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Prospector achievement in Mass Effect 2

Prospector

Retrieve mineral resources by scanning and probing a planet in the galaxy map

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How to unlock the Prospector achievement

  • Wildboy WileyWildboy Wiley
    26 Jan 2010 27 Jan 2010
    27 1 2
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    This achievement is simple. As soon as you gain control of your new ship, fly out to a planet that doesn't have a navigation marker (meaning, you see the planet, but it doesn't say what it is.

    Press [A] to enter the orbit of the planet, the press [Y] to scan for minerals. Hold down [LT] and move the cursor until your controller starts to vibrate, then press {RT] to send out a probe that will then collect the minerals. Achievement Unlocked.

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    Solario32Scanning for minerals is so boring :(
    Posted by Solario32 on 02 Nov 11 at 17:46

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  • Dynamite AndyDynamite Andy
    31 Jan 2010 28 Sep 2010
    9 0 0
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    This achievement requires you to scan a planet and probe it, To do this go to the galaxy map and go to any planet that you cant land on, scan it and when your scanner starts to go off the scale, send a probe and the achievement will unlock.

    One thing to note is that if you don't acquire it after first probing just continue to try, If it still hasn't unlocked clear your Xbox cache and delete your save.
  • Murder of BirdsMurder of Birds
    Locked 25 Dec 2011
    3 2 0
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    This achievement is plain and simple. When eXploring planets you have the option of scanning planets for minerals and probing them for research. To do this simply travel to a star system and fly to a planet. Press Y to scan the planet for minerals. Press the LT button to begin scanning the planet, when the scanner picks up activity of mineral press the RT to deploy the probe. This will immediately get you the achievement worth 5G!
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