Just a minor unimportant(?) update. Some people have ocassionally a hard time getting the origin events started. In order for the event to trigger, you need to have both of the required traits (heat/saliva, med/saliva, zoonotic/saliva) acquired before the first 60 days pass. Just posting this here so that you don't waste a lifetime waiting for nothing. If you don't have both by the 60th day, restart. PS. The reason why DW seems like the least reliable to start is because USA gives the least starting points in comparison to Ukraine and Egypt. Also, saliva/med costs more than the other 2 combos.
How do you keep USA alive? The moment I evolve them, USA becomes worm food... edit Ok, I managed to find a way to consistently keep USA alive but the team keeps succeeding in making the pacifying device... I can keep them from analyzing, I can make zombies explode in their face. It's that damn middle achievement that I can't get... -_-
You are getting the mutation choice under transmission correct? I had them analyze it and got all the genetic hardening up to the genetic reshuffle but forgot about the one under transmissions (genetic segmentation I think, don't have my game open atm)....failed to get it...next game made sure to get genetic hardening, didn't even bother with the genetic reshuffle but made sure I had the one under transmission and got the achieve. All I have left is the NAZG, DEETs, last Chernobyl(will do that one today as it was late when I finished the others, and Insane Bolt.
To this point, if you're trying to do the origin achievements you can pick the gene that gives you bonus DNA at the start of the game, that allows you to get a head start on the symptom combo.
As someone has already posted, all that seems to be required is gene hardening. I just got the achievement with no symptoms beyond zombie, just gene hard, horde 1, autolythic 1 and regenerate.
I've tried it over and over again but I can't seem to get the it's a trap! achievement. I get all three autolytic abilities mummification and cold and the reanimate ability. Nothing happens except for the expedition being successful. Could someone please help me out?
See posting by nhuckle on page 136 also I had to evolve the regenerate ability beyond just regenerate. The idea is to create (regenerate) lots of zombies in Eygpt. I was spamming without success, all my zombies died, so Eygpt was just a mix of dead/health people. I regenerated a few more times and got the achievement because I got quite a few zombies.
Thanks. Turns out I was only evolving to the right of reanimate instead al, of reanimated abilities. Just got the achievement. Cheers
I'm banging my head against the wall on NAZG. It doesn't seem like this would be an origin-based achievement but I don't know what else to try; at this point it seems unlikely that it would just be a matter of trans/symptom/abilities combos alone because someone would have stumbled on it by now.
Definitely gene hard, I actual got the achievement again without evolving any symptoms beyond zombie, just gene hard, horde, regenerate and autolytic 1
I've been thinking of letting a few of my customers have a shot at my game...I fix copier machines and there are a few who are good at killing those.....
No matter how hungry you are, never try to make a copy of your turkey sandwich by putting it through the auto-feeder, trust me!
Any Red banner messages we have not responded too? What about the "world is gripped with fear" message is that red / yellow or white? A world wide nuke, because everyone is infected, not sure how to get Spalin voted in when I don't seem able to get POTUS sick, but something along those lines. As has already been suggested by others there just isn't enough lethal symptoms / effects from combos, pre zombie to kill everyone in the time it takes to get 100% cure. My belief is this is a sequence of the right evolve/devolve at the right time. Which means a red banner message we have received but not responded too or have yet to receive. Just my opinion folks, don't shoot me if you disagree.
This is repeatable for me. China start, genes as picture (auto pop, aqua, spliced, creationist, urbophile) no transmissions, abilities 1 level of drug, heat and cold. Wait to about 1.5 billion infected, then evolve the symptoms as per picture. Then wait. A random time later you should get the combo.
DarkWater. "Dead end" All you need to do is evolve is gene hard, nothing else. Obviously evolving zombie symptoms/ abilities helps keep the zombie virus going but to get the achievement just evolve gene hard after the successfully analyses pop up.
