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Secret Achievement Achievement in BioShock

Secret Achievement167 (100)

Offline Required - This achievement requires play in offline game modesSingle Player - This achievement can be obtained in single player game modesDifficulty Specific - This achievement requires play on a certain difficulty levelMissable - This achievement will require starting a new save file if the opportunity to obtain it is missed
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lX CaptHowdy Xl
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lX CaptHowdy Xl
Achievement won on 17 Feb 10
TA Score for this game: 1,528
Posted on 16 February 10 at 19:46, Edited on 18 February 10 at 22:55
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You DO NOT need to play on hard to get this achievement.

Watch the youtube video for more info on getting this achievement in one playthrough, on easy difficulty!


This is a glitch you can preform to get this achievement in less then 5 minute. You have to play to the end on easy difficulty of course.


HOW TO

1. Load the save "fountaine"

2.use the flamethrower with electric gel. It will be easy and much faster to kill him!

3. Once you go to drain the last container of adam, hit the A button to drain.
AS SOON AS YOU PRESS A, PRESS THE START BUTTON!


4. Change the difficulty to Hard

5. YOU MUST PRESS THE START BUTTON FOR IT TO SAVE THE CHANGE

6. The achievement will pop when one of the "little sisters" give you the key to the city.

CONGRATS! you now have 1100!
SF IL3G10N does this method work for getting the achievement for simply beating the game on hard, regardless of dying??
Posted by SF IL3G10N on 19 Feb 10 12:26:16
lX CaptHowdy Xl yes, it will unlock if you died or not because the achievement for that is to beat the game on hard. It does not say weather or no you are not allowed to die.


For brass balls you need to disable the vita-chambers via the options menu. If you died even once you will nees to start back from the very beginning of the game
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 21 Feb 10 05:31:58
SF IL3G10N i got the achievement without disabling them, just bumped it up to hard and followed video and I got both! thanks man
Posted by SF IL3G10N on 21 Feb 10 15:30:28
lX CaptHowdy Xl no problem, glad to hear that
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 21 Feb 10 18:30:51
Doctor Mantis I had the problem where I followed the instructions and only got "beat the game on hard", but brass balls would not pop no matter what i tried. so i went through the game starting from an old save that started a few minutes after entering the rapture so I didn't have to go through all the initial game dialog. (bad idea :/)

so after rushing through, not dying and disabling the vita chambers and completing the game nothing popped and I was quite frustrated. I tried the solutions on this page to delete the DLC, re-download DLC, re-download updates for game, login as different person, nothing would work on that save file.

so what finally worked and what I believe was the fix out of everything I did was follow the instructions to start a completely new game and make sure the disable vita chambers was set to "ON" from the very start. so 4 hours later after starting the game and defeating fontaine one last time, it finally popped.

ty so much for the cheevo solution, there is some weird ass bugs with it but this solution will work.
Posted by Doctor Mantis on 22 Feb 10 18:21:51
lX CaptHowdy Xl tzard, thats the one thing about this achievement, sometimes it pops if you do not have the option set to on for the via chambers. Anyhow, glad to see you finally got the achievement :)
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 22 Feb 10 21:42:57
JaySten Just started a game on easy, haven't died. As long as I don't die (or if i do i reload my save file so I'm "death free") I should be fine right? Then just do as the video shows above. Just making sure don't want to waste hours of game time.
Posted by JaySten on 25 Feb 10 05:49:53
lX CaptHowdy Xl JaySten, You need to download the DLC (its FREE) There is an option to disable vita chambers. Make sure it says YES. TO answer your question, if you die you can NOT reload a previous save. Many people have tried it and it does not work. But you shouldn't die on easy. There are plenty of med packs!
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 25 Feb 10 06:32:02
Seeker74 you don't have to go to hard while draining him, as long as you do it before he is drained it works. I had to delete, etc following the instructions up there because I didn't have the VitaChamber option. I loaded iup my Fontaine game, turned the option on and changed to Hard right before pushing a to drain him of #4, ding.
Posted by Seeker74 on 29 Mar 10 02:16:06
lX CaptHowdy Xl seeker, its just easier to do at as your draining the last container of ADAM.
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 29 Mar 10 07:18:08
RedHoodedMenace Help please!!!

This acheivement is totally glitched. I've tried this multiple times and can't get it to work. I've tried clearing the cache and redownloading the add on. I'm using a save file on which I am 99.9 % sure that I have not died. But, technically this solution should give me "seriously good at this" even if I had died, but it won't give me that either. Is it possible that this has been patched?
Also, there isn't an option to turn off vita-chambers anywhere in my options menu.
Posted by RedHoodedMenace on 29 Mar 10 13:12:14
lX CaptHowdy Xl jpowers, it has not been patched. I was able to use this glitch even after the update. Make sure the disable the vita chambers setting is set to enabled.
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 29 Mar 10 17:45:05
RedHoodedMenace How do I disable the vita-chambers? There is no option for me to turn them off. Also, why won't it give me "seriously good at this" using this same method?
Posted by RedHoodedMenace on 30 Mar 10 10:03:14
lX CaptHowdy Xl You need to download the DLC for this game (its free!) once downloaded press pause and you'll see an option for it. If you still dont see it then delete the DLC from your HDD and delete your cache. Redownload the DLC and try again
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 31 Mar 10 02:32:47
RedHoodedMenace Alright, thnx man. I'll try that. I've tried deleting the cache but i never actually deleted the dlc first. I hope this works , this achievement is really starting to get on my nerves, lol.
Posted by RedHoodedMenace on 31 Mar 10 10:33:45
Orvil Rednbokr Holy crap, it worked, I was in doubt of this working! I kind of feel guilty of cheating that, but whatever, I'll probably beat it on hard legit some day.
Posted by Orvil Rednbokr on 04 Apr 10 06:38:27
lX CaptHowdy Xl of course it works LOL
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 05 Apr 10 19:47:00
RedHoodedMenace Alright, I've tried deleting and reinstalling the dlc, but I still can't find the option to disable the vita-chambers.
Posted by RedHoodedMenace on 07 Apr 10 11:56:23
General Joury I`m gonna try it tomorrow, i`m now collecting all 122 Audio Diaries, i havent died yet so when i begin the fight with Atlas, i will save and do the glitch. I hope it works :)
Posted by General Joury on 21 Apr 10 19:16:27
General Joury Hey man, please answer. I did exactly what you did in the Video, but i did not get either of the Achievements. Do you have to start at Hard Difficulty ? Does the ''Disable Vita Chamber'' turned ON to get the Achievement ?
And does the Ryan Industries Plasmids DISABLE the Achievement ? I`ve heard that.
Please respond !
Posted by General Joury on 22 Apr 10 20:36:43
lX CaptHowdy Xl Joury, You can start on easy, I got all the achievements on ONE playthrough. You need to keep the Ryan industries DLC enabled because it contains the option for disabling the vita chambers. Which brings me to my next point. That option must be turn ON. I have done this on my GFs profile and my 2 brothers GTs and it unlocked on all of them. You must be doing something wrong
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 23 Apr 10 21:41:04
General Joury I`ve done that... I started at Easy Difficulty, with the disable Vita Chambers >ON<. I got to the Boss without dying and when i was gathering the last ADAM Vile i paused, and set the difficulty to Hard. No Achievement, neither. I have tried it for at least 3 times. Anyway, i`m doing a Hard Run now, i`m already at Arcadia, so i`ll guess i`ll get it legit ^^)
Anyway, answer me if you want, i`ll try it again then.
Thanks
Posted by General Joury on 24 Apr 10 12:55:00
General Joury Ok i don`t get this, i STARTED the game at HARD difficulty, and yes, i have the DLC. I DISABLED the Vita Chambers, cuz when i die i was kicked back to the menu. I just played the Game at Hard and NEVER changed the Difficulty, i fight Atlas, i kill him... No Achievement, NEITHER :@
I did not get Seriously Good At This nor Brass Balls, How the $hit did that happen ? Please give me the answer, otherwise i screwed up 10 hours of Gameplay >:(
Posted by General Joury on 25 Apr 10 14:03:25
lX CaptHowdy Xl i dont know what to tell you dude, the other people who have tried this had no issues. It must be something with your save file. I cant help you with that. Try deleting the cache, DLC, and save file. Load up the game to download the UPDATE. Now go back to dashboard and go into marketplace and download the DLC again. Load up the game. Make sure the disable vita chamber option is set to ON. Now start a new game.


wow, 10 hours???? that sucks. Thats why I got all my achievements on 1 playthrough lol.
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 26 Apr 10 00:22:44
General Joury oh my shit, i just deleted my comment that took me like 15 min to make ><

Well, here it is again:

I started the Game on HARD and never changed the difficulty, i had the Vita Chambers set to ON. I died like 20 times but i went back to the menu.
I got myself to Fontaine, i beat his ass, and guess what, NOTHING !
I just wasted 10 hours of stressing Gameplay just for 2 Achievements, and they are both glitched, cause i didnt get Seriously Good At This either, while i started and ended on hard.

Well, i`ve already tried that method of deleting the Cache and redownload the DLC and stuff, didnt work for me either.

I think this game is screwed for me, no offense, i love Bioshock, i already have 1000/1000 on Bioshock 2, and i only need 2 more on Bioshock 1.
But thanks to that really bad glitch i can never complete this game while i calready did.

Anyway, thanks for the help, but i guess i`m never gonna get it.
Posted by General Joury on 26 Apr 10 15:39:32
lX CaptHowdy Xl its probably a glitched save file. All you really need to do is delete the game save and try again
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 26 Apr 10 22:26:13
ImmortaSandro92 hey joury the same thing happend to me. I played the hole game on hard never turned it easier, and i never used any vitachamber... after i kicked fontaine in his ******* *** i didnt got the two cheevos >:((( and the tipps above with deleting and pressing start at the last container didnt work !!!!
Posted by ImmortaSandro92 on 27 Apr 10 08:51:46
Azrane1 Thanks a lot! Brass Balls and Seriously Good at This were the last two achievements I needed for 100%, and with your guide, I got it.

Took me a few tries, but only because I forgot to turn off Vita Chambers. Once I did that, instant achievements!
Posted by Azrane1 on 03 May 10 12:42:54
lX CaptHowdy Xl glad to see you not got the game 100% completed. Congrats
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 03 May 10 21:04:32
BobWings I was able to go back to the game, play through on easy, and get the brass balls achievement in half the time it would have taken to do it legit. Thanks for posting the guide!
Posted by BobWings on 15 May 10 09:21:46
lX CaptHowdy Xl NP, glad you got the achievement
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 15 May 10 09:27:56
guif87 Hey CaptH, I have a doubt. Yesterday a finished my second playtrhough on Hard, and also got all audio diaries. So, to get 1100G Brass balls is the only cheevo to unlock.
I still have a save on Hard in Fontaine, but in that playtrhough I died a plethora of times (Vita chamber option not activated). The doubt is:

Can I activate the option to disable the vita-chamber in that save and still unlock brass balls?
I'm not too excited to start a third playthrough again on hard to get this achievement..
Posted by guif87 on 17 May 10 12:57:22
lX CaptHowdy Xl You wont get the achievement. If you spawned in a vita chamber your screwed. If you have not spawned in a chamber however, you can disable the chamber and try for the achievement.


If that doesn't work your just going to have to start from the beginning. Playing on easy and progressing through the game without doing any of the non related story related objectives does not take long at all. Maybe a few hours.
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 17 May 10 13:31:35
eln0rte A couple of questions:

1) I just downloaded the DLC with the extra plasmids. However, Brass Balls has not appeared in my list of achievements. Even though I haven't won it surely it should still be there listed as a secret achievement that I need to win to find out what it is?

2) At the great risk of annoying you as I know you've already answered this more than once but just for 100% clarification: if I were to load up my Fontaine save point which I used on my original playthrough but I HAD used a Vita Chamber at least once then the achievement would NOT unlock?

Any help with either of these questions would be greatly appreciated.

Also have you heard about this before? Check out the post at the top about the guy talking about it being impossible for him to get the achievement because of a different glitch in the game:

http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/bioshock/answers.html?...
Posted by eln0rte on 17 May 10 21:54:29
lX CaptHowdy Xl 1) try deleting your cache and then updating.

2) Yes if you use the camber even once it will void the achievement

3) It is possible to get this achievement in the way described above,. Many other users have reported success. I have as well. Just to make sure I had my friend try the above method as well. Needless to say He got it as well.
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 17 May 10 22:19:55
eln0rte Hi

Ok scrap my first question as the achievement has now appeared since I went into the game. However, I do have another question instead (sorry).

Can you only turn Vita Chambers off once you have started a new game and you enter the options menu? I didn't see a general options menu on the main game screen.

Cheers
Posted by eln0rte on 17 May 10 22:41:29
lX CaptHowdy Xl Once you click options it should be there. If not delete the cache and try again
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 17 May 10 23:10:42
Freeleeday This still works as of June 5, 2010, i just did it. thanks.
Posted by Freeleeday on 06 Jun 10 01:43:03
burymagnets And still fine on July 19 2010:D
Thanks so much, best timesaver I've ever used:)
Posted by burymagnets on 20 Jul 10 00:21:59
Quarantane I could not get this to work for me.

Attempted on 7-24-2010.

Still have my save if anyone has any suggestions for me send a PM
Posted by Quarantane on 25 Jul 10 03:41:34
ERIC BORCHERT Worked for me July 26, 2010.
Posted by ERIC BORCHERT on 26 Jul 10 18:10:10
PointySpred my save game was on normal i followed all instruction and no cheeve, only works when going from easy to hard?
Posted by PointySpred on 27 Jul 10 17:56:22
ClevelandFan no matter what i do i cant get the disable vita chambers option to pop up. is it possible to get the achievement without that option?
Posted by ClevelandFan on 28 Jul 10 16:56:51
PointySpred followed the insturctions above deleted dlc and cache, redownloaded with a different profile. and vita chamber option was finally there. I started a new game on easy, ran thru ( took only about 4hs ). last vial changed difficulty and tada Cheveo, when the little sister hands you the key to rapture.
WORKS as of 07-28-10 thanks for the awesome guide :)
Posted by PointySpred on 28 Jul 10 17:17:20
ClevelandFan ^same i just did it lol. this game was alot shorter than i remembered. takes 3 hours to blast through
Posted by ClevelandFan on 28 Jul 10 23:49:10
emongev did not work for me, new game on easy, then i turned "disable vitachambers" on, played through without dying, got to fontaine, beat him, did the difficulty change at the last vial, and boom, nothing -.-
Posted by emongev on 29 Jul 10 00:28:22
Aesiwatt lol thanks for the guide. Worked like a charm
Posted by Aesiwatt on 08 Aug 10 03:43:49
Jennitiger1138 couldnt get it for some reason tried all of tips mentioned deleting dlc and clearing cache and reverted to previous autosave no luck, bit of a pain nice to know it worked for some tho looks like i will have to do it legit on hard :(
Posted by Jennitiger1138 on 10 Aug 10 00:15:50
UGotta Check It Worked like a fuckin charm bro!! thanks so much.

A note for anyone who it wouldnt work for. What I did wrong actually. Two things.
1) When you are in the option to change difficuty, when you change it to hard, hit start right from that option, dont back out to the main start menu.

and:
2) go ahead and change the difficulty right when you drain his 3rd tube of atom, this assures you of the achievement.
Posted by UGotta Check It on 23 Aug 10 22:06:27
EJHOCKEYFAN I started on hard and then halfway through changed to easy, and the glitch hasn't been working for me. I've tried it 4 or 5 times following the tips. Did my changing difficulties halfway through make me unable to do the glitch?
Posted by EJHOCKEYFAN on 26 Aug 10 05:37:43
lX CaptHowdy Xl ejhockeyfan, probably
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 26 Aug 10 06:49:59
JJFINCH3457 thank the lord its finally over 1100 G, no more fontane ever again, thanks for the glitch, now would you kindly get all the achievements on bioshock 2, lol!
Posted by JJFINCH3457 on 28 Aug 10 02:28:26
lX CaptHowdy Xl glad you can verify the glitch work. This will help convince the non-believers that it does in deed work like a charm, if you do it right!!!!!!!!
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 28 Aug 10 03:35:54
Barnsley Pal Hooray for glitches! Thanks for posting. I just got it.
Posted by Barnsley Pal on 02 Sep 10 08:21:44
t3chm4n About 10 minutes ago I did this. Didn't work yesterday when I reach the end of the game, because I died sometimes during the playthrough. So today I started a new game on easy, turned off the vita-chambers and, as I already had the other achievs, run from the beginning until the end stopping only 2 times, and saving only 2 times (despiting the auto-saves). I think was around 3 hours of playing and the 140 GS unlocked for me :)
Posted by t3chm4n on 22 Oct 10 04:14:29
Anthony Ajax do you have to rescue all the little sisters for the glitch to work? I harvested two... And the glitch didn't work for me, even when i changed the difficulty for the entire fight and wrenched him to death...
Posted by Anthony Ajax on 27 Oct 10 10:16:32
lX CaptHowdy Xl anthony ajax, it still indeed works. for it to not work anymore they need to patch the glitch from happening. Basically we are exploiting a fault in the programing to our advantage. If they did not patch this fault then it can still be executed. Others are still reporting to this day that it works just fine. Has it occurred that you are doing something wrong.
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 28 Oct 10 12:52:41
artursz1993 31.10.10 - still works
Posted by artursz1993 on 31 Oct 10 17:07:59
lX CaptHowdy Xl there you have it Anthony Ajax, it still works, you can insert your foot into your mouth now!
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 31 Oct 10 18:02:06
tm1985 confirmed it still works as of today.

i played through whole game on easy, turned vita chambers option on just before the last fight then followed the instructions above.

*bleep bloop*

Awesome solution man, thanks very much.
Posted by tm1985 on 25 Nov 10 17:42:21
BlakeREVENGE This does not work at my place. :(
But i can see the option "vita-chambers on"
Can i still get this achievement by normally playing through the game ?
Greets and thanks in advance.
Posted by BlakeREVENGE on 02 Dec 10 14:54:13
lX CaptHowdy Xl what do you mean it does not work at your place, also you need to turn off the vita chambers
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 02 Dec 10 23:52:48
Spartas Revenge Can I start a new game turn VC's off and if I die reload or will that glitch the achievement out??? Can someone please answer me!!!
Posted by Spartas Revenge on 18 Dec 10 17:24:42
lX CaptHowdy Xl spartas, you can start fresh and get this achievement, as long as you meet the achievement requirements (do not use a vita chamber) you need to download the free DLC to get the option to turn vita chambers off. The 2nd requirement of beating the game on hard will be met w preform the glitch.
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 18 Dec 10 20:27:18
G3n3ralG3n0c1dE "For brass balls you need to disable the vita-chambers via the options menu. If you died even once you will nees to start back from the very beginning of the game"

Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 21 Feb 10 05:31:58

CaptHowdy, thanks very much for posting this guide. I can confirm it still works (12/19/10) for the Seriously Good At This ach.

Let me humbly ask for clarification before starting my Easy>Disable Vita Chambers ON run. When you said earlier "if you died even once you need to start over" you were only referring to if you had spawned in a vita chamber on your gamesave, correct?

It is possible to die, go to menu, and reload as long as it's on a game with Vita Chambers Disabled set to ON, correct?

This is why some people are able to utilize legit Hard gamesaves they had used by reloading every time they died, correct? Just want to be sure because I am a bit hung up on the idea of screwing up hours of work by not dying.

Thanks again for this great guide and all the feedback response.
Posted by G3n3ralG3n0c1dE on 19 Dec 10 14:30:12
G3n3ralG3n0c1dE I guess to make the question even clearer...the only difference between this and doing it "legit" would be playing the entire game on Hard or switching to Hard only at the last Adam drain?

Witch VC's disabled in both cases, even if I die it's just game over>reload from last save?
Posted by G3n3ralG3n0c1dE on 19 Dec 10 14:34:51
lX CaptHowdy Xl G3n3ralG3n0c1dE, as stated, you will need the free DLC. Once downloaded you will have an option "disable vita chambers" make sure its ways on. Just play the game on easy. You shouldn't die on easy. MAKE SURE TO SAVE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I saved after every fight I had and after every event. If you die it will bring you to the main menu. Just load your save and off your go to kicking some more ass. Once your reach the last boss use the video to guide you through the glitch. Cant get any easier or simpler than that,
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 19 Dec 10 16:21:00
G3n3ralG3n0c1dE Worked beautifully, Bioshock & DLC complete. Thanks again CaptHowdy!
Posted by G3n3ralG3n0c1dE on 21 Dec 10 23:17:13
td monk I can confirm, this guide works perfectly! Achieved on 12/28/2010. Thank you!!!
Posted by td monk on 03 Jan 11 20:22:34
dontVanek Does the game has to be updated or can you clear the cache and play offline and get it?
Posted by dontVanek on 07 Jan 11 00:59:47
lX CaptHowdy Xl it can be updates, the have not made a patch to prevent this from happing
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 07 Jan 11 05:23:23
CGX II Excellent, thanks very much!
Posted by CGX II on 09 Jan 11 23:19:20
IfIsF1Backwards I started on easy but without the DLC until about level 5, i downloaded it turned the V chambers disabled ON gone through the game aint died, followed this video but i havent got either achievement :S ITs quite annoying lol, Can anyone tell me what im doing wrong or do i have to go through the game again with the DLC and V chambers off from the beginning?
Posted by IfIsF1Backwards on 20 Jan 11 00:52:52
lX CaptHowdy Xl you should try reading the previous comments, your answer is there!
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 20 Jan 11 02:42:27
IfIsF1Backwards One more quick question, Would the cheev still work even though i didnt download the dlc til later on? Should i have downloaded it and started from the beginning?
I believe it works.. Im doing something wrong and im thinking that might be it.. anyone know?
Posted by IfIsF1Backwards on 20 Jan 11 11:46:28
IfIsF1Backwards Dont worry i just got it! WOOO!! Tried everything to get it to work first off but in the end just started a new game, sat and played the whole game in one playthrough done exactly what you did and it popped up! Now i can say thanks for the advice! Worked like a charm!
Posted by IfIsF1Backwards on 24 Jan 11 22:24:07
Atomic Clutch X I got the hard cheevo but not the brass balls cheevo for some reason. I played on normal and did the steps. I dont remember me dying at all too!!
Posted by Atomic Clutch X on 30 Jan 11 16:56:36
Dynosaw Works as of 30th Jan, both cheevos :-)
Posted by Dynosaw on 30 Jan 11 17:21:30
Atomic Clutch X if i didnt get the Brass Balls achievement when doing the glitch, should i just start a new playthrough on easy and disable the chambers? Turned out that before i didnt have the disable vita chambers option so i think thats what fucked me up b4!!!
Posted by Atomic Clutch X on 03 Feb 11 02:13:36
IfIsF1Backwards The exact same thing happened to me atomic... halfway through the game i only had the option for the disable V chambers and didnt get the cheev, Played it again on easy (Was easier and quicker since i knew what to do) done the glitch and it popped.. So yep just run thrgouh it and you shall get it :)
Posted by IfIsF1Backwards on 05 Feb 11 21:14:34
CTDMUDRUNNER as everyone says. its a glitch aka a cheat. enjoy
Posted by CTDMUDRUNNER on 12 Feb 11 00:08:01
Chase357 The cheat method shown in the video worked for me as of February 11, 2011.
Posted by Chase357 on 12 Feb 11 01:32:51
Folding Stars13 Still works! Have finally completed Bioshock as from just now. When changing the difficulty you need to make sure you press start rather than the B button, otherwise it won't work :)
Posted by Folding Stars13 on 01 Mar 11 15:41:57
Xgambit4evrX Ha Ha Ha! Finally completed this game thank you howdy the glitch still works. Wow didn`t thin I would complete that game.
Posted by Xgambit4evrX on 12 Mar 11 04:54:20
theKilling 757 I can confirm that this method still works for AT LEAST the "Seriously Good At This" achievement which requires you to "complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting." However, I did NOT get the "Brass Balls" achievement to pop, although I was offline at the time.

Will post back in a few after trying this while online... [to be continued]
Posted by theKilling 757 on 19 Mar 11 21:15:25
theKilling 757 So I tried it while signed in to XBL and no achievement... Even tried deleting DLC, clearing cache, reboot 360, re-download with extra profile, re-download title update, start "New Game" on "Hard", verify "Disable Vita Chambers" is "ON", quit to Main Menu, sign out, sign back in with primary, "Load Game" titled "Proving Grounds" (also tried "Fontaine"), verified "Diasbale Vita Chambers" was "ON", followed "glitch" process as normal, and no weasle going pop...

I would like to point out that this is a new console for me and I do NOT have my DLC certificate license transfered to this system yet. M$/Xbox are horrible with customer service so after almost a month of calling back, and saying just about anything and everything bad about their company/support, I have a manual transfer in the works but won't be accomplished until 3/27-3/29...

With that being said, I you need to make sure that if you have changed consoles since starting BioShock, you will need to transfer all of your DLC certificate licenses to your new console. I had downloaded the DLC awhile back on a different console and had started a "New Game" on "Easy" on my current one. What I realized was while playing, the DLC tonics/plasmids weren't even apart of the game nor the "Disable Vita Chambers" selection under "Options." Never recieved the "Downloaded Content" screen when I started the game up on the new console and had started BioShock prior to the first title update/DLC on the old so I think that might be my problem...

I am trying for an achievement that my achievements list recognizes but not the actual game. I believe that since I started the "New Game" on "Easy" from the new console WITHOUT having downloaded the title update or transfer the DLC license to my new console, I will have to do so and then play through the game again to obtain this achievement.

In lamens terms...

The "Game Save" that I have on my console at the moment is not able to allow me to obtain the DLC achievement due to never recognizing the DLC in the first place. EVEn though I had the DLC and title update previously downloaded on a different console, it does not recognize the DLC nor achievement credentials on my new console...

I will try to stay positive on this matter and see if I can't figure something out. I am hoping that my theory is correct but the way things work out when it comes to achievements, who knows?

[to be continued]
Posted by theKilling 757 on 19 Mar 11 22:52:11
theKilling 757 So I went back, kept trying at it, and eventually got it to pop once I followed these EXACT steps:

*Note - I had game saves from trying the glitch ealier (after DLC and update re-downloaded) as well as the original game saves from "Proving Ground", "Fontaine", and the "Fontaine (Auto Save)." When I first tried the re-download process, I did in fact get the "Downloaded Content" screen when loading up my game save for the first time. The try I got the achievement to pop on did NOT show the DLC screen when loading the save. Don't know if it makes a difference but that's up to anyone else to figure out. I finally got it to pop and I tried to explain as best as I could. Otherwise, I'm am FINALLY done with this one!

Thanx CptHowdy!
1.) Delete the DLC while signed in on your primary account (account wainting achievement)

2.) Clear your HDD cache. If you have a newer console with built in memory, clear both just to be safe

3.) Reboot your Xbox 360 console

4.) Sign in to a separate (or just temporary extra) gamertag

5.) Download the DLC and wait for it to finish

6.) Load the game up and download the title update when prompted

7.) Start a "New Game" on "Hard" difficulty setting

8.) Wait until AFTER BioShock title screen and "Pause" game when you reach the surface of the water

9.) Under "Options" turn the "Difficulty" to "Hard" and turn "Disable Vita-Chambers" to "On"

10.) Press the "Start Button" to confirm your selection (DO NOT press any other button than "Start Button")

11.) "Pause" the game once again and "Quit to Main Menu"

12.) Sign out of extra gamertag and back in to primary (achievement obtaining account)

13.) "Load Game" from "Main Menu" titled "Proving Grounds" (or "Fontaine" if you did not save prior)

14.) Follow glitch process correctly and it should pop literally right before the "Little Sister" hands you the "Genetic Key to the City." Give the cut scene a few seconds to begin and if you don't have it by the time the sub reaches the surface, try it again.
Posted by theKilling 757 on 19 Mar 11 23:47:31
SHINTOK17 I have downloaded the dlc but it does not give me the option to disable the vita chambers.
Posted by SHINTOK17 on 24 Mar 11 18:12:03
Mazrael To get the "disable" option I had to clear the cache (delete & re download the DLC - just to be sure)
I didn't start the game until the DLC had fully downloaded first.. the started up & patched the game
And the it is at the bottom of the list

I did play through on easy for the collector achievements on easy & managed to die of all things for not paying attention -_- but only once - and I can't remember what level it was anyway
Posted by Mazrael on 11 Apr 11 01:02:50
Mazrael retried the A-start about 5 times, and nothing.. Vita's were off before I got in to the lighthouse
Posted by Mazrael on 11 Apr 11 23:05:09
Mazrael Right.. gonna have to retry from scratch.. disabled vita's, and no deaths ever
Posted by Mazrael on 11 Apr 11 23:40:49
Mazrael Popped that time - both my previous 2 plays I never bothered to boost my health/eve (far too used to regenerating health, only died once each time)

I did it in one sitting, vita's off, no manual saves, no deaths, all on easy, rescuing every litttle sister, boosting health when ever the option was available
I would definatly add that you can not die, for this to work to the solution
Posted by Mazrael on 12 Apr 11 07:11:51
lX CaptHowdy Xl maztael, its in the description you can not die LMAO so your an idiot

Complete the game on Hard difficulty without using a Vita-Chamber (Secret)


what does that tell you?
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 12 Apr 11 12:33:29
FeartheDeer21 I tried doing this close to 20 times and I know for a fact that I didn't die. I'm not sure what I should do to get this. Any suggestions?
I also tried doing everything in the other comments... Anyone have any advice?
Posted by FeartheDeer21 on 12 Apr 11 20:45:58
lX CaptHowdy Xl jesus christ dude, you posted the same thing 3 septate times, chill out. delete the dlc and clear the cache. Sign out of main profile. Sign into a secondary profile. download the DLC. Once downloaded start up the game. Sign out of secondary profile and sign into the main profile
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 12 Apr 11 22:59:38
FeartheDeer21 I didn't post it 3 times. I'm not sure what happened there.... But okay I'll try it
Posted by FeartheDeer21 on 13 Apr 11 02:26:13
FeartheDeer21 Just tried, didn't work. I'll just start a new game I guess
Posted by FeartheDeer21 on 13 Apr 11 02:30:22
Liam Neil Hey guys, just letting you know this glitch still works. I am 100% sure on how to do this.
I tried completing it on easy and switching the difficulty to hard whilst draining the last adam and it never worked.
Heres what I did:
1) Play through to the end of the game on easy.
2) Make sure you have a save 'Fontaine'
3) Quit back to dashboard.
4) Go to markertplace - Bioshock - download - Ryan's Plasmids extra content.
5) Load up your 'Fontaine' Save file.
6) Beat Fontaine.
7) Hit 'A' to drain the last ADAM from Fontaine.
8) As soon as you press 'A' Pause the game, Options, Change the difficulty to hard AND turn 'Disable Vita Chambers' On.

As above, the cheevo will pop when the little girl is giving you the key to the city.
This 100% works because I tried every other method.

You must have the downloadable content to be able to turn Vita Chambers off.
When you load up your last save file, the downloaded content should appear telling you what its all about.

Hope this helps.

Also, big thanks to CaptHowdy for restoring the faith. well done dude!
Posted by Liam Neil on 13 Apr 11 11:29:39
FeartheDeer21 I must either be doing something wrong then. I don't understand what I'm doing. It's annoying haha. I mean I'll try again until I get it,
Posted by FeartheDeer21 on 13 Apr 11 21:20:03
Phfenix Works perfectly as of 12/04/2011. Cheers for the method dude worked like a charm!
Posted by Phfenix on 16 Apr 11 09:05:27
Cellar Attic April 29, 2011 and it still works! Thank you for this guide man! Great time saver.
Posted by Cellar Attic on 30 Apr 11 03:25:13
klobeast Thanks to Liam Neill! I had the same problem and it worked great
Posted by klobeast on 04 May 11 14:03:12
Jake2355 So I beat the game on easy, then read about this trick. Am I able to use the same fontaine save or do I need to restart from the beginning ? I've tried this method about ten times now with varying times between pressing a and start.
Posted by Jake2355 on 11 May 11 04:42:06
lX CaptHowdy Xl 1) you can still load the save "fountaine" if you still have it

2) do you have the DLC?
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 11 May 11 07:24:39
Jake2355 I do have it yes. I've turned off vita chambers. And followed the numerous comments and guides for this achievement to no avail. I have several Fontaine saves and neither achievement will pop up on any of them.
Posted by Jake2355 on 12 May 11 09:00:08
lX CaptHowdy Xl Have you died at all at any point
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 12 May 11 12:56:34
Jake2355 I never died nope. Someone mentioned to me starting a new playthrough then trying to use the Fontaine save, so I'll try that in the morning.. If you think of anything else that might help me it is greatly appreciated.
Posted by Jake2355 on 13 May 11 06:35:39
x TheWorstGamer This method still works as of June 01/2011. Thanks for the great guide!! :)
Posted by x TheWorstGamer on 01 Jun 11 16:21:16
FiveNoteWonder stupid. if its too hard for you to get then go without. hardly an achievement if you cheat. maybe im just sayin this cause i got it legit, and was pleased and enjoyed it. btw for the big daddies i got them to fight each other and layed traps everywhere. was a laugh.
Posted by FiveNoteWonder on 15 Jun 11 17:13:15
lX CaptHowdy Xl fivenotewonder, do you realize what site your on? This site is about getting achievements in the fastest and or easiest way possible. If you have to look at guide to get any achievement then your post in null and void. So, your comment is stupid as well. You can insert you foot into mouth now
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 15 Jun 11 20:46:19
lX CaptHowdy Xl in addition to the above, this will nab you the full 1100 in one play through, with the easiest way of doing it. If you want to it the harder way then thats up to you. But most of us want to get achievements the fastest way and easiest way possible. I am glad you uber good at this game. But if you want to bring up the "legit" methods then why are you on a achievement site then?
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 15 Jun 11 20:49:10
godsandm0nsters Thank you SO much! One playthrough to 1100, makes like so much easier :D
Posted by godsandm0nsters on 18 Jun 11 14:57:10
SuddenThunder Im not going for the brass balls cheevo, and havnt downloaded the dlc for it, but I cant get this to work. Is the dlc required even for the seroiusly good at this to glitch?
Posted by SuddenThunder on 07 Jul 11 05:48:41
Tizzight0 Thanks man never knew you could do this,used a save file from 2010 and got it in about 3min.
Posted by Tizzight0 on 10 Jul 11 19:50:33
ESSuk Thanks for the tips, just played through and the game's now on my completed list.
Posted by ESSuk on 13 Jul 11 14:02:48
True MaximFreak Worked great! was a little sceptical but it worked on my first try!
Posted by True MaximFreak on 21 Jul 11 00:58:28
Bjornsang I would just like to speak on your comment, CaptHowdy. I do agree with you that it's extremely annoying that somebody would come to an achievement solution and brag about how he got his legit and put the glitchers down.. but I completely disagree with your statement that this site is only about getting achievements the fastest possible way. This is about solutions and results, and there is plenty of legitimacy here to pass around.

Thanks for the solution, I'll be trying it out soon!
Posted by Bjornsang on 31 Jul 11 01:09:52
IDS Colossus Still works! (8-6-2011) Saved me SOOOO much time.
Posted by IDS Colossus on 06 Aug 11 10:26:40
Squalo FIN It works!!!
TIP FOR ANYONE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT WORK: I tried several times to press START as soon as I pressed A with no success. Don't press START right after A. Wait little (not too long, maybe 1/2 sec). Delaying the press worked for me.
Posted by Squalo FIN on 11 Aug 11 18:25:30
Squalo FIN Also works for Brass Balls achievement. Got it today :)
Posted by Squalo FIN on 12 Aug 11 20:08:26
UrbanAdvantage After reading through the last 121 comments I have discovered that the only true method that worked for me is the above solution by "theKilling 757". This is about 35 comments above this one. Follow his instructions perfectly and once back at "Fontaine" press start and you will immediately notice that there is all of the sudden the "Disable Vita Chamber" option (for the people who didn't have it in their option menu to begin with). This is how you will know that "theKilling 757's" instructions actually worked. If not don't even bother attempting the achievement because it will not work. Go back to his instructions and try again. Once you do have this option don't change anything until you are ready to deliver the last vile. Now press "Start" go down to the difficulty and use the "Left Stick" to select "Hard". Look down at the "Disable Vita Chamber" option, it should say "ON". If this is true press the Start button to exit out of the pause menu. Do not use the "B' button to exit out of the menu. Now stick his punk ass with the last vile and the Achievement is yours. If you did not get this achievement after this method during the cutscene then there's either two things you did wrong. (1) You must have died at some point in the game or (2) You messed up somewhere during this method. As of Aug 11, 2011 I have officially completed Bioshock and the above method still works. Good Luck!
Posted by UrbanAdvantage on 15 Aug 11 23:56:36
ksiddique Thanks so much! This still works as of October 1, 2011.
Posted by ksiddique on 01 Oct 11 21:26:30
lX CaptHowdy Xl of course it still works, they didnt patch it, and they never will!!!!
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 01 Oct 11 21:29:10
Stealther GodX Thank you so much for this guide! I just unlocked the brass balls achievement and now have 1100/1100. I just redownloaded the DLC, did what you told us and ding! Thanks again for finding this!!
Posted by Stealther GodX on 03 Oct 11 01:45:32
DillionDay Nov. 7th, 2011 and it worked for me. Great solution.......Thanks!
Posted by DillionDay on 07 Nov 11 22:51:50
lX CaptHowdy Xl of course it still works, they didnt patch it, and they never will!!!!
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 08 Nov 11 02:12:53
o0EviIToaster0o I have DLC downloaded, all tonics are in the Little Sister's Shop thing. But I can not find the Vita-Chamber disable option anywhere!
Posted by o0EviIToaster0o on 23 Nov 11 11:08:13
slam123 Evil Toaster, delete your cache and then re-download it. I couldnt find it either and then it showed up...hope this helps!
Posted by slam123 on 12 Dec 11 17:00:37
Anthony Ajax I still haven't gotten this to work yet... I've tried over 50 times on 6 different playthroughs, so I've decided to just go with legit.
Posted by Anthony Ajax on 27 Dec 11 06:22:20
Ultima22 December 29th, this still worked for me! I even died once; just reloaded my autosave, and it still popped! Whoop whoop.
Posted by Ultima22 on 30 Dec 11 05:08:43
DstrbdSuperman At risk of sounding like a breokken record of comments, I dont konw what I did wrong. So a week ago I used the video method to get the seriously good at this achievement and be cause I used a old playthough save file where I did and used a vita chamber I did not get the brass balls. So I started a new run though on easy did not die got to the end and no bleep blop. Because I thought I missed some thing read back though this thread and followed every comment I could, and still nothing. I deleted the dlc cleared the cache deleted all but one save file redownloaded everthing and still with multiple attempts of following the video and even trying different timing with pausing and changing the difficulty setting still no little bleep blop. I know it works cause it did work for me to get the first achievement. Any suggestions would very greatful. I am not looking forward to having to run though again and do it "legit" as they say, seeing how I just did a run though. this is the last thing I have to get, please help. Again sorry for the broken record-ness.
Posted by DstrbdSuperman on 10 Feb 12 11:44:34
Dr Feelgood 474 Woked perfectly for me on the first try, I made sure I had no saves on the game when I started it and went all the way through on easy, did just as the guide says and got it no problem.
Posted by Dr Feelgood 474 on 15 Feb 12 02:26:03
Tao Logos This is ridiculous. Will they give me an achievement for figuring out how to get the achievement to work correctly?
Posted by Tao Logos on 26 Feb 12 17:40:28
lX CaptHowdy Xl i dont get it...
Posted by lX CaptHowdy Xl on 26 Feb 12 20:20:54
Hanrec2 I started the level on hard and changed it to easy, then followed the instructions, the achievement didn't pop up, so I restarted the level again on easy and as the last adam was being extracted pressed start and swapped to hard, as the others have said the achievement popped up as I was handed the key. Must have done it for an hour before I got the timing right, but this solution does work! Thanks.
Posted by Hanrec2 on 18 Mar 12 00:12:05
Deeskool Make sure you have all updates and dlc downloaded. Have vita chambers turned off from the beginning! Follow the video to the letter and you will get it!!
Posted by Deeskool on 22 Mar 12 17:32:54
oKAPSHAW This worked on my first try. I used a vita chamber at some point on my previous saves so I just deleted them all along with the DLC. Then I cleared my caches. Rebooted. Downloaded the DLC. Started the game which downloaded the title update. Started a new game on easy and IMMEDIATELY disabled vita chambers. Then I played all the way through. Made sure to save it before getting on the elevator to go to Fontaine. I did exactly what the video showed. Used electric gel and on the 4th stab I pressed start almost at the same time I hit A to drain Fontaine, flipped it to hard, made sure to press start and not b to get out of the options screen. The achievement popped as I was handed the key. Thank you lX CaptHowdy Xl, you saved me a lot of time and effort.
Posted by oKAPSHAW on 28 Apr 12 19:32:52
Sundance Six Worked like a charm, 30 - 4 - 12
Posted by Sundance Six on 30 Apr 12 00:46:56
damcrac Still good 10 May 2012. Thanks!
Posted by damcrac on 11 May 12 05:04:57
AngryKamehameha just started my easy playthrough (again since this is my last one needed for 100%)
obviously going to try this "shortcut" lol will post results when done
Posted by AngryKamehameha on 13 May 12 14:52:32
AngryKamehameha yay! i did a playthrough on hard before and i guess i died a bit so that may have voided the achievement
now having done this i dont need to play bioshock again :)
Posted by AngryKamehameha on 14 May 12 14:39:05
xHorroR Fiendx Ugh..I was hoping you could just load the game from a save...THEN turn off the chambers, and change to hard to get the achievement.
Posted by xHorroR Fiendx on 16 May 12 04:42:33
YAY ITS BOSS I just got the achievement(s)! Thanks a lot! Still works with update as of 6/4/12, awesome guide!
Posted by YAY ITS BOSS on 05 Jun 12 04:02:01
WJS Osiris thanks man worked perfectly.. 2 things i would like to add for anyone still reading this endless mess of comments..
1) you CAN die.. as long as you have disable vita chambers turned on.. and when you die you go back to the menu.. just reload your last save and you should be good to go (solution still worked for me at least)
2) anyone who is still have problems getting disable vita chambers to appear in the options should use statictance's solution 2 down from this 1 and disregard the part about starting on hard and start on easy..
thanks again man
Posted by WJS Osiris on 16 Jun 12 06:04:37
Razgriz Lead Well, I got the achievement for doing it on hard from an old save. Then immediately started a game on easy, never died, and It won't pop. Vita chambers are disabled. :s
Posted by Razgriz Lead on 25 Jun 12 09:47:01
ANDYCUSH thanks mate, popped this back in tonight and got myself and easy 140g. take care!
Posted by ANDYCUSH on 03 Jul 12 16:18:38
BARTLEBEE this glitch STILL works then?!
Posted by BARTLEBEE on 05 Jul 12 14:25:58
RickRocker Worked like a charm, first try! Thanks, CaptHowdy :)
Posted by RickRocker on 17 Jul 12 15:02:31
Predator Ranger Took about 5 tries, but this worked perfectly. Thanks for saving me a lot of frustration!
Posted by Predator Ranger on 22 Jul 12 22:40:53
TheBlackxRanger got me both achievements. i already had a save when i started the fight with fontaine.
2 achievements for 140g. Saved me hours of headaches.
Posted by TheBlackxRanger on 26 Jul 12 06:43:26
Spartan9209 Took me 3 attempts - confirmed still working 8/8/12
Posted by Spartan9209 on 08 Aug 12 23:54:19
PSYKOFLOW Thank you very much ;)
Posted by PSYKOFLOW on 16 Aug 12 09:08:52
Wiznyatt Still works as of 10/14/2012. I was so paranoid that something would get messed up but one playthrough and I got 100% completion.
Posted by Wiznyatt on 14 Oct 12 18:04:13
EvilResidentUK still works 16/10/2012. i had to follow the killing 757 guide about changing profiles etc (its higher up this comments section) soon as i did that both popped for me, thank you guys !!!!!
Posted by EvilResidentUK on 16 Oct 12 22:55:21
theKilling 757 So I went back, kept trying at it, and eventually got it to pop once I followed these EXACT steps:

*Note - I had game saves from trying the glitch ealier (after DLC and update re-downloaded) as well as the original game saves from "Proving Ground", "Fontaine", and the "Fontaine (Auto Save)." When I first tried the re-download process, I did in fact get the "Downloaded Content" screen when loading up my game save for the first time. The try I got the achievement to pop on did NOT show the DLC screen when loading the save. Don't know if it makes a difference but that's up to anyone else to figure out. I finally got it to pop and I tried to explain as best as I could. Otherwise, I'm am FINALLY done with this one!

Thanx CptHowdy!

1.) Delete the DLC while signed in on your primary account (account wainting achievement)

2.) Clear your HDD cache. If you have a newer console with built in memory, clear both just to be safe

3.) Reboot your Xbox 360 console

4.) Sign in to a separate (or just temporary extra) gamertag

5.) Download the DLC and wait for it to finish

6.) Load the game up and download the title update when prompted

7.) Start a "New Game" on "Hard" difficulty setting

8.) Wait until AFTER BioShock title screen and "Pause" game when you reach the surface of the water

9.) Under "Options" turn the "Difficulty" to "Hard" and turn "Disable Vita-Chambers" to "On"

10.) Press the "Start Button" to confirm your selection (DO NOT press any other button than "Start Button")

11.) "Pause" the game once again and "Quit to Main Menu"

12.) Sign out of extra gamertag and back in to primary (achievement obtaining account)

13.) "Load Game" from "Main Menu" titled "Proving Grounds" (or "Fontaine" if you did not save prior)

14.) Follow glitch process correctly and it should pop literally right before the "Little Sister" hands you the "Genetic Key to the City." Give the cut scene a few seconds to begin and if you don't have it by the time the sub reaches the surface, try it again.
Posted by theKilling 757 on 20 Oct 12 09:15:25
Aero x360a Excellent solution by theKilling 757 ! Worked first time. Should add to main solution body
Posted by Aero x360a on 10 Nov 12 04:35:31
Garmonreigns Still works as of 11/17/12! Worked like a charm.
Posted by Garmonreigns on 18 Nov 12 00:56:48
BANSHEE FTW Ok so i played the game on easy without dying and before the big fight i downloaded the DLC, where can i find the switch to turn the chambers off? Or do i have to restart the game and play threw easy again with them turned off?
Posted by BANSHEE FTW on 22 Nov 12 08:05:24
upindat this worked for me yesterday. Just to add how i got it. First played the game last week. I only downloaded the titile update. Played tru the whole game on easy. Got every cheevo but hard and the brass balls. I DIDNT have the dlc downloaded for the tonics, but collected and made all of them tru the game. Went to dashboard downloaded tonic dlc, cleared cache and loaded up the auto save. Did just like the guide says and BOOM completed the game. Great solution and it will work.
Posted by upindat on 07 Jan 13 20:43:28
Romain6777 I tried many times and I follow thekilling 757 guide but still don't works :(
Posted by Romain6777 on 08 Jan 13 21:14:29
draiba theKilling 757 Guide works perfect! Thank you!
Posted by draiba on 11 Jan 13 11:22:53
BLUESTEELRUNS still works thanks to" thekilling 757" solution,this was driving me nuts thanks guys for all your input,now i can put this to rest..(: jan 17,2013....
thanks (:
Posted by BLUESTEELRUNS on 17 Jan 13 05:43:21
Bearodaktyl The solution at the top worked fine for me.
Posted by Bearodaktyl on 12 Feb 13 03:09:27
Sighris Well looks like I have to do a 2nd play through... Started hard, switched to easy, and it didn't unlock when I put back on hard at atlas
Posted by Sighris on 17 Feb 13 22:40:09
noth1ngness69 Just got it. Thanks a lot. Saves a lot of hastle
Posted by noth1ngness69 on 22 Feb 13 01:45:21
Disturbed x360a thekilling 757's guide works perfectly. The account downloading the DLC doesn't even have to have gold.
Posted by Disturbed x360a on 26 Feb 13 13:53:32
HardKai 50/50 for me, i did get the achievement for playing on hard but not the extra 100G achievement
Posted by HardKai on 04 Mar 13 22:44:56
GW2 I had to do the solution 2 below this for fixing the title/ update dlc to reenable brass balls. then i just reloaded this save game and it worked like a charm!
Posted by GW2 on 11 Mar 13 21:18:18
TH3 XB0X G3N1U5 Still works as of March 15, 2013. I also got this with the GoD version, when this game went on sale for $5. Cheevo popped between the Atlas cutscene and the sisters' endgame cutscene.

I started playing on hard, then changed to easy part way thru for time's sake, and tried this switch at the end. It did not work.

Started a new game on easy, raced thru it in 2-3 hours, performed the switch, and it worked. Hope that this can confirm and clear up any confusion there may be.
Posted by TH3 XB0X G3N1U5 on 15 Mar 13 06:40:55
TH3 XB0X G3N1U5 On the new easy run-through, I continued playing easy and finished the game (beating atlas) on easy. Then I reloaded a "fontaine" save and did the switch.
Posted by TH3 XB0X G3N1U5 on 15 Mar 13 06:42:11
Dodgely worked perfectly. I finised the game on easy and did the switch but forgot to press start, so didnt pop. reloaded the last save and did it again pressing start this time and it popped almost straight after fontaine pushed me away

Thank yoouuu
Posted by Dodgely on 21 Mar 13 21:04:09
the Bunk 187 I had to run through this again on easy today as I had no saves from when I last played it.

Didn't work for me at first. I tried about 5 times.

Then I deleted the DLC from my hard drive.
Then I signed in on an old gamertag account and downloaded the DLC again. Signed out, then signed back in with my main gamertag and re-tried this method and it worked! Thanks!
Posted by the Bunk 187 on 23 Mar 13 18:47:14
Kips76 This still works as of 27/03/13. I did mind due have to restart the game, delete old saves, delete dlc, reinstall dlc, get title update in order for it work. Done first time of trying. Loved playing it again.
Posted by Kips76 on 27 Mar 13 22:53:01
DCRealityPunch I love this game, but not enough to play it on the hardest setting. The hours this saved me allowed me to find time to build a bunk bed, allowing room for more activities!
Posted by DCRealityPunch on 02 Apr 13 21:15:25
SirScumdog89 can anyone..ANYONE...walk me through this one more time
the only dlc available at the marketplace , is the Tonics by Ryan etc etc
no "title update",
brass balls is all i need to finish this masterpiece
Posted by SirScumdog89 on 04 Apr 13 00:23:58
SirScumdog89 iv also gone about, deleting ALL SAVES, including DLC , accepted the update and still nothing
Posted by SirScumdog89 on 05 Apr 13 22:05:53
Myk tbh I just started a fresh game on easy and played through, didn't even get close to dying its just THAT easy, and soon as I pressed A to finish Fontaine off i did as CaptHowdy said and 2 for 140g done :) 1100 now thanks!
Posted by Myk tbh on 07 Apr 13 22:40:44
Falloutkid22 Thank you so much for this guide, just got the achievement after hours of getting the timing right. You've saved me a lot of money on Rogaine because of you.
Posted by Falloutkid22 on 20 Apr 13 13:30:16
Son1c J3t Personally, I had started the game for the purpose of getting Brass Balls after having already beaten it on hard. I just recently reloaded that save (on hard, post-update) and had noticed like many others that the "Disable Vita-Chambers" option was no longer available. I continued playing through continuously saving. Whenever I died, I simply reloaded my pre-death save after respawning in the vita-chamber. I ended up beating Fontaine, worried after reading about all the issues with not getting the achievement. And, of course, I did not. So, I tried theKilling 757's solution mentioned above and it worked like a charm, saving me from playing the lengthy story and recollecting all my precious Tonics again.
Posted by Son1c J3t on 02 May 13 02:28:58
sarahoi So I have this game version but I live in Germany, in the marketplace I can only get this dlc for the German game. Doeas anyone know how I can purchase the dlc for THIS game? :/
Posted by sarahoi on 13 May 13 15:53:28