Borderlands 3
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Borderlands 3 is a first-person looter shooter set seven years after the events of Borderlands 2. Players select one of four new Vault Hunters and travel across multiple planets to stop Troy and Tyreen Calypso, twin cult leaders seeking to harness the power of alien Vaults scattered throughout the galaxy. The game features procedurally generated weapons, cooperative multiplayer for up to four players, expanded skill trees with multiple action skills per character, and new traversal mechanics including sliding and mantling.
You Got Skills
CommonReach level 2.
Welcome To The Crimson Raiders
CommonWelcome to the Crimson Raiders
CommonCompleted mission “Children of the Vault”.
You will unlock this after defeating the first boss in the game (Shiv) and releasing Claptrap (once you free him, stand next to him and hold X to revive him).
So Long, Pandora!
CommonCompleted mission “Taking Flight”.
NOG It Off
CommonCompleted mission “Hostile Takeover”.
I Mustache You A Question
CommonCompleted mission “Atlas, At Last”.
Gone From My Sight
CommonCompleted mission “Beneath the Meridian”.
That Was Cold
CommonCompleted mission “Lair of the Harpy”.
Dropping Loads
CommonWin a live grenade at a Slot Machine.
You'll first find slot machines at Moxxi's on Sanctuary, although there are a few others around the game too.
Drops are random - so just keep playing until you get a live grenade drop.
The cost of each spin increases with your level, so its not necessarily beneficial to wait until late game to try this. Although, there's a lot of cash to collect in the Handsome Jackpot DLC, so after doing that might be a good time.
Heir To An Empty Castle
CommonCompleted mission “Cold as the Grave”.
Cross The Streamers
CommonCompleted mission “Blood Drive”.
Apocalypso!
CommonCompleted mission “The Great Vault”.
Damn, Gina
CommonGot all Vault Rewards.
I Am A Goddess, A Glorious Female Warrior
CommonCompleted mission “In the Shadow of Starlight”.
Bye, Felicia!
CommonCompleted mission “Divine Retribution”.
Tips Appreciated
UncommonTip Moxxi.
Moxxi is in Sanctuary and you'll have to visit her as part of the story. The tip jar is on the bar. It doesn't matter how much you give.
Stay Golden
UncommonUsed a Golden Key.
Use a golden key. This can be done at the huge gnarly chest on Sanctuary.
You'll need an active SHiFT account (see the in game menus) - and to use it to redeem SHiFT codes for golden keys. Google and follow BL3 on Twitter to get codes.
Using a key to open the chest will net you a bunch of purple/gold weapons and equipment.
Tales From The Eridian Slab
UncommonDecipher all of the Eridian Slabs.
There are 30 altogether. You'll spot them as you go through the game and they'll have a bright triangular icon on your map.
However you cannot decipher them until near the end of the story when you gain a specific ability to do so. Then you'll have to go back to them all (locations guide coming soon) and interact with each one - its worth 25 Eridium apiece!
Exoarchaeolo—You Get The Gist
RareDiscovered all named locations on Nekrotafeyo.
Discover all named locations on Nekrotafeyo.
You don't get to this planet until much later in the story.
Got Big Game
RareDefeat all of Hammerlock's Legendary Hunts.
Zer0ed In
RareDefeat all of Zer0's Targets of Opportunity.
Master Of All You Survey
RareDiscover all named locations.
Slaughterhouse 3
LegendaryComplete all the Circles of Slaughter.
These are like horde mode challenges, with 5 rounds of enemies each with multiple waves. Complete all three for the achievement.
City Slicker
LegendaryDiscover all named locations on Promethea.
A Hundred Names For Sand
LegendaryDiscover all named locations on Pandora.
Swamped
LegendaryDiscover all named locations on Eden-6.
Getting A Little On The Side
LegendaryComplete all Side Missions.
Ultimate Vault Hunter
LegendaryUnlock all Borderlands® 3 Achievements!
A Proper Hand-Off
UncommonComplete mission “All Bets Off”.
You'll get this for completing all the main missions in the DLC.
You can start the DLC by reading a poster outside Moxxi's on Sanctuary.
Scovillain
RareDestroy all of Mr. Torgue's hot sauces.
You'll see these on the minimap as you progress through the Handsome Jackpot missions; they appear as small diamond-boxed grenade-like icons. They all appear on the map well in advance of you getting close to them so they are hard to miss.
When you physically get close, Mr Torgue will speak and say something rowdy as only he can...
Hit each bottle of sauce to explode it and get the achievement.
They will mostly require some jumping/acrobatics to get to - but nothing too hard.
You can revisit areas after completing the DLC if you miss any; scout on the map to spot them.
Don't Be A Stranger
RareReturn for a chat with the Clapstructor.
During the Moxxi Handsome Jackpot DLC, there'll be a point where a claptrap gets 'stuck'. Just come back to the same point anytime after and talk to get the achievement. You can still do this after completing the DLC. Its in the Compactor level, due north from the central fast travel point right at the top.
Shoe Money Tonight
RareGet a 21 in the blackjack minigame.
Through the Handsome Jackpot DLC you'll encounter some fancy chests with a robotic voice as you approach. To open them, 'cards' are drawn onto the front, keep drawing to get close to a total of 21 (king/queen/jack = 10).
If you go bust (exceed 21) you'll get nothing special from the chest.
Make sure to open every chest you find and this should pop sooner or later. Some chests are in the VIP areas which you'll need to pay to enter.
If you miss them, you can revisit again later to try again.
Firebug
RareSabotage all statues for Ember.
Killer Look
RareComplete the Mayor's outfit.
This is a Challenge in the Moxxi's Handsome Jackpot DLC - to collect 5 pieces of the mayor's outfit.
Who Collects The Collector?
LegendaryDefeat the wandering Debt Collector.
Finish the "Sisterly Love" mission first, then in the central Spendopticon area, just south of the main part there's a random spawn area; it'll spawn on of an Ice Loader, a Shock Loader, a Hot Loader or a Debt Collector. You may need to quit/reload multiple times to get the Debt Collector to spawn. It'll be a big one, walking about on its own.
Once it does, kill it...
Party's Still On!
UncommonFind the party.
Older Than The Trees
RareKill the Wendigo.
Love Is The Fifth Dimension
RareMarry your friends.
A Hunter, Through And Through
RareFind and kill all four rare spawns.
You can get these rare spawn missions to kill specific named enemies from the Lodge, upstairs. But kills are still eligible whether you pick up the mission or not, so when you find the creatures along the way (you are exploring every area along the way right?) then take them out and you may get this just naturally.
Industrious In The Face Of Cosmic Terror
LegendaryComplete all Crew Challenges and Side Missions on Xylourgos.
I'm Floudering Up Here
LegendaryListen to 25 fish jokes.
There are various fish around the DLC - they talk and tell a joke and spit out some weapons afterwards. Listen to 25 for the achievement. There aren't actually 25 fish so may need to save-scum a little - but this also means you haven't got to find them all; you can just scum the one in the lodge repeatedly...
...and the easiest way to do this is just to do the fish every time you go back there through the DLC (and after finishing the DLC) and you'll get there soon enough.
Whispers On The Wind
LegendaryCollect all ECHO logs on Xylourgos.
Good One, Babe
LegendaryWatched Deathtrap kill 50 enemies.
Deathtrap appears on three separate occassions during the DLC. Just stand back and let him kill. you can weaken enemies `- but deathtrap must land the killing shot.
If you miss this, go back to Xenocardiac Containment and redo the Empowered Grawn boss battle - Deathtrap will be there for that...
Also, progress is profile-wide (not per character) so you can continue with fresh character if you want.
Stone Cold Killer
UncommonCompleted mission “Blood from a Stone”.
Complete mission “Blood from a Stone”
It's A Wash
UncommonComplete mission “The Name of the Law”
Getting Off Track
RareCompleted mission “Off the Rails”.
Complete mission “Off the Rails”
Bounty: Hunted
RareCompleted mission “Where It All Started”.
Complete mission “Where It All Started”
Ruin On The Horizon
RareComplete mission “Riding to Ruin”
Helpful Hunter
LegendaryCompleted all side missions on Gehenna.
Complete all side missions on Gehenna.
That's Quite Challenging
LegendaryCompleted all crew challenges on Gehenna.
Complete all crew challenges on Gehenna.
How The West Was Done
LegendaryComplete all plot missions, side missions, and crew challenges on Gehenna.
Meat and Greet
UncommonCompleted mission "Enter the Psychoscape".
The Blast and the Furious
RareDefeated Evil Lilith.
Brain Pain Train Slain
RareDefeated Locomöbius.
Trauma Center
RareDefeated Dr. Benedict.
Red Wrath and Beyond
RareDefeated Psychoreaver.
Ye Who Enter
LegendaryExplored all of Vaulthalla.
Fustercluck Off
LegendaryCompleted all side missions and crew challenges in Krieg's Mind.
Barreled Right Over Them
CommonKill an enemy with an exploding barrel.
Star Bound
CommonReach level 10.
Feelin' A Little Stabby
CommonKill an enemy, knifing them with a gun blade.
Florida Man
CommonDowned yourself by grenade or explosion.
Bolt-Ons
CommonUnlock 10 Character Heads or Skins.
Some reports of this being glitchy. It'll be fixed - or may have already been - so don't panic too much.
You get heads/skins (rarely) as random drops - or from the slot machines at Moxxi's, or you can by them from Crazy Earl in the basement of Sanctuary. If you're buying them this will help toward My Name Is Earl too.
Vaulting Your Way To The Top
CommonReach level 25.
Stay Away From The Light
CommonRevive another player.
Hold the action button over another (human!) player once they've been downed.
On Fleek
CommonEquip purple-rated gear or better in every slot.
It helps to use the safe in Sanctuary to store items for this so you don't have to carry them around all the time. I.e. it doesn't matter what level or how good the items are - only their colour.
Note the 4th weapon slot only becomes available after completing the story mission "Beneath the Meridian", and the artifact slot only after "Cold as the Grave" (which is much later). You therefore can't get this achievement until after that point...
À La Carte
CommonComplete 20 Side Missions.
Biggest Badass In The Borderlands
UncommonReach level 50.
50 is the level cap for the base game, but since raised with the DLCs. If you're doing the full game and all side missions and the DLCs you shouldn't have too much trouble getting to level 50. Plus then there's Mayhem mode and TVHM also...
Mechani-Cool
UncommonUnlock 10 Vehicle Parts via hijacking.
You'll get a few of these naturally through completing the story and side missions.
Otherwise, for each new/different type of vehicle you hijack and bring back to a vehicle spawning station you'll get new parts. Keep doing this. It has to be a vehicle you haven't brought back before (but different variations of the same base type of vehicle do count).
I Hope You Didn't Tea-bag
UncommonWin a duel.
Stick It To 'Em
UncommonKill two or more enemies with a single sticky grenade.
Fairly easy; just do what it says on the tin. It helps ofc to keep an eye out for sticky grenade mods early on and just keep equipped while playing generally so that you're ready to take advantage of a situation with enemies close together as soon as one arises.
My Name Is Earl
UncommonBuy 20 cosmetic items from Crazy Earl.
In the Eye of a Murdercane
RareWin a round of Arms Race.
Older Than the Trees
RareKilled the Wendigo.
Love is the Fifth Dimension
RareMarried your friends.
It's a Wash
RareCompleted mission “The Name of the Law”.
Rewards Card
RareEarn a Loyalty Package from each weapon manufacturer.
You need to get 100 kills with a weapon from each manufacturer - you'll know when this happens as you'll get an notification of mail from the manufacturer which you can access through the social menu.
One easy way to keep track is to not use/delete those mails; save them up so you can see which manufacturers you've done it for.
Ruin on the Horizon
RareCompleted mission “Riding to Ruin”.
Don't Be a Stranger
RareReturned for a chat with the Clapstructor.
Gun Pals!
RareSend an item to a friend.
Blood Sucking Freak
RareDefeat Hemovorous the Invincible.
100-Proof
RareClear all the Eridian Proving Grounds.
Good Against Remotes Is One Thing
LegendaryGet a perfect score at the Firing Range on any difficulty.
The firing range is downstairs on the Sanctuary.
Complex Made Simple
LegendaryExplore the entire Stormblind Complex.
Demysteriouslierified
LegendarySolve all murder mysteries for Ava's podcast.
A Hunter, Through and Through
LegendaryFound and killed all 4 rare spawns.
Industrious in the Face of Cosmic Terror
LegendaryCompleted all Crew Challenges and Side Missions on Xylourgos.
Might Beyond Sight
LegendaryDestroy 50 mysterious Eridium piles.
Treat Yo Self
LegendaryExtract 100 pieces of gear from Arms Race.
How the West Was Done
LegendaryCompleted all plot missions, side missions, and crew challenges on Gehenna.
Whispers on the Wind
LegendaryCollected all ECHO logs on Xylourgos.
I'm Floundering Up Here
LegendaryListened to 25 fish jokes.
Breakdown
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