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Slippery Pull Achievement in Left 4 Dead

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Smoker pull a bile-covered Survivor until you hold him during Crash Course.

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Professor Pie
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Professor Pie
Achievement won on 08 Jan 10
TA Score for this game: 2,666
Posted on 09 January 10 at 00:39, Edited on 27 September 10 at 17:22
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As the achievement is still glitched online, here's an easy method to get it by yourself:

1. Set up a Versus System Link match with 2 controllers on the Crash Course campaign and the Truck Depot Finale chapter. Set your profile (controller 1) as the infected, and your Guest profile (controller 2) as the survivors.

2. Using your guest profile (controller 2), make your way to the end of the level you where you see the generator. Make sure that you pick up a pipe bomb on the way. There is sometimes a few just infront of where the ammo and first aid kits are at the end. Do not start the generator yet.

3. At this point restock ammo and health. Pick up a Fuel Can and place it at the bottom of the generator that you turn on to begin the finale.

4. Kill the 3 other AI survivors.

5. With your profile (controller 1) keep respawning as special infected by being killed by the remaining survivor until you are a Boomer.

6. Once you are a Boomer place yourself on top of the buses (by the ammo and first aid kits).

7. Turn on the generator with your Guest (controller 2) profile and then climb up the generator pole. Steps to climb it:
* Face the generator head on - bus to your back and ignition switch to your left.
* Walk up onto the hitch (no jump necessary).
* Hop up onto the first step.
* Hop up again onto the next step.
* Hop up a third time, and now you should be about eye level with the yellow wire on your left (it will look black if the lights are off).
* Hop up on more time by barely tapping a - this one might take a couple tries. When you've got it right your character will actually be crouching (check the view from the other controller's screen) and you'll be looking right at the back of the actual lights.

8. The horde will now attack but they shouldn't be able to reach you. However, occasionally one can climb up and hurt you so be careful. Shoot the Fuel Can below and watch them burn. Kill the remaining horde.

9. Once the horde has gone your main profile (controller 1) will become the tank and the AI will take control of the Boomer - Do not kill the Boomer!

10. Move the tank (controller 1) within shooting range of the survivor on the generator pole (controller 2) and then use whatever weapon you have to destroy the tank. The Boomer should now be right below you where the zombies were.

12. Your main profile (controller 1) should now spawn as a Hunter. As with the Tank move over to the survivor and then kill him.

13. You will now spawn as the Smoker (controller 1). Move the Smoker to the base of the generator.

14. Equip the Pipe Bomb and throw it so any zombies will leave you alone. Drop off from the generator pole and then either let the Boomer vomit on you or kill the Boomer so that he explodes on you.

15. Now use the Smoker to pull in the bile-covered Survivor and you should now have Slippery Pull. NOTE: Make sure there is nothing between the Smoker and the Survivor when pulling in otherwise the Survivor will get stuck on something and it will not unlock.
rayner2814 I used this method and it's very luck-based, but works... the most annoying part of failing is killing the other 3 Survivors every time or if the Boomer jumps in front of the Tank... gah!
Posted by rayner2814 on 23 Feb 10 04:36:51
N33dleInTheHay I used this method as well - nice to know you can still get it even though it's glitched.
Posted by N33dleInTheHay on 15 Mar 10 01:43:10
Runch Optimus Great solution - even if it does take a huge amount of luck for everything to go as planned.
Posted by Runch Optimus on 14 Apr 10 23:49:40
oNoJo I wish it would work. I usually get boomered before the tank is dead and it all goes bad from there. I must keep trying I guess.
Posted by oNoJo on 18 Apr 10 02:53:35
Tinyshade Thx for tips! Worked for me 1st try :)
Posted by Tinyshade on 23 Apr 10 20:18:34
Klammeraffee This method is amazing. 1st try success. Theres nothing about luck I think. Everything happened as foreseen. Just stick to the guide completely. Pipe Bomb is a must, and even if you get boomed before you become a Smoker, just ignore and wait until you are. Then throw pipe, and enjoy the massacre, while gettin smoked.

Great guide.

Damn Valve for not fixing the achievement.
Posted by Klammeraffee on 24 Jun 10 08:53:52
Soulpayload 1 dont drop from the pole just get pulled off of it, its much better, thank you for the help with my last acheivement i didnt think i would ever get thins or that this would work but it does :)
Posted by Soulpayload 1 on 27 Jul 10 12:32:51
DMX3417 Worked 1st try like a charm. thanks!
Posted by DMX3417 on 24 Aug 10 22:51:58
Mr Andy Dixon Great advice, thanks!

The only thing I'd change is your controller descriptions in steps 9 and 10. You accidentally mistook controller 1 for controller 2 when referring to the tank appearing (he should appear on controller 1, since that's the infected controller).
Posted by Mr Andy Dixon on 25 Aug 10 17:07:21
Professor Pie @Mr Andy Dixon
Ah, so I did. Thanks for pointing that out, I've updated it now. :)
Posted by Professor Pie on 25 Aug 10 19:40:52
Rengrave I wasn't sure how easy this would be when reading it, but when I tried it I got the achievement on my first try. Worked great. Thanks!
Posted by Rengrave on 28 Aug 10 17:10:56
charlesjgibson Good guide. This was the last achievement I needed to complete the game, so thanks a lot, dude.
Posted by charlesjgibson on 30 Aug 10 16:47:38
trickster34 Cheers dude just done it using this method and now I have finally got full gamersore on this game once again!
Posted by trickster34 on 05 Sep 10 14:24:33
NighthawkJoV I can't seem to get to the safe spot on the pole. I can get three hops up, but that's it.
Posted by NighthawkJoV on 14 Sep 10 20:49:57
Dynasty Heroes This achievement is difficult because i ended up with an a.i smoker or pulled me off pole.....
Posted by Dynasty Heroes on 31 Dec 10 01:58:41
Radient Star Fuuuuuuuck. This is so frustrating, I can sometimes get all the way to the top but then I have to go back down to hit the generator and then I suddenly can't get back up.
Posted by Radient Star on 05 Jan 11 03:50:09
xxx iFIGHT xxx The A button glitch works AO 7/31/11. Just put it on versus.
Posted by xxx iFIGHT xxx on 31 Jul 11 21:05:59
Slam Shot Sam I've done this, but the achievement still didn't pop :/
Posted by Slam Shot Sam on 20 Dec 11 12:54:33
Slam Shot Sam Just tried again and got it. Must not have set it to system link or something before.

+1 from me!
Posted by Slam Shot Sam on 21 Dec 11 17:37:34
olde fortran 77 Climbing the generator pole is ridiculously twitchy, especially since you don't have much time until the horde arrives.
Posted by olde fortran 77 on 24 Jan 12 03:11:08
sw204me sw204me I'm tempted to give you a negative vote since you didn't say anything about becoming the 2nd tank if you take to long, meaning my smoker infected went under AI control and ripped me off the pole...meaning I have to do this all over again.
Posted by sw204me on 18 Apr 12 04:13:59
MrInfliction Still works as of May 11th 2012. +1 buddy :)
Posted by MrInfliction on 11 May 12 21:30:10
xMidget Furyx While luck may be involved I unlocked it first try using this solution,
Posted by xMidget Furyx on 01 Aug 12 17:54:21