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The Silver Miner achievement in SSX

The Silver Miner

Collect all Silver Explore Badges

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How to unlock the The Silver Miner achievement

  • milehighkoalamilehighkoala
    05 Mar 2012 06 Mar 2012 06 Mar 2012
    The following are the requirements for Silver Explore Badge (all must be collected for the achievement):

    So close… - Earn a Silver Medal for every drop in 1 Range:

    This comes down to preference. Obviously, it's best to head into this using as high a level character as you can, with as high a gear as you can get. I personally did this on the Rockies range, but whichever range you're most comfortable with is best. Alaska is a popular one for this as well.

    Estate Tax - Earn a total of 15,000 SSX Credits from ghost wins

    First, you'll want to complete some runs on any track, in Explore mode. After you've done that, this will come with time. If you don't have anyone on your friends list with the game, visit the forums on this site, or any other achievement sites and add as many people as you can to speed this up. With quite a few people on your friends list, eventually your records will hold up against their challenges, and you'll earn enough credits for this badge requirement. You can also boost this, however it'll take a little bit longer. Just set a time on a track in Explore mode, and have your friend lose to that ghost over and over. You'll only be allowed to bank your ghost wins after the "While you were away" screen when you first boot up SSX.

    Ghosts Everywhere! - Your records have withstood 25 challenges from your Friends

    Same as Estate Tax. Set some records in Explore mode, and have your friends lose to them. Alternatively, just add as many people who play SSX to your friends list, and this will come with time.

    Are We Still Friends? - Beat 25 Friend's records

    Same as Estate Tax, except you'll be beating the ghosts instead. Have your friends set low times on some tracks in Explore mode, then go beat them if you'd like to boost this.

    Stash - Place 5 Geotags that never get collected (earning you the max):

    This can be somewhat tricky, but will come with time by just placing tons and tons of geotags all over the mountains. I would suggest getting your character up to level 7, as you can then have 2 geotags in inventory per race. Then, either put them in low traffic areas such as right before you die or behind trees, etc. Alternatively you can use a wingsuit and fly to crazy places and put geotags there. They will expire after 24 hours real time, and you will be able to bank the winnings after the "While you were away" screen. Go with quantity for this one, just place as many as you can stand to place, always go into races with Geotags equipped, and you'll get this eventually.
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    CincaidAny idea if you can do the "Estate Tax" and "Ghosts Everywhere!" by using a second silver account? IE, set a target time with your main gold account, then have a dummy silver account loose over and over again to that record?
    Posted by Cincaid On 08 Mar 12 at 12:35
    milehighkoalaI'm not 100% sure, only because I don't know if silver accounts can see the ghosts (not sure if that requires the online pass or not). But, seeing as how you can still compete in global events just not make any money, I would think there's a pretty good chance that would work.
    Posted by milehighkoala On 08 Mar 12 at 15:30
    Ham SaladIf you try it with a Silver account, you will need an EA account for it. If you don't sign into EA, the Explore and Global Events will be greyed out on the menu.

    I was originally going to boost this solo with a Silver account, but decided not to bother with creating a new EA account, so I did it normally.
    Posted by Ham Salad On 08 Mar 12 at 16:38
    CincaidTried with a silver account (which I created an EA account with), and yep it works. Another way to do this, at least. :)
    Posted by Cincaid On 08 Mar 12 at 22:26
    KennansoftJust want to confirm that if you have the Mt Fuji DLC it doesn't count towards the Silver in every range part of thie achievement... I have done every run in Japan and it didn't pop.
    Posted by Kennansoft On 19 Mar 12 at 06:26
    grex9101When you say "every event in a Range" - Is, for example - Alaska a "range", or is it just Denali?
    Posted by grex9101 On 05 Mar 13 at 22:29
    milehighkoalaA range is "Alaska" or "Rockies" or "Himalayas" etc. So you would need to get Silver medals on all drops within the RANGE. I had a pretty easy time in the Rockies range with the exception of a couple of races, but I heard quite a few people had an easier time with Alaska because it's the reverse angle stuff and tends to have a lower threshold for getting medals in each event.

    To answer your question though, using your example, Alaska is a range, and Denali is a mountain within that range. You would want to get silver on all drops in Denali, Mt Foraker, and Silverthrone to get this badge (or whichever range you prefer).
    Posted by milehighkoala On 05 Mar 13 at 22:44
    grex9101^Thanks

    Sounds pretty obvious, I guess. But I'm not particularly au fait with either geography terminology, snowboarding, or indeed the SSX series.

    I agree, Alaska seems the easiest so far, although I'm still struggling with the tricks events.
    Posted by grex9101 On 07 Mar 13 at 02:11
    JustSimply tomanyone looking for the challenges badges feel free to add me!
    Posted by JustSimply tom On 07 Sep 13 at 12:14
    GremlinLord615Nothing about the silver medals is easy. I have gotten gold and silvers in both Alaska and Rockies, but I just cant do the trick events. I kick butt and never fall, get great combos and use the point mods, and STILL barely get half the required points. INSANE!
    Posted by GremlinLord615 On 12 May 15 at 00:29
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