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Alfindeol
44,687
Achievement won on 17 Nov 08TA Score for this game: 1,116
Posted on 30 April 09 at 16:38, Edited on 27 March 11 at 18:12
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This solution has 115 positive votes and 2 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
The ADS cannon is located at the end of Chapter 4.
This achievement can by highly frustrating, but there is one, simple tip that can really help.
Turn the brightness setting in the game all the way up. You can do this from the in-game pause menu. This allows you to see the asteroids from a LOT further away. Doing this simple step might be enough to push you over the top.
When you sit down, be ready to start firing immediately. You want to make sure that you don't waste any time. A mistake that a lot of people make is they chase the asteroids all around the screen. When you start chasing asteroids, you let twice as many through your defenses. Try to stick towards the center of the screen and focus on the larger asteroids first. Many of the asteroids that move off to the side of the screen will miss anyway.
The best way to take the asteroids down, and avoid overheating, is to fire the lasers together as one shot. Both lasers will almost always take down the asteroid you shoot at, so it prevents you from spending too much time shooting at one little rock.
If you follow those three tips, you will be well on your way to the achievement. There is still a random factor involved, sometimes the amount of asteroids is just impossible to deal with, but that's why there is a save point in the room. If you fail the first time, just reload and try again. If you decide you want to put it off for later, just use a second save slot and move forward in the game. I would suggest doing the same thing for Slugger if you have trouble with that one too. You don't want to have to replay all the way through Chapter 8 to get these two achievements if you decide you don't want to mess with them now.
Good shooting! |
Shinerbock88
63,248
Achievement won on 12 Sep 09TA Score for this game: 1,459
Posted on 12 September 09 at 08:03, Edited on 23 February 11 at 02:33
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This solution has 65 positive votes and 1 negative vote. Please log in to vote. |
This achievement will test your patience more than your skill. It is frustrating to no end. I went through two 360 controllers and a cat trying to get this achievement (just kidding about the controllers). As Codster2005 said, the asteroids are random and their is luck involved. Also, I am writing this assuming you've already played the ADS Cannon and are familiar with the controls and sizes of the asteroids.
The large asteroids do more damage than smaller ones. The large asteroids also break up into smaller asteroids. There are some fast moving medium-sized asteroids that do a lot of damage as well. These are your primary target because they move so fast and are the most dangerous asteroid in the bunch, so shoot them a.s.a.p.
Here are a few things I did that helped me out:
-Turn the brightness up on the game and your TV/monitor. This allows you to see the asteroids a LONG time before you can running the game's recommended brightness. I had the game brightness on full and my monitor to 100% brightness. I was getting pummeled by asteroids before Hammond says, "Give me another minute." (or something like that - the first time he says anything). I turned the brightness up and it made an immediate impact as I was getting to the last comment he says before the AI takes over. This will help you more in the beginning than it will later on as it allows you to pick off many asteroids before things get hectic.
-Try to keep your turret below the middle of the screen. As you know, the turret blocks your view if you're chasing asteroids that are going to hit above you.
-Don't chase asteroids you're likely not going to hit. If an asteroid is flying fast and it's already near the top or side of your screen, don't bother trying to get it unless it's a big one OR if you see there will be a slight break in the upcoming action. Chasing lost causes leaves openings for other asteroids to make it through and damage your shields.
-Lead your shots. The asteroids are coming toward you so place your targeting laser slightly in front of the incoming asteroid and fire off a burst.
-Smaller asteroids: Use one gun to pick off the smaller asteroids and try to keep your firing to bursts, not continuous firing because your turret will overheat. Just move your targeting laser towards the asteroid you wish to shoot and then fire. After a few tries, you'll be sniping asteroids leaving your turrets nice and cool for double turret bursts on the larger asteroids. I used the left gun for asteroids on the left side of the screen and right gun for the asteroids on the right side of the screen.
-Large asteroids: Use one gun if they're a decent distance away and then use both guns at the same time once it breaks apart. If it's close then by all means use both. Rotate your right stick in a small, tight circle when using both guns to ensure you get the asteroid fragments after the large asteroid breaks.
-Use both guns on clusters of asteroids be it a cluster of smaller asteroids or a large asteroid that has fragmented.
-Just try to get through this section the first couple of times you play it, don't quit after you get below 50%. This will give you a reference of how much time you have after Hammond says something. Then, once you're comfortable with how long you have to defend the USG Ishimura, just /quit the game and start over once your shields get below 50%.
-Take the advice of the name of this achievement. Seriously. I was at 83% when Hammond says his last comment and ended up below 50% because I thought I had it in the bag... took me another 10 minutes to get the achievement.
P.S. I was just kidding about the cat too.
EDIT: Here's a great tip by sloeJAKE:
"I kept a game save and came back after I had all the other achievements"
Try to remember not to save over the file! This will allow you comeback at different times and give it a shot again and, more importantly, allow you to continue progressing the story of Dead Space at your leisure. Good luck! |
Codster2005
276,802
Achievement won on 27 Oct 08TA Score for this game: 796
Posted on 27 October 08 at 23:35
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This solution has 43 positive votes and 7 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
The layout of the asteroids are random, so there is a bit of luck to this. You could only get a few large asteroids, or you could get a bunch in a row.
Early on, and whenever you get a breather, try and just use single shots to take out the asteroids.
Let go with both barrels for a second when there's a group of them in a cluster, or you see a large asteroid coming at you, as they break up into several smaller ones.
In my game, I started with 85 health on the shield, so it's not exactly fair, so make sure to make your shots count and don't overheat as the last few seconds tick down. |
Alexkid87
38,453
Achievement won on 13 Apr 12TA Score for this game: 1,459
Posted on 18 April 12 at 08:47
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This solution has 8 positive votes and 0 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
You need to be patient, it could take a LOT of goes!
If you have HDTV, Turn your TV settings to Dynamic so the screen is very vibrant, if it's LED screen turn the backlight up as high as possible.
Turn the volume off so that the guy doesnt put you off, when i did this, the achievement just popped up after a few goes.
Try to hit them as soon as they appear, if they go outside of the middle panel then forget about them, because when you start chasing them round the screen it all goes wrong.
use one trigger all the time to prevent over heating, until you see a large or fast rock then use both triggers to eliminate them quickly. Try to give your gun a one second break every now again.
If you are struggling with this, just be patient and keep trying, you will ghet there in the end!! |