Psychonauts

Psychonauts

38 Achievements

15-20h

PS4
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Math is Hard

Math is Hard

Achieve Rank 101.

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How to unlock the Math is Hard achievement in Psychonauts - Definitive Guide

There are a total of 100 ranks in the game that are earned from obtaining collectibles. The secret 101st rank is tied to completing the "Punching Mini-Game" in Coach Oleander's mind (for more information on this, refer to I LOVE PUNCHING!). Here are a list of all of the collectibles that you must obtain in order to earn this trophy:

  • Figments: The most difficult of the collectibles to collect, figments are floating transparent images that are found within the various "mental" worlds in Psychonauts. In all mental levels there are over 50 of them to be found: the least being 60 in one area, with the maximum being over 200 in one level alone. Due to how transparent they are and the fact that some move and pass through walls: finding them all can be a challenge.
     
  • Psi Markers: Psi Markers are 9 Psi Cards and a Psi Core put together, granting you one full rank up. These are only found in the real world, with very few in comparison to the rest of the collectibles.
     
  • Psi Cards: Psi Cards are floating cards that you can find in both the real world and mental world. When you collect 9 Psi Cards you must buy a Psi Core at the Camp Store (main lodge) then use Cruller's machine located at the very bottom of his lair to turn them into a Psi Marker, thus granting you a rank up.
     
  • Mental Cobwebs: Mental Cobwebs are only found in the mental world, they are purple cobwebs usually stuck to walls or in doorways. In order to sweep them away you must purchase a "Cobweb Duster" at the Camp Store for 800 arrowheads. Once you purchase it, use the duster to clean the cobwebs away. Doing so will allow you to exchange the cobwebs for Psi Cards at the bottom of Cruller's lair.
     
  • Scavenger Hunt Items: Early in the game you are given a scavenger hunt list that has sixteen items on it, all of the items can be found in the real world. Once you complete half of the list, you will receive four rank ups: after completing the entire list you receive another four rank ups and They Call Me the Hunter.


Do note that at any time you can check the progress of your collectibles within that respective area by going to the pause menu and scrolling right. Scroll right again to see your collectible progress relative to all of the collectibles (if a mental level has more than one area, then that area will also have another set of collectibles).

To assist you in finding all of the collectibles, here is a comprehensive guide that will guide you through the location of all the collectibles in the game (credit to Justinsl1986 for the guide): LINK

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One of the hardest trophies in the game, here's what you need to do to get rank 101:

  • Complete the <<Punchy Target>> mini-game
  • Find all 117 PSI cards in the camp and the psychiatric hospital, then combine 9 cards with a PSI core in Agent Kruler's laboratory
  • Find all 9 PSI challenges (this is a special item, the one that is obtained by combining 9 cards and a PSI core, it looks like a green eye with a bunch of cards flying near it)
  • Find all 16 Scavenger Hunt items scattered throughout the camp and asylum and return them to Agent Cruler
  • Find all 19 children's brains and return them to Agent Kruler
  • Get 1600 points for collecting fictions
  • Collect 50 emotional baggage
  • Find and dispel 54 mental webs


Regarding mental cobwebs, in order to dispel them, you need a vacuum cleaner, which can be bought in the camp store, its cost is 800 tips, so when you collect 50 tips, go to the store and buy a collector of hidden tips, it’s something like a metal detector, with with its help you can collect the necessary amount. Take the web to Kruler's laboratory, opposite the machine near which you combine PSI cards with the PSI core, the same one below.
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02 Aug 2016 09:44

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You will already get rank 101 by replaying all levels and collecting everything before that.
If you have collected everything before entering the meat circus, then feel free to go to the point of no return. at this level there is a machine with a fortune teller, it takes the web, converting it into cards, as well as mixing the core and cards into psi rank. accordingly, the last time you will receive it only from her (provided that you collected everything before)
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By MrFox on 20 Dec 2018 20:37