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RIG Master achievement in Dead Space 3

RIG Master

Fully upgrade your RIG.

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How to unlock the RIG Master achievement

  • ARCHER MIKEARCHER MIKE
    07 Feb 2013 06 Feb 2013 07 Feb 2013
    i changed my suit to the N7 suit in chapter 4 (first suit kiosk i stopped at)(you can change suits and upgrade suits here). i started with the EVR SUIT, and had a code for the WITNESS and FIRST CONTACT SUITS. the N7 SUIT was given to me at the beginning because i played MASS EFFECT 3. by putting the N7 suit on, it opened all inventory slots. when i changed back to any of the other suits it granted them the same upgrade.


    to get the achievement you must upgrade all 29 slots.

    12 in RIG:
    4 HITPOINT slots that grant you 25pts for each upgrade
    3 AIR slots that grant you 60seconds each
    5 ARMOR slots that grant you 5% for each slot upgrade

    8 in STASIS:
    2 ENERGY slots
    4 DURATION slots
    2 RECHARGE slots

    9 in KINESIS:
    5 DAMAGE slots that grant 20% each
    4 RANGE slots


    i noticed all 4 suits did not give anything extra in any field other than they are different colors.

    i totaled up the EVR and N7 suits only since they both needed the same amount.

    scrap metal=7050
    somatic gel=1875
    tungsten=590
    semiconductor=3105
    transducer=3200

    just like at a workbench for weapons you can also upgrade your suits by using your MS pts. 3 packages @ 80, 160, 240 MS pts.

    the 240MS pts only gives 200 transducer making it the hardest/longest to upgrading your rig.

    it would take about $48 US dollars to upgrade your rig to get the achievement. i'm using bots or shooting yellow framed windows in space to collect everything which takes longer or you can have it instantly with MS points, its your choice.
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  • Agent0fSlythrynAgent0fSlythryn
    Locked 07 Feb 2013
    I take no credit for the farming glitch below just wanted to share it. It says Ch. 8 but I missed it and was able to go back during Ch. 9 as the side quest will take you to the room. You can literally stand outside the door, open it, back up, let it close and then open it again. I did it about 20 times and then would enter the room, rinse and repeat.

    After 40 mins I had the following:

    Tungsten: 423
    Semiconductor: 1,311
    Scrap Metal: 5,071
    Somatic Gel: 1,694
    Transoucer: 872

    I had just upgraded my suit right before doing this so I was able to farm quite a bit of resources.

    See the link below:

    http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-14044-Dead-Spac...
  • SmiththedudeSmiththedude
    07 Feb 2013 06 Feb 2013 07 Feb 2013
    Ok so I have taken all of the numbers off of the screen and summed them up nice and neat here.
    To fully upgrade your RIG, you must max these out
    RIG: Hit Points, Air, and Armor
    STASIS: Energy, Durability, and Recharge
    KINESIS: Damage and Range

    On the screen, it tells you what you need for each upgrade, but overall, you need: 2750 Scrap metal, 750 Somatic Gel, 970 Transducer, 390 Tungsten, and 4545 Semiconductor.

    This may seem like a lot of resources to get this, but if you utilize your little bot buddies as much as possible, you will net this in no time. Or, if you feel like taking part in EA's money grab, you can pay to get the resources instantly. Up to you. Happy hunting!

    Another method you can use which is a lot faster is the spawning materials exploit. When you hit a checkpoint, check your surroundings to see if there are a lot of material spawns nearby. This can be lockers, crates, loose materials, etc. SImply grab up all of the goodies, and save and quit. When you restart your checkpoint, you will still have everything you picked up, and there will be fresh spawns all around you. Rinse and repeat
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    Humpyrtonhttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/06/dead-space-3-glitch-allows...

    here is another spot to farm stuff.
    Posted by Humpyrton on 07 Feb 13 at 17:16
    SmiththedudeWould you mind if I put that in the solution?
    Posted by Smiththedude on 07 Feb 13 at 20:45
    LavindatharI got this achievement on Chapter14 of my first playthrough using no guides or farming methods. I doubt farming would be required for this. I've got over a thousand of everything spare. Transducer was the hardest to obtain impo.
    Posted by Lavindathar on 22 Feb 13 at 01:47
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