Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Guide

"Cooperative Survival Master" achievement for Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

“Cooperative Survival Master” achievement

Overview

Want to get gold medals on all cooperative survival maps but don`t know how?

Intro

Video tutorial which shows how to unlock hardest achievement “Cooperative Survival Master”.

Link to my video

Your goal:
Earn gold medals on all Survival levels in cooperative mode.

Maps

  • Deep Hole ( 1:33 – 7:42 )
  • Bear City ( 7:43 – 17:14 )
  • Bend on Sand ( 17:15 – 23:01 )
  • Icelander ( 23:02 – 29:21 )
  • Death from Above ( 29:22 – 37:10 )
  • Triple Trouble (DLC) ( 37:11 – 47:17 )
  • Kleer Base ( 47:18 – 53:48 )
  • Green Field ( 53:49 – 01:04:14 )

Some advice:
1. Never join the game as the first player. Most enemies will attack the player who joined first.
2. Only invite strong players. It`s close to impossible to get gold on all levels with medium-skilled players.
3. Use the third person view.
4. Use hotkeys for every weapon.
5. Change the gamma correction for optimal view.

Deep Hole

Map: Deep Hole
Time for gold: 6:00
Players: 2
Main enemy: Biomechanoid
Difficulty: 1 of 10

Just don`t kill kleers!

Bear City

Map: Bear City
Time for gold: 9:00
Players: 2-8
Main enemy: Bull
Difficulty: 2 of 10

You will often need to pick up ammo. Activate the automatic cannons & rockets by shooting the red crosshairs on the walls. However, don`t waste them on weak enemy waves, instead wait until the stronger hoards come. See the video for correct timing.

Bend on Sand

Map: Bend on Sand
Time for gold: 5:00
Players: 2
Main enemy: Reptiloid
Difficulty: 4 of 10

It`s a phased map. The enemies respawn depending on which wave you are fighting against, not randomly. You need to learn what kind of enemies spawn in which waves and how to deal with them. Based on this we can expect 4 phases. Times here:
0:00 – 0:59
1:00 – 2:55
3:00 – 3:58
4:03 – 5:00
Make sure the strongest player joins first. The others needs to cover him because if he falls then the whole party will die soon. Make sure to use the right weapons at each phase and don`t waste ammo! You`ll need your minigun fully loaded in the last few minutes.

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ALTERNATIVE WAY: 6 PLAYER`S GAME
If you can`t to do it with 2 player`s game – try another way, 6 players.

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Icelander

Map: Icelander
Time for gold: 6:00
Players: 3-5
Main enemy: Bull
Difficulty: 5 of 10

There`s a lot of ammo for you to use. Stick with the minigun and stay by the side of the hill or the wall near the enemy spawn.

Death from Above

Map: Death from above
Time for gold: 7:00
Players: 6-8
Main enemy: Pumpkin
Difficulty: 6 of 10

It`s possible to survive with only 4 players on the server but as it would be very hard.
I recommend you to get a full party of good players. You will have enough ammo supplies for more than 7 minutes so you don`t have to worry about that. The map is wide and open. You have enough space to move around. Don`t forget to check the sky for Harpies.

Triple Trouble (DLC)

Map: Triple Trouble (DLC)
Time for gold: 9:00
Players: 4
Main enemy: Biomechanoid
Difficulty: 8 of 10

Here`s what you need to know about this map:
– It comes with the Legend of the Beast DLC
– If your only goal is to finish the achievemts in the game then don`t buy it.
– If you have the DLC then you either need to get gold on this level as well or deletemove the DLC files from your game folder.

Getting gold on the level is hard because you don`t start with enough ammo to survive for 9 minutes on the right side. You will need to go back to the base once to grab ammo. However, doing this can be tricky.
You need to activate the automatic rocket launchers & miniguns at the base by landing a sniper shot at the targets on the wall. However do NOT activate the minigun for the right side of the level because it will get you killed.

Kleer Base

Map: Kleer Base
Time for gold: 6:00
Players: 5-8
Main enemy: KLEERS
Difficulty: 9 of 10

This map is rather luck-based. Players should go into groups 2-by-2. Your teammates will die a lot but you can`t help it. Only 1 or 2 players can get gold here, even in succesfull runs. It will take multiple tries to get gold for every player. You will most likely need a lot of attempts. Be patient.

Green Field

Map: Green Field
Time for gold: 10:00
Players: 4-8
Main enemy: kleers
Difficulty: 10 of 10

This is probably the hardest map in the cooperative mode. You need to survive for
10 minutes to get gold. Although there is a lot of ammo, the enemies attack from every side without ever stopping. The closer you get to gold the more kleers will spawn. Be extremely carefull with them!!!

The End

Enjoy or Cry.

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