Achievements
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Achievements for Mass Effect require you to play through the game at least three times to get them all. Certain achievements give more rapid experience gain, weapon damage, or unlock bonus talents that can apply to any subsequent careers. There are 49 achievements worth 1200 Gamerscore points (achievement points are given in parentheses).
[edit] Game Progress/Completion
[edit] Entire Game
Medal of Honor (100) – Complete 1 Mass Effect playthrough on any difficulty. Unlocks Hardcore difficulty setting and unlocks character levels 51-60. |
[edit] Planets
Distinguished Service Medal (25) – Complete Eden Prime. |
Medal of Heroism (25) – Complete Feros. |
Honorarium of Corporate Service (25) – Complete Noveria. |
Council Legion of Merit (25) – Complete Virmire. |
[edit] Difficulty
You do not need to start a new career to receive these achievements; simply set the difficulty before you finish Eden Prime (so any time before activating the beacon) and do not adjust it subsequently.
Medal of Valor (50) – Complete 1 Mass Effect playthrough on the Insanity difficulty setting. Unlocks a "N7" gamer pic for use on your profile. |
[edit] Experience
[edit] Story Events
Spectre Inductee (15) – Become a Spectre. |
Search and Rescue (10) – Locate Liara T'Soni in the Artemis Tau cluster. |
Paramour (10) – Complete any romance subplot. |
[edit] Morality
Renegade (15) – Accumulate 75% of total Renegade points. |
Paragon (15) – Accumulate 75% of total Paragon points. |
[edit] Registered Kills
Dog of War (25) – Register 150 organic enemy kills. Increases health by 10% |
[edit] Squadmates
These are tied to the Completionist achievement; you must complete 75% of the game with the squadmate in question. Complete 15 Missions and a minimum of 35 Assignments with the squadmate to gain his or her achievement.
Soldier Ally (20) – Complete the majority of the game with Ashley Williams. Damage Reduction improves by 10% |
Sentinel Ally (20) – Complete the majority of the game with Kaidan Alenko. Lift and Throw recharge time improve by 10% |
Krogan Ally (20) – Complete the majority of the game with Urdnot Wrex. Regenerate 1 hp per second (main character only) |
Turian Ally (20) – Complete the majority of the game with Garrus Vakarian. Damping and Overload recharge time improve by 10% |
Quarian Ally (20) – Complete the majority of the game with Tali'Zorah nar Rayya. Sabotage and AI Hacking recharge time improve by 10% |
Asari Ally (20) – Complete the majority of the game with Liara T'Soni. Barrier and Singularity recharge time improve by 10% |
[edit] Miscellaneous
Scholar (25) – Find all primary Alien: Council Races, Extinct Races and Non-Council Races Codex entries. See the Scholar achievement guide |
Rich (25) – Exceed 1,000,000 credits. Unlocks Spectre weapons from the NRO and C-Sec Academy |
[edit] Downloadable Content Achievement(s)
[edit] Bring Down the Sky
Colonial Savior (50) – Complete Bring Down the Sky. |
[edit] Pinnacle Station
New Sheriff In Town (50) – Take first place in any combat scenario on Pinnacle Station. |
Undisputed (50) – Complete Admiral Ahern’s survival mission. |
[edit] Talent Use
[edit] Weapons
Shotgun Expert (15) – Register 150 Shotgun kills. Unlocks Shotgun for use as a bonus talent |
Assault Rifle Expert (15) – Register 150 Assault Rifle kills. Unlocks Assault Rifle for use as a bonus talent |
Sniper Expert (15) – Register 150 Sniper Rifle kills. Unlocks Sniper Rifle for use as a bonus talent |
[edit] Biotic Talents
Lift Mastery (15) – Use biotic Lift 75 times. Unlocks Lift for use as a bonus talent |
Barrier Mastery (15) – Use biotic Barrier 75 times. Unlocks Barrier for use as a bonus talent |
Throw Mastery (15) – Use biotic Throw 75 times. Unlocks Throw for use as a bonus talent |
Warp Mastery (15) – Use biotic Warp 75 times. Unlocks Warp for use as a bonus talent |
Singularity Mastery (15) – Use biotic Singularity 75 times. Unlocks Singularity for use as a bonus talent |
Stasis Mastery (15) – Use biotic Stasis 75 times. Unlocks Stasis for use as a bonus talent |
[edit] Tech Talents
AI Hacking Specialist (15) – Use AI Hacking 75 times. Unlocks Hacking for use as a bonus talent |
Overload Specialist (15) – Use Overload 75 times. Unlocks Electronics for use as a bonus talent |
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Sabotage Specialist (15) – Use Sabotage 75 times. Unlocks Decryption for use as a bonus talent |
Neural Shock Specialist (15) – Use Neural Shock 75 times. Unlocks Medicine for use as a bonus talent |
[edit] See Also
- Completionist Achievement Guide - a guide for getting the Completionist achievement.
- Ally Achievement Guide - a guide for getting the various Ally achievements.
- Weapon/Ability Achievements Guide - a guide for reaching Weapon/Ability achievements before leaving Eden Prime.
