The Outer Worlds
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Mightier than the Sword
Saved Edgewater permanently. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Mightier than the Sword achievement in The Outer Worlds - Definitive Guide
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This achievement requires that you make some specific choices during the game. It’s mutually exclusive of the achievement Ludwig was Right, however, it's possible to earn both achievements in the same playthrough with a well timed save.
For this achievement at the start of the game you need to choose to redirect power to Edgewater, then convince the deserters to return but not have Reed step down as leader.
Much later in the story Sophia Akande will ask you to send a tracking signal on Phineas' terminal as part of the quest Long Distance. I believe it does not matter whether you send a corrupted signal or not. I sent the corrupted signal. Afterwards, Sophia will ask you to meet with her. Before talking to her make a manual save.
Assuming you directed the power back to Edgewater and Reed was left in charge, you will be awarded the achievement after speaking with her.
Afterwards, reload your save and before talking with Sophia, travel to Edgewater and kill Reed. This will switch the outcome you get when talking to Sophia allowing you to unlock the other achievement once you complete the quest she gives you.
The Secret Achievement achievement in The Outer Worlds worth 66 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
This achievement requires that you make some specific choices during the game. It’s mutually exclusive of the achievement Ludwig was Right, however, it's possible to earn both achievements in the same playthrough with a well timed save.
For this achievement at the start of the game you need to choose to redirect power to Edgewater, then convince the deserters to return but not have Reed step down as leader.
Much later in the story Sophia Akande will ask you to send a tracking signal on Phineas' terminal as part of the quest Long Distance. I believe it does not matter whether you send a corrupted signal or not. I sent the corrupted signal. Afterwards, Sophia will ask you to meet with her. Before talking to her make a manual save.
Assuming you directed the power back to Edgewater and Reed was left in charge, you will be awarded the achievement after speaking with her.
Afterwards, reload your save and before talking with Sophia, travel to Edgewater and kill Reed. This will switch the outcome you get when talking to Sophia allowing you to unlock the other achievement once you complete the quest she gives you.
The Secret Achievement achievement in The Outer Worlds worth 66 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
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Fir3shad0w is indeed right. Worked just fine to get both after you go to Geothermal, then kill all the robots in Edgewater.
By DcupsOfJustice on 06 Nov 2019 23:57
can we get a link to his full guide
By Saint Xaphan on 28 Oct 2019 08:33
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For anyone looking to get this achievement as fast as possible here is my speed run of doing the achievement in about 1hr20min:
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I don't understand the down vote. This is a very streamlined way to get the achievement especially if you need to knock out the tossball kills.
By Allgorhythm on 29 Apr 2020 00:46
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The achievement unlocks after completing Signal Point in Space and returning to Sophia who congratulates you on helping the town of Edgewater. She will only congratulate you if, during the main story mission, Comes Now the Power, you:
This achievement is on the Halcyon Path where you notify the board you know the whereabouts of Phineas. Progressing through the story, sending a tracking signal or a corrupted tracking signal from Phineas’s Lab during the main story mission, Long Distance, automatically initiates Signal Point in Space. Upon its completion, return to Akande. Provided your playthrough complied with the above three preconditions, the Board will view Edgewater to be productive, and the achievement will pop.
If the Board considers Edgewater unproductive, Sophia will give you the main story quest, Foundation. During that quest, you unlock the following achievement, mutually exclusive to this one:
The Secret Achievement achievement in The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition worth 35 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
If you satisfy the prerequisites for this achievement, it is possible to unlock this and its mutually exclusive counterpart during the same playthrough using save manipulation. After completing Signal Point in Space and BEFORE talking to Sophia, make a hard save. Travel to Edgewater and kill Reed. Go to Sophia who will give you the main story quest, Foundation. Play through it and unlock Ludwig was Right. The following guide provides a detailed solution: Solution for Ludwig was Right In The Outer Worlds
Once you unlock Ludwig was Right, load the manual save and unlock this achievement. The game’s endings are heavily influenced by the events in Edgewater. If you are working towards the “good” ending, you will want to unlock Ludwig was Right before Mightier than the Sword so that Edgewater survives in your official save file. Conversely, if you are working for the bad ending, you will want to pop Mightier than the Sword before Ludwig was Right to ensure your official save file incorporates the destruction of Edgewater.
- Sided with Spacer’s Choice and diverted power to Edgewater
- Persuaded the deserters to return
- Allowed Reed to remain in charge
This achievement is on the Halcyon Path where you notify the board you know the whereabouts of Phineas. Progressing through the story, sending a tracking signal or a corrupted tracking signal from Phineas’s Lab during the main story mission, Long Distance, automatically initiates Signal Point in Space. Upon its completion, return to Akande. Provided your playthrough complied with the above three preconditions, the Board will view Edgewater to be productive, and the achievement will pop.
If the Board considers Edgewater unproductive, Sophia will give you the main story quest, Foundation. During that quest, you unlock the following achievement, mutually exclusive to this one:
The Secret Achievement achievement in The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition worth 35 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
If you satisfy the prerequisites for this achievement, it is possible to unlock this and its mutually exclusive counterpart during the same playthrough using save manipulation. After completing Signal Point in Space and BEFORE talking to Sophia, make a hard save. Travel to Edgewater and kill Reed. Go to Sophia who will give you the main story quest, Foundation. Play through it and unlock Ludwig was Right. The following guide provides a detailed solution: Solution for Ludwig was Right In The Outer Worlds
Once you unlock Ludwig was Right, load the manual save and unlock this achievement. The game’s endings are heavily influenced by the events in Edgewater. If you are working towards the “good” ending, you will want to unlock Ludwig was Right before Mightier than the Sword so that Edgewater survives in your official save file. Conversely, if you are working for the bad ending, you will want to pop Mightier than the Sword before Ludwig was Right to ensure your official save file incorporates the destruction of Edgewater.
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During the "comes the power" quest on Edgewater, direct all power there and take the Botanical Gardens power cell.
Then you need to convince the workers to return by completing either "The Frightened Engineer" or "A few kindred spirits", once you've got them to return, head back to talk to Reed. Leave him in power and continue on your way.
Tell Udom that you want to turn in Phineas on Groundbreaker, then follow "The distress call" and get all three pieces of research (one won't be able to be gained if you have 'below average intelligence'). Return to her and buy Udom's seal back, return it to Udom and then head to Byzantium to meet Sophia.
Work with her and go to Monarch. Shut down the radio signals in "Radio Free Monarch", DO NOT return to Phineas before this trophy unlocks, otherwise it voids it. Follow the Sophia's instructions until she talks to you about Edgewater and how you saved the town.
Trophy pops.
Then you need to convince the workers to return by completing either "The Frightened Engineer" or "A few kindred spirits", once you've got them to return, head back to talk to Reed. Leave him in power and continue on your way.
Tell Udom that you want to turn in Phineas on Groundbreaker, then follow "The distress call" and get all three pieces of research (one won't be able to be gained if you have 'below average intelligence'). Return to her and buy Udom's seal back, return it to Udom and then head to Byzantium to meet Sophia.
Work with her and go to Monarch. Shut down the radio signals in "Radio Free Monarch", DO NOT return to Phineas before this trophy unlocks, otherwise it voids it. Follow the Sophia's instructions until she talks to you about Edgewater and how you saved the town.
Trophy pops.
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You may want to add about going to Gladys after talking to Upon and accepting to do a job for her to get Udom's seal back to start "The Distress Signal" mission.
By Norpothos on 03 Dec 2020 14:17
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This achievement and "Ludwig Was Right" are opposing, and are the cause of the two playthroughs. There are a number of factors that go in to saving/destroying Edgewater, and the first takes place during the first main story quest, just an hour or two into the game, while the achievements unlock well toward the end, nearly 20 hours later.
As I mentioned above, this quest has a number of steps. The first takes place during the Now Comes the Power main story quest. You will want to send the power to Edgewater, do both side-quests for the Deserters to convince them to return to Edgewater (though Adelaide will refuse), and allow Reed to remain in charge.
Later, when working with Sophia during The Demolished Woman, you will want to either turn Phineas in for real, or send the corrupted signal from his ship to convince Sophia you did. The next step will be Signal Point in Space, which requires you to solve the MSI/Iconclast conflict (doesn't matter how you do this), and when you return to Sophia to turn in this quest, the achievement will unlock.
This achievement and "Ludwig Was Right" are opposing, and are the cause of the two playthroughs. There are a number of factors that go in to saving/destroying Edgewater, and the first takes place during the first main story quest, just an hour or two into the game, while the achievements unlock well toward the end, nearly 20 hours later.
As I mentioned above, this quest has a number of steps. The first takes place during the Now Comes the Power main story quest. You will want to send the power to Edgewater, do both side-quests for the Deserters to convince them to return to Edgewater (though Adelaide will refuse), and allow Reed to remain in charge.
Later, when working with Sophia during The Demolished Woman, you will want to either turn Phineas in for real, or send the corrupted signal from his ship to convince Sophia you did. The next step will be Signal Point in Space, which requires you to solve the MSI/Iconclast conflict (doesn't matter how you do this), and when you return to Sophia to turn in this quest, the achievement will unlock.
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This guide was translated automatically.
Trophy is not compatible with " Ludwig was right "
I did it in a new game on easy difficulty, I’ll mark the key points with “!” the rest may vary depending on the choice in the passage. Leveling up required persuasion and lockpicking; the only talents I took were running speed; basically I ran through everything and knocked down enemies. It took about 70 minutes.
! „ Stranger in a strange land ” redirect power from bio. labs on Edgewater.
! " Now comes the power " to convince Thomas and Grace to return to Edgewater. We leave Reed in charge.
We fly to the pioneer, talk to Udom Bedford, hand over Wells to him. He asks us to return the seal, it is with Gladys (he breaks into the safe and convinces us to leave the dialogue about the theft). We turn in the quest and get Sofia’s contact.
Sofia gives the quest “ Woman Without a Face ”; completing it gives you the achievement Cartographer.
We fly to the monarch, you can take armor and weapons from the machine guns. Runs through all enemies to Steller Bay.
In the city we kill Sanjar Nandi and run away to the iconoclasts, where we kill Graham Brian.
!Completing the “ signal point in space ”
!During the quest “ far distances ” we get the achievement
I did it in a new game on easy difficulty, I’ll mark the key points with “!” the rest may vary depending on the choice in the passage. Leveling up required persuasion and lockpicking; the only talents I took were running speed; basically I ran through everything and knocked down enemies. It took about 70 minutes.
! „ Stranger in a strange land ” redirect power from bio. labs on Edgewater.
! " Now comes the power " to convince Thomas and Grace to return to Edgewater. We leave Reed in charge.
We fly to the pioneer, talk to Udom Bedford, hand over Wells to him. He asks us to return the seal, it is with Gladys (he breaks into the safe and convinces us to leave the dialogue about the theft). We turn in the quest and get Sofia’s contact.
Sofia gives the quest “ Woman Without a Face ”; completing it gives you the achievement Cartographer.
We fly to the monarch, you can take armor and weapons from the machine guns. Runs through all enemies to Steller Bay.
In the city we kill Sanjar Nandi and run away to the iconoclasts, where we kill Graham Brian.
!Completing the “ signal point in space ”
!During the quest “ far distances ” we get the achievement
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Before completing the quest 'signal point in space', save. After passing and receiving this trophy, we load up and fly to Edgewater, where we kill Reed and a couple of other people. The main thing is not everyone..
We fly back to Sofia and receive the quest to destroy Edgewater for the 'Ludwig was right' trophy.
Where to transport the energy does not matter.
We fly back to Sofia and receive the quest to destroy Edgewater for the 'Ludwig was right' trophy.
Where to transport the energy does not matter.
By BG16317 on 18 Nov 2019 18:51
I don’t know why it is not indicated anywhere, but the most important condition is that after the distribution of energy in Edgewater, it is necessary to put Reed in charge
At the end of the quest chain for the college, Sofia will praise you that your productivity has increased so much and this trophy will drop in the dialogue with her.
Unfortunately, I chose a deserter as head; unfortunately, I was not given praise for such an adventure.
At the end of the quest chain for the college, Sofia will praise you that your productivity has increased so much and this trophy will drop in the dialogue with her.
Unfortunately, I chose a deserter as head; unfortunately, I was not given praise for such an adventure.
By Pontius91 on 19 Jan 2022 23:46
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