Survivalist Trophy in Metro: Last Light

  • Survivalist

     

    Complete the game in Ranger Hardcore.

     

    How to unlock Survivalist

    You cannot get this trophy via Chapter Select, you must start a new game if you didn't initially start on Ranger Hardcore difficulty. When you complete the game on Ranger Hardcore you will also get Ranger Elite, both trophies will pop at some point during the ending cutscene. It doesn't matter which ending you get as the trophies will pop regardless.

    See this walkthrough of the tricky spots if you get stuck: LINK.

    General Tips:

    • Because of problems with the brightness levels, I recommend maxing out the in-game Gamma and play with your curtains closed (or play at night) else you will have major problems seeing anything.
       
    • Use stealth wherever possible as firefights will nearly always end badly for you.
       
    • Keep your Military Grade Rounds (MGRs) for buying ammo, weapon upgrades and Moral Points (paying certain people will award you a Moral Point), don't use them as ammo unless you have zero ammo for either of your guns. Note: Some weapons will not use MGRs, press :triangle: whilst holding any gun and if you see ":r2:" appear in the top left-hand corner of your screen then that gun can use MGRs.
       
    • I strongly recommend getting the Season Pass as it gives you access to the best gun in the game i.e the Abzats Heavy Automatic Shotgun, with this in your possession you're almost a tank. I say "almost a tank" as it's still possible to get your butt kicked if you get careless and/or get surrounded. I recommend complementing this initially with the Kalash and later on the Kalash 2012 as both of these guns are accurate and deadly at range. One word of warning though about the Abzats, don't use the burst fire mode (press :l1:) as it will leave you vulnerable to attack and burn through your ammo in no time. Once you hit the "Pavel" Chapter, then you will lose access to the Abzats temporarily until you pick it up again by retrieving it from the wall near the lever you have to pull to get the Freedom trophy (a main game trophy) (credit to DeividHasselhoff for this tip). I recommend fully upgrading the Kalash (including adding the Silencer) and the Abzats with everything except the Autofire Adapter upgrade (Autofire will make you less accurate and drain your ammo faster).
       
    • Do not use the AKSU or buy (if you didn't get it free) the RPK from the PS Store as both of these eat ammo for breakfast and their accuracy sucks, even when upgraded. Many of the guns in this game aren't that great with the two mentioned above being among the most useless. Other dishonourable mentions go to the Bastard SMG, Helsing and the Tikhar.
       
    • Your health regenerates so take cover if you take damage, then wait for the screen to return to normal and for the sound of your heartbeat to disappear. Keep your Medkits for when you're in imminent danger of death as you don't get many in the game and they can't be bought from any merchants.
       
    • Sell the ammo for all the guns you know you're never going to use but keep the Grenades, Incendiaries and Claymores as you will need them for certain boss fights. I would consider keeping the Throwing Knives but if you need the extra cash then sell them as well.
       
    • Don't replace your Gas Mask unless you have to as spares are not that common. Check your watch, listen to your breathing and look out for condensation on your Gas Mask, you have 5mins of air per filter and ragged breathing and a condensated Gas Mask are all signs you're about to run out of air. If your Gas Mask gets dirty then clean it ASAP (tap :l2:) else you won't be able to see where you're going but don't do it when you're in the middle of a fight as it will leave you vulnerable for a couple of seconds.
       
    • It is also not recommended to shoot the switches that change the points as this is wasteful. The best way is to get off Regina and change the points manually by pressing :square: on the switch.
       
    • Don't kill/knockout people mid-sentence as this will make other people suspicious and definitely don’t turn off/break any lights within visual range/earshot of enemies as this will also attract unwanted attention. The one exception with the lights is when you encounter the Yellow boxes with switches on them, turning off those switches won't draw unwanted attention for a quite a while.
       
    • Use your cigarette lighter wherever possible as it has infinite fuel and is the only thing that will destroy cobwebs. The flashlight is great for killing Spiderbugs but the battery drains quickly and requires frequent recharging. If you get lost in a dark place then look at the flame on your cigarette lighter, the direction it points (along with the smoke) will show you the correct path. The cigarette lighter is especially important from the Undercity Chapter onwards as you will periodically encounter interference that will disable all electronics, including your light sources, gun sights etc though strangely not your Laser sights. Also note that you cannot run, perform actions or change weapons with the cigarette lighter equipped, trying to do any of these will force you to put it away. Note The cigarette lighter causes some slight graphical anomalies when you get it out so don't be afraid if your screen goes a little funky for a few seconds.
       
    • Later on in the game you will get Nightvision Goggles but these should also be used sparingly as their batteries drain faster than those of the flashlight. Note: Laser sights are virtually invisible whilst the Nightvision Goggles are active.
       
    • Listen out for your Geiger Counter, when it starts crackling it's time to get moving as lingering in irradiated zones will make your health disappear in no time.
       
    • Due to there being no crosshairs, Throwing Knives are very hard to use so you will have to get much closer to your target before throwing one, else you will likely miss and draw unwanted attention.

    See below for some additional tips by cr1s2412:

    • You can last 30 seconds without your Gas Mask on the surface and in similar other places, so if you keep putting your Gas Mask for a second and then removing it for 20-25 seconds, you can conserve a lot of filters and won't have to look for them as much (basically just grabbing the ones that are on your way to your objectives).
       
    • The trick that Jerry Appleby mentioned for the Bandits chapter (i.e. run in circles) also works for most of the Watchmen encounters, especially those where you have an A.I. partner with you as you can just run in circles and let them do all the killing. Not only do you save bullets this way but you can also easily avoid dying if you just keep running like there's no tomorrow.
       
    • You can also use the running trick to get past some Watchmen/other enemies in some chapters (i.e. Sundown, Nightfall, Dead City, The Garden etc.) and just sprint to the next objective. Of course, this tip is only recommended if you've played the game at least once beforehand and know your way around.
       
    • A great place to get a lot of MGRs (especially for weapon attachments) is the Bandits chapter. There's a total of 9 enemies in the first section of that chapter (including the ones in the train). If you knock them all out, you can sell their weapons for an average of 25 MGRs each, which will amount to 200+ MGRs. You will have to do a lot of running back and forth, though, as you can only sell a single weapon at once but at least it's a short distance away. You can do this for the second and third sections of this chapter as well but it'll be far too time-consuming and not worth the hassle as they are much farther away (unless you absolutely need some more MGRs)

    Also, there actually is auto-aim in Ranger Hardcore. You would've thought they'd remove that as well but apparently not.

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Comments
  • If I beat the game on ranger hardcore will I get the trophy ranger elite?
  • Yes you will :).
  • This was absurdly difficult, and in-fact, made the game not enjoyable at this level of difficulty. These producers of games are also doing this ridiculous "save-point" feature which is a bane for gamers all-the-world-over, as evidenced by the failure of the latest SimCity game. LindseyNarrates
  • So.. why did Artyom just throw away the gas mask in the middle of the Red Square level for no reason? Is that a difficulty thing? Im running around like crazy trying to find a new one but there's no one to be found.
  • @JacktheFlipper You have to really look up harder for it , there are some lying around and @LordLindsey You are right but not only due to the auto save: I got killed at the Pavel's ambush so many time so easily that it reminded me of the Golden Eye Reload for ps3 that was released a couple of years ago... I just didnt bother anymore and lowered the difficulty to EASY Then the next stage VRS the Momma "Bear" on Normal , I found no possible way, the position in that Ambush is fucking UNDEFENDABLE!!!! NOt sure is you set it back to HARDCORE Will get you the trophies :-/

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