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Resident Evil Village is out and people are tearing through it with all the fervor of hungry wolves. Already players are uncovering secrets, optimizing routes, and turning Lady Dimitrescu into Thomas the Tank Engine.

While many accomplishments in Resident Evil Village are fairly straightforward, some are more esoteric and difficult to get. For completionists, the Lucky 7 achievement provides a particularly difficult problem. To get this achievement, players must either have exactly 777, 7,777, or 77,777 Lei (the game's currency) at any point during the campaign. Since this requires wallet manipulation that players often don't have time for, here's a short and sweet way to get the achievement, as detailed by PowerPyx.

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Step 1: Beat the Game

For this method to work, players must first beat the game at least once. The difficulty doesn't matter, just strap in and prepare to beat the entire campaign. This includes answering the question of Lady Dimitrescu's mortality and finding out what's really going on at the heart of the story. It's not exactly an easy journey (few Resident Evil games are) but it's a necessary one for completionists anyway.

Step 2: Unlock the WCX

Beating the game allows players to purchase a certain number of unlockables using CP. CP is automatically earned by getting achievements, and to purchase the WCX, players will need 3,000. This is the same method by which players unlock Mercenary Mode. This allows players to purchase the WCX in game, but does not automatically put it into their inventory.

Step 3: Purchase the WCX and Rifle Ammo Recipe

Head to the Duke and purchase the WCX from him in-game. This will unlock the Rifle Ammo Recipe for purchase, which allows players to craft ammo for the WCX.

Step 4: Get Crafting

Players are going to have to craft a lot of Rifle Ammo to get this achievement, so stock up on crafting materials. Players will need Rusted Scrap, Metal Scrap, and Chem Fluid. One of each creates 20 Ammo. For this trick to work players will need at least 111 Ammo, which means crafting five times. Players are recommended to save if possible while farming the necessary materials.

Step 5: Buying and Selling

This next part may gall some players: buy until broke. Spend every last Lei until exactly 0 is left. No matter how petty the purchase, do it to get to 0 Lei. It's recommended that players do this in a file where the game is already beaten.

Here's where it all comes together: Rifle Ammo sells for seven Lei a shell. Sell 111 shells to the Duke and presto! Players should now have exactly 777 Lei, no more, no less. That buries the Lucky 7 achievement and lets players get back to connecting Village to other RE titles.

Resident Evil Village is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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