Gears 5: Hivebusters Cheats and Tips

Last Updated: Dec 30th 2020 by Dennis

Gears 5: Hivebusters is a third-person shooter that is a campaign extension of Gears 5. This DLC is a series of single-player and co-op missions that provides an introduction to the members of Scorpio Squad, and how they found a way to fight back against the Swarm. Play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac - the heroes of Gears 5's Escape mode - on their first operation as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed 'Scorpio Squad', their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption. Gears 5: Hivebusters is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC. Take a look at our tips to get help in the game.

Gears 5: Hivebusters Trailer

Cheat, Tips and Strategy

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To get the Renewed, Not Consumed Achievement you need to find all 35 collectibles and character ability upgrades in the Hivebusters DLC. The video below will show you exactly where you can find each of them.

Gears 5: Hivebusters Trailer

Chapter 1

0:03 - Condor Pilotâ�?�?s Cog Tags
0:36 - Kaliso Family Photograph
0:58 - Outsider Accolade
1:26 - Onyx Guard Helmet
Chapter 2

1:50 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
2:17 - Citizen Intake Form
2:39 - Missive To Prescott
3:02 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
3:56 - Locust Burial Report
4:22 - Hydroponics Handbook
5:00 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
5:20 - Sovereign Directive 34724
5:41 - Sanctum Welcome Brochure
6:06 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
6:33 - Map Of Sanctum
Chapter 3
No Collectibles / Ability Upgrades
Chapter 4

6:55 - Eikoâ�?�?s Letter
7:20 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
7:54 - Fearsome Mask
8:21 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
8:55 - Weilehan Incantation
9:25 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
9:52 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
10:18 - The Journey: Carved Canoe
10:37 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
10:55 - The Spirit Walk: Carving
11:15 - The Fear: Amulet
Chapter 5

11:39 - Melted Swarm Skull
Chapter 6

12:03 - Weilehan Prayer Bowl
12:25 - Weilehan Wake Totem
12:42 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
12:58 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
13:21 - Ultimate Ability Upgrade
13:53 - Silver Era Relic
14:06 - Message To Hoffman
14:25 - Grayeâ�?�?s Journal

To get the Supplies for the Effort Achievement in the Hivebuster DLC you need to play as Keegan and activate his Resupply ability 25 times. This can be done at any point of the Hivebuster DLC. The easiest way to do this is as soon as you activate it pause the game and reload the current checkpoint so you have the ultimate ready again. Simply do this a total of 25 times to get the achievement.

Whether it's the harsh cold of Act II or the sand storms of Act III, there are hazards that you can use to your advantage. These include firing a single ammo round to crack the ice at an enemy's feet to send them plunging into the icy depths below and a well aimed shot at a hardened sand column to send it crashing down on your enemies. Aside from the natural environment you should also keep an eye out for the many man-made traps you can use such as steam generators and explosive pipes and containers.

In Gears 5: Hivebusters you have 3 weapon slots: one for light one-handed weapons and two for heavier weapons that require your non-trigger hand for support. Make sure that you choose a mix of weapons that include long ranged ones with high accuracy and less accurate ones that pack a punch in close quarters. Having different types of weapons at your disposal will help you to survive longer as you will be better equipped to deal with more situations.

Ammunition for your weapons in Gears 5: Hivebusters is not easy to come by and it should only be used when necessary. Save your ammunition by performing melee kills with your knife whenever possible. Ex-humans and Juvies can be easily taken down with a single knife swipe.

Gears 5: Hivebusters Questions & Answers

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Achievements & Trophies

There are 165 achievements for Gears 5: Hivebusters on Xbox One.

Achievements	Award
Jameson Shipping Depot Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign	10
It's Time We Fight Them Together Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign	10
Shock and Awe Use Jack's Shock Trap ability to shock 6 enemies at once in Campaign	10
Perky's Revenge! Get a kill with 3 Perks active in Horde	10
A Mouthful of Boom Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign	10
Now I Gotta Get Up Again Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign	10
I Was Born in a Crossfire Hurricane Use Jack's Flash ability to stun 3 enemies at once in Campaign	10
And� He's All Yours Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign	10
Not There to Buy a Timeshare Unlock during Act 1 of the Campaign	10
Back Atcha Get a kill with ricochet bullets using Jack's Barrier Ability	10
Back on Your Feet, Soldier! Use Jack's STIM upgraded ability to revive a DBNO friendly in Campaign	10
Pennies from Heaven Scavenge supplies from all fallen Condors in Act 2 and Act 3	10
Did We Just Become Best Friends? Reach Level 5 with an ally in Gears Allies	10
Corporal Punishment Reach the rank of Corporal in a Tour of Duty	10
That Old COG Technology Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign	10
Let's Get You Some Answers Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign	10
We Need the Old Plan Unlock during Act 2 of the Campaign	10
Safe and Sound Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign	10
Cutting it Close Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign	10
Throw a Switch, See What Happens Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign	10
Let's Keep Pissin it Off! Unlock during Act 3 of the Campaign	10
Then We Watch Each Other's Back Unlock during Act 4 of the Campaign	10
You Know I Ain't Going Out Like That Unlock during Act 4 of the Campaign	10
Seraninja Use Jack's Cloak ability to cloak and execute 3 enemies before de-cloaking in Campaign	10
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme Use Jack's Fetch ability to acquire each Heavy Weapon in Campaign	10
Relic Hunter Equip 3 Relic Weapons at one time in Campaign	10
It Takes Three to Make a Thing Go Right Complete an Act of Campaign in 3-player co-op	10
Who's Your Escape Main? Reach Character Level 15 with a launch Escape Character	10
Who You Gonna Call? Hivebusters! Complete 5 Escape Hives as each one of Mac, Lahni and Keegan	10
On the Razor's Edge Get 100 kills while inside Hivebuster Venom	10
Who's Your Horde Main? Reach Character Level 15 with a launch Horde Character	10
And I'll Form the Head! Kill a Boss in Horde while all 5 players have active Ultimate Abilities	10
Homegrown Hive Complete a Featured community built Escape Hive	10
I Made It All By Myself Create and publish an Escape Hive	10
One Sec, I'll Be Right Back Switch characters in an Arcade match and kill an opponent who previously killed you	10
Where's My Product Endorsement Deal? Win 5 matches of Arcade	10
Seriously 5.0 - Chapter 1 Insane Campaign, Master Horde & Escape Launch Maps & Characters, 20 Re-ups, General in Tour	100
BFFs Complete a Versus match with a team of four Level 5 Gears Allies	15
Sergeant at Arms Reach the rank of Sergeant in Tour of Duty	15
A Good Plan, Violently Executed Execute 100 Rejects (any mode)	15
An Enemy Among Us Get a kill with a Hijacked Pouncer, Warden, Stump and Elite Hunter in Campaign	15
The Three Musketeers Inflict 9000 damage in Escape while 3 Ultimate Abilities are active	15
It�s Not Hoarding if Your Stuff is Cool Collect all Campaign Collectibles	15
Once More From the Top Re-up!	20
LOOTenant Reach the rank of Lieutenant in Tour of Duty	20
Discovered the True Threat to Sera Complete all Acts of the Campaign (Any difficulty)	20
Relics of the Past Kill an enemy with every Relic Weapon in Campaign	20
Master Escape Artist Reach Character Level 15 with Mac, Lahni and Keegan	20
Compulsive Horder Reach Character Level 15 with Kait, JD, Del, Marcus, Fahz and Jack	20
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle As Jack, convert one of each weapon to Power using the Forge in Horde	20
Withdrawal Symptoms As a team, collect Power from all 4 Power Taps within one wave of Horde	20
Can't Stop, Won't Stop Beat 50 Consecutive Waves of Horde (any difficulty)	25
I'm The Captain Now Reach the rank of Captain in Tour of Duty	25
Jack of All Trades Acquire all of Jack's Ultimate upgrades in Campaign	25
JACKed Up! Fully upgrade Jack's Abilities and Passives in Campaign	25
Master of My Domain Complete an Escape Hive on each difficulty	25
Brought a Knife to a Gun Fight Complete an Escape Hive without firing a shot on Master Difficulty	25
Grind Season Win a Ranked match in each week of a Ranked Season	25
All Aboard the Crazy Train! Complete all Acts of the Campaign on Insane	25
One, Two, Three Sorties Complete all 3 Objectives for Tour of Duty in a day	5
Pass the Soap Pass through a refuge shower with 3 Hivebusters in the same shower cubicle	5
Sire, Interrupted Kill a Sire while it's kidnapping a teammate (any mode)	5
You've Got a Friend in Me Make a new Ally in Gears Allies	5
My Body is Ready Complete Boot Camp	5
Jack of One Trade Complete an Act of the Campaign as playable Jack (any difficulty)	5
Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship Play a match of Arcade	5
My Place in the Machine Complete placement matches for a Ranked playlist	5
Generally Awesome Reach the rank of General in Tour of Duty	50

There are also 97 DLC achievements. Click here to see them all.

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Gears 5: Hivebusters Cheats and Tips

How to get the Renewed, Not Consumed Achievement

Easy Supplies for the Effort Achievement

Take Advantage of the Environment

Have a Mix of Weapons

Save Ammunition