Toy Soldiers Cold War Achievements

Freedom force skins. Toy Soldiers: Cold War - Effective Tactician Achievement GameSpot's Justin Calvert talks you through how to get a platinum medal while playing on General difficulty. By Frank A on August 16, 2011. TrueAchievements is the home of Xbox news, achievement lists and guides, reviews, interviews, leaderboards and more. Come and find out - Just how good are you?

If you haven't started yet- there are 22 decorations total (asides an apparent 23rd for collecting items- but is nevertheless irrelevant for the game's achievements). Each mission has 2 decorations- most of which are easily achievable upon your first playthrough only playing each map once. A couple rely on luck and a couple are easier once great access to upgraded weapons has been unlocked through completion of subsequent campaign missions.Also, note that almost ALL decoration are not achievable on General difficulty.

For best results, play in either Casual or Normal difficulty modes.This is a list of all 22, so the achievement for achieving 11 decorations will be unlocked at your half way stage.Basic TrainingUpgrade Any TurretSelf explanatory. Simply upgrade any turret and this decoration is yours.

Essentially unmissable.Pilot an Attack HeloAlso self explanatory. Cannot be achieved on General difficulty.Jungle HeatDestroy 3 Helicopters with CommandoStraight forward on Casual difficulty. Simply target each helicopter at the beginning of the level spamming the machine gun and rockets. Should take 10 seconds.

Also unobtainable on General difficulty.Earn a Barrage with a Machine Gun TurretPlace at the front and mow down enough infantry to achieve a barrage. Fairly simple- if struggling come back later when you can have it upgraded to level 3 or wait until most infantry are next to your turret and mow them down quickly.BeachedShoot down 10 helicopters with an Anti-Air TurretEasiest on second playthrough/return as you can use a level 3 anti air.

Achievable in playthrough 1 also. Play as normal with turrets guarding your base and when heli's comeby- jump in and muller them out the sky.Destroy 100 units with a Helo GunshipVery very very easy. Heli is on the right side of the map- take control when infantry and coming out- can be done early on in the mission.Panic at the WallDestroy 20 parked carsSelf explanatory- get in the tank on the left side of the base- turn around and destroy 20 cars in the rear car park (behind the toy box)Destroy 5 medium tanks using an Artillery TurretBuild turrets up directly in front of your base as normal- put artillery at the front. Playthrough 1 or 2, i find level 2 turrets the best to use as level 3 take too long to reload.

Wait until heavy tanks are on the field and duly unload.Mind the GapOverkill 25 infantry with an IFVAs it says. Grab the IFV and take out 25 infantry. Easy.Overkill 10 ATVs with an Artillery TurretATVs are the weakest unit in the game- even more so than infantry. Arty on level 2 is ideally required, unload as they spawn- use shell cam to increase accuracy.SurroundedEarn 15 thrill rides against infantryUse the heli to rack up the kills and points at the beggining of the game. I recommend waiting for 2nd playthrough so you can use level 3 anti tank gun. Simply kill infantry with the anti tank gun- all infantry that go skyward give you a 'thrillride' kill.

This requires pushing forward on the L stick to increase the speed of the shell.Earn 50 assistsNot very fun but fairly straight foward. Again (on a different playthrough from the above decoration) use the heli to rack up kills and $. Place a mortar turret (ONLY level 1) on the smaller turret space at the end of the road from which ever direction the troops are being dropped.

Upgrade to a level 3 machine gun (ideally). When the mortar hits the infantry- they will glow red- here when you kill them with the machine gun it will count as an assist. It will take a number of waves to complete this one. When the next bunch of troops arrive on a different area- sell the last mortar and build a new one at the subsequent road. Having 2 or more mortars is not recommended as they can often hit the same targets killing them before you can 'assist' the kill.Trouble at the CanalTorch 30 infantry with NapalmNot apparently a very well explained decoration. You start in the fighter- go up and grab as many stars as you can before the other fighters arrive. When they do shoot them all down with one locked on missle salvo then drop out your jet.

Next wave infantry will come. Delay this as long as you can.

They will land on the front of the ship- hopefully by now your jet will be usable again- head up and go into 'bomb mode'n (click down Right Thumb Stick). This will give you a top down view of the fighter and you cannot climb or drop height, simply hit the right trigger to drop napalm bombs. The first wave of infantry isn't plentiful so you will need to wait for another further wave to complete. Have sufficient anti air so you can shoot down the waves of fighters but not too much so that they shoot down the transport planes/heli's.(the standard plane controls are awful- i ended up using inverted south paw, which is still not great but meant i could control it)Do a Barrel RollEasy. As you start in the fighter, hit RB or LB in flight. You will do a barrel roll.Deadly DunesDestroy 25 units with the Makeshift III's Roman CandleBit of a bitch as it's a very weak turret- despite it being upgraded to level 3 (tanks destroy it quickly). Place it in the middle at the front of your group of turrets.

Have it backed up by machine guns further back that can cover the units you can't hit (it's range is pooooor). Be prepared to repair it often and make sure you use the LT and not RT. RT is its other weapon.

LT will get you the decoration.Destroy 100 units while using Night VisionAnother easy one. Once your time in the AC-130 is up. Grab the chopper (should be an infantry round next) put on night vision (push down Right Thumb Stick) and rain down hell from above. Should take 10 seconds.Rainy CityDestroy 5 aircraft with the Anti-tank IIIAs soon the mission starts, grab the tank and destroy the 3 Soviet turrets on your left. The middle one is an upgraded Artillary turret, if it can see your tank over the buildings/walls it will muller you quickly. If you lose the tank. Quickly build your own artillery on your left point- rotate it towards the left and upgrade it to level 2.

It should destroy the Soviet one (repair if need be). It is tempting to put your own Arty there- however put a level 3 Anti Tank turret in instead. Make sure to keep repairing it as need be as the heli gunships will take its health down fast.

This point is highest on the map and so you can hit heli's above you most from this point. The transport heli's are easiest to hit (but the gunships are not impossible) as they stay still to drop off infantry- use the shell cam (or rather missile cam) to make sure your shots hit. Again, as in similar missions- make sure you have anti air elsewhere- but not too strong as to destroy the heli's before you can. Some will help weaken- too much will make your job too hard.Repair 5 timesRepait 5 turrets. You will HAVE to do this far more than 5 simply to complete the mission anyway.Monumental DefenceCall in a Nuclear StrikeThis one appears to be random.

You will receive a barrage once you destroy enough units quickly enough. Make sure to remove the Soviet turrets at the beginning of the game. In the first few waves i built a level 3 Artillary in front of my toy box- once a large number of infantry were in the middle, i unloaded on them and got the nuclear barrage. The decoration will only unlock once you use it- i suggest you save it for the latter waves as those darn laser tanks are annoying. (a note- you really only need 2 artillary and anti tanks turrets, perhaps 1 machine gun in front of your base.

Repair turrets often- i lost A LOT my first play through, and as ever use the chopper as often as you can)Destroy 4 Helo Gunships with an Attack HeloSelf explanatory (for a change!). The Attack Helo will become available to you once you've destroyed the Soviet turrets. Remember- this is ONLY against the 'Gunships' and not the transport Helo's. As previously mentioned, having anti air turrets will probably make your job harder here as gunships aren't immensely strong. Just use your Heli when any air units come.Capitol Crisis -Final Mission!Earn a 100x ComboBest way to do this is to use the Gunship and not the Attack Helo. Destroy all of the first wave.

Once the second wave arrives, kill a few outliers and wait for the 'hit X to start next wave' option is given. BEFORE you hit X', start tearing into the troops in the reflection pool below, once you're just about finished hit X and then turn your attention to the Lincoln Memorial(?) (big white building with a dome and steps). Your combo will carry on (90 spawn there), 2 seconds of machine gun fire and a few rockets will kill them all if you time it right.If you fail just restart the level. You'll definitely get it the second time.Upgrade 10 timesIncredibly easy for your last decoration! Simply upgrade 10 turrets.

Toy Soldiers: War Chest

Publisher:
Ubisoft

Developer:
Signal Studios

Platforms:
Xbox One, PS4, PC

Genre:Third Person Shooter

Release Date:August 11th, 2015

Toy Soldiers: War Chest is an upcoming sequel and third person action shooter video game with tower defense elements. The game is currently in development by Signal Studios, a team of industry veterans who are perhaps best known for their work on the Toy Soldiers series of video games, having even topped the charts of the Xbox Live Arcade with their action tower defence inspired game, simply titled Toy Soldiers. Not to be confused with Toy Soldiers: Complete, an early access game that is currently available on Steam which is being jointly developed by Signal Studios and Krome Studios of Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes fame.

The game is going to be published by Ubisoft, who are best known for their work on the Assassin’s Creed franchise and the Tom Clancy series of games that includes Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six.

Toy Soldiers: War Chest is being developed for a cross platform release, currently lined up to launch on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. This is a change from the norm as most other titles in the series were reserved as exclusive titles for Microsoft consoles.

Development

Toy Soldiers: War Chest was announced to the general public and the media at large on August 11th 2014. This announcement included information that announced a partnership between Signal Studios and Ubisoft.

Speaking about the new partnership between Signal Studios and Ubisoft, the founder of Signal Studios founder, D.R. Albright has said, “Partnering with Ubisoft presented an opportunity to create the Toy Soldiers game we had always envisioned. Gamers of all ages can play as and face-off against toys familiar to them from their childhood to recreate the battles of their imaginations. Fans will have a great time learning how each army plays, and the individual strengths of their troops and weapons.”

Giving his own input on the partnership between Signal Studios and Ubisoft, Ubisoft’s Thomas Paincon said, “We are very proud to bring the new opus of this well-known franchise on next-gen. We strongly believe the universe of Toy Soldiers will offer a unique and intense gaming experience and we hope that fans will enjoy the deep game mechanics.”

Unlike the previous Toy Soldiers games, Toy Soldiers & Toy Soldiers: Complete, this game is set to take a different approach to the toy box based war scenario. Whereas it was previously about German or British soldiers doing battle in their toy boxes as the two vie for control, this game pits a more varied and colourful cast of characters against each other.

These forces will include the armies of Buddy Bears, Ponies and Pixies and the forces of the infamous Kaiser who will be returning with his World War 2 era German soldiers. Given that this game is being published by Ubisoft, fans of the series have predicted that it’s likely that more armies will be added to the game by way of DLC.

Because of the nature of gameplay, the Toy Soldiers games are sometimes mistaken as games from the PlayStation 1 and 2 series Army Men.

Story

At this time, it’s unclear whether or not the game will feature any kind of overarching narrative. Players will take control of toy-based soldiers, facing off against opponents to control the overall toy box.

Gameplay

Toy Soldiers looks as though it does very little to change the gameplay of the series in any meaningful way. Rather, it would appear that the major shift in gameplay comes by way of the abilities and special units that are offered by the player’s chosen army.

In a video that Signal Studios titled, “Army Focus”, some information was given on the the various armies appearing in the game by Josh Mast, the producer of Toy Soldiers War Chest.
In the video, he explained that the player would once again take control of vehicle and mobile units as well as the returning defensive structures. These include machine gun emplacements, gas weapon dispensers and mighty howitzer cannons.

These defensive units are often split into the following categories: Anti-Infantry, Anti-Vehicle, Anti-Air and Artillery pieces. While each armies version of each weapon looks different, their purpose in the battle is largely the same. They also come with upgradable features, including health damage and range.

Each of the armies will have a Hero unit. This hero can come equipped with, or presumably acquire and control a vehicle type unit. The Kaiser Hero for example gets a large trundling tank whereas Pixie Hero seem to get a Pegasus/Unicorn.

While each army only has access to one hero, the unit can be customised with weapons and skills that best suit your own play-style.

The Hero unit can make use of a Barrage attack, which serves as a sort of ultimate ability. These abilities are chosen before the battle and can come in different forms. One ultimate attack shows the Kaiser Hero calling in a massive blimp that bombs a large area of the map.

Characters

The armies that appear in Toy Soldiers War Chest are currently:

• Imperial German Forces – A world war II army led by the Kaiser who takes to the field with a howling rifle and a mighty moustache. His army is comprised of well drilled troopers, tanks and blimps.
• Star Power Army – Being led by Starbright, a new bright and colourful star powered army rolls out of the toy box to cause trouble. This army seems to be largely comprised of Buddy Bears, Pixies and Unicorns.

Note: This wiki will be updated once we have more information about the game.