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Distant Points of Light achievement in Rare Replay

Distant Points of Light

Jetpac: Rack up 250,000 points over time.

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How to unlock the Distant Points of Light achievement

  • YinYin
    04 Aug 2015 04 Aug 2015 05 Aug 2015
    I was around the 200,000 point mark before finishing the remaining achievements on Jetpac. So my recommendation would save this one for last before grinding this one out.

    To grind out the remaining 50,000 points or so that I needed, I continued playing until I was up against the bird/plane enemies that linger on the edges of the screen. Due to their attack pattern they usually spawn close to one another and often kill themselves against the platforms, giving you free points. Once there, I fueled up my rocket (so that bonuses would spawn more frequently) and sat between the left and middle platform while casually gliding up and down and shooting my blaster as enemies spawned (see image). Picking up bonuses also speeds this up.

    Enemies range from 50-60 points.
    Bonuses are worth 250 points.
    Acquiring a fuel canister is worth 100 points.

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    I was picking up around 6,500 points every minute with this method, so if you fall in a similar range, you can expect to finish this achievement up in roughly 8 minutes. When the achievement unlocked for me, I was at 253,000 so give it an extra minute or so as it may unlock on a slight delay.







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    KRLAsrubberband your A button while sat on the middle platform and shooting right. you’ll never die.
    Posted by KRLAs on 05 May 21 at 22:12
    Sky PonyYou don't even need to rubberband your A button. Just stand on the middle platform, go get a snack, watch some TV or something, and check back to see if you got the achievement after your show is over.
    Posted by Sky Pony on 20 Jun 21 at 05:33
    DJBringaSky Pony is right. You do not even need to rubberband. Just hop on middle platform and let em die on their own. I've let mine sit for about 15 minutes and they just crash right into the platform. Haven't lost a single life.
    Posted by DJBringa on 11 Oct 21 at 22:51
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  • Moo Moo DairyMoo Moo Dairy
    08 Aug 2015 08 Aug 2015
    Jetpac

    Level 4

    Literally just fly to the middle platform and stand there. Set it and forget it.

    The enemies just kill themselves and will never hit you. Every time an enemy dies you gain points.

    You can also use this method for the Eradic-8 achievement

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    SpoolinChaosDamnit, I cam here to post this exact guide, haha.
    Posted by SpoolinChaos on 10 Aug 15 at 01:02
    Sky PonyI suggest, before going for this, get out your calculator. Look at your achievement tracker, and figure out how far you have left to go. Let's say you are at 63%, so you have 37% left to do. Multiply 250,000 x .37 (or whatever yours is), and the result is the approximate points you need. Start a new game, get to level 5 (not level 4), and let the points accumulate. This way you know roughly how long it will take, and don't need to keep checking your progress.
    Posted by Sky Pony on 20 Jun 21 at 05:47
    MarkavellliYou can also just turn on your achievement tracker and watch it fly on up :)
    Posted by Markavellli on 23 Aug 21 at 21:34
  • Melman V2Melman V2
    08 Aug 2015 08 Aug 2015
    Get to level 4 stand in the middle of the middle platform the enemies will just keep killing themselves giving you a 100 points at a time. Just check your achievements every 5-10 minutes to see if it's popped also works towards Eradic-8
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