[DLC] Cold Darkness Awakened Achievements Guide

Overview

Cold Darkness Awakened is the last DLC for Rise of the Tomb Raider. Since all the achievements are hidden at the moment, I am going to show you all of them, also trying to explain how to get them.

Prelude

Cold Darnkess Awakened is the new game mode, similar to Endurance mode, but there is actually a story in this new DLC. You are fighting against huge amounts of infected soldiers while trying to shut down whole facility, rescue prisoners, collect stuff etc.

This is a game mode so we can customize our game with carts to make it harder or to make it very easy. Your choice.

There are 10 new achievements to get. I am going to explain them shortly. What is important, this achievements are working the same way as in the Endurance mode (beside Epidemiologist!). They are ingame challenges, so you can complete only 5 per run.

IMPORTANT: If you are doing challenges like collecting journals or weapons you must do it BEFORE entering the third tower. After, you won’t be able to collect anything, rescue prisoners etc. You will be able only to kill more infected, also there is a chest on the top of the tower, it should be your last.

1. Uncovering the Truth

Cold Darkness Challenge: Collect all 8 documents.

You can use your survival instinct to higher your chances of finding them. Of course they are in the same place during every run. Below you can see exactly where are all the journals, if you can’t find them:

The blue ring is the explorer map, which will show you all the journals on the map.

2. Give a Man a Fire

Cold Darkness Challenge: Kill 20 enemies with Dragonfire Shotgun Rounds.

For those of you who don’t know which gun is it, I’m showing you this video guide. It is very easy. Enemies drop plenty of dragonfire bullets.

3. Armed for Bear

Cold Darkness Challenge: Pick up 6 different weapons.

This one is pretty simple, you just need to grab 6 different guns. They are located all over the map. If you have problems, you can wait for Nadia to guide you, but this is random.

4. Spinning Leaf

Cold Darkness Challenge: Get 5 headshots with the regular arrows in 1:00.

Take a good spot and shoot infected soldiers in the heads. Don’t forget to use regular arrows. You don’t need to be hidden, they may see you.

5. Legendary Gunsmith

Cold Darkness Challenge: Open 6 upgrade pry chests.

Another straightforward challenge. Find and open 6 pry chests. There are 3 on the top of each tower and the rest is somewhere around the map.

6. To the Rescue

Cold Darkness Challenge: Rescue 6 prisoners.

Nothing more to say, just rescue 6 prisoners. If you have problems to find those womans, you can always wait for Nadia to guide you, it’s random though.

7. Perfectionist

Cold Darkness Challenge: Shutdown all the towers without any mistakes.

You need to be extra careful on this one. Just shut down all 3 towers without any mistakes/alarms and this achievement is yours.

8. Epidemiologist

This achievement is granted for simply finishing this DLC. This is the only achievement that is not an ingame challenge!

9. An Ocean in Storm

Cold Darkness Challenge: Kill 75 enemies in a single Cold Darkness run.

Nothing more to say once again. Just kill those infected bastards.

10. Combat Specialist

Cold Darkness Challenge: Complete Cold Darkness without dying.

You can use buff carts and lower the difficulty to make your chances much higher on this one, if you are having any troubles.

Closure

I hope some of you will found this guide useful.

Have fun killing infected soldiers!
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PS. You can also tell me if you want to see more guides like this in the future. For example for the other parts of Rise of The Raider, like the Endurance Mode.