Achievements

Achievements

The achievements which you can unlock by finishing various missions are pretty self-explanatory so there’s no need to discuss them further. Just refer to the main walkthrough if you need help getting through a specific mission. Because this guide is so long we've stuck this important page at the beginning of the guide instead of it's usual place at the bottom.

Dead Presidents (10 points)
Complete 'When Good Heists...'.
 
The Welcome Wagon (15 points)
Complete 'I'm Free - Free Falling'.
 
We're Takin' Over (20 points)
Complete 'We've Only Just Begun'.
 
Tower Defense (20 points)
Complete Act 1 by choosing not to blow the tower.
If you kept a separate game save and you wanted to get both achievements, simply reload your other save file and complete a mission again, then select a different choice.

Kuh, Boom. (20 points)
Complete Act 1 by choosing to blow the tower.
 If you kept a separate game save and you wanted to get both achievements, simply reload your other save file and complete a mission again, then select a different choice.

Gotta Break Em In (25 points)
Complete 'The Ho Boat'.
 
I Heart Nyte Blayde (25 points)
Complete 'STAG Party'.
 
kill-deckers.exe (25 points)
Complete 'http://deckers.die'.
 
Titanic Effort (40 points)
Complete Act 2.
 
Once Bitten... Braaaaaaains (25 points)
Complete 'Zombie Attack'.
 
Murderbrawl 31 (25 points)
Complete 'Murderbrawl XXXI'.
 
Mr. Fury Would Be Proud (30 points)
Complete Act 3 in one way.
During the mission “Three Way”, choose to pursue and eliminate Killbane. If you want to unlock the other achievement, you can wait for the credits to roll and you’ll be taken back to Steelport. Start the mission “Three Way” again and select the other option.
 
Gangstas... In Space! (30 points)
Complete Act 3 in another way.
 During the mission “Three Way”, choose to save Shaundi. If you want to unlock the other achievement, you can wait for the credits to roll and you’ll be taken back to Steelport. Start the mission “Three Way” again and select the other option.

Hanging With Mr. Pierce (25 points)
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Downtown district.
Complete all activities, destroy all gang operations, buy all properties and stores. Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations
 
Mourning Stars (25 points)
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the New Colvin district.
Complete all activities, destroy all gang operations, buy all properties and stores. Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations

Hack the Planet (25 points)
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Stanfield district.
Complete all activities, destroy all gang operations, buy all properties and stores. Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations

You're the Best... (25 points)
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the Carver Island district.
Complete all activities, destroy all gang operations, buy all properties and stores. Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations

Bright Lights, Big City (80 points)
Complete all City Takeover gameplay in the entire city of Steelport.
Take full control over all districts.

Ouch. (20 points)
Complete all instances of Insurance Fraud.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.
 
Tune In, Drop Off (20 points)
Complete all instances of Trafficking.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.

And Boom Goes the Dynamite (20 points)
Complete all instances of Heli Assault.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.

Fence Killa 2011 (20 points)
Complete all instances of Mayhem.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.

Your Backseat Smells Funny (20 points)
Complete all instances of Escort.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.
 
Double Dose of Pimping (20 points)
Complete all instances of Snatch.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.
 
Porkchop Sandwiches (20 points)
Complete all instances of Trail Blazing.
 Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.

Go Into the Light (20 points)
Complete all instances of Guardian Angel.
These instances are unlocked automatically as go through the story missions so you’ll get this eventually.

Tank You Very Much (20 points)
Complete all instances of Tank Mayhem.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.

Have A Reality Climax (20 points)
Complete all instances of Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their locations. Take note that some of these instances will only become available after completing story missions.

Everything is Permitted (10 points)
Kill all of the hitman Assassination targets.
Refer to the Saints Book > Assassinations section for the locations and tips on how to find and kill the targets. Take note that some targets will only become available after reaching a certain point in the game.

Hi-Jack It (10 points)
Steal and deliver all Vehicle Theft targets.
Refer to the Saints Book > Vehicle Thefts section for the locations and tips on how to find and drive the target vehicles home.

Getting the Goods (10 points)
Find 25% of all Collectibles.
(see Life of the Party)
 
Life of the Party (20 points)
Find 100% of all Collectibles.
The collectibles include Money Pallets, Drug Packages, Sex Dolls and Photo Ops. Refer to the Collectibles section for the complete list of collectibles and their individual locations.
 
Shake and Bake (10 points)
Complete your first Challenge.
 
You're My Hero! (30 points)
Complete ALL Challenges.
 
Ow My Balls! (10 points)
Do your first nutshot AND testicle assault.
Get near an enemy and press R3 to perform a quick melee. You should be standing to execute this.

Gender Equality (10 points)
Play for at least 2 hours as a male character AND 2 hours as a female character.
 
Bo-Duke-En (10 points)
Hijack 50 vehicles - Dukes style.
 
Love/Hate Relationship (10 points)
Taunt AND/OR Compliment 50 gang members.
In case you have taken over the city completely (thus making the rival gang members extinct), you can still unlock this achievement by customizing your gang and putting in rival gang members as part of your crew. When you see them walking in the street, compliment or taunt them until you get enough.

Gellin' Like Magellan (20 points)
Explore every hood in Steelport.
You’ll probably unlock this automatically by exploring the whole city for collectibles and other takeover gameplay locations.
 
Who Loves Ya Baby (10 points)
Kill 50 brutes.
These hulking abominations appear when you reach LV4 notoriety of any gang. You can take advantage of Tank Mayhem activities since you can easily rack up notoriety in the safety of a tank. Also, you can take them out much easier.
 
A Better Person (15 points)
Buy your first Upgrade from the Upgrade Store.
 
Haters Gonna Hate (15 points)
Kill 1000 Gang Members.
Unlocked automatically since you have to kill a lot of them during the course of the game.
 
Cowboy Up (10 points)
Fully upgrade one Weapon in each slot.
Aside from the main weapon wheel, this also includes the grenade wheel.
 
Pimped Out Pad (10 points)
Upgrade one Stronghold to its full glory.
The first stronghold you’ll have access to is Safeword. You’ll need a total of $60,000 to fully upgrade it.

Flash the Pan (10 points)
Destroy all Gang Operations in Steelport.
Refer to the City Takeover section for their individual locations

Third and 30 (40 points)
Spend over 30 hours in Steelport.

Jumped In (10 points)
Create and share a character online.
 
Opulence, You Has It (20 points)
Complete 'Party Time'.
 
Stay Classy Steelport (10 points)
Kill 25 Gang Members each with 'the Penetrator' AND the Fart in a Jar.
The Penetrator can be bought from any weapon shop or awarded as part of a story mission. The Fart in a Jar is a maxed out Flasbang (LV4).
 
The American Dream (10 points)
Customize 10 vehicles.