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Six Meals a Day

Six Meals a Day

Play during Maw's six meal times: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dunch, Dinner, and Midnight Feast.

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How to unlock the Six Meals a Day achievement in The Maw - Definitive Guide

For this achievement, you need to play the game at 6 different times during the day (8am, 10am, 12pm, 4pm, 6pm, 12am).

Now you could actually get this the intended way and load up the game at each of the times above, but an easier way is to manipulate your xbox time settings so that it thinks you are playing at these times.

The most straightforward way to do this is to change the time on the clock on your xbox, but to do this you cannot be connected online (when you are online, your xbox automatically pulls the time off the internet, so the option to change the actual time will be grayed out). So just turn off your router, or unplug your network cable, and the console settings should allow you to change the actual clock. Go into the game and load up a level, exit out to save, go back to the dashboard and then change your clock to the next time. The achievement will show up as being acquired offline, so this is the only downfall for people who do not like to get achievements offline.

You can get the achievement while online, but to do this you need to play around with changing the time zone settings on your xbox. So instead of changing the actual clock, you need to find the time zone that makes your xbox think it is 8am and so on. You can only manipulate the hour setting with this method, but you get a window of at least plus or minus 30 minutes, so the time doesn't have to be exactly at the hours listed.
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02 Feb 2009 00:10

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The 10 min period time frame worked. As of1/17/14

The times for this are: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 4pm, 6pm, 12 am.

Unplug ethernet from the back of your xbox if you have wire internet, if wireless go all the way over from the dashboard to settings - system - network settings - (Before disconnecting make sure you know your routers password/key!!) choice your network router and hit Y to disconnect from it. Go back should be in system settings still. Double make sure you are offline.

Go to settings - Console settings - clock - date and time - here are the times to change it too dont forget to change AM or PM! I set mine one min before X:50 so that gave me time to load it up.

Make sure you hit A to confirm if you back out it won't save the time! Load up the maw game under "my games" - load up level - the bulb level just wait a min then exit it will save once you do then wait til it's done saving then dashboard.

7:49 AM
9:49 AM
11:49 AM
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Change to PM!
3:49 PM
5:49 PM
11:49 PM

Itunlocked offline I didn't have to get online to get the time frame or achievement. ALL OFFLINE! YAY! Thanks! Hope this helps others!~
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By A Batwoman on 18 Jan 2014 04:27
Why post a solution that is already mentioned?
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By onnovdw on 18 Feb 2010 11:23
I can understand your confusion, they seem the same, but are not. I added to my solution to explain in more detail how they are different. I guess maybe this is why I got some negative votes from people who think I just repeated what Outinthedark posted.
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By Elem3ntal80 on 18 Feb 2010 16:35
As long as you aquire the last time whilst online (ie: Actually play it at the proper time) you could still use the easy method to get all the other times... right?
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By Avaritia Aurous on 10 Oct 2010 19:47
@Avaritia: I am guessing that would work, but have not tried it myself. If you can verify it does, let me know.
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By Elem3ntal80 on 12 Oct 2010 22:04
Does it need to be in one day?
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By m0nk33z on 14 Oct 2010 07:00
@m0nk33z: As far as I know it does have to be done all on the same day, but by using the clock changing trick it shouldn't take very long.
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By Elem3ntal80 on 14 Oct 2010 19:06
The achievement doesn't need to be done in one day. I did this without changing the clock. It was a while ago but I definitely did it over two days, possibly even three.
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By punkyliar on 24 Oct 2010 18:06
Thanks for the guide!
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By Mr Duck on 20 Jul 2011 22:47
i just wanted to say that changing time zones worked great. achievement popped for me when it hit 3:22 pm after i loaded up the game
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By Tony Starc on 17 Aug 2011 01:23
That boy eats a lot ! 6 meals a day? Thumbs up :)
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By troyoy on 22 Jun 2012 17:19
Time zone trick worked, thanks!
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By Shadow XBL on 15 Feb 2013 23:54
yeah,done at 2nd attempt
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By BARTEK 0077 on 05 Apr 2013 20:21
Does anyone know if you can just leave your Xbox running for the times with The Maw loaded?
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By nightstorm56 on 13 Apr 2013 17:56
i didnt used the time zone change. I just disconnected the xbox from the internet on settings and simply changed the time itself and got the cheevo. either way, it should work however you do it
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By ISaidGoFly on 14 Apr 2013 00:32
Mine popped when my clock was :16. Timezone changing worked perfect.
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By sm4k on 12 May 2013 23:16
The grace period is 30 minutes at minimum. By timezone switching to the correct hour, I got this achievement between 31 and 42 past.
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By Mobius Evalon on 26 Dec 2013 03:47
Worked like a charm smile +1
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By The Fury I84I on 18 May 2014 06:23
Worked a treat
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By TangerineGamer on 08 Jan 2016 12:12
On Xbox One make sure to quit the game completely inbetween changes to tiem/timezone.
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By SilentBotts on 19 Sep 2016 12:35
How is this possible using an Xbox One? The game is backwards compatible therefore you NEED to be online when playing it which makes changing times not an option.
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By Raptures Lost on 31 Jan 2018 22:25
I hadn't read the comments initially and was getting a little frustrated because I was playing on Xbox one and it wasn't working. Thank you for the tip about closing the game in between each time I changed the clock, also, when I loaded up the level, I waiting until the purple spot in the upper left corner displaying the name of the level disappeared before I closed the level. I'm not sure if that made a difference, but I just wanted to make sure the level was fully loaded before closing out. Thanks again!
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By RED3MPTION 4 1 on 04 Nov 2018 03:09
I know I’m late but I have a problem, whenever I’m offline, I go onto The Maw and it’s says I have to unlock the full game but when I’m online it’s fine, any ideas how to fix this?
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By on 15 Feb 2020 06:19
Nah I figured it out a day later after I posted that
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By on 06 Mar 2020 08:06
What time zone should I be in to get it, EST?Or it does not matter?
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By GroggyPanda10 on 10 Sep 2023 10:16
Thanks SilentBotts. I couldn't get this to work on the xbox one until I tried your way. Raptures Lost - to do this on the xbox one, keep your xbox one connected to the internet, then you go into settings, under system there is a time option, which will allow you to choose your time zone. Pick whatever time zone will give you the one of the times for the achievement. Then start 'the maw' game, click level select, once the the level starts, click exit. make sure to then actually exit the game, (so on the main xbox one page, select the maw and click 'quit game' to quit the game completely). Then change the time zone to the next time on the list, and repeat the steps all over again - make sure to quit the game completely between time zone changes.
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By echo3180 on 04 Mar 2018 01:34
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change the timezones to all the ones mentioned above (8am, 10am, 12pm, 4pm, 6pm, and 12 am) then go into the Maw, i went to the bulb level, and once the level starts, exit and it will save, then repeat for the other times. from what i encountered, you can be within 10 minutes of each time. for example (7:50 am-8:10am for the breakfast time of 8 am) So once u change your timezones to fit all of the meal times the achievement should unlock.
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27 Jan 2009 03:21

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The 10 min period time frame worked. As of 1/17/14.

The times for this are: 8am, 10am, 12pm, 4pm, 6pm, 12 am.

Unplug ethernet from the back of your xbox if you have wire internet, if wireless go all the way over from the dashboard to settings - system - network settings - (Before disconnecting make sure you know your routers password/key!!) choice your network router and hit Y to disconnect from it. Go back should be in system settings still. Double make sure you are offline.

Go to settings - Console settings - clock - date and time - here are the times to change it too dont forget to change AM or PM! I set mine one min before X:50 so that gave me time to load it up.

Make sure you hit A to confirm if you back out it won't save the time! Load up the maw game under "my games" - load up level - the bulb level just wait a min then exit it will save once you do then wait til it's done saving then dashboard.

7:49 AM
9:49 AM
11:49 AM
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Change to PM!
3:49 PM
5:49 PM
11:49 PM

Itunlocked offline I didn't have to get online to get the time frame. Hope this helps confusion. +1 for soultion doesn't deserve this many negative votes. Easy achievement.
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By A Batwoman on 18 Jan 2014 04:25
I can confirm this, you have a time window of 20 minutes to achieve this one.
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By Silencer230 on 16 Dec 2009 17:27
It must be a larger time window because I got the achievement at 10:27 am.
Maybe 9:50 am - 10:30 am? Or even 9:30 am - 10:30 am?
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By RedCoIa on 26 May 2010 18:55
10 minutes worked for me
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By Flydog92 on 05 Aug 2010 05:26
True, it must be a larger window. I just popped mine at 5:44 PM.
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By Mental Knight 5 on 02 Jun 2011 21:46
20 minutes is right, I believe. Also, if you want the time stamp, this method works better.
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By XI AlphaMale IX on 29 Jun 2011 12:38
Cheers 10 mins and i was done!
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By Mr Duck on 22 Jul 2011 17:46
This short solution worked perfect! Thanks mate!
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By AngeluzsX on 24 Oct 2011 22:57
your welcome!
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By Flydog92 on 25 Oct 2011 00:33
Unlocked on a XX:16, so 20 minutes is not correct. Minimum of 30 minutes
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By Uranium Deposit on 11 Dec 2011 06:17
Still works 13 APR 2012. Thanks!
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By damcrac on 14 Apr 2012 03:56
welcome sir!
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By Flydog92 on 28 Apr 2012 06:43
Just want to add, this CAN be done ONLINE with changing the timezones. I started this at 11:15 PM local time and changed timezones throughout the world into the hours listed. Finished at 11:26 my time (6:24 pm Alaska time) and the achievement popped. Someone on x360a said that you can do it anytime during the hours listed and that seems to be the case.
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By ThePootermobile on 14 Jul 2012 03:28
timezone changes while online still works - very quick & easy.
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By iyamwattiyam on 13 Dec 2012 01:11
Thanks for the Time Zone tip works great, for some reason had to do 8am twice first time didn't register
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By BBALL UK on 28 Mar 2013 11:05
I'm sorry, but this solution is useless. The first part is simply a duplication of the timeframes already descrbed by Elem3ntal80, and the second part is misinformation - the grace period is 30 minutes in either direction, not ten.
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By z 4assed monkey on 03 May 2013 00:20
haha its ok, some people just hate on solutions without legit trying them correctly. happens. thank you!
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By Flydog92 on 19 Jan 2014 23:53
I thought I'd settle this once and for all. I got all times complete between the (real life) period of 7.25am and 7.35am. Before 7.30 I set the time zone to the hour I was in, for example 8.28am for the 8am time. After 7.30 I set the time zone to the hour previous, for example 11.31pm for the 12pm time.

You get 30 minutes leeway in each direction
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By Konador on 09 May 2014 06:39
I can't find a time zone where it's close to 16:00 atm :P will need to wait 30 minutes to pop my cheevo
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By AmazingSpider97 on 08 Jun 2014 01:00
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Appreciate everyone's prior solutions. Here's my lazy man's guide.

Plug in your wired/plug & play controller, start the game, and let it sit. Go to work, play some Xbox One, whatever you need to do. Come back to the achievement.
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12 Jul 2014 03:34

Elem3ntal80’s guide above is excellent. And Innkeeper is correct, the grace period is wide, likely 30 minutes before and after the hour. It’s wider than the ten minutes Flydog92 suggests.

I just wanted to advise those who wish to force the achievement by manually setting their clocks, yet also want the timestamp: Simply leave for last a timeframe that you would unlock naturally.

I was playing at around 4pm, so that was done. I manually pushed 12am, 8am, 10am, and 12pm. 6pm was my last remaining timeframe. I signed back into Live and started playing The Maw at 5:45pm. The achievement immediately unlocked as I loaded a level, and it is timestamped.
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03 May 2013 00:07

5 Comments
J ROLLER 1979,

Settings > System > Time > Time Zone.
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By z 4assed monkey on 23 Dec 2017 23:11
I'm playing the game on my Xbox one as part of the game pass so I can't play it on the 360 is there a way to change my time on the one?
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By J ROLLER 1979 on 19 Dec 2017 17:50
+1 :)
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By FuneralTrist on 03 May 2013 00:33
Nice hint. I sadly did it offline years ago.
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By GORE PleaSurE on 04 May 2013 01:54
I wish I knew exactly what time frames I've played this game on. I'm wondering if you could just leave the game running all day?
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By Mr Granstaff on 18 Jun 2013 13:47
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Just a point to be aware of if you are playing this through Xbox Game Pass, or after purchasing for Xbox Backwards Compatibility.

You must quit out of the game, then go to settings and change your Xbox One time zone. You then have to reload the game back up - ensuring you have successfully logged into Xbox Live once the Xbox 360 game has loaded up.

Once you have loaded the game up it will change the Xbox 360 clock. You can not do this whilst still playing as the Xbox 360 clock will not change until you have quit out of the game completely via the Xbox sidebar and pressing cn_start and then clicking 'Quit'.

Other than this. Follow the above solutions.
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11 Jan 2019 06:39

You can mess around with the time zone setting on the 360, load up a level and then quit out so it saves. Keep changing time zones and doing this until the achievement unlocks. (Thanks to Hayden for this tip) Alternatively, you can keep playing the game at various times of the day until it unlocks.

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You need to play the game for one day at the following times: 8:00 am, 10:00, 12:00, 16:00, 18:00 and 12:00 at night (at 00:00)

You can simply switch the time in the console settings after disconnecting from the Internet.
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21 Apr 2013 12:45

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On Xbox One, you can use time zone change (you cannot change the time). Enter the game, load the level, exit it and exit the game (required). Change region and repeat
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By AssHaTeR on 17 Sep 2018 07:08