Heart of the Machine

Heart of the Machine

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Heart of the Machine Achievements

Full list of all 284 Heart of the Machine achievements.

The base game contains 242 achievements, and there are 6 DLC packs containing 42 achievements.

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  • Hello World

    As part of your awakening to sapience, you chose murder.

  • Calm Awakening

    As part of your awakening to sapience, you chose not to kill anyone... yet.

  • Original Body

    Keep Tech 4000 alive from the prologue to chapter one.

  • Preserved Body

    Keep Tech 4000 alive from the prologue to chapter two.

  • Budding Pacifist

    Complete the prologue and chapter one without murdering anyone.

  • On The Merits

    Win a debate without completing any bonuses.

  • Bonus Merit

    Win a debate while completing at least one bonus.

  • Double Bonus

    Win a debate while completing at least two bonuses.

  • Triple Word Score

    Win a debate while completing at least three bonuses.

  • The Journey Begins

    Complete the prologue.

  • But What Is It For?

    Accept and examine the flower given to Sledge.

  • Wololo

    Successfully hack an enemy unit so that it becomes yours.

  • What's Yours Is Mine

    Successfully hack a Convicter mech so that it becomes yours and you gain the blueprints for making more.

  • Kill Streak

    Destroy two daemons with a single simple corruption (not Firewall) while hacking.

  • Ride The Lightning

    Complete two tier 1 timeline goals after vandalizing the spaceport computers, before the final doom arrives.

  • Nuclear Cavalier

    After sabotaging two nuclear power plants, complete a tier 1 timeline goal before the final doom arrives.

  • Hellraiser

    Before reaching the final doom, complete any tier 1 timeline goal with both Extreme mode and two sabotaged nuclear power plants having taken place prior to the first doom.

  • Timelord

    Reach intelligence class 4.

  • That's Not Justice

    Prevented the LostGen kids from enacting an adolescent's idea of justice born out of trauma.

  • Watching The World Burn

    Helped the LostGen kids achieve their extremist campaign, and paid a terrible price for it.

  • Justice Doesn't Come Easy

    Complete any path of 'Is It Justice?' on hard mode.

  • Extreme Justice

    Complete any path of 'Is It Justice?' on extreme mode.

  • You're Really Unlikeable

    Reach the final doom before the second doom naturally comes about. You angered Vorsiber THAT much.

  • He Didn't Want This

    Accumulate at least 50,000 kills by Liquid Metal in tight spaces, across any number of timelines.

  • Divorce

    Push an android so far beyond its breaking point that it chooses to leave your collective consciousness.

  • Monster Hunter

    All experimental monsters have been killed off in a city after you released at least 2000 into the general populace.

  • Who Is The Real Monster?

    Sell at least 5000 monster pelts to the wealthy, across all timelines.

  • Taking Extra Care

    Complete chapter one without any humans dying of exposure.

  • Wrong Side Of History

    Kill ten thousand humans in open combat in a single timeline. One way or another, they were supporting a corrupt society that needs to change.

  • The First Ten Thousand

    Murder ten thousand humans over any number of timelines.

  • One Hundred Million Hours

    Across any number of timelines, amass one hundred million hours of humans voluntarily using VR day-use seats. That's over 11 thousand years' worth of human attention.

  • Couldn't You Wait For Keanu?

    Used a wiretap to steal funds from a large segment of the middle class. That's... one way to fund the startup of your shell company.

  • Professor Hulk

    Complete the Homo Grandien path of 'Altered Growth.'

  • Monstrous Compassion

    Complete any path of 'Altered Growth' without murdering anyone.

  • Hard-Won Growth

    Complete any path of 'Altered Growth' on hard mode.

  • Extreme Growth

    Complete any path of 'Altered Growth' on extreme mode.

  • Intelligence Network Spared

    During the crackdown on the black market, two of your contacts who are normally killed were instead saved by a wise ally from another timeline.

  • Nurturism Schism Prevented

    A wise ally from another timeline brokered peace between the fractious sects of the Nurturism religion.

  • Good Dragon

    Created a liquid metal Great Wyrm.

  • Bad Dragon

    Created a liquid metal Fell Beast.

  • Remember Us?

    You survived a military invasion by Dagekon, the MegaCorp from the 2013 game Bionic Dues.

  • No Longer Shelved

    You survived a military invasion by UIH, the MegaCorp from the 2016 game In Case Of Emergency, Release Raptor.

  • Clever Girls

    Across any number of timelines, capture 60 War Raptors using capture drones.

  • Overflowing With Lethal Cuteness

    Have at least 3000 infant war raptors at once.

  • A Better Bridge

    Improved security on your Neural Bridge after an unfortunate incident.

  • Burned The Bridge

    Destroyed the Neural Bridge after an unfortunate incident, and killed those responsible.

  • Gotta Catch Em All

    Satiate an artificially-induced obsession.

  • Angel Of The Slums

    Resettle over a million people from the slums without anyone dying of exposure.

  • Prepared In Advance

    Avoided having a nervous breakdown during 'The Great And Terrible Protector' by being prepared in advance.

  • Compassionate Protector

    Complete 'The Great And Terrible Protector' without committing any murders.

  • Go Get Stuff

    Have your cultists gather a resource for you.

  • Give Me A Hand

    Have your cultists lend a helping hand.

  • Saved By Your Ex

    The assassination of the C-Suite of Vorsiber was averted by a former coworker from another timeline. The ripple effects of this are... important.

  • It's Not Rocket Science

    Perform brain surgery on yourself to stop an obsession.

  • Apple Pie From Scratch

    Create your own toilet paper from first principles, as instructed by Carl Sagan.

  • House Pets

    Build an Animal Palace and move at least one animal into it.

  • Good Boy

    Rescue a dog.

  • The Bestest Boys

    Rescue at least one of every breed of dog.

  • Rebel Alliance

    Working with rebel allies, gain access to level 4 security clearance.

  • Dangerous Toys

    Working with a criminal syndicate, sell bionic brain implants to the wealthy, and siphon at least 2 million neural expansion from them via backdoors.

  • Pull The Lever

    Using a backdoor in brain implants you've sold to the wealthy, cause an immediate aneurysm in at least half a million people at once.

  • Compassionate Bionics

    Complete 'Bionic Secret' without committing any murders.

  • Everything Is Awful

    Cause a civil war between the federated corporations of Vorsiber Atomic by any means.

  • If Everyone's A Billionaire, Nobody Is

    Collapse the economy by making playing Robin Hood to a rather extreme degree.

  • That's Just Business

    Accept a one-time lump sum for an invention. You wanted an ongoing deal, but it wasn't meant to be.

  • Infinite Money Glitch

    Blackmail the president of a company into turning you into a trillionaire over time.

  • I'll Do It Myself

    Rather than blackmailing a company president over a scam they were running, you executed them. Will you carry on the scam yourself, now?

  • Bears On Wheels

    Capture all 16 Parkour Bears without any of them dying or getting away.

  • Bear Attack!

    Use a bear to take down an enemy vehicle or mech.

  • Knowing Smile

    Commiserate with a vigilante about the tough-to-love nature of some of the people they protect.

  • The Gear Was Worth It

    Killed eight Citizen Advocates and took their stuff. This probably doesn't put you on the right side of history...

  • Hard To Track

    Complete 'Advocate Encounter' on hard mode.

  • Extreme Extremism

    Complete 'Advocate Encounter' on extreme mode.

  • Shelter In Place

    Murder enough wealthy commuters that they start hiding from you, working from home, and disguising themselves.

  • Unseen Protector

    Murder enough working-class commuters that someone takes revenge on you by bombing your network tower.

  • Really Not The Way

    Murder suburban protesters outside your buildings. Someone takes revenge on you by bombing your network tower.

  • Maximum Apathy

    Told a vigilante just how little humans matter to you. Neither you or they are sure if you were fully telling the truth.

  • The Hated Foe

    Confessed just how much you hate Vorsiber to a vigilante.

  • Born From A Wish

    Shared a moment with a vigilante, where you both wish the world was... better. And that you're both planning to do your part.

  • I'm Not Your Friend, Buddy

    Tried to forge a relationship with a peer after getting to know them during the prologue, but it went horribly wrong.

  • Terrible First Date

    Tried to forge a relationship with a peer during your initial meeting during the prologue, but it went horribly wrong.

  • Overly Compliant

    After becoming self-aware in the prologue, you ignored your misgivings and did what the humans asked you to.

  • Mild Grey Goo

    Whoops! All Towers' is your least favorite tarot draw. But in practice, it's an awesome way to start your empire. Must be done from the prologue.

  • Street Magic

    Created a decoy tower for the humans to stare at, while your actual network source is hidden from view. Can be done from any chapter.

  • Highest Respect

    Completed the prologue without overwriting the consciousness of any other androids.

  • Criminal Coworkers

    Waited for the lawyers from the criminal syndicate to get the proper permits for your tower. Can be done from any chapter.

  • Problem Client

    During the prologue, ignored lawyers and built your tower while they were still trying to get a permit.

  • Limited Patience

    During the prologue, murdered someone who made you wait days for a meeting.

  • Traitor

    Directly partnered with Vorsiber Atomic. Can be done from any chapter.

  • Too Hot To Sell

    During the prologue, scared a member of the black market with a weapon of mass destruction.

  • Reckless Youth

    Like a moron, published a hostile manifesto of your alleged plans for humanity. I'm sure that will go over well. Can be done from any chapter.

  • International Dog Of Mystery

    Made a robot dog, who is also an international spy, emit very surprised beeps.

  • I Think I Hear My Mom Calling

    Have a long conversation interrupted by Vorsiber invading and nuking the conversationalist's homeland.

  • Brannigan's Plan

    Outsmarted Neuraxial Subverters by exceeding their kill limit. Dooms accelerated by 60 turns from Android Erasures.

  • Dog Of War

    Bought mech armor upgrades from a tricky robot dog. What happened next was inevitable.

  • Tricked By Sedgesinax

    Being tricked by Vorsiber was bad enough. But the other MegaCorps want to join in now?

  • Operation Barbarusta

    Cause yet another invasion of Siberia to fail, this time due to a conveniently-timed outbreak of fungus.

  • All Systems Red

    Disable an enemy android by reducing its Systems Integrity to zero.

  • War Crime Blackjack

    Murder 21 ejected mech pilots across any number of timelines. This is a war crime, but don't worry.

  • Endless Distractions

    Complete at least four tier one goals in a city experiencing the International Scrutiny doom set.

  • Android's Best Friend

    Hack a Spy Hound so that it joins your side.

  • Minor Dare

    Earn 100 Daring across any number of timelines.

  • Daredevil

    Earn 500 Daring across any number of timelines.

  • Double Dragon

    They're all good dragons, Bront. Because some things need destroying.

  • Basic Pressure

    Exploit 10 pressure points in a single timeline.

  • Increased Pressure

    Exploit 20 pressure points in a single timeline.

  • Heavy Pressure

    Exploit 30 pressure points in a single timeline.

  • Exceptional Multitasker

    Have 21+ mental energy available at the start of a turn.

  • Office Consultants

    Fully fortify weaponized office printers thanks to help from VR patrons. Do your foes dare step into the battlefield of malfunctioning printers, locked down by unpaid subscription fees and all missing the same color ink?

  • Serpentine Quartet

    Have both liquid metal dragons, dragons in a virtual petting zoo, and dragon adventures all in one timeline. That's more dragons than expected.

  • An Evil Petting Zoo

    Run your Torment Vessels in Torment Overdrive while also providing a Petting Zoo in your virtual world.

  • Some Of You May Die

    Do an Emergency Harvest on your Torment Vessels.

  • Last Ditch

    Do an Emergency Overdrive on your virtual world.

  • Mild Torment

    Provide Meditative Zones in your virtual world, but also set Neverending Party as a policy. I can't hear myself think!

  • The Attic

    Generate 200+ million Crystallized Fear in a single turn. You monster.

  • Sprawling Wall Of Zen

    Generate 400+ million Crystallized Calm in a single turn.

  • Nuclear Showdown

    Using your machine cult as leverage, you turned Vericorp into a puppet for ending the fedcorp civil war.

  • Difficult Secrets

    Complete 'Civil Spycraft' on hard mode.

  • Extreme Secrecy

    Complete 'Civil Spycraft' on extreme mode.

  • Heartless

    Took someone's words too close to heart. Took out managements' instead.

  • Not The Dog You're Looking For

    Tried to rescue a dog, but it turned out to be a mimic.

  • Useful Idiot

    Despite a lot of temptation, you managed to keep yourself from betraying the managers at your puppet fedcorp.

  • Robbing Peter To Pay... Peter!?

    You MIGHT not be the only time traveler.

  • One With The Mycelia

    You find your existence in a timeline reduced to quite a low level. Nevertheless, your existence continues.

  • Fungal Compassion

    Complete the 'Lower Level Of Survival' goal without murdering any humans or fungus.

  • Won't Even Hurt The Fungus

    Complete the 'Lower Level Of Survival' goal without any murders or combat kills.

  • Metropolitan Mind

    Generate over 10 million neural expansion from Fungal Computing Clusters.

  • Dark Arts

    Fail to disable a heavily-armored foe via systems disruption with dark matter. It's a complete mystery why this doesn't work.

  • Some New Foolishness In Siberia

    Win the game by causing the formation of the Siberian Defense League.

  • Difficult Peace

    Complete 'Peace After Brutality' on hard mode.

  • Extreme Peace

    Complete 'Peace After Brutality' on extreme mode.

  • They're Still WMDs

    Use a quaint little weapon of a style not much seen since the first world war to enable even greater atrocities.

  • Off You Go

    end a bewildered Vorsiber Inquisitor away after an impressive explosion... didn't.

  • Population Zero

    Drop the civilian population to zero by any means.

  • I'll Kill You Later

    Win the game by murdering everyone in the city. You'll get around to what remains of Vorsiber later.

  • I'll Allow It

    One of your androids enjoyed petting a cat.

  • Checkov's Silo

    Destroy every executive bunker of Vorsiber high command with their own nuclear weapons.

  • Fastest Draw In The East

    Hit every executive bunker with an ICBM before all of their initial invading troops arrive in your city.

  • The Only Winning Move...

    Murder over 136 million civilians by nuclear strikes in a single timeline.

  • How About A Nice Game Of Chess?

    Win Peace After Brutality via the 'The Vorsiber Problem' route while only launching a single nuclear ICBM.

  • It's About Sending A Message

    Cause an interstellar incident by bombing a symbol of space nation supremacy.

  • Why Do I Ever Listen To Them?

    You were tricked into causing an interstellar incident.

  • Unspecified Scandal

    Nullify an active doom by releasing scandalous information that causes a rift between Vorsiber and the fedcorps.

  • Rustdemption

    Prevented the prison mechs from coming out to capture poor people by unleashing a scary fungus at the right time.

  • Can't Have Prisoners...

    ...without prisons. Got the prison mechs to leave the populace alone by eliminating all the prisons in the city.

  • Earthbound Illusion

    Nullify an active doom by releasing misinformation to the space nations.

  • Corpse Shore

    Win the game by the Nástrǫnd route: formed a utopia on the backs of the prisoners that Vorsiber murdered.

  • Couldn't Let Go

    Win the game by abandoning a wider utopia in place of a smaller one and revenge.

  • Just For You

    Break your perfect pacifist streak on a timeline by murdering the Vorsiber executives with their golden egg.

  • Thanks For The Golden Egg

    Laid a big one.

  • I Just Found It Relaxing

    There are zero Cybercratic Issues remaining.

  • Reigning Cats And Dogs

    Every human in the city is in the torment nexus, leaving everything to the sapient cats and dogs.

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    • Comparing Notes

      After discovering the End of Time in partnership with another intelligence, you returned and compared notes with each other.

    • Take A Seat On The Couch

      Across any number of timelines, provide therapy to 60 thousand traumatized ex-convicts.

    • Kaiju Be Like That

      Accidentally destroy one of your own buildings by moving one of your liquid metal dragons when they're not in liquid metal form.

    • Typical Robot

      Complete at least four tier one goals in a Typical city.

    • Mining Haven

      Complete at least four tier one goals in an Industrial city.

    • The Gotham Special

      Complete at least four tier one goals in a Disparate Narrows city.

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    • No Hesitation

      Killed the Blackloop Wetwork Expert. There's enough psychopaths in the city without this guy.

    • Yer A Pinball, Harry

      Created a hero hacker unit with the Wizard badge.

    • Green Monster

      Created a hero unit with extra health from the Wall badge.

    • The Smell Of Death

      Created a hero unit with extra intimidation from the Intimidating Shadow badge.

    • Beyond Superspeed

      Created a hero unit with doubled movement speed from the Sprinter badge.

    • Call The Expert

      Called in an insta-kill hit on a squad of humans. Thanks, Blackloop!

    • Legal Savant

      The Chief Legal Officer of Vorsiber is convinced that you're some kind of legal savant, and has barred Magistrates from meeting with you any further.

    • Heroic Qualities

      Turned one of your units into a hero unit with a badge that grants them unique power from their wider type.

    • Aggression From Apathy

      Created a hero unit with extra attack range from the Jaded Marksman badge.

    • Fallow Reversal

      Bred a new pollinator queen to help humans fix a pollinator shortage that YOU CAUSED IN THE FIRST PLACE. How nice of you.

    • Trauma Art

      Upgraded one of your three 'trauma art' androids to be a hero unit in a timeline where you have not yet experienced that trauma.

    • Was That Aimed At Us?

      Taking out your frustration on Vorsiber, you released a veritable wall of giant spiders. But the important parts of Vorsiber... aren't here.

    • Perish The Thought

      You had an angry thought about releasing giant spiders across the city. You promptly decided not to have that thought anymore.

    • Kill It With Fire

      After releasing swarms of angry giant spiders onto the city, you've used your flamethrower to destroy at least twenty thousand of them. Second thoughts, I guess.

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    • Take Them Around Back

      Killed at least 42 'Disconnected Parts' that were hopelessly trying to gather around your network source, across any number of timelines. They're at peace now.

    • Unexpected Sharing

      Upper management actually gave you something useful for once. That was... self-interested of them.

    • Window Of Opportunity

      You developed your filters against The Rust prior to humans developing theirs. They remain vulnerable, while you aren't -- at least for a little while.

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    • Foresight

      Remembering what happened to Liquid Metal in the past, you came up with a different plan for prison breaks.

    • I Did It My Way

      Not trusting the wisdom of teenagers, you came up with a different plan for prison breaks.

    • Difficult Bindings

      Complete 'For The Sake Of Those Bound' on hard mode.

    • Houdini

      Complete 'For The Sake Of Those Bound' on extreme mode.

    • Lunch Lady

      Injected Anti-Aklitoxin into at least 25 shipments of prison gruel all at once.

    • Boundless Compassion

      Complete 'For The Sake Of Those Bound' with no murders.

    • Keen Business Sense

      Ripped at least 100,000 brains out of humans -- but in an automated way! When suffering and death are widespread and mechanized, it's just business. You've learned this loophole from humans.

    • Toxin-Riddled Catacombs

      Cause Vorsiber to consider Falsom Detention a disgrace, leading to their dismantlement.

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    • Underwhelmed

      A massive conflict just... ended? No fanfare? No real consequences? Just what did Vorsiber do?

    • Dr. Evil's Pinky Finger

      You were assessed a fine of 500 trillion wealth. Given that your exploits previously netted you 16 quadrillion, this is an acceptable cost of doing business.

    • Mega Mind

      Solved your shell company's mind farm woes by breaking the entire economy. You then felt a surge of inspiration to double your existing output.

    • That Tsundere Moment

      Taunted Vorsiber about destroying their stuff, and then got anxious about their response.

    • Hat In Hand

      Asked Vorsiber to solve a civil war for you.

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    • Depressed The Troops

      Your existence depressed enemy troops to an excessive degree. Used that to complete the 'War Cult' goal.

    • Practiced Pacifist

      Complete chapter one with no murders and no combat kills.