XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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Hunter/Killer

Hunter/Killer

In a single game, shoot down one of each alien craft.

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How to unlock the Hunter/Killer achievement in XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Definitive Guide

There appear to be only six types of Alien craft that can actually be shot down by your Interceptors/Firestorms (number of aliens shown per ship reflect a "Normal" difficulty campaign):

1) Small -- "Small Scout," holding 6-7 aliens
2) Medium -- "Large Scout," holding 9-10 aliens
3) Medium -- "Overseer," holding 13 aliens (appears once, after Hyperwave Relay activates)
4) Large -- "Abductor," holding 11-14 aliens
5) Large -- "Supply Barge," holding 12-16 aliens
6) Very Large -- "Battleship," holding 22-23 aliens

As soon as you shoot down the sixth type of craft, the achievement will unlock.

Notes: I did not encounter a "Battleship" variant until after the Hyperwave Relay construction was initiated. Also, if you are initially unsuccessful or unable to shoot down the "Overseer" craft when first seen, don't worry, it will return as many times as necessary, until you finally shoot it down.
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14 Oct 2012 19:58

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You forgot the overseer ship which is very large. Also thats the one that appears after you build the hyperwave relay. I had run into the battleship once before i had ever built the relay.
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By Lewd Llama 69 on 15 Oct 2012 15:53
Indeed, you are correct, the "Overseer" is its own class, but it is sized as "Medium" -- thanks for the info fix!
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By RougeRogue1 on 18 Oct 2012 21:49
Got a battleship in month three of Impossible :P
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By Ursiform on 27 Oct 2012 01:16
Hopefully, you had more success with your first battleship on impossible than I had... I hadn't a single firestorm, yet, when my first appeared at that difficulty. Barely pulled my Interceptor off, in time to save it.
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By RougeRogue1 on 27 Oct 2012 02:44
Is it confirmed that the "Overseer" ship is needed for this achievement? I've been reading conflicting reports regarding that point...
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By Cincaid on 30 Oct 2012 21:26
Perhaps, my description is misleading? I'll try to clarify, with a note. :)
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By RougeRogue1 on 31 Oct 2012 02:08
I just shot down a battleship and did not get the unlock. Is there any way to find out which I'm missing and if it's one of the smaller ones, will they still show up?
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By horstwayne on 20 Nov 2012 00:44
Yes thanks, that worked. I missed an abductor, because they all had landed the times before. Also saw a small scout which I emp'ed and do I also to the sectoid interrogation I was missing.
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By horstwayne on 20 Nov 2012 09:45
Really, any time you leave a detected, alien ship to go on its merry way, there's a chance that a battleship will show up to try to destroy the detecting satellite. Battleships will show up in due time, there's probably little need lure one in, but in the unlikely event that's the only one you're missing, that is a good way to increase the chance of one showing up.
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By RougeRogue1 on 26 Nov 2012 14:39
Thanks to the above commentors... I was missing the battleship, skipped a small scout, and wham! it appeared right away.
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By talkstogod on 09 Jan 2013 16:22
Is the overseer ship the one that shows up as purple on the world map?? I took a break from the game and now I cant remember....Don't want to progress with the story only to find out I was missing something else entirely...
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By CyberMartyr88 on 14 Aug 2013 15:24
Not to worry, CyberMartyr88, you cannot miss the Overseer -- shooting it down is necessary to advance the story line past a certain point, so if you're unable to shoot it down when it first appears, it will continue to make regular appearances, until you are able to shoot it down. :)
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By RougeRogue1 on 15 Aug 2013 02:58
Is there any way to spawn the Supply Barge. I believe that is the only ship I am missing.
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By kevgeotech on 15 Aug 2014 13:33
Ah never mind, I guess the "Overseer" ship appears until you actually shoot it down, since it's needed for a story mission. Thought you had one shot at it, and if you missed it would never show up again. Never mind my dumbness! :P
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By Cincaid on 30 Oct 2012 21:30
I don't believe there's any way to check your progress, but all ships (except the Overseer, obviously) will continue to show up -- if you've reached the point of no return at the end of the game, you can always use the method I suggest for the "Shooting Star" achievement, to make sure you get any you may still be missing. Good luck!
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By RougeRogue1 on 20 Nov 2012 01:36
I don't know of any way to spawn a specific kind of ship, but you might want to try this: Create a couple of saves for your current game, then with one of the saves, start this method, ignoring any ships that aren't supply barges (continue your game, as normal, with the other save, when completed):
XCOM: Enemy UnknownShooting StarsThe Shooting Stars achievement in XCOM: Enemy Unknown worth 149 pointsShoot down 40 UFOs.
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By RougeRogue1 on 15 Aug 2014 20:24
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List of alien craft, all taken down with Plasma.

  • Small Scout (Start of game)
  • Large Scout (Start of game)
  • Supply Barge (Mid game)
  • Abductor (Mid game)
  • Overseer (Mid game)
  • Battleship (End game)
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In total, aliens have 6 types of ships:

  • Small Scout - initial stage
  • Large Scout - initial stage
  • Supply Barge - middle
  • Abductor - middle
  • Overseer - middle
  • Dreadnought (Battleship) - final stage
You need to knock everything down in one playthrough. "Thunderbolt" with a plasma gun will be quite enough
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19 Nov 2012 20:07

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You will get plenty of scouts small and large during the game, you will shoot down the observer according to the plot, the dreadnoughts will trample as soon as you miss one UFO (do not intercept it), but the rest will have to wait a long time if you did not shoot them down in due time, but do not despair . Before the last mission, spin the globe until you shoot down all the ships and the trophy appears.
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By Kvadrat90 on 02 Dec 2012 19:26