Seanchaidh + Tuir achievement

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Lo and behold, fellow wayfarer! This guide was created because I was unable to find a proper guide (as in: not a link to YouTube) that showed the location of the various (unmarked) voice overs in this game that are needed to unlock the Seanchaidh achievement. Because I will, inadvertently, also be stumbling across the urn locations needed for the Tuir achievement, I decided to include these locations in the guide too (and perhaps some others like Seonaidh and Stac an Armin too...) Even though such a screenshot-by-screenshot guide has its limitations—one being that the player generally experiences the game differently from the writer, thereby running the risk that player and writer will sometimes be out of sync—I generally prefer these old-fashioned guides over the more modern video guides on YouTube. For one, not having to watch through minutes of video footage actually saves time, and (perhaps more importantly) I can actually experience the game while playing it myself instead of having to replay a video guide. It's also infinitely more easy to see which voice overs I might've missed. Hence, without further ado, I present thee (my first attempt at writing a Steam achievement guide) the Dear Esther: Landmark Edition screenshot-by-screenshot Seanchaidh (and Tuir) achievement guide: DELEsbsS(aT)ag for short. This guide is divided into four sections, which follow the four different chapters of the game: Chapter 1: The Lighthouse : 10 voice over points Chapter 2: The Buoy : 11 voice over points Chapter 3: The Caves : 4 voice over points Chapter 4: The Beacon : 11 voice over points Adding those up makes 36 voice over points, whereas the achievement only requires 34 to unlock. That's right, you can gimp out on one or two points and still get the achievement, although I would advise against doing this on purpose. In my run one of the voice overs failed to register so the achievement actually unlocked at the penultimate point. To remedy this, or keep the risk to a minimum, just check every time you unlocked a voice over point whether it registered with Steam (the achievement should tell you just how many points you've already unlocked; i.e. xx/34). Sometimes they can take a while to register so wait patiently for half a minute and check again. As of right now (25 dec 2019) DELEsbsS(aT)ag is finished and hopefully of help to those of you who are trying to get the Seanchaidh + Tuir achievements. The Lighthouse chapter (fittingly named so for the lighthouse at the start of the game) features 10 different voice over points. And 1 urn. Voice over 1/10 'Dear Esther' The first voice over point is unmissable, it starts to play as soon as you (re)start a new game. Interestingly, if you start the game over a couple of times—for example by drowning yourself in the ocean that is conveniently placed behind the player (which will, incidentally, unlock the Seonaidh achievement)—you can get an alternative voice over playing at the start of the game. This alternative voice over is however not necessary for the Seanchaidh achievement. Voice over 2/10 'Hermit' Walk past the lighthouse and you will have to make your first choice. Will you take the Left Hand Path or the Right Hand Path? We all know the Left Hand Path is the seemingly easy path, the path of the sinner and the path of sloth, whereas the Right Hand Path leads to true salvation. Hence, we take the Right Hand Path, right? Following this perilious path you will come to a seemingly dead end where the path has given way to an earth slide (no screenshot, just trust me: you will). You can actually continue your journey by hugging the hill side. The voice over unlocks after a couple of yards once you approach a cave at your right hand. (Voice over point 2/10) Voice over 3/10 'Islands' You can explore the cave while the voice over plays, but for the next voice over point (henceforth: VOP) continue your path a few yards to find that another land slide has put an abrupt end to your journey. Don't despair however (this is the Right Hand Path after all—only adversity leads to true knowledge), slide down and carry ever onward past the beach. Eventually, your path will be blocked by a rock formation rising out of the ocean with several boulders alongside it. The third voice over will play once your approach the formation. (VOP 3/10) Voice over 4/10 'Cars' Now the fourth VOP can be easily missed. The game seems to direct you up the cliff once again, this time by the Left Hand Path. However, clearly this is but a trick for the weak of mind. (do not yet proceed along the Left Hand Path) Resist the urge to continue past the obvious path, instead inspect the rock formation more closely and surely thou wilt see that a path hath opent up for those who are ever vigilant. Proceed past the rock formation and an image of the golden ratio will appear in the sand. (image of the golden ratio in the sand) Once again, press forward past the boulders and the fourth voice over should start to play once you approach the ocean. (VOP 4/10) You can explore the crevice to the right, but for out present purpose there is nothing more to glee here. Return from whence thou camest. Voice over 5/10 'Mount' Once again approach the Left Hand Path, and this time follow it meandering upwards along the cliff. (follow the Left Hand Path ye weak of mind) Once you're a good way up your path will be blocked—again—by a land slide, however, make a hairpin turn and proceed along a wired fence. Halfway along this path the VOP will unlock. (VOP 5/10) Wait a bit and enjoy the scenery a bit, because the next VOP is already approaching... Voice over 6/10 'Lines' Proceed along the cliff and before long the sixth VOP will unlock. (VOP 6/10 almost looks like the picture in the last section—yes it's that close) Voice over 7/10 'Lot's Wife' Meander upward along the cliff side and you will eventually approach the flat atop the hill. Continue until you approach a rock pillar within a field of thistle. The seventh VOP should start to play once you approach it. (VOP 7/10) Voice over 8/10 'Pilgrimage' Continue your way and go down the hill again. You will approach a rocky beach with a fishing ship stranded on it. The eighth VOP should unlock once you descend. (VOP 8/10 notice the cave at the left side) Voice over 9/10 'Presents' Now at the eighth VOP, notice how there's a huge—not to be missed—cave at the left side? Can't miss it right? (that's what I said) go there and the penultimate VOP for this chapter will play. (VOP 9/10) You can explore the cave, but in all reality you don't need to for this achievement. Voice over 10/10 'Delusion' Continue past the ditch and through the cliff sides. The tenth—and final for this chapter—VOP will start to play automatically once you proceeded enough along this pathway. (VOP 10/10) Press onwards, ever onwards, towards the chapter end. If you're here also for the Tuir achievement, however, just wait a second because... Tuir 1/4 first urn You'll be approaching a section with a strange rock pillar formation (actually they form a celtic cross). This is the location of the first urn. Just explore the right side along the brook and you should see the urn gently lying along some rubble. Click it to return ashes to ashes and dust to dust. As a special encore: if you approach the left side of the formation, you will be at the top of the crevice where the fourth VOP unlocked. Look down and see how an unfortunate car driver already made the leap of faith... imitate his heroic feat and unlock the Stac an Armin achievement. Continue your path towards the end... and unlock the Donnelley achievement by doing so. The Buoy is the second chapter in Dear Esther: Landmark Achievement, its name deriving from the flashing yellow buoy that can be seen floating in the big ocean of nothingness at the beginning of this chapter. There are 11 VOPs here and another (1) urn. (Because of Steam's strict rules on the maximum amount of characters in each section—effectively b