run, but I'd guess between 2-5 minutes per, depending on how quick you manage to find the exit. Don't waste your time picking up drops or heading into the gold item room. You don't need them and just slows your run.
TLDR: R-6, auto-aim enabled, kill level 1 boss, pick up gem, pause, quick restart.
I can however, tell you it takes 250 gems spent in tree #5 to open tree #6, and 160 more (180 if you grab the roulette rule for that achievement) in tree #6 to get the last character, Zack. I spent 18 more hours doing this, trying a few ways.
I found using R-6, with auto-aim enabled, and running level 1 over and over, the best use of my time. He's got a laser with more range, fast fire rate, and is the only one to hit basically instant. Everyone else has bullets with travel time, which causes missed shots at some point.
This allows you to play fast and reckless, because you're hitting quick restart in a few minutes. I never timed any run, but I'd guess between 2-5 minutes per, depending on how quick you manage to find the exit. Don't waste your time picking up drops or heading into the gold item room. You don't need them and just slows your run.
TLDR: R-6, auto-aim enabled, kill level 1 boss, pick up gem, pause, quick restart.
4 Comments
I've seen people saying they're trialling higher gem drop rates in the Steam version at the moment - so it might be worth waiting a bit before sinking too much time grinding this one out just yet.
By SinFluxx on 25 Jul 2020 19:35
Do the DLC characters contribute to the 6 characters?
By theycallmesimba on 29 Aug 2020 20:57
Necrophage33
There are only six characters to unlock in the game, and you'll need to unlock them all for this achievement. DLC characters have no impact on this achievement.
There are six skill trees, with each one opening up after you've spend enough gems total in previous trees. Each of the six trees has a single character to unlock, with each costing 10 gems. You'll therefore need to gain enough gems to open up all six trees and purchase the character in each. As the game tells you, you only get gems from killing bosses.
I believe gem drops from bosses have been significantly increased since this game originally launched. I've seen many people mention the gem grind to unlock this achievement, whereas for me, I collected enough gems to unlock all characters before finishing everything else that requires full runs, let alone any grinding of gems. Once you beat the first two bosses (Argus and Hal), on your first two successful runs, each run will be at least seven floors, with at least seven bosses. I was getting 25ish gems from a single successful run. I don't believe difficulty really impacts the gem rate. I was therefore able to get enough gems for all six characters just from beating all of the bosses needed for achievements (the last achievements on this list), then beating runs on Hard to unlock Abyssal, and then beating a run on Abyssal. I actually got enough gems before even unlocking Abyssal difficulty, and that was with only a couple "unneeded" runs.
Based on my experience with the most recent version of the game, this achievement should come naturally while working on everything else. The fastest way to earn gems, if you need more for whatever reason, is just to run through all the levels on Easy. Grab whatever weapon and items you find, but don't waste time exploring everything. Just beeline from boss to boss to get more gems.
There are six skill trees, with each one opening up after you've spend enough gems total in previous trees. Each of the six trees has a single character to unlock, with each costing 10 gems. You'll therefore need to gain enough gems to open up all six trees and purchase the character in each. As the game tells you, you only get gems from killing bosses.
I believe gem drops from bosses have been significantly increased since this game originally launched. I've seen many people mention the gem grind to unlock this achievement, whereas for me, I collected enough gems to unlock all characters before finishing everything else that requires full runs, let alone any grinding of gems. Once you beat the first two bosses (Argus and Hal), on your first two successful runs, each run will be at least seven floors, with at least seven bosses. I was getting 25ish gems from a single successful run. I don't believe difficulty really impacts the gem rate. I was therefore able to get enough gems for all six characters just from beating all of the bosses needed for achievements (the last achievements on this list), then beating runs on Hard to unlock Abyssal, and then beating a run on Abyssal. I actually got enough gems before even unlocking Abyssal difficulty, and that was with only a couple "unneeded" runs.
Based on my experience with the most recent version of the game, this achievement should come naturally while working on everything else. The fastest way to earn gems, if you need more for whatever reason, is just to run through all the levels on Easy. Grab whatever weapon and items you find, but don't waste time exploring everything. Just beeline from boss to boss to get more gems.