Nine Sols — Achievement Walkthrough

A hidden story achievement that pops near the start of Yi's revenge tale. You cannot miss it — just play through the opening.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

The Steam description is hidden, so the exact trigger is not confirmed here. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Anchored to the achievement text: unravel the mystery of the Daybreak Tower's music sheet. This is a puzzle tied to a music sheet found around Daybreak Tower — the exact solution steps are not in the schema, so check an in-game note or a community puzzle guide if you get stuck.

Hidden — the Steam description is blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Anchored to the achievement text: establish a deep relationship with Shuanshuan. Keep interacting with and helping Shuanshuan across the game as their questline opens up. The exact steps are not in the schema — follow the character's side content as it appears.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden — the trigger is not shown in the schema, so its exact steps are unverified. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Anchored to the achievement text: obtain map data from Shanhai 9000 by force. This involves the Shanhai 9000 mapping system — get the map data the aggressive way rather than the intended route. Exact prompt not in the schema; follow a community guide if the moment is unclear.

Anchored to the achievement text: recycle Shuanshuan's coin. Tied to Shuanshuan's recycling/crafting side content — the precise item and step are not in the schema, so watch for the recycling prompt during that questline.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Anchored to the achievement text: defeat every optional miniboss. Explore thoroughly and clear the optional minibosses scattered across the areas, not just the mandatory story bosses. A checklist from a community guide helps make sure none are skipped before the finale.

Anchored to the achievement text: drink all the wine brewed by Shennong. Return to Shennong as new batches of wine become available over the course of the story and drink each one. Exact count is not in the schema — keep checking back through to the late game.

Anchored to the achievement text: discover the message board for blessings upon the Departure of New Kunlun's Voyage. Look for the blessings message board tied to New Kunlun's departure. Exact location is not in the schema — a community map helps pinpoint it.

Hidden story milestone. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Anchored to the achievement text: finish Nine Sols on Standard Mode. Complete the main campaign on the Standard difficulty. This unlocks on reaching the ending — see the story-completion achievements around it.

Anchored to the achievement text: master all skills in the skill tree. Fully unlock every node in Yi's skill tree, which requires collecting enough skill materials across the whole game. Prioritise exploration so you have the resources by the endgame.

Anchored to the achievement text: collect every Jade. Jades are Yi's equippable charms — track down all of them through exploration, shops and rewards. A collectible checklist from a community guide is the safest way to confirm you have them all.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Anchored to the achievement text: max out the ammo capacity of the Azure Bow and obtain Cloud Piercer X, Thunder Buster X, and Shadow Hunter X. Upgrade the Azure Bow's ammo to maximum and acquire all three of the listed X-tier arrow types. This requires investing upgrade resources into the bow over the full game.

Anchored to the achievement text: break the clay pot made by Shuanshuan. Destroy the clay pot Shuanshuan crafts — a small, cheeky interaction. The exact moment is not in the schema, so watch for the pot during Shuanshuan's side content.

Hidden — description blank. This is a hidden, story-progression achievement — its exact trigger is not shown in the Steam description, so it unlocks naturally as you push through the campaign. If you are hunting it specifically, follow a community guide rather than guessing.

Anchored to the achievement text: find all resources and information marked by Shanhai 9000. Use the Shanhai 9000 mapping system to hunt down every marked resource and info node across the map. Thorough exploration of every region is required — a completion map helps.

Anchored to the achievement text: defeat Tianshou while driving a robot. During the relevant encounter, defeat Tianshou from inside a robot/mech rather than on foot. Exact setup is not in the schema — follow the story beat where the robot becomes available.