Console:Achievements

Version

This article has been verified for the current console version (3.4) of the game.

Stellaris has 99 different achievements on Xbox, 100 different trophies on PlayStation and 135 Xbox achievements on the Windows version of Stellaris (separate from Steam achievements). Achievements have no in-game effects, the achievement just pops up in-game and is then added to the player's profile.

The difficulty of each achievement varies; some achievements are very easy (e.g. colonizing a planet), while some are extremely difficult (e.g. end-game crisis achievements). The below list groups the various achievements by a difficulty level as assessed by the wiki editors (uncategorized - UC - achievements haven't been assessed yet).

Achievements can only be gained in Ironman games. They can be earned while playing older versions of the game as long as said achievements were present in that version, as well as after any empire has attained victory.

General tips

• Using Settings can make several achievements easier. In particular, setting the galaxy to have no other AI empires (besides Primitive Civilizations) prevents spaceborne aliens from being killed by AI empires; this is useful for getting the "Warrior of Light" achievement as wraiths tend to wander the galaxy.

List of achievements

The "Ver" column indicates in which version a certain achievement was added. Achievements cannot be earned prior to the version they were added in.

The "DI" column is for difficulty as assessed by wiki editors. VE = Very Easy, E = Easy, M = Medium, H = Hard, VH = Very Hard, I = Insane, UC = Uncategorized.

Base game

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Archaeologist Successfully investigate an archaeological site	Complete all levels of an archaeological site (without failing)	The  Galactic Doorstep origin creates an archaeological site within the first years of the game.	2.3	VE
Brave New World Colonize a planet.	Number of owned planets > 1	Starting the game with the Guaranteed Habitable Worlds setting to 1 or 2 creates very suitable planets nearby.	1.0	VE
Break On Through... Research a Rare technology.	Number of acquired rare techs > 0	The  Void Dwellers origin starts with a rare technology as a permanent research option.	1.0	VE
Domo Arigato Build a Robot Pop.	Has built a robot pop	The  Mechanist origin starts with the technology to build robots.	1.0	VE
Emissary Explore a Natural Wormhole.	Requires Wormhole Stabilization and traveling through any wormhole.	Start the game with the Wormhole Pairs setting to X5.	2.0	VE
Energetic Store/have 1000 EC.	Has accumulated energy credits > 999		1.0	VE
Explorer Survey one of each basic planet-class.	Has surveyed all 16 celestial body types		1.0	VE
Mutual Understanding Successfully negotiate a trade deal.	Has traded with another empire	If no empire wants to trade, gifts count too.	1.0	VE
Resourceful Have access to ten different strategic resources.	income >= 1.	Need to have >=1 income for all 11 tradable resources. Achievement tooltip is out of date.	1.4	VE
Suffer not the Alien As a xenophobic empire, purge all other sentient species in the galaxy.	Has, as a  xenophobe empire, destroyed and purged the sapient inhabitants of all other empires	The  Fanatic Purifiers civic is perfect for the achievement You will automatically obtain the achievement if you start a game with no other empires (set number of AI empires, fallen empires, primitives, and marauders to 0).	1.4	VE
They Come In Pieces Vivisect an alien	Vivisect an alien in the first contact menu Requires Aggressive First Contact policy	The option is not available to all ethics. You are not guaranteed to catch the alien ships, so this may require multiple attempts.	3.0	VE
We Come In Peace Complete a mutually friendly First Contact with an empire with no negative incidents	Have no negative events happen to you or another empire during First Contact.	The player has to have the Proactive or Cautious First Contact Protocol policy to get the achievement.	3.0	VE
A Home Away From Home Conquer another species homeworld	Has conquered another species' homeworld	Custom empires with nothing but bad traits can be created.	1.0	E
Battle Thralls Have 3 other Empires as vassals.	Number of vassals >2	Creating 3 sectors and releasing them as vassals may be faster than forcefully vassalizing empires.	1.0	E
Building Better Worlds Terraform a planet.	Has terraformed a planet		1.0	E
Clever Girl Uplift a species.	Has uplifted a species	Start a game with Pre-FTL Civilizations and Pre-Sapient Species set to max.	1.0	E
Digging Deep Earn a total Mineral income each month above 250.	Monthly income of minerals > 249		1.0	E
League of Nations Be a founding member of the Galactic Community	Choose to support the Galactic Community when it is first proposed	The  Common Ground and  Hegemon origins guarantee this achievement unless another empire has the same origins.	2.6	E
Megapolis Have a planet with at least 100 Pops	Has a planet with > 99 Pops.		2.2	E
New Shining Star Upgrade your capital to an Imperial Complex.	Have an System-Capital Complex on your capital		1.0	E
Old Friends Receive a gift from a Fallen Empire.	Has accepted a gift from a patronising Enigmatic Observer or Keepers of Knowledge fallen empire	Accepting a request or completing a task will eventually lead to a gift being bestowed.	1.4	E
Omnicultural Have your ruler be of a different species class than your founding species.	The ruler of your empire is different from your founding species	Oligarchic and  Corporate authority changes rulers often and allows the manual selection of a ruler for 2000  Unity.	1.4	E
Payback As a humanoid species, infiltrate the homeworld of pre-FTL reptilians.	As a humanoid species, has completed Covert Infiltration of a primitive reptilian species and incorporated them into the empire	Setting Habitable Worlds to 0.25X and Pre-FTL Civilizations and Pre-Sapient Species to 5X ensures a reptilian civilization is found more easily.	1.4	E
Peacekeeper As a pacifistic empire, be at peace for 200 consecutive years (crises do not count as wars.)	Don't go to war for 200 consecutive years as a Pacifist or Fanatic Pacifist empire	Starting the game with no AI empires makes getting this achievement a matter of time.	1.4	E
Power Overwhelming Store/have 5000 EC.	Has accumulated energy credits >4999		1.0	E
Tradition is Everything Unlock all 42 Traditions.	Unlock all 42 Traditions	Start with the Tech/Tradition Cost setting to 5X.	2.0	E
Supremacy Win a War against another Empire.	Has won a war	Must be the empire that declared war or was declared war against; being brought into a war via Defensive Pact, Independence Guarantee or Federation doesn't count.	1.0	E
The Grand Fleet Build a fleet with a total fleet-size above 120.	Has a fleet with size >119	See Command Limit on how to increase the Command Limit.	1.0	E
... To The Other Side Research 15 Rare technologies in a single game.	Number of acquired rare techs >14	The  Void Dwellers origin starts with a rare technology as a permanent research option.	1.0	M
Birth of a Federation Establish a Federation.	Is federation leader	Empires with the Fanatical Befrienders personality offer the highest acceptance rate. You can also create a custom empire with the  Common Ground or  Hegemon origin.	1.0	M
Center of Trade Earn at least 1000 Energy Credits per month from trade	Gets > 999 energy credits from trade routes.	Wealth Creation trade policy needs 1000  Trade Value, all others require 2000.	2.2	M
Citadel of Death Own a Citadel with 40k fleet power.	Have a Citadel with > 40000 fleet power		2.0	M
Enlightened Times Enlighten a Bronze or Stone age civilization.	Has enlightened a primitive civilization from the Bronze or Stone Age	Setting Habitable Worlds to 0.25X and Pre-FTL Civilizations and Pre-Sapient Species to 5X ensures a civilization with the correct era is found more easily.	1.4	M
Faster, Stronger, Better Genetically alter a species (not uplift).	Has genetically modified a species	Can be obtained from the start if the  Toxoids DLC is installed via the  Overtuned origin.	1.0	M
Grand Admiral Empire total fleet military power equals 100000.	have fleet power > 99999		1.0	M
Imperial Highway Own 4 active Gateways.	Own 4 Gateways which have been activated	Start a game with the Abandoned Gateways setting to 5X and the  Galactic Doorstep origin.	2.0	M
It belongs in a museum! Find a Relic	Own at least 1 relics	Relics are most easily obtained from archaeological sites or completing the precursor event chain.	2.3	M
Opposites Attract Have all eight ethics represented within your Federation	Have empires representing every ethic (it can be fanatic or normal) in your Federation	It is easier for the player's empire to change their own ethics when already in a federation with five unique ethics from other empires. The  Federations DLC allows overcoming the federational invitation process by vasalizing empires with the subject joining law on yes.	2.6	M
Paradise Found Terraform a planet into a Gaia world.	Has terraformed a planet into a Gaia world	Gaia Worlds created by events also count.	1.4	M
Slave to the Systems As an authoritarian Empire with at least 500 Pops, have at least 200 enslaved Pops	Have total Pops > 500 and Enslaved Pops > 200	The  Slaver Guilds or  Indentured Assets civic will ensure the correct ratio if you have 500 Pops.	1.4	M
Star Struck Own 200 Starbases (Outposts are counted).	Have 200 Starbases including Outposts		2.0	M
The Industrial Re-Revolution Earn a total Mineral income each month above 1000.	Monthly income of minerals > 999		1.0	M
Unlimited Power! Use the active effect of a Relic	Use the active effect of a Relic by spending Unity or other resources		2.3	M
Victorious Win the game through any victory condition.	Finished the game via one of the victory conditions	The zero empires trick will not work and disable this achievement, so allow an AI empire to spawn. Set the mid-game, end-game and victory years to minimum. If you need additional help playing on Civilian difficulty and force-spawn a custom empire with bad traits as your opponent.	1.4	M
What Came Before Find the home system of a precursor empire.	Has completed a precursor event chain and travelled to the subsequently revealed system		1.4	M
All-Seeing Eye Have an Intel Level of 100 on five different empires simultaneously	Have 100 Intel on five different empires at the same time.	The Sentry Array increases your passive Intel level by 40. Use the zero empires trick to focus on constructing the megastructure, then release 5 vassals.	3.0	H
Outside Context Invade pre-FTL Earth while it is in the midst of a world war.	Has invaded Earth, found in the Sol system, while it is in the machine age. Earth must spawn already in the Machine Age, not reach it via event or progress over time.	Sol has a 50% chance to spawn regardless of galaxy size if no empires have it as its starting system, therefore it is recommended that a tiny galaxy be used to make it easier to find and claim the Sol system. If it spawns, it has a 25% chance of being at the correct era for this achievement, for a total chance of 12.5%.	1.4	H
Planned Obsolescence As a materialist empire, have at least 75% of the pops in your empire be robotic in an empire with at least 200 pops.	Have total Pops > 200 and 75% of them as robots	Best done by going for  The Flesh Is Weak ascension perk.	1.4	H
Put a Ring On It Have a ring world section as your capital.	Either go the route of building one, repairing one or capturing one from a Fallen Empire.	This achievement is disabled by the  Shattered Ring origin.	1.4	H
Then Virgil, Now Beatrice Return a long-dead species to life.	Has completed the In Limbo anomaly either after having researched synths, or prior to accepting an enigmatic observer fallen empire's relevant request following.	See Limbo for event chain details.	1.4	H
Tourist Trap Own a planet with at least 10 different species on it	Number of different species on a planet > 10	Can be obtained from the start if the  First Contact DLC is installed via the  Broken Shackles origin and a sufficiently large galaxy.	1.4	H
Unboxing Open up a shielded world.	Has chosen and completed the project to lower the barrier on a shielded world	Shielded worlds appear inside the borders of the Fanatic Xenophobe Fallen Empire.	1.4	H
Very Open Borders As a xenophilic empire, have migration treaties with at least 10 other empires.	Be a Xenophile or Fanatic Xenophile empire and have migration treaties > 10	Use the zero empires trick. Release 10 vassals and form a migration treaty with them.	1.4	H
Deus Vult As a spiritualistic empire, own 4 holy worlds.	Colonize 4 worlds with the Holy World modifier	This achievement becomes much easier if DLCs are installed. With the  Ancient Relics DLC you can obtain the  Head of Zarqlan relic and gain the ability to colonize Holy Worlds. With  Federations it becomes even easier as you can start as a  Scion and colonize the Holy Worlds from the start.	1.4	VH
Does Not Compute Shut down the Contingency plan.	Destroy the Contingency Secret Lair	Like all crises, lowering the Crisis Strength setting to 0.25x makes this a lot easier to achieve.	1.8	VH
Queening Successfully capture an extragalactic matriarch.	Has captured the Prethoryn queen	Like all crises, lowering the Crisis Strength setting to 0.25x makes this a lot easier to achieve.	1.0	VH
Rift Sealed Destroy the portals employed by the invaders from another time and space.	Destroy the last Extradimensional Invader portal	Like all crises, lowering the Crisis Strength setting to 0.25x makes this a lot easier to achieve.	1.0	VH
Voight-Kampff Develop the means to prevent nefarious infiltration.	Has found a way to stop the synthetic infiltration	Complete the event chain to detect synthetic infiltrators during the Contingency crises.	1.0	VH
What Was Will Be Close the loop, or don't.	Has completed the Horizon Signal event chain and either outcome	The difficulty lies in having the Horizon Signal event spawn - there is a 5% chance at the start of each game that a random black hole in the galaxy will contain the beginning of the event chain. Following the events is fairly straightforward - in the end, accepting the Worm's offer is the easier option.	1.4	VH

Leviathans

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Mad Genius Recruit a scientist from the Curators.	Has purchased a scientist from a curator enclave after having developed sufficient opinion with them to do so	Even though the Curator Enclave appears with Distant Stars as well, this achievement requires the player to have Leviathans.	1.4	E
Patron Support the Artisan Troupe for 10 years.	Has chosen to become a patron of an artisan troup enclave and waited 10 years for the initial  energy credits payment to expire	This achievement appears to require 20 years, not 10. Renew the patronage at least once.	1.4	E
The Good Stuff Purchase a rare resource from the Traders.	Has purchased a strategic resource from a trader enclave		1.4	E
Return to Dust Destroy an enclave.	Has destroyed an enclave station	It is recommended to destroy an artisan enclave if going for this achievement, as it will not incur a negative opinion penalty with other empires, unlike the other types of enclave, and to also keep in mind that such stations generally possess ~11k fleet power.	1.4	M
Dreadnought Restore an ancient warship.	Has defeated the Automated Dreadnought and chosen to repair it	See the Dreadnought main article for information in how to defeat it.	1.4	H
Hear me Roar Hatch the egg.	Has defeated the Ether Drake, placed a mining station on Dragon Hoard and chosen to incubate the dragon egg once the event fires	The MTTH for this event is 600 months after the mining station is placed. See the Ether Drake main article for information in how to defeat it.	1.4	H
Infinite Creation Birth a new universe.	Has peacefully completed the Infinity Machine event and, by luck, resulted in the black hole gaining The Mirror Of Knowledge modifier, among other things	Agree to assist the Infinity Machine (must not be  Gestalt Consciousness) and complete the 1800 day special project "Understanding Infinity". When the project completes the game randomly selects the outcome and the desired outcome of success with the modifier required for the achievement has a 25% chance of occurring. The other results are a 50% chance of failure and a 25% chance of success with no modifier (i.e. a 75% chance of an outcome that does not obtain the achievement). If a successful result is obtained the specific type of success is still hidden from the player and not revealed until the Infinity Machine enters the black hole and the screen showing the rewards appears.	1.4	H
Stellar Performance Take a trophy from a stellar being.	Has defeated the Stellarite devourer and chosen to make it a trophy (requires xenophobe or militarist ethics)	See the Stellarite Devourer main article for information in how to defeat it. After you have defeated it, pick the "Retrieve the egg sac" option and wait for the parade situation to succeed.	1.4	H
Unravelling Enigma Uncover the secrets of an ancient fortress.	Has successfully defeated and completed the event chain of the Enigmatic Fortress	The Enigmatic Fortress article contains a guide to complete the event chain.	1.4	H
Warrior of Light Destroy a wraith.	Has defeated the Spectral Wraith	See the Spectral Wraith main article for information in how to defeat it.	1.4	H
Whence It Came Defeat a horrifying invader.	Has defeated the Dimensional Horror	See the Dimensional Horror main article for information in how to defeat it.	1.4	H
Last, Best Hope Lead the non-aligned powers to victory against an awakened empire.	Has taken up the position of the Leader of the League of Non-Aligned Empires during a War in Heaven which has then defeated both awakened empires.	Best time to go for this is when a crisis is happening at the same time near an Awakened Empire. As a federation's president is locked in during a war, this requires you to be the strongest empire in the galaxy to gain the option to form the League.	1.4	VH

Utopia

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
We Are Legion Be a biological Hive Mind with at least 1000 drone Pops.	Is a  hive mind and has >999 Pops.	This achievement can be obtained surprisingly fast by playing with Logistic Growth Ceiling to maximum and Growth Required Scaling to minimum. Just make sure you can support the population growth with new planets.	2.2	E
Beyond the Veil Breach the Shroud	Has taken the Breach the Shroud tradition and completed the resulting special project.		1.5	M
Towards Utopia As an Egalitarian empire, have at least 500 pops living under Utopian living conditions in your empire	Has >499 pops under Utopian living standards	Even though Utopian Living Standards are available in the game without the Utopia DLC, this achievement requires the player to have it.	1.5	M
View from the End of the World Build a Habitat station in a Black Hole system	Any owned Habitat in a system with a Black Hole	Achievement does not trigger on stars that were turned into black holes by events.	1.5	M
Xenophage Keep at least 5 different species as livestock in your Empire	Has > 4 species enslaved as Livestock.	Use the zero empires trick and start the game with the Pre-FTL Civilizations and Pre-Sapient Species set to max. Enslave 5 of them as Livestock.	1.5	M
Captive Star Construct a complete Dyson Sphere	Has constructed a complete Dyson sphere	A repaired destroyed Dyson Sphere does not count	1.5	H
Controlled Evolution Genetically modify a species to possess traits worth 7 points	A species has > 7 trait points	Requires the Engineered Evolution Ascension Perk and the completion of the Genetic tradition tree.	1.5	H
Giga-Engineering Have at least 4 fully operational Megastructures within your borders(Habitats, Ring Worlds and Gateways do not count)	Has 4 completed Megastructures.	Repaired destroyed Megastructures also count, which can be useful if you lack enough DLC to get 4 normally.	2.2	H
I Can See Forever Construct a complete Sentry Array	Has constructed a complete Sentry array	A repaired destroyed Sentry Array does not count.	1.5	H
Like Tears in Rain Evolve into perfect, immortal machines	Has taken the Synthetic Age tradition and completed the resulting special project.		1.5	H
Ringworld Engineers Construct a complete Ring World	Has constructed a complete Ring World	A repaired destroyed Ringworld does not count.	1.5	H
Think Tank Construct a complete Science Nexus	Has constructed a complete Science nexus	A repaired destroyed Science Nexus does not count.	1.5	H

Synthetic Dawn

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Rise of the Machines As a Determined Exterminator, conquer or eliminate all biological Empires in the galaxy.	As a Determined Exterminator, have the number of organic empires be < 1	Curiously, the  Determined Exterminator civic is not required to complete this achievement. You will automatically obtain the achievement if you start a game with no organic empires (set number of AI empires, Fallen Empires, and marauders to 0). One can also get this achievement after getting the "Suffer not the Alien" achievement by switching to a synthetic species through the synthetic ascension path.	1.8	VE
Distinctiveness Added As a Driven Assimilator, own cyborg Pops of at least 5 different species.	As a Driven Assimilator, have 5 different cyborg species	Use the zero empires trick and start the game with the Pre-FTL Civilizations and Pre-Sapient Species set to max. Invade and assimilate 4 civilizations.	1.8	E
Planet of the Mechs Terraform a planet into a Machine World.	Has terraformed a planet into a Machine World	Two ascension perks are required to be chosen before the option to unlock machine worlds is made available.	1.8	M
Retirement Home As a Rogue Servitor, own at least 10 Pops from Fallen Empires.	Have the  Rogue Servitor civic and >9 pops which started the game in a Fallen Empire	Use the zero empires trick and start the game with at least two Fallen Empires in case one spawns as Ancient Caretakers. Set the end-game date as late as possible. Become strong enough and conquer a world from a Fallen Empire.	1.8	M

Apocalypse

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Exterminatus Use a World Cracker to destroy another Empire's capital planet.	Has destroyed another Empire's capital planet with a World Cracker Colossus	Unlock and construct a World Cracker, create a vassal, release it and once the truce is over declare war and destroy their capital.	2.0	M
Clash of the Titans Defeat a Fallen Empire's Titan fleet with a Titan of your own.	Defeat a Fallen Empire Titan fleet with your own Titan.	Use the zero empires trick. When starting the game set the end-game year as late as possible to avoid Fallen Empires awakening, set the tech costs to minimum to keep researching combat-related repeatable technologies and set the number of Fallen Empires to maximum because not all of them will spawn with a titan. Increase Naval Capacity as much as possible to field a fleet of titans, then attack the Fallen Empire.	2.0	H
No Khan Do Kill the Great Khan in battle.	Destroy the Great Khan and his/her fleet in battle	The Great Khan is killed in battle when his fleet is destroyed or defeated in a battle twice.	2.0	H
Pandora's World Use a Global Pacifier to shield a planet belonging to Fanatic Purifiers, Ravenous Swarms, or Determined Exterminators.	Use a Global Pacifier Colossus to shield a planet belonging to a Fanatic Purifiers, Devouring Swarm, Determined Exterminator	This achievement becomes far easier if the  Synthetic Dawn DLC is installed. Create a custom  Determined Exterminator empire and force-spawn it, then play as a  Machine Intelligence to avoid conflict with them until you unlock the Colossus.	2.0	H
Stay on Target Destroy another Empire's Colossus while it is in the process of firing on a planet.	Destroy an enemy Colossus while it is firing on a planet	The process of "firing on a planet" includes both the preliminary three-month "charging" phase as well as the one-month "firing" phase. Fallen Empires can spawn with one Colossus, and may build one after awakening (the Spiritualist FE will immediately awaken if you crack a holy world). The AI will have its Colossus try to run away when you enter the system with your fleet(s). It is therefore advisable that you extend your weapons range as much as possible, and/or enter as close as possible to the Colossus so that you may engage it before it leaves orbit (as you will not get the achievement if the firing process is interrupted by leaving orbit before your attack).	2.0	I

Distant Stars

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
...and Hope? Unseal the path to the L-Cluster.	Has been the first to open a L-Gate	Starting the game with no AI empires makes getting this achievement a matter of time.	2.1	E
It Followed Me Home Befriend a Space Amoeba.	Make friends with a Space Amoeba	See Lost Amoeba for event chain details.	2.1	M
1999 A.D. Slaughter the Voidspawn.	Has defeated the Voidspawn	See the Voidspawn main article for information in how to defeat it.	2.1	H
A Hump Like a Snow-Hill Hunt the Tiyanki Matriarch.	Has defeated the Tiyanki Matriarch	See the Tiyanki Matriarch main article for information in how to defeat it.	2.1	H
Who Scraps the Scrapper Destroy the Scrapper Bot.	Has defeated the Scavenger Bot	See the Scavenger Bot main article for information in how to defeat it.	2.1	H

MegaCorp

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Franchising As a Corporate empire, have a branch office on 5 different empires' capitals.	Have the Corporate government type and have branch offices on other empires' capitals > 5	This achievement will not unlock if playing as a  Criminal Heritage.	2.2	M
Black Hole Mining Build a Matter Decompressor	Has constructed a complete Matter Decompressor	A repaired destroyed Matter Decompressor does not count.	2.2	H
Obscure Tastes Build a Mega-Art Installation in a nebula system	Has constructed a complete Mega-Art Installation (including the Perfection stage) in a system within a nebula	A repaired destroyed Mega-Art Installation does not count.	2.2	H
Strategic Initiative Build a Strategic Coordination Center	Has constructed a complete Strategic Coordination Center	A repaired destroyed Strategic Coordination Center does not count.	2.2	H
United Space Build an Interstellar Assembly	Has constructed a complete Interstellar Assembly	A repaired destroyed Interstellar Assembly does not count.	2.2	H
Inscrutable Power I won the Galatron and all I got was this lousy achievement.	Win the Galatron in the Reliquary or take it from another empire	The Galatron is a very rare reward from the Caravaneers reliquaries. Each reliquary has a 0.5% chance of containing the Galatron, and while reliquaries can be bought indefinetely, each after the initial 6 bought with CaravanCoinz costs an increasingly higher amount of energy. Alternatively, a save file can be made before buying a reliquary, and dozens of copies to load and discard until the Galatron is obtained (Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\save games). This may also be obtained along with "Raiders of the Lost Galatron" by taking the Galatron from an AI empire that has it.	2.2	VH
Raiders of the Lost Galatron Capture the Galatron from another empire	Capture the Galatron from an empire with it in war	Getting the Galatron gives all empires a CB for taking it from its current owner. Either wait and hope an empire gets it from the reliquaries and then declare war on them, or get the Galatron yourself, lose it in a war and reconquer it after the truce. If you have the Synthetic Dawn you can use the AI rebellion trick. Get the Galatron, make the AI rebellion situation start, fight until white peace and once the truce expires declare war for the Galatron.	2.3	I

Ancient Relics

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Arcana Study Minor Artifacts and discover a random technology	Use the Reverse-Engineer Arcane Technology relic option	Requires the  Arcane Deciphering technology which unlocks Reverse-Engineer Arcane Technology option, which will give 1 of 4 possible outcomes at random, getting either a random technology or a bonus to tech speed will give the achievement.	2.3	E
Artificer Have 100 Minor Artifacts	Has >99 Minor Artifacts	Getting the Rubricator relic may help in cases where no other way to obtain minor artifacts is available. This achievement becomes far easier if the  Federations DLC is installed. The  On the Shoulders of Giants origin will provide a large number of artifacts, occasionally enough for the achievement.	2.3	E
Dust Off Complete the Zroni Precursor chain	Finish the Zroni Precursor chain	As the archaeological site to start the Zroni chain is only found on habitable planets, it may help to only survey those to prevent another precursor chain from being triggered.	2.3	M
Green Thumb Complete the Baol Precursor chain	Finish the Baol Precursor chain	As the archaeological site to start the Baol chain is only found on habitable planets, it may help to only survey those to prevent another precursor chain from being triggered.	2.3	M
Relic Hunter In one game, find 5 Relics from Ancient Relics Story Pack	Own at least 5 relics	Use the zero empires trick. The following relics are guaranteed every game: Crystal of Odryskia, Miniature Galaxy, The Omnicodex, The Surveyor.	2.3	M

Federations

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Let Us Go Forward Together Level up your Federation	Level up a Federation you are in	The  Common Ground and  Hegemon origins make this achievement very easy to get.	2.6	VE
Throw Your Weight Around Have a Diplomatic Weight of over 9000	Have your Diplomatic Weight > 9000	Achievement is easily achieved by the endgame of a typical playthrough.	2.6	E
We're Number One Be the leader of a max level Federation	Be the leader of a Level 5 Federation	The  Common Ground and  Hegemon origins make this achievement much easier.	2.6	E
Whatever it is, I'm against it Refuse to belong to any club that would have you as a member	Reject the creation of the galactic community and have at least once left a Federation	Use the zero empires trick. Become sufficiently powerful and then release three or more vassals. Release one of them and form a Federation together, then leave it. When offered to form the Galactic Community, refuse. As soon as the Galactic Community is establishes the achievement will unlock. Joining the Galactic Community (even after initially rejecting its creation) before leaving a Federation will stop this achievement from firing.	2.6	E
Our Fleets will Blot Out the Stars Construct a complete Mega-Shipyard	Has constructed a complete Mega-Shipyard	A repaired destroyed Mega-Shipyard does not count. Can be gotten without the DLC if a completed Mega-Shipyard is acquired from an Awakened Empire.	2.6	M
Unstoppable Force Build a Juggernaut	Build a Juggernaut ship type		2.6	M
You've Been Served Denounce an Empire that is not actually in breach of galactic law while all major sanctions have been passed	Pass any Denounce resolution on an Empire that isn't in breach of Galactic Law	Use the zero empires trick. Become sufficiently powerful and then release two or more vassals. In a few months you will be offered to form the Galactic Community. Do so and you will be strong enough to determine the outcome of all resolutions yourself.	2.6	M
Humble Pie Humiliate an Empire that is in the Supremacy Diplomatic Stance, forcing them out of it	Defeat an empire that uses the  Supremacist Diplomatic Stance with the Humiliate Wargoal	To humiliate another empire, you must have a rivalry against them and no access to Ideology war goals. See Warfare. You may have to send envoys to harm relations first. For this achievement, the other empire must be in  Supremacist diplomatic stance at the time of war declaration. if  Apocalypse DLC is instaled, using a Colossus on a Holy World will cause the Spiritualist Fallen Empire to immediately awaken in the  Supremacist Diplomatic Stance and will immediately declare war on you, allowing you to select the Humiliate Casus belli. Be warned, they will instantly receive additional fleets as they awaken, make sure they are at least inferior to you military wise.	2.6	H

Nemesis

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Shoot To Kill Start a full-fledged first contact war before communications have been fully established	Destroy 10 ships or conquer a planet of an empire you have not established contact with.	An easy way to get this achievement is to engage spaceborne aliens that are already hostile. The achievement will only unlock once the communications are established.	3.0	VE
Burn Notice Disavow all knowledge of an Asset during an Operation	When an operation fails, disavow an Asset instead of trying to re-establish contact.		3.0	E
With Thunderous Applause Become the Galactic Emperor	Pass the Proclaim Galactic imperium resolution with you as Galactic Custodian	Use the zero empires trick. Become sufficiently powerful and then release two or more vassals. In a few months you will be offered to form the Galactic Community. Do so and you will be strong enough to determine the outcome of all resolutions yourself.	3.0	M
Big Red Button Destroy the Galaxy	Become the Crisis and destroy the Galaxy	Use the zero empires trick. Release a vassal or more, grant independence and farm  Menace. If  Apocalypse is installed you don't need vassals, just destroy worlds with a World Cracker to gain  Menace. Build the Aetherophasic Engine and unlock the achievement.	3.0	H
Modern Cincinnatus As Galactic Custodian, defeat the end-game Crisis and then end the title rather than finishing your term	Become Galactic Custodian, defeat the end-game Crisis, and then end the Custodianship before finishing your term.	This can be done more easily using a mid-game Crisis to become the Custodian. Then approve the Galaxy Defense Force and built an army to be prepared for the end-game Crisis. The term limit is 30 years, but you can increase it with the resolution: Extend Custodianship. After defeating the Crisis, approve the resolution: End Custodianship.	3.0	H
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Blorg Complete at least ten distinct operations during a game	Complete 10 different operations (none of the same) during one game	There are only 9 distinct operations by default. More are unlocked by having the End Game Crisis Active (easier) or by using a spy network against the Galactic Emperor (harder). The "Target Seditionists" operation does not count towards this achievement.	3.0	H
Sic Semper Tyrannis Lead a rebellion that successfully deposes the Galactic Emperor	With the Galactic Imperium proclaimed, be the instigator of a successful rebellion. You will need to Enforce Demands, not Status Quo, to unlock this achievement.	The hardest part is fulfiling the conditions to nominate an AI empire as the Galactic Custodian and later on to proclaim the Galactic Imperium. There are some ways to improve the chances or force an AI empire into this role. Once the AI is Galactic Emperor, you have to bring them down by undermining their authority and sparking a rebellion. You can choose one of these paths: The waiting game0 Increase the council size to 5 (the maximum) and enable veto power. Wait for a crisis to trigger and contain it but don't let it be destroyed. Either veto or quickly pass any resolutions by other council members to free their proposal slots. Ideally, an authoritarian empire nominates itself, as they are more likely to proclaim the Galactic Imperium later. Once a suitable AI empire nominates itself, start building a spy network on them. Support their nomination and any term extensions, but veto the creation of the Galactic Defense Force. Once the Imperium has been proclaimed, assign envoys to undermine imperial influence. When it is low enough, use your spy to start the rebellion. You can also use an operation to lower imperial authority if envoys are not enough. Be ready to fight the Emperor and any loyalists (which can be everyone except you and your vassals). Avoid making claims (and give up existing claims), as the "demanding unoccupied system/planet" surrender acceptance malus applies, despite the fact that you cannot conquer systems with this war goal and casus belli. The multiplayer trick0 You can host your singleplayer game in a multiplayer session. When you host/join a multiplayer game, you are given the full list of empires to control. You can pick one that you want to designate as the Imperial Core and push them towards this goal. Preparations: You should be a member of the Galactic Council and have enough Diplomatic Weight to influence the resolution results against possible resistance. The target empire must be a member of the Galactic Council. Before making the first move, the Senate should be in recess, your option to Declare Emergency Measure should not be on cooldown, and the target empire must have 300 Influence available. This is visible during the multiplayer hosting process. Once the requirements are met, host a multiplayer game from your singleplayer save game and choose the target empire. As that empire, put forward the resolution to become the Galactic Custodian. Return to the main menu, switch back to your original empire in the same way (also in multiplayer) and declare the new resolution an Emergency Measure. You should not have to unpause the game during this process. At this point, the resolution is on the Senate floor and you can return to your singleplayer session. Later, after the Custodian was elected, you may have to repeat the process to Remove Custodianship Term Limit. A resolution that is only available to the Custodian. Finally, repeat the process to Proclaim the Galactic Imperium. After this, you are set to be a part of the Galactic Imperium with the target empire as the Imperial Core. If you have the Synthetic Dawn you can use the AI rebellion trick. Become galactic emperor, make the AI rebellion situation start, fight until white peace and after a while you will be given the option to join the Galactic Imperium. Accept and then undermine Imperial Authority via the espionage system. Once intel is high enough begin the rebellion operation.	3.0	VH

Overlord

Achievement	Requirements	Hints	Ver	DI
Fine Print Modify a vassalization contract		Release a vassal and modify its contract.	3.4	E
Non-Prophet Organization As a Teachers of the Shroud empire, prove that the Shroudwalkers made a terrible mistake		Destroy the Shroudwalker enclave which is reachable through the shroud tunnel. Easily done with ~15k fleet power. Note that the Shroudwalkers will leave the galaxy once the endgame crisis appears.	3.4	M
Gotta Subjugate Them All Have a tier 3 subject of each Specialist type simultaneously		Use the zero empires trick. Release three vassals and modify the terms so that each one is a specialized subject. It is possible to force a vassal to accept terms, because refusing contract changes costs influence, if they don't have enough influence they cannot refuse, hence they will accept any deal.	3.4	M
Into the Unknown As a Slingshot to the Stars empire, send 10 crewed science ships into the unknown with Quantum Catapults		Avoid exploring until you can repair the Quantum Catapult megastructure. Then catapult 10 crewed science ships into unexplored regions. Avoid catapulting near explored systems as the Quantum Catapults may send them there instead. The easiest option is to build ten science ships and assign/re-assign a single scientist before each launch, i.e. do not recruit ten scientists. Alternatively, you may also send a single ship, return to the catapult, and send it again, repeating this process until you get the achievement.	3.4	M
None Shall Pass Have a Fortress World with a Planetary Defense Shield, protected by a fully upgraded orbital ring, filled with defensive modules, with a fleet power of at least 10,000		Needs a fully upgraded capital building on planet and set the planet designation to Fortress World, have an orbital ring tier 3 around the planet filled with 4 planet defense modules (guns, missiles, hangars) and contrary to what the achievement claims an Orbital Shield Generator,. If needed build some defense platforms on the orbital ring to get to 10k power.	3.4	M
Surfing the Web Have a network of at least 30 Hyper Relays, in systems you own, connected to your capital		Own 30 systems all connected to each other, build a Hyper Relay in every one of them.	3.4	M
Yeet the Fleet Catapult a military fleet directly into the capital system of an enemy empire you are at war with		Start with the  Slingshot to the Stars origin and at least one Fallen Empire. While repairing the megastructure construct many corvettes. Declare war on the Fallen Empire and slingshot all corvettes into its capital system to ensure at least one of them arrives correctly.	3.4	M
Maximally Effective Be the patron of three maximum sized Mercenary Enclaves.		This achievement becomes easier if you have the  Megacorp DLC. Start with the  Naval Contractors and  Private Military Companies civics to have the capacity to create three Mercenary Enclaves from the start. You can also conquer other Empires regions with a mercenary enclave in there. After the war ends you will become the new patron of this mercenary enclave.	3.4	H
Meet the New Boss Same as the old boss	Pledge secret fealty to another empire and have them win an Allegiance War.	This can be done using the multiplayer trick to get empires to declare the correct war.	3.4	H
Underlord As a Subterranean empire, dig too deep, but prove yourself worthy		See Unexpected Mineral Seams for event chain details. Destroying the crystal entity by having a fleet bombard it from orbit does not award the achievement. It is necessary for an army to deliver the killing blow.	3.4	H
You Monster Reduce, reuse, recycle	Scrapped an organic fleet to the salvager enclave	You need to scrap a fleet created by the  Prethoryn Brood-Queen relic. If  Distant Stars is installed scrapping the amoeba from the Lost Amoeba event will grant the achievement too.	3.4	VH