Steelrising

Steelrising

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There are missable achievements in the game. The guide does not describe achievements that are story-related and that you will get while completing other achievements. Do not complete any side quests until you reach the point of no return in the storyline.

There are mutually exclusive achievements in the game. To get all achievements in one walkthrough, you must manually unload your saves. Because you can't save in the game. Saving is automatic.

Versailles is the last mission, after which it will be not possible to go back. Before starting the mission in Versailles, you will be notified of the point of no return. After completing a mission in Versailles, you will no longer be able to continue the game. You will need to start again save or continue save in NG+ mode.

𝑻𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒕 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔

𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒖𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆
𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏:
𝒄:\𝑼𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒔\USER-NAME\𝑫𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔\𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈

𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝟐 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔:
  • 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 - 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕;
  • 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝟒 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 - 𝑹𝒐𝒚𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.
𝑳𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆-𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔

The game has an assist mode that makes the game easier to play. But it is not possible to get some achievements in it. You don't have to use an oil burette to get all the achievements. Oil burette is a first aid kit that instantly restores health. You can use a small oiler that gradually regenerates health over 20 seconds. You can regenerate health in vestals. The hardest achievement is to get through the game without using an oiler. This achievement can only be obtained if you play without assist mode. You can get all the achievements using assist mode, and the achievement without using the oiler on the second playthrough.

To navigate through the world, purchase/find a compass. It marks the objectives of story quests, side quests, your last die place and your carriage.
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Combat

* Grenadier - Defeat 25 enemies with grenades.

Achievement is unattainable in assist mode. Any grenades count.



* Stealth itself - Surprise 20 enemies with stealth attacks.

Sneak up behind the enemy and hit him. Grab the target [MMB], when the target indicator turns red, then hit the target [LMB]. If a health bar appears above the enemy - he saw you, you can't hit him anymore. This achievement can be obtained using assist mode.



* Eagle-eyed - Hit 20 hidden enemies.

I farmed this achievement in La Cite location Place Saint-Merri area. In the center, at the well there are 2 enemies. They will start attacking if you approach them. Shoot them with your musket and run to the carriage to respawn the enemies. You need to hit the enemy who is hiding from above on tree/buildings, behind a corner, etc. If a health bar appears above the enemy - he saw you, you can't hit him anymore.



* David vs. Goliath - Kill an enemy with a cobblestone.

Achievement is unattainable in assist mode. The cobblestone only deals 1 damage. The cobble must be used to kill the enemy. Deal maximum damage with your weapon and finish off the enemy with a cobblestone throw.



* Positively Shocking - Electrocute enemies 100 times.

* Ms Freeze - Freeze enemies 100 times.

* Pyromaniac - Ignite enemies 100 times.

You do elemental damage with weapons, throwing grenades and with special attacks.



* The Aegis - Block 50 attack impacts with a shield special move.

* Musketeer - Kill 20 enemies with a ranged shot.

* Untouchable - Perform 50 counterattacks.

In your inventory, you can view what special attack the weapon has. You need to find a weapon that has Shield, Ranged Attack and Counterattack. The special attack is activated with the [Q] key. One of the weapons required for these 3 achievements you get when picking a class at the start of the game. The other 2 can be found in chests or bought at vestals.



* Finish him - Immobilise 70 enemies
Immobilization takes place when an enemy’s white lock-on icon fills up completely. To fill it up, first to lock on an enemy and then repeatedly attack it with or attacks. When the icon is full, a small light sparkle will surround the enemy indicating that it’s been immobilized.



* AoE specialist - Perform 10 attacks affecting 3 enemies at once.

* Collateral damage - Have an enemy be killed by a direct hit from another enemy 5 times.
Aegis

* Cold-Blooded - Perform 10 Perfect Cooldowns.

Once your stamina bar is completely empty you will start to recharge it, you must press [E] to stop decay of the stamina. Doing perfect cooldown 10 times when the bar just starts to decay after recharging.




* Technician - Equip 4 level 3 modules.

You need to install 4 modules of level 3 to get this achievement. But to install modules, you need to upgrade all slots to level 3. The slots are upgraded in vestal using module keys. Keys can be collected from dead cars (the ones that are dead from the start, not the ones you destroy). Open chests and collect loot on the map. There are more keys in the game world than are required for the achievement. You can always buy keys from vestals.
  • 1lvl - 1 key
  • 2lvl - 3 keys
  • 3lvl - 5 keys
A total 36 modular keys will be needed. You can always find missing keys in NG+
Level 3 modules can be bought from vestal or picked up after destroying unstable automatons.



* Blacksmith - Upgrade a weapon from each of the 7 classes to level 5.

Upgrade resources only drop from bosses. Resources are limited, so first upgrade the weapons needed for the achievement. There are 7 weapon classes in total: claws, chains, dual blades, fans, heavy weapons, mallets and muskets. You can know which weapon class it relates to by the way Aegis holds the weapon in the preview in the inventory. If you spent resources on the same weapon, you can get resources to upgrade in NG+ and upgrade the remaining weapons. Weapons are upgraded in vestals.

Collectible:

* Stabiliser - Defeat all unstable Automats.

Unstable automats are mini-bosses that need to be destroyed. If you defeat unstable automats, you will get upgrades for your modules. If unstable automats are nearby, the area will be covered with blue mist. You can't use vestals in blue mist. To make the blue mist disappear you need to destroy unstable automats. You will find all unstable automats during the storyline.
  • Boss: Unstable Lancer (Saint-Cloud location)
  • Boss: Unstable Lightning Ram (Saint-Cloud location)
  • Boss: Unstable Forger (Les Invalides location)
  • Boss: Unstable Butcher (La Cite location)
  • Boss: Unstable Statutory Ram (The Tuileries location)
  • Boss: Unstable Falcon (Luxemburg location)
  • Boss: Unstable Frost Acolyte (Les Invalides location)
  • Boss: Unstable Scout (Montmartre location)
  • Boss: Unstable Ballista Ram (The Bastille location)
  • Boss: Unstable Lumberer (Saint-Cloud location. During In Memory of the Dauphin side-quest)
  • Boss: Unstable Gargoyle (Versailles location)



* Safe passage - Activate 20 Vestals.

Vestals is a cage where you can buy upgrades. There are more of them in the game than you need for the achievement.



* Professional care - Fully upgrade the Oil Burette (4x dosage, 4x effectiveness).

To fully upgrade the oiler, you need to collect 8 upgrades. All of them are found in each mission 1 per mission. The oiler is upgraded in vestal.



* Resurgence - Collect all of Athenaïs's echoes.

Echo is a collectable item that activates a cutscene. In the inventory you can view the progress of collecting an echo.
  • The Bishop of Nancy - La Cite location. All unmissable, you will get all the collectibles during the storyline
  • Jean Sylvain Bailey - The Tuileries location
  • Antoine Lavoisier - Luxembourg location. The first echo is unmissable, with the collectibles section missing the first echo
  • Jacques Necker - Les Invalides location
  • Choderlos de Laclos - Montmartre location
  • Sanson - The Bastille location
  • You can collect the remaining echoes during Nicolas Flamel's Final Journey side quests in The Tuileries location and during storyline at the Versailles location



* Fashion victim - Acquire all outfits in the base game.

Clothes are collected in outfit in a set of 4 items: Headgear, upper body, lower body and shoes. In the guide with the collectibles, the outfits are listed piece by piece. You can check your inventory to see which outfits are missing. For the achievement, in addition to collecting all outfits, you must buy 2 completed outfits from the vestal:
  • Rochambeau outfit:
    • Rochambeau Tricorn - 630 Essence
    • Rochambeau Coat - 960 Essence
    • Rochambeau Culottes - 780 Essence
    • Rochambeau Shoes and Gaiters - 630 Essence
  • Polignac outfit:
    • Polignac Riding Hood - 260 Essence
    • Polignac Frock - 400 Essence
    • Polignac Culottes - 330 Essence
    • Polignac Boot and Gaiters - 260 Essence



* Friend of the People - Complete all citizen stories.

Citizen stories is one of the collectibles, which you need to interact with survivors. All citizen stories are marked with cockades near the windows/doors of the survivors. You will see subtitles of the survivors' dialogs if you are near them. You can interact in a few ways:
  1. Complete the quests
  2. Speak to the survivors until all dialogs are finished. Only in this situation citizen stories are completed.
    Exception: citizen stories #5, there you can speak to the survivor endlessly. To complete citizen stories #5, speak all dialogs with the survivor until the dialogs start repeating.
  3. Just listen to all the dialog. Go away from the doors of the survivors and come back to trigger new dialogs. Repeat until the survivors stop talking. If the survivors have stopped talking, the citizen stories are completed.
⠀⠀● Saint-Cloud
⠀⠀● Les Invalides
You will return to Les Invalides one more time during the storyline. The second part of collectibles in the "To Les Invalides" section.

⠀⠀● La Cite
After defeating the story boss, you will get the hook. All echoes in this mission are unmissable, you'll get in the story.

⠀⠀● The Tuileries
⠀⠀● Luxemburg
⠀⠀● To Les Invalides
⠀⠀● Montmartre
⠀⠀● The Bastille
You can collect all the collectibles here after reaching the point of no return. When you visit again, you will spawn at the entrance to the gardens. All collectibles near and after the gardens.
⠀⠀● Others
Collectables that can only be found after progressing in the storyline or completing side quests.

⠀⠀● Versailles
Go to Versailles only after collecting all collectibles and completing all side quests.
Playthrough

* Completionist - Finish the game without using the Oil Burette (after the tutorial).

You will not get this achievement if you play in assist mode. Oil Burette restores health instantly. You must complete the story campaign without using oil burette. You can regenerate your health at vestals or with a small oiler. The small oiler restores health gradually over 20 seconds.
You can complete this achievement on a repeat playthrough by simply speedruning the storyline. Unstable automats can be run through, the battle with them is optional. Either by completing only 1 playthrough, after defeating the very first enemy you will be suggested to put an oil burette in the quick access slot - don't do it.
  • Use your musket to freeze the enemy and then attack them;
  • Run through all the locations and ignore the enemies. While running, spam switching weapons to avoid wasting stamina. The weapon switching animation does not waste stamina, but the weapon switching animation is performed at the same time as the running animation;
  • Purchase grenades and spam story bosses with grenades;
  • Use disassemble token to fast travel last used vestal or carriage.
While getting this achievement, you will also get the "Titan assassin" achievement for killing a story boss without using an oiler.



* Incorruptible - Help Robespierre carry out his plan to make him Consul of the Republic.

Complete the game without completing side-quests that affect the ending. This achievement can be combined with the "Completionist" achievement.




* Royalist - Help La Fayette become the Lieutenant Général of young King Henri V's kingdom.

For this achievement, you need to complete the following quests and make specific choices in them.
  • For the Future of the Kingdom
  • The Lanterns of the Dead - be sure to bring a cannonball
  • Gunpowder Trail - choose "Do Nothing" when you found gunpowder
  • Glory and Dishonour - In the dialog with La Fayette, select "Obey." In the dialog with Marat, select "Do not reveal anything"
Side-quests:
Before starting any side quest - make a backup of your saves. Make a backup of the save
Saves for the game are stored in: c:\Users\[USER]\Documents\Steelrising\

You will need to complete the game 2 times for all achievements:
  • complete the game without completing any sidequests - Incorruptible achievement;
  • complete 4 sidequests making a specific choice and complete all sidequests - Royalist achievement and The Bodyguard achievement.
Load a save at the point of no return after each game completion with listed side quests

There are 2 endings in the game and for each of the two endings you need to complete specific side quests and make specific choices in them.
➤ - How to activate a side quest
❃ - A special requirement for the achievement

The sections with side quests are sorted by importance of completion.
⠀⠀● Monsieur Neckers Two Treasures

* Love Before Money - Save Necker by finding his wife before his money.



Monsieur Necker’s Two Treasures side-quest.
➤ From Jaques Necker in the Cordelier’s Convent after completing story mission "To Les Invalides".
❃ After receiving this quest, we’ll get two different objectives to pursue to track down both his wife (Inspect Eglise Sainte-Marie) and his treasure (Question Monsieur Bailly and Monsieur Lavoisier). We want to make sure to go after his wife first, as doing so will earn you an achievement.

  1. This side-quest has 2 objectives. First, complete the one at the Les Invalides location. Pick up the note so that the gate to the catacombs can be opened later.

  2. After you pick up the note you will have a new objective "Find Suzanne Necker" displayed on your compass. Follow this objective until you find the last letter from Suzanne Necker.
  3. Return to Cordeliers Convert and talk to Necker about your findings in Les Invalides. After the dialog you can go to The Tuileries location and complete the second part of the quest.
  4. When you get to The Tuileries location pick up all the notes and clues near the stash. In the same place you will find a chest with outfit.
  5. At the end of the side quest you will have a choice, but it will not affect anything. Give the Bonds to any person.

⠀⠀● In Memory of the Dauphin

* The Bodyguard - Discover the truth about the Queen’s son and save her from certain death.



Complete In Memory of the Dauphin side-quest after completing Monsieur Necker’s Two Treasures side-quest and collect all echoes in Versailles.
➤ This side quest is available from the start of the game.

  1. Before starting, complete Monsieur Necker’s Two Treasures side-quest. And collect all notes during the quest.
  2. Pick up the note on the second floor of Vaucanson's Workshop at Les Invalides.

  3. In your carriage, view the letter "Monsieur de Mirabeau". Horseless Carriage -> Correspondence -> "Monsieur de Mirabeau".
  4. After viewing the letter, you will be able to ask Mirabeau about it. You can meet Mirabeau in The Tuileries or in Cordeliers Convert.
  5. The second note you will find in Luxembourg (near citizen stories 11).

  6. Talk to Mirabeau again. In the two dialogs, do not select "Threaten".
  7. Go back to Cordelier's Convent and ask about Prussic Acid. Return to the carriage and answer the second note. Horseless Carriage -> Correspondence -> "Her Majesty the Queen" (open the note and press [E]). You will then have a travel point to Saint-Cloud.
  8. Go to Saint-Cloud, get to the other side of the island on the destroyed bridge and find the key. With this key you can open the gate near the carriage. Open the gate and return to the queen.
  9. After defeating the Royal Orpheus boss, talk to the Queen and select "Give the Queen the King's notes" in the dialog.
  10. In Versailles collect all the echoes.
⠀⠀● For the Future of the Kingdom

* Conspiracy - Investigate the Orléanistes' plot for La Fayette.



For the Future of the Kingdom side-quest.
➤ From La Fayette after in the Cordelier’s Convent.
⠀⠀● Glory and Dishonour

* Apprentice Journalist - Conduct a journalistic investigation for Marat, without wrongly accusing La Fayette.



Glory and Dishonour side-quest.
➤ From Marat in a story meet in the Montmartre mission. In the left room, where Marat lives. Pick up the note on the table. After picking up the note, you will activate the side quest and new dialogs with Marat will be added.

❃ At the end of the mission, in the dialog with La Fayette, select:
  1. Accuse him
  2. Refuse
After dialog with La Fayette, leave Cordeliers Convent and speak outside with Marat. In the dialog with him, choose:
  1. Reveal the conspiracy
  2. Give him the manifesto
⠀⠀● Gunpowder Trail

* Traces of Powder - Find Lavoisier's powder and give a significant edge to the Cordeliers Club.



Gunpowder Trail side-quest.
➤ From Antoine Lavoisier in the Cordelier’s Convent after completing story mission "To Les Invalides".
❃ At the end of the mission, when you find the gunpowder, select "Do nothing". Go to the lever and press [space].
⠀⠀● The Lanterns of the Dead

* Lanterns of the Dead - Help Robespierre devise a plan to stop the Automats by forging an alliance with Laclos.



The Lanterns of the Dead side-quest.
➤ From Maximilien de Robespierre in the Cordelier’s Convent after completing story mission "To Les Invalides".

Follow the objectives by compass until you arrive at Montmartre. After a dialog with Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, you will be given the objective to return to Cordeliers Convert. But first go to the opposite room of Refuge and take the hollow cannonball from the chest. Only then can you return to Cordeliers Convert and get the achievement.



⠀⠀● A Family Affair

* Automat at your Service - Help Mirabeau solve his family problems.



A Family Affair side-quest.
➤ When you first meet Mirabeau at The Tuileries, pick up the note on the table and talk to Mirabeau about it. If you didn't pick up the note during the storyline, you can pick it up at any time in The Tuileries location, in Monsier de Mirabeau's Townhouse area. If you have already reached the point of no return, you can find Mirabeau in Cordeliers Convert.


⠀⠀● Origins

* Ludia - Help Follow Bailly's advice to find out the truth about Ludia.



Origins side-quest.
➤ From Monsieur Bailly in the Cordelier’s Convent after completing story mission "Troubled Waters".
⠀⠀● Nicolas Flamel’s Final Journey

* The Old Alchemist - Conduct an investigation for Abbé Grégoire.



Nicolas Flamel’s Final Journey side-quest.
➤ From Abbe Gregoire in the Cordelier’s Convent after completing story mission "To Les Invalides".


⠀⠀● Sleepless

* Abolishing Slavery - Help Julien Raimond in his fight against slavery.



Sleepless side-quest.
➤ From Julien Raimond in the Cordelier’s Convent after completing story mission "To Les Invalides".
[DLC] Cagliostro's Secrets

* New toys - Defeat the Scribe using only weapons found in “Cagliostro's Secrets”



* Angel of death - Defeat 30 of the following enemies: Necromancers, Gravediggers, and Apothecaries.

New enemies that can only be found in locations from dlc.



* Templar - Complete the secret area in the Quartier du Temple.

After completing the DLC, return to the Bastille and open the gate near the moat with the key. Explore the secret area behind the gate to get the achievement.

14 Comments
Smd 13 Aug @ 9:51am 
Thanks for the guide. Really helpful!
ElfShotTheFood 3 Aug @ 4:59pm 
I got the "New Toys" achievement with the Volley Mallet, which I don't think is in the DLC.
Ajomajoful 26 Jun @ 3:58am 
For friend of people don;t forget to revisit people who gave you clues about the boss fights, because they will have extra dialog.
after 2nd boss you must tell the son that you killed the boss and he is safe now, and then go to his mother and inform that the son is safe. - this was the tricky one that i had to revisit.
owen22222580 1 Jun @ 10:02am 
Friend of people just won't pop, the only one...
NG & NG+ did all the citizen things still...
Scrollzy 22 Feb @ 8:13pm 
Thank you :er_heart:
Hayleighhh 10 Feb @ 12:44pm 
Friends of the People still does not pop after watching mutliple guides and following them to the T, 6 runs later and it still hasn't popped and i'm not sure why, i'm losing it with this game tbh T_T
Judaspriester 13 Jan @ 10:08am 
Allright, then I will do all the sidequests on the first run while keeping an eye on the mentioned decisions to ensure I get the Royalist achievement and afterwards try to rush through for incorruptable. ty!
 [author] 13 Jan @ 9:46am 
You can get these 2 achievements in one playthrough. I don't know why the guide says that you need 3 playthroughs. I will fix it
Judaspriester 13 Jan @ 9:31am 
Hey, I got a question about the playthrough achivements: Does Royalist (requires specific sidequest decisions) and bodyguard (all sidequests) block each other?
Wilhelm W. 21 Nov, 2024 @ 8:52am 
The key quest seems to be the investigation conducted by Morat. If you expose La Fayette the rest of the Convent won't vote for him. Giving Necker's money is not a key quest, but the party which wins the vote mentions the fact, that they have the bonds from Aegis.

The "Friend of People" only triggered for me after revisiting Les Invalides after following Cagliostro. The people from the second citizen story needed to see Aegis run after him to trigger their conversation.

The description to the "Musketeer" achievement should be more precise - you can't use a musket, or even a weapon with a volley of bullets secondary attack. It needs to be the secondary attack - "ranged shot". You have it in fire batons and a couple of other weapons.