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Defense Grid: The Awakening
Time played: 4 hours 58 minutes
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Earned Achievements
Arsenal
Build 20 towers in one mission.
Build 20 towers in one mission.
Boot Camp
Finish the first 3 missions.
Finish the first 3 missions.
Burn Baby Burn
Build 5 Inferno towers.
Build 5 Inferno towers.
Close Call
Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.
Save a core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.
Confident
Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission.
Use speed up controls for a total of 30 seconds in any one mission.
Eradicator
Kill 100 aliens.
Kill 100 aliens.
Exterminator
Destroy 1000 aliens.
Destroy 1000 aliens.
Field Promotion
Earn at least one silver medal.
Earn at least one silver medal.
Filthy Rich
Win with 10,000 resources remaining.
Win with 10,000 resources remaining.
First Blood
Kill 1 alien.
Kill 1 alien.
Flawless Victory
Earn at least one gold medal.
Earn at least one gold medal.
Great Ball of Fire
Build 5 Meteor towers.
Build 5 Meteor towers.
Happy Returns
Recover a loose core.
Recover a loose core.
Head Trauma
Build 5 Concussion towers.
Build 5 Concussion towers.
Hey! That's mine!
Kill an alien carrying a power core.
Kill an alien carrying a power core.
High Voltage
Build 5 Tesla towers.
Build 5 Tesla towers.
I Spy
Activate reconnaissance system.
Activate reconnaissance system.
Kaboom!
Build 5 Cannon towers.
Build 5 Cannon towers.
Leadhead
Build 5 Gun towers.
Build 5 Gun towers.
Liquidator
Sell 5 towers.
Sell 5 towers.
No Sale
No towers sold in a single mission.
No towers sold in a single mission.
Not So Fast
Build 5 Temporal towers.
Build 5 Temporal towers.
Penny Pincher
Win with 5,000 resources remaining.
Win with 5,000 resources remaining.
Pew Pew
Build 5 Laser towers.
Build 5 Laser towers.
Power Builder
Build 6 towers within 10 seconds.
Build 6 towers within 10 seconds.
Pyrrhic Victory
Shoot down flying alien carrying a core.
Shoot down flying alien carrying a core.
Retry
Reload an earlier save checkpoint.
Reload an earlier save checkpoint.
Salvage Rights
Destroy at least one boss alien.
Destroy at least one boss alien.
Sharpshooter
Shoot down a flying alien.
Shoot down a flying alien.
Surplus
Win with 1,000 resources remaining.
Win with 1,000 resources remaining.
The Not-So-Friendly Skies
Build 5 Missile towers.
Build 5 Missile towers.
What IS that?
Inspect 10 aliens.
Inspect 10 aliens.
Yellow Beats Green
Upgrade a tower.
Upgrade a tower.
Unearned Achievements
A Temporal Would've Been Nice
Earn at least a Bronze medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Occupation using only Gun, Inferno, and Laser towers.
Earn at least a Bronze medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Occupation using only Gun, Inferno, and Laser towers.
Alien Tears
Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode.
Earn a gold medal on all missions in the Story mode.
Annihilator
Kill 10,000 aliens.
Kill 10,000 aliens.
Base Defender
Complete the Story mode.
Complete the Story mode.
Beating A Dead Potato
Earn a gold medal on any 35 missions in the You Monster campaign.
Earn a gold medal on any 35 missions in the You Monster campaign.
Best Friends Forever
Earn a gold medal on all story challenge missions in the You Monster campaign.
Earn a gold medal on all story challenge missions in the You Monster campaign.
Circular Hazard
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout.
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Risk Exposure and Roundabout.
Civil Divergence
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion.
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Urban Planning and Tactical Diversion.
Clean Getaway
Prevent the aliens from stealing a core until they have arrived safely at the second core housing in the Story or Story Challenge mode of Auger.
Prevent the aliens from stealing a core until they have arrived safely at the second core housing in the Story or Story Challenge mode of Auger.
Clear Skies
Earn a Gold medal in the Campaign Reversed mode of Passage without building any Meteor or Missile towers or using the Orbital Laser.
Earn a Gold medal in the Campaign Reversed mode of Passage without building any Meteor or Missile towers or using the Orbital Laser.
Combat Turmoil
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion.
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Service Interruption and Height of Confusion.
Contains Trace Amounts of Gold
Earn a Gold medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.
Earn a Gold medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.
Core Container
Earn a Gold medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.
Earn a Gold medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.
Death From Above
Fire the orbital laser.
Fire the orbital laser.
Diversity
Build all tower types in one mission.
Build all tower types in one mission.
Faithful Companion
Earn a gold medal on 10 challenge modes in the You Monster campaign.
Earn a gold medal on 10 challenge modes in the You Monster campaign.
Few and Proud
Earn at least a silver medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Divided Attention.
Earn at least a silver medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Divided Attention.
Firebug
Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers.
Beat an advanced mission with only Inferno towers.
Flurry
Earn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode.
Earn a gold medal on an adrenaline challenge mode.
Foresight is 20/20
Earn a Gold medal on any Containment mission without going back to a save checkpoint.
Earn a Gold medal on any Containment mission without going back to a save checkpoint.
Full Defense
Build 50 towers in one mission.
Build 50 towers in one mission.
Full House
Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission.
Build all upgrades of all tower types in one mission.
Full Potential
Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling.
Beat an advanced mission with only level 3 towers and no selling.
Fully Contained
Earn at least a Bronze medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.
Earn at least a Bronze medal on all 40 modes in the Containment campaign.
Gun Crazy
Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers.
Beat an advanced mission with only Gun towers.
If At First You Don't Succeed, Retry Again
Reload an earlier save checkpoint five times in a single mission.
Reload an earlier save checkpoint five times in a single mission.
Indecisive
Sell 10 towers in a single mission.
Sell 10 towers in a single mission.
Kickstarter
Begin playing any mode of the Containment Campaign.
Begin playing any mode of the Containment Campaign.
Majestic Pony
Earn a bronze medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
Earn a bronze medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
Master Siege Breaker
Survive 100 waves on any Super Grinder challenge mode.
Survive 100 waves on any Super Grinder challenge mode.
Master Strategist
Earn a gold medal on any 100 missions in The Awakening campaign.
Earn a gold medal on any 100 missions in The Awakening campaign.
Minimalist
Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers.
Beat an advanced mission with only level 1 towers.
Mostly Dead
Earn a silver medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
Earn a silver medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
Nail Biter
Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.
Win mission with the last core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit.
Out of Bullets
Beat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers.
Beat all 5 "Out of Bullets" challenge modes without using Gun or Cannon towers.
Overflowing
Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow.
Earn a gold medal on all the modes of Overflow.
Overseer
Build 5 Command towers.
Build 5 Command towers.
Planet Defender
Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode.
Earn a silver medal on all missions in the Story mode.
Regional Deluge
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow.
Earn a gold medal on the Campaign mode of Kill Zone and Overflow.
Relay Race
Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds.
Witness 1 core handed off 10 times within 20 seconds.
Savant Genius
Earn a gold medal on any story mission past 'Divided Attention' in the You Monster campaign.
Earn a gold medal on any story mission past 'Divided Attention' in the You Monster campaign.
Shell-shocked
Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers.
Beat an advanced mission with only Cannon towers.
Siege Breaker
Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode.
Survive 100 waves on the Grinder challenge mode.
So Many Spaces to Build On, So Little Time
Earn at least a Bronze medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Foothold building ten towers or less without selling.
Earn at least a Bronze medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Foothold building ten towers or less without selling.
Supreme Strategist
Earn a gold medal on any 150 missions in The Awakening campaign.
Earn a gold medal on any 150 missions in The Awakening campaign.
The Container
Earn at least a Bronze medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.
Earn at least a Bronze medal on all eight Story modes in the Containment campaign.
The Long Road
Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes.
Alien time until exit exceeds 5 minutes.
This is…spartan.
Earn a Gold medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Volition building fifteen towers or less without selling.
Earn a Gold medal on the Story or Story Challenge mode of Volition building fifteen towers or less without selling.
Top of the Class
Earn a gold medal on the Story and Story Challenge modes of Ghost in the Machine and Divided Attention.
Earn a gold medal on the Story and Story Challenge modes of Ghost in the Machine and Divided Attention.
Tower Expert
Build every tower and upgrade.
Build every tower and upgrade.
Untouchable
Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured.
Beat an advanced mission with zero cores captured.
Well Invested
Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission.
Gain 10000 resources from interest in a single mission.
Xenocide
Kill 50,000 aliens.
Kill 50,000 aliens.
You Monster
Earn a gold medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
Earn a gold medal on all story missions in the You Monster campaign.
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