Killing Floor Golden Weapons & Potato ARG Guide How to get the Golden AK47 in Killing Floor. History of the Potato ARG (Portal 2 event) and how to unlock Zero Hour achievement weapons.
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Golden Weapons & The Potato ARG
You may see players with a Golden AK47 or Katana. These are relics from the legendary “Potato ARG” event (Portal 2 launch) in 2011.
The Golden AK47
- Unlock Method: Complete the achievement “Golden Potato”.
- The Problem: This achievement required solving a complex Alternate Reality Game (ARG) on the map
KFO-Aperture. - Current Status: The event is officially over, but you can still unlock it on some servers or by following guides to spawn the potato objects in
KFO-Aperture. - Stats: Identical to the regular AK47. It’s just a skin.
Golden Katana / Chainsaw / AA12
These are part of the “Gold Weapon Pack” DLC.
- Method: Buy the DLC on Steam.
- Stats: Same as regular weapons. Pure bling.
Getting the Potato Achievement Today
To get the Golden AK47 today:
- Play the map KFO-Aperture.
- You need to find and spend dosh on special “Potato” machines hidden in the map.
- The final step involves a large explosion and GLaDOS dialogue.
- Many community servers have scripts to help trigger this easily.
Zero Hour (Dwarfs!? Axe)
Another promo weapon is the Dwarfs!? Axe.
- Unlock: Complete the achievement “Gimli That Axe!” on
KF-Dwarfs. - Effect: It’s a gold battleaxe that knocks enemies back. It functions differently from the Fire Axe.