XCOM 2

XCOM 2

80 Achievements

1,520

147-185h

Xbox One
Xbox Series
Log in or Register to track XCOM 2 achievements progress.
Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

Killed an enemy with every heavy weapon in the game

30

0.79%

How to unlock the Heavy Metal achievement in XCOM 2 - Definitive Guide

For the achievement you will need to develop, equip and kill at least one enemy with each of the Heavy Weapons and Powered Weapons. There are a total of 7 different weapons, all obtained in the Proving Ground facility using the experimental weapons projects. The actual weapon you get is random, so it may be tricky to get all 7 during a single play-thru.

Experimental Heavy Weapon Project:
- Rocket Launcher (comes default with Suits/SPARKs)
- Shredder Gun
- Flamethrower

Experimental Powered Weapon Project:
- Blaster Launcher
- Plasma Blaster
- Shredstorm Cannon
- Hellfire Projector

The EXO Suit can be used to equip the Heavy Weapons. The WAR Suit and SPARK Unit can equip both the Heavy and Powered Weapons.

The game randomizes which weapon you get when the project is completed. So, you can save just before the project is about to end and reload if you don't get the one you need.
40
1

05 Oct 2016 05:20

8 Comments
I got two of these naturally. Then I used a late game save to build five WAR suits and one of each weapon type I was missing. Equipped one to each of five soldiers and launched the next urgent mission.

I killed the same one or two chrysalids over and over, reloading between kills so I didn't even have to spend time pushing forward to find additional enemies. Just get one kill with each weapon type and the achievement is yours.
0
0
By bryan dot exe on 08 Oct 2016 03:57
Not random for me, 7 up, 7 down...seems unlikely that is a coincidence; still, thumbs up for listing the 7 weapons.
0
0
By Daelus1 on 22 Oct 2016 17:43
It's definitely advised to save before making another project in the proving ground to make sure not to get the same outcome twice. Cheers for mentioning that.
0
0
By Citizen Snickey on 10 Feb 2017 05:59
Does this achievement unlock immediately after getting a kill with the last weapon?
0
0
By CR4SHED on 01 Aug 2017 17:29
I also don’t think it is random - I get a different weapon each time the project completes - for the 20 times I have done it. So 3 reloads max.
0
0
By HolyHalfDead on 23 Dec 2018 00:35
In case anyone is wondering how to unlock all of the Heavy Weapons, the method goes like this:
Experimental Heavy Weapons
Research Hybrid Material unlocks research for Plated Armor
Researching Plated Armor unlocks the Proving Ground Project E.X.O Suit
Finishing the E.X.O Suit Project unlocks Experimental Heavy Weapons

Experimental Powered Weapons
Same unlocks for E.X.O suit plus:
Research Projects: Modular Weapons -> Magnetic Weapons -> Gauss weapons

Unlocking Gauss Weapons and Plated armor allows research of Powered Armor (and Plasma Weapons)

Finishing research of Powered Armor unlocks the W.A.R Suit project in the Proving Grounds
Finishing the W.A.R. Suit project in the proving grounds allows you to build "Experimental Powered Weapons" in the proving grounds.
0
0
By bmlortz on 11 Oct 2016 01:11
So gotta kill with:

Experimental Heavy Weapon Project:
- Rocket Launcher
- Shredder Gun. (Should have)
- Flamethrower. (done)

Experimental Powered Weapon Project:
- Blaster Launcher. (Should have)
- Plasma Blaster. (Should have)
- Shredstorm Cannon (done)
- Hellfire Projector (done)
0
0
By TAK of the HOLE on 11 May 2020 15:46
100% confirmed this is glitched, or at least can be for some of us. I've tried in both WOTC and vanilla, going from mission to mission with 4 soldiers switching around between all 7 weapons getting confirmed kills each time and still no dice.

only thing I can think of is if there's some additional requirement not explained in the description like having to be on a certain difficulty, or only some enemies count but not others...
0
0
By Khan Garth on 30 Jan 2021 05:29
View all 8 comments Show less comments
You don't have to do this in the same game, but its probably easier. Just keep researching experimental Heavy weapon and experimental powered weapon in the Proving Grounds until you have a Blaster Launcher, Flamethrower, Hellfire Projector, Plasma Blaster, Shredder Gun, Shredstorm Cannon, and Rocket Launcher (unlocked by default on your heavy armor platforms.) Then just land a killing blow on an enemy with each of these weapons.
3
0

19 Jun 2016 00:00

You will need to build the Proving Ground facility (see Tinker) and research Experimental Heavy Weapons and Experimental Powered Weapons. The cost of each project is one Elerium core and the weapon you receive is randomized. There are seven Heavy Weapons in the game so you will need to continue researching until you have them all. The weapons you can obtain are:

Experimental Heavy Weapons

  1. Rocket Launcher
  2. Flamethrower
  3. Shredder Gun


Experimental Powered Weapons

  1. Blaster Launcher
  2. Plasma Blaster
  3. Hellfire Projector
  4. Shredstorm Cannon


Heavy Weapons can only be equipped on soldiers wearing the E.X.O. Suit or W.A.R. Suit. Both of these require researching at the Proving Ground, but the the suits are more expensive than the weapons research. Since there is better armor in the game (e.g. Warden Armor), it is advised that you only obtain one or two of these suits.

Once you have either of the suits and one of the Heavy Weapons equipped, you will need to kill any enemy soldier with the Heavy Weapon. You should target enemies with low health, such as ADVENT Troopers but keep track of which Heavy Weapons you have used. Once you killed at least one enemy with each of the seven Heavy Weapons, the trophy will pop. This does not have to be done in a single playthrough.

0
0
As you progress, you will be able to build a “test zone” in one of the Avenger’s compartments.
In it, in this zone, we queue up “experimental weapons” for research.
If you have enough resources, queue up research to have time to create all 7 types of heavy weapons, such as:
Rocket Launcher, Flamethrower, Assault Cannon, Frag Cannon, Blaster Launcher, Plasma Blaster and Hyena Flamethrower.
All these types of weapons are installed on the exosuit, which can be acquired in the same “test zone”.
7
0

18 Oct 2016 11:35

3 Comments
They didn’t give me any achievements, even though I killed them all. I equipped the entire squad with different weapons, saved and tried to kill with each weapon in turn, loading up, in the end they gave an achievement.
1
0
By leu72bc on 08 Jul 2019 10:24
13
0
By SoloveyRazboynik on 06 Nov 2016 12:53
The Rocket Launcher, Frag Cannon and Flamethrower are unlocked by researching "Experimental Heavy Weapons"
The Assault Cannon, Blaster Launcher, Plasma Blaster and Gehenna Flamethrower are unlocked by researching "Experimental Weapons"
9
0
By Eridan on 13 Jun 2018 16:16
View all 3 comments Show less comments