The Cave

The Cave

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The Whole Story

The Whole Story

Collector of forgotten dreams.

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How to unlock the The Whole Story achievement in The Cave - Definitive Guide

This is awarded for collecting all cave paintings AND watching both the good and bad endings of each character.

The cave paintings will come naturally as you play through the game with each character. None of them are particularly "hidden" in a "this location I would never have reached w/o excessive searching"-way. Just keep in mind that there are 3 paintings in each character-specific dungeon.

Though if you miss any cave paintings, have a look at this great solution from Krystal109 (Neoseeker), who made a very good description of where to find each particular painting throughout the game: http://faqs.neoseeker.com/html/228419/ w/o the need of watching a bazillion movies etc. :)

There are 7 characters in total and you can carry 3 of them through the cave at once which results in 14/3 = 5 playthroughs

When you reach the end of the cave, choose to carry your personal object of desire with you outside for all 7 characters. On your 3rd playthrough only the character you haven't played yet has to carry his/her object of desire out of the cave. The other two characters must reject their gift (press "X" 3 times in front of the shop keeper) and leave the cave w/o their "OoD".

Do the same for the rest of the characters, that previously carried their OoD out of the cave, and the achievement will pop as soon as the last character leaves the cave, along with the achievements for watching all the good/bad endings and for every character reaching the bottom of the cave as well:

The CaveSecret AchievementThe Secret Achievement achievement in The Cave worth 71 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement

The CaveWin-win-win-win-win-win-winThe Win-win-win-win-win-win-win achievement in The Cave worth 93 pointsEveryone reached the bottom.

The CaveSecret AchievementThe Secret Achievement achievement in The Cave worth 60 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement


Example:
Characters 1-7

PT1: 1+2+3 (all accept OoD)
PT2: 4+5+6 (all accept OoD)
PT3: 7+1+2 (7 accepts OoD, 1+2 reject OoD)
PT4: 3+4+5 (all reject OoD)
PT5: 6+7+1 (6+7 reject OoD, 1 can do either)

Numbers are only for clarification and do not represent any specific character.

If you plan proper, you can also get every other achievement in the game in these 5 playthroughs as well. Simply start with the Hillbilly, the Knight and the Time Traveller for

The CaveWeight of the BeastThe Weight of the Beast achievement in The Cave worth 23 pointsThe scale reveals a baleful figure.


and then do PT2+3 with the other characters AND the Hillbilly for

The CaveDon't Fill Up On Fortune CookiesThe Don't Fill Up On Fortune Cookies achievement in The Cave worth 44 pointsPeered into everyone's fate.


These are the only achievements that require a special constellation of characters.
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26 Jan 2013 13:07

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Downvoting until you list off the locations of the paintings, since that's the main portion of this achievement and some are missable.
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By Tony Starc on 03 Feb 2013 18:50
were is the hillbillies 5th cave painting? iv played through 7 times now and can not find it anywhere! wood appreciate any help!!!!
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By Spindles88 on 07 Feb 2013 02:24
Added some guidance for the locations of the cave paintings, in case someone really needs help with it.

Credit goes to Neoseeker's Krystal109.
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By Novalion on 07 Feb 2013 08:04
I can't find the hillbillies 5th painting either
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By on 08 Feb 2013 00:35
I found the Hillbilly's 5th painting immediately after finishing the Miner. When you drop down after delivering all three mine carts, there's a huge pool of water to the right. Take Billy underwater to the right to find it.
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By z 4assed monkey on 23 Jun 2013 12:16
I'm still missing the 7th Knight one. None of the guides I've been able to find say which Cave Painting is which.
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By Apostle92627 on 22 Jan 2017 00:12
So far missing monk's 4th and Time traveller's 2nd from two playthroughs. In my first playthrough there was a section in the knights puzzle which seemed only accessible with the adventurer's hook ability.
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By Orran Durai on 02 Jan 2023 21:52
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FINDING THE MISSING 5TH PAINTING (HILLBILLY).

To add to both solutions - and solve the problem many people have (as all the other paintings are fairly obvious if you explore everywhere).

There's an underwater passage in one of the lakes you fall into after the mine puzzle (before the Adventurer's/ Twins'/ Time Traveller's puzzles IIRC) - that has one of the Hillbilly's paintings - and will solve the missing 5th painting issue - even though the one it triggers is the 4th - the next one you find in the progression of the game will be the 5th painting. You just have to swim to the bottom of the lake with the Hillbilly and along the passage to get it.
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19 Feb 2013 08:15

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this is what I want to know.Vote up from me!
Thank you.
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By mamaani on 28 Dec 2014 13:48
ok so in respect of the solution by Novalion, the one problem it lacks is exactly where the cave paintings are and didn't help me at all. One I particularly struggled on was the Hillbilly's fifth painting. After some carefull research online it seams that many people were. I managed to find mine in the time travelers future zone when travling with the twins as well. However rather than me sit here and explain were every painting, I found a rather useful video OF WHICH I TAKE NO CREDIT FOR, on youtube.

It helped me a lot as I needed to know which combinations to use. Follow the video's and eventually you should pop every cheevo one by one as you progress with the story.

A link to the entire guide to the cave is here
Entire Guide
http://goo.gl/GYfHt

I will try and add all the videos separately so you can enjoy the TA experience without leaving the site.

Again I must state that I take no credit for any video guides. I am sharing as I really struggled with parts of the cave paintings.

Hope it helps!
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07 Feb 2013 11:17

This trophy will likely be the last one you earn. To unlock it, you need to unlock all Cave Paintings for all 7 characters. There are 12 for each character: 8 to be found in the Cave, and 2 each for a character’s “Good” and “Bad” endings.

None of the Cave paintings are hard to find at all. In fact, only one might cause a little bit of trouble and that’s one in the Twins’ level, where you must pull down a bookshelf to expose the painting behind it. The Paintings are in the same location every time, but change according to the characters you are playing as. For example, in one playthrough, a Cave Painting may be related to the Knight if he is in your party, but in a subsequent playthrough it may be related to the Scientist if she is in your party.

The Cave Paintings themselves are blue symbols on the wall, with the symbol related to the character in which they depict. If a Cave Painting represents a character in your party, then anyone in your party can activate it by pressing in front of it, even if it is not that specific character. However, if you didn’t choose that character at the beginning of the game, you will have to wait until another playthrough to activate it. Below is a list clarifying the different symbols of the Cave Paintings as they relate to each character:

  • Adventurer - Ankh
  • Hillbilly - Teddy bear
  • Knight - Sword in a stone
  • Monk - Meditating monk
  • Scientist - Atom
  • Time-Traveller - Infinity symbol
  • Twins - Pair of coffins
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You'll need both Corruption and Redemption and to have found every painting within The Cave, as these provide two paintings each. At least 5 playthroughs (if you don't miss any) are required. There are three character specific paintings in each specific characters puzzle, the rest you will see as you play through the game. A few may be difficult to find/reach, if you get really stuck, there is a complete text walkthough here that has all the locations listed.

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Collect all rock paintings.
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01 Feb 2013 19:29

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In addition to the rock paintings, you also need to complete the game with each hero with bad and good endings
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By ALE_X on 01 Feb 2013 23:44
Here is a map with IGN (pink dots mark the locations of the drawings):

The map is of sufficiently high resolution, you can safely zoom in. Better yet, download it to your tablet or phone.
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19 Oct 2016 04:36