The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition
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Master Marksman
Kill 50 human and nonhuman opponents by striking them in the head with a crossbow bolt.
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How to unlock the Master Marksman achievement in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition - Definitive Guide
This achievement is a pain in the butt because it's so time-consuming but otherwise easy. Some quick tips:
- Lower difficulty to Story
- Equip "Lightning Reflexes" and "Anatomical Knowledge" abilities from the Combat branch. Also the "Steady Shot" ability from the General branch.
- There's a place in the south east of Skellige where there are 2 infinitely respawning pirates. You can kill them and they'll respawn after a few seconds and kill them again. I found this much easier than Devil's Pit.
- Make sure your screen shakes for a split second you headshot kill them. That's how you know the game registered it as a headshot kill.
17 Comments
The 2 infinite spawn pirates on Skellige was a great hint. I was also able to hammer out Hasta la Vista, Humpty Dumpty, The Enemy of My Enemy, and That Is The Evilest Thing... achievements.
By Knickade on 17 Jan 2019 18:04
this spot is wonderful, i was able to get humpty dumpty as well
By Emivader on 18 Sep 2020 18:22
-For this particular edition of the game, if your achievement is not popping after 50 headshots, hard reset your xbox and start up from your save point. After 6 hours of getting headshots (as well as the other combat achievements), I hard reset my xbox and got each combat specific achievement after one kill. This will save you tons of time.
-Also wanted to clarify this means 50 human OR nonhuman enemies. You only need to kill 50 of one type. I would suggest killing the bandits at Devil's Pit in Velen. You can lure them to the door and they will not be able to come through. This allows you to aim at their head with a fair amount of accuracy.
EDIT: According to Cheva1ier, the bandits pursue you past the Devils Pit. Awaiting confirmation from others. Just wanted to let others know just in case
-Also wanted to clarify this means 50 human OR nonhuman enemies. You only need to kill 50 of one type. I would suggest killing the bandits at Devil's Pit in Velen. You can lure them to the door and they will not be able to come through. This allows you to aim at their head with a fair amount of accuracy.
EDIT: According to Cheva1ier, the bandits pursue you past the Devils Pit. Awaiting confirmation from others. Just wanted to let others know just in case
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6 hours bud?
It takes between 5 and 10 respawns of the Bandit Camp for the crossbow achievement, around 2 for Aard, same for bombs. That's one hour max. Why 6? You must have realized it wasn't unlocking before 6 hours. That's more than 600 headshots
In any case, you should explain what hard resetting your Xbox means. Most people think holding the power button down is enough, but for those problematic achievements, it isn't, at least not always. Your best bet is to go in your console settings before every Witcher session and do Settings > Network > Advanced > Alternate MAC address > Reset > Restart. And then start playing Witcher without booting another game in-between. It's an absolute pain, but the only sure way.
What I did, having had the same problem with the normal edition of the game, was make a save before every story-related achievement in case they didn't unlock (and I still missed 4 unmissables in my first run basically the first 4 for finding Yen, helping the Baron, Keyra and finding Dandelion), then make a save before clearing the last Monster Nest, before completing the last race, fist fight, Flaming Rose camp, and so on. So if they didn't unlock, I would clear my cache properly, boot the game, do it again and it would unlock every single time.
Cheers
It takes between 5 and 10 respawns of the Bandit Camp for the crossbow achievement, around 2 for Aard, same for bombs. That's one hour max. Why 6? You must have realized it wasn't unlocking before 6 hours. That's more than 600 headshots
In any case, you should explain what hard resetting your Xbox means. Most people think holding the power button down is enough, but for those problematic achievements, it isn't, at least not always. Your best bet is to go in your console settings before every Witcher session and do Settings > Network > Advanced > Alternate MAC address > Reset > Restart. And then start playing Witcher without booting another game in-between. It's an absolute pain, but the only sure way.
What I did, having had the same problem with the normal edition of the game, was make a save before every story-related achievement in case they didn't unlock (and I still missed 4 unmissables in my first run basically the first 4 for finding Yen, helping the Baron, Keyra and finding Dandelion), then make a save before clearing the last Monster Nest, before completing the last race, fist fight, Flaming Rose camp, and so on. So if they didn't unlock, I would clear my cache properly, boot the game, do it again and it would unlock every single time.
Cheers
By Asturgis on 31 May 2017 08:03
It was kind of crazy haha! I've heard worse horror stories about this too. This edition of the game has a ton of glitchy achievements so I figured it would pop eventually!
I actually just held down on the power button until it shut off. Once I did that, all glitchy achievements started popping (as long as I met the requirements). Thanks for the feedback!
I actually just held down on the power button until it shut off. Once I did that, all glitchy achievements started popping (as long as I met the requirements). Thanks for the feedback!
By PensiveOregonad on 01 Jun 2017 01:42
On Death March, NG+, or Death March and NG+ this can be a pain to unlock. One potential solution is to save this to the end of the game, after reaching a high level and gaining Geralt of Rivia's Crossbow from Touissant (or a high damage alternative from the vanilla game). Returning to Velen or White Orchard you'll find that your crossbow shots do drastically higher damage and should make short work of foes, especially if you have the Lightning Reflexes perk allowing you to slow time while aiming. This process is made even easier if you use the Cat Eyes mutation perk from Blood and Wine, allowing you to essentially one-shot many foes.
If you're like me in clearing the game but finding it difficult to come across groups of low level bandits, you can also do this with high level enemies. It takes substantially more work and is something of an unofficial challenge, but it's possible to complete by using Lightning Reflexes, Cat Eyes, special bolts (like Split Bolt or Tracking Bolt) and a decent crossbow.
Note! I strongly suggest avoiding any bolts, crossbows or potions that induce damaging effects on foes while going for this achievement. Often you can have your headshot stolen by some errant poisoning or bleeding effects before you can land the killing blow, essentially wasting your time and forcing you to try again. An alternative would be to face your foes in regular combat countering and slashing them down to around 20% of their health, allowing any potential status effects like poisoning or bleeding to subside. Then you stick on Quen, aim your crossbow and constantly move around your foes while killing them solely with headshots, preferably with standard or split bolts.
If you're like me in clearing the game but finding it difficult to come across groups of low level bandits, you can also do this with high level enemies. It takes substantially more work and is something of an unofficial challenge, but it's possible to complete by using Lightning Reflexes, Cat Eyes, special bolts (like Split Bolt or Tracking Bolt) and a decent crossbow.
Note! I strongly suggest avoiding any bolts, crossbows or potions that induce damaging effects on foes while going for this achievement. Often you can have your headshot stolen by some errant poisoning or bleeding effects before you can land the killing blow, essentially wasting your time and forcing you to try again. An alternative would be to face your foes in regular combat countering and slashing them down to around 20% of their health, allowing any potential status effects like poisoning or bleeding to subside. Then you stick on Quen, aim your crossbow and constantly move around your foes while killing them solely with headshots, preferably with standard or split bolts.