The easiest way to get this achievement for not using a medkit is on level 1-1 on Easy difficulty. I have spoken to many people on this and it seems there is a trick to this achievement instead of a bug. The achievement description states not using a medkit, but the game gets confused when you break or pickup any object. After doing this at least 3 times with no luck, I tried something new.
Focus primarily on your shield for this one. Block and reflect all laser shots at you back at the enemy to get your kills. I do not suggest using your melee attacks at all unless there is only 1 mob on the screen. Take your time and learn where mobs spawn so you dont run too far forward and get caught with mobs on both sides of you. Move forward slowly, spawn the next set of mobs and once one shoots at you, use your shield to deflect it back and kill the enemy. Take a few steps backwards and try to always keep 8 feet between you and the enemy. As long as they are that far away, they will typically just take another step or 2 closer then fire again. Once they get closer then 8 feet from you, they will sometimes just keep walking up to melee range and attack that way. This makes timing the shots and avoiding damage much more difficult (Yes I know this achievement is for not using a medkit and not the dont take damage, but this strategy must be used if you want them both). The reason you shouldnt attack unless necessary is the game seems to see any broken object or loot as a pickup and a medkit is a pickup. The only thing you can actually loot and not break this achievement is the gems that drop off mobs you have killed. Do NOT break orange crates for the level points, do NOT break the blue boxes for ammo and especially do NOT break the green barrels for a medkit. This also means NEVER fire your weapon since bullets travel off screen, its too easy to hit an object and break open points, ammo or medkit without meaning to.
This achievement is brutally tough to do at the beginning of the game, but it is possible. I personally finished the game on Easy and had every upgrade except Shield Level 3 before going back and attempting this which made is a whole lot easier. I tried to do this and "Untouchable" at the same time, but last group of mobs hit me with a blaster shot and I only got this one for not using medkit. It only popped for me when I did NOT shoot anything, did NOT break anything and did not resupply ammo.
Extremely difficult game, broken chievos, glitched chievos and bad programming made this one of the most frustrating games I have played. I hope this info helps those of you who stuck it out to try to finish what they could.
39 Comments
A great guide unfortunately for me using the reflect with shield method I still did not get this achievement. I agree that this has been one of the most frustrating games released over the last little while.
By MetalNuck on 20 Jan 2016 01:38
Sorry SlipKnot, I know I tried 3 times and achievement never popped. The first time I made it through without actually breaking anything, it popped for me. I also got the untouchable achievement first try nothing was broken.
By TrueWickedone on 20 Jan 2016 04:34
Nice tip and I hope it works for some but unfortunately this didn't work for me. I started a fresh game and completed 1-1 on easy. I didn't die, break any objects, press the red button or use the gun at all and still no cigar
By x RepoUK x on 20 Jan 2016 09:38
Yeah this didn't work for me either, but I can't down vote it because this game is just rubbish.
By Vonnalushi on 20 Jan 2016 11:19
Only 2 things I can think of.
#1 Make sure no one is using their weapon to shoot cause this can break objects off screen 50 ft away.
#2 Did you complete the game and are just coming back to mop up?
I never used weapon, used the male character and only had chievo pop when I did this after completing the game. It never popped when I first tried as I went through game for first time.
Sorry to hear people are still having issues. I thought for sure I figured out to the trick to this.
By TrueWickedone on 20 Jan 2016 16:14
I have yet to complete the game, but I did go through 1-1 twice reflecting every shot, never melee or using my gun, never breaking anything and the achievement didn't pop.
By Kanchanaburi on 23 Jan 2016 01:39
great guide, achievement is glitched and don't pop up -.-" I'll retry but.... boring!
By SeiFeR ALcHeMy on 25 Jan 2016 09:56
Yea sorry Seifer, it appears that these chievos now do not pop until the game has been completed and you run back through the levels. Not sure why it is like this since the game doesn't even give you your finish game on Easy, Normal, Hard chievos after finishing it. I have heard there is a patch in progress on this game to fix the issues. Until this gets fixed, I have added a Note to my solution about finishing the game first.
What a pain this game is.
By TrueWickedone on 25 Jan 2016 16:08
It's a bad sign when on the release date the game is free. I upvoted your guide because it's a solid strategy. Not your fault this half assed game is broken to all hell.
By MetalNuck on 26 Jan 2016 07:27
I have heard that a patch just went through for this game and some of these achievements are now attainable. This one and "Untouchable" might be attainable now during the first playthrough. I need confirmation on this though. Will try tonight to see if I can get the chievos for completing game on easy,all collectibles and finishing with Mike simply by loading up my original playthrough and finishing final level again.
By TrueWickedone on 27 Jan 2016 17:42
It looks like the recent patch fixed most if not all of these achievements. I simply reloaded my easy play through, spent 3 minutes to kill final boss and my achievements for completing on easy, beating game as Mike and all collection stars popped. Hope everything else is working as it should.
By TrueWickedone on 29 Jan 2016 16:15
Couldn't this be done in coop? Player 2 runs ahead and kills everything and breaks everything?
By VRETENAR 906 on 29 Jan 2016 19:09
This I can't confirm after recent patch. Before the patch, this did not work in co-op. Also, when playing co-op only the main profile (controller 1) will unlock chievos. This game sucks and almost everything was broken at release. I consider myself lucky they even patched it at all. Just glad my chievos I completed finally popped after the patch.
By TrueWickedone on 29 Jan 2016 21:06
Yes, I unlocked the achievement for not picking up any health in coop. Well... sort of. It's Done Unlocking... but that still means it worked. I didn't take any damage though and didn't receive that achievement. I picked everything up with Player 2 so Player 1 wouldn't accidentally pick anything up. It's a bit tricky holding LT with Player 1 while defending Player 1 with Player 2 but managed to do it eventually.
By VRETENAR 906 on 29 Jan 2016 21:19
If you use 1 controller and pick up a health kit, the game sees it. If you use 2 controllers and pick up a health kit, the game sees it. I would be very surprised if the game actually is smart enough to figure out one controller from the other. Gratz if you got this through co-op, but I wouldnt recommend it. This is such a simple achievement, why bother fighting 2 controllers when you can just deflect for 4 minutes and be done. Since the patch, achievements pop as soon as you complete one of them. If you did not get this when you "completed" it, not sure why you expect it to pop later. Goodluck with the late chievo though and gratz on finishing it Pickle!
P.S. This game sux
By TrueWickedone on 30 Jan 2016 00:07
Still says "done...unlocking!" for me. Oh well.
By capicawl on 04 Feb 2016 18:08
Yup, my first try was with 2 controllers and it was Done...unlocking!. Then the achievement disappeared and showed that I hadn't earned it. So I tried this method without taking damage and it showed back up as done...unlocking :(
By VRETENAR 906 on 04 Feb 2016 20:14
I think I saw it up last night still as free. Only thing I can think of is delete the game from your xbox and then re-download it. Maybe after the update hits and game loads, the achievement will pop for you? This game sucked enough, but to actually finish the requirements for an achievement after latest patch and still not get it, thats criminal. Wish you luck man.
By TrueWickedone on 05 Feb 2016 15:59
This has been Done... Unlocking! for like 2 weeks for me. The longest I've ever had in the past was 3 days. I've tried everything, including un-installation and deleting my save.
This has also been Done unlocking! for me for almost 2 weeks now yeah. Hope this shit gets fixed soon.
By SNaKeTX on 09 Feb 2016 12:03
First attempt on 1-1 today and it unlocked at the end of the level, I broke a medical container put never picked up the medkit.
By The Yiddler on 09 Feb 2016 16:14
I will try again :) I see people are completing this game now.
By VRETENAR 906 on 09 Feb 2016 17:02
Well I was hoping reinstalling game would work, but it sounds like SpiralGamerpro has done that and it has still not popped. The only other suggestion I have would be to load up the final level and beat the boss again to finish game.
I completed game on Easy with Mike and also had all collection stars and nothing popped. After hearing the patch had fixed some of these achievements, I loaded the game back up and still nothing. Upon finishing the final level (Beating Boss) again, I got the achievement for completing game on easy, finishing with Mike and all stars collected. I got this achievement back when people still said it was "unattainable" so I am unable to test this, but it worked for some of my other achievements so only thing left I can suggest is to complete game again on the play through you unlocked this on and hopefully it pops for you.
By TrueWickedone on 09 Feb 2016 18:08
I have not had time to research or confirm what I was told, but wanted to post this in case it can help some of you. I was sent a message last night from "Omega Yiazmat" regarding some of these recent patches and new issues they have caused. They mentioned this problem you are having with the achievement unlocking, but not actually popping for you on your console. The makers of Zheros have asked people to contact them and give specific information to help them fix this issue. Sounds to me like they know it is happening, but not sure why or how to correct it yet. They have asked that people post to their Facebook page, or send direct e-mail to support@zherosgame.com
Be sure to include your Gamertag, Achievement, Date and Time you first unlocked the achievement that has not popped. Provide as much information as you can. Again I was just made aware of this last night and have not had time to research this, but anything that might help the individual or community on these achievements should be shared with those who need.
By TrueWickedone on 11 Feb 2016 16:10
Too bad I already deleted that save. :-P I'll fulfill the requirements again, play through the full game, and let you guys know if it works.
Whatever they are doing with these recent patches is working on a lot of stuff. I just completed my original game save as Dorian on Normal. I had to give up cause it was impossible to do on Normal. Since the recent patches, I started back up on 1-5 and finished in a few hours. The second the final boss was completed I popped Finish on Normal and Finish with Dorian. Even using an original save allowed the progress to continue and pop chievos after beating final level. You should not have to complete the entire game and come back for this, I assume you can just attain it your very first attempt on 1-1 now. If they fixed the pick-ups, then this will be much easier if you can use your gun but when I attained the achievement, I couldnt break anything.
By TrueWickedone on 16 Feb 2016 17:25
Still nothing after retrying it on two saves.
When Omega sent me the message about Zheros makers requesting information from those having troubles, he did not specify if they were attempting to make these chievos pop for those who attained them, or if they were simply using the information to try and track down the problem for a fix. If there is a chance it will help, I strongly suggest a quick message to them though with your Gamertag, achievement name and time you "unlocked" it. Sorry you are still having issues SpiralGamerpro, this game definitely was not worth the hassle.
By TrueWickedone on 17 Feb 2016 16:23
Alright. I will do that tonight. Thanks for your help, mate, and I've upvoted your solution.
Just a quick update, I played 1-1 and I had a health box get destroyed by a robot. Didn't pick it up and finished the level and I still go the achievement. Maybe I got lucky but just finish out the level to be certain. Happy hunting!
By LightishRed on 18 Feb 2016 23:56
This finally just popped out of nowhere
Sweet, gratz man. I need to go back and try this on Hard still as well as an easy playthrough without the gun, but I did not enjoy this game enough to finish the first time, let alone the second. Afraid I will lose more of my soul if I go back for thirds.
By TrueWickedone on 02 Mar 2016 16:19
This achievement was extremely East. Totally doable first level
By SprinkyDink on 21 Mar 2016 20:21
So, I just got it at the second try, after having had read all this.
My own experience:
- 1st run: I think I actually got one of the medikit by proximity during a fight without realising it, as I almost did the second time. One of the aliens spawned right next to one of the medikit drum...
- 2nd run: actually got that medikit and realised it. restarted the run.
- 2nd run & a half (oops): by mistake, I used my gun, and going along after the fight, I saw I destroyed one of the medikit drums, but was careful to leave the kit alone. carried on and actually did the same thing a second time on the level (destroyed the drum, but did not take the kit). Got to the end, and POP.
By The Ol n De on 19 May 2016 22:24
Gratz on the chievo MDH Stan!
By TrueWickedone on 20 May 2016 15:57
Did they made this game easier? This was a piece of cake. I didn't even needed to block/shield that much, just run in and hack n slash. Took me 8 minutes to beat this level and only lost about 15% of my health.
By mcnuggests on 19 Sep 2017 15:31
I would hope they finally fixed a lot of these bugs and glitched chievos. When I first played and posted for this over 18 months ago, there were way too many bugs. I know they made a few patches that fixed some issues a long time ago, but most people seemed to still be struggling with a few of these chievos. I am very glad to hear you were able to get it easily, lets hope things are fixed for the rest of the people who try to play this game now.
Thanks for the update
By TrueWickedone on 21 Sep 2017 14:29
Yeah, this was a piece of cake. Did it on 1-3 because you do half of the level in a suit. I have not upgraded anything.
You can also break every single barrel in the level. I broke some life barrels and just dont get the power up and you are fine.
By Curtieson on 13 Feb 2020 03:15
Gratz on the chievo Curtieson!
By TrueWickedone on 21 Mar 2020 17:44
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