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Soldier of Misfortune achievement in Far Cry 2

Soldier of Misfortune

Unlock field manuals for all weapons (Ranked match)

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  • Chilli ThunderChilli Thunder
    18 Jul 2009 18 Jul 2009 26 Jan 2015
    You will need to rank up to at least Level 19 to receive enough diamonds to unlock all weapons ( higher if you have reset your diamonds at any point )

    To make things a little easier, I've listed the number of weapon kills (Maintenance Manual) , executions (Operations Manual) & headshot/ Multikills (Bandoliers) you will need to achieve, in the same order as that found on the in-game Player Statistics page, and also included the class and level for each weapon.

    Weapon______Class__Lvl__ Kills __Exec__ H/S__ M/K
    Makarov______Shrp___1___100____ 50___ 50___ 0
    6P9____________Sab___1___100_____50___ 50___0
    Star .45_______Com___1___300___200__ 100___0
    Eagle.50______Gun____1__ 300 ___200__ 100__ 0
    MAC-10_______Guer___1__100____ 50___ 50___ 0
    Uzi____________Rbl_____2__ 250__ 100___ 100__ 0
    Flare Pistol ___Shrp___2__ 100____0______ 0___ 0
    IED___________Guer___2___ 0_____ 0______ 0___ 100
    M-79__________Com___2___ 100___ 0______0____100
    G3-KA4_______Com___1____100___ 50____ 50___ 0
    Silent MP-5____Sab___2___ 100___ 50____ 50___ 0
    AK-47_________Com___2___ 250__ 100___ 100__ 0
    AR-16_________Sab____3___ 250__ 100___ 100___0
    FAL PARA._____Com___3___ 500__ 250___250__ 0
    Homeland 37__Guer__1____100___50___ 50___ 0
    SPAS-12_______Guer___2___ 250__100__ 100__ 0
    USAS-12_______Guer___3___ 500__ 250__ 250__ 0
    M1903_________Shrp___1___100___50____50___ 0
    Dragunov SVD__Shrp__2__ 250___100__ 100__ 0
    AS50___________Shrp___3__ 500___250___250__ 0
    Dart Rifle_______Sab___1___250___100___100__ 0
    PKM____________Gun___1___250___100___100__0
    M-249__________Gun___3__ 500___250___250__ 0
    LPO-50_________Rbl____1___ 250___ 0____ 0_____ 0
    RPG-7__________Rbl____2___ 100___ 0 ____0____100
    Carl-G__________Gun___2 ___250___ 0____ 0___ 100
    MGL-140_______Rbl____3___ 500___ 0____ 0___ 250

    Good Luck.
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    Edit: According to Timutimu the Carl-G multikills is meant to be 200, I can't recall as it was a long time ago now, funny that
    no-one else picked up on it.
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    2nd Edit : I've changed Carl-G back to 100 multi-kills after several people have reconfirmed what I had originally. Thanks guys.

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    ThaDevilzHandI agree with this taking about 30 hours if you use the de-rank glitch, triple box, and use the USB trick to get a custom map in ranked. I started boosting this about 3 days ago, but that day and the day after I had work so I only had a few hours afterward to work on it. I was hard at it yesterday though as I was off, and I'm close enough to think I'll be done with it later today after I get up from sleeping or very dang close at least and finish it up tomorrow.
    Posted by ThaDevilzHand on 16 Jan 23 at 10:45
    KaitehI took the OP's list and made a shareable spreadsheet to allow people to track things easier.

    Feel free to distribute and download a copy for yourself to use. I liked the satisfaction of marking guns off.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ck96dDWKbqJlBLoZuBWQ...
    Posted by Kaiteh on 20 Jan 23 at 19:31
    I Aint A ShoOk1If servers are still working an these are still obtainable I'll be down to grind it out, gt, I aint a shook1. Msg me on Xbox or on here when ever.
    Posted by I Aint A ShoOk1 on 04 Mar at 07:33
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  • Th3 Dude 17Th3 Dude 17
    Locked 18 Mar 2012 24 Mar 2012
    Fist, search for the custom map "Boosting v2" that I created and download it. Now when you go to host a map and you are at the map selection screen, you need to unplug either a USB drive or memory card, and then plug it back in. It doesnt matter where the map is saved, it can even be on the hard drive. You will now be able to boost the manuals in a RANKED game on a CUSTOM map!

    All you do is play Uprising or Capture the Diamond and spend the full 15 minutes killing. Playing against 1 person you can get up to 85 kills per game but 2 accounts will double that (plus you need multikills anyway). Now the people getting killed will need to turbo Right Trigger. If you dont, then there will be a brief respawn invulnerability. Now just sit by the ammo boxes and kill as fast as you can.

    I have a made a spreadsheet so you can fill in your current stats and estimate how much time you have left to boost. (you must save the file if you want to edit it).

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApF4Rt239eAldGt...
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    TheMachine316Anyone know if the usb trick still works not been able to get it work
    Posted by TheMachine316 on 27 Oct 21 at 18:57
    DarkDragonEye7Possibly the best solution on TA. Works fine, you can also select multiple custom maps. Thank you!!!
    Posted by DarkDragonEye7 on 24 May 22 at 20:33
    Creid Desmodusthis is fantastic thanks
    Posted by Creid Desmodus on 15 Jan 23 at 03:31
  • TOM1013TOM1013
    23 Mar 2011 21 Feb 2011 23 Mar 2011
    This achievement requires hundreds of kills, executions, multikills, and head shots.
    -Kills are anytime you've put down another player but they are still able to be revived.
    - Executions happen when you shoot a player who is down and waiting to be revived.
    - Headshots are kills that take down a player and leave them unable to be revived. Headshots do not count towards "Kills".
    -Multikills require you to kill 2 or more players at once.
    This is my method for getting this achievement somewhat quickly. You will need 2 xbox's and 2 copies of the game, or a friend who will join your match and then walk away until you are done boosting.
    First download the Renavista map. It is a user created map, you'll find it in the "approved for ranked play" list. Use your main account to set up a custom match of Uprising. Set the map as renavista, respawn time 5sec, and turn off voting. Launch the match and then search for a custom game of Uprising with your secondary account. Join the match, usually your game will be the only one listed. As soon as the dummy joins, force launch the game. If anyone else ends up in your lobby you need to ban them. A quick force launch avoids you making someone sit through the loading screens only to be banned when the match starts.
    You will be the APR captain, run across the bridge connecting the two sides of the river. You will find the your dummy standing in the computer room. Kill them and then stand near their body until they respawn. If you face the computers and look to your right you will see an ammo crate. The dummy will have respawned just past this crate near the windows overlooking the river. Run over to him, kill him and stand next to the body until they respawn, which will be back at the first spot. As long as you stay in the area of the kill, the respawn point will alternate between these two spots. If you run around to much they will respawn somewhere else You just need to run between the 2 points and get as many kills as you can in the 15 minutes you have. I can get about 30-40 kills every match. It depends a lot on which weapon you are boosting. Some are very slow to reload(dart rifle) or very slow to kill(flare gun) or they may jam and break after a dozen shots.
    This will also help you level up fast. You should get to rank 20+ by the time you are done.
    To get the multikills, I like to use this same map. Get 2 boosting partners. Have them join your custom match. You should be alone on the APR team. Meet at "point A" on the bridge. There are two ammo boxes in the middle- you'll need these. The dying team should stand by a wall so that when you miss with your rocket or grenade it still explodes near them.If everyone is quick you can get 20-40 multikills per round. When on the dying team always fire your weapon when you respawn, you are invulnerable for awhile after you respawn and shooting will clear your "shields". (Thanks xxspazemxx for pointing that out to me.)
    If you have 2 360's you can do this with one other person. You may get slightly fewer kills per round due to running 2 controllers, but you will get more kills per hour.
    Last Bastion is also very good for Multi-kills.


    Weapon______ Class__Lvl__ Kills __Exec__ H/S__ M/K
    Makarov_______Shrp___ 1___100___ 50___ 50___ 0--------- If you finish the executions with a handgun and still need more regular kills. Use one of the rifles to get the executions, it will save you time later.
    6P9___________Sab____1__100____50___ 50___0
    Star .45________Com___ 1__300___200__ 100___0
    Eagle.50_______Gun____1__ 300 __200__ 100__ 0
    MAC-10________Guer__ 1___100___ 50___ 50___ 0
    Uzi____________Rbl____ 2__ 250__ 100___ 100__ 0
    Flare Pistol _____Shrp___ 2__ 100____0____ 0___ 0 ----------Shoot the flare at their face it should fall at their feet, as soon as they are on the ground execute them quickly with the AS50
    IED___________Guer___ 2___ 0____ 0____ 0___ 100--- remember to stand back, or you'll blow yourself up too
    M-79__________Com___ 2___ 100___ 0____0____100- lots of misfires--- I had trouble getting simultaneous double kills with this one(both people would die and both names would appear at the same time but the Multi-kill wouldn't register) I ended up firing a few AK-47 rounds into their legs to weaken them before firing the grenade, this ensured that the multi-kill counted
    G3-KA4________Com___ 1___100___ 50___ 50___ 0
    Silent MP-5_____Sab____ 2__ 100___ 50___ 50___ 0
    AK-47_________Com___ 2___ 250__ 100__ 100__ 0
    AR-16_________Sab____ 3___ 250__ 100__ 100___0 best gun in the game in my opinion. I got the field manuals for this one in regular matches without trying too hard.
    FAL PARA._____Com___ 3___ 500__ 250___250__ 0----
    Homeland 37____Guer__ 1____100___50___ 50___ 0
    SPAS-12_______Guer___ 2___ 250__100__ 100__ 0 ------- when you are going for the regular kills aim low or it may count towards headshots.
    USAS-12_______Guer___ 3___ 500__ 250__ 250__ 0when you are going for the regular kills aim low or it may count towards headshots.
    M1903_________Shrp___ 1____100___50___50___ 0
    Dragunov SVD__Shrp____ 2___ 250___100__ 100__ 0 ---
    AS50__________Shrp___ 3___ 500___250___250__ 0
    Dart Rifle_______Sab___ 1___250___100___100__ 0---- so slow
    PKM__________Gun___ 1____250___100___100__0
    M-249_________Gun___ 3___ 500___250___250__ 0-----
    LPO-50________Rbl____ 1___ 250___ 0____ 0___ 0-------Slow burn, I could get only about 25 kills per round with this. You could try using it in a full team game on a small map, hide somewhere and light people on fire when they run by.
    RPG-7_________Rbl____2___ 100___ 0 ____0___100
    Carl-G_________Gun___ 2 ___250___ 0____ 0___ 100 You have to reload manually after every shot...
    MGL-140_______Rbl____3___ 500___ 0____ 0___ 250 --------only 8-10 rounds of boosting. 8-10 rounds with 3 players getting a turn is 24-30 matches , about 6 or 7 hours firing this gun. Oh and jams after about 10 shots and it breaks after about 20 shots. When you finally get the maintenance manual you can get another dozen shots out it, but you'll probably never have a reason to use this gun again....Doh!
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    misfit119I thought you needed 3 people to boost, but you talk about just having two people boosting in this guide. Does that work somehow?
    Posted by misfit119 on 11 Jan 14 at 04:34
    HolyHalfDeadPeople say MGL-140 is the best weapon in the game, I disagree.

    I did find a bug with MGL-140 which means you never have to reload - which saves quite a bit of time and reduces the number of jams. If you never fire the last grenade you never have to reload. For example, fire 2 grenades then grab more ammo. You will see you have 2 grenades left in the chamber and 2 extra. When you fire those last 2 grenades a bug means those 2 extra grenades appear in the chamber without reloading - but remember not to fire them until you pick up more ammo.

    Headshots can be combined with Executions, same way Kills can be Combined with Executions. I found this out the hard way at the end of a match when the 100 kills and executions with a pistol I had been working on didn’t count as kills but counted as head shots. This will only work with weaker weapons where you have to double tap to get a head shot.
    Posted by HolyHalfDead on 22 Nov 20 at 19:02
    Fooga^ MGL trick isn't working for me. When I fire the last 2 grenades he just tries to reload, same when I get more ammo.
    Posted by Fooga on 08 Feb 22 at 07:57
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