Welcome to our guide for achieving 100% completion in Battlefield™ Hardline! This guide will provide you with all the necessary information to unlock every achievement in the game.
Singleplayer achievements part 1
On the Job
Self Explanatory
Keep Digging, Detective
Unmissable achievement. You can’t progress further untill you do it.
Pressure Applied
This level acts as a prologue/training mission to introduce you to the world of battlefield hardline.
Simply complete it to earn the achievement
By the Book
Hardline has 2 type of non-lethal takedowns you can do. Walk and sneak up to an enemy or a group of 2 and show your badge to them, aiming a gun at them after. Second way is using the T62 (Taser), walk up to an enemy and incapicitate all of them.
Bumpy Ride
Unmissable achievement – story related
Cape and Ears Not Included
This can be done in Ep.3. After tagging the drug drops you will come to a point where you need to use the grappling hook to get over a fence. Just climb up and down on the rope after you shoot the hook.
You’re Getting Good at This
Can be reached in middle of Ep.2
Motley Crew
Once you are on the rooftop, the game will introduce the scanner to you for the first time. After “Tag” walks into the building, scan the 2 enemies near the front door and 3 are on the couch on first floor. 4 enemies are on the second floor. Additionally make sure you tag all the 9 enemies inside the vans which is when the achievement will pop
Deal? What Deal?
Unmissable achievement – story related
You Tazed Him, Bro!
Self explanatory, use the taser.
Good Guys
Unmissable achievement – story related
You Probably Have Questions
Unmissable achievement – story related
Damn Thing Doesn’t Work
First chance to unlock this is in Ep.3. When you are in Everglades there are total of 7 boxes spread across the level.
Almost an Expert
Self Explanatory but earliest you can reach it is Ep.2
Snow Blind
Unmissable achievement – story related
Hollyweird
Unmissable achievement – story related
From Their Cold, Dead Hands
Unmissable achievement – story related
Some Damn Fine Fireworks
Unmissable achievement – story related
Watched, Dawg
This can be done in Ep.1
Start of the second segment of Ep.1 you find yourself on a rooftop looking at school, with Tap in the parking lot. Highlight tap and scan.
About 2 minutes later after you go up the stairs the game scripting turns off the scanner as a car and van pulls into parking lot. Scan the car, the backseat passanger side (Lawrence Kent) Scan him. Restart the episode and go through it again to get it done in Ep.1
Served Cold
Unmissable achievement – story related
Knock Knock
You will come to a small opening in the fence with 2 guards on the other side. The game will give you an optional objective of “Create distraction”. Go into the house next to this fence and make your way to basement. Once there interact with the gas tank to “release” and interact with burner to “flame”.
Singleplayer achievements Part 2
One Good Cop
Self Explanatory
Case Closed
Complete the game on officer difficulty
Fast Rope Expert
Can be done in Ep.3. You have to spot enemies from a broken windmill. Bring zippline from the ammo box at the boat, spot the enemies than shoot the zipline to a building straight infront of you. It should give you roughly 40 meters on first go, once you clear out the area go back and do it again.
A Craftsman’s Tools
Can be done in Ep.8, when you reach your gear in the trailer park without instigating combat. Sneak into the trailer park by jumping over the fence on the left hand side. Once inside sneak to the middle trailer where the main objective is marked and interact with the gear to unlock this achievement
Their Own Medicine
Can be done in Ep.5, insted of crossing the street towards the objective, stay on the side of the road and follow the concrete wall down to the end of the road. you pass by a desert tree and a police car. At the end of the road there will be a police car on the left and you need to go to the trunk and take the T62 Cew out of the back. You see enemy nearby and take him down and steal the weapon. If for some reason you do not see any enemies then open the trunk by interacting with it and steal the weapon.
Social Climber
Can be done in Ep.10. In order to find the area follow the dirt path around to the back of the mansion grounds and you will see a small area with 2 enemies at the end of a walkaway. Take them out and equip a grappling hook. Shoot the ledges that hang from the cliff side and climb up. Achievement unlocks once you reach the top
True Detective
“Work in progress” – I will upload a video once i have completed it. There are various videos out there that show all case files locations but without the video owners permission i can’t link them to this guide for now.
World’s Greatest Detective
“Work in progress”
Hollywood Hideaway
Can be done in Ep.7. When you are inside the gym, you want to look on the right hand side wall, next to the tv and you should see a small indent on the wall panels. Approach to “open panel” and it will reveal a keypad. Interact with the keypad to open the secret door and there is a hidden room.
Super Cop
Complete the game on veteran difficulty
Real Action Hero
Can be done in Ep.9 Before you go on the balcony use the armory to equip a “Bald Eagle” with optics and heavy barrel, as this is the best weapon combination to use for this achievement. When you reach balcony cutscene will start where you zipline and are hit by a heli. As you change direction your character will pull out his pistol and you must kill an enemy before hiting the balcony. You have about 3 second window to do it.
Dare Devil
Can be done in Ep.10, as you proceed to the mansion grounds, follow the path towards the main objective and you will go uphill to a base with 3 windmills and a radio tower. On the side of the base there is a steep rocky cliffside with a small crane at the top. Make your way around the base towards the top of this area using dirt paths. Follow the path and you find a dirt bike, get on the bike and proceed forward until you find a ramp and jump it.
Graceful Exit
Can be done in Ep.5, just complete the objective without getting spotted. If you are spotted reload last checkpoint.
BYOB
Can be done in Ep.7. After doing everything in the house you make your way outside into a large open party area. If you head down to the lower level you should see a small house with lights and loud music. Next to that house is a BBQ with an enemy next to it. Use your scanner on the BBQ to reveal its an explosive. When the evemy is standing just shoot the BBQ.
Blue Eagle
Just complete the game on Hardline difficulty
Singleplayer achievements part 3
Bring ’em to Justice
List of Warrants:
Ep.1 – Lawrence Kent
Ep.2 – Javier Rosado
Ep.2 – Gary Volker
Ep.3 – Luis Minquez
Ep.3 – Nathan Brown
Ep.3 – Thomas Bell
Ep.4 – Philip Evans
Ep.4 – Leonard Miller
Ep.4 – Franklin Diaz
Ep.4 – Xavier Gonzalez
Ep.6 – Ji-Hun Oh
Ep.6 – James Mun
Ep.6 – Edgar Kwok
Ep.7 – Cameron Briller
Ep.7 – Marvin Thomas
Ep.8 – Jim Preston
Ep.9 – Derek Kelly
Ep.9 – John Starnes
Ep.10 Howard White
Ep.10 Lyle Feldman
Ep.10 Craig Foster
I will post a video once i have it ready for their locations.
Multiplayer achievements part 1
The Big Score
This achievement is pretty simple and straight forward. Both of these game modes are new modes introduced in Hardline. All you have to do is win 5 games of each mode so 10 in total. It does not appear like you have to play the whole game for it to count.
Simple Tips:
– Play the objective! Don’t worry about your personal record so much.
– Never leave a game just because you are going bad your team still could win.
Electric Company
Self explanatory – T62 CEW is the taser
Dressed to the Sixteens
From main menu select “Multiplayer”
From the next sceen select “Gun Bench”
From there switch from “Gun Bench” to “Character Customization”
You need to customize all: Swat, Undercover, Thieves and Bangers.
Bag of Tricks
Select “Caputre the bag” match. Before starting the match take a look at the map and find the RPG icon.
When match starts – take a bike and rush to the RPG, pick it up and then go back towards your starting point. Look at the minimap and after your team has moved up near the enemy’s bag, go back on bike and head that way. Run straight in and grab the bag and then wait. Enemies will start coming to you. You have 2 shots with RPG so make them count.
Grandpa’s Automatic
The achievement requires you to get a Gold Service Star with the M1 Carbine. The first Gold Service Star for a weapon is earned at 275 kills with the weapon. The weapon was added as part of the ‘Robbery’ Title Update and costs $66,000 to buy. Like all WWII weapons in the game, it’s very limited in attachments with only 3 attachments available.
Bolt From the Blue
This weapon was added in the Betrayal DLC for Hardline and will cost you $25,500 to buy. You may better know this weapon as the Springfield, which is a bolt action rifle. Just like every other WWI and WWII weapon that Visceral adds to Hardline, this weapon has little to no attachments. The weapon is classified under the “Sniper Rifle” section of the gun selection screen, and can be equipped as any of the 4 classes. The only 2 attachments you can add to the weapon is a 6x hunter scope and a silencer. Like with other gold service star, it requires 275 kills with it.
I’ll Be Back!
To unlock this achievement you will need 275 kills with the 1887 shotgun.
To buy the gun it will cost the user $50,000 ingame cash, As you continue to earn service stars for the gun you can unlock and purchase 2 mods they are sawed off stock and short barrel.
Here’s Johnny!
You will need the Getaway expansion and will need $15,000 to purchase the melee weapon.
Team Deathmatch is by far the most beneficial gamemode in relation to this achievement, because enemies often spawn directly in your sights.
Bio-Beware!
The Inquisition Swords were added as part of the Betrayal DLC in Hardline and you need $15,000 to purchase the melee weapon. The Inquisition Swords are heavy melee weapons that take about 2 seconds for your character to swing. This means that if you think you can get a kill with the sword, you should preemptively start the melee action.
Small Crew, Big Job!
Self Explanatory
Become Legend
To reach rank 150, you need to earn total of $11 325 000 ingame currency. Comes with time and many hours or you can use boosting method.
Best boosting method is:
1. Get at least 4 players together
2. Rent a server, so you can kick ppl who interfere
3. Put match time to max, I think it was 1h 30min, plus max points
4. One person is on one team, 3 others on other
5. Meet somewhere, someone from 3 guy team puts down spawn beacon
6. Lone players keeps headshot killing other 3 as they spawn, earning kill, headshot and nemesis bonus. Nemesis bonus appears after 3 kills.
Tommy’s Favorite
A total of 275 Kills with the M1A1 is required to unlock this achievement.
The Thompson M1A1 is weapon available for all players and does not require any purchases to be unlocked just the patch that has already been released.
That’s Not a Knife!
Best way to kill someone with a throwing knife is on “Blood Money”. Good maps to do this are the ones where base vault is inside a building and you can get on high ground.
Multiplayer achievements part 2
Nailed It!
Maps that have nail gun:
Backwoods: easiest map to obtain the Nail Gun. When the match starts, simply turn around and run towards the back of the map. If you go far enough, you’ll see the weapon spawn near a small trailer or in a large wood cabin in what appears to be a lumber yard.
Black Friday: Spawns the weapon near the escalators on either side of the map. Keep an eye out, as one side is on the second floor and the other is on the ground level beside the escalator. This one is also near the spawn point on Blood Money, though you’ll have less luck obtaining it as it’s in the direction most players will be heading.
Code Blue: Has one spawn that is easy to identify an done that is kind of weird. The first is near the construction area. There’s a series of “stairs” in the back of the building, which you use to get to the top. The two buildings connect by a thin beam, so be careful not to fall if you climb up the wrong building. The other spawn is towards the “city” area on the other side of the map. In a small, fenced off area beside a ladder you’ll see the Nail Gun.
The Beat: The Nail Gun spawns in a two floor building relatively close to the spawn. People often scoop them up on the way to the middle, hence why you don’t see them very often.
Got Your Back
Bounty Hunter game mode, players drop “bounties” which appear in the shape of giant coins on the map. The enemy coins grant you score, they are red. What you’ll be aiming for are the blue coins, which are those that your allies drop once they are killed. When you pick these up you deny the bounty, which saves the enemy team from picking it up for a point. Simply follow your allies around and pick up 100 blue coins after they die and the achievement is yours!
Dead or Alive
Bounty Hunter game mode, players drop “bounties” which appear in the shape of giant coins on the map. The enemy coins grant you score, they are red. These are the coins you’ll be aiming for in order to get this achievement. You’ll simply have to keep an eye out for dying enemies and quickly rush to their bodies, picking up the red coins as they drop them.
Menz in the Hood
Probably hardest part is to unlocking the weapon.
To unlock MAC-10 you need to complete the Professional assignments 2.
To unlock that assignment you will need to:
1. Get to rank 7 as a professional
2. Complete professional assignment 1 (10 kills with Snipers and 5 kills with laser trip mines)
Once you unlock professional assignment 2 complete it:
1. 25 kills with sniper
2. 5 kills with camera coins (10 enemies killed while spotted with your camera)
Ghost Ride the Whip
To do this, first of all you need to be on the map Cemetery, which is part of the new Betrayal DLC. Around the middle of the map will be a vehicle that spawns, this is the Hearse, and can only be accessed by finding it and getting into it. Once you’re in the Hearse, drive up to someone, and just make sure to get out of the car before it runs them over.
Have Some Professionalism
Self explanatory
Mechanical Trigger Finger
Self explanatory
Operation Successful
Self explanatory
Enforcing the Law
Self explanatory
Test Your Mettle
Self explanatory
The Ultimate Betrayal
In the new Betrayal DLC there are 4 new maps.
Cemetery
Alcatraz
Chinatown
Thin Ice
You need to win heist on both teams on each of these 4 maps.
Locked & Loaded, Good to Go
You have to be level 50 ingame before you even attempt to start getting kills that count towards this achievement.
So in the newest Betrayal DLC, a new feature has been added to Hardline called the Gun Bench. The Gun Bench can be accessed by clicking on the “Multiplayer” tab. It should be among the multiplayer options. In the Gun Bench you start out only being able to customize 3 weapons, but the max you can customize after unlocking the other slots is 5.
To get this achievement you must unlock the other 2 Gun Bench slots. The 4th slot is unlocked by completing an assignment that requires you to customize 1 weapon in the Gun Bench (although you can customize up to three at this point) and then get 100 kills with those Gun Bench guns. The 5th slot is unlocked by having the previously mentioned assignment completed, customizing 4 guns in the Gun Bench, customizing 4 outfits (which is also done in the Gun Bench) and getting 1,000 kills with Gun Bench guns. Once you have customized a weapon in the Gun Bench, make sure you press start and save and quit.
In order to equip the Gun Bench gun that you customized, enter a match and go to whatever class the weapon is for and there will be a new option at the top of the gun selection screen that says “Custom 1”, “Custom 2” etc. Choose any of your custom weapons and next time you spawn you will have the Gun Bench gun equipped. You can’t edit the weapon ingame, only in the Gun Bench.
And that wraps up our share on Battlefield™ Hardline: 100% Achievement guide. If you have any additional insights or tips to contribute, don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. For a more in-depth read, you can refer to the original article here by Asura Deva, who deserves all the credit. Happy gaming!