Just Cause 3: How to Get the Without Bullets Trophy & Achievement

Without Bullets Trophy and Achievement

Like pretty much every game that has released in the past few years, Just Cause 3 has a laundry list of Trophies/Achievements that players can earn while playing through the game. Some are easy to obtain, requiring nothing more than reaching certain points in the story, but others will require you to do a very specific thing in a very specific way. Take the trophy “…Without Bullets!” for instance. This particular achievement requires the player to completely demolish a Military Base without the use of guns, grenades, or planted explosives. It is not exactly the easiest task in the world, especially when you run out of explosive barrels to tether or there are Chaos targets locked behind doors.

One thing that most players probably won’t realize is that not every enemy encampment is considered a base. Under the name of the location it must say Oppressed Base. We tried obtaining the Trophy/Achievement by liberating other locations on the map that utilized the same icon, but it was to no avail. Another thing to note is that you should try not to pull your gun out at all, just in case. I cleared an entire base using nothing but the Tether but I fired a random shot at the ground by mistake and the trophy didn’t pop even though the bullet did not hit any Chaos Targets. So just keep your weapons holstered to be safe. Nothing worse than putting in the work to lose the reward due to a simple mistake.

Now that you have that all settled, it’s time to get this Just Cause 3 Trophy/Achievement.

Head Over to Cima Leon: Transmitter

Without Bullets Trophy and Achievement in Just Cause 3

This Base is located in Insula Fonte (the Region you start the game in), in the province of Feno. It’s located to the southeast of the province and is not near any water, meaning you won’t have to deal with military boats (which are easily the most annoying enemy units in the game). This is the easiest location to earn the Without Bullets Trophy/Achievement since all of the Chaos Targets are located in the open and the enemies will do a lot of the heavy lifting for you.

Proceed to Use Your Tether to Take Down Targets

Without Bullets Trophy and Achievement in Just Cause 3

As soon as you get to the Base, begin to use your Tether to take down smaller military items. Things like power stations and small satellites are easy to pull down with a singe Tether, so you’ll have no problem. You’ll want to take out about half of the targets (indicated on the left-side of your screen) so that the Base calls for backup. That will summon some tanks which will make the rest of this a breeze.

Guide the Tanks to Help You Out

Without Bullets Trophy and Achievement in Just Cause 3

Although you’re not allowed to use any weapons, that doesn’t mean you can’t use an enemy tank to help you out. Stand next to larger targets that are much more difficult to take down with a Tether and wait until a tank targets you (you’ll see a huge, red bulls-eye appear around you), then move away. The tank’s shell will damage the Chaos Item and if you wait a bit, it will eventually explode. Just keep gliding around and using your Grappling Hook on smaller things and the “…Without Bullets!” Trophy/Achievement will be yours in no time.

Did this one give you a bit of trouble? Happy to finally have it over and done with? Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments.