The Surge

The Surge

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The Surge: The Good, The Bad, and The Augmented | Detailed Achievement Guide
By Stef
A detailed achievement guide for The Surge's "The Good, The Bad, and The Augmented" DLC.
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Introduction
Hello, and welcome to my achievement walkthrough for The Good, The Bad, and The Augmented! I made this as a way for people who want to 100% the DLC to get through it as easily and painless as possible.

  • Estimated difficulty: 4/10.

  • Estimated 100% time: ~3-5 hours (luck dependent).

  • Offline/online achievements: 10 offline / 0 online.

  • Number of playthroughs: 1 minimum + clean up runs.

  • Glitched achievements: None that I'm aware of.
One-Armed Bandit
Cut 42 arms in the Testing Chamber.
Going almost exclusively for arms, I unlocked this early into episode 5.
There are also a lot of armor sets to craft in this DLC so this will more than likely come through natural grinding progression.
Modus Operandi
Finished an episode with the 4 hardest modifiers turned on.
This achievement is actually not as hard as it sounds. I suggest attempting it on episode 1 as it is the easiest to handle and speed through, especially if you fail.

First, you will need to equip the following modifiers:

  • Leech - player and enemies steal each other's life. no injectable use.
  • Rush Hour - a timer is set on Warren's life. successful kills buy him more time.
  • Epicenter - every once in a while, a flame pit opens up right below Warren.
  • Black Belt - dispense pain with your bare fists. hitting armored body parts will wound you.



    Do your best to stay mobile and not get hit too much. Dealing damage is your only way of healing.

    The timer you really shouldn't have to worry about. Speeding through and killing only who I had to, I entered the boss with almost 4 minutes on the clock.

    The flame circle is on a short timer, but you can use it to damage enemies (helpful against the boss.)

    You will be unarmed but your fists do a lot of damage, hit very fast, and have decent stun. Outside of the boss, always aim for unarmored body parts.

    The boss is the trickiest part of this, since he's fully armored. I suggest switching out any injectable mods you have for things that increase drone damage (or add stun) as I found those to be extremely helpful in reducing how much damage I received and leaving the boss open for a beating.
Episodic
Finished every episode.
This will unlock once you clear all 9 episodes in the Testing Chamber.

Suited and Booted
Crafted all Frontier Gear sets.
You must obtain all 6 armor schematics from the DLC, then craft them at the gear station.

What makes this achievement a little annoying is the rare sets from bosses. They are a little RNG dependent, as what piece you get is random. You have a higher chance when using modifiers.
The 3 I ran were Rush Hour, Epicenter, and Black Belt for a very high drop rate. I also rushed through the first 3 episodes as they were the easiest to do so on.

  • Spirit Animal - Can be farmed from enemies wearing this, or Totem Wolf.
  • Westwolf - Rare drop from Totem Wolf.

  • Stealthy Assassin - Can be farmed from enemies wearing this, or Undertaker.
  • Secret Assassin - Rare drop from Undertaker.

  • Angel of Death - Can be farmed from enemies wearing this, La Muerte.
  • Grim Fashion - Rare drop from La Muerte.
Tools of War
Collected all Frontier Weapons.
You must collect all 15 weapons from the DLC.


  • Pattern 20XX Infantry Rifle - Totem Wolf boss.
  • Pattern 30XX Infantry Rifle - Totem Wolf boss.
  • Golden Infantry Rifle - Lactose Tolerant challenge modifier.

  • Grim Ravager - La Muerte boss, Undertaker boss or regular enemies.
  • Grim Marauder - La Muerte boss or Undertaker boss.
  • Golden Marauder - Combo Maker challenge modifier.

  • B0-W1E Twin Blades - La Muerte boss.
  • B0-W1E Twin Blades Deluxe Edition - La Muerte boss.
  • Golden Twin Blades - Arms Race challenge modifier.

  • Tamahaac - Totem Wolf boss and regular enemies.
  • Tamahaac DX - Totem Wolf boss.
  • Golden War Axe - Complete all top row challenge modifiers.

  • RIP (Rest in Pieces) - Undertaker boss or regular enemies.
  • RIP Special Edition - Undertaker boss.
  • RIGP (Rest in Gold Pieces) - Complete all third row challenge modifiers.
Bling-Bling
Crafted all Frontier Gear vanity pieces.
You must collect all 16 schematics for the following gear, then craft them at a gear station.


  • Dillon Head gear - Leech modifier
  • Cap Horn head gear - Vintage modifier
  • El Capitan head gear - Chrono-master modifier
  • Conquistador head gear - Short Fuse modifier
  • Shades of Black head gear - Danger Close modifier
  • Malsum head gear - Epicenter modifier
  • Duke head gear - Polterguys modifier
  • The Mighty Hawk head gear - Black Belt modifier
  • Duke leg gear - Energy Dynamo modifier
  • El Capitan leg gear - Fire and Brimstone modifier
  • Going Native leg gear - Cut-and-Go modifier
  • Golden Dillon head gear - combine any two modifiers
  • Going Feral head gear - combine any three modifiers
  • Smirking Luchador head gear - combine any four modifiers
  • Smiling Luchador head gear - complete bottom row of modifiers
  • Shades of Gold - complete Episode 9
End Transmission
Turned off Rischboter.
At the end of episode 9, you will exit into a room where we will meet our lovely host. proceed past him into the larger room to see a terminal you can interact with. Do so to unlock the achievement.

Gramophone Enthusiast
Collected all 7 audiologs found in the Testing Chamber.
Every audio log is found next to the gear station after clearing a set episode.

  • Audio Log 1/7: Clear episode 1.
  • Audio Log 2/7: Clear episode 3.
  • Audio Log 3/7: Clear episode 4.
  • Audio Log 4/7: Clear episode 5.
  • Audio Log 5/7: Clear episode 6.
  • Audio Log 6/7: Clear episode 8.
  • Audio Log 7/7: Clear episode 9.

Desecration
Destroyed all graves in ''Frontier Crypt''.

This can be acquired as early as the 3rd episode, in the very first room. Simply destroy all gravestones you see and it will unlock. There are a few right as you enter, and a few more on the other side.
Risk Assessment
Finished an episode with at least 1 modifier turned on.
You will earn this when going for Modus Operandi, or when going for certain gear unlocks. Simply activate any of the modifiers and clear an episode. Episode 1 being the easiest.
2 Comments
avereal109 25 Mar, 2023 @ 11:06am 
I love you brother, you can't imagine how much I look for a dlc guide <3
RabidChoco 30 Nov, 2020 @ 5:15pm 
Late-ish to the party, but you can target the boss without targeting a specific body part to get around the limitations of the Black Belt modifier.