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Shadows Mode

Shadow Survivalist achievement in Killer Instinct

Shadow Survivalist

Defeat 25 Shadows in Shadow Survival Mode.

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How to unlock the Shadow Survivalist achievement

  • Exe the HeroExe the Hero
    30 May 2015 30 May 2015
    I can confirm that this does NOT need to be done in 1 go.

    I rarely beat more than 3 in a row, but I was keeping track and it popped immediately after my 25th total victory! :)

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    jimmyclutchmanHas anyone unlocked the achievement without it showing wins for your shadow? I just won 20 shadow survival matches in a row and it showed no wins
    Posted by jimmyclutchman on 11 Mar 18 at 04:00
    I just unlocked this today. I played thru the shadow lab. I did not save my shadow data at all. I played till I lost then started again. Unlocked at exactly 25 wins (they were not in one sitting either).
    Posted on 28 Mar 18 at 01:10
    I just unlocked this today. I played thru the shadow lab. I did not save my shadow data at all. I played till I lost then started again. Unlocked at exactly 25 wins (they were not in one sitting either).
    Posted on 28 Mar 18 at 20:34
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  • kiomxkiomx
    26 Dec 2020 26 Dec 2020 26 Dec 2020
    Other guide missed multiple important clarifications, so let me try, 5 years late :)

    Most important is to choose the right Shadow Survival. There are two ways to do it, but one is glitched and will NOT unlock achievement.

    CORRECT: Single Player > Fight > Shadow Lab> Select your shadow > Shadow Survival
    INCORRECT - DO NOT USE: Single Player > Fight > Survival > Shadow Survival

    - You must defeat 25 shadows total. Thankfully, these do not have to be consecutive, or in the same session
    - Your shadow will not record any wins or loses, so don't worry about this
    - If you get a download shadow error, say yes once and no the second time seems to fix it most times, YMMV
    - Whether you save your recording or not is irrelevant for this achievement. If you save, you can stack with 'higher learning', or can skip saving if you want to keep your shadow as is, or save a few clicks
  • MR MITT3NSMR MITT3NS
    29 Mar 2021 30 Aug 2022 30 Aug 2022
    tldr: Tired of trying to keep up with who you've done what with for achievements? Click my spreadsheet link below and start tracking it!

    This is not a specific guide but more so a checklist along with some tips for tackling this game as a whole. There are other excellent, very detailed guides for unlocking each specific achievement.

    Background
    When I decided to start Killer Instinct from scratch in early 2021 (began 3/26/21 and finished 6/21/21), I decided that I needed a way to guide and track my progress to completion in the most efficient way possible. With a base game of 94 achievements and 28 DLCs which is composed of 23 characters, a ranked MP DLC (League Title Update), a story mode (similar to MK's ladder system), an RPG type mode (Shadow Lords 1 & 2), and Shadow Mode (machine learning type bot simulator) that made up another 370 achievements, this game was going to take some time and coordination.

    Info
    I created a spreadsheet by exporting all of the Achievement Titles, Achievement Descriptions, and Gamerscore from TA. I added the following columns:

    • Order: to keep the initial achievement order
    • BASE/DLC: determines if the achievement was part of the base game or one of the DLCs
    • Release Date: for sorting purposes
    • Type: I created 23 "Types" of achievements in this game, most are repetitive across characters (i.e. win versus match with [insert character])
    • Character: let's you know which character the achievement applies to. There are 29 characters in total. Some achievements are assigned to "Any" meaning those do not apply to a specific character. Omen does not follow the normal DLC achievement path rather it has 5 random achievements tied to it.
    • Unlocked: put an "x" in the cell if you have unlocked it. This ties in with the Pivot tab where you refresh the pivot tables to show your percentage complete.
    If you decide to use the spreadsheet, start by deleting all of the x's in the Unlocked column on KI TA tab (not to be confused with the KI TA sortable tab which is used for sorting to your hearts desire without messing with your main tab). Once you start filling in "x" 's in the KI TA tab, you can refresh the Pivot tab to see your progress based on Type and/or Character.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15H3gCJi-Jlv7KOkrHUn0...

    I hope this spreadsheet helps for anyone starting this beast of game that is quite fun. It was more time consuming than challenging but overall I really enjoyed it.

    Tips:
    • Complete the Shadow Mode achievements first as these have broken in the past and were unobtainable for a while before they patched it.
    • Find a hardcore, dedicated group to boost ranked achievements. Playing this game legit online will take a while and will be pretty tough!
    • Try to have fun with Shadow Lords Mode, once I understood how it worked (which just took playing it a while) it was a lot of fun!
    • Keep a second controller handy for some of the Fight Challenges. For example, blocks can be done easily by rubber banding your main controller to block while you perform a move with the second controller.
    • If you haven't already, read through the Walkthrough. It was well done up to the point before the writer quit updating it. For the rest, read through the guides and of course, the comments on the guides for good info.
    Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions to make the spreadsheet better.
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