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XCOM 2 Game Guide

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Achievements | Enemies XCOM 2 Guide

Last update: 03 June 2016

There are 50 achievements in XCOM 2, most of which are unlocked in a standard way and do not require the player to do anything out of the ordinary. However, to collect all of them you will have to complete the game on the highest difficulty level, which is not an easy feat.

First Blood - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

First Blood

Description: Complete the tactical tutorial.

Hint: you need to complete the tutorial mission of the game.

Like Clockwork - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Like Clockwork

Description: Complete a successful ambush.

Hint: all you have to do is to perform an attack during concealment.

Rumor Hunter - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Rumor Hunter

Description: Complete a rumor.

Hint: you must complete a mission titled as "A rumor from the resistance", which will be given to you from the resistance randomly.

Locked and Loaded - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Locked and Loaded

Description: Upgrade a weapon.

Hint: install any weapon part in at least one weapon.

Rise of the Resistance - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Rise of the Resistance

Description: Make contact with a region.

Hint: you must make contact with at least one resistance cell.

Come Back To Me - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Come Back To Me

Description: Kill a Sectoid who is currently mind controlling a squadmate.

A Horrible Truth - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

A Horrible Truth

Description: Recover the Blacksite Data.

Hint: an achievement gained as you progress the story.

Tinker - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Tinker

Description: Build an experimental item in the Proving Ground.

Hint: you need to prepare at least one experimental item (ammo, grenade, armor, weapon) in the Proving Ground.

With Extreme Prejudice - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

With Extreme Prejudice

Description: Skulljack an ADVENT Officer.

Hint: an achievement gained as you progress the story.

Breathing Room - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Breathing Room

Description: Kill a Viper who is strangling a squadmate.

A Grim Key - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

A Grim Key

Description: Recover a Codex Brain.

Hint: an achievement gained as you progress the story.

Rebel Radio - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Rebel Radio

Description: Build the Resistance Comms facility.

Hint: Build the Resistance Comms facility - more on the subject can be found in the section about facilities.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Description: Apply a PCS upgrade to a soldier.

Hint: you have to equip a soldier with a Personal Combat Sim.

Car Wrecked - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Car Wrecked

Description: Cause an enemy to die in a vehicle explosion.

Hint: you have to kill an enemy with a vehicle explosion, which can be triggered with a grenade.

Room to Grow - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Room to Grow

Description: Upgrade a facility.

Bring It Down - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Bring It Down

Description: Sabotage an alien facility.

Hint: you must complete an alien facility assault mission with a success.

Heroes of the Resistance - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Heroes of the Resistance

Description: Beat a Retaliation mission with less than 3 civilian deaths.

Hint: you must lose no more than 3 civilians during a Retaliation mission.

Cyberlord - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Cyberlord

Description: Earn a second tier hack reward.

Hint: a hack reward can be gained by performing a hack on a terminal, tower, or an enemy, and to get this achievement you need to select the second effect, the portrait on the right side.

Codebreaker - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Codebreaker

Description: Build the Shadow Chamber facility.

Hint: Build the Shadow Chamber facility - more on the subject can be found in the section about facilities.

Have a Nice Trip - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Have a Nice Trip

Description: Cause an enemy to fall to its death.

Hint: you can cause it by destroying the floor the enemy is standing on with the help of a grenade. The enemy will be dealt 3 points of fall damage, so you must make sure that he has less or equal to 3 health points before he hits the ground.

A God Falls - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

A God Falls

Description: Eliminate the enemy, Avatar.

A Better Human Being - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

A Better Human Being

Description: Recover the Forge item.

Hint: an achievement gained as you progress the story.

Meat Over Metal - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Meat Over Metal

Description: Kill a Sectopod on the same turn you encounter it.

Now Am I Become Death - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Now Am I Become Death

Description: Kill 3 enemies in a single turn, with a single soldier, without explosives.

Hint: you can do that with the help of a Sharpshooter, with the Serial ability.

A Dark Doorway - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

A Dark Doorway

Description: Recover the Psi Gate.

Hint: an achievement gained as you progress the story.

Pile Em Up - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Pile 'Em Up

Description: Kill 500 aliens (does not have to be in the same game).

Mechlord - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Mechlord

Description: Hack and take control of a Sectopod.

Hint: to do that, you will need the Haywire Protocol ability of the Specialist.

A Line Crossed - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

A Line Crossed

Description: Perform the Avatar Autopsy.

Hint: you must perform the "Avatar Autopsy" research - more on that can be found in the chapter about research projects.

Stop Hitting Yourself - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Stop Hitting Yourself

Description: Kill an enemy with a hacked turret.

Hint: to do so, you must use the Haywire Protocol of the Specialist to take control of a turret and then kill at least one enemy with it.

A Final Stand - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

A Final Stand

Description: Prepare an Avatar for the Commander.

Hint: an achievement gained as you progress the story.

Excalibur - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Excalibur

Description: Completely upgrade a beam weapon with superior grade weapon upgrades.

Hint: you just have to install 2 superior grade upgrades on the best weapon you can unlock in the game.

Earth Avenged - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Earth Avenged

Description: Overthrow the aliens at any difficulty level.

Hint: you must complete the game at any difficulty level.

David and Goliath - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

David and Goliath

Description: Kill a Berserker in melee combat.

Hint: Use the Ranger's melee attack to finish off the enemy with a sword strike and earn the achievement.

Shens Legacy - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Shen's Legacy

Description: Build a facility in every Avenger slot.

Hint: you just have to build a facility in every available spot on the Avatar ship.

Shadow Broker - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Shadow Broker

Description: Sell goods worth 1000 supplies to the Black Market (Can span multiple games).

The Sun Never Sets - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

The Sun Never Sets

Description: Build a radio relay on every continent

Brutal Collection - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Brutal Collection

Description: Skulljack each different type of ADVENT soldier (does not have to be in same game).

Hint: you must use the Skulljack on ADVENT troops only - you don't need to use it on aliens.

Global Resistance - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Global Resistance

Description: Get all of the continent bonuses available in a single campaign.

Hint: you will have to make contact with every resistance cell and construct all the radio relays on every continent.

Nick of Time - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Nick of Time

Description: Evacuate a soldier whose bleed-out timer is still running.

Defender of Humanity - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Defender of Humanity

Description: Overthrow the aliens on Commander difficulty level.

Hint: you must complete the game on Commander difficulty level.

The Most Dangerous Game - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

The Most Dangerous Game

Description: Win a multiplayer match.

Beginners Luck - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Beginner's Luck

Description: Beat a mission in June or later using only Rookies

Hint: the time can be checked by looking in the bottom right corner of the screen while on the world map.

Valhalla - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Valhalla

Description: Beat the game on at least Commander difficulty in Ironman mode

Hint: you must complete the game on the Commander difficulty, with the Ironman option turned on.

The Untouchables - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

The Untouchables

Description: Beat the game on at least Commander without losing a soldier

Overpowered - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Overpowered

Description: Beat a mission on at least Commander difficulty with a squad composed entirely of soldiers of the same class (but not Rookie)

Heavy Metal - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Heavy Metal

Description: Kill an enemy with every heavy weapon in the game (doesn't have to be in the same game).

Hint: heavy weapons can be installed onto the W.A.R. Suit and E.X.O. Suit.

Immortal Commander - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Immortal Commander

Description: Overthrow the aliens on Legend difficulty level.

Hint: you must complete the game on Legend difficulty level.

The Few and the Proud - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

The Few and the Proud

Description: Beat the game on at least Commander difficulty without buying a Squad Size upgrade

Who Needs Tygan - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Who Needs Tygan?

Description: Beat the final mission using only conventional gear

Hint: you must use only the first weapons during the final mission of the game.

Exquisite Timing - Achievements | Enemies - Appendix - XCOM 2 Game Guide

Exquisite Timing

Description: Beat the game on at least Commander difficulty by July 1st

Hint: the time can be checked by looking in the bottom right corner of the screen while on the world map.

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