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Road Map:

 

Overview:

  • Estimated trophy difficulty: 8/10 (Personal opinion)
  • Offline trophies: 6 (6 (B))
  • Online trophies: 0
  • Approximate amount of time to 100%: 3-5hrs, this is strongly dependant on how lucky you get with the trophies for getting 100 kills, 10 headshots and finding all 30 artifacts.
  • Minimum number of playthroughs: 3, one for each Chapter.
  • Number of missable trophies: Technically the 3 non-story related trophies are missable, see the Introduction for details.
  • Glitched trophies: Yes, Homo Homini Lupus Est (B) but see the Glitch Notes below for info on some other issues you may encounter.
  • Do trophies stack?: No
  • Does Difficulty Affect trophies?: Indirectly yes, the main game and Ranger Mode DLC difficulties feed into this DLC and can make life un-necessarily difficult.
  • Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No cheats available.

 

Introduction:

 

The Faction Pack is the first of the 4 Season Pass DLCs and sees you playing as a member of the 3 opposing Metro factions i.e the Fourth Reich, the Red Line Communists and the Polis Rangers. There are 3 Chapters in this DLC, 1 for each faction with the shortest being approx 8mins and the longest being just over an 1hr. Each Chapter is designed to provide some back story to certain events in the main game, therefore I strongly advise waiting until you have finished the main game before starting this DLC. To actually start the DLC you need to have the 1.02 patch installed and played at least the first Chapter in the main game, then go: Main Menu => Chapters => press :square: to open the "New Missions" menu.

 

In the Overview I said technically all 3 non-story related trophies are missable this is because, unlike the main game, the Chapters do not follow on from each other automatically. Changing Chapters before you have the trophies for any given Chapter will wipe your progress thanks to the crappy save system (more on that below).

 

Glitch Notes

 

Unfortunately this DLC suffers from some of the same problems as the main game and the Ranger Mode DLC:

 

- Trophy list deletion: This bug is relatively rare but now M: LL is available via PS+, more and more people are reporting that their Trophy list for this game gets deleted when the game crashes. The odds of hitting this bug are still low but be prepared as there is a chance you may never get some of your Trophies back. To mitigate any fallout from this bug, quit to the XMB via the :ps: button after every Checkpoint and backup your save to the PS+ Save File Cloud. Also, sync your trophies the moment you get them but quit to the XMB to do so as being signed into PSN seems to make the game more unstable.

 

- Random freezing: Fortunately the Chronicles Pack is far less freeze prone than the other DLCs but it does still happen, albeit much less frequently. The freezing usually happens at load screens and in the menus but can strike on the XMB seconds after exiting the game. In rare cases the freezing can cause save file corruption. Because the saves for Metro: Last Light are locked, you need either a PS+ Subscription so you can use the Save File Cloud or an external drive you can do a full Hard Drive backup to. The Cloud is the recommended option as then you only have to upload/download 1 file rather than having to backup/restore your entire Hard Drive every time. Playing offline can help ease the amount of freezing.

 

Due to an incredibly nasty bug the Developer Pack DLC introduces, it is now likely your save will delete itself if/when the game crashes so it is imperative you make frequent backups. To reduce the chances of your game crashing and your save disappearing, I strongly recommend exiting directly to the XMB instead of the Main Menu (press the :ps: button => Quit Game) as the freezing mainly happens when you try to quit the game.

 

- Checkpoint issues: It's possible you may get really unlucky and find yourself with limited/no supplies due to a poorly placed Checkpoint. If you get into a situation like this then use melee and stealth moves wherever possible, loot the bodies of the people you kill/knockout and pray they have either ammo or another gun. If things get really bad then you will have to decide if you want to restart the entire Chapter or restore a save file backup. If you choose to restore a backup from the Cloud, then please note you can only do this once every 24hrs due to the time restriction the Cloud imposes on locked saves.

 

- Auto Save wiping: This problem is exclusive to the Season Pass DLCs. What this means is if you load a save from the main game then exit and play a DLC mission, your main game Auto Save will be wiped and replaced with the one you just created for the DLC. I don't know if this is a bug or just lousy game design but it sucks all the same so ensure you've finished the main game before starting the DLCs.

 

General notes:

 

- All the pictures used in this guide were created by myself (Terminator). The copyright on these pictures refers to our site (playstationtrophies.org) and not any others with the same or similar name.

 

- Even though the trophy descriptions say complete X Level, I'll be calling them Chapters as that's what they're called in-game.

 

- Do not attempt to play any of the DLC Chapters whilst going for the Ranger Mode DLC trophies, this is because The Faction Pack uses the difficulty from your last save in the main game to determine its own difficulty. Playing on either of the Ranger Mode difficulties will make your life considerably harder so I recommend setting the main game difficulty to Easy.

 

- The Abzats Heavy Automatic shotgun, RPK and AKSU assault rifle DLC weapons are not available in this DLC (nor are any of the other guns for that matter).

 

- Since the save system in this game is an Auto Save based one, you must finish up your current Chapter before moving on else you will lose all your progress (unless you have a backup handy).

 

- Loot every corpse you come across as they will likely contain vital supplies (does not apply to the (ASSAULT INFANTRY/Heavy Squad Chapter).

 

- Watch your step in the KSHATRIYA and SNIPER TEAM Chapters as there are lots of traps and setting them off can bring a lot of enemies to your position.

 

- As with the main game and the Ranger Mode DLC, your health will regenerate over time if you take damage so hide (if possible) until it recovers.

 

- You do not need the Season Pass to get the Faction Pack, Tower Pack, Developer Pack or Chronicles Pack DLCs but you will get a hefty discount if you do.

 

- You cannot get any of the main game trophies in this DLC so don't waste your time trying as it won't work (credit to DeividHasselhoff) for confirming this.

 

- All the controls mentioned in this guide are based on the default settings.

 

- The difficulty for this defaults to Normal so change it ASAP but you will have to reach a checkpoint for the change to save.

 

 

Walkthrough:

 

You can do these Steps in any order but the way I've set them out is, IMO, the most efficient :).

 

Step 1: Clear the ASSAULT INFANTRY/Heavy Squad Chapter

For this step you will be going for Hail Reich! and Homo Homini Lupus Est. I say do these two now as this Chapter is the first one in the Chapter Select menu and because Homo Homini Lupus Est is the hardest trophy in the DLC.

 

Step 2: Clear KSHATRIYA

Here you will be getting Kshatriya and Artifact. This Step is the longest one as there is no fast way of getting to all the artifacts and some of them are fiddly/dangerous to get to. Unfortunately there is no in-game map so you will need a good memory to remember how to get back to the various buildings and basements.

 

Step 3: Clear SNIPER TEAM

Saboteur and Sniper are the final trophies you need to get in this DLC but unfortunately Sniper is glitched and may not unlock when it should, see the guide for advice on how to get this should it glitch.

 

Step 4: Clean up if necessary

You may not need this Step but if you do then use it to get any trophies you might not have unlocked.

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Trophy Guide:

 

53.jpg Saboteur (B)

Complete the SNIPER TEAM level.

 

Story Related, can't be missed.

 

For this Chapter you play as a Red Line Sniper who's been tasked with clearing out a Fourth Reich outpost. The A.I in this Chapter is very wonky and can appear to be almost psychic at times, fortunately this Chapter is fairly short so any frustrations will be short lived. As this Chapter is 99% outdoors do not take off your Gas Mask else you'll suffocate to death. See this video for a full walkthrough:

 

 

Credit to Jonlaw98 for this video (although the video is for the Xbox 360 version, the info is still valid).

 

 

54.jpgSniper (B)

Kill 10 enemies with headshots using your sniper rifle.

 

MISSABLE

 

This is the sniper rifle, it's your default weapon:

 

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The bulk of the headshots for this trophy will come from the opening sniping section and the rest will come from the next couple of enemy encounters. To ensure you get a headshot, make sure you aim slightly above the target's head then pull the trigger.

 

Note: The soldier your partner kills near the start of this Chapter does not count towards this trophy.

 

To ensure the best chances of success with this trophy:

 

- Don't switch to or use your Custom Lolife pistol at any point.

- Get all the headshots in a row, don't do anything that will break the chain.

- Headshot all 10 without being seen or detected, use stealth at all times.

 

 

55.jpg Kshatriya (B)

Complete the KSHATRIYA level.

 

Story Related, can't be missed.

 

Note: Unlike the other 2 Chapters there is no Auto Save available in this Chapter (apart from 1 at the very start whilst it's loading), to actually save any progress you need to go to the door at the back of the Bunker where you first start and press :square:.

 

In this Chapter you will playing as a Polis Ranger called Stalker who's been tasked with finding 30 pre-war artifacts for the Polis Archives. To recover an artifact you have to pick it up then give it to a guy called Shaman who will give a certain amount of MGRs for each one. When you start you will have the following in your inventory:

 

  • 30 Military Grade Rounds (MGRs)
  • 30 SMG Rounds
  • 20 Dragon's Breath shotgun Shells - works great against all enemies except the Librarians.
  • 60 assault rifle Rounds
  • 1 Bastard SMG
  • 1 Ashot

 

30 MGRs is not enough to buy any weapons, armour or upgrades so instead I recommend buying 2 medkits, a spare filter for your Gas Mask and 6 Dragon's Breath shotgun Shells. Gas Mask filters start at 10 MGRs but rise to 25 for each additional purchase, Gas Masks can be replaced for free by picking one up from the same table as the filters (press and hold :square: for a few seconds to replace yours). I recommend holding onto the SMG and the Ashot until you have enough MGRs to buy a Shambler, then trade them in as that shotgun is really all you need. If you find any ammo that's not for a shotgun then sell it to raise funds for other things. Shotgun Shells cost 8 MGRs for 6 Shells. You want to save up 200 MGRs for the Environment Suit so you can move about without suffering any Radiation damage.

 

Before you leave the compound, pick up the Light Bulbs that are to the right of the big Blast Door (press :square: on them), you need them because the extra light will not only help you see where you're going but scare off some of the enemies as well. I also recommend cycling through the advice on the monitor to the left of the Blast Door as it contains some useful tips (press :square: to cycle through them) e.g. you can only carry 5 artifacts at once. Whilst you're underground and inside certain buildings, you can afford to take off your Gas Mask but put it back on the moment you hear yourself choking/breathing raggedly/gasping.

 

Each set of artifacts is in another part of the map and to get to them you will need to find the access points and fight off Watchmen, Nosalis, Flesh Eating vines and a returning enemy from the first game called the Librarian (a huge Gorilla like creature). The Librarians are extremely tough and best avoided, it's been said if you can get a few headshots with a powerful weapon then you can kill them but I've tried this with no success, it's best to run like mad when you encounter them as they can kill you in 1-2 hits. See this quote by Aruberikku for a tip that may help with these creatures:

 

Aruberikku said:
The Librarians are actually extremely easy. You just need to have a staring contest with them. If you approach it slowly it will start staring at you, be sure to keep a safe distance. It will try to intimidate you. He might also move forward a little bit, if that happens, just back up a bit slowly. At some point he will probably hit his chest (like a gorilla) and leave soon after.

 

Just to be safe aim for his head in case he gets too close because then he will charge, if that happens shoot him or better yet just run.

 

Note: You have a 50/50 chance of being ambushed by the Nosalis after pressing the buzzer to be let back into the Bunker, if this happens then get your Shambler out and go for Headshots. You only have to hold out for about 10-15secs but this can feel like an eternity if you're surrounded and low on ammo.

 

You don't need to find all 30 artifacts for this trophy, just enough to gain access to the Vault where the Secret Subway Map is stored. Once you've found the map, turn it in then the Chapter will end and the trophy will pop.

 

See Artifact for the locations of all 30 artifacts.

 

 

56.jpg Artifact (B)

Find 30 artifacts.

 

Missable

 

Note: This trophy is not cumulative so you must get all 30 before starting another Chapter, else you will have to start over from scratch.

 

For this trophy you need to find 30 artifacts which vary from Speakers to Models and Gun Parts, just make sure you leave the Secret Subway Map until last. I say this because turning it in will end the Chapter, thus forcing you to load your last save which means you'll have to re-find some items. If you look close enough then you can see the artifacts shimmer when you get close to them.

 

Below is a picture showing the in-game tracker for this trophy (located to the right of Shaman's desk), which you may wish to print off and use as an alternative method of tracking your progress:

 

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Every time you hand in an artifact, its name will change colour on the board.

 

See below for some helpful videos.

 

Watch this video for the location of all 30 artifacts along with a full walkthrough:

 

 

Credit to Vampires Crypt for the video (although the video is for the PC version, the info is still valid).

 

If you just want the artifacts then watch this video:

 

 

Credit to Vankherson1 for the video (although the video is for the PC version, the info is still valid).

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57.jpg Hail Reich! (B)

Complete the ASSAULT INFANTRY level.

 

Story Related, can't be missed.

 

GLITCH WARNINGS:

 

There are some really nasty and annoying bugs in this Chapter that can't always be avoided, you may get lucky and nothing happens but then again you might not. The worst of the bugs is the momentary freezing during the Auto Save as there is a chance the game could crash outright, thus forcing a console reset. There is also a problem with the minigun where it will appear to partially disappear and won't fire, if this happens change to another weapon then switch back to the minigun. Another irritating issue is that the Tank and some of the Snipers can seemingly shoot through walls at times which can make healing almost impossible.

 

This first Chapter (even though it's near the bottom of the trophy list) sees you playing as a Heavy Soldier in the Fourth Reich called Hans, your job is to hold off and defeat the Red Line Communists whilst helping to defend a key position. This Chapter is extremely linear and there is virtually no room to hide so you will take a lot of damage. The only possible hiding places are to the right where the soldier is that gives you the Medved grenade launcher and in the back left beside a Reinforced Concrete wall. You will face several waves of enemies before the final showdown against a Tank. 3 weapons will be made available to you by the end of the Level, these are:

 

Minigun (Starting weapon).

Volt Driver (railgun) - Pneumatic weapon, pump before use (press :l2:, :right: then press :r2: a few times to pump up the pressure).

Medved grenade launcher.

 

The following is a list of each wave and the enemy types you will face in each one:

 

Wave 1: SMG and Pistol troops.

Wave 2: Machine Gunners.

Wave 3: Snipers and Petrol Bombers - Volt Driver now available.

Wave 4: Minigun Heavy Soldier, Shield troops, Snipers and Petrol Bombers - Aim for the Minigun Heavy Soldier's body to kill him (trying to hit his head is near impossible), you'll know he's dead when a volley of Rockets fly overhead and kill him and his comrades. This wave is the hardest one, get past it and things will get easier.

Wave 5: Snipers - Medved now available.

Wave 6: Heavy troops using a variety of automatic weapons.

Wave 7: Tank - Use the Medved to pepper the Tank with grenades, 9 of them should do it if you're accurate enough.

 

The Chapter will end shortly after the Tank is destroyed. Also see Homo Homini Lupus Est.

 

 

58.jpg Homo Homini Lupus Est (B)

Kill 100 enemies with heavy weapons.

 

Missable and GLITCHED

 

The 100 kills are not cumulative and must be obtained in 1 playthrough of the ASSAULT INFANTRY/Heavy Squad Chapter. It should also be noted that the description for this trophy is misleading, because you don't have to use all 3 heavy weapons, just 1 will do. Also note this trophy can glitch and not pop, thus forcing you to keep replaying this chapter over and over, until it does. This is the single hardest trophy in the DLC and may take several attempts to get right, see the video below for how to get it as quickly as possible:

 

 

Credit to the GameInfirmary for the video (although this video is for the Xbox 360 version, the info is still valid).

 

See this quote for additional info if you still can't get the trophy (credit to Darth_Krid😞

 

Darth_Krid said:
A great tip for the 100 kills is to turn off the vibration on your controller. I tried two or three times with it on and was struggling to hit the snipers as my controllers was going off in all directions when I fired the Minigun. Turned it off and did it first time :).
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The Librarians are actually extremely easy. You just need to have a staring contest with them.

If you approach it slowly it will start staring at you, be sure to keep a safe distance. It will try to intimidate you. He might also move forward a little bit, if that happens, just back up a bit slowly. At some point he will probably hit his chest (like a gorilla) and leave soon after.

 

Just to be safe aim for his head in case he gets too close, because then he will charge. If that happens shoot him, or better yet, run.

Thank you, I will add this to the guide shortly :).

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I'm unsure if you can get any of the trophies from the main game whilst playing this DLC, if you can then please let me know :).

 

Sadly you can't. I went for shadow ranger the first time and second playthrough was for ranger mode. As that requires you to ghost around and stealth kills had a bad habit of turning into regular stabbings alerting enemies as the prompts don't show up i mostly knocked people out and never got 100 kills.

Thought i'd give it a shot but despite unlocking "homo homini lupus est" it didn't pop up.

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Found 30 Artifacts in KSHATRIVA level and when I went to finish the level the game froze and I had to restart the system. Then I checked my trophy list and two trophies that I had , but hadn't synced since then, disappeared.

Tried to replay the Heavy weapons level to take one of them back, finished the level, but the trophy never popped :mad::mad:

Trying to reinstall the DLC to see if anything happens.

Any tips about that?

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Found 30 Artifacts in KSHATRIVA level and when I went to finish the level the game froze and I had to restart the system. Then I checked my trophy list and two trophies that I had , but hadn't synced since then, disappeared.

Tried to replay the Heavy weapons level to take one of them back, finished the level, but the trophy never popped :mad::mad:

Trying to reinstall the DLC to see if anything happens.

Any tips about that?

That bug has no cure and in most cases the deleted trophies never reappear and can't be re-earnt :(.

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That bug has no cure and in most cases the deleted trophies never reappear and can't be re-earnt :(.

 

Well, seems you re wrong, at least in my occasion.

Reinstalled everything ( main & DLC) and with a new save file I took the Reich trophy for a second time.

And I also took the other two trophies for a second time. No freeze this time everything ok.

Anyway this is a f... Up glitch, just SYNC for every single trophy you get and hope that the game doesn't freeze.

Going to try the developers pack now

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Just finished up this dlc. Thanks again for the guide Terminator!

 

I noticed that if you die on the Reich level, you can't get the 100 kills trophy.

 

My first time playing it, I died right at the tank part, but didn't have enough kills for the trophy.

 

2nd run I somehow got the trophy as soon as I killed the Minigun guy :confused: I swear I didn't kill 100 people before that point!

 

I really enjoyed the Kshsyhayhvyahv level! Those giant gorilla Librarians were freaky as hell! Getting the last few artifacts was so nervewracking, but it was a great change from the standard levels offered!

 

Also liked the Sniper level too, this entire dlc was by far my favourite one to complete!

 

edit: And with this dlc done, that's 100% dlc completion for me! (Excluding Ranger mode)

Had no glitches for any trophies and no freezing issues or save issues either!

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Just finished up this dlc. Thanks again for the guide Terminator!

 

I noticed that if you die on the Reich level, you can't get the 100 kills trophy.

 

My first time playing it, I died right at the tank part, but didn't have enough kills for the trophy.

 

2nd run I somehow got the trophy as soon as I killed the Minigun guy :confused: I swear I didn't kill 100 people before that point!

 

I really enjoyed the Kshsyhayhvyahv level! Those giant gorilla Librarians were freaky as hell! Getting the last few artifacts was so nervewracking, but it was a great change from the standard levels offered!

 

Also liked the Sniper level too, this entire dlc was by far my favourite one to complete!

 

edit: And with this dlc done, that's 100% dlc completion for me! (Excluding Ranger mode)

Had no glitches for any trophies and no freezing issues or save issues either!

1: I'm glad the Guide was of use :).

 

2: If anyone else can confirm that glitch with the 100 kills then I'll update the Guide :).

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Thanks for the guide Terminator (and for your many others).

 

I had a similar issue to Murthio with the trophies glitching. I got the 10 head shot trophy, had the game freeze at the end, wipe my trophies to 0%. Had to resync the trophies although could not get the Sniper trophy again. The only fix to this was delete my save data and try again (which worked yay!)

 

Shame this game is so buggy trophy wise. Have been putting off the platinum due to the glitches.

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Fantastic guide as always mate :)

 

Enjoyed this pack a lot, particularly the artifact level. I liked the twist on the game with the lack of autosaves and the survival-esque stance on supplies. It racked up the tension and made you think about your actions, which should have been more present in the main game as it plays on the horror elementss that never quite come to the fore as much.

 

A great tip for the 100 kills is to turn vibration off on your DS3 if you have one. I tried two or three times with it on and was struggling to hit the snipers as my controllers was going off in all directions when I fired the gatling gun. Turned it off and did it first time :)

 

As soon as I went through the door at the end, my game froze (just like it did for both main game endings), but luckily I heard the ding. Hard reset my PS3 and synced and luckily the torphy popped up. Otherwise I'd have had to get the last 5 artifacts again. This game had the potential to be great, but too many glitches and terrible lag stops it attaining that level IMO.

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Fantastic guide as always mate :)

 

Enjoyed this pack a lot, particularly the artifact level. I liked the twist on the game with the lack of autosaves and the survival-esque stance on supplies. It racked up the tension and made you think about your actions, which should have been more present in the main game as it plays on the horror elementss that never quite come to the fore as much.

 

A great tip for the 100 kills is to turn vibration off on your DS3 if you have one. I tried two or three times with it on and was struggling to hit the snipers as my controllers was going off in all directions when I fired the gatling gun. Turned it off and did it first time :)

 

As soon as I went through the door at the end, my game froze (just like it did for both main game endings), but luckily I heard the ding. Hard reset my PS3 and synced and luckily the trophy popped up. Otherwise I'd have had to get the last 5 artifacts again. This game had the potential to be great, but too many glitches and terrible lag stops it attaining that level IMO.

Thanks for the tip, I'll get it added shortly :). If you think this DLC is bad, then just you wait until you do The Developer Pack because that is almost pure garbage.

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Thanks for the tip, I'll get it added shortly :). If you think this DLC is bad, then just you wait until you do The Developer Pack because that is almost pure garbage.

 

I didn't think it was bad at all, story stuff and proper levels are always good compared to horde modes like the Tower Pack :( This one was just particularly laggy.

 

I've done the Spiders Level of the Developer Pack, just ned to do the challenges. Haven't done it yet as I need a 3 hour block without distraction for that trophy and something kees cropping up :(

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