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Ultimate Survivor

Ultimate Survivor

Finish the game on Survivor difficulty

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How to unlock the Ultimate Survivor achievement in Rise of the Tomb Raider - Definitive Guide

WARNING. I have received a report that a new Xbox update interferes with the method to install a game without updating it and using an old save file. Please join the conversation in the comments with what you experience. If this report is correct, you would need to move the file to an external device. I would like to gather more information about this and re-work the solution to be easier to understand and accurate with current conditions.

***There is a "work-around" to still use this solution. As of the 10th of Dec 2015, a patch was put in place to correct the glitch that allows this solution to work. If you have downloaded the latest update of the game, you will need to take a few extra steps to get the original solution to work. This is a method to exploit the bug in the original version of the game that let you pop this achievement by beating the game on a lower difficulty and then playing the last level of the game on Survivor. This worked 100% of the time before the patch, but if you follow this solution, please be aware that based off the rating of this solution, the success rate may be 75-90% now. (It could also be that I get some negative votes because some gamers may think it is unethical to pop an achievement without fulfilling all the requirements or can't follow instructions.)

Lets start with mentioning that you must have a physical copy of the disc to get this to work now. Simply put, once you beat the game on a lower difficulty, you can uninstall your game, go offline, re-install, and follow the original solution.

It is important that you keep your original save file intact. Making a copy of the save could be helpful. "AHuge RedDragon" helped by laying out the steps to keep your save file on Xbox One which can be more confusing then it was on the 360:
"Open games & apps --> Highlight Tomb Raider --> Menu button --> Manage game --> Select the main game tile --> Menu --> uninstall. DO NOT press uninstall all like you usually would when finished with a game"

One last thing to mention, the players that have confirmed that this method can still work have reported that since playing offline, you lose the ability to use cards to make things easier. (To be clear for the "work-around": If Chapter Elite will not work due to an error, any type of Chapter Select will also get you the achievement). Follow the original guide, go back online, download the update, and the achievement may not always pop right away. If it does not pop, it should show as complete. ***

Original Solution:
There is currently an easier way of grabbing this achievement, if you have completed the game on any other difficulty mode. This method definitely needs it's own solution.

-Go to Expeditions in the Main Menu
-Set Mode to: Chapter Replay Elite (This is like New Game+ where you keep all your skills and upgrades)
-Set Level to: Chamber of Souls
-Set Difficulty to: Survivor

All you need to do is beat the last section of the game, but on Survivor difficulty.

This mode also gives you the opportunity to use up to 5 unlocked cards to make the level easier. I highly recommend using unlimited poison arrows or unlimited explosion arrows if you have those cards unlocked. Even if you don't, load up all 5 card slots with ones that will make things easier for you like: big head enemies, a chance that an enemy explodes in a poison cloud on death, take less damage, see enemies through walls, etc.

I can confirm that this works. I used this method, and there are many other reports on this site and others that mention doing this.

After completion, the achievement will pop at the end of the cinematic. I am not sure if this will get patched at some point, so I would go for it as soon as you complete the story on an easier difficulty.

*If this solution helped you in some way, please vote positively. If you think it needs improvement, please let me know how in a private message or by leaving a comment.*
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26 Nov 2015 17:36

146 Comments
I'm trying this solution now. I'll report back to let you know if it works.
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By xxx iFIGHT xxx on 26 Nov 2015 21:19
Works like a charm!
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By xxx iFIGHT xxx on 26 Nov 2015 22:38
Confirmed!
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By Ripwarez on 27 Nov 2015 21:00
Great solution, thanks!
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By amenazamenor JF on 28 Nov 2015 00:59
Worked for me!
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By Dont Fear Fate on 28 Nov 2015 04:45
+1 Thanks for the guide,saved me a lot of time!headspin
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By death dealer245 on 28 Nov 2015 17:27
Worked great, and the only card I used was big heads since I didn't unlock the others. Thanks for saving me a second playthrough!
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By unequalized joe on 29 Nov 2015 01:49
It works like a charm. Takes only a few minutes. Great, thanks.
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By GHOST DlVlSlON on 29 Nov 2015 23:41
Can anyone confirm if this works still?
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By PyroLoveridge on 02 Dec 2015 11:24
I just did it and yes it still works. The achievement didn't 'pop' but visiting the ach app shows that it's unlockedsmile.
oh and thank you OP
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By Oswinn on 02 Dec 2015 12:26
Got it! Awesome route to this achievement, still works. Thanks OP.
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By Swebbie Jr on 04 Dec 2015 14:07
Worked today, thanks
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By ozeman on 06 Dec 2015 03:05
Worked perfeclty. Can't realize why someone would give a -1 on a perfect soluction like this...
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By The Malki on 07 Dec 2015 09:46
Worked perfectly!
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By Samba on 07 Dec 2015 13:54
Well then, I think I'll start a Adventurer Save then, haha, great find.
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By NJStalderXB on 08 Dec 2015 06:27
I can confirm too. Thanks
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By Loadme Tacos on 10 Dec 2015 01:02
New update today and I followed this guide and didnt get it.
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By EstocoImo on 11 Dec 2015 21:13
Ouch. Let's get one or two more confirmations that this had been patched and I will either delete solution or update it. There is a chance you could still grab it offline if you had a physical disk. You could maybe beat the game.. Move save file to flash drive... Delete game.. Go offline.. Install game... Load save and try this solution.

That kind of thing sometimes works for games. No promises.
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By I Argonaut I on 11 Dec 2015 21:30
Same here. No achievement for me after today's update.
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By I Slaine I on 11 Dec 2015 23:17
I'm also thinking it's fixed, just tried it and no joy.
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By deluxnugs on 11 Dec 2015 23:55
I have posted an update to the solution. If any of you who feel proficient enough... maybe someone can try to do it offline after re-installing the game and see if they can get that to work. I would think that you should make a copy of your save game just in case...
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By I Argonaut I on 12 Dec 2015 00:03
I have my save that I haven't played in a couple weeks that isn't finished yet. I will just play offline until I am able to do this. Should hopefully still work.
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By hunterIV on 13 Dec 2015 01:44
About to give it a try. Of course, you can't use any cards when you aren't connected to XBL. So lame.
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By hunterIV on 13 Dec 2015 07:00
Yay! I can confirm that if you play offline without the patch you can unlock this achievement via the method described in this solution. However, you want be able to use any cards to make it easier.
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By hunterIV on 13 Dec 2015 07:34
Hmm, if I roll back the game to before the patch, would my save game from after the patch be compatible?
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By Delta748 on 13 Dec 2015 13:48
Not sure Delta... Seems like the Fourth Hunter gives us hope that it has a chance. Maybe you could make a copy of your save to a flash drive and then try it... in case something doesnt work.
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By I Argonaut I on 13 Dec 2015 19:29
Some game saves become incompatible with earlier versions of the game once they have been updated, some game saves don't. Certainly worth a try. My save was never updated to the most recent version of the game until after I unlocked this achievement.
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By hunterIV on 13 Dec 2015 20:48
Here's another thing: is it even possible to copy saves to other physical drives now? As far as I know saves are only stored locally on your console or on the cloud. The option of transferring content to external drives doesn't extend to the saves themselves.

I guess if anything goes wrong, you could just leave the save in the cloud and delete the local one, allowing the cloud one to take over. I'll probably give it a try and report back, but I won't be able to get it done anytime soon due to other commitments.
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By Delta748 on 14 Dec 2015 01:43
You could also finish up all other achievements first so that no loss in the save would hurt you achievement progress.
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By I Argonaut I on 14 Dec 2015 02:03
Worked for me today, not elite though. What a pain in the ass!
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By Original Dr T on 20 Sep 2016 01:57
That's what the report is... Most people with not read this in time before they update their game though.
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By I Argonaut I on 14 Dec 2015 18:55
Nice. I will update the solution.
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By I Argonaut I on 15 Dec 2015 22:36
Can confim this but I had to play just Chapter Replay (not Elite) as when I tried to load Elite Chapter Replay I got some error which I'm guessing meant my save file couldn't be read.
So this means you have to do it with basic skills/weapons and no cards which is... challenging.
Also remember to go back online after for the achievement to pop
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By AHuge RedDragon on 15 Dec 2015 23:49
Just to add how to reinstall game without clearing your save files (on XONE) open games & apps --> Highlight TR --> Menu button --> Manage game --> Select the main game tile --> Menu --> uninstall. DO NOT press uninstall all like you usually would when finished with a game
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By AHuge RedDragon on 15 Dec 2015 23:55
I have updated the solution to the best of my ability since I cannot test this method. Any new gamers that try this out, please update me in ways to better instruct people to use this solution and I can make some tweaks. Thanks
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By I Argonaut I on 16 Dec 2015 04:38
Thanks for the updatet solution. It works fine. I can confirm the you can't use any cards, but i still have all my upgrades. After you beat the level you have to go online and take the update, after a few seconds the cheevo popped up.
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By Greili 772 on 16 Dec 2015 19:44
I can also verify that this works, my achievement did not pop but it did show on my profile.
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By Jodymack on 17 Dec 2015 00:14
Same as everyone else i can verify this works the achievement didnt"pop" for me but it showed up as unlocked when i looked at achievements once i got back online.
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By Adamantium NZ on 17 Dec 2015 07:56
Just want to say that is better to play ONLINE the "first run" in any difficult otherwise u wont get credits to buy cards doing challenges.
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By mangiove on 17 Dec 2015 10:11
Offline using Expedition Replay Elite worked for me. Thank you.
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By LeiChat on 18 Dec 2015 15:39
i can't finish it with the reinstall - if i load the chapter an error shows up: "Can't open file DURANGO-W.drm" someone knows a solution?
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By RedEyeBryan on 18 Dec 2015 20:07
Did you try Chapter Replay Elite and Chapter Replay?
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By I Argonaut I on 18 Dec 2015 23:34
just did the uninstall/offline method. worked a dream. the frequent checkpoints make this achievement ridiculously easy.
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By Milki Tea on 20 Dec 2015 14:37
Worked great for me, with Chapter Replay Elite and everything.
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By Delta748 on 20 Dec 2015 16:30
THANK YOU! I also got the DURANGO-W.drm error while trying to use Elite Chapter Replay, so just did it in Chapter Replay. Pretty difficult was the part when all the enemy waves came, so make sure to use your special arrows when they're closing in. As someone said, the easy thing is that after every wave there is a checkpoint so it should be doable after some tries.
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By RoanQC on 20 Dec 2015 20:19
Uninstall - Chapter Replay Elite - reconnect to live, all worked. Thanks!
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By Shh I am Batman on 22 Dec 2015 21:46
Confirming that the offline method does indeed still work, but the achievement does not pop until you go back online and start the update (the Master Fletcher cheevo popped for me at the same time as this one when I got back online).
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By ArguablyTrue on 28 Dec 2015 05:59
I have heard mixed reports... For some people, It pops when the return online, some mentioned it never "popping" but it is simply unlocked, but this is the first I have heard about it not unlocking until you earn another achievement.
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By I Argonaut I on 28 Dec 2015 13:31
Confirmed still works with offline method, I got the achievement as soon as he patch started downloading it was on 1% when it popped.
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By Mattynicklin on 29 Dec 2015 20:34
Thank you for the achievement
your trick worked well even though I had the error "DURANGO-W.drm" Elite Chapter Replay, but I actually replay the chapter, it's hard but you get there strength
Sorry for English but translated
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By MoLLeT91 on 31 Dec 2015 12:06
just a question, since I only own the digital version, can I get all the collectibles and misc. achievements on Easy, then do chapter replay from the very beginning, keep all my upgrades, and go for the achievement that way? Or do I have to start a new playthrough?
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By The SCHWARTZ 00 on 01 Jan 2016 21:17
I dont know the answer to that question for certainty, but I would guess that you would need to play an entire playthrough on Survivor.
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By I Argonaut I on 01 Jan 2016 21:24
oh well fuck that, I'll just rent the disc from Gamefly, do the workaround, and return the game.
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By The SCHWARTZ 00 on 01 Jan 2016 23:03
Another question...is it really necessary to have a physical disc? As mentioned all I have is the digital version. All saves are in the Cloud on the X1, so couldn't I just beat the game, uninstall, go offline, reinstall, and do the method that way?
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By The SCHWARTZ 00 on 04 Jan 2016 02:46
Worked for me. I was able to use chapter replay elite. Showed up as unlocked while the update was downloading.
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By EnhancedKanine on 18 Feb 2016 20:56
Will do, I'm a long way from finishing the campaign but I'll let you know when I get there.
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By The SCHWARTZ 00 on 04 Jan 2016 19:09
Did it just now 20 min work with installing and worked like a charme
Thanks :D
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By eX Horahkty on 11 Jan 2016 22:26
Is there a NG+? And if so can you play through on a lower difficulty then put it up to Survivor for NG+?
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By on 12 Jan 2016 22:19
Chapter Elite Replay is like New Game +... But it will not count for the achievement anymore.
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By I Argonaut I on 12 Jan 2016 22:59
As of 2016/01/16 I have a pshysical copy of the game and your solution still works with the uninstall and play offline. Thumbs up
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By Shadow Newfie on 17 Jan 2016 01:51
Still working with offline method, I got the achievement as soon as the patch start downloading and it was at 1% when it popped :-) thanks
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By MAJICO70 on 17 Jan 2016 11:10
Used the method above it seems working, but this achievement like the one "Finish the game on any difficulty" didn't popped. They are stucked like "Done... Unlocking".
It's already 3 days that I'm waiting for them to pop.
Maybe its not related with this trick and they will pop sooner or later...
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By mangiove on 18 Jan 2016 15:18
From what I understand. "Done! Unlocking" is an issue with the achievement app syncing with the game being a problem. It happens to most of us in many games. I am willing to bet that within a week it will unlock for you officially.
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By I Argonaut I on 18 Jan 2016 16:14
I hope so... It is already 5 days that they are stucked... :(
I'm trying to get the others missing and see if this one unlock...
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By mangiove on 19 Jan 2016 08:31
i followed the above guide about uninstalling game first.....(i left this achievement until last on purpose)...i played level on chapter elite...offline....then when i was at the continue screen after finishing the level...i reconnected online and proceed to update game....halfway through the update...the achievement popped.....finally 100% completion....that skillful raider achievement (the one were you have to Open 5 Codices or Sarcophagi without getting caught in a trap).... was the hardest for me i suggest people do this first.....as that level chamber of souls on survivor is not that difficult and plenty of checkpoints too
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By rayh271 on 20 Jan 2016 01:56
I had to do this on Chapter Replay.....took 20 minutes. Solution works still, confirming, with the physical disc.
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By The SCHWARTZ 00 on 22 Jan 2016 01:18
I have uninstalled the game, and gone offline then reinstalling it but as soon as i load it up its ask for an update how do i bypass this or do i get the update?
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By martian18 on 26 Jan 2016 19:04
Is your Xbox trying to automatically sign into WiFi? Unplug your router before you reinstall and load up the game.
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By I Argonaut I on 26 Jan 2016 20:15
Can confirm still works as of today, no achievement popped it just there on your profile when you re connect to live
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By ccliffy90 on 27 Jan 2016 15:59
Thank you worked perfectly!
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By martian18 on 27 Jan 2016 20:31
Still working... Elite replay didn't work for me due to error. But normal ch replay did work. It's not easy getting to the end with such crappy weapons, but once on the continue screen, reconnect and install update, achievement will unlock during update...
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By SHOTOKANKATANA on 06 Feb 2016 03:36
Confirmed. Still working. Elite Replay worked for me, so it was stupidly easy.
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By smplguy on 07 Feb 2016 04:11
What do I do if I have the Digital Version? Just play the whole game on Elite Replay or is that not possible?
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By AkaiERA on 07 Feb 2016 19:05
As far as I understand, you will just have to play the entire game on survivor.
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By I Argonaut I on 07 Feb 2016 19:26
Maybe I didn't express myself correctly. Do I have to start a new campaign on Survivor or can I use the Chapter Replay Elite on Survivor?
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By AkaiERA on 08 Feb 2016 12:40
No one has reported on using a digital version and getting the achievement with chapter replay. I would just start a new came to make sure I didnt waste my time.
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By I Argonaut I on 08 Feb 2016 13:39
I thought Chapter Replay would work, if you do all levels, because your solution only speaks of the last level.

Anyways, guess I'll start a new campaign then.
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By AkaiERA on 08 Feb 2016 15:00
Still works. I had to hard reset my console before the achievement unlocked. +1 from me
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By Yazite on 14 Feb 2016 14:22
I'm trying this today. My issue is: When I turn on the Cable to turn on the cards, the game starts the update. Is possible disable this auto update? I want to use my cards.
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By Markimpdl on 14 Feb 2016 14:39
You can no longer use cards with this guide. To use cards, you must be online.
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By I Argonaut I on 14 Feb 2016 15:17
Looking through the people who have recently confirmed this method on TA shows the day it unlocked. I am not sure about an exact timestamp.
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By I Argonaut I on 16 Feb 2016 18:19
All XB1 achievements are timestamped. The timestamp you receive is the moment you reconnect back to live.
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By Yazite on 18 Feb 2016 23:09
This method worked for me, however only on normal chapter replay and the achievement popped during the update downloading once I reconnected
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By BadgerFarts on 27 Feb 2016 17:09
Does the achievement have a time stamp after using this method?

Unfortunately I read Yazite's comment after I already finished a complete replay on survivor. I had the digital game version. Knowing what I now know, I should have started playing on survivor difficulty. :)
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By Marine1Ten on 05 Mar 2016 03:05
Thank you for the solution, I Argonaut I. +1 from me. toast

As of 6 March 2016 I can confirm that this method still works. If it's any help I'll outline below exactly what I did:

I went to manage game, selected the Tomb Raider tile, and uninstalled just the game (not Uninstall All as suggested above).
I then unplugged the network cable, disconnecting me from Xbox Live.
I had the digital version, but I borrowed the disc version from my friend. So I inserted the disc and selected to play, causing it to install from the disc.
After it loaded I selected Expeditions, Chapter Replay, Chamber of Souls, Survivor Difficulty. As others have said, I was unable to choose Chapter Reply Elite; during the load screen I got, "Can't open file DURANGO-W.drm" and the game terminated. I suspect it's to do with having the DLC installed and affecting your game save?
You will not be able to use any cards and this makes the game really hard as you will have only basic weapons. There are checkpoints, but I'll be honest, I almost gave up at some of them.
After I finally beat Konstantin I waited for all the cut-scenes to play out and when it got to the screen saying, "Chapter Completed" with an option to press A to continue, I plugged the network cable back in. This caused the Xbox One to reconnect to Xbox Live and immediately it sent to a "Let's start the update" screen. During the update the achievement popped.

For those struggling with Konstantin; personally I found this really tough. I eventually found a straight-forward way to beat him. Initially, run away and climb a pillar. As long as he doesn't see you climb the pillar he won't know you're up there. Just wait patiently for him to pass by and to do a drop kill (when Y appears). It won't kill him, but it causes the next fixed cut-scene where he will blow-up all the pillars. Then keep running and hiding, and search for a tin can. Hold RB and it will make a grenade. If you throw this at him it will stun Konstantin allowing you to run up to him and do a finish. Then you've got two quick time events: B (dodge) and Y (finish). Good luck!
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By Euler13 on 06 Mar 2016 12:23
Ok tried it like 20 times now and every time when I go past the big doors Lara seems to be stuck, so I restart checkpoint and all I get is a black screen... Deleted and reinstalled many times... Anybody else had this + a solution for it...?
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By Monto BE on 12 Mar 2016 16:15
I had the digital version and found a disk version I could borrow for a day. I used Euler13's steps and like M33TSPINNER I did not have the DLC so Elite Replay worked for me.
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By Quizabuck on 24 Mar 2016 00:39
Thanks for the guide! Removing the game and playing offline worked. But you might want to mention that the achievement pops when you reconnect and are installing the update.
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By EPvW on 28 Mar 2016 16:20
It pops at different times for people and sometimes it doesn't pop but you still have credit for it.
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By I Argonaut I on 28 Mar 2016 18:08
Just got this. Had to do replay chapter instead of replay elite but even with basic weapons this is still very possible. You just need to take it slow and careful. Poison arrows are your best friend when doing this.
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By DarkeyedGriever on 02 Apr 2016 01:42
Soloution worked for me. I just played offline, then signed back in and it popped. Thanks for taking the time to write it up, much appreciated 😃
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By AmazingPunk on 03 Apr 2016 08:22
Thx...worked as i update achievement popped
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By CLARION 85 on 11 Apr 2016 03:51
Worked perfectly for me, just popped as soon as I went back online and started to download the update. Thank you for the great tip :D
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By Jamiereloaded23 on 27 Apr 2016 12:11
What if I have the season pass? Will progress from dlcs on my save cause problems?

Also, how long does the download offline take? When I downloaded it online, it took 9 hours.
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By Ostrowidzki1989 on 22 May 2016 02:16
To the best of my knowledge, this solution will only work if you have a physical disc.
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By I Argonaut I on 22 May 2016 02:56
Thanks for this,i can confirm this & the patch "work around" still work as of today-i had to use just 'Chapter replay' couldn't use the 'elite' option,but it was still a breeze really.Nice one wink
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By Assassin Corvo on 03 Jun 2016 17:54
Worked perfectly for me. I fortunately was able to replay the chapter elite, maybe because i haven't started the dlc. Cheevo didn't "pop" but is unlocked, base game is now complete. Thanks for the great guide, much appreciated.
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By CRYPTICxPARADOX on 13 Jun 2016 00:16
I read about a lot of players having difficulties playing the last chapter on Survival, here's some quick tips:
- Run. You can avoid all the fights until the "helicopter area" by running. Heal, if needed, you shouldn't die (I didn't).
- Poison/Explosive Arrows and the Shotgun are your best friends. If needed, climb the wall on your left, hide behind a wall and wait for enemies to come nearby; sometimes they drop the cloath needed for both Heals and Explosive Arrows.
- Save the Rifle ammos for shooting to the "fireball" and hit the Helicopter (memo: you need to do this 3 times)
- During the last part of the level (before the final boss) you'll face some Immortals: the first wave consists of 4 enemies, then more will follow.
You can both stealth kill them by standing on top of the pillars or use some Explosive/Poison Arrows (you'll find some mushrooms in the area).
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By Silver Mitsuki on 28 Jun 2016 15:42
Worked perfectly, but had to do it on standard Chapter Replay due to the Durango error.
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By FF7 King on 01 Aug 2016 17:53
This unfortunately didn't work for me. Followed all the steps as above and finished the game on replay elite/survivor. Let the final cinematic play out and got the mission complete screen. Went back online and downladed the (1.5 Gbs!) patch and nothing. Still showing locked.

It may be worth noting that my 100% achievement is also bugged. I bought a cheap physical copy to do this solution and the the gulag recon one as I also had that problem. That was finally sorted with the unistall fix (so I have to assume I did it right...) but no joy on this one. I even received the 100% crate reward but that achievement is also still locked.

This game is just a massive buggy mess.
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By Boothdom on 23 Aug 2016 05:33
Did everything step by step. Didn't work.
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By Fooga on 28 Aug 2016 14:53
Alright I figured out a way to get it to unlock for those that were having trouble, which isn't specified in the solution. Be sure to sign back into Xbox Live on the Chapter Complete screen.

I skipped to the main menu and then signed back in the first time and nothing popped up. I also didn't skip any cutscenes this time (but I'm not sure if that matters).
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By Fooga on 28 Aug 2016 17:12
Worked for me today using Euler13's comment a few above. Thank goodness it did though otherwise I'd never have gotten this achievement. The last chapter alone was frustrating enough, can't imagine attempting the whole game!
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By KingyOwl on 18 Sep 2016 12:14
@SequentialSword I've just noticed this as well, I had thought it meant complete the new nightmare mode DLC in that game mode, but no, they insist on another play through. You can't even select this difficulty on the chapter replay or elite :@
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By Smaugey on 17 Oct 2016 19:43
So did you give a Negative vote because this wont work for "Extreme Survivor" difficulty achievement that just came out with DLC?
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By I Argonaut I on 17 Oct 2016 20:10
No I gave this a positive buddy, not your fault, the guide is solid.
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By Smaugey on 01 Nov 2016 18:53
Gotcha, I got a negative one, right after that comment. Just wondering... you are free to do as you choose.
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By I Argonaut I on 01 Nov 2016 21:25
Well rest assured it wasn't from me, this guide helped me last year.
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By Smaugey on 01 Nov 2016 22:43
Does this stack with the new extreme survivor completion or do you have to do each completion separately?
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By elephantastique on 25 Nov 2016 20:21
This would not work for extreme survivor. That is a DLC achievement and will require an update. This solution would require no updates from a physical disk.
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By I Argonaut I on 25 Nov 2016 20:22
I gotcha. I am not sure if the achievement "Stacks" like that or not.
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By I Argonaut I on 27 Nov 2016 02:10
Still works, thank you. But the last level is very tough. I suffered for an hour to complete. But when i went back online the achievement popped immadiately.
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By Zaki HUN on 09 Feb 2017 11:44
didn't work for me...tried the method cable back in on chapter complete screen ....nothing
- okay very glitchy, uninstalled game again restarted xbox, login and I've got the achievement no notification
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By ChameleonNinjaX on 11 Apr 2017 04:12
Thanks guy! Great solution!
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By eduh000 on 18 Apr 2017 19:12
+1 still works Thanks alot :DD
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By 愛野 美奈子 on 22 Apr 2017 00:14
+1! Worked for me using disc uninstall method. No repay elite though but not too tough to finish.
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By MarkySharky on 30 Apr 2017 10:23
Had to do it twice but it worked. Chapter Replay Elite run.
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By BStringbean on 30 May 2017 00:31
still worked for me,thanks!
smile
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By Porta Nigra on 31 Aug 2017 10:57
November 1, 2017 works. I did the uninstall, played Chamber of Souls. NO CARDS as to being offline. I then plugged my internet back in, signed in to Xbox Live and did not even do an update and it gave it to me.
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By O Corpo on 01 Nov 2017 17:17
it worked. couldn't use any cards. achievement popped when it began updating the game when i went online headspin
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By belgianplayer1 on 17 Apr 2018 14:10
Still works, 3/08/18. I finished the level. Once on the chapter complete screen I pressed A to continue. When back on the level select screen I reconnected to Xbox live. Games crashed. Relaunched the game, Started the update. Achievement popped at 17% downloaded this may be different for everyone.
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By BG cartortroy on 03 Aug 2018 13:54
As of Aug 15, 2018, like the above comment said, the offline clean disk install method still works. It took about 5-10 minutes to pop after logging on to XBL and booting into the completely updated Xbox One X install that I kept on an external HDD.
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By Grond on 15 Aug 2018 17:29
I can confirm it still works as of today.

I have no idea when it got unlocked. After the reinstall I have done the chapter for the funeral achievement, that I saw being unlocked on Xbox. Came to TA the next day, funeral achievement hasnt been scanned in, but the Survivor has...

Still, thank you for the solution, it saved me 20 hours (of this otherwise great game).
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By Jissi on 29 Jan 2019 17:01
Still works.

A small note, trying to use Chapter Replay Elite I got an error message "Cant open file DURANGO-W\.drm" but then I just used the normal Chapter Replay and it worked beautifully. The weapons are almost completely upgraded in that anyway so it's perfectly doable, died like 4 times. Poison arrows are your friend and keep an eye out for those mushroom pickups in the first area to make more.
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By Kriostyx on 09 Apr 2019 00:38
The "Work Around" is still working as of 29/11/2019

Had to use the Chapter Replay option and used a guide on Youtube for hints and tips in the last level. Upon killing the final boss I skipped the scenes and on the Level Complete page pressed A then went back online.

Once the game was ready to start I went into the games main menu then the achievement popped.

Thanks for the guide.
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By CraigyB78#8653 on 30 Nov 2019 00:05
That sounds like a problem with your Xbox. If you have a disk, it should install offline... sorry you ran into a snag
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By I Argonaut I on 25 Jan 2020 01:28
I would love to hear other accounts of this. I know you can currently delete local saves only or both local and cloud saves, but I am not sure about your experience about not being able to play offline or keep your local save when deleting your game.
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By I Argonaut I on 20 Mar 2021 23:38
Does the above comment work for the glitched medal-related achievements by any chance?
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By WulfTek on 21 Mar 2021 20:32
Thank you for the comment and downvote.
It seems like you have found another work-around to make the glitch work if others are having the same issue. I will update the solution when I learn more.
Saving your file to a separate device is a bit more cumbersome, but the original work-around was not exactly simple.
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By I Argonaut I on 21 Mar 2021 20:57
^^ it's downvoted because the entire solution as it stands right now is incorrect, and will only serve as maybe a step 5 out of 5 without explaining how to get through steps 1-4 first. Your guide is woefully out of date and should be removed and rewritten in its entirety.
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By on 21 Mar 2021 23:13
@Wulftek If the achievement is already glitched for you, it probably will not work unless you play it on an Xbox one slim or OG, or turn off downloading XONEX texture packs if you are playing on a ONE X. I was planning (if I decide to paly the challenge levels) to do all of them but one on my Series X then going down to my slim to finish off the last one.
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By on 21 Mar 2021 23:16
Wow. You are tightly wound. The solution has been helpful to others and it will continue to adapt as necessary, like before. Again, I appreciate your feedback but will withhold removing it since you ran into trouble. You proved the glitch can still be exploited, which is great news. I will tweak the solution when others chime in to verify. I no longer have the game to test myself.
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By I Argonaut I on 22 Mar 2021 00:48
@Arg

Not tightly wound whatsoever, found a solution thats wrong, commented on why it's wrong, and talked to a brick wall who doesnt even own the game and doesn't understand how the console works so they cannot even prove/disprove their own solution.

It's still wrong, so people will have to read my comments to figure out how to do it properly. Which is fine, I am glad one of us knows how to do it properly and can help people get it.
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By on 11 Apr 2021 19:09
This solution has already been updated with a disclaimer about your experience and directing attention here to the comments. Once I get more reports of the achievement popping for other gamers (with the mixture of the previous method and saving the file externally), I will update the solution to reflect that it is still viable with the work-around.
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By I Argonaut I on 11 Apr 2021 20:02
Thanks for the reply - to clarify, I was wondering if completing the game on extreme survivor with the DLC would also pop this achievement, rather than asking if your solution (which looks very helpful) would work for the other achievement too.

Sorry for the confusion!
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By elephantastique on 26 Nov 2016 20:51
Is it confirmed? If I don't get the update and go on playing offline i should be able to get the achivement following this solution? So the solution could be updated.
Only problem that doing it offline cards can't be used!
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By mangiove on 14 Dec 2015 14:23
I just finished the game and can confirm, it is possible to use a save from the latest update with an unpatched version of the game. So you can just reinstall the game, keep your save and play offline to get the achievement the way it is described in the original solution.
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By I Slaine I on 15 Dec 2015 22:30
The reason you need the physical disc, is to have access to the way the game was released without a patch. If you download the game, it will most likely have all current patches already included in the download. Of course, I have not tried it myself... perhaps a download of the game will just prompt an update of the game which could mean you could download it, go offline, and follow the solution. You could try this and report back to us.
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By I Argonaut I on 04 Jan 2016 02:50
Worked like a charm! It popped for me as soon as i went to update the game, thanks for the great guide! clap
Just a tip, i think you should edit your solution as i also got an error taking me out of the game when i went to attempt on Chapter Elite Replay, however it worked perfectly on Chapter Elite smile
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By YaIrishMick96 on 05 Jan 2016 11:58
The achievement would not pop for me doing chapter replay elite. I did normal chapter replay and when I went back online and began to download the update it popped immediately.
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By Cheesus on 04 Mar 2016 18:11
Solution still works and to add to Euler13's comment:

I did this without having the DLC installed at all (I don't have it yet) and while I was able to choose the Elite Replay, I still couldn't use cards because I was offline (there is text in the game telling me as much).

So if you don't have the DLC you can still use Elite Replay, however, I have no idea if it'll work if you simply uninstall the DLC. I also don't know whether or not if having played any of the DLC causes the Elite replay to be locked out. Meaning that if you played the DLC and uninstall it, it still might lock you out of Elite Replay.

If any of that makes sense... :D
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By AllOvaMyself on 14 Mar 2016 01:44
I see they pulled a "RAGE" with this game ( added another bs complete the campaign on a new difficulty a year after the game was released achievement lol) I wonder if this will work on extreme survivor, I really don't want to do another god damn playthrough
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By SequentialSword on 11 Oct 2016 23:36
Not working sadly. Game won’t install offline for me always get stuck at 77%
Tried everything for it to install offline! Won’t work...
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By HappyMoogles on 24 Jan 2020 21:36
On the newest dashboard keeping saves on your console doesn't happen when you uninstall the game to play it offline. I am seeing if I can transfer it to another hard drive, then install the offline version and see if my saves still exist. Will check back in with results.
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By on 20 Mar 2021 21:43
As of 17 March Disk method works,

Note, if you have any DLC, uninstall them as well. My game did not load and was stuck on black screen, only when I deleted DLC content game loaded offline.

Also, ensure to press A to continue before going back online.

First time I was on the continue screen and when I reconnected online game crashed and achievement did not register.

Next time I completed the level, I pressed A to continue and game took me to normal menu, only then I reconnected, game crashed again. I then launched game again, and started an update. Achievement unlocked inmediatly

Thank you all for your guidance.
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By Omex4ever on 17 Mar 2018 17:31
Here I'll make it point form for clarity:

- On the newest dashboards, what happens is when you uninstall a game, it also removes the savegames from the list of things that are on the console.

- If you install a game and refuse to update it, it will not grab the saves until its updated and syncs with the cloud

- what you must do in the case of this game is have the game fully updated, and then transfer off the game to another hard drive or USB drive, unplug the drive, then the saves stay put. Then you can go offline, install the old version of the game, then play the chapter.

- after your finished playing the chapter, wait a minute or two then go back online, re-download the update, then about 5 hours later the achievement popped.
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By on 21 Mar 2021 06:28
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This is a full playlist for a walkthrough of Survivor difficulty with full commentary. It does not implement any life upgrades or healing throughout the campaign and should help players of all skill levels.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaOHX8kEkD7KxlqJDNmU...

Hope it helps.
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Followed these videos and found all aspects of the survivor playthrough to be EASY! Well done. I chose to heal and it was even easier.
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By Asocirev on 25 Apr 2016 03:24
Also watched your walkthrough on some parts during my playthrough and it really helped on those tricky parts like the last section of the game!
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By King Crepes on 10 Oct 2022 09:07
So, to be honest, there really isn't a "solution" to get this achievement. Playing on Survivor is honestly something that you'll have to go in a play rather cautiously.

Best tip I can give at this point is to focus on ammo recover when salvaging from bodies. There are perks in the skill trees that help out quite a bit. Another thing to focus on would be to stealth. I used stealth to my advantage quite often, there are many situations where stealth is put in the game, but even when it's not super obvious, it advantageous to use it when possible.

RECOVERY! I can not stress enough about recovery. There are many instances where you'll get shot twice and the game will make you essentially "one-shot". There is a perk that makes you recover faster, and I mean FASTER. It has saved my life many times, even when I'm being reckless and charging into battle like I shouldn't. If you have access to the Remnant outfit, use it. It going to be the strongest outfit as far as I know.

Nothing much else I can tell, but to take it slow and plan out everything. Charging in will get you killed and playing save is really the way to go. If there are any question, do ask and I'll try to get back to you and answer them as best as possible.

Thanks!

Happy Hunting!
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I confirm this last solution does work as I got the achievement this way. Probably the best and fastest way to unlock it as you don't need to fully play the game in Survivor difficulty. If by any chance you got the card unlocking unlimited grenade-arrow, use it as it will greatly soften the challenge.
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By mer0u1 on 16 Nov 2015 09:53
Used the cards that made it so I never had to reload any weapon, and set any enemy on fire if they melee me. Helped so much.
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By DaneXXX on 17 Nov 2015 02:52
Yeah, while late for me this comment should be posted on its own letting people know it is like Wolfenstein and you only have to redo the end if you beat it.
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By CrypticZombieV on 19 Nov 2015 13:18
Glad my buddy told me about this, kudos
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By SequentialSword on 20 Nov 2015 08:24
+1 worked for me too.
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By Kun Aguero FIN on 25 Nov 2015 10:32
Didn't work for me, so most probably been patched now
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By Tupper29 on 01 Sep 2016 15:29
Didn't work for me either... has been patched for sure
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By ZioBasi on 25 Jan 2020 22:06
Just a note that if you plan to focus on stealth and exploration, playing on survivor is barely any different than the other difficulties. You can easily go for this on a first playthrough rather than doing multiple.
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By WhyattThrash on 28 Apr 2024 22:23
You might want to add that you can go to the main menu once you finish the game, and once there choose expedition mode, chapter replay elite, chamber of souls, survivor difficulty, select any cards you want to help you.

That way you only have to play the last level on survivor difficulty, and will have all of your weapons from you're original playthrough. I can confirm this works as of now because I did it this way yesterday.
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By on 16 Nov 2015 07:10
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Probably, you have finished the game on one of the easier modes, and want to go ahead on Survivor difficulty. Here are some tips about what was different in Survivor vs. Adventurer mode.

Some tips:
XP and Skills
I found a different XP - Skills strategy is needed for Survivor mode. For adventurer, I almost didn't care about the Brawler tree. However, for survivor, this is a priority for progress, both for faster healing and faster killing.
Chaining headshots and stealth kills is important to advance fast with XP. The silencer for the rifle or pistol is a great advantage.

Tombs
I recommend these four tombs to upgrade your skills for better progress. The other five, you can save for later.
1. Ice Ship, Location: Glacial Cavern. Reward: Ancient Abilities. Quickly shoot up to two successive arrows without the delay of redrawing from the quiver.
2. Voice of God, Location: Soviet Installation. Reward: Inner Strength. If critical injuries are sustained in battle (indicated by the screen turning grey) health will be automatically restored. This instant regeneration of health will occur only one time per combat encounter and will refresh between encounters.
3. House of the Afflicted, Location: Geothermal Valley. Reward: Fast Healer. Bandage wounds more quickly when healing.
4. Chamber of Exorcism, Location: The Lost City. Reward: Greek Fire. Fire arrows and Molotov Cocktails do more damage, even through armour.

Useful for higher tier weapon upgrades, like to unlock higher damage of the Tactical Rifle, but I found the Bolt Action Rifle better for Survivor, so I didn't bother:
- The Pit of Judgement, Location: Geothermal Valley. Reward: Geologist. Gain the ability to mine Chromite Ore.

Weapons
- Most of the time, there was no time or chance to fire at enemies twice, or to aim precisely. The Bolt Action Rifle, the Compound Bow , and the Revolver could take enemies down for the first try, also with a less correct aiming. As they already do high damage, I found it was good to spend resources in upgrading rate of fire and reload speed of these heavy damage weapons. I would upgrade the rifle in this order: Rifle Suppressor (Gulag Recon mission in Soviet Installation), Grenade launcher, Laser Sight. The Grenade Launcher is mainly useful to gain time in battle, as often there is no time to switch to the bow and back to fire an explosive or poison arrow.
- Also, while poison arrows were more for fun in Adventurer mode, in Survivor mode, I found I must use them strategically to take down 3-4 enemies in a group. Taking them down one by one, as I did in Adventurer mode, was simply not possible anymore. An often effective strategy is to alert unaware enemies with a pistol shot first, run away, wait for them to come in a group, and turn back and take all of them out with one or two poison arrows. Alternatively, the grenade and explosive arrows can take out a close group at one shot if you run out of poison arrows.
- For double and triple shot with the arrow (after earning the skills):
1. press and hold L2 to activate the bow,
2. press R3 to zoom in, press R2 and target the head and keep it pressed until the rectangle appears, then
3. still keep R2 pressed and use R3 to target the second or third head, and finally
4. release R2 to shoot.
The double/triple shot also works when hunting, and aiming at the heart of the deer and pigs in group.
- You will need to hunt bears to upgrade ammo capacity. The easiest way to hunt a bear is alternating a poison arrow and a fully loaded Compound Bow shot. With a fully charged compound bow 3-4 shots are enough, the other bows need 9-10 shots. Simply alternate between two bear locations with fast travel to hunt enough bears quickly.


Outfits
I found these three outfits helped a lot, to change strategically at campfire before hunting or a battle scene:
Sparrowhawk - BONUS: Non-predatory animals scare less easily, making them easier prey. Great for hunting faster, however needs to be swapped before a battle begins.
Siberian Ranger - BONUS: Increased carrying capacity for all special ammunition. Great for battle in general (except against deathless warriors), as more poison arrows can be carried, which is effective against any type of enemy.
Immortal Guardian - BONUS: Reduces damage from Greek fire. Great for fighting the deathless warriors who shoot fire arrows with Greek fire.

I used less, but also good for battle:
Pioneer - BONUS: Increased melee damage.
Wraithskin - BONUS: Increases the duration of your poison arrow cloud.

Trophy guides for inspiration
Some of the trophy guides have solutions for progressing when enemies are in group, or difficult to take down. I found these useful:
- Laying Down the Law (Kill 6 enemies with the Revolver without reloading)
- Chemical Warfare (Kill 5 enemies with one Poison Arrow)
- Firestarter (Defeat 2 enemies or more using a single Molotov Cocktail)
- Bar Brawl (Melee kill an enemy using a bottle)
- Fearless (Defeat a Deathless Swordsman using only melee attacks and a finisher)

The Last Scene
The only tricky scene in Survivor mode was the last battle, after the point of no return. I recommend to make a duplicate save slot before you start the last part, so in case you want to change weapons, you can go back. Also, pay attention to fully up your ammo of poison arrows, grenades, explosive arrows, shotgun ammo before starting this chapter. Otherwise, you are stuck with the weapon selection, ammo status and outfit you have started with. Also, I found useful for this chapter to master the skills that enable to take down the deathless warriors from above with the knife in stealth mode.

In the end, I didn't find Survivor mode "super" difficult and in fact, it was much more fun. So, if you haven't started yet, I would recommend to go ahead and play on survivor mode for the first time.
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This achievement requires you to complete a full playthrough of the game on "Survivor" difficulty, which is the highest available in the game; after selecting Survivor difficulty, you'll be unable to change this. While there are a few challenging parts, overall survivor isn't too difficult if you have some experience with third-person shooting. A full list of differences between each difficulty level is as follows:

Adventurer:

  • Aim assistance is enabled.
  • Enemies have lower health and damage.

Tomb Raider:

  • Aim assistance is disabled.
  • Enemies have normal health and damage.

Seasoned Raider:

  • Aim assistance is disabled.
  • Heath regeneration only occurs outside of combat.
  • Enemies have increased health, damage, and senses.

Survivor:

  • Aim assistance is disabled.
  • Health regeneration is disabled.
  • Enemies have increased health, damage, and senses.
  • More challenging enemy types will be present.
  • Resources are more scarce, and upgrades are more expensive.
  • Using a camp requires resources.


A few suggestions to help you towards completing your Survivor playthrough:

  • Learn the "Avid Learner" and "Thick-Skinned" skills as early as possible - these will make further progression quicker and combat encounters much more survivable.
  • Use cover! Lara can't take much damage on Survivor difficulty, so in encounters with multiple enemies make full use of any available cover to avoid gunfire.
  • Whilst Lara's health won't regenerate, after the early parts of the game, you can afford to make fairly frequent use of manual healing as the required resources can be found very readily in most regions. You may also find it helpful to learn the skills that speed up healing.
  • The "True Shot" skill in the Huntress tree will make the bow significantly easier to use successfully later in the game, as this will automatically target arrows at enemies' heads when zoomed in, for an instant kill on those without helmets.


Note that in unpatched versions of the game, it was possible to unlock this achievement by replaying only the game's last chapter on Survivor difficulty via Expeditions Mode, but this no longer works in an up-to-date version.

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This achievement requires you to complete a full playthrough of the game on "Survivor" difficulty, which is the highest available in the game; after selecting Survivor difficulty, you'll be unable to change this. While there are a few challenging parts, overall Survivor isn't too difficult if you have some experience with third-person shooting. A full list of differences between each difficulty level is as follows:

Adventurer:

  • Aim assistance is enabled
  • Enemies have lower health and damage

Tomb Raider:

  • Aim assistance is disabled
  • Enemies have normal health and damage

Seasoned Raider:

  • Aim assistance is disabled
  • Heath regeneration only occurs outside of combat
  • Enemies have increased health, damage, and senses

Survivor:

  • Aim assistance is disabled
  • Health regeneration is disabled
  • Enemies have increased health, damage, and senses
  • More challenging enemy types will be present
  • Resources are more scarce, and upgrades are more expensive
  • Using a camp requires resources

A few suggestions to help you towards completing your Survivor playthrough:

  • Learn the "Avid Learner" and "Thick-Skinned" skills as early as possible - these will make further progression quicker and combat encounters much more survivable.
  • Use cover! Lara can't take much damage on Survivor difficulty, so in encounters with multiple enemies make full use of any available cover to avoid gunfire.
  • Whilst Lara's health won't regenerate, after the early parts of the game, you can afford to make fairly frequent use of manual healing as the required resources can be found very readily in most regions. You may also find it helpful to learn the skills that speed up healing.
  • The "True Shot" skill in the Huntress tree will make the bow significantly easier to use successfully later in the game, as this will automatically target arrows at enemies' heads when zoomed in, for an instant kill on those without helmets.

Note that in unpatched versions of the game, it was possible to unlock this achievement by replaying only the game's last chapter on Survivor difficulty via Expeditions Mode, but this no longer works in an up-to-date version.

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Survivor is the second highest difficulty in the game.

  • Aim assistance is disabled
  • Health regeneration is disabled (must craft med kits)
  • Enemies have increased health, damage, and senses
  • More challenging enemy types will be present
  • Resources are more scarce, and upgrades are more expensive
  • Using a camp requires resources

It may sound a bit daunting, but it's really not hard at all. The game is mostly exploration based and has few enemy encounters. The enemies in the early game don't have any armor and can be killed with 1 shot from the bow (which is silent and won’t reveal your location). Later the enemies get armor but you can easily take them out with poison arrows and explosive arrows. Poison arrows are the best because they affect a larger area and can kill an entire group of enemies at once. Keep in mind that you can craft arrows at any time without having to be at a campfire so you should always carry enough resources with you to make some special arrows. If you run out of resources you can fast travel to another area to farm them. Keep a fair amount of herbs & cloth with you at all times so you can craft med kits when needed.

Furthermore, there are several skills that make your life easier (e.g. "Thick-Skinned" and "Heart of Stone" which let you take significantly more damage). Some challenge tombs also provide useful bonuses – especially the one called "Voice of God" as it will automatically restore your health one time per enemy encounter. The only noteworthy encounters are at the end of the game within the last 60 minutes of the story. Everything else is surprisingly easy because you can stealth your way through it. The bow and silent melee kills let you clear out most areas without being detected.

At the end of the game you should wear the outfit called "Immortal Guardian" because it significantly decreases the damage you take from archers. For the rest of the game pick the outfit "Spirit Weaver", it will sometimes let you heal your wounds without consuming a med kit. You should also grab as many collectibles as you can because they provide good XP bonuses to level up more quickly. The skills from the Hunter and Brawler skill trees are the most useful ones.

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