Mass Effect (PC) Guide Essentials Appendix I-PC Achievements

Appendix I-PC Achievements

If you’re looking for PC Achievements, look no further. Here’s the entire list of release-date achievements.

Achievement Name	Earned By	Reward	Tips
Medal of Honor	Finishing the game	Unlocks Hardcore & Unlocks Levels 51–60	The guidance offered in the walkthrough chapters is enough to help you earn this sequential group of career based achievements.
Medal of Heroism	Finishing Feros	—
Distinguished Service Medal	Finish Eden Prime	—
Council Legion of Merit	Finish Virmire	—
Honorarium of Corporate Service	Finish Noveria	—
Long Service Medal	Finish 2 Playthroughs	+5% Weapon Damage Bonus
Distinguished Combat Medal	Finish Hardcore Career	Unlocks Insanity and Gamer Picture
Medal of Valor	Finish Insanity Career	Unlocks Gamer Picture
Pistol Expert	150 Pistol Kills	Status Talent: +25% Marksman ability duration	Talent and ability achievements are earned by using Shepard’s "class" or military specialization-specific talents the predetermined amount of times. All of these should be able to be unlocked by the time you finish three thorough playthroughs using a Soldier, Adept, and Engineer.
Shotgun Expert	150 Shotgun Kills	Unlocks Shotgun Talent for all classes
Assault Rifle Expert	150 Assault Rifle Kills	Unlocks Assault Rifle Talent for all classes
Sniper Rifle Expert	150 Sniper Rifle Kills	Unlocks Sniper Rifle Talent for all classes
Lift Mastery	Use Lift 75 times	Unlocks Lift Talent for all classes
Throw Mastery	Use Throw 75 times	Unlocks Throw Talent for all classes
Warp Mastery	Use Warp 75 times	Unlocks Warp Talent for all classes
Singularity Mastery	Use Singularity 75 times	Unlocks Singularity Talent for all classes
Barrier Mastery	Use Barrier 75 times	Unlocks Barrier Talent for all classes
Stasis Mastery	Use Stasis 75 times	Unlocks Stasis Talent for all classes
Damping Specialist	Use Damping Field 75 times	Unlocks Damping Field Talent for all classes
AI Hacking Specialist	Hack 75 synthetic enemies	Unlocks Hacking Talent for all classes
Overload Specialist	Use Shield Overload 75 times	Unlocks Electronics Talent for all classes
Sabotage Specialist	Use Sabotage 75 times	Unlocks Decryption Talent for all classes
First Aid Specialist	Use First Aid 150 times	Unlocks First Aid Talent for all classes
Neural Shock Specialist	Use Neural Shock 75 times	Unlocks Medicine Talent for all classes
Scholar	Find all primary Alien: Council Races, Extinct Races, and Non-Council Races codex entries	N/A	Codex locations are identified throughout the walkthrough chapters.
Completionist	Complete majority of all quests	Status Talent: +5% XP Bonus	Enthusiastic completionists will easily earn this rewarding achievement by getting the most out of each career.
Tactician	Career Shield Damage > Health Damage	+10% Shield Bonus	Cautious combatants who use cover can come away clean with this sweet shield bonus.
Medal of Exploration	Land on an Uncharted planet.	—	This achievement happens almost automatically in the pursuit of any of the collectable-oriented sidequests.
Rich	Earned 1,000,000 Credits	Unlock Spectre Gear at C-Sec and Normandy stores	Items collected later in the game (such as level X gear) are sold for much higher prices in stores than the gear you get earlier in the game. Sell everything you can get your hands on to help earn enough credits to access Spectre gear.
Dog of War	150 Organic Kills	+10% Health Boost	A long arduous career almost guarantees earning both of these rewards.
Geth Hunter	250 Synthetic Kills	+10% Shield Boost
Soldier Ally	Complete majority of game with Ashley	+10% Damage Protection	This group of squad-based achievements can only be earned over the course of multiple careers with Shepards of different classes. At the beginning of each subsequent career, resolve to use two new squad mates for the entire time. Just ensure that their skills compliment those of your new Shepard character.
Sentinel Ally	Complete majority of game with Kaidan	+10% cooldown bonus on lift and throw
Krogan Ally	Complete majority of game with Wrex	+10% health regen per minute
Quarian Ally	Complete majority of game with Tali	+10% cooldown bonus on sabotage and AI Hacking
Turian Ally	Complete majority of game with Garrus	+10% cooldown bonus on Damping and Overload.
Asari Ally	Complete majority of game with Liara	+10% cooldown bonus on stasis and barrier
Power Gamer	Get to level 50	+10% XP Bonus	Complete all optional sidequests and fully explore every UNC planet to reach this difficult goal.
Extreme Power Gamer	Get to level 60	+5% XP Bonus	Level 60 is only available after the game is completed on any difficulty and attainable by a character who has already leveled up high enough during a previous career. The point spread at these higher levels is fairly wide, so it’s still a challenge to reach the upper limits of the experience spectrum during a character’s second career.
Renegade	75% of total Renegade points earned	N/A	Only attainable during a career in which the character is focused on playing a Renegade; neutral morality can’t fulfill the conditions for this achievement.
Paragon	75% of total Paragon points earned	N/A	As above, this reward is earned only by playing a character solely focused on following strict Paragon morality throughout an entire career.
Paramour	Finish a single romance plot	—	Following any romance sidequest to its natural conclusion is only one part of this entertaining reward: You’ll have to figure out the other part on your own.
Spectre Inductee	Become a Spectre	—	This achievement is automatically rewarded during the course of the story.
Search and Rescue	Rescue Liara on Therum	—	This Achievement is automatically gained as you progress through the story.
Charismatic	Save Wrex on Virmire or convince Saren to commit suicide	—	Your Charm or Intimidate talents need to be fairly high to achieve this multifaceted reward. If you get it, you get not only gamerpoints but also the immense satisfaction of seeing the drama unfold during those amazing story elements. While it’s entirely possible to achieve during a first playthrough, some players may find that the opportunities to complete the conditions only occur on a second playthrough with the same character, as their persuasion skills may not have been high enough the first time around.