12. Sniper Elite 4 Authentic Plus

The last achievements are all difficulty based and remain as the toughest achievements in the game. Here, you must complete the game on authentic plus without manual saves. WhyattThrash via True Achievements has a terrific walkthrough with corresponding videos for those struggling to get this done. Per Whyatt:

"The achievement is for clearing Authentic plus difficulty (realistic difficulty with no checkpoints) without any manual saves. Which means; you die, you restart the level.

This is very hard, and you'll need to learn the game mechanics inside out before attempting this. It becomes easier by playing co-op, which will give you "extra lives" by allowing your partner to revive you.

This guide focuses on getting the achievement solo, but the tips are valid for co-op as well.

Differences from Authentic to Authentic Plus:
- No HUD elements.
- Any remaining bullets in clips when reloading are lost
- Enemies will NOT let off once aggroed. The lowest status they will go back to is to keep searching for you, they will never completely de-aggro
- Enemies will fetch backup from nearby parts of the map. This can be used to your advantage if you can camp down in a secure spot and just let the enemies keep coming to you
- While there seems to be a limit to how far off enemies will run for reinforcements, there does NOT seem to be a limit for how far they will keep searching for you. If you make an enemy suspicious at the beginning of the level, they can end up getting you from the back at the very end.

Spotting enemies
Take advantage of your camera. Press up against walls and corners and use the camera to peek around. Sometimes the best way to spot enemies is just to keep the camera completely still and scan for any movement.

Audio cues
There are audio cues for most of the in-game actions, some examples:

- Enemies changing status (passive, searching, in combat etc) always have a spoken voice line
- Enemies spotting you has a sound effect
- When nearby enemies are in combat, there's specific battle music
- Before throwing grenades, enemies will shout about "granate"
- Before shooting rockets they'll mention "panzer"
- There's a special "boom" sound effect for when you kill the final nearby aggroed enemy
- Picking up items has specific sounds for each item (healing items sounds like a zipper, ammo sounds like clinks etc)

Solo specific mechanics
- While holding your breath you'll no longer have any of the on-screen tips, but you still enter slow-motion like in other difficulties. This can be abused to let you get your bearings on the current situation and react/take aim before the enemy can.

Co-op specific mechanics
- Your co-op partner mate can revive you when you go down. So stick together and make sure that you always have eachothers backs.
- If your partner can't revive you (and you're not the lobby host), you can quit out and then rejoin the lobby. This can only be done a couple of times before the level auto-fails, but it can be used in a dire situation.

Recommended equipment
- The rifle and smg you feel most comfortable with
- The Welrod (since you won't need to carry supressed pistol ammo)
- Supressed sniper ammo
- Healing items
- A trap (at least for most levels)

General tips
When camping, always always make sure to booby trap any alternate entrance to your camp site

You will need to learn to snipe reliably, taking into account gravity, wind, gun differences and differences in suppressed/regular ammo.

Go for the regular authentic achievement first as practice. Go through the levels a couple of times, aiming for a path that doesn't get you killed. You can practice difficult shots or sections by reloading checkpoints until you get them down.

Disregard all optional objectives, just focus on the main ones needed to complete the level.

You will die a lot going for this achievement. While it is hard, it's not unfair. Seeing it as a fun challenge rather than ticking off an achievement is a must not to get frustrated. Being slightly reckless in the beginning, to learn the auth+ mechanics and finding an optimal safe path to the first few objectives will probably save a lot of time in the long run."

Once completed, you'll unlock:

• The Real Deal

  Complete the entire main campaign on Sniper Elite difficulty

  
  

• Are You Insane?

  Complete the entire main campaign on Authentic Difficulty

  
  

• The Best of the Best of the Best

  Complete the entire main campaign on Authentic difficulty with no manual saves

  
  

• You know you're REALLY insane, right?

  Obliteration - Complete the entire main campaign on Authentic Plus difficulty

  

• Better than the Best

  Obliteration - Complete the entire main campaign on Authentic Plus difficulty with no manual saves.

  

And there you have it! All 85 achievements unlocked. Congratulations!