A Guide to the achievements of Raft.
Other Raft Guides:
Kill Achievements
Beginner Bird Hunter
Kill A Bird
How to do: Kill a seagull. The easiest way is with a farm plot with flower seeds (easily replaceable if they get eaten), to lure the seagull down, or a scarecrow. Shoot the bird with a bow and arrow. It IS possible to kill a seagull with a spear, but it isn’t likely and very frustrating to do. While with a bow and arrow, the seagull won’t even fly away if shot.
Intermediate Bird Hunter
Kill 10 Birds
How to do: As with the Beginner Achievement, Kill 10 Seagulls.
Expert Bird Hunter
Kill 50 Birds
How to do: As with the Beginner and Intermediate achievements, simply kill 50 birds.
Beginner Shark Hunter
Kill A Shark
How to do: Kill a shark using a spear. Can be done over time as the shark attacks the raft and you fend him off, or by facing him directly in the water.
Number of Hits To Kill:
Wooden Spear > 30 Stabs
Metal Spear > 15 Stabs
Bow and Arrow -> 10 Shots
How to kill:
I find the easiest way to kill the shark is to have a metal spear and dive into the water (be sure to anchor your Raft or you will get left behind!) You want to stab AS SOON as the shark opens its mouth to bite you. If you stab too late it will still bite you, even if you damage it. The moment the shark opens its mouth, stab it, and it will turn and retreat. It comes back from the same direction it left, so keep your eye where it went. It is much harder to fight at night than during the day.
Intermediate Shark Hunter
Kill 10 Sharks
How to do: As with the Beginner Achievement, kill 10 Sharks
Expert Shark Hunter
Kill 50 Sharks
How to do: As with Intermediate and Expert Achievements, kill 50 sharks.
Building Achievements
Beginner Builder
Build 10 Foundations
How to do: Should unlock in the natural course of the game. Simply build 10 foundations with the building hammer, using Wood Planks and Plastic.
Intermediate Builder
Build 100 Foundations
How to do: As with the Beginner Achievement, construct 100 Foundations
Expert Builder
Build 1000 Foundations
How to do: As with the Beginner and Intermediate Achievements, build 1000 Foundations.
Aye Aye Captain!
Craft and Place a Sail and Stationary Anchor
How to do: MUST be placed in the same play session. If you place one, and then exit the game and place the other later, it will not be unlocked. You can pick up and replace both sail and anchor using X, so if you place one first it is easy enough to place both at once to unlock the achievement
Dinnertime!
Craft and Place a Simple Grill
How to do: Build a Simple Grill. Should naturally occur in the beginning days of a game so that you can get a source of food. Also counts if you pick one up and put it down, for multiplayer games
Farmer
Have 20 Crop Plots on the same raft
How to do: Simply build 20 crop plots, of any size, and place them upon your raft. They do not require to be planted to count
Hoarder
Have 20 Storages on the same raft
How to do: Build 20 storages (Of any size), and place them upon your raft.
It’s Better without the Salt
Craft and Place a Simple Purifier
How to do: Should be one of your first tasks in the early game. Can be unlocked by picking up an existing purifier and putting it back down, for multiplayer games
This Goes Here!
Break or Pick up 100 Blocks
How to do: Break or pick up 100 ITEMS. This could be chests, walls, furniture, sail, anchor, etc.
Gather Achievements
Beginner Gatherer
Hook 100 Items
How to do: Using a hook, catch and reel in 100 items. Should unlock over the natural course of the game.
Intermediate Gatherer
Hook 500 Items
How to do: As with the Beginner Achievement, use your hook to reel in 500 Items.
Expert Gatherer
Hook 5000 Items
How to do: As with the Intermediate and Beginner Achievements, use your Hook to reel in 5000 Items.
Survival Achievements
Beginner Survivor
Survive 1 Day
How to do: Will unlock naturally. Just survive 1 day on your raft. Does not mean you cannot die, even if you die it will still count the day as a day.
Intermediate Survivor
Survive 7 Days
How to do: Survive a week (7 days), in game.
Expert Survivor
Survive 30 Days
How to do: Will unlock naturally over the course of the game. Sleeping through the night will speed up the process.
Master Survivor
Survive 365 Days
How to do: Survive a full year (365 days), in game. Sleeping through the night will speed this up.
An Ocean Cemetary
Die 25 Times.
How to do: Self-explanatory. Whether through Hunger, Thirst, Shark, or Drowning, die 25 times. Shark is probably the quickest way.
Miscellaneous Achievements
Beginner Painter
Paint 50 Blocks
How to do: Using Paint and a Brush, paint 50 ITEMS. This is not dry bricks like the achievement text suggests, but rather any item that is paintable. This includes foundations, walls, stairs, etc. To make paint, you need a Paint Mill and Flowers. A Paintbrush requires Seagull Feathers.
Intermediate Painter
Paint 200 Blocks
How to do: As with the Beginner achievement, paint 200 Items
Expert Painter
Paint 1000 Blocks
How to do: As with Beginner and Intermediate Achievements, paint 1000 Items
Bookworm
Research Everything in the Research Table
How to do: First, you need to build a Research Table. To Research an item you need to place a resource into the slot and research it. This will apply it to any recipe that uses that resource. Do this for all resources listed and you will be able to learn the recipe. Do this for all recipes to get the Achievement. This will require one of pretty much every non-food resource in game, including refined resources.
Explore the Depths
Reach a Depth of 100 Meters below the Surface
How to do: Dive 100 meters down. You will require flippers and multiple Oxygen Bottles to reach the required Depth. Anchor near an island so that you have the cliff wall to help you find your way back up, as it gets very dark once down deep.
Is there a Utopia?
Find the White Board in the Radio Station
How to do: This end-game location can only be found by building and using a Receiver. You will need 3 Antennae, placed at separate ends of your raft, to triangulate the position. It will also require a sail and possibly multiple paddles, as it is often far away and against the ocean current. Climb the tower you find to reach the board for this achievement.
Teamplay
Team up with a friend in Multiplayer
How to do: Join a friend in a Multiplayer game. Either host a game, and check the box to allow friends to join, or have your friend do so. Then join your friend / have your friend join you.