ACHIEVEMENTS:
Story Achievements:
Starter – 10G
Chapter 0 completed.
Quarantined – 10G
Chapter 1 completed.
Morgue-ified – 10G
Chapter 2 completed.
Family Man – 20G
Chapter 3 completed.
Happy Camper – 20G
Chapter 4 completed.
Day At The Museum – 20G
Chapter 5 completed.
The Doctor Is Out – 30G
Chapter 6 completed.
Them's The Facts – 30G
The Facts completed.
Complete chapter 7
Complete Package – 50G
Overtime completed.
Complete chapter 8
Nightmare Master – 75G
Complete chapter 7 in Nightmare Mode
Due to the increased difficulty difficulty and reduced time available most players may want to save this difficulty for a second playthrough. You stats and collectibles will carry over making this much easier.
Colletibles Achievements:
Local Hero – 5G
Stranded survivor saved.
See "Man Of The People."
Man Of The People – 10G
15 stranded survivors saved.
Stranded survivor locations are listed in the collectibles guide, find and rescue 15 to unlock this achievement.
Planner – 15G
5 Blueprints collected.
See "Master Builder."
Journeyman – 20G
25 Blueprints collected.
See "Master Builder."
Engineer – 25G
50 Blueprints collected.
See "Master Builder."
Master Builder – 30G
100 Blueprints collected.
These can include weapon or vehicle blueprints. There are a total of 121 available in the game to grab, follow the collectibles guide to find them all.
Level Based Achievements:
Apprentice – 5G
Level 5 reached.
See "Maxed!"
Expert – 15G
Level 25 reached.
See "Maxed!"
Maxed! – 50G
Level 50 reached.
Use combo weapons (such as the ultimate grim reaper – can give up to 3 levels per weapon in densely packed areas), complete side missions (10,000 – 40,000 PP per mission) or collect all the collectibles as they ramp up in PP value the more you obtain.
A Little Ambition – 5G
Purchased One Attribute.
See "Ladder Climber."
Ladder Climber – 10G
Purchased 10 attributes.
Spend the points obtained from levels and you will get this naturally.
Specialist – 50G
Max out a single attribute.
You must reach level 50 before the final attribute blocks become unlocked. Fill one of them to obtain this achievement.
Combo Achievements:
Fashion Plate – 5G
Collect 100 different clothing items.
Check stores and story locations for new clothes. After finding enough the achievement will unlock. Use the clothing collectibles lists if you are having trouble.
Driven – 5G
20 vehicles collected in the vehicle lot.
Just hop in every new type of vehicle that you spot as you travel, due to the usefulness of vehicles this will most likely occur naturally as you progress through the story.
Collector – 5G
Pick up 250 different weapons.
Pick up every new weapon that you spot as you travel. There are over 350 available in the game so this should unlock with a little effort.
T.I.O.D Disciple – 5G
Created 50 combo weapons.
See "Duct Tape Master."
Duct Tape Master – 20G
Created every combo weapon.
When collecting blueprints in the game, nearby are often the items required to make it. Craft those nearby items each time you find one to get this easily.
Customizer – 5G
Created 5 combo vehicles.
Chances are this will pop naturally as you make vehicles to travel around Los Perdidos, but keep a lookout for component combo vehicles close to each other as you travel around to get this quickly.
Master Mechanic – 10G
Created every combo vehicle.
You will not be able to obtain this until Nick reaches level 50 (to unlock the mobile locker blueprint). Collect all the vehicle schematics in the collectible lists, reach level 50 and start making the vehicles at garages until this pops.
Zombie Killing Achievements:
Zombie Killer – 5G
Killed 100 zombies.
See "Left 100,004 Dead."
Zombie Butcher – 10G
Killed 1,000 zombies.
See "Left 100,004 Dead."
Zombie Slayer – 15G
Killed 10,000 zombies.
See "Left 100,004 Dead."
Master Of Massacre – 20G
Killed 53,597 zombies.
See "Left 100,004 Dead."
Genius Of Zombie Slaying – 25G
Killed 72,000 zombies.
See "Left 100,004 Dead."
Left 100,004 Dead – 30G
Killed 100,004 zombies.
The most effective way to get zombie kills quickly is with vehicles. Once Nick reaches level 50, max out the stat that gives "indestructible vehicles" and hop in a Motorhawg and go to town on the highways until you reach that massive total.
Psychopath Killing Achievements:
Wrathful – 25G
Zhi defeated.
Becomes available to fight during chapter 0 in Ingleton.
Greedy – 25G
Albert defeated.
This psychopath becomes available during chapter 3 by progressing the story. Cannot be missed.
Gluttonous – 25G
Darlene defeated.
Becomes available to fight during chapter 3 in Ingleton.
Lusty – 25G
Dylan defeated.
Becomes available to fight during chapter 4 in South Almuda.
Prideful – 25G
Jherii defeated.
Becomes available to fight during chapter 5 in South Sunset Hills.
Slothful – 25G
Defeat Theodore.
Also known as "Teddy" and is available to fight in chapter 5 inside the Mayor's house in North East Sunset Hills.
Envious – 25G
Kenny defeated.
Psychopath available in chapter 7 if rescued in chapter 3 survivor mission. He can be found on the yacht in South Central City.
Side Mission Achievements:
Sideswiped – 10G
Completed 20 side missions.
Do the missions every time one pops up (psychopath missions count too) and this will occur naturally.
Help wanted – 10G
5 survivors added to the survivor bulletin board.
After survivor missions, sometimes Nick will gain a "follower." Return to a safehouse and activate the survivor board and select their picture to return them safely. Do this five times.
Gang Banger – 5G
Lead a full posse of 5 survivors.
Before this can be done, Nick has to have both increased posse size upgrades and have at least 5 survivors stored in the survivor board. Once he does they can all be summoned simultaneously to get this achievement.
Prestigious – 10G
Complete 10 PP trials.
See "Prestige Hound."
Almost Famous – 25G
Complete 25 PP trials.
See "Prestige Hound."
Prestige Hound – 50G
Complete all PP trials.
PP trials are activities such as destroying all ZDC speakers, killing 999 zombies with fire or killing 1,000 zombies with vehicles. Some will come naturally as you play but you can keep an eye on them on the player tab in the menu and specifically attempt them.
Multi-player Achievements:
Be A Dick!
Join a co-op game.
Survival Trial Achievements:
Certified Survivalist – 5G
Win 25 Survival Training Bronze medals.
See "Survival Training Master."
Survival Training Specialist – 10G
Win 25 Survival Training Silver medals.
See "Survival Training Master."
Survival Training Master – 20G
Win 25 Survival Training Gold medals.
Survival training tasks are small timed events that require you to kill X number of zombies via a specific method. Prepare the optimal equipment (Ultimate grim reaper for fire kills, Indestructible Rollerhawg for vehicle kills and so forth) to make these simple.