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Complete The Outer Worlds 2 with 100% achievements, collectibles, and all questline endings.This comprehensive English guide includes combat trophies, story achievements, factions, companions, pets, level milestones, and collectible locations.
Complete The Outer Worlds 2 with 100% achievements, collectibles, and all questline endings.
This comprehensive English guide includes combat trophies, story achievements, factions, companions, pets, level milestones, and collectible locations.
🎮 Difficulty & Combat Achievements
| Achievement |
Requirement |
Description |
| The Outer Worlds 2 |
Complete the game on any difficulty |
Story completion achievement |
| Hard Mode |
Finish on Hard |
Beat the game on high difficulty |
| Very Hard |
Finish on Very Hard |
Unlocks elite difficulty badge |
Combat Achievements
| Name |
Description |
| Scary GARY Adversary |
Kill 5 enemies using Gary’s Tentacles ability. |
| Dance Dance Disfiguration |
Eliminate 10 enemies with the Spectral Disco Saber in “Rainbow Spectrum” mode. |
| Ad Hominem Homicide |
Kill 10 enemies distracted by Ad-Drone spam bots. |
| Stop Hitting Yourself |
Defeat 15 enemies using the Armageddon weapon only. |
| Never Seen |
Kill 50 enemies with stealth attacks. |
| Stompy |
Crush 5 enemies after shrinking them with the Mini-Ray. |
| Elemental Maelstrom |
Kill an enemy that has taken all elemental damage types. |
| Go Out With A Bang |
Kill 3 enemies with one shot from The Big Bang weapon. |
| Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee |
Kill 5 enemies while airborne in Ziranium Power Armor. |
| Hatchling Hunter |
Kill 50 juvenile creatures (raptidons, crabs, beetles, veranids, etc.). |
| Waylaid Grenades |
Shoot down 3 grenades in midair. |
| Corpse Warper |
Dissolve 20 bodies with Auntie Cleo’s Acid Dematerializer. |
| Chemically Dependent |
Suffer inhaler withdrawal 20 times. |
📜 Story, Side Quests & Factions
| Achievement |
Description |
| Welcome to Paradise Island |
Land on Paradise Island for the first time. |
| Praetor Towers Powered |
Calibrate all grounding stations on Praetor. |
| Capture The Archive The Hard Way |
Capture “The Archive” without reinforcements. |
| Revive The Archive |
Restore full function to “The Archive.” |
| Vexed the Vox |
Infiltrate and escape the Glass relay station. |
| Desperate Times Call for Monastic Measures |
Stop De Vries’ allies in the Alexandrian Monastery. |
| Left To Your Own Device |
Acquire the Rift Anomaly Modulator. |
| Auntie’s Old Acquaintance |
Meet Amos, Auntie Cleo’s old associate. |
| OA: Objectives Accomplished |
Complete all missions for the Order of Ascension. |
| AC: All Complete |
Finish all missions for Auntie Cosmos. |
| Corporation Cooperation |
Convince both factions (Auntie Cosmos & Order of Ascension) to work together. |
| Destroyer of Worlds |
Reach the lowest possible reputation with both major factions. |
| Well Dressed |
Defeat the Consul wearing civilian clothes instead of armor. |
| A Stiff In The Rift |
Jump into a Rift and die. (Secret comedic achievement) |
🤝 Companions & Pets
Companions
| Achievement |
Description |
| One for All |
Recruit all companions. |
| All for One |
Complete all companion quests. |
| All for None |
Cause all companions to leave or die permanently. |
Pets
| Achievement |
Description |
| Hatchling Catcher |
Bring 5 pets aboard your ship. |
📈 Leveling & Progression
| Achievement |
Description |
| Flawed Hero |
Accept 3 character flaws. |
| Skilled |
Raise a single skill to level 20. |
| Level 30 |
Reach player level 30. |
| Maximum Gun |
Fully upgrade the “Newbie’s Bounty” weapon line. |
| Upgrades Available |
Apply modifications to 10 weapons or armor pieces. |
| Everything Must Go |
Earn 50,000 bits by selling items to merchants. |
| Anti-Consumerist |
Finish the game without spending a single bit. |
🗺️ Collectibles & Exploration
| Achievement |
Description |
| Cloister Excogitation Logs CEL-ebration |
Collect all Church of Reflection audio logs on The Cloister. |
| Winning Hearts and Heads |
Collect 20 human hearts. |
| SA Quarterlies Quantified |
Find all issues of Scientific Adventures Quarterly on Paradise Island. |
| Golden Ridge Murals in Plural |
Discover all mural fragments on Golden Ridge. |
| A Journey Of A Thousand Miles |
Find your first Pitchball or Tossball card. |
| Whew, That’s Enough! |
Collect 100 Pitchball or Tossball cards. |
| Rift Drifter |
Explore all identified rifts in Arcadia. |
💡 Tips for 100% Completion
Combat
- Elemental Maelstrom is easiest to unlock by stacking Shock + Plasma + Corrosion + N-Ray on a single target using multi-type weapons.
- “Stop Hitting Yourself” works best against low-level mobs; “Armageddon” damage scales poorly at higher difficulties.
Exploration
- Some collectibles (especially Murals) are locked behind side missions — always complete regional questlines before leaving planets.
- You can check progress under Journal → Achievements Tracker added in Patch 1.1.
Economy
- For “Anti-Consumerist,” sell junk but avoid any purchases from vendors — crafting and scavenging are your best friends.
🧭 Faction Guide Summary
| Faction |
Alignment Type |
Rewards for Max Reputation |
| Auntie Cosmos |
Corporate / Science |
Unique laser mod “Acidic Bloom.” |
| Order of Ascension |
Religious / Philosophical |
Special armor “Monastic Shell.” |
| Neutral Traders (Freelancers) |
Mercantile |
Access to rare ammo blueprints. |
Best Ending Route: Balance both factions → trigger “Corporation Cooperation” achievement.
🪐 Secret & Missable Achievements
| Achievement |
Missable? |
Notes |
| Well Dressed |
✅ |
Must defeat final boss in regular clothes — do not wear armor. |
| Destroyer of Worlds |
✅ |
Requires intentionally tanking faction reputation. |
| Hatchling Hunter |
❌ |
Can be done anywhere across multiple planets. |
| A Stiff In The Rift |
✅ |
Jump into the Rift manually (save first). |
🧠 Efficiency Route for 100% Run
| Phase |
Main Goals |
| Act I |
Recruit 2 companions, complete “Welcome to Paradise Island.” |
| Act II |
Focus on Order of Ascension missions, collect at least 10 hearts. |
| Act III |
Do “Revive the Archive” and Auntie Cosmos questline. |
| Act IV |
Achieve all faction endings, unlock collectibles. |
| Final Act |
Unlock “Corporation Cooperation” or “Destroyer of Worlds” ending. |
Total estimated time for 100%: 55–65 hours.
🔒 Endgame Notes
- Replaying NG+ retains collectibles but resets faction reputation.
- You can’t unlock Anti-Consumerist and Corporation Cooperation in the same run — requires separate saves.
- Hard and Very Hard stack with lower difficulty achievements, so complete on Very Hard for all difficulty trophies at once.
📘 Final Thoughts
The Outer Worlds 2 expands everything fans loved about the first game — branching faction endings, moral ambiguity, and more absurd science gear. This guide ensures you’ll never miss an achievement, secret, or collectible on your path to true 100% completion.
Explore every Rift, recruit every ally, and remember:
“Auntie knows best — but only you decide your universe.” 🌌
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