This War of Mine: Final Cut

This War of Mine: Final Cut

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Diary: We Made A Stand

Diary: We Made A Stand

The bandits came in packs like dogs driven mad with hunger, but we were stronger.

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How to unlock the Diary: We Made A Stand achievement in This War of Mine: Final Cut - Definitive Guide

As per the first time this achievement was available, Bandits came in packs like hungry wolves. We beat them back every night. And everyone survived.
Like the first iteration of this game, you need to survive the "Outbreak of crime" random event, without being robbed.

NOTE - Being robbed BEFORE this event occurs will not void the achievement.
EDIT - A commenter has pointed out you can be robbed during the event and it will not void the achievement, you just can't have any casualties during said event.

This is done by playing a scenario with at least a medium or higher "intensity of the conflict" modifier to it. NOT having winter is also a must, as crime is naturally lower during winter and I'm pretty certain the event won't trigger during winter.

You will know if the event is about to occur as using your radio and tuning it to a news station will have the message that crime has been increasing by a vast margin.

The Outbreak or Crime has its own unique beginning of day/ end of night background, as opposed to the vacant looking city that just says, for example, "day/night 11".

You are going to want to upgrade your workshop to level 2, and construct all three "Board up" construction options, so your house has zero holes in it. When the event officially starts, you will want to have two people on guard duty at all times. You will need all survivors to be armed as well. I was getting by with a crowbar and an AK.

(An easy to obtain AK is in the supermarket (soldiers) level. Sneaking through the first two doors and ambushing the soldier with a melee weapon will net you an AK and at least 20 bullets.)

When the event ends, should you have lost absolutely nothing (Getting injured seemed to be okay previously but I would value any input) the achievement will unlock.

My first attempt to bag this had the event show up on day 18, and my game ended before the crime spree. I would thus suggest you make your game at least 30 or so days long, stock up as much as you can beforehand, and ride out the event when it occurs.

TIPS :
*Your survivors can go two days for every cooked food item, you don't need to eat the moment they are "hungry". Important if you hit the event with low food stores.
*Crowbars and shovels count as weapons, and seemed to work better for me than just knives
*Roman is skilled in combat, and making a custom survivor who is a police officer makes them handy with guns. I'm unsure if this effects house defense, but again I have in the past attempted this cheevo with just melee weapons, and is how I unlocked it in the previous version of this game.
*I am unsure if a sleeping survivor "wakes up" during a house defense, but I always ensured I had one weapon per survivor, not just house defender.
*You can create your own armor with an upgraded metal workshop. It is automatically used during house defense if it is in your inventory.

I will gladly respond to comments or update this guide as more info is presented, and as always
Happy hunting (>*_*)>
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24 May 2022 11:47

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This just unlocked on me and here is what happened to me:

Day 4: (After returning from being in a custom game with 14 locations, medium intensity no winter) - No radio had been built so I had no idea of any outside world goings on. Not even the Johnny Depp Trial which none of the 3 were able to listen to whilst this war was going on.
The Ak47 photo came up and Event began. I got robbed RIGHT AWAY... Nothing enforced back at the pad and everyone nervous. Fine. So be it. At least i have a pregnant lady with me on this run.

Day 6: (After returning from Looted gas station to bring back 1 teddy bear that i forgot that I wanted) - YOU HAVE BEEN RAIDED! They stole like 12 combustible fuel, 8 water, a tin of Heinz Baked Beans and some rat meat I had been saving. How could they?

Day 9: (After coming back from the Ghost House and finding not one ghost) - Suddenly the morning is there and "Weve been raided" and they have stolen now 2 tins of Alphabet Spaghetti and one rat on a stick and the last pack of Hula Hoops and the achievement JUST POPPED>
It is on my profile and shows the time and shows that I have just submitted this comment.

I have completed this once before though and it did not pop and i did not get raided once and had two people on guard when the event came up and nothing.

This game is just strange
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By CarlosYabrudy on 25 May 2022 20:53
Thanks for the info, I got it :)
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By RubensX on 24 May 2022 17:32
This just unlocked on me and here is what happened to me:

Day 4: (After returning from being in a custom game with 14 locations, medium intensity no winter) - No radio had been built so I had no idea of any outside world goings on. Not even the Johnny Depp Trial which none of the 3 were able to listen to whilst this war was going on.
The Ak47 photo came up and Event began. I got robbed RIGHT AWAY... Nothing enforced back at the pad and everyone nervous. Fine. So be it. At least i have a pregnant lady with me on this run.

Day 6: (After returning from Looted gas station to bring back 1 teddy bear that i forgot that I wanted) - YOU HAVE BEEN RAIDED! They stole like 12 combustible fuel, 8 water, a tin of Heinz Baked Beans and some rat meat I had been saving. How could they?

Day 9: (After coming back from the Ghost House and finding not one ghost) - Suddenly the morning is there and "Weve been raided" and they have stolen now 2 tins of Alphabet Spaghetti and one rat on a stick and the last pack of Hula Hoops and the achievement JUST POPPED>
It is on my profile and shows the time and shows that I have just submitted this comment.

I have completed this once before though and it did not pop and i did not get raided once and had two people on guard when the event came up and nothing.

This game is just strange
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By CarlosYabrudy on 25 May 2022 22:06
Your solution is wrong, you can be robed doing evant,, your all character Just Cant die or leave
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By Mariano80PL on 20 Jun 2022 04:56
Edited, will playtest this later on alt account as well but my solution has been changed :)
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By Hazar Khall on 20 Jun 2022 09:56
I set 30 days and the maximum conflict level. Before the start of the tough battles, which began after the 20th day, I had one pistol and four crowbars, because of which, after each attack, one of the characters received damage and the achievement was not obtained, although all four were guarding at night and they had weapons. then I made a knife, after which the inscription “fighting crime” appeared, the attack was repulsed, nothing was stolen and no one was hurt, only after that the achievement came out. so most likely it’s a matter of weapons; the more you have, the faster you’ll get the achievement.
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By RebornPeach5958 on 03 Feb 2024 21:04
Those are good tips. Just to clarify what you were unsure about: Yes, sleeping teammates do wake up and help defending and they do make use of weapons that are in the hideout (If you didn't have enough weapons for everyone, you'll get a remark on that in the message about the assault). They also use protective gear (helmets, kevlar wests) that are left in the hideout to lower the risk of injury.

As you already mentioned, some of the tools like axes and crowbars can do double duty as weapons and at least the axe is far better than a mere knife. I always leave my old tools that are almost broken in the hideout instead of using them until they actually break. Even an almost broken axe will still be effective as a weapon and it won't break by being used for hideout defense.

In my experience, the "Outbreak of crime" event indeed doesn't occur in winter, since winter also counts as a special event and only one special event will happen at the same time, but they can and often do happen within the same game. If you have trouble surviving the crime event, it might even help to create a long custom game with an early (but not too harsh) winter, so you have more time to prepare your defenses before the crime event triggers.
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By Hirntoht on 12 Jan 2024 20:57
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