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Ex Oblivione achievement in Call of Cthulhu

Ex Oblivione

Fail a skill test

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How to unlock the Ex Oblivione achievement

  • JohnnyInterfnkJohnnyInterfnk
    19 Nov 2018 29 Nov 2018 20 Feb 2020
    Statistically unmissable, as you will be failing skill checks left and right, especially during the beginning of the game.

    Your first opportunity to get this is at the beginning of chapter 2. Put no points into medicine during chapter 1 and you will most likely fail the medicine check on the dead whale carcass to the left of the starting point. You know you failed the Medicine check on the whale if you get the lines: "The blood is beginning to coagulate. Only a specialist would know what killed it."

    If you don't get the lines above, no worries, you'll fail dozens of checks during the course of the game.

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    JohnnyInterfnk"The blood is beginning to coagulate. Only a specialist would know what killed it." Thats the "Fail" sentence.

    You are correct, there is no notification in game to tell you if you passed or failed a check. If you got the above stanza, you failed the check -- the achievement didn't unlock properly. Try full power cycling your Xbox and restarting the chapter (or just continuing the game, as you'll fail hundreds of checks during your game time).
    Posted by JohnnyInterfnk on 18 Feb 20 at 16:56
    Apostle92627I'm loading the chapter. I will let you know if I get the stanza (I should).

    Edit: Nothing about the specialist. And, no, I didn't put anything into medicine.

    Edit 2: I got it, I finally got it! It popped while I was talking to Fitzroy. clap rock toast
    Posted by Apostle92627 on 19 Feb 20 at 00:14
    JohnnyInterfnkI'll edit the solution to indicate you can still possibly pass the Whale check even if you didn't put points in medicine (I ran through the game four times and each time failed but it looks like you can possibly pass it). I'll also add the "Fail" lines from above so you know if it triggered properly and the issue is the achievement server or if you still need to play the game more.
    Posted by JohnnyInterfnk on 20 Feb 20 at 18:37
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  • TheWelshHuntTheWelshHunt
    22 Nov 2019 12 Jan 2020
    This achievement would be EXTREMELY hard to miss through the game but you can get it on the very first chapter after speaking with Sarah Hawkins Father. (Forgot his name, I will call him Colonel Sanders)
    First, look at the newspaper clippings on the desk, turn around and view the painting on the settee, you should then fail that and unlock this achievement.
    Very Easy, go to 5:20 in Playthrough 1 video to see this.

    Hope this helps!

    Playthrough 1

    Playthrough 2
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    TheWelshHuntI know i failed at least another 2 or 3 times after that point anyway so you should get it at some point man lol
    Posted by TheWelshHunt on 30 May 20 at 13:23
    metallicafan459It popped when talking to Fitzroy about the Warehouse.

    The game got me back, I failed to pick the lock of the shack cry

    So I finally cracked the lock and there was no hidden item inside- what’s going on....
    Posted by metallicafan459 on 31 May 20 at 12:43
    TheWelshHuntAhh, about the hidden item, for some reason, it appears in some games and not others.
    Don't worry too much though as there are 25 other hidden items to find and you only need 20 for the achievement!

    Really unsure why it appears randomly for people but, still should be good to go.
    You shouldn't run into any other issues now man haha
    Posted by TheWelshHunt on 31 May 20 at 21:09
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