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Modern Warfare 2 (MW2)

Don't Touch the Deck! Trophy & Achievement Guide

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Don't Touch the Deck! is a trophy/achievement in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) that requires to advance towards the front of the ship without touching the deck in the Dark Water mission. Read on to see the video playthrough and learn how to get this achievement easily!

Don't Touch the Deck! Achievement Information

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How to Get In 'Dark Water' advance 90 meters towards the front of the ship without touching the deck.
Mission Dark Water

How to Get Don't Touch the Deck! Achievement

Don't Touch the Deck! Achievement Video Playthrough

Jump Only When the Crates Stop Moving

The ship will always come to a standstill for a brief moment, causing the crates to stop moving too. Use that time window when everything freezes to jump over to the next ones. You can also plan out your next move while waiting for them to stop.

Sprint Before Jumping

There are two types of sprint action in the game, which you should use before jumping or moving to the other crates. It will give you the needed boost to get to them, but be careful, especially near the edge, as you might fall off the ship and die.

Ignore Enemies as You Go

Modern Warfare 2 - Kill Enemies if Necessary
You can ignore the enemies and move or jump forward to the next crate to avoid getting distracted too much and falling down. Only kill them if your teammates haven't seen them yet, and they've started to hit you with their aim.

Make sure that the difficulty is set to Recruit before you do this or you will die a lot!

Play on Recruit Difficulty

Modern Warfare 2 - Recruit Difficulty
You can complete and earn this achievement easily if you play it on Recruit Difficulty. Enemies on Recruit Difficulty have bad aim and you'll take more hits compared to other difficulties before you die.

Restart from the Last Checkpoint If You Fall Down

Modern Warfare 2 - Last Checkpoint
You can restart from your last save point if you fall down from a crate or get killed by your enemies. However, you need to ensure that you didn't land on the deck on the last sequence, or it will not count. You can retry from the start again if that happens.

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