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Swing them sticks Achievement in Dead Island

Swing them sticks42 (25)

Online/Offline - This achievement can be obtained in either an online or offline modeSingle Player - This achievement can be obtained in single player game modesCooperative - This achievement can be obtained in non-versus game modes where players work togetherCumulative - This achievement is obtained by gradually increasing one’s total number of experience points, kills, hours, or similar measures, over time to meet certain goals
Kill 150 enemies using Analog Fighting controls.

Achievement Guide for Swing them sticks

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Gaist Heidegger
122,630
Gaist Heidegger
Achievement won on 07 Sep 11
TA Score for this game: 769
Posted on 07 September 11 at 04:28, Edited on 07 September 11 at 18:53
This solution has 48 positive votes and 2 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
Under options you can change your control scheme from Digital to Analog; this makes you eligible to begin racking up kills for this achievement. Technically, you don't have to kill enemies in this mode expressly -using- the analog fighting--as delivering kicks and other means of zombie death still count.

However, while at first you might find yourself driven a bit nuts by this control scheme, I highly recommend giving it a shot as it may well grow on you; the biggest advantage is when you go into 'attack mode' with the left trigger, you can then 'lock on' to specific body parts on enemies.

This is a tremendous boon against tougher enemies such as Thugs--for afterward you can target their arms to break with bludgeoning weapons or cut off with slashing weapons, making them -much- easier to handle afterward!

Control note: In Analog fight mode, the right trigger takes you into 'throw mode' and the left trigger takes you into 'fight mode'; when you pull the left trigger, you will essentially lock on to whatever body part is in your cross-hairs, and this is how you can try to specifically behead a zombie with an edge weapon or remove an arm, etc. Moving the right analog stick while in 'fight mode' will position your weapon accordingly--you then 'flick' the stick to deliver the blows.
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p1zZaBiT
188,687
p1zZaBiT
Achievement won on 15 Sep 11
TA Score for this game: 301
Posted on 16 September 11 at 00:47
This solution has 38 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
Analog control can be a pain. However you can try using the vehicle to make it less painful. I have tried it after the patch and it still works. However I have played around a bit and I believe the following conditions are needed for the game to recognize zombie being killed by a hit from a vehicle as analog kills.

1) Play the game alone. - I found that when friends join your game or you in another person game, vehicle kills will not count into your analog.

2) Make sure the option for fighting is being changed to analog before you start the game

3) Make sure you are bare fist before you enter the vehicle - I realise that if I am holding to some weapons, the vehicle kills would not register as analog kills.

4) Throw a couple of punches before entering into the car (You don't need to hit anything) - Bascially it is probably to allow the game to register that you are in analog mode? Cause when i did it last night, it didn't register my vehicle kills as analog, so what I did was to come out of the car and throw a couple of punches and got back in. And then it works.

Hope the above helps? Once it start registering, you can just go driving around and knock off as many zombie as you need :D

All the best
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LizardKingv666
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LizardKingv666
Achievement won on 11 Jan 12
TA Score for this game: 1,971
Posted on 12 January 12 at 09:06, Edited on 12 January 12 at 09:06
This solution has 13 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
A very fast way to do this is the Bloodbath Arena DLC (Arena A - Easy).

Set your controls to analog and start the game. Go to the Bloodbath Arena and then to Arena A and start to kill Zombies. Every weapon and move (kicks, fistfight) counts. Should take you about 10 - 15 minutes to get it. If you die just try again until you have the 150 Kills.

You can also try to get the "Stick it to the enemy"-Achievement when you're going for this one. Survive 15 consecutive waves using the analog controls and this one will be yours.

If you only use your fists and legs on the first 5 waves you will also get the "Out of honey? Chew bees"-Achievement.

Good luck!

*Vote as you like - I just want to help!*
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Defrosted Jay
155,471
Defrosted Jay
Achievement won on 15 Sep 11
TA Score for this game: 1,313
Posted on 15 September 11 at 22:54
This solution has 8 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
If you Haven't got this by the end of your first playthrough and/or dont like the anolog system then,
continue the game and enter 'playthrough two'. do the first couple of missions now either go into a friend or randoms game and check their rank by pressing back, LB if it's a low rank by comparison, press start, options, controls, change from digital to anolog, and get smashing!

LT to bring your fist/weapon up right thump stick to swing
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Left 0f West
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Left 0f West
Achievement won on 03 Dec 11
TA Score for this game: 1,203
Posted on 03 December 11 at 19:52
This solution has 6 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
This is how I did it. I got with a friend of mine over LIVE. she was a low level and I a higher one. We went to options and turned off the option that matches the zombies to your level, so all the zombies were her level. Using the analog sticks you can one shot kills zombies, making it easy to rack up kills.

Also driving the truck and running them over count as kills for you.
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kanz
142,406
kanz
Achievement won on 09 Sep 11
TA Score for this game: 960
Posted on 09 September 11 at 03:03
This solution has 17 positive votes and 11 negative votes. Please log in to vote.
I used the truck. I had a hard time adjusting to the sticks, but the vehicles drive the same and the kills count. I did have to kill the last 10 by fighting.
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MAIRINE GENERAL
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MAIRINE GENERAL
Achievement won on 03 Mar 12
TA Score for this game: 1,971
Posted on 14 April 12 at 17:23
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There's an easier way to get this with or without the DLC! First change your settings, then swing your weapon a few times,next switch to a GUN! Kill 150 zombies... Very Easy!
I got this achievement on the DLC, took about 5 rounds.
(if you don't swing your weapon the kills don't register sometime, if they still don't register, swing your weapon again!)
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monkeyboy3009
79,244
monkeyboy3009
Achievement won on 31 Dec 12
TA Score for this game: 1,069
Posted on 31 December 12 at 10:45
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What I did was the following:

1) Go find yourself a lot of guns, and I really mean a lot!

2) Change you're fight type to analog

3) Now why I picked up the guns, because shooting a gun is the same in what ever fighting type.

4) Go kill 150 zombies with the guns and the achievement is yours

PS: Sorry if there are any mistakes in the writing of some words, I usualy don't speak English.
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