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Having a Blast achievement in Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Having a Blast

Destroy 5 enemies with a single Demolition Ship detonation.

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How to unlock the Having a Blast achievement

  • AshdoAshdo
    Locked 08 Nov 2021 09 Nov 2021
    This can be done in almost the exact same way as my guide in "All creek, No Paddle" and takes about 5 minutes. Ideally, you can get both achievements in one with this guide!

    Age of Empires IV: Anniversary EditionAll Creek, No PaddleThe All Creek, No Paddle achievement in Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition worth 45 pointsSink an enemy Transport Ship that is garrisoned to max capacity.


    Firstly set up a custom Solo battle Vs AI with roughly similar traits:

    Teams: 1v1
    Enemy Team: Hard or Above
    Generated Map: Warring Islands
    Starting Age: Age III
    Map State: Revealed
    Starting Resources: High


    Once you're in-game, get a dock built and a few basic resource incomes, now start pumping out Demolition Ships from the dock. It will take about two detonated ships to blow up their galleys and above. However, we're on the lookout for their transport ships.

    The achievement is not to destroy five ships in one as I'd originally taken it as, but any five enemies total at once! This can easily be done by sinking a full (or partially) transport ship. With the revealed map you can see their movements. Take a group of 5-6 demolition ships and place them nearby.

    Be on the lookout for a transport ship with troops (you can see its capacity overlaid). If you manage to get a transport ship that is full showing 16/16 you will also net the 'All Creek, No Paddle' achievement at the same time.

    Sink that ship and the achievement is yours!

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    ox BlackJack xofixed finnaly!! it s work
    Posted by ox BlackJack xo on 21 Mar 24 at 00:45
    Cheva1ierappears to be working as of the cross play update this past week. It took about 5 minutes to pop after satisfying the conditions, but I'll take it.
    Posted by Cheva1ier on 21 Mar 24 at 11:56
    LionQIn case you can't find loaded Transport Ships, just circle around the AI's island and blow up 5 units at once on one of the beaches. Especially on the Warring Islands map, the AI usually gathers a small army on the beach, or has 5+ Villagers gathering Fish from the same spot. Lastly, you do NOT have to play as a Western civ like Joewilkill claimed - I just got this using Abbasid Explosive Dhows.
    Posted by LionQ on 17 Aug 24 at 13:33
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  • The ToominaterThe Toominater
    19 Mar 2024 19 Mar 2024
    Updated March 19th Achievement Finally Works again Used the strategies above and destroyed some filled Transports with demolition ships and attacked Villagers fishing in the Map Archipelago Achievement popped a couple minutes after!!!!!
  • eV DeadlineeV Deadline
    11 Jul 2022 11 Jul 2022 12 Jul 2022
    This can easily be done by killing 5 villagers who are fishing.

    If you need additional information:

    Teams: 1v1
    Enemy Team: Hard or Very Hard
    Generated Map: Warring Islands
    Starting Age: Age III or above
    Map State: Revealed
    Starting Resources: Maximum
    Nation: English/french/German Empire (thanks to Joewilkill for pointing out, that only those nations have the required unit))

    Send 5 villagers to build some docks and 1 to build houses.

    Start building Demolition Ships and start to control the seas, so the AI doens land troops on your islands shores. (You can get the All Creek, No Paddle Achievment in this session as well)

    Look for a fishing spot with 5 or more villagers and blow them up.
    Achievment pop can be delayed few minutes, for me it took about 3 minutes.
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    LionQFor me, this solution was easier than the one posted by Ashdo. But I have to point out you do not need to play a Western civ - I just got this achievement while playing as the Abbasid Caliphate.
    Posted by LionQ on 17 Aug 24 at 13:37
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