Red Dead Redemption
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Master Exploder
Complete the Explosive Rifle Single Player Challenge
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How to unlock the Master Exploder achievement in Red Dead Redemption - Definitive Guide
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There are 5 ranks for the Explosive Rifle in single player.
Rank 1 - Obtain Explosive Rifle from gunsmith in Blackwater, be sure to buy max ammo available at the gunsmith for the rifle, you may need it. Cost of the rifle depends on your honor. Lower $15,000, middle $10,000, high $5,000 as confirmed by Rusty Nail zh. If you don't have high honor and don't want to spend 10k or more for the rifle you may want to start duels with people and just disarm them to move your honor up.
Rank 2 - Use the Explosive Rifle to kill 5 people in cover - I went to the Twin Rocks gang hideout, didn't actually get all 5 in the first time, but, finished it after setting up camp to save to respawn the hideout. You could probably go to other hideouts that have more enemies to complete this faster than I did.
Rank 3 - Kill 3 Criminals in 1 shot using the Explosive Rifle. I used what GreenBeretBrown suggested, went to Fort Mercer, hogtied 4 criminals (I did 4 just in case) and shot into the pile.
Rank 4 - Kill 2 animals with one shot with the Explosive Rifle. After I cleared Fort Mercer and the vultures are flying overhead, used dead eye to target one of the vultures when it flew next to a 2nd Vulture. I tried it without dead eye, but, I couldn't get it to auto aim on a vulture. Others have mentioned using bait to do this part and shooting the ground between 2 animals once the bait lures them in.
Rank 5 - Obtain or change into the US Army Uniform and kill an enemy.
If you have access to the US Army uniform already, you may want to change into it before starting on these challenges. Went to a safe house and changed into the uniform and there was an active bounty on the bounty board, accepted it and killed the first enemy using the explosive rifle. By completing this challenge you get a 50% discount on explosive rifle ammo and the achievement.
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Rank 1:-
Complete Rathskeller Fork to make it safe and you will be given the gun Explosive Rifle & have completed Rank 1
Rank 2:-
Kill one of each of the 4 undead types with the explosice rifle
Bruisers (Big Fat Changing Zombies)
Retchers (Green Radioactive Zombies That Spit)
Bolters (Run On All Fours And Skinny)
Normal Undead (Casual Looking Undead)
Rank 3:-
Kill 3 zombies In 1 shot with the Explosive Rifle
Quite easy just look for a large group of zombies and shoot
Rank 4:-
Kill 2 zombie animals in 1 shot with the Explosive Rifle
Best place to look is in tall trees or in New Austin & Mexico in the middle of no where because wolf's or couger's will end up chasing you
Rank 5:-
Obtain & Change Into the US Army Uniform and then kill a zombie with the Explosive Rifle while wearing the US Army Uniform.
Now I've only just started this game today and i got to Rank 5 and i do not have the Uniform yet but am told that you get it in a story mission along the lines of play so just keep playing till you get it, then change into it, shoot a zombie and pop theirs your achievement. (will update when i find out what mission it is, or if someone comments it)
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To achieve Rank 1 you need to save Rathskeller Fork. When entering, find the lead survivor (on top of one of the buildings). Next to him you'll find a Gatling Gun which will help mow down most of the undead. After saving the town, you'll receive the Explosive Rifle.
Getting Rank 2 is pretty easy, as all you have to do is kill one of each of the four undead types with the Explosive Rifle. Those types are:
Bruisers (These are the fat zombies that will charge.)
Retchers (The glowing zombies that spit green.)
Bolters (The zombies that run around on all fours.)
Normal Undead (These are your generic zombies.)
A good way to find all of them is to go to a town that needs to be saved, camp up high, and pick off one of each of them. I found that Gaptooth Breach (the next place I went when playing) was a good place to spot all of them.
Getting Rank 3 can be a little harder as you need to Kill three zombies with one shot with the Explosive Rifle. I believe the easiest way to do this is to go to a town that needs saved, camp up on top of a building, toss the Zombie Bait (obtained from Nigel Wes Dickens after the first part of "A Cure For Most of What Ails You"), wait for three zombies to cluster around, and shoot one of them. If the zombies are grouped close enough, the resulting explosion will take out all three.
Achieving Rank 4 requires you to kill two zombie animals with one shot with the Explosive Rifle. Your best bet for this is to roam around the Gaptooth Ridge or Rio Bravo area and look for either wolves or coyotes, as they travel in packs. Wait for two of them to get close together, enter Red Eye, and shoot one of them. The resulting explosion should knock two (or more) out.
Rank 5 can be a bit confusing if you're just starting Undead Nightmare, as it requires you to obtain and change into the US Army Uniform and kill any zombie. Obtaining the uniform requires some progression in the story. After finishing "A Cure For Most of What Ails You" you'll need to meet Nigel Wes Dickens at Solomon's Folly. There he will tell you that you'll need a US Army Uniform to get into Mexico and direct you to a camp of Army deserters to obtain it. The Army Deserter Camp is right near The Scratching Post. Once you arrive, you'll need to either fight off the zombies to aid the Army deserters, or you can steal the uniform from the chest and "risk the consequences". Once you obtain the uniform, simply find a zombie (I recommend going to Tumbleweed as it's close and always has some zombies.), shoot it with the Explosive Rifle and the achievement will pop.
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To achieve Rank 1 you need to save Rathskeller Fork. When entering, find the lead survivor (on top of one of the buildings). Next to him you'll find a Gatling Gun which will help mow down most of the undead. After saving the town, you'll receive the Explosive Rifle.
Getting Rank 2 is pretty easy, as all you have to do is kill one of each of the four undead types with the Explosive Rifle. Those types are:
Bruisers (These are the fat zombies that will charge.)
Retchers (The glowing zombies that spit green.)
Bolters (The zombies that run around on all fours.)
Normal Undead (These are your generic zombies.)
A good way to find all of them is to go to a town that needs to be saved, camp up high, and pick off one of each of them. I found that Gaptooth Breach (the next place I went when playing) was a good place to spot all of them.
Getting Rank 3 can be a little harder as you need to Kill three zombies with one shot with the Explosive Rifle. I believe the easiest way to do this is to go to a town that needs saved, camp up on top of a building, toss the Zombie Bait (obtained from Nigel Wes Dickens after the first part of "A Cure For Most of What Ails You"), wait for three zombies to cluster around, and shoot one of them. If the zombies are grouped close enough, the resulting explosion will take out all three.
Achieving Rank 4 requires you to kill two zombie animals with one shot with the Explosive Rifle. Your best bet for this is to roam around the Gaptooth Ridge or Rio Bravo area and look for either wolves or coyotes, as they travel in packs. Wait for two of them to get close together, enter Red Eye, and shoot one of them. The resulting explosion should knock two (or more) out.
Rank 5 can be a bit confusing if you're just starting Undead Nightmare, as it requires you to obtain and change into the US Army Uniform and kill any zombie. Obtaining the uniform requires some progression in the story. After finishing "A Cure For Most of What Ails You" you'll need to meet Nigel Wes Dickens at Solomon's Folly. There he will tell you that you'll need a US Army Uniform to get into Mexico and direct you to a camp of Army deserters to obtain it. The Army Deserter Camp is right near The Scratching Post. Once you arrive, you'll need to either fight off the zombies to aid the Army deserters, or you can steal the uniform from the chest and "risk the consequences". Once you obtain the uniform, simply find a zombie (I recommend going to Tumbleweed as it's close and always has some zombies.), shoot it with the Explosive Rifle and the achievement will pop.
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I did Nightwatch job in Chuparosa where there are about 5 gang members attacking a woman. One shot kills all of them and gets rank 3. It does -50 honor for killing the woman.
Ran out of town, shot a pack of wolves for 4.
Back to town, put on Army outfit, Nightwatch again got rank 5 by shooting one more criminal. You may need to save a few times to make the job show up again.
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1.- Go to armadillo.
2.-Sleep and wait to midday.
3.-Go to the bank of armadillo.
4.-Enters through the back of the bank.
5.-Enter in the jail and steal 2 chest ( 1 guy usually see you and you need pay 3 times to him because he will alert the marshalls if you dont pay him )
6.-When you steal the money change you zone go to cholla springs nort of armadillo and back to armadillo and repeat the process.
ENJOY
Fizzmatix, Sirius, x360a, Markolie, YUNDER
There are 5 challenges to complete for the Explosive Rifle. After you've finished all 5 challenges, the achievement will unlock. The challenges are as follows;
1. Purchase the Explosive Rifle
The Explosive Rifle can be bought from the Gunsmith in Blackwater. It's price will be one of three options;
- $5,000
- $10,000
- $15,000
The price will depend on your fame. (Honor?) The higher your fame is, the lower the price of the gun is. Being negative in fame will cause the rifle to be $15,000. Somewhere around Neutral will cause the rifle to cost $10,000. Be extremely positive, and the rifle will cost $5,000. If you happen to have very low fame, and low money, try and bring your Fame up. You can do this by wearing the Elegant suit, cheating at Poker and shooting the gun out of your opponent's hand during the duel after being caught. If you play at MacFarlane's Ranch, the buy-in is only $10. Repeat this over and over until you are at high enough Fame where you can buy the rifle at $5,000.
2. Kill 5 Enemies while they are in cover
After you've purchased the Explosive Rifle, you'll need to kill 5 enemies while they are in cover. Traveling to the nearest hideout is the easiest way to find enemies. When an enemy is in cover, they'll be out of sight, and hiding behind something. This is when you must take your shot. Repeat 5 times, and the challenge should be complete.
3. Kill 3 Enemies With One Shot
Killing 3 enemies with one shot may seem like an improbable task, but it is much easier than it seems. Hog-tying 3 enemies and placing them within a spot where they're all next to each other, will do the trick. Shooting your enemies from a higher point may make the job easier, but that is down to personal preference.
4. Kill Two Wild Animals
Killing any type of wild animal will work. Vultures will spawn after you've completed a hideout, bait can attract different types of animals, and finding random spawning animals all work well. Be sure to use Dead Eye when you're trying to shoot a hard target.
5. Kill an Enemy While Wearing the US Army Outfit
First, you'll need to have unlocked the US Army Outfit. This outfit is tied to the Redeemed achievement. For information on how to unlock it, check this thread. You can change your outfits at your nearest Bed. Change into the outfit, and kill an enemy.
Warbear, MK, aleFH, GODCHILD1020
Note: If you have the Undead Nightmare disc, then you have to get Master Exploder in the Undead Nightmare campaign so the challenges are slightly different. Credit to SylarTheNinja for this info.
This is just like an ambient challenge. It can be viewed in your Journal. Go into your Journal in the Start screen and then click on Challenges. There are 5 levels for the Explosive Rifle Challenge and you start them by buying the Rifle from Blackwater from the Gunsmith.
Explosive Rifle RANK 1:
The prices for the Rifle will differ depending on what Treasure hunting Challenges you have completed and how high you Honor is. For Rank 1 buy the Rifle from the Gunsmith at Blackwater for:
Good Guy = 5,000
Neutral = 10,000
Bad Guy = 15,000
Explosive Rifle RANK 2:
Kill five enemies who are covering with the Explosive Rifle. Go to Gaptooth Ridge hideout and shoot any enemies you see using cover, it doesn't have to be one after the other. You can miss three times in a row and still get the Rank up. If you are still missing some enemies the Gold Mine has more than enough people in cover.
Explosive Rifle RANK 3:
Get three kills with 1 shot with the Explosive Rifle. The best way to get this Rank is to Hogtie 3 enemies and carry them over to each other in a circle and shoot them all at once with your explosive rifle.
Alternative methods:
1: Alternatively, go to Tumbleweed Hideout. Kill all bandits in the town but one. Mount your horse, kill the last bandit and hurry to the mansion. Take cover behind the stone fence, wait for the first bandit to open the door and then shoot. Credit to Simonp92 for this tip.
2: Go into the bar in Armadillo and just shot the floor in-between the gang members that are always sitting in there, make sure there are at least 3 members. They shouldn't do anything until you get one shoot off, by that time they should be dead. Credit to AlexAnswer for this tip.
Explosive Rifle RANK 4:
Kill 2 wild animals with 1 shot. This is pretty easy, use some bait in the outskirts of Armadillo, head over to Tall Trees or anywhere you can find a good amount of coyotes. These things will usually come in packs of 5 or 6 so if you use the dead eye on those little bastards you can complete this challenge easily.
Explosive Rifle RANK 5:
Kill an enemy with the Explosive Rifle while wearing the US Army Uniform. First, obtain the US Army Uniform. You unlock the US Army Uniform by completing the mission "An Appointed Time". To earn it, complete the following tasks:
- Search Aurora Basin
- Win at Arm Wrestling in Pacific Union Railroad Camp
- Eliminate all other players in a game of Poker in Blackwater
- Complete the "Lights, Camera, Action" Stranger task
- Complete Nightwatch Job in Blackwater
- Purchase at the tailor shop in Blackwater
Next, head to your safe house and change into the US Army Uniform. After putting on the uniform just shoot an enemy. If there is a Wanted poster nearby, grab it and go after that bandit and kill anyone that comes in your way and then the trophy will pop.
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Level 2 - Kill 5 enemies hiding in cover with a Heavy Rifle. — We do it in Tumbleweed or Fort Mercer
Level 3 - Kill 3 enemies with one shot from a heavy rifle. “The easier thing to do in Fort Mercer is tie up three Mexicans and shoot.”
Level 4 - Kill 2 animals with one shot from a heavy rifle. — I did it near Post Manzanita, there are a lot of animals there, it’s more convenient to shoot a pack of wolves that are running after a horse in this place.
Level 5 - Obtain and wear a US Army uniform. While wearing your US Army uniform, kill an enemy with a Heavy Rifle.
To obtain a US Army uniform, you must fulfill 6 conditions:
Part 1: Search Lake Aurora. - Located in Toll Trees, search the shack by the lake.
Part 2: Win an arm wrestle at Pacific Union Railroad Camp.
Part 3: Defeat everyone at the table in a Blackwater poker game. — During the game, bet 500 or 1000 chips, it’s easier to play if there is only one person at the table, you can disperse the rest by taking out a pistol and pressing in when someone sits down at the table.
Part 4: Complete the stranger's "Lights, Camera, Motor" assignment.
Part 5: Complete the Night's Watch in Blackwater.
Part 6: Buy from the tailor in Blackwater.
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