I was crouched behind a crate as gulls screamed over the pier. I squeeze the trigger and the world narrows to the red dot. You watch the score tick and you know one thing: this has to be a perfect run.
I’ve chased the Impressive achievement more times than I care to admit, and I’ll give you the precise routine that works on the mainland after the story missions. Read this once, follow it twice, and you’ll spend less time guessing and more time stacking modifiers.
On the mainland the birds arrive in predictable waves — How to achieve 5x killscore multiplier in How to Fish
Save this for post-game. The map opens up, animals flock more often, and you’ll have the Assault Rifle unlocked with access to attachments. My preferred setup is the Assault Rifle with a Laser Sight; the Gun will do, but it asks more of your aim.
How do I get the 5x killscore multiplier?
You must trigger five separate modifiers on the same hit sequence so the game multiplies your killscore up to 5x. The trick is to stack small, reliable bonuses rather than chase flashy ones. Start a run where you can herd birds into a short, repeatable engagement area — I use the pier near the market because the geometry funnels them.
Which weapons and attachments work for the Impressive achievement?
The Assault Rifle plus the Laser Sight is the simplest path. No scopes: you must hip fire for the No Scope modifier, and the Laser Sight gives you pinpoint hip-fire accuracy. You can use the standard Gun if you prefer, but recoil and rate of fire change the rhythm. I recommend keeping a suppressor off; it can affect audio cues you use to time shots on flying targets.
Do only headshots count for the multiplier?
Yes. Only headshot kills register for the Impressive requirement. That means every modifier you stack must come from kills that hit the head — nothing else qualifies for the chain.
Here are the exact modifiers you need to combine on a single sequence:
- Headshot
- Fly Fishing (kill while the creature is airborne)
- One Shot One Kill (single-shot kill)
- Overkill (deal more damage than necessary but with a single bullet)
- No Scope (hip-fire kill)
The birds will take the bait first — How to line up the Double Kill and chain modifiers
Lay fish on the ground to attract birds, but don’t be complacent: they will land if you’re sloppy. Wait until two birds converge in the air above your bait and then act.
Your sequence should be: hip-fire the first bird’s head for a One Shot One Kill while it’s airborne, then immediately put a second hip-fired headshot into the follow-up bird to trigger the Double Kill timing. Landing two headshots is like threading a needle in a windstorm; it demands the exact timing you get from practice and the steady aim the Laser Sight provides.
Practical timing tips:
- Position: stand 10–15 meters from the bait so birds fly within hip-fire range but not too close that they land.
- Aim: rely on the Laser Sight—keep the dot just above the bird’s trajectory and wait for the moment their neck flashes white.
- Rhythm: don’t spray. One precise shot per bird.
- Retry fast: if the first shot misses, reset by letting the next flock come to you; the run is short on the mainland.
I tested this on Steam and on a console build; performance is stable on both Xbox and PlayStation if your frame rate stays steady. Moyens I/O’s screenshots helped me zero in on the best engagement zones, and community threads on Steam discuss the same pier runs.
If you can string the five modifiers consistently, the achievement appears immediately and you’ll have the Impressive badge in your stats. Will you keep chasing higher scores once you’ve earned it, or does that first 5x feel like enough? ?