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DEAD ISLAND

ROAD MAP & TROPHY GUIDE

by 8BitArtist

 

Overview

 

Estimate difficulty: 5.5

Offline: 42

Online: 6

Approximate time: 35-60 hours (depending if farm XP to reach level 50)

Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 (plus 3 other playthroughs of act I)

Missable trophies: none

Glitched trophies: Autosaving can be hit or miss. If you unlock a trophy in game and the trophy doesn't unlock, immediately quit your game.

Unobtainable trophies: There and Back (attainable through patch 1.02)

Cheats disable trophies: N\A

Difficulty affect trophies: N\A

 

Trophy Breakdown: 36(B) 11(S) 1(G) 1(P)

 

Road Map

 

Dead Island is an open world Action RPG that is first person melee centric. Think Borderlands with a lot less guns and many more swords, hammers and axes. It has a heavy focus on cooperative play although when playing alone you really do feel the suspense of not having anyone watch your back and zombies coming from anywhere.

 

 

(P)Road To Platinum(P)

 

Step: 1

Play through the campaign. You can play the entire campaign solo or co-op. Co-op has yielded some unfavorable save glitches and trophy glitches however. I advise to play by yourself and not signed into psn. When I did this, I never had a problem with saves or trophies unlocking. Do all/most side quests and be thorough with your exploration. Be aware that is there is NO FREE ROAMING ONCE YOU BEAT THE GAME BUT YOU CAN CHAPTER SELECT. You would need to start a New Game Plus to explore it with your leveled up character. You will not keep all your weapons you earned in your game when you do chapter select. Only with New Game Plus.

 

Step: 2

Replay Act I with the other 3 characters. If you want to get this done ASAP, just do main quests only. This will unlock the Right 4 Life trophy. Took me about an hour and a half to get through Act I.

 

Step: 3

Online Co-op. Head on over to the Co-op thread to find your reliable co-op partners: http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/dead-island/122845-co-op-partners-thread.html. Quickest way is to find 3 other people, all start from the beginning each using a different character and doing 25 quests with them. You'll only need to play with 7 other players then for 15 minutes a piece.

 

Step: 4

Mop Up. At this point you shouldn't be missing much. You will however be missing the level 50 trophy. If you want to do it legit and not use the thug farming method that is listed in the guide, you will need to play through the game 2 more times with the same character, doing all the side quests each play through. The XP for each level after 40 greatly increases.

 

*thanks to PowerPyx, ngum4carbinesin, BlakeyBlake999 and BlackLionShooter90for vids

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Kill 5 Infected in a row with a single blow.

 

When an Infected is running towards you, if you time your swing correctly and aim for the head, it'll decapitate them instantly. It must be 5 in a row and you can't kill any walkers in between these kills. You can also join a low level friend who is just starting out when you are much higher leveled. The lower level zombies will die in 1 hit from a powerful weapon.

 

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Use a hammer to kill a series of 15 zombies without taking damage.

 

Once you get your hands on a hammer, the best place I have seen to do this is on the winding road leading to the lighthouse. Go for zombies that are by themselves if possible. Simply do a running jump kick at them to take them down and then pummel them with your hammer. You can't get hit at all (even while you're in a car) in the 15 in a row you kill, so be careful. Here is a different tactic/location to get this trophy:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2CJZJE-I_M]Dead Island - Can't touch this Trophy / Achievement Guide - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Kill 50 human enemies

 

This trophy is pretty much impossible to miss if you go through the game regularly and do most of the side quests. If for some reason you don't have this, the jungle is a good place to find human enemies.

 

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Set 10 zombies on fire simultaneously

 

Once you have a molotov in your inventory, head to Moresby. When you exit the Church, take a right out the gate and go straight and then take another right. You should see a ton of zombies here. Get all of their attention, make sure there are 10 trying to attack you and throw the molotov. If there are more than 10, take them out with a gun. It's been said it must be 10 exactly. Also, if they start walking away from you, you can shoot them once with your pistol and they will turn around. You can also use Meat Bait to keep them grouped together. Here is a different tactic/location to get this trophy:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd0PGjrz0n0]Dead Island - Light my fire Trophy / Achievement Guide - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Kill 10 zombies in a row with headshots

 

You are going to use the same tactic for this that you did with the molotov only using your gun. Make sure you have plenty of ammo and a decent pistol/shotgun that can take them out with a few bullets to the head. Here is a different tactic/location to get this trophy:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZhJWRVroIA]Dead Island - 10 heads are better than 1 Trophy / Achievement Guide - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Kill a zombie with 10 different melee weapons

 

Another one that is pretty much impossible to miss. In the beginning you'll be changing weapons quite often since they break easy. The dead island wiki has a list of melee weapons: Melee Weapon - Dead Island Wiki

 

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Kill 250 zombies using blunt melee weapons

 

Blunt melee weapons are things such as pipes, hammers, baseball bats, batons, etc... Sam B is a blunt specialist but your other 3 play throughs with the other characters counts towards this trophy so don't worry about not getting it in your 1st play through.

 

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kill 250 zombies using edged melee weapons

 

Edged melee weapons are knifes, axes, swords, etc... Xian is the edge specialist but your other 3 play throughs with the other characters counts towards this trophy so don't worry about not getting it in your 1st play through

 

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kill 250 zombies using firearms

 

Pistols, shotgun and rifles count towards this trophy. Purna is the firearms specialist but your other 3 play throughs with the other characters counts towards this trophy so don't worry about not getting it in your 1st play through

 

You can farm this using this technique: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPCwL4iQQH8]Dead Island - Guns dont kill but they help trophy/achievement guide - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Kill 25 zombies with your bare fists

 

Best to do early on in the game. Just use :r2: to bring up your weapons and equip your fists. Sam B's rage will also count towards this trophy

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/12.jpg I want one of those (S)

Customize 25 weapons

 

You will be able to create weapon mods when you obtain mod blueprints which are found through the game randomly and through quests. During the game you can go to a workbench and repair, upgrade or create. Go to create and things you can make will be listed in white. You create by using a weapon you have and the ingredients you have been picking up around Banoi. You can farm this by buying duct tape and deodorant and making deo-bombs constantly.

 

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Kill 50 zombies using a vehicle

 

You'll be driving many vehicles through act I; just run over a zombie whenever you see one while driving. This will unlock through natural progression.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/14.jpg Catch! (B)

Kill an Infected with a grenade blast

 

You must use a grenade for this and not a deo-bomb. You find grenades through the game, but the easiest place I have seen is when you do the Vargass side quest in the Jungle. There will be 3 grenades by you during the fight with him. Save one and when you come across an Infected (not a walker) jump kick them to the ground and throw the grenade by them.

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Drive a total distance of 10 kilometers

 

You'll get this through natural story progression. There will be a lot of driving in act I. Any car you drive around counts toward this.

 

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Travel a distance of 20 kilometers on foot

 

You'll get this through natural story progression. You'll be running... A LOT

 

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Loot 5 exceptional weapons

 

These weapons are orange and must be found in chests or dropped by enemies. Logan(Scavenger) and Purna(Jackpot) have a skill in their tree that increases your chances of finding one. This trophy is completely RANDOM, so it is just the luck of the chests. I personally found 2 my 1st play through and 3 my 2nd play through. You can farm this since whenever you go to a new map the chests will respawn.

 

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Sever 100 limbs

 

If you aim for arms or legs, you will be able to sever them off. The better the edged weapon the easier to sever.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/19.jpg There and back again (S)

Explore the entire island

 

There are 72 locations to be found in Banoi. Explore every green part on your map and do every side quest you can. You need to be at 57/72 right before you leave for the Prison, as there are 15 locations there. Our sister site has a great list of the locations: http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/showthread.php?t=332739

 

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Kill a Butcher using an axe

 

The butcher first appears in act 3, the jungle. He will be very fast, very aggressive and have boney nubs for hands. You can weaken him with other weapons, just make sure the final blow is with an axe.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/21.jpg Oh, no you don't (B)

Kill a Ram using the tackle skill

 

Rams are first found in act 2, Moresby. Sam B has this skill in his combat tree. When the ram charges, dodge and attack him in his back until he has very low health. Then when he misses again just keep using Sam B's tackle skill (upgraded to at least level 2) to kill the Ram.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTTiQ_wbJeg]Dead Island - Oh, no you don't Trophy / Achievement Guide - YouTube[/ame]

 

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Heal yourself with a medkit 100 times.

 

During the game you'll come across medium and large medkits on the map and through vendors. Just use them 100 times throughout your play throughs to unlock this.

 

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Kill 150 enemies using analog fighting controls

 

You will need to change the fighting controls from digital to analog in the main menu before you start your game. Instead of having to just press a button to swing, you will be swinging with the :rs:. Hold :l1: to aim and use the :rs: from left to right or up to down to swing your weapon. I preferred to do this right away when the zombies are weak.

 

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Complete act I with 4 different characters

 

You must complete act I(not chapter I) with all 4 characters. To do this the quickest way possible, just do the main quests on your 3 other play throughs. You can start as many characters as you want, you won't lose progress on any of them.

 

NOTE: I had this trophy glitch on me. I played through all 4 characters and Logan's name never disappeared off the list in game. I started up a new game after deleting Logans save, but started on chapter 4. After I finished chapter 4, the trophy popped.

 

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Finish 75 quests cumulatively

 

I advise doing all the side quests on your main play through. If you do, this will unlock before you get to act 4. If you don't do the side quests, your 3 play throughs of act I will count towards this.

 

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Kill a suicider with a grenade

 

Suiciders are the exploding zombies you come across. They first appear in the Black Hawk Down quest in act I. Deo-bombs work with this trophy along with regular grenades, sticky bombs and red gas tanks. Just throw one at their feet but make sure the Suicider doesn't explode on its own before your explosive goes off.

 

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Breach a locked door with the first blow

 

Throughout the game, you will get to doors that don't open right away. When you get prompted to move the :rs: down, hit up on the :rs: when it's in the red middle portion. This will have you break through on your first try. There are plenty of opportunities to get this trophy.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVJrNgicBBc]Dead Island - Knock, knock Trophy / Achievement Guide - YouTube[/ame]

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Reach level 10

 

See "School of hard knocks" trophy

 

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Reach level 25

 

See "School of hard knocks" trophy

 

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Reach level 50

 

To reach level 50, you will need 3,008,316 total XP. Luckily there is a way to farm for XP: Breaking the arms of Thugs. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k2Gp_Stx9M&feature=player_embedded]XP Boosting at Dead Island - No Oleander Glitch! - YouTube[/ame]

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/38.jpg Gotta find'em all (B)

Find 60 collectibles

 

See "Nearly there" trophy

 

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Find 120 collectibles

 

Collectibles are Personal IDs, Fact Books, Tape Recordings and Weapon Mods. There are, I believe, 140 total collectibles, not including the Mods. All of these are usually in Huts/Buildings. Just be thorough in your search. Weapon Mods you find on quests overlap, so the same Mod can count multiple times on different play throughs. Also, on your act I play through with the 3 characters you didn't pick already, the collectibles you find here will all respawn and count toward your total.

 

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Create weapons to rival the gods of fire or thunder

 

Certain mods will give you fire or electricity damage to your weapon. You will find the blueprints by doing side quests. Simply mod a weapon with one of these and it will unlock.

 

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Create a customized weapon

 

see "I want one of those" trophy

 

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Kill 100 enemies with Fury Attacks

 

Each character has a meter on the upper left of the screen that fills up red with their Fury. Once that is full, unleash on a group of zombies. Sam B uses his fists, Xian uses a sword, Purna uses her gun and Logan using throwing knifes.

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Online Trophies

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/42.jpg Need a hand? (B)

Join another player's game

 

While playing, make sure you are set to PSN and not LAN. When you are playing you are given the opportunity to join players close to you. You can also invite or get invited by your PSN friends.

 

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Play with 10 different co-op partners for at least 15 minutes each

 

Same as the Need a Hand trophy except you need to stay with them for at least 15 minutes.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/46.jpg Ménage à trois (B)

Complete 5 quests with 3 co-op partners

 

This will be a little tricky to do unless you have PSN friends. Use the provided Co-Op partner thread to find players. http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/dead-island/122845-co-op-partners-thread.html

 

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Play in a co-op team of 4 different playable characters

 

The 4 playable characters are Sam B, Xian, Purna and Logan. The team of 4 must consist of 1 of each of these characters. A quest doesn't need to be completed. Use the Co-Op thread to find partners.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/48.jpg Together in the light (B)

Complete 5 quests in a single co-op game with the same partners

 

This must be completed in a single game session. Any 5 quests will do so long as you are with the same person(s) the entire time.

 

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Complete 25 quests while playing with at least 1 co-op partner.

 

This one is cumulative so you don't have to do this in 1 sitting. Just make sure you complete 25 side/main quests.

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Secret Trophies

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/24.jpg Everybody lies (B)

Use a large medkit to heal an injury of 5% or less

 

When you have a large medkit in your inventory and notice only a sliver of your life is gone, use the medkit and this trophy will pop. It is NOT when you only have 5% health left.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/25.jpg Hell in paradise (S)

Complete Act I

 

Act I is Chapters 1-4. Main Quests in this act are:

-Passport to Life

-Exodus

-To Kill Time

-A Piece of Cake

-Seek 'N' Loot

-Black Hawk Down

-Born To Be Wild

-Hotel Interior

-Misery Wagon

-Only the Strong Survive

-On The Road

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/26.jpg No raccoons in here (S)

Complete act II

 

Act II is Chapters 5-9. Main Quests in this act are:

-Ram On Heaven's Door

-Sacred Silence

-Drowned Hope

-Drop by Drop

-Way of Salvation

-Let the Waters Flow

-Head Against the Wall

-Market Journey

-Bitter Return

-Lady In Trouble Faith Will Move Mountains

-It's Never Too Late

-Bird On the Roof

-Home Sweet Home

-Devastator

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/27.jpg King of the jungle (S)

Complete act III

 

Act III is Chapters 10-15. Main Quests in this act are:

-Welcome To the Jungle

-Chasing Shadows

-Soldier of Fortune

-King of the Swamp

-River Trip

-House of Science

-Man of Faith

-Demonic Science

-Pure Blood

-Hard Talk

-Boat Supplies

-Back In Black

-No Time To Talk

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/28.jpg Banoi Redemption (S)

Complete act IV

 

Act IV is Chapters 16-18. Main Quests in this act are:

-Titus Andronikus

-The Green Mile

-Full Metal Jacket

-Dante's Kitchen

-Devil's Labyrinth

-Chasing the White Rabbit

-On the Edge

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/30.jpg A very special day (B)

Kill 250 zombies with modified weapons

 

You'll most definitely be using modded weapons in your play through. Just kill 250 zombies with the weapons you've created with your weapon blueprints.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/31.jpg How many days exactly? (B)

Play Dead Island at least 28 days after starting it for the first time

 

You can get this 2 ways. First way is to just play the game 28 days after you first started and it will unlock naturally. For those with less patience, simply change the date on your ps3 to a month ahead and this will unlock next time you play.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/41.jpg Savior (B)

Save 5 people besieged by zombies

 

You will find these people on Side quests and just randomly throughout the maps. If you come across a bunch of zombies banging on a door, there will be someone inside it needing your help.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/930/01.jpg The whole world went away (P)

Collect all other trophies.

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no you can collect them all again on a different character. some people were bein lazy and collecting the fact in the first room you start in in chapter1 and then doping the first quest to get 2 collectables, then starting a new character to repeat that over and over to get the trophies.

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There and back is not unobtainable ive completed the story with 2 friends they both got that trophy but I missed one area because my ps3 froze so now I have to do it again from new game+

 

can you say when exactly it popped on their game? what area did you miss? there is a huge thread about it over at the sister site: 71/72 Locations ("There and back again" Discussion) - Xbox360Achievements.org

 

if it wasnt glitched/bugged, more people would have received the trophy by now

 

edit: also, just cuz your friends supposedly got it, doesnt mean it isnt bugged for other people. especially considering its this game which is a mess right now.

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prison has 15 locations. all of which will be discovered by doing the main/side quests. the sewers have been thoroughly combed through by many people as well.

 

i believe it was technogolem, who said he was at 71/72 and went to the overpass camp (which he had never been before) and nothing popped up giving him his last 72nd location.

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WTF. I thought there was literally a trophy for finishing the game without dying, that's !MUI IMPOSIBLE.

 

Also an easier 10 headshots in a row is to use shotguns instead of pistols, works like a charm :o I don't know why but damage registers at 1594(level 39) for me but insta kills one. Though i have a wakazashi that does 2932 crits and walkers are still alive. Did it with a shotgun.

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prison has 15 locations. all of which will be discovered by doing the main/side quests. the sewers have been thoroughly combed through by many people as well.

 

i believe it was technogolem, who said he was at 71/72 and went to the overpass camp (which he had never been before) and nothing popped up giving him his last 72nd location.

 

hey so im on 55 atm and i dont know where else to look, i kinda rushed the sewers part of the story line and just ran through there like a maniac as there was so many zombies, so is it worth going down there or is there no extra places to look ?..

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