The Ascent
67 Achievements
15-20h
PS4
Aficionado
Fully upgrade a weapon
8.2%
How to unlock the Aficionado achievement in The Ascent - Definitive Guide
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FINAL-EDIT: As of August 2023 There is now a workaround if you are having issues getting this to pop that should force it to unlock. The Method is as follows
EDIT3: As of August 2022 this achievement still appears to be buggy, with numerous people stating that they did not get it to pop after fully upgrading a weapon. With the new dlc Cyber Heist out: There appears to be a bunch of superior components available in it which will make it easier to upgrade for those struggling to find those in the base game. Unfortunately if you are glitched out of this achievement the best option still appears to be creating a new character or deleting your save and restarting fresh.
EDIT2: This achievement is currently very buggy and you may struggle to get it to pop after upgrading your weapon. I was able to get it to unlock by upgrading the first weapon that I spent components on (I upgraded other weapons during the game but I never let those other weapons go to a higher level than the first weapon I had upgraded). Cisco14 also mentioned that they were able to fix the bug by creating a new character and getting a level 10 weapon on there so if you can't seem to get this to unlock that may be worth trying.
Original Solution:-------------------------------------------------
Within the hub areas where all the vendors are is a "Gunsmith vendor" (The Hammers on the minimap), here you can upgrade any of your weapons if you have the parts ready.
There are 3 different parts that are used for upgrades: Basic, Advanced and Superior and a total of 10 upgrades needed.
from level 1 to 5: 1>2>3>5 component I (basic)
from level 5 to 8: 1>2>3 component II (advanced)
from level 8 to 10: 1>2 component III (superior)
You need to complete the Basic component upgrades before doing the Advanced upgrades and so forth.
You can find all of the components by exploring areas of the game, they're a purple item and usually found in the paths least taken. Basic and Advanced parts are also sometimes dropped by Bounties once you defeat them.
Superior parts are very sparse throughout the game so I would recommend spending your first 3 parts towards a weapon to upgrade it to level 10 for this achievement rather than spreading them across 3 level 9 upgrades.
One last thing to note is that these upgrades are permanent, if you accidentally sell the last version of a gun the upgrades will remain once you pick up another one!
edit1: fixed solution thanks to F77 and whyatt for the updated info!
- Player 1 (going for achievement) joins an online co-op game hosted by Player 2. Join using your primary character.
- Play for a few minutes until the game has saved. Easy to do if Player 2 progresses a mission or if you go in/out of an interior level.
- Player 1 leaves the co-op game via the menu. Time since save is displayed in seconds, which can help you check you’ve had a recent save.
- Player 1 loads up single player like usual with their primary character.
- Go to a gun shop and buy a weapon you don’t already have (this is probably optional, but why chance it?)
- Go to a vendor to upgrade the weapon. Upgrade it from lvl 1 to 10, or until achievement unlocks.
All credit goes to Hirnforscher for discovering the method: https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/145563-how-to-still-obta... and to terrett101 for bringing that info onto TA.- Play for a few minutes until the game has saved. Easy to do if Player 2 progresses a mission or if you go in/out of an interior level.
- Player 1 leaves the co-op game via the menu. Time since save is displayed in seconds, which can help you check you’ve had a recent save.
- Player 1 loads up single player like usual with their primary character.
- Go to a gun shop and buy a weapon you don’t already have (this is probably optional, but why chance it?)
- Go to a vendor to upgrade the weapon. Upgrade it from lvl 1 to 10, or until achievement unlocks.
EDIT3: As of August 2022 this achievement still appears to be buggy, with numerous people stating that they did not get it to pop after fully upgrading a weapon. With the new dlc Cyber Heist out: There appears to be a bunch of superior components available in it which will make it easier to upgrade for those struggling to find those in the base game. Unfortunately if you are glitched out of this achievement the best option still appears to be creating a new character or deleting your save and restarting fresh.
EDIT2: This achievement is currently very buggy and you may struggle to get it to pop after upgrading your weapon. I was able to get it to unlock by upgrading the first weapon that I spent components on (I upgraded other weapons during the game but I never let those other weapons go to a higher level than the first weapon I had upgraded). Cisco14 also mentioned that they were able to fix the bug by creating a new character and getting a level 10 weapon on there so if you can't seem to get this to unlock that may be worth trying.
Original Solution:-------------------------------------------------
Within the hub areas where all the vendors are is a "Gunsmith vendor" (The Hammers on the minimap), here you can upgrade any of your weapons if you have the parts ready.
There are 3 different parts that are used for upgrades: Basic, Advanced and Superior and a total of 10 upgrades needed.
from level 1 to 5: 1>2>3>5 component I (basic)
from level 5 to 8: 1>2>3 component II (advanced)
from level 8 to 10: 1>2 component III (superior)
You need to complete the Basic component upgrades before doing the Advanced upgrades and so forth.
You can find all of the components by exploring areas of the game, they're a purple item and usually found in the paths least taken. Basic and Advanced parts are also sometimes dropped by Bounties once you defeat them.
Superior parts are very sparse throughout the game so I would recommend spending your first 3 parts towards a weapon to upgrade it to level 10 for this achievement rather than spreading them across 3 level 9 upgrades.
One last thing to note is that these upgrades are permanent, if you accidentally sell the last version of a gun the upgrades will remain once you pick up another one!
edit1: fixed solution thanks to F77 and whyatt for the updated info!
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Nope. So now, knowing that other people have done it on SECOND effing playthroughs, it seems the fuckup is actually with the character's weapon level progression and Not the weapon itself. I purchased two brand new weapons that I'd never used, sold my two MK10 weapons and upgraded one of the new ones. Not a damn thing. How hard is it to do your job and find the friggin' code for this and fix the effing thing? Oh that's right, no time to fix it, dlc/ cash grab is more important.
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By OneBgBdArtemis on 02 Apr 2023 19:51
Can confirm - this workaround does work! I was able to test with Stony99 and both of us unlocked the achievement after being stuck at 60% and 90% respectively. That link above is pretty self-explanatory, but here are the steps:
- Player 1 (going for achievement) joins an online co-op game hosted by Player 2. Join using your primary character.
- Play for a few minutes until the game has saved. Easy to do if Player 2 progresses a mission or if you go in/out of an interior level.
- Player 1 leaves the co-op game via the menu. Time since save is displayed in seconds, which can help you check you’ve had a recent save.
- Player 1 loads up single player like usual with their primary character.
- Go to a gun shop and buy a weapon you don’t already have (this is probably optional, but why chance it?)
- Go to a vendor to upgrade the weapon. Upgrade it from lvl 1 to 10, or until achievement unlocks.
For me, my achievement tracking incremented when I went lvl 5 to 8. For Stony, it unlocked on the very first upgrade.
- Player 1 (going for achievement) joins an online co-op game hosted by Player 2. Join using your primary character.
- Play for a few minutes until the game has saved. Easy to do if Player 2 progresses a mission or if you go in/out of an interior level.
- Player 1 leaves the co-op game via the menu. Time since save is displayed in seconds, which can help you check you’ve had a recent save.
- Player 1 loads up single player like usual with their primary character.
- Go to a gun shop and buy a weapon you don’t already have (this is probably optional, but why chance it?)
- Go to a vendor to upgrade the weapon. Upgrade it from lvl 1 to 10, or until achievement unlocks.
For me, my achievement tracking incremented when I went lvl 5 to 8. For Stony, it unlocked on the very first upgrade.
By terrett101 on 31 Jul 2023 20:51
Achievement popped as it was intended. As of now, that's the only viable solution I found that worked to solve this bug.
) when I upgraded the HMG42 Dominator to Mk. 8.
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Less a guide but a note on how to farm as many Superior Parts as you want on the same file without jumping into other peoples games.
As long as you have not got to the final fight, after crossing the bridge to complete the mission "root_access" upon entering "Project Menshen" there is a superior part after the first fight, through the blue shield doors, fought the tiny little spider bots, down to the left is the part.
Once you collect it make sure that the game has more recently saved upon quitting out. When you load back in, you will be back on the other side of the bridge at "Silo 86", so you can re-enter "Project Menshen", do the same fight again, kill the tiny bots and pick up another Superior Part.
I am aware that this is the end of the game and will only really help those, like me, who wanted every weapon maxed for the fun of it. Or those who didn't find enough to unlock it in the first place.
Enjoy...
As long as you have not got to the final fight, after crossing the bridge to complete the mission "root_access" upon entering "Project Menshen" there is a superior part after the first fight, through the blue shield doors, fought the tiny little spider bots, down to the left is the part.
Once you collect it make sure that the game has more recently saved upon quitting out. When you load back in, you will be back on the other side of the bridge at "Silo 86", so you can re-enter "Project Menshen", do the same fight again, kill the tiny bots and pick up another Superior Part.
I am aware that this is the end of the game and will only really help those, like me, who wanted every weapon maxed for the fun of it. Or those who didn't find enough to unlock it in the first place.
Enjoy...
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For this achievement, you must get a weapon to Mk X (Level 10). You will need 11 Basic, 6 Advanced, and 3 Superior components to do this. Basic and Advanced parts are dropped and found as pickups or in chests fairly plentifully, but the Superior components only show up very late in the game and are quite rare. Don't upgrade a bunch of weapons to Mk 9 and have to farm forever to finally get one to Mk 10, use your first three to get this achievement out of the way.
Note: Upgrades on weapons are permanent, even if you sell the weapon. If you buy or find another copy of that same weapon, it will be at the level you upgraded it to previously.
Note: Upgrades on weapons are permanent, even if you sell the weapon. If you buy or find another copy of that same weapon, it will be at the level you upgraded it to previously.
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Missable trophy! There are 10 levels of barrel upgrades in the game, and if you started upgrading a weapon, and then did not complete its improvement and decided to upgrade some new one to the maximum, then the trophy is highly likely to not drop. To get a trophy, you need to upgrade the barrel that you have already begun to improve, without overtaking it in level with others. Otherwise, you will have to start a new game.
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The achievement is not so much missable as it is glitchy.
The glitch mechanism is as follows: if you improve one weapon and then another and get a higher level on it than on the first, then the counter may go off
Therefore, make sure that there is always one weapon in front
The glitch mechanism is as follows: if you improve one weapon and then another and get a higher level on it than on the first, then the counter may go off
Therefore, make sure that there is always one weapon in front
By ROsipov on 18 Aug 2022 15:15
I managed to upgrade 3 types of weapons! I wouldn't say it's a missable trophy.
By doinc on 26 Jul 2022 08:37
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If you are the owner of the DLC, then getting the trophy will not be difficult - there are enough excellent components in it
