NIER AUTOMATA Gameplay Walkthrough...

  

	Easy achievements...
	Easy XP...
	Secret achievement shop...
	Secret Emil battle...
	Secret Level four blacksmith...
	Various Steam Achievements...

Unlock the secret achievement shop, then create a backup save file and place it in a different folder. Spend all your money on unlocking achievements. Reload your backed up save file to still have the achievements unlocked and all your money back. Buy more achievements. Repeat this until you unlock all achievements.

This XP farming method is only available in the second playthrough. First, go to Emil's Shop (near the Desert Zone entrance from City Ruins: Center) and purchase the +3 XP Plug-In Chips. Equip these before farming to earn more XP and level up faster. Go to the Amusement Part (9S Story). Hack the large friendly robot (wearing a top hat) in the fountain square at the Amusement Park entrance. Select "Remote Control" after a successful hack. Clear out all the smaller enemies in the square. Hack the golden robot statue in the center of the fountain to get a lot of XP for hacking and destroying it. Return to a save point, then exit and reload. Return to the same area and farm the golden robot statue for a lot of XP. Repeat this as many times as desired. You can easily earn 3-4 levels per kill, even at high levels. Lower level players will not be able to damage the statue at all -- make sure you are Level 55 or higher.

To unlock the secret achievement shop, successfully complete three playthroughs of the game to complete the full story. Then, find the Strange Resistance Woman in the Resistance Camp. Talk to her to see a large list of options. Select the "Request unlocking you-know-what" option at the bottom of the list to display the achievements list. Each achievement is numbered, so you will have to check the description to view which achievement you are buying. The prices are 50,000 for easy difficulty achievements, 100,000 for medium difficulty achievements, and 200,000 for hard difficulty achievements. They are very expensive, and buying them all can be extremely costly, but this is an alternate method to getting all achievements.

Emil is one of the surviving characters from the original NieR. He returns in NieR: Automata as a traveling item shop on wheels. He is located near the Desert Zone entrance from the City Ruins: Center area. Shoot him once with your blaster to stop him and purchase items. Go to Emil's house near the City Ruins: Center crater. There is a large sewer pipe sticking out of the crater wall, with water flowing out of it. Jump inside and use the elevator to find Emil's house. Emil's house will only open after you have completed the "Lunar Tears" side quest. The solution to that side quest can be found under the "Easy "Lunar Tear" trophy". Loot the treasure chest in the final room of the black cave. Once you reach the house with all the Emil faces, take one of the masks on the display. Return to Emil and talk to him. You can find him driving around the Desert Zone entrance from the City Ruins: Center area. After exiting his shop, Emil will complain that someone is stealing from his house. Go back to his house a second time with 9S to find a treasure chest inside. Hack into it with 9S to take what is inside. As you leave, Emil will ambush you in the dark chamber outside his house to start the secret Boss battle. Emil is Level 99 -- so you must be high level to damage him. You also cannot access Emil's treasure without 9S -- so you will need to complete the game at least once to earn 9S and his hacking ability.

To find the only blacksmith (Masamune) that can upgrade weapons to Level 4, you first need access to the Forest Castle. This area can be revisited later. In the Forest Castle: Royal Chamber, go right to find the exterior broken bridge. Drop down through the hole in the bridge to land on the walkway below. Move left and interact with the wall to discover a hidden block. Pull it back to reveal a secret path to the blacksmith. This blacksmith can upgrade Level 3 weapons to Level 4 for 10,000 per upgrade. His store carries the following three weapons: Machine Sword, Machine Axe, and Machine Spear. These are all weapons wielded by machine lifeform enemies.

Complete the indicated task to unlock the achievement.

Achievement	How to unlock
A New Battle Begins	Achieve ending B.
A Round by the Pond	20 different kinds of fish caught.
A Scanner's Power	100 machine lifeforms destroyed by hacking.
Animal Rider	Any animal ridden for 5 kilometers.
Beautiful World	Achieve A2's ending.
Cherish Our Resources	Have 100 bodies collected.
Chip Collector	80% of all plug-in chips collected.
Come Take a Look!	Emil's shop used for the first time.
Creation and Insurrection	Complete the alien ship.
Crime and Punishment	Watch the final moments of Devola and Popola.
Desire Without Emotion	At least 100,000 G in possession.
Destruction is My Job	80% of all unit data unlocked.
Farewell, Pascal	Grant Pascal's final request.
Fighting's Not My Thing	Play your first hacking game.
Final Wish	Watch 2B die.
First Errand	Complete your first quest.
Harvest King	Materials gathered at a hidden harvest point 10 times.
Information Master	80% of all archives found.
Inorganic Blade	All weapons upgraded to the highest level.
Iron Soul	Complete the abandoned factory.
It's a Healthy Baby Boy!	Complete the desert area.
Justice	Stop all resource recovery units.
Leaving for the New World	Achieve 9S's ending.
Lunar Tear	The place of memories has been visited.
Machines vs. Machines	50 machine lifeforms destroyed by remote control.
Naughty Children	Emil destroyed.
Not That I Mind...	1 hour played with 9S in a certain state.
One Battle Ends	Achieve ending A.
Pod Hunter	All Pods found.
Resuscitated Body	Stare into space from the Bunker.
Ruler of the Deep	Complete the flooded city.
Ruler of the Skies	255 enemies destroyed using a flight unit.
Supreme Support Weapons	All Pods upgraded to the highest level.
The Circle of Death	Have your body collected.
The Mechanical Kingdom	Complete the forest castle.
The Mercenary	80% of all quests completed.
The Minds That Emerged	View the final credits.
The Power of Hate	50 machine lifeforms destroyed with berserk mode.
Those Who Love Humans	Complete the copied city.
Tools of the Trade	Any weapon upgraded to the highest level.
Transcendent Being	All endings achieved.
Treacherous Blade	Control A2 for the first time.
Vestiges of Prosperity	Arrive at the city ruins.
Wait! Don't Kill Me!	10 friendly machine lifeforms destroyed.
We Await Your Next Visit	Complete the amusement park ruins.
Weapons Maniac	All Pod programs obtained.
What Are You Doing?	2B's secret discovered 10 times.