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Secret Hat Hunter achievement in BattleBlock Theater

Secret Hat Hunter

Collect 10 Golden Hats.

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How to unlock the Secret Hat Hunter achievement

  • Yankees3Fan7Yankees3Fan7
    06 Apr 2013 06 Apr 2013 14 Apr 2013
    Randomly during the story, whether you are in single player or co-op, our ex-best friend Hatty Hattington will appear on the screen holding a Golden Hat. The narrator will make a remark and then the Golden Hat flies off somewhere on the map. All that needs to be done is to bring the Hat to the exit. If you die while carrying the Hat, then it will fall in the area where you died. A word of warning: if you die by spikes or water (not sure about the electrical zappers), then the Hat will be lost, so you got a warning. If in co-op, alternate between who will get the Golden Hat.

    Once you cross the exit, then you will be rewarded with 10 gems and the 1st of the ten Hats required for the achievement. Happy Hat Hunting!

    EDIT: "You might also want to add that Golden Hats will appear in arena matches as well. You must be holding them as the curtain closes if you wish to receive the gems." - Darkened Night (thanks for the tidbit)
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    CAG KerigNothing feels worse than having a precious hat fall into the water and disappear. I would suggest forgetting about everything else in the level and book it to the exit (after getting 3 gems, of course) to secure your Gold, then replay it without the need to tread so carefully.
    Posted by CAG Kerig on 07 Apr 13 at 01:30
    YinYou might also want to add that Golden Hats will appear in arena matches as well. You must be holding them as the curtain closes if you wish to receive the gems. Dan Paladin, one of the brilliant minds behind the title also confirmed that you can expect to find a hat every thirty minutes or so, but that it is, in fact, completely random. Probability simply states that thirty minutes is a rough estimate, however.
    Posted by Yin on 07 Apr 13 at 05:46
    ChaosAlertActually, in case of the time it appears, while I was running through one stage on Insane, a golden hat appeared, while I had grabbed it and died losing that hat for good, another one appeared just two minutes later on that same stage (in another location). The probability of a hat appearing does seem to be randomly generated based on not only time, but your actions within a stage.
    Posted by ChaosAlert on 07 Apr 13 at 10:43
    Octobot Super^ It's possible that you just got lucky and it is still just time based. Watch out for anecdotal evidence!
    Posted by Octobot Super on 07 Apr 13 at 14:04
    Onsidicanother note - was playing coop, i picked up the hat, coop partner hit the exit stage, i didn't make it to the exit (but still held the hat) and it didn't count. You have to make it onto the exit if you are carrying the hat.
    Posted by Onsidic on 25 Feb 14 at 16:41
    CurtiesonI was reading through this and had NO idea what a golden hat was and I was nearly to the 3rd chapter. After that I had 5 hats show up for me over the next 9 levels I played...so for those reading, just keep playing... I've averaged a hat per ~5-6 levels completed.
    Posted by Curtieson on 08 Jan 16 at 03:19
    Vareehim getting them by just being afk in a vs with a second controller.
    Posted by Vareeh on 02 Dec 16 at 21:18
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