Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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High and Dry

High and Dry

Avoided Touching any Corrupted Water

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How to unlock the High and Dry achievement in Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Definitive Guide

To pop this you must avoid touching the purple water that damages you from the very beginning of the game until you finish the large escape sequence (you'll know it when youre there, about 2.5-3 hours into the game depending on how much you explore). On my speedrun I finished from the game's start through this first escape sequence in under about 45mins.

I previously said I treated the water like a death and deleted my save to restore a backup, but Maka has pointed out below that all you need to do is quit out as soon as you touch the purple water, before you die or jump back out onto solid ground. As long as you don't die or jump out the game doesn't save, so quitting to the menu and resuming is sufficient. No need to restore a backup and loose progress.

In the video below the wellspring escape is at the 46min 40sec mark.

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06 Mar 2020 19:10

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No. This is the only truly missable achievement, but it only takes 45 mins to an hour to speedrun and reach the end of wellspring to unlock it on a fresh playthrough.
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By LifeExpectancy on 21 Apr 2020 03:18
If I touched any of the corrupted water, I exited to the main menu and just selected the same slot for the checkpoint. The game will only save if you die or get out of the water. That's the only case where reusing an old save is necessary.
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By Maka91 on 08 Mar 2020 01:38
Confirmed Maka's advice on a new gamertag, kudos! Much easier than loading an older backup save. :)
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By LifeExpectancy on 10 Mar 2020 14:34
Stupid achievement
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By Bootybandit1#751 on 12 Mar 2020 11:54
Do you hand to abandon challenge or return to the main menu with the first escape when you go into the purple water?
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By C3LLDW3LLER on 12 Mar 2020 21:07
If you touch the purple water at ANY point, just quit to main menu before you die or jump out of the water. Doesnt matter if its during the escape or anywhere else. Then just reload your save (no need to load an older backup unless you die and are going for immortal, or you die or jump out of the water for this one).
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By LifeExpectancy on 12 Mar 2020 21:10
Note: The purple streams of infected water do not count towards this challenge. I was curious so backed up a save then completed this challenge AFTER touching one of the streams and it still unlocked. So only standing water counts. Also, Maka's tip about just exiting out if you happen to land in the water works perfectly.
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By UliUdo on 13 Mar 2020 05:51
What streams of purple water? I only recall standing water not any streams.
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By LifeExpectancy on 13 Mar 2020 07:50
@lifeexpectancy - in the wellspring the purple streams that look like laser beams are actually water. I didn't know this on my first playthrough, but noticed when revisiting the area that they changed from purple to blue after clearing the corruption.
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By UliUdo on 13 Mar 2020 15:29
An example beam is at 41:40 of your video
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By UliUdo on 13 Mar 2020 15:35
Ahhh nice catch!
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By LifeExpectancy on 13 Mar 2020 19:11
Does it pop at the end of the game or end of the water being around?
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By taximike on 13 Mar 2020 19:46
End of chase sequence after Wellspring, same time as story achievement.
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By LifeExpectancy on 13 Mar 2020 20:49
Just got it. Thumbs up thanks
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By taximike on 13 Mar 2020 22:48
Np smile
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By LifeExpectancy on 13 Mar 2020 23:02
I just did a run until after the Wellspring escape sequence on Easy to get the achievement. I was super careful not touching any purple water and I'm sure I did not. For the few times I did, I reload old saves. But for whatever reason I did not get the achievement...
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By Backurio on 14 Mar 2020 15:46
There's a spot where you land on a floating platform that dips and if you are near the edge you can touch the water without even realizing it, especially if enemies are shooting at you as you land. I dont think this one is glitched like the end game ones.
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By LifeExpectancy on 14 Mar 2020 16:35
I just did a run until after the Wellspring escape sequence on Easy to get the achievement. I was super careful not touching any purple water and I'm sure I did not. For the few times I did, I reload old saves. But for whatever reason I did not get the achievement...
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By Backurio on 14 Mar 2020 17:22
I can confirm this works . After touching the water quit out to Main Menü reload Save . I fall 2 Times into the Water at the Escape sequence and got the Achievement after reloading save and tried again .
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By IIIDarkmasterII on 15 Mar 2020 10:58
Unlocked it with using backup saves after touching the purple water. I avoided dying by the monster in the chase sequence even the water around it looks clean.
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By SPΛΙΝΤΞRCΞΛΛ on 16 Mar 2020 13:50
Any idea if the purple beam spouts count as corrupted water? As they also exist later in the game, but I'm being too careful.
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By Werey on 16 Mar 2020 19:19
they shouldnt
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By LifeExpectancy on 16 Mar 2020 21:09
I can confirm that you can be killed in the escape sequence by the water that is chasing you and still unlock the achievement. I did not touch any of the still corrupted water during the escape sequence as I think that would void the requirement.
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By Saulbak on 24 Mar 2020 04:51
Just got the achievement--got hit by a purple beam a bunch of times, it apparently doesn't count as corrupted water.

During the escape sequence I fell to the purple water at the bottom--it was a one-hit kill and I guess that didn't count against the achievement either.
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By Laser Armada on 24 Mar 2020 09:15
FYI you can get this achievement on EASY mode. i touched the water a couple times and just quit out and did a back up save
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By imthatguy19 on 04 Apr 2020 14:29
Can you still get the achievment even after beating the game?
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By i ThicWolf I on 21 Apr 2020 02:52
So if you do instinctively jump out of the water, is it enough to go back to a further backup save, or are you boned if the game ever saved it at all?
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By GhostJohn325 on 09 Dec 2020 03:16
Loading a backup save is fine.
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By LifeExpectancy on 09 Dec 2020 12:07
In case anyone is wondering, falling into the water during the speed trial/race didn't void my achievement. It still popped after the escape sequence.
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By Shutdown on 11 Jul 2021 19:57
Backup saves were so handy for getting this achievement
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By Sniggleworth on 30 Jan 2023 06:15
I touched the water in the races, and just restarted the race whenever I did. I successfully got the achievement.
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By RottingOrange on 11 Feb 2023 16:49
Does anyone know if I end the speed trial after hitting the water but then I'm teleported back to the beginning of the race. Does this count?
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By NeoDeKa on 25 May 2020 13:15
I am fairly certain if you touch the water during the speed trials it still counts against this. I cant confirm 100% because it would require a new tag and playing through Act1 but your best bet isto quit to main menu if you touch purple water, ever.
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By LifeExpectancy on 25 May 2020 19:07
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*MISSABLE*

From the beginning of the game up to clearing the watermill, Ori will encounter water which is purple in colour. This is Corrupted Water and falling into it damages Ori. Upon contact, quickly quit the game and reload an earlier checkpoint to continue. There is no in-game tracker to keep track of this, so the only advice is to be careful. The achievement unlocks after Ori successfully escapes from the watermill and is told that the water is clean again.

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Received after passing the mill. During the passage, if I got into distorted water, I simply loaded from a backup copy (from the main menu -> start the game -> select a save -> backup save -> select the penultimate one.
Before the final “run” from the stinking creature, I made a copy of the save in another cell, practiced completing this “run” (there are several places where you can easily get into the distorted water), after which I restored the save from the reserve cell and ran.

There is a suspicion that it is enough, if you fall into the water, to simply die there, and then boot from the last save without any manipulations with the backup copies, but I will not be able to check this.

If anyone wants to test this theory - the mill is only an hour and a half from the start of the game (and some will run in 15 minutes), if you didn’t get into the water, then you can copy the cell before the “race”, specifically die in the water, load automatically, after why run this “race”. If the achievement is not given, then restore the cell and pass without touching the water.
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It is very important to understand that you should not fall into distorted water from the very beginning of the game until the end of the mill mission .
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By morph on 18 Apr 2020 23:58
I completed it on a high level of difficulty, and if I got into the water I died immediately. The achievement popped up upon completing the path.
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By XanSlay on 18 Apr 2020 13:36
in principle, if you manage to get out of the water before receiving damage, it will not be counted as falling into distorted water. I had a couple of such slippery moments, but the achievement fell out
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By KleebergRomi on 05 Jun 2020 21:50
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If you fall into the water, immediately go to the main menu and load the game from the main slot. It is not necessary to make backups. If you died in the water or jumped onto land, then only a backup save will help.
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14 Apr 2020 12:01