The Callisto Protocol
47 Achievements
1750 XP
Epic
Recidivist
Finish Game in Hardcore Mode
20 XP
0.1%
How to unlock the Recidivist achievement in The Callisto Protocol - Definitive Guide
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This should be your 3rd playthrough after your first blind one and NG+ on MaxSec. If you even remotely struggled with the later, don't even bother with Hardcore.
ALWAYS manual-save before quitting the game, or if you want to set checkpoints to reset progress in case you fuck up. The save-system in this game is fundamentally broken so don't just rely on those.
If the cheevo doesn't unlock, reload a save from the maingame (NG or + doesn't matter) and then reload the manual-save before the final run-sequence. Should unlock then. Emphasis on should, HC NG+ didn't unlock right away either, so maybe restarting/reinstalling the game is also necessary.
Hardcore is essentially just MaxSec, BUT
- stomped corpses only have a ~10-20% chance of dropping something ( Stealth-kills are about 90-95% )
-those drops are usually 1/3 of the usual droprate
-all sale-values are halved, so Health-Injectors are really just fancy Energy-converters. I've used about 3-4 total and only at max inventory when I could pick up something immediately to replace it.
- Blue crates are always guaranteed drops
-Enemy health is insanely bloated, so don't even bother upgrading the pistol. I've got the first 2 upgrades for the shotty for Ferris, but that's optional since he's a pushover and the game also constantly spawns ammo during the fight around the well in the middle of the arena.
Make sure to save all shotty ammo from the moment Dani hands it to you though. You're gonna need at least 5-6 shots for the 3rd Twohead and the more you got for the final boss, the better.
The very first upgrades should be GRP level at least at 2 and the recharge rate at least 1. Yeeting enemies out of bound (OoB) or into spikes/gears etc will be your greatest weapon.
1v1s with the baton are still easy, but will take considerably longer and pretty much require perfection as you can't afford to waste health on a single enemy. I usually smacked them with the heavy attack, started swinging with light attacks and continued comboing after the enemy got back up.
Also, the way the recharge-rate works is, that each time you stop using it a timer starts running down and once (at lv2) 2 minutes have passed you're back at full charge. Haven't tested Lv1or3 yet. This can be abused by simply not going forward to avoid triggering further spawns at multiple occasions.
Throwing enemies off the map is one thing, but you can occasionally also put them on top of things to "kill" them since the game considers them OoB for some reason. This comes in handy during the final Asylum-Gauntlet ( aka the 2nd hardest part after THAT Habitat-part) where you can simply put enemies on top of the beds.
As for difficulty spikes, if you made it through "Releasing gate valves" and the following corridor of doom unharmed you pretty much made it. Below and Colony are piss-easy while also providing a lot of dosh.
Two heads can ALL be cheesed btw. Either watch the video or read the quick summary.
#1 can be simply pushed off the train, by dodging and quickly running into him; rinse repeat. Takes about 30 seconds.
#2 has a little slope in one of the buildings. If he steps back or is pushed on top of that, he immediately dies along with any lackeys present. This time you can also pick up the Decoder.
#3takes about 8-9 minutes and some rhtym, but it certainly beats fighting him "fair". You can push him out of the gate you enter the room in. Make sure to stand directly in front of the gate once he's out. Now wait for him to do one of his attacks, hit light attack ONCE and wait again. Don't touch the left stick and only swing after he attacked you. Otherwise you will get killed.Once he drops on his knees, you have to let him back in, drop him again by using the shotty and then push him out again.
^Scratch parts of this. The secret to not getting one-shot is standing in either of the corners of the gate. Simply spam RT and use RS to stay in the corner.
#4 fan goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
ALWAYS manual-save before quitting the game, or if you want to set checkpoints to reset progress in case you fuck up. The save-system in this game is fundamentally broken so don't just rely on those.
If the cheevo doesn't unlock, reload a save from the maingame (NG or + doesn't matter) and then reload the manual-save before the final run-sequence. Should unlock then. Emphasis on should, HC NG+ didn't unlock right away either, so maybe restarting/reinstalling the game is also necessary.
Hardcore is essentially just MaxSec, BUT
- stomped corpses only have a ~10-20% chance of dropping something ( Stealth-kills are about 90-95% )
-those drops are usually 1/3 of the usual droprate
-all sale-values are halved, so Health-Injectors are really just fancy Energy-converters. I've used about 3-4 total and only at max inventory when I could pick up something immediately to replace it.
- Blue crates are always guaranteed drops
-Enemy health is insanely bloated, so don't even bother upgrading the pistol. I've got the first 2 upgrades for the shotty for Ferris, but that's optional since he's a pushover and the game also constantly spawns ammo during the fight around the well in the middle of the arena.
Make sure to save all shotty ammo from the moment Dani hands it to you though. You're gonna need at least 5-6 shots for the 3rd Twohead and the more you got for the final boss, the better.
The very first upgrades should be GRP level at least at 2 and the recharge rate at least 1. Yeeting enemies out of bound (OoB) or into spikes/gears etc will be your greatest weapon.
1v1s with the baton are still easy, but will take considerably longer and pretty much require perfection as you can't afford to waste health on a single enemy. I usually smacked them with the heavy attack, started swinging with light attacks and continued comboing after the enemy got back up.
Also, the way the recharge-rate works is, that each time you stop using it a timer starts running down and once (at lv2) 2 minutes have passed you're back at full charge. Haven't tested Lv1or3 yet. This can be abused by simply not going forward to avoid triggering further spawns at multiple occasions.
Throwing enemies off the map is one thing, but you can occasionally also put them on top of things to "kill" them since the game considers them OoB for some reason. This comes in handy during the final Asylum-Gauntlet ( aka the 2nd hardest part after THAT Habitat-part) where you can simply put enemies on top of the beds.
As for difficulty spikes, if you made it through "Releasing gate valves" and the following corridor of doom unharmed you pretty much made it. Below and Colony are piss-easy while also providing a lot of dosh.
Two heads can ALL be cheesed btw. Either watch the video or read the quick summary.
#1 can be simply pushed off the train, by dodging and quickly running into him; rinse repeat. Takes about 30 seconds.
#2 has a little slope in one of the buildings. If he steps back or is pushed on top of that, he immediately dies along with any lackeys present. This time you can also pick up the Decoder.
#3
^Scratch parts of this. The secret to not getting one-shot is standing in either of the corners of the gate. Simply spam RT and use RS to stay in the corner.
#4 fan goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
5 Comments
Damn achievement didn’t unlock for me even after following the steps. Honestly the only thing more difficult than playing through this a million times is unlocking achievements
By WeavingPlacebo7 on 08 Nov 2023 19:37
FINALLY PATCHED! Today I loaded up hardcore save and ran to the escape pods...achievement unlocked!
By mrstaypuft77 on 29 Dec 2023 22:43
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Just like in last office, you can enable all help modes in the game settings. The contrast will help you see enemies better, especially those eggs that grab the player. Help with dodging, aiming and qte help. If you killed, then during the killing animation you can press pause and reload the CT so as not to watch these animations. You can die in extreme sports. Progress is saved only on CT.
And there are a couple of places you can skip. Just running through enemies and climbing into the ventilation. Also, if you run away and see a CT save, you can reload it and the enemies will disappear. And remember that bosses can be killed by the environment too. Let's say, fan blades. Spin around him and try to lure him into spinning and provoke an attack in that direction. But the drop from the boss will not fall this way.
PS Or push the boss into a trap. If the boss falls in front of you, you can collect the drop from him.
P.S. All two-headed ones can be destroyed very simply without using shooting. Hyde
And there are a couple of places you can skip. Just running through enemies and climbing into the ventilation. Also, if you run away and see a CT save, you can reload it and the enemies will disappear. And remember that bosses can be killed by the environment too. Let's say, fan blades. Spin around him and try to lure him into spinning and provoke an attack in that direction. But the drop from the boss will not fall this way.
PS Or push the boss into a trap. If the boss falls in front of you, you can collect the drop from him.
P.S. All two-headed ones can be destroyed very simply without using shooting. Hyde
3 Comments
If you start right away, go through in extreme mode, so as not to bother going through the “Maximum security level” mode. Trophies for the “Maximum level” do not drop out, so you will have to go through the game 3 times.
By DEATH-Monsster on 13 Feb 2023 01:21
I saw almost nothing difficult at this difficulty since auto dodging helps a lot. The main point on this difficulty is to spend money on improvements as thoughtfully as possible.
1. The baton is the very first thing that needs to be improved (only the left and right branches).
2. Do not create a machine gun and a combat pistol (quick-fire) (firstly, they are not needed any more than shotguns, and secondly, it is better to invest this money in other improvements).
3. I bought basic improvements from the original pistol and two shotguns (capacity, damage, stability), do not buy alternative modes (1-they are expensive, 2-everything goes smoothly without them, 3-these modes consume a lot of ammo).
4. I left improving the glove for ni+.
5. It is better to ransack all the secondary premises, even if only a little at a time, but money accumulates due to them.
6. For the final large mutant, 2 first aid kits and a full inventory of cartridges for three guns are enough (half of the cartridges are still left after the battle). The tactic with him is first you need to shoot off the shield on his head, then in this room launch about 5 explosive cylinders into the open head and simultaneously throw kamikazes at him and if there is no energy on the glove, then you need to spin around the arena so that the boss is next to the kamikaze and shoot (and so how the boss doesn’t have a health scale, it’s unclear whether his health is wasted or not from shooting at other parts of the body).
1. The baton is the very first thing that needs to be improved (only the left and right branches).
2. Do not create a machine gun and a combat pistol (quick-fire) (firstly, they are not needed any more than shotguns, and secondly, it is better to invest this money in other improvements).
3. I bought basic improvements from the original pistol and two shotguns (capacity, damage, stability), do not buy alternative modes (1-they are expensive, 2-everything goes smoothly without them, 3-these modes consume a lot of ammo).
4. I left improving the glove for ni+.
5. It is better to ransack all the secondary premises, even if only a little at a time, but money accumulates due to them.
6. For the final large mutant, 2 first aid kits and a full inventory of cartridges for three guns are enough (half of the cartridges are still left after the battle). The tactic with him is first you need to shoot off the shield on his head, then in this room launch about 5 explosive cylinders into the open head and simultaneously throw kamikazes at him and if there is no energy on the glove, then you need to spin around the arena so that the boss is next to the kamikaze and shoot (and so how the boss doesn’t have a health scale, it’s unclear whether his health is wasted or not from shooting at other parts of the body).
By Diman12345 on 18 Nov 2023 06:36