The Signifier Director's Cut

The Signifier Director's Cut

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100% Achievement Guide for The Signifier
Av Space Shadow
This guide describes how to achieve every achievement in the game. This guide will obviously contain heavy spoilers for the story. Let me know if you find any errors.
   
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Story Achievements
A different person
Missable. Always be kind to Laura. In chapter 4, after someone broke into your house, always choose the dialog options that comfort Laura. When she's leaving tell her to take care.

Human
Missable. In chapter 4, after someone broke into your house, choose the dialog options to let Laura tell you her story. When she's leaving ask her why she helped her.

Broken
Missable. In chapter 4, after someone broke into your house, choose the dialog options to accusate Laura of betrayal. When she's leaving don't say anything.

Progress at all costs
Missable. Will be awarded together with Ending: Go-AT 2

Control at all costs
Missable. Will be awarded together with Ending: TSB 2

Not my problem
Missable. Don't help Tom (Don't give him the password, don't call him to tell him your progress, lie to him when you're at Go-AT). Additionally don't help Go-AT (Don't sign the contract).

Let the monsters kill each other
Missable. Will be awarded when completing the game with the following decisions:
  • Offer to search password voluntary
  • In the dream choose: I take it slow
  • Give Tom the password
  • Didn't ask why when David called
  • During the talk with Marie Xu:
    • Regulated transparency
    • TSB reached out to me
    • No problem
    • What kind of partnership
    • Interesting
    • We need some regulation
    • Accept offer
    • Examine newspaper to expose TSB
  • Eavesdrop at Johannas office
  • Tell Tom the truth of where you are
  • Tell Tom you try when he asks you for a favor
  • Sign the Go-AT contract
  • Nullify the creature in the club
  • During the talk with Alex:
    • Support at the door bell
    • Expose Johannas secrets to Tom
    • Only ask about: Martha, Dream, Richard, Cause of death. Then just say thanks
    • Tell him only you know about this
    • Tell him he should help you and everything will be fine
  • Provoke the bad ending with Laura
  • Delete the upload protocols at the end
Puzzle Achievements
Unconscious Laws
Unmissable. Will unlock once you enter the supressed room in the childhood memory.

Human abilities
Unmissable. Will unlock once you correctly place your first piece of raw data.

Out of the Box
Unmissable. Will unlock once you solve the kitchen puzzle in the first childhood memory. To solve it you need to face away from the hand-spider and continue to walk backwards

Perspective and Time
Unmissable. Will unlock once you solve the first perspective puzzle in Johannas dream. (To solve it you need to go into the house on the left, look through the window at the ladder and warp time until the moment the ladder looks climable

Unconscious Laws 2
Unmissable. WIll unlock once you solve the shame puzzle, which is in the backstage area of the club. To solve it you need to place the raw data of the teacher next to teenage Johanna and then direct a mask on each of the scenarios. Thought you need to choose a mask that can't directly see Johanna, except the child one. (So for example the mother is blocking the view of Johanna)

Irreverant
Missable. When Tom asks you for the password give him the wrong one on purpose. After that he will call again to tell you that it was wrong and you need to choose this option again. After leaving the office of Marie Xu he will call again and tell you that this was also wrong, rewarding you the achievement.

No lie, no debt
Missable. When Tom asks you for the password continue to tell him you need more time. Eventually he will tell you that he just tries himself and fails.

Brain Decrypter
Missable. When Tom asks for the password put him off until you visited Johannas childhood home. There go into Marthas room. When you hear the sound of a cat go into Johannas room and you will find a box that got knocked open. Interact with the image inside to see the password and call Tom afterwards to give it to him (309)

True Detective
Missable. When Tom asks for the password give it to him after you finished Johannas childhood memory but before visiting her childhood home. (309)

Super Ego
Missable. In the club, when the creature got upstairs it will get stuck in front of the painting. Interact with the mask in the middle of the dance floor to push it through.

ID
Missable. In the club, when the creature got upstairs it will get stuck in front of the painting. Place the raw data on the mask in the painting to let it through.
Collectables Achievements
Objective Facts
Missable. Interact with the Laptop in the death memory. You can come back to still get this achievement when missed, until the memory will be locked around chapter 4.

Collector
Missable. You need to find all impressions (You can check which you have in the control panel). You can come back and get missed impressions until the club memory. After that the old memories will be locked. The achievement will only unlock once the credits roll.
Misc Achievements
A Mark in Time
Missable. When you're visiting Johannas childhood home enter Marthas room and interact with the giraffe painting on the wall.
Ending Achievements
The Human Experience
Missable. For this ending you need to free the creature in the club (see ID achievement). You also need to get the good ending with Laura (see A different person achievement). When I did this ending I also didn't side with either TSB or Go-AT but I think it doesn't matter. At the end select to delete the upload protocols.

Ending: Carl
Missable. I got this achievement when I didn't side with either Go-AT or TSB and also had a bad ending with Laura (or a good ending with Laura but didn't free the club creature). At the end choose to delete the upload protocols.

Ending: Go-AT 1
Missable. I got this when I signed the contract of Go-AT (even though I didn't fully side with them), then at the end select to not delete the upload protocols.

Ending: Go-AT 2
Missable. I got this information from Steam forums. Credit to Kururin.
1) When Tom asks for the password, call him back and select "give wrong number on purpose".

2) When you receive the call from David inviting you to Go-AT building, just accept (don't ask why).

3) When you are in Marie Xu office, there are some options of dialogue:
- Inform that TSB contacted you.
- Say that "yes, they find a way to trouble you" (don't select "If you don't do anything wrong, no worries").
- Select that "regulation is bad, they slow the progress".
- Accept the job, picking the options that look like that you are really interested and there's nothing wrong about it.

4) After the above dialogue, don't leave the office yet:
- Look at the painting and select the proper answer (that pleases her)
- Check the newspaper in the long table and inform Marie Xu about TSB.

If things are going well, when you leave the office, she won't ever mention anything about a "password".

5) Don't inform Tom that you were in Go-At building.

The guide ended here. Here's what I did after that:
- Nullify the creature
- Threaten Alex at the door
- Didn't expose Johanna to Tom when he calls
- Didn't ask alex about BDSM, Go-AT or her father
- Tell Alex that maybe other people know this information and he should talk to Go-AT
- Tell Marie that she can trust you when she calls
- Provoked bad ending with Laura
- Don't delete uploadp protocols at the end

Ending: TSB 1
Missable. This should be unlocked when not signing the contract of Go-AT and selecting to not delete the upload protocols at the end.

Ending: TSB 2
Missable. I got this guide from the Steam forums. Credit to bassline junkie and Thingy.
CHAPTER 1: THIS IS NOT A PIPE
01. When you are speaking with the detective, check every option in the dialogue (until you can only say him "Thanks").
02. When Tom "asks" you to find the password:
1. (LEGAL) Comply with the regulations

CHAPTER 2: THE DRIVE
01. In the dream sequence, when asked, choose:
1. "It makes me ever more worried"
02. After waking up, open Carl's email in your laptop, and start the podcast (you can stop it after a few seconds).
03. After you hear the doorbell ring, look out from the peephole, before picking up the stranger letter.
04. When you find Johannas childhood home, give the correct password to Tom when he calls you.
05. In the childhood home, the cat makes a lunchbox drop down, inspect the drawing inside that.

CHAPTER 3: THE TWO CATALYSTS
01. When David calls you on the telephone:
1. Why me?
02. When you get inside the Go-AT building, ispect the big poster about the two building and the connecting bridge.
03. After you got up to Marie with the elevator, inspect the photovoltaic glass of the bridge.
04. The conversation with Marie:
1. Open with all projects?
2. No.
3. If you do it by the book, nothing to be afraid of.
4. What kind of partnership?
5. Skeptical.
6. Proper regulations needed.
7. WILL HAVE TO THINK.
8. More talk about science and politics
After that, you can leave, but Marie will ask you a question.
9. (Dodge) What news?
[Marie should say "Oh, nothing", or something like this, that sneaky bastard]
05. After you leave Maries room, just next to it you will notice that Johannas room is open. Get closer and click on the ear icon to listen the conversation between two GoAT workers.
06. When you are going down with the elevator, Tom will call you:
1. Ok, I'll try.
2. TRUTH.
3. I told her I'll think about it.
[Tom will tell you to take the job, but don't listen to that bastard, you should never call Dave if you want this achievement]
07. When you are trying to speak with Alex via intercom:
1. Johanna's Friend
2. Try introduction again
3. *ring third time*

CHAPTER 4: THE COLLAPSE
01. When Laura enters your lab:
1. Can I help you? [you have to walk to her, before she gets to the radio]
2. Don't get her involved.
3. No, and those things are private.
4. Nothing like that.
5. Anything wrong?
6. It's alright.
7. Worried that she knew.
02. After Laura left, Evee says she uploaded the data:
1. (AI SECURITY) I approve uploads.
2. Tough.
03. When you first place the raw data of the Teacher in the Club Memory:
1. Feature is a software term.
04. When the creature tries to escape, put the raw data next to the father-figure inside the big picture on the wall.
05. When you are trying your second chance with Alex via intercom:
1. (Support) I know what she made you do...
06. When Tom calls you in the staircase of Alex's apartment:
1. I have leverage.
2. It's personal...
3. EXPOSE JOHANNA'S SECRETS.
07. Speaking with Alex:
1. Richard.
2. Go-AT.
3. Martha.
4. Johanna's Dream.
5. Reason of Death.
6. Thanks. (!!!The options FATHER and BDSM should be left out!!)
7. Only me.
8. Help me and you'll be ok.
08. When Laura calls you in the staircase:
1. I'm busy.
2. What about the job?
3. So you lost it?
4. And who give you this job?
5. Insist.
6. Sorry if it seemed that way.
7. Why so defensive?
09. You should NOT give Richard's address to Tom!
10. Visit Johanna's childhood apartment, and inspect the lock on the gate.
11. Visit your home and inspect the magazine in Laura's backpack, and also her camera.
12. When the unknown number calls you before entering Richard's house:
1. Hello...
13. Inspect the setting Sun, the picture of the dog on the table and the generator behind the house.
14. In the basement, inspect the pushed wardrobe, the mattress, the fax machine, the removed HDD-t, the servers and Richard (or at least whats left of him).
15. Get the HDD and the pictures out from the pipe of the furnace, and after that, call Tom:
1. INTERESTING SCENE (RICHARD, STAN)
16. When Laura calls you about the breaking and entering:
1. What happened?
2. Have you talked about my research?
17. When you get home, inspect your stolen stuff: the laptop (in your room), your book (next to your bed), your notes (on the coffeetable).
18. After you move the couch, and the mask falls out:
1. Ask about mask.
2. Betrayal.
3. So this was vengeance?
4. Go far away.
5. (Say nothing)

CHAPTER 5: THE MASTER SIGNIFIER
01. Your last option to the hacked AI should be:
1. DON'T UPLOAD

Ending: Laura
Missable. This should unlock together with The Human Experience.
7 kommentarer
AbyssMath 26 apr @ 13:26 
a bit late for reply but it is possible that after having talked to alex you had to call back tom so share what you had found?? also doing it right before having the call from laura!
Space Shadow  [skapare] 4 sep, 2023 @ 6:23 
There could be a decision that I made and was crucical but shrugged off as being unimportant. In all situation should you try to go the path of supporting the factions. As quite some time passed since I played the game myself I can't think of any precise clue, sorry.
n_sane_basterd 4 sep, 2023 @ 3:39 
Thx for the awesome guide.

im struggling to get the "Let The Monsters Kill Each Others" achievement
i followed the guide as above, i tried it a couple times, but it didn´t trigger

can anyone give some clues, please
Space Shadow  [skapare] 16 apr, 2023 @ 1:42 
Glad to be of help!
TreeTrunk 15 apr, 2023 @ 21:21 
I have just unlocked the Laura ending achievement, finally 100%'ing this game! :steamhappy:
TreeTrunk 15 apr, 2023 @ 19:34 
Awesome! I finally unlocked the TSB 2 ending using this guide. The 'collector' achievement also unlocked which made me very happy, as I thought that achievement was bugged.
Gentleman John 27 jan, 2023 @ 16:03 
Thank you for making a better guide