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Stand back achievement in Metro Exodus

Stand back

Kill 50 enemies at long distance.

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How to unlock the Stand back achievement

  • TheLightMasterTheLightMaster
    22 Feb 2019 22 Feb 2019
    Agree that it can be done much earlier in the game, but I found the easiest spot to do it was in the "Caspian Sea" level.
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    Rinse and repeat = achievement popped. Hope that helps.

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    MrSparrowIsBack@MAST3R SHAKE04

    Good news, I managed to get the achievement 2 days ago after a long struggle. After I put my previous message out here, a user from this site messaged me stating that he had the same problem with the Saboteur achievement, but in the end he unlocked it.

    He said that I should completely delete my save files from both the cloud and the console. Did it, started a new game, got 50+ kills on the Volga level vith the Kalash (I remembered that earlier I raised the achievement tracker with this weapon), but still no luck.

    After sending him another message, he told me do make it to the Caspian level, get the Valve rifle, and start picking off enemies from the giant crane (the same location which is described in the first solution on top of this page). I went there, got the kills (5-6 enemies, then i reloaded the checkpoint), and after 30-40 kills, I finally got the achievement.

    Long story short: if it is glitched for you, delete your save from everywhere, then get the Valve rifle, and start killing bandits. I would NOT recommend to try it with any other weapons, because there is a high risk that it won't work.

    Also, I recommend to do everything else before deleting the save (collectbles, new game+, etc.), and save this one for last.

    Credits go to RAS BruTaL, who shared the solution with me. A few months ago I kinda gave up on this achievement, so it was quite a surprise that I could finally unlock it.
    Posted by MrSparrowIsBack on 25 Jul 20 at 20:36
    MarkyshizzleI accidently saved this for my iron playthrough, its pretty easy in Caspian to get kills on bats, mutants, etc with a sniper. You can even kill friendly slaves from far away and it counts, etc.
    Posted by Markyshizzle on 03 Aug 21 at 15:15
    Zarda1Caspian. Pistol with 4x scope. Craft ammo. Run into desert and look for things to shoot.
    Posted by Zarda1 on 15 Aug 22 at 19:32
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  • Apache117XApache117X
    16 Feb 2019 16 Feb 2019
    Hey guys a quick guide to help with distance and some pointers


    You have to make 50 kills at this distance or further.

    I'd suggest a sniper type weapon with at least a 4x scope.

    The spot I found in this video is in the Mission The VOLGA.

    It is cumulative and you can save and load and kill the same enemies again.
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    Gamer0364None of my kills are counting for this. I've shot enemies across the map from a tower and they don't count. It's been stuck at 40% for over a week now.
    Posted by Gamer0364 on 15 Jun 19 at 02:30
    R3f1CuLAs far as I can tell the tikhar doesn't seem to work for this ach for w/e stupid reason. At least it 100% doesn't for me quick saved and loaded and tried between it and my kalash, got credit for the kalash (even at a closer distance) than the tikhar with or without the rail gun attachment. Kinda dumb but yea.
    Posted by R3f1CuL on 17 Jun 19 at 17:22
    Gamer0364facepalm D'oh. Would appear you're right. Got a kill with the Bulldog or whatever and it ticked up 2%. I almost exclusively use the Tikhar. That never even occurred to me. Good lookin' out R3.
    Posted by Gamer0364 on 20 Jun 19 at 15:21
  • SVVOVANNSVVOVANN
    11 Sep 2020 10 Sep 2020 10 Sep 2020
    All you need to do is use a long — range sniper rifle-valve rifle. The main thing is to make sure that the distance to the target is sufficient, otherwise "killing at a distance" will not be counted! You can kill anyone!
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