Overview:
- Estimated achievement difficulty: 2/10
- Offline: 53 [1170]
- Online: 4 [80]
- Approximate amount of time to 1250: 20-25 hours, 5 hours for the DLC.
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1
- Missable achievements: None [Outposts can be reset allowing you to kill/use enemies as you need for any missed achievements]
- Does difficulty affect achievements?: No
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: None
- Extra equipment needed?: None
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DLC: Valley of the Yetis
- Difficulty: 2/10
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Time to 250
: 5 hours
- Unobtainable: None
Introduction:
Welcome to Kyrat! Far Cry 4 will be very familiar to anyone who has played the previous installment as the mechanics are completely unchanged. The achievements are pretty much all obtainable in single player and the few that require online/Co-Op play can be done in a very short time.
You cannot miss any of the campaign achievements as you can reset the outposts even after completing the game so that you regain access to enemies with which to complete any outstanding achievements. You should still be conscious of the various miscellaneous achievements as you play though, as the actions that some require will be tied in to some of the more time consuming achievements, such as to unlock all of the skills.
Step 1 - Campaign:
So your first step, naturally is to begin a new game. You can select any of the three difficulties as there are no restrictions tied to them. If you wish to have an easier time and just enjoy the features that the game has to offer without having to stress about dying all the time then feel free to play on easy.
I would recommend that you try to complete as many side missions, outposts and bell towers that you can before completing your current campaign mission to keep on top of it as there are many things to do in this game. You should also spend time hunting animals and collecting the various flowers, not only for the related achievements, but also because the flowers are used to create syringes that will help you immensely. As for the animals, you will need their skins to craft upgrades and you can look on your map to see where they are most likely to roam to hunt them down.
Step 1.5 - Collectibles:
Just a quick note that you do not need to find all of the collectibles in this game to unlock all of the achievements, you only need to find the specified amount for each related achievement. You can buy maps from the merchants which will reveal all of the collectibles in a location, so be sure to do this if you are struggling to find enough of them.
Step 2 - Campaign Co-Op:
There are only two achievements to obtain in Co-Op mode and both can be done rather quickly. The first one you should look at is to take over an Outpost as the secondary character 'Hurk' and the second is to perform a 'Vehicle Takedown' from the passenger seat of a vehicle. See their individual achievement descriptions for full details.
If you are in need of a boosting partner to quickly unlock these achievements, try looking in the achievement boosting thread found Here.
Step 3 - Clean up/Online:
The final step is to unlock the two 'Online' achievements. From the main menu scroll right to the 'Chronicles' tab and you can select 'Battles of Kyrat' and 'Map Browser,' both of which are necessary for an achievement each. See their individual achievement descriptions for full details.
Step 4 - DLC Valley of the Yetis:
Welcome to the Valley of the Yetis! This DLC is more of the same Far Cry action. You'll begin with a new, as in without perks and crafted upgrades, Ajay for this DLC which is a separate story from the main game. Luckily though, skins are now available from loot chests and xp is much easier to get from killing enemies and completing missions.
There are no missable achievements as you can continue to play after completing the story, so you don't necessarily need to be conscious of the achievement list if you would prefer to play through and enjoy the DLC, then worry about the remainder of the list afterwards.
After installing the DLC you will find it from the main menu if you scroll across to the online menu, 'Chronicles' and you will find it at the bottom of the list.
At the beginning of the story you'll eventually be tasked with taking over a relay station that will serve as a home base for everything that you do. After you claim the Relay Station and do the mandatory first defense of it from an attacking force, besides the first two story related achievements, you will get free control of the map to do as you wish. From here, you can either work towards the upgrade missions achievements, or continue to do the story.
You will need to get to a certain point in the story before you encounter Yetis and as they are tied to two of the achievements, you should complete the story at least up to meeting your first Yeti before attempting to find more in the wilderness.
Conclusion:
So for anyone who completed the previous installment, this game should feel very much the same, but that's no bad thing. A very fun game well worth the 25 or so hours you'll be putting in to unlock all of the achievements, but also an easy completion for anyone new to the franchise.
[XBA would like to thank Scotty and Nozza XBA for this roadmap]