Welcome the Trophy and Achievement guide for Chernobylite! The majority of this list is completion based. You will get a lot of this done by just playing through the story. Everything can be completed in a single playthrough, but there are some “missables” to be aware of as you play. I say “missables” because anything you miss can be reversed by changing your decisions in game. More on that below.
As previously mentioned, most of this list is mission completion based. But there are four Trophies/Achievements that are tied to investigations. For these, you need to find a series of clues in the zones. Some of these are story mission objectives, found like a collectible in the different zones or are tied to story decisions. If you’re missing any of these by the end of the game, you can go find them or kill yourself and reverse whatever decisions lead to you missing them. More on that in a minute.
The investigation boards have to be completed in order. You can find clues for all of the boards in any order you like, but you will not be able to run the simulation for a board until you run the one before it. So let’s say you have all of the clues for the Black Stalker and Web of Lies boards, but you don’t have all the clues for Conspiracy. You will not be able to run the simulations of Black Stalker and Web of Lies until you have collected all of the clues and run the simulation for Conspiracy first. The Trophies and Achievements tied to those boards will pop when the simulation ends.
There are no difficulty related Trophies and Achievements. You can play on any difficulty you like.
Building a Team
As you play, you’ll be recruiting a few NPCs to join your team and they will have their own set of missions that need to be completed. You’ll have to play this carefully as some can end up not joining you.
There is a sort of karma system in Chernobylite and almost every decision will positively impact one character and negatively impact another. You will have a relationship with each character and if it gets too bad, it’s possible they can leave your group. In addition to mission decisions, the state of your base will also factor in to their happiness. Be sure to scavenge as much as you can during missions so that you will have all the materials you need to craft items at your base to keep your team happy.
You can send your teammates out on story missions, but they cannot be completed this way. If you send a teammate on a story mission, they will thin out some enemy numbers and get resources for you. You will still have to complete the mission yourself.
Chernobylite’s Structure
Chernobylite works a little different than other games. The game is broken up into days and you can play one mission per day. These are in game days, not real life days.
You’ll be stationed at your base. Here, you can assign teammates and yourself to missions. When you’ve completed a mission and it is over, you can continue exploring the zone or you can return to your base. When you get back, you’ll be able to interact with your team, craft items, get upgrades for yourself and weapons or build stuff for your base. When you’re ready to do another mission, you’ll have to go to your room and sleep.
When you wake up, it will be the next day and you’ll be able to do another mission. In terms of the story, every day when you wake up either a teammate will speak to you giving you the next story mission or you’ll be contacted via the radio. Story missions will be marked with a red icon in the list. This might sound like there is a timer on the story, but there isn’t. If you do a side mission, it will also take up a day. Whatever story mission you had pending will still be there the next in game day. They just get pushed until the next day until you complete it.
Death Can Be a New Beginning
Now, I know I previously said there are missables, but there is actually a mechanic in the game that will allow you to go back and change certain decisions. So, things can be missed but it is possible for to you go back and reverse the decision.
When you die in Chernobylite, you will be taken to the timeline of your decisions. The game will lay out every key decision you have made leading up to where you currently are in the story. You will have the option to change the decisions here. The game will lay out what you chose, who it impacted and what reversing it will do.
If you manage to survive until day 10 without dying, the game will auto kill you forcing you to learn this mechanic. Your first death will have no penalties. Every death after that will then take random items out of your inventory. There are a couple of ways to do this. First, you can build the Radiation Chamber in your base. You can use this to kill yourself without penalty. If you don’t have this yet, take items you don’t want to risk losing and store them in a container in your base before heading out. Run into an area with high radiation levels and stand there until it kills you. If you let NAR soldiers kill you, they’ll just take you to prison instead.
Changing Decisions
Changing decisions will cost Chernobylite. These can be found while exploring the different areas or they can be crafted at your base using the Chernobylite Synthesizer work station.
Press the TouchPad/View to open up the base crafting menu. Then, go to Igor’s Inventory > Crafting > Chernobylite Synthesizer.
Chernobylite Communion
Earn every trophy
Black Mask Wearing Mother******
Finish “Power plant” quest
This is an unmissable story related Trophy/Achievement. This will pop after exiting the wormhole in the power plant.
Wounded Warrior
Find Oliver and convince him to help you
This is an unmissable story related Trophy/Achievement. This will pop after speaking with Oliver in the base for the first time next to the board that says “My Team.”
Industrial Age
Gain access to the second tier of structures in the base
In order to gain access to the second tier of base structures, you’re going to have to build the Laser Cutting Machine in your base.
Press the Touchpad/View button to bring up the base crafting menu. Then, go to Buildables > Base Upgrades > Building Tools > Laser Cutting Machine
Armed and Dangerous
Modify any weapon
This can be earned very early in the game. After you return to your base from completing a mission that you chose for the first time, speak to Oliver. He will tell you that the revolver he gave you is old and is in need of an upgrade.
Press the Touchpad/View button to open up the base crafting menu. Then, go to Igor’s Inventory > Weaponsmith > Revolver Calibration Tools.
The materials can be found in your base by entering the base crafting menu and then scrapping junk found inside with Triangle/Y. Materials can also be found while you’re out in a mission by scavenging trough areas. They can be given to you by companions when they return from missions as well.
Once you have the required amount, you can build the Revolver Calibration Tools. Build the workbench and and then simply upgrade any part of the weapon you want and this will pop.
Tiny Dancer
Finish “A memento from the past” quest
This will be the first mission of the Tarakan and Sashko quest line. Tarakan will contact you over the radio after sleeping. You will then be given the “A Memento From the Past” mission. Select it and complete it.
You Cannot Change the Past
Change your memory for the first time
When you die, you will be taken to the timeline of your decisions. The game will lay out every decision you have made leading up to where you currently are in the story. If you manage to not die, the game will automatically kill you on Day 10. This will force you to experience the decision changing mechanic.
In order to earn this, you’re going to have to interact with any decision and change it. You only need to do it once to pop this.
Aside from earning this Trophy/Achievement, you can also use this mechanic to change decisions that may have lead to missing a prior Trophy or Achievement. If you need to go back and reverse something, just get yourself killed.
Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Finish “Hacking into NAR servers” quest
Mikhail will contact you over the radio in your base. Accept his mission and complete it.
All you have to do here is follow the objective markers to three different locations interacting with a radio and 2 laptops.
The final decision at the end of this mission is tied to collecting a clue for the Conspiracy Investigation board. In order to get the clue, you will need to choose to download the data.
Chernobylite Age
Gain access to the third tier of base structures
In order to gain access to the third tier of base structures, you’re going to have to build the Chernobylite-Powered Tools in your base.
Press the Touchpad/View button to open up the base crafting menu. Then, go to Buildables > Base Upgrades > Building Tools > Chernobylite-Powered Tools.
Guerilla War
Finish “Weapon transport” quest
Continue progressing through the story and Olivier will eventually speak to you about this mission.
Rat Trap
Finish “Old Documents” quest
This mission will show up on Day 4. Accept and complete it.
The Ratcatcher
Finish “Meeting with Tarakan” quest
Tarakan will contact you a second time over the radio in your base. Accept and complete his mission. This will pop after making your decision on what to do with the documents.
The final decision at the end of this mission is tied to collecting a clue for the Conspiracy Investigation board. In order to get the clue, you will need to choose to look through the data.
Conspiracy
Complete “Conspiracy” Board Investigation
You will be introduced to the Conspiracy Board investigation after progressing through the story. You will eventually go to sleep and then be transported to a memory that will need to walk through. In order to complete the board, you will need to find 7 pieces of evidence. These are found through out the various areas and can be mission objectives. These will also show up highlighted in green when using the search function (L2/LT) of the Environmental Analyzer.
After you have all of the facts, you will need to then go back to your room and run a simulation (interact with the board and press R2/RT) of the completed board. The Trophy/Achievement will pop when the simulation ends and you are back in your room. Also, the simulations for each board cannot be completed until the board before it is finished. The simulations have to be done in the order they are listed.
Some of the clues are tied to making certain choices in story missions. As detailed in the intro above, If you happen to miss them, they can still be acquired by changing your decision after killing yourself.
Facts will be automatically acquired by completing the story missions. It is possible to run the simulations with just the facts and not all of the clues, but if you need clues or just want them all, a clue guide can be found below.
The evidence below will be numbered by the order they are in on the board.
1. This is found as a mission objective in “Old Documents.” Be sure to disarm the trap by interacting with the box on the wall to the left before approaching the safe.
2. Moscow Eye – Found on the 3rd floor of a building behind a door that requires a lockpick. As soon as you enter the building pictured below, turn left and go up the stairs to the 3rd floor. From the stairs, head left to a closed set of double doors. They don’t look like they can be opened, but you can interact with them to open them. Go through through the doors and down a hallway that connects to a different building. At the end of the hallway, turn left and use a lockpick on the door to reach this.
3. This is found as a mission objective in “A Memento From the Past” mission.
4. This is found at the end of the “Hacking into NAR Servers” mission. In order to collect it, you will have to choose the option to download the data. If you miss this, it can be acquired by dying and changing your decision.
5. Kopachi. Found in a small building to the south.
6. This is found at the end of the “Meeting With Tarakan” mission. In order to collect it, you will have to choose the option to look through the data. If you miss this, it can be acquired by dying and changing your decision.
7. Pripyat Port. This is found on the 3rd floor of an apartment building.
Dark Tourist
Recruit Mikhail
This will take place over a couple of missions. On Day 2, you’ll receive a radio call from Mikhail. Accept his mission and complete it.
Doing the first mission in his quest line will earn you “Heart is a Lonely Hunter.” After completing that, he will contact you again on Day 3.
All you have to do now is follow the objective markers and complete the mission. After you rescue Mikhail from the building with the Chernobylite monsters, you will be given the dialogue choice of asking him to join you. Make sure you ask him to join.
Recruiting Mikhail missions:
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- Hack NAR Servers
- Mikhail in Trouble.
Missions Mikhail is needed for:
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- Hermit
- Big Fish
- It should be noted that if you shoot the helicopter in “Big Fish” and you let Semonov die, the mission “Some Excuses” will no longer be available if it wasn’t already completed. This works in reverse too. If you kill Semonov in “Some Excuses” you will not be able to help him in the mission “Big Fish” after shooting the helicopter if it wasn’t already completed.
- To make things easy, believe Semonov in “Some Excuses” and do not shoot the helicopter in “Big Fish.”
In a Bind
Finish “Traitor” quest
Olivier will eventually speak to you about a traitor that needs to be investigated. Complete the mission and this will pop at the very end after making your choice about what to do with the traitor.
*NOTE* At the end of this mission, you will be given the choice to either let Konstanty go or kill him. If you kill him and then later tell Olga about it, Olga will not join you. You can decide to not tell her, but you will lose points with Mikhail and Tarakan. If you let him go here, you will lose points with Olivier. You will also then need to find him during the “A Voice in the Woods” mission for Olga. Personally, I chose to let him go.
Queen of the Forest
Recruit Olga
Olga can be recruited at the end of the “A Voice in the Woods” mission. However, she can be missed. There are a few ways you can go about this,
During the “Traitor” mission, you will need to decide to let Konstanty go or kill him. If you kill him and then later tell Olga about it, Olga will not join you. If you let him go during “Traitor” he will show back up during the “A Voice in the Woods” mission. He will be in jail and you then have to choose to either let him out or keep him locked up. If you keep him locked and tell Olga, she will not join you.
If you kill him or refuse to let him out, you can choose to not tell Olga. This will bring negative points toward Mikhail and Tarakan, but you will be able to ask her to join you.
Personally, I chose to let him go and freed him from the cell.
As long as you didn’t tell her that you killed him, left him or brought him back, you will be given the choice to ask her to join you which will then pop this. Giving him the food or not when returning to the village does not affect this Trophy/Achievement.
Missions Olga is needed for after recruiting her:
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- On Opposite Sides of the Barricade
- The Truth About NAR’s Experiments
- Black Stalker
Thief in Law
Recruit Sashko
You will be introduced to Sashko somewhat early on in game. You’ll do a couple missions for him and then he will go away for a bit. Continue completing story missions and he will eventually contact you over the radio in the base. He will ask to help and that you will need to meet him. You will be able to recruit him during the mission “The Final Exam.”
You will be able to recruit him during the mission “The Final Exam.” At the end of the mission, you’ll be given the opportunity to ask him to join you.
Missions Sashko is needed for after recruiting him:
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- Hardware For Real Men
- Checkpoint Assault
- A Few Things From an Old Hideout – Sashko OR Tarakan
NOT a Little Boy!
Finish “On opposite sides of the barricade” quest
After recruiting Olga, she will eventually speak to you at your base and give you this mission. Complete the mission and this will pop after deciding what to do with the prisoner.
Make sure to leave the boy locked in the cell.
Fools Rush In
Finish “Hermit” quest
After recruiting Mikhail, continue playing and he will eventually tell you about his partner needing help. This mission will then be available to do.
Three Musketeers
Finish “An old friend” quest
You will eventually eavesdrop on an NAR conversation via the radio in your base. You will then receive this mission. This will pop after reading the note in the basement of the house where you meet Semonov.
A Hunter Went For A Walk
Finish “A few things from an old hideout” quest
This mission will be given to you by Tarakan.
The final decision at the end of this mission is tied to collecting a clue for the Black Stalker investigation board. You will have to download the data to get this. If you miss this, it can be acquired by dying and changing your decision.
Living Dangerously
Finish “Hardware for real men” quest
This mission will be given to you by Sashko. This will be the first mission he gives after recruiting him.
All Volunteers
Finish “Big Fish” quest
After recruiting Mikhail, he will eventually talk to you about taking down a VIP and will give you this mission.
Not Everyone Deserves To Die
Finish “Checkpoint assault” quest
This mission will be given to you by Sashko.
Man From The Past With A Past
Finish “Kozlov Killing” or “Kozlov Kidnaping” quest
Later on in the story, your group at the base will approach you telling you it is time to deal with Kozlov. Here you will need to decide to either kidnap him or kill him. For this Trophy/Achievement, it does not matter what you choose. However, killing Kozlov will lock you out of the “Hard Truth” mission. “Hard Truth” is needed in order to earn the “The Right Call” Trophy/Achievement.
So, in order to complete this list, you’re going to want to kidnap Kozlov.
King Of Mice
Recruit Tarakan
As you progress through the story, Tarakan will eventually contact you over the radio in your base. You won’t be able to recruit him right away as this will unfold over a few different missions. You will be able to recruit Tarakan at the end of the “Crumb Trail” mission. All you have to do is follow the trail of dead rats and it will lead to Tarakan. NAR soldiers will be making him dig a grave. Kill the soldiers and then speak with Tarakan. You will be given the option to ask him to join you.
A Turning Point
Finish “Chain Reaction” quest
Semonov will contact you over the radio to give you this quest.
You will need to surrender at the end of the mission in order to gain a clue for the Black Stalker investigation board. It will be in the room where Igor is being interrogated. If you miss this, it can be acquired by dying and changing your decision.
A Giant Turtle
Finish “The truth about NAR’s experiments” quest
After recruiting Olga, she will eventually speak to you at your base and give you this mission. Complete the mission and this will pop after deciding what to do with the data.
Choosing to download the data at the end of the mission will give you a clue toward The Black Stalker investigation. You will gain negative points with Olga and positive points with Tarakan by downloading the data.
Black Stalker
Complete “Black Stalker” Board Investigation
You will be introduced to the Investigation Board after progressing through the story. In order to complete the board, you will need to find 5 pieces of evidence. These are found through out the various areas and can be mission objectives. These will show up highlighted in green when using the search function (L2/LT) of the Environmental Analyzer.
After you have all of the facts, you will need to then go back to your room and run a simulation (interact with the board and press R2/RT) of the completed board. The Trophy/Achievement will pop when the simulation ends and you are back in your room. Also, the simulations for each board cannot be completed until the board before it is finished. The simulations have to be done in the order they are listed.
Some of the clues are tied to making certain choices in story missions. As detailed in the intro above, If you happen to miss them, they can still be acquired by changing your decision after killing yourself.
Facts will be automatically acquired by completing the story missions. It is possible to run the simulations with just the facts and not all of the clues, but if you need clues or just want them all, a clue guide can be found below.
The evidence below will be numbered by the order they are in on the board.
1. This is found after your first encounter with the Black Stalker during the mission “Hermit.”
2. This is found at the end of the “The Truth About NAR’s Experiments” mission. You will have to download the data. If you miss this, it can be acquired by dying and changing your decision.
3. This is found during the “A Few Things From An Old Hideout” mission. You will have to download the data to get this. If you miss this, it can be acquired by dying and changing your decision.
4. This is found at the end of the “Chain Reaction” mission. To get this, you will need surrender at the end of the mission. It will be in the room where Igor is being interrogated. If you miss this, it can be acquired by dying and changing your decision.
5. Pripyat Central – This is found in a big tent in the center of the map to the south. This clue will be a computer. Not a document.
Web Of Lies
Complete “Web of Lies” Board Investigation
You will be introduced to the Investigation Board after progressing through the story. In order to complete the board, you will need to find 6 pieces of evidence. These are found through out the various areas and can be mission objectives. These will show up highlighted in green when using the search function (L2/LT) of the Environmental Analyzer.
After you have all of the facts, you will need to then go back to your room and run a simulation (interact with the board and press R2/RT) of the completed board. The Trophy/Achievement will pop when the simulation ends and you are back in your room. Also, the simulations for each board cannot be completed until the board before it is finished. The simulations have to be done in the order they are listed.
Facts will be automatically acquired by completing the story missions. It is possible to run the simulations with just the facts and not all of the clues, but if you need clues or just want them all, a clue guide can be found below.
The evidence below will be numbered by the order they are in on the board.
1. Pripyat Central – Go down some stairs in the building where the NAR are researching the Chernobylite monsters. This will be on a table.
2. This is found as a mission objective in “Hermit.”
3. Kopachi – In an underground bunker. Enter the building and go down some stairs. You will need a lockpick to reach it.
4. This is found as a mission objective in “An Old Friend.”
5. This is found as a mission objective in “Big Fish.”
6. Red Forest – This is found in the train station.
Bring The Dust
Finish “Black Stalker” quest
Olga will speak to you at your base and give you this mission.
Woman In Red Dress
Complete “Woman in Red Dress” Board Investigation
You will be introduced to the Investigation Board after progressing through the story. In order to complete the board, you will need to find 4 pieces of evidence. These are found through out the various areas and can be mission objectives. These will show up highlighted in green when using the search function (L2/LT) of the Environmental Analyzer.
After you have all of the facts, you will need to then go back to your room and run a simulation (interact with the board and press R2/RT) of the completed board. The Trophy/Achievement will pop when the simulation ends and you are back in your room. Also, the simulations for each board cannot be completed until the board before it is finished. The simulations have to be done in the order they are listed.
Some of the clues are tied to making certain choices in story missions. As detailed in the intro above, If you happen to miss them, they can still be acquired by changing your decision after killing yourself.
Facts will be automatically acquired by completing the story missions. It is possible to run the simulations with just the facts and not all of the clues, but if you need clues or just want them all, a clue guide can be found below.
If this conspiracy doesn’t automatically show up on your board, find some of the clues for it and it will appear on your board.
The evidence below will be numbered by the order they are in on the board.
1. This is found as a mission objective in “Black Stalker.”
2. NAR Prison – This is found on the 2nd floor of the Cells area in a cell that requires a lockpick to open. To get into the prison, you can let NAR soldiers kill you. When you run out of health, they will arrest you and you will wake up in a cell. Break out of the cell and then head up the stairs to find this document locked in a cell. You will need a lockpick to open the door. You can find a lockpick in the prison, or bring one with you. You will need to retrieve your gear first if you brought one in your inventory.
3. Pripyat Central – This is found in Kozlov’s office in the same building where the NAR is researching the Chernobylite monsters. This is upstairs on the 3rd floor. The story will take you here to either kill or kidnap Kozlov. If you’re kidnapping him, go to his office before distracting the soldiers to grab this. It is also possible to come back here after that mission and grab it during a side mission or exploration. His office will still be accessible. This clue is on the computer.
4. This is found during the “Some Excuses” mission. It will be on a computer just behind Semonov. Grab this after speaking with him.
Like Men Of Science
Finish “Some excuses” quest
This will be another mission that Semonov will contact you over the radio with. The decision to kill him or not will not affect this Trophy/Achievement.
Before teleporting out of the mission, make sure to interact with the computer that Semonov was working on to get a clue for an investigation board.
The Right Call
Finish “Hard truth” quest
This mission will only be available if you kidnapped Kozlov and then let him go.
Kozlov will contact you via the base’s radio giving you this mission.
Broken Cycle
Reach one of the game endings
This is an unmissable story related Trophy and Achievement. This is earned for beating the game. It does not matter what ending you get or what happens during “The Heist.” This will pop for whatever ending you experience.
