The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
26 Achievements
1,000
20-25h
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Ink Master
You have visited 7 Ink locations.
30
1.27%
How to unlock the Ink Master achievement in The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - Definitive Guide
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This achievement is most definitely missable and there will be small spoilers. It's also worth noting that these all must be done in one run and not multiple. There are a total of 7 Ink Locations. Some users have confirmed that they were able to access the statue portal in Old Town if they used their 3 gems on it. If you would like to play it safe and get some loot all the gemstone locations are listed. If you're looking to just blaze through for this achievement aenima122 and The Dauntless have confirmed you can just use 3 gems on the statue in Old Town to access the Ink Location (#5).
All of this information can be found at an amazing site Here. I have just put it in one place for you all.
Chapter 1
Ink Locations:
1. The first Ink Location you will stumble upon but not be able to immediately access is the small well in Markovna. You will enter the the well after first removing the curse off the nearby alchemist located just a few steps south-east of the well. Check This for more information.
2. In the north-eastern part of Croakwood will be a farm. On that farm there is an "Ominous Scarecrow". If you interact with the Scarecrow who will be teleported to a boss fight with him. The fight is a little tricky, focus your attacks on all of the Vila/Harpies and when the boss isn't surrounded in a purple/pink shield attack him. After defeating him use the nearby portal to return to Croakwood.
Mysterious Gemstone Locations:
1. In a crate at the Romany camp in Croakwood. The camp is located at the south-western part of the map. Check number 7 here.
2. In a treasure chest in the Ink Location you journey to during Journey to The Ink.
3. In a treasure chest found in the north-western part of Gallowsbog. Look at number 2 on the map here
Your search for gems can end here if you wish. By saving these 3 gems until you get to the Old Town statue, you can use them to get into the portal but will not be able to get the loot since it requires a key received from using the gems on the statue in Markovna.
Note: completing the below optional means you will need to get the other 3 stones.
*Optional* After getting all 3 of these gemstones travel to Markovna and place them into the statue located there. This is the first statue out of 2 which need to have their gemstones inserted for the 5th Ink Location loot to become obtainable.
Chapter 2
Ink Locations:
3. This location is called the Lost Place. After accepting the mission The Gas Projector which is part of the main questline, the first time afterwards you use the Ink Gate in the Secret Lair you will be teleported here instead.
4. The Hideout which is part of the side-quest The Beggar King. To reach this Ink Location you must give each beggar in The Rookery and The Sewage Plant 50 coins which will open a draw bridge in the north-western part of The Sewage Plant to lower and you can talk to a beggar for the side-quest. The bridge is number 5 on The Sewage Plant map.
Mysterious Gemstone Locations:
4. In Dreadworks. There is a corpse with the gemstone on it which can be found in the south-western corner of the map. Check 7 Here
5. In the Abandoned Research Station which can be accessed from The Sewage Plant. It is located in the south-western part of the map. Look at number 4 Here.
Ensure that you have gotten the stone from Hidden Treasure as the Industrial Port map changes in Chapter 3. I cannot confirm if the side-quest can still be completed in Chapter 3.
6. Found in the treasure at the end of the side-quest Hidden Treasure on the map Industrial Port. This quest is available from Todor Schmiko after completing the side-quest The Assistant. More details can be found Here.
Credits to aneurysmi who pointed out that after completing Chapter 2 you are able to travel to any previous Ink Gate including the early game. You can travel to Markovna and if you've completed Journey To The Ink you can re-enter the well in the town there.
Chapter 3
Ink Locations:
5. The Statue. This is what those stones we have diligently been collecting are for. Located in Old Town is another statue. When you place the 3 stones you collected from Chapter 2 in the Statue, it will cause a ton of gargoyles around you to attack, watch out for their meteor attack which you can avoid by watching the marker on the ground. After killing them all enter the portal. if you don't want the loot here you can leave since you entered the portal. The rest of this step is for retrieving the loot here.
In order to bring down the shield you will have to find 6 more stones all scattered on this map. You will find one on an Elyctrical Strongman Minion, two in a Domovoy Corpse, one carried by a Lesovik Chieftain, one in a treasure chest, and one carried by a Pale Gentleman Champion. More information on this and all the stones can be found here. And a map of Old Town can be found here.
6. Lost and Found, this map is reached by talking to a soldier in the western part of Old Town and saying "Let's see those labels" followed by a selection, note that while all selections are on the same map, what you fight depends on your choice. Then down the alley is a portal. More information can be found here. Look at number 4 on the map in the link.
7. The Pocket Realm is part of the main story line and cannot be missed. You access it after speaking to
and taking the Ink portal to continue your journey.
That is it for the guide. If you vote negative please explain why. I hope this helps, this can be a rather nerve-wracking achievement to get and it requires a little bit of planning in order to ensure it will all happen smoothly.
All of this information can be found at an amazing site Here. I have just put it in one place for you all.
Chapter 1
Ink Locations:
1. The first Ink Location you will stumble upon but not be able to immediately access is the small well in Markovna. You will enter the the well after first removing the curse off the nearby alchemist located just a few steps south-east of the well. Check This for more information.
2. In the north-eastern part of Croakwood will be a farm. On that farm there is an "Ominous Scarecrow". If you interact with the Scarecrow who will be teleported to a boss fight with him. The fight is a little tricky, focus your attacks on all of the Vila/Harpies and when the boss isn't surrounded in a purple/pink shield attack him. After defeating him use the nearby portal to return to Croakwood.
Mysterious Gemstone Locations:
1. In a crate at the Romany camp in Croakwood. The camp is located at the south-western part of the map. Check number 7 here.
2. In a treasure chest in the Ink Location you journey to during Journey to The Ink.
3. In a treasure chest found in the north-western part of Gallowsbog. Look at number 2 on the map here
Your search for gems can end here if you wish. By saving these 3 gems until you get to the Old Town statue, you can use them to get into the portal but will not be able to get the loot since it requires a key received from using the gems on the statue in Markovna.
Note: completing the below optional means you will need to get the other 3 stones.
*Optional* After getting all 3 of these gemstones travel to Markovna and place them into the statue located there. This is the first statue out of 2 which need to have their gemstones inserted for the 5th Ink Location loot to become obtainable.
Chapter 2
Ink Locations:
3. This location is called the Lost Place. After accepting the mission The Gas Projector which is part of the main questline, the first time afterwards you use the Ink Gate in the Secret Lair you will be teleported here instead.
4. The Hideout which is part of the side-quest The Beggar King. To reach this Ink Location you must give each beggar in The Rookery and The Sewage Plant 50 coins which will open a draw bridge in the north-western part of The Sewage Plant to lower and you can talk to a beggar for the side-quest. The bridge is number 5 on The Sewage Plant map.
Mysterious Gemstone Locations:
4. In Dreadworks. There is a corpse with the gemstone on it which can be found in the south-western corner of the map. Check 7 Here
5. In the Abandoned Research Station which can be accessed from The Sewage Plant. It is located in the south-western part of the map. Look at number 4 Here.
Ensure that you have gotten the stone from Hidden Treasure as the Industrial Port map changes in Chapter 3. I cannot confirm if the side-quest can still be completed in Chapter 3.
6. Found in the treasure at the end of the side-quest Hidden Treasure on the map Industrial Port. This quest is available from Todor Schmiko after completing the side-quest The Assistant. More details can be found Here.
Credits to aneurysmi who pointed out that after completing Chapter 2 you are able to travel to any previous Ink Gate including the early game. You can travel to Markovna and if you've completed Journey To The Ink you can re-enter the well in the town there.
Chapter 3
Ink Locations:
5. The Statue. This is what those stones we have diligently been collecting are for. Located in Old Town is another statue. When you place the 3 stones you collected from Chapter 2 in the Statue, it will cause a ton of gargoyles around you to attack, watch out for their meteor attack which you can avoid by watching the marker on the ground. After killing them all enter the portal. if you don't want the loot here you can leave since you entered the portal. The rest of this step is for retrieving the loot here.
In order to bring down the shield you will have to find 6 more stones all scattered on this map. You will find one on an Elyctrical Strongman Minion, two in a Domovoy Corpse, one carried by a Lesovik Chieftain, one in a treasure chest, and one carried by a Pale Gentleman Champion. More information on this and all the stones can be found here. And a map of Old Town can be found here.
6. Lost and Found, this map is reached by talking to a soldier in the western part of Old Town and saying "Let's see those labels" followed by a selection, note that while all selections are on the same map, what you fight depends on your choice. Then down the alley is a portal. More information can be found here. Look at number 4 on the map in the link.
7. The Pocket Realm is part of the main story line and cannot be missed. You access it after speaking to
That is it for the guide. If you vote negative please explain why. I hope this helps, this can be a rather nerve-wracking achievement to get and it requires a little bit of planning in order to ensure it will all happen smoothly.
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I personally was able to pick up the last couple gemstones I needed (including the one in the first Ink location) AFTER killing the general and before going to the location of the next main quest.
By aneurysmi on 05 Dec 2015 13:29
Yep just tested it, I was able to teleport to Markovna and enter the well late into Chapter 3 where I was standing outside the final boss. I've updated the guide.
By Follies of Man on 05 Dec 2015 17:48
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Ink locations are small maps that you can travel to via unique objects in the world. Their locations are below. You can click the name to see a map of the area where the entrance is located and a text description of how to find/unlock it.
- Ominous Scarecrow - Found in the NE section of Croakwood.
- Ink Rift - Complete the quest "Speak with the Romany Leader" in Markovna, then you will have access to the "Journey to the Ink" quest which will give you access to the well in Markovna.
- Lost Place - Attempt to use the Ink Gate in the Secret Lair. It will malfunction and send you here. It only happened to me on my second attempt, so it may be random.
- The Hideout - This portal will open after you have donated gold to each of the beggars in the Sewage Plant and Rookery maps, which appear as blue dots.
- Lost and Found - In the very west of Old Town, speak with a soldier to open this portal. It doesn't matter which dialogue option you choose (it just changes the type of enemy you will face).
- The Statue - Find 3 Mysterious Gems in various areas and place them in the statue in Old Town. There are 6 of these total, and you can place the other 3 in a statue in Markovna which will give you a key for more loot in the Ink location (click the names to see map locations). 1)Croakwood, in a chest in the Romany camp. 2)Ink Rift, in a chest along the only path. 3)Gallowsbog, just inside the entrance. 4)Dreadworks, on a werewolf corpse near the entrance to the Secret Lair. 5)Abandoned Research Station, in a chest at the top of the elevator. 6)Industrial Port, in a chest you can only find with a treasure map bought from Todor Schimko in the Secret Lair, after completing The Assistant side-quest. The portal then opens up next to the statue in Old Town once 3 gems are placed inside of it.
- The Pocket Realm - Story related and can not be missed.
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This guide was translated automatically.
I had problems with this achievement, so I decided to write it down:
ATTENTION, the trophy is tied to a side effect related to obtaining the “Rightful Heir” trophy (Restore the royal scepter of King Borislav.)
ATTENTION - the "Rightful Heir" trophy is glitchy, the statue in Carrot takes away 4 stones if they are present in the inventory, because... Be careful otherwise you'll screw it up!!!
Now for the list of inkwell locations:
1) Whispering Forest - a portal through the SCARECROW,
2) Markovnik - portal through the well
2.5) Not sure, but still. Swamp of the Gallows - southeast of the map, Nest location. ATTENTION - there was a bug where if you went far through the plot, you could no longer get into the Nest.
3) Random teleport to the location where we get the “Bunnyslayer” trophy - appears after the first teleportation from the Lair.
4) two locations Slums and Factory - we give all the homeless people a coin and get access to the inkwell in the Factory location. The heater appears in the north of the map.
5) Pocket reality - plot lock, don't miss it.
6) Old town - portal through the statue of Borislav. exactly what I wrote about at the beginning.
6.5) Old Town - Quest with a soldier in the northwest of Loka.
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These are all the locations that are in the game. I can say on my own that I couldn’t find such a list anywhere on the Russian-language Internet, incl. use it... and also, in many places it is written that you need to visit all the locations in ONE playthrough - this is not so, but by doing two playthroughs you won’t understand what exactly you missed. for example, I counted such locations as the Lair and the Well, and for some reason there were no quests for them in a second playthrough, and since 6/7 locations were open, I still had to run around and in the end the achievement was given after replaying the quest with the homeless.
ATTENTION, the trophy is tied to a side effect related to obtaining the “Rightful Heir” trophy (Restore the royal scepter of King Borislav.)
ATTENTION - the "Rightful Heir" trophy is glitchy, the statue in Carrot takes away 4 stones if they are present in the inventory, because... Be careful otherwise you'll screw it up!!!
Now for the list of inkwell locations:
1) Whispering Forest - a portal through the SCARECROW,
2) Markovnik - portal through the well
2.5) Not sure, but still. Swamp of the Gallows - southeast of the map, Nest location. ATTENTION - there was a bug where if you went far through the plot, you could no longer get into the Nest.
3) Random teleport to the location where we get the “Bunnyslayer” trophy - appears after the first teleportation from the Lair.
4) two locations Slums and Factory - we give all the homeless people a coin and get access to the inkwell in the Factory location. The heater appears in the north of the map.
5) Pocket reality - plot lock, don't miss it.
6) Old town - portal through the statue of Borislav. exactly what I wrote about at the beginning.
6.5) Old Town - Quest with a soldier in the northwest of Loka.
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These are all the locations that are in the game. I can say on my own that I couldn’t find such a list anywhere on the Russian-language Internet, incl. use it... and also, in many places it is written that you need to visit all the locations in ONE playthrough - this is not so, but by doing two playthroughs you won’t understand what exactly you missed. for example, I counted such locations as the Lair and the Well, and for some reason there were no quests for them in a second playthrough, and since 6/7 locations were open, I still had to run around and in the end the achievement was given after replaying the quest with the homeless.
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