DeathSpank

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DeathSpank - Achievement Guide
By Ult
This guide is aimed at providing a clear overview of what is required to earn all achievements on DeathSpank, as well as providing general hints and tips along the way that may be of some use when attempting to go achievement hunting. Hope it helps!
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Introduction
This is not a guide on how to complete individual quests or main story missions, but rather a tool as to how to unlock certain achievements that require a nudge in the right direction and also to explain the fundamental basics that will support you in your quest.

There are a total of 12 achievements with various tasks, objectives and favours to complete that will gradually contribute towards you completing the game.
Russian Guide
Looking for a guide closer to home? This guide has been translated for the convenience of Russian gamers by fellow Steamer, LagiNatoRRR. Please follow the link below to continue with the Russian format.

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=793984704
Basic Hints & Tips
Below is a list of basic hints and tips to help optimise your chances of success when completing quests or venturing off in random directions in hopes of finding new outhouses or locations that may be of use for later quests.

  • Runing And Eating: You will occasionally rely on food when in battle and you have no potions to instantly guzzle down. Food will take a few seconds before it replenishes your health, and getting hit disturbs this process. Therefore run in circles or straight lines while consuming the food to avoid being a target in enemy dense locations.

  • Speaking To NPCs & Completing Side Quests: You may choose to stick to only completing main quests, but I would strongly advice you to speak to NPC's and complete as many side quests as you possibly can. Some NPC's will reward you greatly for your efforts whether that be money, equipment, keys to open gates, or other commodities which may be fundamental to your campaign. Do not take them lightly as they may also help you in finding Orphans in exchange for help.

  • Gaining The Upper Hand: Some NPC's will take a ridiculous amount of punishment, others will drop like flies. The greater the advantage the better. Killing enemies greater than your level will reward you with greater amount of experience points, but be sure you have the right gear before entering these fields. Falling from a single hit will do you more harm than good.

  • Buying Weapons: What I found happening to me was I'd buy a really good weapon from a vendor for a stupidly high price, hack away at some enemies, then drop a weapon five minutes later that has significantly better stats than the one I just bought. This happened three times before I eventually gave up and stuck with items I found by opening crates or dropped by enemies.

  • Keep On Selling: There is no way on Earth your backpack or storage box has enough space to contain all your loot. If you find a better armour, sell the old one! If you find a better sword, sell the old one! Just keep selling them off and you will generate an infinite revenue stream.

  • Return To Scene Of Death: When you die in the hands of an enemy you will drop a portion of your cash, and in some cases, an item from your backpack. Always return to your scene of death to avoid losing your posessions permanently.

  • Unicorns Are Special: As cruel as it may sound there is a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why you should consider marking unicorns for death. There will be times where you find yourself relying on fortune cookies to give you a nudge in the right direction, or need keys to open crates. In such situations I would recommend you visit Unicorn Meadow as unicorns are the only enemy units that will drop such riches. Unicorns are level 18 and above and take a lot punishment, therefore stock up on health potions and food before entering. The male unicorns always melee, whereas the female unicorn is a ranged unit. The female unicorn will idly observe your battle unless you attack it.
Book-O-Stats
You can keep an eye on your progress towards unlocking certain achievements through the Book-O-Stats. Hit 'I' on your keyboard to open up the inventory and continue clicking either 'Prev' or 'Next' until you stumble upon the page demonstrated on the image below (left image). Click the Book-O-Stat to open it up (right image) and glorify yourself in how far you've come.



The Book-O-Stat records the number of enemies killed, enemy variants vanquished, locations visited, money accumulated, money spent and much more. Use this as the baseline for knowing how close or far you are from unlocking certain achievements - i.e. Justice Dispenser, requiring you to kill 2,500 enemies.
Basic Achievements
The following achievements you should easily be able to obtain as you play through the game.

Destroyer of Chickens
Description: Kill 100 Chickens.

Kill 100 chickens with any weapon in any random parts of the map.


I'm an Addict
Description: Drink 50 Potions.

All potions contribute towards this achievement. It can be potions dropped by enemies or potions you purchased from vendors.


Can't Kill Me
Description: Ressurect at an Outhouse.

Use an outhouse at least once in order to activate it. This will be your spawn point once you die in battle.

You will unlock this achievement after losing a battle. Upon your death, you will spawn at the last Outhouse you used and will thereby unlock this achievement.


Extracurricular Activities
Description: Finish 50 Side Quests.

Complete any 50 side quests and you will unlock this achievement.


Justice Dispenser
Description: Kill 2500 Enemies.

All enemy types contribute towards this achievement - including chickens. You will unlock this as you play through the campaign. If you prefer to grind your way to 2,500 kills then refer to the Book-O-Stats.


Mr. Tough Guy
Description: Reach Level 20.

Level 20 is the maximum possible level. You will most certainly reach this rank before you face Lord Von Prong.


Menu Hero
Description: Dispense the Good, Vanquish the Evil.

Either start a new game or continue from where you left off.



Press Esc to bring up the menu list. Click on Game Settings > Increase 'Good' to max, and decrease 'Evil' to zero. That should get you the achievement pronto.
Spelunker Quest Achievement
Man In The Hole
Description: Complete 6 Spelunker Quests.

These quests involve you going into a cave and fetching rare crystals for Spelunker. There are six caves and six crystals in total; each inhabited by different creatures of various levels. Below are maps showing their precise location. Red circles indicate the location of a cave, whereas yellow circles indicate the location of outhouses.


Talking Tree Outhouse (Left)
Enchanted Forest Cave: South-west of Talking Tree outhouse.

Eyeball Trail Outhouse (Right)
Eyeball Cave: South-west of Eyeball Trail Outhouse.



Swamp Outhouse (Left)
Swamp Cave: North of Swamp Outhouse.

Haunted Lake Outhouse (Right)
Haunted Forest Cave: South-west of Haunted Lake Outhouse.


Wretched Outhouse
Two caves to explore in this final location.
> Sabretooth Cave: North of Wretched Outhouse.
> Wretched Cave: North-east of Wretched Outhouse.
Challenge Achievements
The Day the Music Died
Description: Kill Sergeant Orque.

Sergeant Orque will take the Artifact from you on your first encounter, but second time around he won't be so lucky. Sergeant Orque is located in Camp Orqawanga. You can reach him by taking the Orqueish Outhouse once discovered.

You should focus on taking him down as soon as possible as he will summon Orque Campers to support him.


Extermination
Description: Destroy all 3 Queen Greems.

The Exterminator located at Pluckmuckel village will assign you the task of killing three Queen Greems. You will require the Mating Whistle (supplied by the Exterminator) in order to summon the Queen Greems at the Greem Mating Stones.


The mating stones are situated in three separate locations. This section is written with the assumption that you have already located most, if not, all the outhouses.

  • The first mating stone is located in Greem Lake, near Slimey Outhouse, back where you started.

  • Next you will want to visit the Wretched Outhouse and travel southwards towards Turtle Lake. There is an Orque outpost beyond the lake and it is here you will find the second mating stone.

  • The final mating stone is located in Zombie Greem Camp. Travel to the Haunted Lake Outhouse and head north-east.

You will unlock this achievement after killing all three Queens.
Completion Achievements
Underground Subway
Description: Discover all 30 Teleporting Outhouses.

You will have unlocked this achievement before your final confrontation with Lord Von Prong in his castle. That is if you have already discovered the other 29 outhouses. The image below highlights all the outhouse locations on the map.


You can easily find them all on your first playthrough as I did when scavenging for equipment and gold. Most of them are located along the path.


Take Back The Knight
Description: Kill Lord Von Prong.

This achievement is impossible to complete without the use of the Prongenator 3000 sword, so be sure to use it. Alternatively Lord Von Prong will keep replenishing his health as your attacks will count to nothing.

I would strongly recommend stocking up on the most expensive health potion money can buy from vendors, and Orcs of Brief Invulnerability to use when taking out the three mages near Lord Von Prong. I completed the story with more than a million gold in my bag so you should have plenty of money to spend.


After a brief cinematic you will unlock the achievement.
Thank You & End of Guide
That should wrap everything up. If you have any further questions feel free to ask.

Special thanks to the following users for their contributions to this guide:
  • Easy Target for a suggestion on the Extermination achievement.
  • Hyakurin for indicating the presence of a stat tracker a la Book-O-Stats.
  • LagiNatoRRR for publishing a Russian version of this guide on the community hub.

Thank you for reading and happy gaming!
14 Comments
Stay blessed Deathspank enjoyer guide maker.
Ult  [author] 8 Feb, 2017 @ 5:01am 
@BRB_HOUSE_ON_FIRE Nothing as far as I know. I recall playing with the setting for about 5 minutes but nothing remarkable to share.
Mutes all tryhard 2 Feb, 2017 @ 3:49am 
in the game settings what do the two slider bars for good and evil do?
Ult  [author] 7 Nov, 2016 @ 3:36pm 
Brilliant. I have provided a link through my guide as well.
LagiNatoRRR 7 Nov, 2016 @ 10:21am 
Ult  [author] 31 Oct, 2016 @ 3:32pm 
That's very bizarre. Not entirely sure how on Earth I manage to miss the Book-O-Stats during my playthrough, but you're right. I have ammended the guide. Thank you for your contribution!
Combo_bomb 31 Oct, 2016 @ 1:13am 
> there is no way of telling your kill/death ratio
Actually there is item called Book-o-Stats in your in-game inventory. Screen: http://imgur.com/a/196G8
Ult  [author] 30 Oct, 2016 @ 2:18pm 
Hi LagiNato. Absolutely! The more languages on offer the better. Once you get it published I'll link it on my guide as well. :thumbs:
LagiNatoRRR 30 Oct, 2016 @ 8:32am 
Hello, Ult! Can i use your guide as base for the same one on Russian language? I will link to your guide in header.
Ult  [author] 1 Oct, 2016 @ 3:40am 
Thanks for the suggestion. I've switched their places. (Congrats on 100%)