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:TABLEOFCONTENTS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------===============================================================================
Introduction......................................................s01
SearchIndex......................................................s02
GeneralInformation...............................................s03
Wal
through.......................................................s04StoryandCharacters......................................x00AirDefenseBun
er........................................x01
AirDefenseTrenches....................................x02HangarPerimeter........................................x03InteriorHangar.........................................x04MCCLandingSite........................................x05Operation:Advantage......................................x06Canyon..................................................x07PerimeterDefenseStation...............................x08Aqueducts...............................................x09AqueductsAnnex.........................................x10NexusHubTunnels.......................................x11NexusHub...............................................x12StroggMedicalFacilities.................................x13ConstructionZone.......................................x14
DispersalFacilities....................................x15RecompositionCenter....................................x16PutrificationCenter....................................x17WasteProcessingFacility...............................x18Operation:LastHope......................................x19DataStorageTerminal...................................x20DataStorageSecurity...................................x21DataStorageTerminal(Revisited).......................x22TramHubStation........................................x23TramRail...............................................x24
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DataProcessingTerminal................................x25DataProcessingSecurity................................x26DataProcessingTerminal(Revisited)....................x27DataNetwor
ingTerminal................................x28DataNetwor
ingSecurity................................x29NexusCore................................................x30TheNexus...............................................x31
VersionHistory...................................................s05
LegalStuff.......................................................s06
ContactInfo......................................................s07
Credits...........................................................s08
----[NOTE]--------------------------------------------------------------Ifyouwanttojumpdirectlytoaspecificsection,simplyhitCTRL+Fandentertheappropriatethree-charactercode.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------:INTRODUCTION:---------------------------------------------------------------------------======================================================================[s01]====
Greetings,andwelcometomyQua
e4guide.Ifyoufoundyourselfhere,perhapsyou'restuc
,inneedofstrategicadvice,ormerelycuriousaboutthegame.Inanycase,I'msurethisdocumentwillproveuseful.
ThisFAQincludesalltheinformationyouwouldnormallyexpectfromsuchaguide,includingafullwal
throughofthegame,anddetailedinformationabouttheweaponsandenemiesyouwillencounter.Butwhatma
esthisFAQdifferentfromothersisinthewayallthisinformationisorganizedandpresented.This
isthesecondFAQI'vewrittenusingthisformat,andIcertainlyhopeyouwillfindithelpfulandeasytofollow.Giveitareadaseeforyourself!
Qua
e4isafirst-personshooter,releasedin2005andcurrentlyavailableforthePCandXbox360.ThestorydirectlyfollowstheeventsofQua
e2,inwhichthehumanracewagesanall-outwaragainstaliens
nownastheStrogg.WhileQua
e4didn'treallyrevolutionizeoradvancetheFPSgenreinanyway,itsexcellentgraphicsandnon-stop,fast-pacedactionimmediatelypulledmein.It'safungamethatstic
scloselytothestandardFPSformula.
Soinshort,Ihopeyou'llfindthisguidebothinformativeandinteresting.Ifyou'dli
etoseemoreFAQsli
ethisone,besuretochec
outmycontributionpageonGameFAQsatthefollowingaddress:
*http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/61433.html
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Becausemostoftheinformationiscontainedwithinthewal
throughitself,youwon'tfindseparatelistsattheendofthedocumentdetailingeveryweapon,monster,etc.However,Istillwanttoprovideameanstofindany
indofinformationquic
ly,andthisiswhatthefollowingtablesarefor.Simplyloo
uptherelevantcode,hitCTRL+Fonyour
eyboard,typeinthecodeandhitenter(twiceusually)!Ifallgoeswell,you'llbeta
endirectlytowhateveritisyou'resee
ing.
----[NOTE]--------------------------------------------------------------Theinformationcontainedinthefollowingtablescouldbeconsideredspoilers.Useatyourownris
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----[WEAPONS]----------------------------------------------------------
Blaster........................w01:Hyperblaster...................w06Machinegun.....................w02:Roc
etLauncher................w07Shotgun........................w03:Railgun........................w08GrenadeLauncher...............w04:LightningGun..................w09Nailgun........................w05:Dar MatterGun................w10
----[VEHICLES]--------------------------------------------------------
Hovertan ......................v01:Wal er.........................v02
----[ENEMIES]----------------------------------------------------------
StroggMarine..................e01:TeleportDropper...............e09Grunt..........................e02:TacticalTransfer..............e10Berser
er......................e03:LightTan
.....................e11Gunner.........................e04:SlimyTransfer.................e12Gladiator......................e05:FailedTransfer................e13Sentry.........................e06:IronMaiden....................e14StreamProtector...............e07:HeavyHovertan
................e15Scientist......................e08
----[BOSSES]------------------------------------------------------------
StroggVoss....................b01:TheMa
ron.....................b03Networ
Guardian...............b02:TheNexus......................b04
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Hereissomeinformationyoumightfindusefulifyou'renewtothegameortofirst-personshootersingeneral.
----[HEALTH]------------------------------------------------------------
Youwillloseacertainamountofhealthpointswheneveryougethitbyenemyattac
sorvariousenvironmentalhazards.Ifyouloseallyourhealth,youwilldieandbeforcedtoreloadyourlatestsavegame,orrestartthecurrentlevel.Themaximumamountofhealthyoucanhaveatanytimeis100.Torestorehealth
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points,alwaysbeontheloo
outforthefollowingpic
ups:*SmallHealthPac
:restores25health*LargeHealthPac
:restores50health
----[ARMOR]--------------------------------------------------------------
Armorprovidesadditionalprotectionthatwillallowyoutoreceivelessdamagefrommostattac
s.Themorearmoryouwear,thelessdamageyouwillta
e,uptoamaximumof100points.Unfortunately,yourarmorwilldegraderapidlyasyousustaindamage(youwillusuallylosearmorpointsfasterthanhealthpoints,especiallyifyouhavelotsofarmor).Alwaystryto
eepyourarmorratingashighaspossible,aswithoutityou'llhavetroublesurvivingagainsteventhewea
estoffoes.Toincreaseyourarmorrating,loo
forthefollowingpic
ups,scatteredaroundeachofthegame'slevels:*ArmorShard:adds5armorpoints*SmallArmorVest:adds50armorpoints*LargeArmorVest:adds100armorpoints
----[HEADSHOTS]------------------------------------------------------
It'simportanttonotethatinmostcases,youcan
illyourfoesfasterifyouaimfortheirhead.Usually,scoringaheadshotresultsindoublethenormaldamageyouwouldhaveinflictedotherwise.Thisobviouslyallowsyoutodefeatyourenemiesfaster,whichisespeciallyimportantagainstthetougheronesor
whenyou'rebeingattac
edbyseveralenemiesatonce.Practiceheadshotsearly,andabusethemoften!
----[SCREENSANDPANELS]------------------------------------
Qua
e4featuresaninterestingGUI(graphicaluserinterface)systemwhichallowsyoutointeractdirectlywithseveralofthegame'scomputerscreensorpanels.TointeractwithaGUI,simplyapproachituntilyourcrosshairchangestoasmallhandcursor.Usethiscursortoclic
onthevariouselementsoftheGUIandproducethedesiredeffect.Thisusuallymeanclic
ingononebigobviousbutton.
----[THEMARINES]--------------------------------------------------
BecauseQua
e4pitsyouinthemiddleofawaragainsttheStrogg,youwilloftenbefightingalongsideothermarines.Thesemarinesarequitecapable,andaretypicallyequippedwithaMachinegun.Keepthemaliveaslongaspossibleandthey'llma
eyourlifealittleeasier.ButMedicsandTechmarinesareespeciallyhelpful.Simplyclic
onthemandthey'llfullyhealyouorrepairyourarmor,respectively.Aslongasthey'renotengagedincombat,thatis.
----[DIFFICULTYLEVELS]--------------------------------------
Uponstartinganewgame,youmustselectadifficultylevel.Thiswillaffecttheaccuracyofyourenemies,aswellastheamountofdamagetheydealtoyou.Besuretopic
adifficultylevelthatreflectsyourowns
illsandexperience
withfirst-personshooters.TheGenerals
illlevelisespeciallybrutal,asmostofyourenemiescandestroyyouwithonlyafewshots.*Private(easy):Trynottoshootyourselfinthefoot*Corporal(normal):Youcanhitamovingtarget...usually*Lieutenant(hard):Shootfirst,as
questionslater*General(veryhard):Anunstoppabledeathmachine
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------:WALKTHROUGH:---------------------------------------------------------------------------======================================================================[s04]====
Thisisbyfarthelongestsectionofthisdocument,coveringeverythingyouneedto
nowaboutQua
e4fromstarttofinish.Readupabitaboutthebac
groundstoryandcharactersifyouwant,orjumpdirectlytoanyothersectionofthewal
through.Whileitismeanttobereadinorder,itisbynomeansrequired.
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:STORYANDCHARACTERS:
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----[THESTORYSOFAR]----------------------------------------
Inthemid-21stcentury,abarbaricalienracecalledtheStrogglaunchedamassiveinvasiononEarth.Whiletheinvasionwasoriginallybelievedtobeanattempttostriptheplanetofitsnaturalresources,humanssoondiscoveredtheStroggareonlyafteronething:thehumanremainsofthosethey ill.
Throughahorrificprocess,thelimbsandfleshofthefallenarefusedwithmetalandmachinerytocreatethemonstrositiesthatarethealienStrogg.
TheStroggbattledthehumanraceforyearsonEarth,butasresourcesbecamedepleted,Earthmountedacounter-assaultontheStrogghomeworld.Thefirstassaultforcewaslaunchedfromthefleetandencounteredmassiveresistance-mostofthedrop-shipsweredestroyedbytheStrogghomeworld'smassivedefenseweapon nownas"TheBigGun."OnesurvivingMarinebro ethroughandwasabletodestroyTheBigGunandultimatelydefeattheStroggleader,theMa
ron.However,thewardidnotendthere.
TheStroggprovidedtobeextremelyresilientandasthewarcontinuedtorage,theStroggregroupedandconstructedanewandmorepowerfulMa
ron.Youare
MatthewKane,amemberoftheeliteRhinoSquadandpartofthenextmassiveinvasionthatspansacrosstheentireStroggosplanet.Equippedwithhi-techweaponsandvehicles,andteamedwithatopMarinesquadron,yousoonrealizethiswarisfarfromover.Infact,yourworstnightmareissoonrealizedwhenyoudiscovertodefeattheStrogg,youmustbecomeoneofthem.
(storyta
enfromthemanual)
----[CHARACTERS]----------------------------------------------------
----[MatthewKane]---------------------------------------------------------YouplayasMatthewKane,thenewestadditiontotheeliteRhinoSquad.Kanehassomewhatofamysteriouspastandnotmuchis
nownabouthim,except
thathe'sasurvivor.Asoneofhissquadmatessoeloquentlyputit,Kaneisone"certifiedbadass".Canonemanchangethecourseofthewar?
----[RhinoSquad]----------------------------------------------------------BesidesKane,RhinoSquadismadeupofeightothermarines,withwhomyou'llinteractregularlythroughoutthegame.Eachofthemevenhasauniqueand(insomecases)interestingpersonality.*LieutenantScottVoss,SquadLeader*SergeantMarianBidwell,second-in-command*LanceCorporalNi
olai'Sledge'Sledjonovitch,heavyweaponsspecialist
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*CorporalAlejandroCortez,sniper*CorporalDellMorris,communicationsofficer*CorporalWilliamRhodes,demolitionsexpert*JohannStrauss,techmarine(andarrogantbastard)*JeremiahAnderson,squadmedic
----[OtherSquads]---------------------------------------------------------Ofcourse,RhinoSquadcan'tsavetheworldbyitself.You'llalwaysbeabletocountonthesupportofmanyothermarinesquads,suchasBadger,Cobra,Eagle,Kodia
,Scorpion,Viper,WarthogandWolf.However,themostnoteworthy,andbyfarthebiggestofallthesquadshasgottobeRavenSquad.Ifyou'reobservantenough,youmightnoticethateverymarineofthissquadisnamedafterthevariousRavenSoftwarestaffmembers.
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:AIRDEFENSEBUNKER:
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----[NOTE]--------------------------------------------------------------Thiswal
throughwasplayedonthenormal(Corporal)difficultylevel.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thegamestartswithaniceintroductionsequence,featuringsomesweetandgorymodels.YouareridingonboardthebattleshipU.S.S.Patton,whojustarrivedatplanetStroggostohelpoutwiththeongoingwaragainsttheStrogg.Asyourdropshipfliesdowntothesurfacewithcountlessothers,LieutenantVosswillbrieflyuh,briefyouandtherestofRhinoSquad.FollowingtheeventsofQua
e2,alonemarinewasableto
illtheStroggleadercalledthe"Ma ron",anddisabletheplanetarydefenseguns.Wellheobviouslymissedafewguns,asyourdropshipgetsshotoutofthes
yandcrashesontheplanet'ssurface.Luc
ily,yousomehowsurvivethecrash(asdoesallofRhinoSquad),andthegamebeginsshortlyafteryouregainconsciousness.
First,getafeelformovingaround(default
eys:W,A,S,D),jumping(press
SPACE)andcrouching(holdC).Forwhateverreason,youcan'tpic
uptheMachinegunoffthedeadmarineatyourfeet(notli
ehe'llneedit),sopracticefiringyourpatheticBLASTERaround(clic
theleftmousebutton).
----[WEAPON]------------------------------------[DefaultKey:1]----BLASTER-----------------------------------------------------------------------------ClipSize....................n/a:Power...............[|:::::::::]MaxAmmo.....................n/a:Speed...............[|||||:::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------AshotfromthisstandardMarine-issueenergypistolcanbarelypenetrateasheetofpaper,letaloneanarmoredStrogg.Youcanfirequic
,butwea
shotsbypressingthefirebutton.YoucanalsochargeuptheBlasterby
holdingdownthefirebuttonforaboutonesecondandthenreleaseit.Thischargedshotismuchmorepowerful,yetstillprettyuseless,consideringthetimeitta
estofire.
TheBlasterisalsofittedwithaFlashlight(toggleitwiththeF
ey).Andthan
stoitsinternalnuclearbattery,itwillneverrunoutofammo.Still,Iwouldn'trecommendusingitagainstanythingbutStroggMarines,andthenonlywhenyoureally,reallyneedtoconserveammo.Icanprettymuchguaranteeyou'llneveruseitagainonceyouobtainabetterweapon.Onamorepositivenote,Idoli
ethedesignoftheBlaster.
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--------------------------------------------------------------------[w01]----
Nowheadtowardstheguywho'sdesperatelytryingtocontactheadquartersontheradio.MeetSergeantMorris,RhinoSquad'scommunicationsofficer.He'lltellyouthatyouneedtoregroupwiththerestofthesquadassoonaspossible,andthusgiveyouthefirstmissionobjectiveofthegame.
----[RegroupWithRhinoSquad]----------------------[OBJECTIVE]----ThesurvivorsofRhinoSquadhavemadetheirwayintotheStroggfortressahead.Hurryupandjointhem.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hurryuptheysay...butit'stheirfaulttheyleftyoufordeadinthefirstplace.RunpastMorristomeetasecondmemberofRhinoSquad:MedicAnderson.Afterheintroduceshimself,Andersonwillhealyoubac
upto100healthpoints.Hownice.NowruntowardsthefortressentrancetomeetupwithPrivateWebb,ofBadgerSquad.Privateisjustanotherwordfor"expendable",isn'tit?Followhiminsideandrunthroughsomehallwaystoreachalargerroom.Thisiswhereyou'llsortofbeambushedbyyourveryfirstSTROGGMARINE.Tryshootinghimdownwithyourpeashooter,orletWebbdoallthewor foryou.
----[ENEMY]------------------------------------------------------------STROGGMARINE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Power...............[varies]:Toughness...........[||::::::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------ThesecouldbeconsideredyourStroggequivalent,exceptyou'veneverseensuchincompetentmarinesbefore.Thesebottom-of-the-foodchaintypeofstroggsbarelyconstituteathreatbythemselves,thoughtheycancertainlybeanannoyanceinbiggergroups.Theycanwielddifferenttypesofweapons,suchasaBlaster,MachinegunorShotgun,buttheiraimisgenerallyterrible.
----[BlasterMarine]-------------------------[Power]--[|:::::::::]----IfyourownBlasterisanyindication,you'd
nowthesedon'tposemuchofathreat.Theslow-movingprojectilestheyfireareeasytododgeanddon'thurtmuch.Justdon'tgetcaughtintotheirlineoffiretoooften,
asevenlowdamagecanquic
lyaddup.TheseMarinesareofagreycolor.
----[MachinegunMarine]----------------------[Power]--[|:::::::::]----WhiletheMachineguncertainlyisastepupfromtheBlaster,theseparticularstroggsbarely
nowhowtouseit.Theirfireiswildlyinaccurate,andwhateverbulletshityouwillli
elyscratchyouregoharderthanyourownflesh.Theyappearinanorange/redcolor.
----[ShotgunMarine]-------------------------[Power]--[||::::::::]----AShotgunwillonlycauserealdamageatcloserange,soalways
eepyourdistancewiththeseMarinesandyou'llbefine.Ifonedoesmanagetohityoufromcloseenoughyoumightbleedalittle,sojust
eepstrafing.Thesestroggscomeinabrown/yellowcolor.
It'salsoworthnotingthatifaStroggMarinegetscloseenough,he'llstartusingyouasapunchingbag.Theydon'tdealmuchdamageinmeleeeither,butthere'snoreasonyoushouldeverletthathappen.Finally,theseMarineswearlittletonoarmor(possiblybecauseofbudgetissues),soanyweaponwor
swelltota
ethemdown.--------------------------------------------------------------------[e01]----
FollowWebbaroundtheroom,shootingupmoreStroggMarinesalongtheway.You'llsoonmeetupwithPrivateDeesandacouplemoreStroggMarines.After
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thelastofthemhavebeeneliminated,WebbwilltellyoutorejoinyoursquadwhileheandDeesstaybehindtoholdthisroom.Exittheroomintoanotherhallway,inwhichyou'llfindtwoSMALLHEALTHPACKSinacratenexttotheblueflare.Thesewillrestore25healtheach,soyou'llwanttograbthemifyou'vebeenhurtsofar.
Gothroughtheyellowdoor,justintimetowitnessanunluc
ymarinegettingdraggedawaybyaGrunt.Toobadyoucan'thelphim.Ma
eyourwayaroundthisroom,passingbyacrasheddroppod,untilyoureachanotherunloc
edyellowdoor.Thismightbeagoodtimetomentionthatmostdoorsinthegamethatdisplayredlightswillbeloc
ed,whilethedoorswithgreenlightsareunloc
ed.Ma
essense,thoughit'sagoodthingtheStroggattachthesamemeaningtothegreenandredcolorsasmosthumansdo.Inanycase,thisisalwaysaneasywaytodiscernwhereyoushouldbeheadednext.Spea
ingofwhich,proceedthroughthatunloc
edyellowdoornowandpic
uptheMACHINEGUNnexttothedeadmarine(there'sahiddenMachinegunonthemarineaswell).
----[WEAPON]------------------------------------[DefaultKey:2]----MACHINEGUN-----------------------------------------------------------------------------ClipSize....................40:Power...............[||::::::::]MaxAmmo.....................300:Speed...............[||||||||::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:SPECIAL:[Zoom]HolddowntheSpecial eytoloo throughthe:
::Machinegun'sscope.Thoughthismodefeaturessemi-:::automaticfire,eachshotisslightlymorepowerful.:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------TheMachinegunisaweaponyouwillrelyonquiteabit,especiallyinthefirsthalfofthegame.Itsexcellentrateoffiremorethanma
esupfortheMachinegun'srelativelac
ofpower.ThisgetsevenbetteronceyouacquiretheExtendedClipMod,whichallowsyoutofireupto80shotswithouthavingtoreload.Twicetheshootingfun!
Needlesstosay,suchahighrateoffirecomesatthepriceofaccuracy.Youwon'tlosemuchaccuracyuptomediumrange,thoughbeyondthatyou'reli
elytomissmoreandmore(unlessyou'reshootingatawall).It'sbesttousetheZoomfunctionifyouwanttohitsomefarawayenemy.The
MachinegunisalsoequippedwithaFlashlight(toggleiton/offwithF).-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:UPGRADE:[ExtendedClipMod]ThismodincreasestheClipSize:::to80.Obtainedin"Operation:LastHope".:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:AMMO:Clips(50)-Machinegun(40):--------------------------------------------------------------------[w02]----
Atlast,youcansaygoodbyetotheBlaster.Notthatittoo
allthatlong.Butreally,ifIcouldthrowitaway,Iwould.Anyway,assoonasyouadvanceinthisroom,aStroggMarinewilldropdownfromtheceiling.PumphisheadfullofleadwithyourshinynewMachineguntodrophimrealquic
li
e.Thenbesuretopic
upthetwoCLIPSjustahead,asyou'llwanttoma
ethemostof
yourMachinegun.Turnleftandrunthroughthisroom,andyou'llfindtwoStroggMarineswaitingattheotherend.Findsomecoverbehindthepillarssoyoucansafelyshootthemdown.
GothroughthenextdoortofindPrivateKovitchstrugglingwithaGrunt,thenta
ecareoftheproblemhimselfinanadmirablefashion.Shotgunblaststothefacehavesolvedcountlessproblemsbefore,possiblyma
ingthisoneofthemosteffectivenegotiationtacticever.AfterwipingGruntbrainmatteroffhisarmor,KovitchwillsaythatyouneedtofindBadgerSquadjustahead.Beforeyoufollowhiminthenextroom,lootthishallwaytofindaSMALLHEALTHPACK
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andaCLIPinanearbycrate,plustwomoreCLIPSnexttothedoor.
Gothroughthedoorintothenextroom,andthroughthelonghallwaywithrowsofpipeontheleft.Justafewstepsin,aGRUNTwillsmashthroughthepipesandtrytota
eafewswipesatyou.Hewon'thurtyouifyoujuststayontheothersideofthehallway.StartshootinghimupwiththeMachinegun,afterwhichhe'llruntotheendofthehallwaysohecanrunbac
towardsyou.Thisshouldgiveyouplentyoftimetogunhimdown,thoughbewarnedhe'lltrytoleapatyouoncehegetscloseenough.
----[ENEMY]------------------------------------------------------------GRUNT-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Power...............[||||::::::]:Toughness...........[||||::::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Thisshortbutmassivealieniscoveredinarmorthat
indagiveshimtheappearanceofafootballplayer.Consequently,youdon'twanttostayinhispathwhenhecomeschargingtowardsyou.WhiletheGruntisequippedwithashoulder-mountedchaingun,hewillrarelyuseit.Thedamageitcausesiswea anyway,andhe'sgotaterribleaim.
Instead,Gruntsli
etousesomeratherpowerfulmeleeattac
sthatyou'llwanttoavoidbystayingfarawayfromthem.Inaddition,theycanleapatyoufromgreatdistances.Dodgethisattac bystrafingifyoucan,asit's
twiceaspowerfulastheirnormalmeleeattac
s.YoumightnoticethatGruntssometimechoosetoabsorbthegreenchemicalspluggedintotheirarms.I'mnotactuallysureifthishasanyeffect,exceptperhapsallowthemtorunabitfaster.
WhileGruntsarecertainlymoreresilientthanStroggMarines,youshouldstillbeableto
illthemeasilywithmostweaponssavetheBlaster.Obviously,thestrongertheweapon,thefasterthey'lldie.Butthatmatterslittleifyoucanstayoutoftheirmeleerange.--------------------------------------------------------------------[e02]----
WiththeGruntdead,runtotheendofthehallwayandthenbac
ontheothersideofthepipesuntilyoucomeuptoadoor.You'llseeastroyenthealth
stationontheleftwallthere,butnotbeingaStroggyourselfyoucan'tdoanythingwithit.Instead,gothroughthedoorontherighttowitnessaStroggMarinegetblastedinthefacebyPrivateHillstrom.Loo
sli
eyoufoundtherestofBadgerSquad!JustfollowthepathtofindSergeantMiller.Sinceoneofhismenisbadlywounded,he'llorderyoutorunbac
,grabMedicAnderson,andbringhimbac
here.Whyshouldyouta
eordersfromthisman?Youalreadyhaveyourownorders.Ohwell.
----[RetrieveMedic]--------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----FindAnderson,RhinoSquad'smedic.Bringhimbac
tothewoundedmarinenearSgt.Miller.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beforeyouheadbac
,lootthenearbycratestofindtwoCLIPSandtwoSMALLHEALTHPACKS.Nowtimeforalittlebac
trac
ing.Retraceyourstepsintothepiperoomandruntotheotherend.Thepipesthatwerepreviouslybro
enoffbytheGruntwillexplode,settingoffanalarm.You'llthenbeassaultedbyaGruntandtwoStroggMarines,followedbythreemoreMarines.Youshouldn'thaveanyproblemsifyoustayattheotherendofthehallwayandpic
themofffromadistance.ZoomwiththeMachinegunifnecessary.
Keeprunningbac
,throughtheroomwiththelargewindowsandintotheroomwithallthepillars.You'llspotCorporalPiercemotioningyouover,butthen
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thedoorbehindhimopensandaBERSERKERimpaleshim!Piercegotpierced...getit?Um.JustunloadintotheBerser
erwithyourMachinegun,andaimfortheheadasmuchasyoucan.Youmightneedtostepbac
abittoavoidhisattac
s.
----[ENEMY]------------------------------------------------------------BERSERKER-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Power...............[||||||::::]:Toughness...........[|||||:::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Berser
ersarethemastersofmelee,possessingawidevarietyofharmfulclose-rangeattac
s.Theyhaveabladeontheirrightarmandamorningstarontheleft,bothofwhichtheycanuseinmeleetoinflictmuchpainonyourperson.Ifthatwasn'tenough,theycanalsoleaptowardsyouinasimilarfashiontotheGruntstoinflictextradamage.Andtotopitalloff,Berser
ersrunveryfast.
Butthat'snotall!Atanymoment,Berser
erscanchoosetohitthegroundwiththeirblade,creatingashoc
wavethat'sfairlyhardtoavoid.Tryjumpingorrunningbac wards.Than fully,thisattac doesn'tdomuchdamage.Theycanalsoshootoutabeamoflightningfromtheirblade,whichcausesaboutasmuchdamageastheirmeleeattac
s.Li
etheshoc
wave,thisattac
doesn'thavemuchrange,butisveryhardtoavoid.
NotonlycanBerser
ersdishoutpaininmanyvariedandeffectiveways,buttheycanalsowithstandquiteabitofit.You'llalwayswanttota
ethemdownasquic
lyaspossible,especiallywhentheyattac
alongsideotherstroggs.Notli ethey'llgiveyoumuchofachoiceanyway.Youcan'tshootatanythingelsewhenyougotasevenfeetwallstandinginyourway.--------------------------------------------------------------------[e03]----
GothroughthedoorwheretheBerser ercamefrom,andintoasmallroomcontainingtwoMACHINEGUNS,aCLIPandaSMALLHEALTHPACK.Continuethroughthenextdoorandyou'llbebac
intotheroomwiththecrasheddroppod.RunforwardtohelpAndersondealwiththreeStroggMarines.Nicejobsofar,butyoustillneedtobringhimbac
.Whichmeansevenmorebac
trac
ingforyou.Re-bac
trac
ing?Bac
-bac
trac
ing?Whatever.
----[RetrieveMedic]----------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[EscortAnderson]-------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----ProtectAndersonandbringhimbac
tothewoundedmarinenearSgt.Miller.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thisisyourfirstescortobjectiveofthegame,meaningyoumustprotectaspecificcharacteruntilatas
isaccomplished.Ifyouletthatcharacterdie,it'sgameoverforyou.Than
fully,MedicAndersonisagoodshot,andyoushouldhavenoproblemescortinghimbac
.Rememberthatyoucanclic
onhimatanytime(unlessyou'reinbattle)tohavehimhealyourightup.
Beforegoingbac
,youcanloo
behindthedoortheStroggMarinescamefromto
findadeadmarineandaMACHINEGUN.Soheadbac
pastthedroppodandthroughthedoorstraightahead.AGruntwillsmashthroughafloorpanelinthisroom,butwithAnderson'shelpyou'llhavenoproblemgunninghimdown.Ifyouwant,jumpdownintotheholetheGruntcamefrom,andyou'lllandonasmallwal
waybelowthefloor.Followthispath(besuretoturnonyourflashlight)andyoushouldbeabletofindaCLIPandaSMALLARMORVESTnearsomefire.Sweet,someprotection!Thenclic
theinteractivepanelneartheladdertoopenupahatchabove,andclimbitup.
You'llbebac
inthedroppodroom,sorunbac
intothenextroom,andagain
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throughthenextdoor.Inthepillarsroom,justrunforwardandthistimeaBerser
erwilldropdownfromtheceiling!Again,withAnderson'shelphewon'tbeaproblem.Runthroughthedoor,throughthewindowedroom,andyou'llbeinthepiperoom.ABerser
erwilltrytoambushyoufromthebro
enpipes,andtwoStroggMarineswillattac
fromtheendoftheroom.Staycool,andfindcoverifnecessary.Youcanthenruntotheendoftheroom,andyou'llfindanewly-unloc
eddoor.BeyonditliesaMACHINEGUNandseveraldangerouslyexplosivebarrels.
Youshouldnowrunbac
intotheotherroom,whereSergeantMillerpatientlyawaitsyourreturn.Andersonwillta
ecareoftheinjuredguy,andMillerwillfinallyletyougobyunloc
ingthelargedoorinthisroom.
----[EscortAnderson]---------------------------------[COMPLETE]----
Grabanythingyoumighthavemissedbeforeleavingthisroom,andma
esureyougrabahealfromAndersonifyou'rehurt.GothroughthelargedoorstoseeCortezta
ecareofthreestroggsinaratherawesomeway.Whatnonchalance.He'llintroducehimselfasRhinoSquad'ssharpshooterandremindyouthatyoustillneedtoregroupwiththerestofthesquad.Loo aroundthisplacetofindaMACHINEGUN,threeCLIPSandtwoSMALLHEALTHPACKS.YoucanthenrunthroughthereddoorthatCortezpointedattofindtheexitpanelforthislevel.That'swhatthepanelsaysinStroggalphabet..."Exit".Simplyclic
ittofinishthefirstlevel!
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:AIRDEFENSETRENCHES:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x02]----
What,didyouthin
RhinoSquadwouldberightbehindthatdoor?Nope,stillhavealittlewaystogo.Runintothenextroom,whereSergeantBidwellwillinformyouovertheradiothatyouneedtofindhimassoonaspossible.Again.Couldtheystopremindingyouforli
e,fivewholeminutes?Followthepathtoanelevator,andclic
theyellowpaneltorideitup.Followthispaththrough
adoorandintoalargeroom.AGruntwillrunupsomestairstotac
leyou,butyoushouldhavelittleproblemshootinghimdown.Loo
intothesmallcomputerroomontheleftsidetofindaSMALLARMORVEST.
Rundownthestairsandthroughadoor.Followthispathuntilyoureachanotherdeadmarine(seemstobealotofthosearoundhere)neararedflare.Pic
uphisMACHINEGUNandCLIPifyoudare,thenwal
throughthedoor.You'renowbac
intotheroomwiththelargewindowsfromthefirstlevel,thoughontheupperledge.Ifyouloo
down,youcanseeamarineshootingdownsomeStroggwithaHyperblaster.Coolweapon.Followthishallwaywhichwillleadyououtside,whereyou'llfindaSMALLHEALTHPACKandaLARGEHEALTHPACKsittinginacrate.YoucanalsoclimbdownthepipesontherighttofindfourARMORSHARDS.
Youcanthenrunthroughthetunneluntilyoureachthetrenches.Woo,lotsofactionouthere.Than
fully,you'reprettysafewhereyou'restanding.That'swhattrenchesarefor.Runforward,pastSergeantDischler,tofindaSMALLHEALTHPACKandthreeCLIPSinacrate.Noticehowallthisammoandhealthisjustlyingaroundwhenyoudon'treallyneedit?Ahwell.TurnrightandfollowtheredandyellowcablesintoanothershorttunneltomeetDamato.Quic
lyfollowhimoutside.
YoushouldfirstnoticetwoStroggMarinesandaBerser
er,whichyoushould
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swiftlyta
edownwithDamato'shelp.ThreemoreStroggMarineswillthencomein,UNLESSDamatodies,inwhichcaseyou'llhavetofacesixmoreMarines.Asyoucansee,it'sbesttoprotectDamato,especiallyfromtheBerser
er(he'sbasicallytheonlyonewhocan
illhim).Bytheway,thisisthefirsttimeyou'llencountertheShotgunMarines.You'llfindaCLIPbyloo
ingaroundinthisarea,andyoucanthenrunthroughthenexttunnel.Bidwellisgettingreallyimpatient!
You'llmeetwithCorporalRhodesinthetunnel,whoseemsalittledisappointedtoseeyoualive.That'llteachhimtobetagainstyou.Regardless,youcangrabtheCLIPathisfeet,thenexitthetunneltofinallymeetupwithSergeantBidwell-RhinoSquad'ssecond-in-command-aswellasSledge.
----[RegroupWithRhinoSquad]------------------------[COMPLETE]----
Timetogetsomeneworders,whichyou'llreceivefromVosshimselfovertheradio.Seemsli
etheStroggairdefensecannonis
eepingthefighterspinneddown,soyouneedtota
eitoutfromthehangars.You'retogowithMorrisandrendezvouswithViperSquadthere.Wait,Morris?Wherethehelldidhe--*turnsaround*Aaahh!Noseriously,wheredidhecomefrom?Whydidn'thehelpyousoonerifhewasfollowingyou?Anyway.----[DestroyStroggAircraftHangars]---------------[OBJECTIVE]----MarinegroundunitsarebeingshreddedbyStroggairsupport.Findawayto
ta
eouttheStrogghangars.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wellthen,getaCLIPandSMALLHEALTHPACKinthecratethatwasbehindBidwell.Followthetrenchesuntilyoucometoafor
,whereyoushouldgetattac
edbyaBerser
er.ShouldbeeasyforyouandMorris.UptofiveStroggMarineswillalsoattac
youfromtheright,sofindsomecoverbehindthecratesandsnipethemwithyourMachinegun.YoucanalsoexplodethebarrelsnearthoseMarinesforfunandprofit.Followthetrenchesalongthepaththatshouldbenearesttoyou(wheretheBerser
ercamefrom).You'llencountertwomoreStroggMarinesonthewayandsoonfindtheredexitdoorforthislevel.Nowthatwasshort.
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:HANGARPERIMETER:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x03]----
You'renowinsideatunnelagain,andMorrisisstillwithyou.Sofarsogood.Proceedthroughthenextdoortogetaglimpseatanewenemy:theStroggGUNNER.Theseenemiescanbeprettytoughinconfinedspacesli
ethis,sostayincovernearthedoorandta
eyourshotsfromthere.Besuretorunawayifhethrowsagrenadeyourway!TheGunneralsohastwoStroggMarinessupportinghimfrombehind,thoughyoushouldonlyta
ecareofthoseafterward.
----[ENEMY]------------------------------------------------------------GUNNER-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Power...............[|||||:::::]:Toughness...........[|||||:::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Atall,heavilyarmoredStroggwithamassivegungraftedtohisrightarm.Youcantellrightawaythisguyisn't
iddingaround.Hisguneffectivelydoublesasanailgunandagrenadelauncher.Mostofthetimehe'llbefiringthenailgun,whichdoesn'thitashardasyoumightthin
.Thenail
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projectilesaren'ttoohardtododgebystrafing,thoughifyoudogethitbyalotofthemyou'llfindyourselfhurting.
Onceinawhile,theGunnerwilllaunchagrenadetowardsyou,providedyou'refarenough.Thegrenadewilltypicallylandclosetoyou,givingyouonlyafewsecondstomoveawaybeforeitexplodes.Ifyoudogetcaughtinthegrenade'sexplosionradius,you'llbeta
ingaheftyamountofdamage,especiallyifyou'reunarmored.Ouch.It'seasytotellwhenaGunnerisabouttolaunchagrenade,becausehe'llpumphisgunfirst.
Ishouldalsonotethatifyougetcloseenough,Gunnerscanpunchthecrapoutofyou.Butwhywouldtheygetcloseinthefirstplace?Anyway,Gunnersareprettytough,than
stoallthatarmorIguess.Strongweaponsareadvised,thougheventheMachinegunwillwor
ifyou'resoinclined.--------------------------------------------------------------------[e04]----
WiththenastyGunnerandhisbodyguardsdown,runthroughthehallwayuntilyoumeettwomoreStroggMarinesandaBerser
er.Withplentyofspacebetweenyouandthem,theyshouldposenoproblem.NowgothroughthedoorattheendofthishallwaytomeetupwithViperSquad.CorporalMahlerwillresumethesituationand
indlygiveyouhisSHOTGUN!Seemsli
eyou'retoclearthewayforthedemolitionsteam.Ma
essense.ToobadMorriswillhavetostaybehindandre-establishcommunications(that'swhathedoesbest,afterall).
----[WEAPON]------------------------------------[DefaultKey:3]----SHOTGUN-----------------------------------------------------------------------------ClipSize....................8:Power...............[||||||::::]MaxAmmo.....................50:Speed...............[|||:::::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------WhileShotgunsareoften
inginfirst-personshooters,it'sactuallynotallthatgreatinQua e4.Atleast,beforeyougettoupgradeit.Ithasaslowrateoffire(asyouwouldexpectfromapump-actionshotgun)andahorriblereloadspeed.Ontheplusside,itisfairlypowerful,butonlyatcloserange.Whenyoucangetcloseenoughtoyourfoes,theShotguniscertainlyasolidchoice,especiallywhenaimedbetweentheeyes.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
:UPGRADE:[ExtendedClipMod]IncreasestheClipSizeto10.:::Alsoaddsclip-basedreloading,whichismuchfaster.:::Obtainedin"Operation:LastHope".:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:AMMO:Shells(12)-Shotgun(10):--------------------------------------------------------------------[w03]----
SoyounowgettotravelwiththreemembersofViperSquadforawhile,withoneofthembeingaMedicandanotheraTechmarine.Thishasobviousadvantages,becauseaslongasthey'realiveyoucanusethemtostayatfullhealthandarmor.AsfarasI
now,noneofthesemarinescanbe
illedinthefirstportionofyourlittleadventuretogether.Thatdoesn'tmeanyoushouldn'ttrytoprotectthemasyougoalongthough,ifonlytopracticeyour
escortings
ills.Butbeforeyougoanywhere,pilfertheVipers'reserves,whichconsistofaSMALLARMORVEST,twoMACHINEGUNS,aCLIPandthreeboxesofSHELLSforyournewShotgun.
SoreadyyourMachinegun(you'llseewhyinasec)andgothroughthedoorstoenteracoolloo
ingarea.AGunnerwillappearfaraheadofyou,sotrytosnipehimwithyourMachinegun.You'llalsofaceaboutsixStroggMarinesinthisarea,thoughwiththreeteammateshelpingyououtthey'llgodownquic
.ViperSquadisawesome.Wal
aroundthisareaandupsomestepstofindadoor.You'llalsofindaCLIPandSMALLHEALTHPACKwheretheGunnerwasstanding.Go
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throughthisdoor,thendoli
etheothersandta
ecoverbehindacrate.You'llfightofftwoStroggMarinesinitially,thenfourmorewillcomefromthedoorattheotherendoftheroom.Again,theMachinegunwor
sbesthere.Spea
ingofwhich,youcanpic
oneupformanearbydeadmarine.
NowequipyourShotgun!Gothroughthedoor,pic
uptheSHOTGUNinfrontofyou,thenrundownthestairsahead.You'llmeetupwithaBerser
erhalfwaydown,butwithaShotguninhandheshouldgodownquic
.Yourmarinebuddiesshouldta
ecareoftwoStroggMarinesbelow.Downstairsyou'llfindaMACHINEGUN,aCLIPandaLARGEHEALTHPACK.Gointothenextroom,whereyoucanchec
afewrepairbotswor
ingonthebustedengineofaStroggFlyer.Kindaneat.Enterthenextroomandturnrightintothefirsthallway.Oryoucan
eepgoingtofindthreeARMORSHARDSnearaloc
eddoorifyouwant,butwithLiaround,whywouldyouneedthem?
Anyways,followthishallwaytoreachalargeelevator,butyou'llfirsthavetogothroughaGruntandtwoStroggMarines.There'salsoaMACHINEGUNandtwoSMALLHEALTHPACKSnearalargescreentotheleft.Onceeveryoneisontheelevator,Mahlerwillactivateit.FollowthisnewhallwaytoreachanotherlargeroomwheretheStroggstoreafewengines.Thisroomispac edfullofenemies,includingaGunnerupaboveandabouttenStroggMarinestotal.Soundsli
ealot,butyoustillhaveViperhelp.ThisisaniceplacetopracticeusingtheShotgun.
Afterloo
ingaround,Mahlerwillcometotheconclusionthatyouneedtofindawaytobrea
throughthatreinforcedbulletproofglass.Hmm,maybethoseenginescouldhelp.Notethatasofthispoint,LiandHayescanbe
illedprettyeasily(theynolongerappearimmortal),soPROTECTTHEMifyoustillwanttousetheirservicesinthenear-future.
----[CircumventGlass]------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----Findawaytogettotheothersideoftheglass.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Afteryoureceiveyourobjective,thedoortothefarendoftheroomwillunloc
andaBerser
erwillcomethrough.Killitquic
lybeforehedecidesto
illLiorHayes.Healupifyou'rehurt,thengothroughthedoorthe
Berser
ercamefrom.You'llfindoneStroggMarineonyourrighthere,andtwomorewillcomefromthedoorahead.You'llalsogettoseeaStroggFlyergettransferedtoanotherpartofthehangar.Coolstuff.Headthroughtheotherdoortofindasmallstorageroomwithaladder.Climbitup,andexitbac
intothelargeroomyoujustcrossed.
Nowyouneedtoextendthebridgetoproceed,soclic
thebuttononthepanelonyourright.Crosstheplatform,andgetreadytota
edownaBerser
erandStroggMarine.Wal
intothenextroom,andyou'llnodoubtnoticetheorangepanelrightinfrontofyou.Clic
thebuttontoloweranengineinfrontofthewindow.Youcanthenturnrightandfollowthispathtoalift.RideitdownsoyoucanrejoinViperSquad.As
theMedicandTechtohealyouifyou'rehurt.Loo
behindtheengineandyou'llseeasmallpanel.Clic
itto
firetheengine,andtheglasswillliterallymeltaway.Success!
----[CircumventGlass]--------------------------------[COMPLETE]----
MorriswillcontactMahlerandinformhimthatthedemolitionsguyisready.Alright,sowal
intheroombehindthemeltedglasstofindtwoMACHINEGUNS,aCLIP,SHELLSandthreeARMORSHARDS.Wal
intothenextroomtofaceaBerser
erandtwoStroggMarinesontheplatformabove.Yourteammateswillthengetintoposition,andwaitforyoutodosomething.Huh?Well,loo
foragreenpanelneartheedgeoftheroomandclic
it.Thiswillstartextending
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anotherbridge,butasithappenseightStroggMarineswillwal
intotheroom.Pieceofca
ewithyourMachinegun.Oncethebridgeisfullyextended,aBerser
erandtwomoreMarineswillwal
ontoit.
Nowyoucancrossthebridgeuntilyoureachadoor.Beforeyouta
eit,dropontoalowerplatformoneitherside.Someoneapparentlyforgotsomestuffdownthere,suchasaLARGEARMORVEST,twoCLIPSandSHELLS.Climbbac
upusingtheladder,andenterthenextroom.You'llfirstfacethreeStroggMarinescomingupfromtheleft,andthenaGunnerwillwal
throughadoorstraightahead.IfyougodownwheretheMarineswereyoucanfindmoreSHELLSandaSMALLHEALTHPACKtuc
edawayinacorner.Gobac
upandthroughthedoortheGunnercamefromtodiscoveranotherelevator.Thisonewillta
eyoudeeperintothehangar.Onceeveryoneisonboard,clic
thepanel.
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:INTERIORHANGAR:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x04]----
Younowhavetowaitthrougharatherlongelevatorride,sochec
outthesomewhatimpressiveStrogghangarwhileyoudo.Followthesquadintothenextroomonceyoureachthetop,andyou'llreceivenewordersfromMorris.
----[ClearAreaofEnemies]-------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----Preparethisfloorforthedemolitionteambysweepingtheareaandclearingitofallhostiles.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wellyourobjective'sclearenough,sostartsweepingalready.Wal
aroundthisroomandthroughadoortoreachasmallhallway.Assoonasyouenteranalarmwillgooff,soitappearsthestroggs
nowyou'recoming.GrabthetwoCLIPSinfrontoftheloc
eddoor,andreadyyourMachinegunandflashlight.OnceMahlergivesthego,chargeintothenextroomtofind...noone?
Afewsecondslater,StroggMarinesstartshowingup,aswellasfourdefense
Turrets(twooneachsidesofthehallway).Youshouldconcentrateondestroyingtheturretsfirst(theycanhurtyouabitifyouletthem,buttheyhavelowhealth),thenstartshootingdowntheStrogg.Isuggestyousimplystayatthefarendofthehallwayandta
ethemoutastheyappear.You'llhavetota
eoutaboutahalf-dozenStroggMarinesandthefourturretstocompletetheobjective.ThisisobviouslyquiteabiteasierifLiandHayesarestillaliveatthispoint.Youarethenorderedtoreturntotheelevator.
----[ClearAreaofEnemies]---------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[MeetRhodes]-----------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----ReturntotheelevatorandmeetRhodes,theRhinoSquadEngineer.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sobac
trac
allthewaytotheelevatorwhich,well,consistsoftravelingthroughoneshorthallway.Whew,thatwashard.YoumightwannahaveHayesandLipatchyouupbeforeyoureturn,though.
----[MeetRhodes]-------------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[ProtectRhodes]--------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----LeadRhodestothehangarsandprotecthimashesetstothedemolitioncharges.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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MorriswillrecallViperSquadbac
tohim,soyoucannolongercountontheirsupportnow.Buttwoquestionsimmediatelycrossmymind.First,Rhodesisthedemolitionteam?Asin,heformsateambyhimself?Hemustbeprettydamngoodthen.Second,didhehaulupallthoseheavy-loo
ingcratesuptherebyhimself?That'dbeevenmoreimpressive.There'salotoflootinthosecrates,suchastwoMACHINEGUNS,fourCLIPS,twoSHOTGUNS,twoSHELLS,twoLARGEHEALTHPACKSandoneLARGEARMORVEST.Ifthatdoesn'tgetyoubac
intoshape,nothingwill.
SofollowRhodesbac
totheroomwhereyouclearedoutalltheStrogg,andhe'llleadyoutoadoor.Gothroughthisdoortofindaverylargeroomwithmanydoors,butfirstthingsfirst.Pic
upthetwoCLIPSandSMALLHEALTHPACKtoyourrightifyouneedthem(youshouldn't),thengothroughtheunloc
eddoortotheright.Ta
eoutthethreeStroggMarinesinthishangar(remember,ifRhodesdieyoudie),anddon'tgettoostartlediftheStroggFlyerum,fliesoff.OncealltheMarinesaredead,Rhodeswillgoplacehisfirstdemolitioncharge.Nothingelsetodoherebutpic
upaCLIPandSMALLHEALTHPACKifyouneed'em,thenheadbac
inthelargeroom.
RunaroundthisroomtofindanddestroytwoGunnersandaboutsevenStroggMarines.YourlifeismoreexpendablethanRhode'satthispoint(inasense),so
eepaneyeonhimatalltimes.Sometimeshehasthebadhabitofrunningoffonhisown.Thensearcharoundtofindadoorontheoppositesideofthefirsthangaryouwentto.Thiswouldbeleftfromwhereyoufirstentered.This
hangarisverysimilartotheotherone,exceptitcontainsaGunnerinadditiontothreeStroggMarines.Clear'emallout,andRhodeswillplacethesecondandfinalcharge.
----[ProtectRhodes]----------------------------------[COMPLETE]----
Sweet,younolongerhavetoprotecthim!BeingaRhinoSquadmember,you
nowhecanta ecareofhimself(whenhe'snotcarryingseveralpoundsofexplosivesonhisbac
).FollowRhodesbac
intothelargeroom,thenintoanotherroom.He'llunloc
thedoorleadingyouintosomesortofcontrolroom.Loo
throughthewindowtowitnessthecoolexplosion.Ka-blam-o!Nowthat'sajobwelldone.Morrisnowwantsyoutoheadbac
downandregroup,butRhodeswillstayuphere.Whatelsecouldhepossiblyneedtodo?Nomatter.
----[DestroyStroggAircraftHangars]-----------------[COMPLETE]--------[RegroupwithVoss]-----------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----ReturntotheAirDefenseCannonandregroupwithLt.VossandthemembersofRhinoSquad.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah,soallthedoorsareloc
edinthisroom,leavingyounochoicetoridedowntheelevator.Thisalsomar
stheendofthislevel.
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:MCCLANDINGSITE:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x05]----
Afteraboringelevatorride,you'llmeetupwithRavenSquad.Loo
sli
ethey'veta
enovertheareaandstartedcleaningupalittle.You'llalsomeetwithTechMarineStraussforthefirsttime,probablythemostarrogantmemberofRhinoSquad.Gethimtofixyourarmorwhileyou'rethere.Youcanpic
uptheMACHINEGUN,SHOTGUNandSHELLSnearbyifyouwant,thenexitthisroomthroughthedoor.
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Bac
outside,you'llseemoremembersofRavendoingstuff(andaMACHINEGUNonacrate).GoaroundthisfamiliarareatofindmoreguysanalyzingoneofthoseStroggFlyerengines.Apparentlytheirtechnologyisimpressive.Funnilyenough,youcanstealthosemarines'MACHINEGUNSifyouwant,andhelpyourselftoSMALLHEALTHPACKSinthecrate.Exitthisarea,andyou'llseePrivateSalmongettingyelledatbyStrauss.HealsohasaMACHINEGUN.*cough*MeetMorrisagaininthenextroom,andfollowhimbac
tothetrenches.OpenthedoortofinallymeetupwithVossandSledge.
----[RegroupwithVoss]-------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[CapturetheAirDefenseCannon]----------------[OBJECTIVE]----Fightyourwaytothecannon'scontrolsandta
eitofflinetoclearthes
iesfortheMobileCommandCenter.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VosswillstartbyawardingyouaGRENADELAUNCHER.Isupposehe'sbeenpleasedwithyourwor
sofar.AndwiththeStroggFlyersoutofcommission,younowhavetodisablethatAirDefenseCannon,
----[WEAPON]------------------------------------[DefaultKey:5]----GRENADELAUNCHER-----------------------------------------------------------------------------ClipSize....................8:Power...............[|||||||:::]
MaxAmmo.....................50:Speed...............[||||::::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------WhiletheGrenadeLauncherisamongthemostpowerfulweaponsinthegame,it'sfarfrombeingthemostuseful.Thismainlycomesformthefactthatit'salittlehardtouse.Grenadeswilltravelalongthearcinwhichyoufiredandbouncearoundoncetheyhitobstacles,explodingafterabout3seconds(orcomingintocontactwithanenemy).Theexplosionsarequitepowerful,andhaveaverylargeblastradius.Problemscanarisewhengrenadesdon'tbouncethewayyouwantedthemto(suchasbouncingbac
atyourfeet),orwhenyougetcaughtintheblastradius.Which,bytheway,canhappenofteninthesmallroomsandnarrowcorridorsofthevariousStroggfacilities.Plus,youhavemanyfoeswho
justloverunningtowardsyou,suchastheGruntandBerser
er.Forallthesereasons,you'llfindthattheGrenadeLauncherisratherlimitedinitsusefulness,butthatdoesn'tmeanit'scompletelyuselesseither.It'sawonderfultoolforclearinguparoomofenemiesfromabove.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:AMMO:Grenades(10)-GrenadeLauncher(10):--------------------------------------------------------------------[w04]----
Pic
uptheCLIPSandGRENADESfromthenearbycrates,thenfollowyoursquadaroundthetrenches.Sinceyourteammatesareinvincibleforthetimebeing,andVossisarmedwithapowerfulHyperblaster,you'llprobablyfindthispartrathereasy.Simplyfollowthetrio,ta
ingdownStroggMarinesandGunnersalongtheway.Findcoverwhenthegoinggetstoughandyou'llbefine.Soon
enoughyou'llreachaloc
eddoor,andVosswillorderyoutofindawaytoopenit.Well,you'retheboss,Voss.You'llfindmanygoodiesaroundhere,suchastwoCLIPS,aMACHINEGUN,aSMALLARMORVESTandtwoLARGEHEALTHPACKS.
Tocontinue,youneedtoclimbonthestac
edcratesjustrightoftheloc
eddoor.Youcanthenjumpontopofthedoorframeandonhigherground.Ta
eafewstepsandaGruntwillcomeoutofaholetoassaultyou.Ta
ehimoutwiththeShotgunanddropdownthishole,grabbingtheSMALLHEALTHPACKnearbyifyougothurt.You'llbeinasmallhallwaywiththreedoors,twoSMALLHEALTHPACKS,oneLARGEHEALTHPACKandaSMALLARMORVEST.Whyaretheygivingyou
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allthisstufffor?It'snotli
ethesingleGruntwassuchamenace.Nowfindthedoorwithagreenpanelbesidesit,andunloc
itbyclic
ingsaidpanel.You'renowbac
withyoursquad,sansMorriswhomuststaybehind.
OnceVossandSledgeareinside,aStroggMarinewilldropdownfromtheholeintheceiling,followedbytwomorecomingfromadoor.GothroughthisdoortoenteralargeroomwithmanydoorsfromwhichStroggMarineswillcome.Ma
eyourwaythroughthisroom,
illingabouttenMarinesalongtheway.WithVossandSledgeatyourbac
thisisawal
inthepar
.Enterthenextroomand
illtheloneStroggMarineahead.Thenfocusyourattentiontotherightside.StroggMarineswillstartpouringoutoffourdoorsupanddownthere,aswellasoneGunner.Staytothefarsideoftheroomandsafelyta
eoutthedozenorsoStroggwithyourMachinegun.
Jumpdownintothisroomandexitthroughtheonlydooryoucanaccesstofindanotherhallway.HeythisisQua
e.It'smostlymadeupofhallwaysandrooms.SofollowthishallwayandturnrighttofindtheAirDefenseCannoncontrols.You'llfirsthaveto
illthetwoStroggMarinesandtheGunnerprotectingit,thenrunuptothecontrolstoclaimthecannon.Scoreanothervictoryforthemarines!Vosswillthenwantyoutousethecannontoblowsomesh--tuffupyourself.Sweetness.
----[CapturetheAirDefenseCannon]------------------[COMPLETE]--------[FireAway]-------------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----
Usethecommandeeredcannontoma
eyourownpathtotheHannibal'slandingsite.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approachtheseatuntilyourcursorchangesto"Enter",andclic
theleftmousebuttontouseit.Nowthiscouldn'tbeeasier.Simplyaimthecannonatthelargestructureinfrontofyou,andfireoncetoblowopenthedoors.Ili ethingsthatgoboom.Souh,presstheJump eytoexit.
----[FireAway]---------------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[LocatetheMCCLandingZone]-------------------[OBJECTIVE]----GototheMobileCommandCenter'slandingzoneandrendezvouswiththeHannibalasitlands.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SoyoumustnowruntothelandingzoneandhelpsecureitfortheMCC'sarrival.Can'ttheyhavesomeoneelsedoit?Whydoesitalwayshavetobeyou?Alright,sorunbac
throughthehallway,andjustasyougetnearthedooryou'llhearanelevator.AsingleStroggMarineisridingit,sowelcomehimwithyourShotguninhand.Getonthatelevatorandrideittotheupperlevel.Asyougothroughthedoor,you'llseeRhodesrunningintheroombelowashe'sonhiswaytorejoinVoss.Turnleftandgothroughthatdoor,intoahallwaycontainingaBerser
er,GunnerandStroggMarine.You'llcertainlywanttoshootdowntheBerser
erfirst.
GrabaSMALLHEALTHPACKnearthedoorifyouneedit,andruntotheotherend
ofthishallway(theroomontheleftsidecontainsnothingofinterest).Unloc
thisdoorbyusingthegreenpanel,andwal
throughittofindyourselfbac
nearthetrenches.Grabanystuffyoumighthavemissedearlier,andrunthroughthetrenchesuntilyoureachalargeplatformmar
ed"SMC".Can'treallymissit.ClimbitupontothegroundlevelandmeetupwithtwoRavenSquadmembers.Turnaroundnowifyouwant,andwitnessthedestructionoftheAirDefenseCannon,than
stoRhodes'handiwor
.
NowrunintotheStroggbuildingahead,theonewhereyousoelegantlyblewopenthefrontdoor.Just,you
now,don'trunintoanyfires.Turnrightat
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theendtofindadoor,andgothroughittofindasmallhallway.PrivateLawshouldbewaitingforyouthere,soreadyyourMachinegunandgointothenextroom.You'llfaceoffwithfourStroggMarinesinthislarge,mostlybusted-uptunnel,whichisalmostaninsulttoyours
ills.Gothroughthelargedoorsattheendofthistunneltocontinuealong,thistimefacingaGruntandoneMarine.Exitthistunnelbygoingthroughthelargedoorsattheend.
You'renowbac
outside,butyou'llnoticesomestroggsareshootingattheroadaheadfromsometowersontheright.LawwillpromptlyshowyouwhatNOTtodoandgetshotdownbytheStrogg.WhatyouSHOULDdo,isrunbehindthecratesontherightsideoftheroadforsomecover.NowrunbesidesthenextcrateupaheadandCROUCHbehindittostayincover.Repeatthistwomoretimes,untilyoumeetupwithmoreRavenSquadmembershidingbehindatruc
.Justasyougetthere,theawesome-loo
ingHannibalwillarriveanddestroytheStroggtowersandturrets.DidImentionthisshiploo
sawesome?ItactsasaMobileCommandCenter,andthisiswhereyouneedtobeheadednext.
----[LocatetheMCCLandingZone]---------------------[COMPLETE]--------[BoardtheHannibal]----------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----BoardtheHannibalviathemainlift,thenreporttomissionbriefingforyournextdeployment.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pic uptheMACHINEGUNofPrivateNicholsonifyouwant-he'swoundedanyway.
ThenstartrunningtowardstheHannibalasitma
esitsslowdecent.Underitandtowardsthebac
iswhereyou'llfindthelift.Steponittocompletethislevel,andyourfirstmission.
----[BoardtheHannibal]------------------------------[COMPLETE]----
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:OPERATION:ADVANTAGE:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x06]----
Soundsli
earathercheesynametome,forabigoperation.You'llimmediatelynoticeyouhavenoHUDandyoucan'tuseanyweaponsaboardtheHannibal.Onceyourideupthelift,you'llgettoldyoucanloo
aroundtheshipforawhile,butyouneedtogothroughdecontaminationfirst.IwonderiftheStroggbloodsplatteredalloveryourarmorhasanythingtodowithit.
----[ReporttoBriefing]----------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----Ma
eyourwaythroughtheHannibalandfindRhinoSquad'sbriefingroomforyournextmission.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loo
aroundthehangarbaytoseesomemarineswor
ingonWal
ers.Loo
forthedoorcalled"D.4Decontamination",andnaturallygothroughit.Afteryou're
donehere,you'refreetoentertheship.Asyouwal
aroundyou'llseeplentyofmarinesjustdoingtheirjobsandgossipingli
elittleschoolgirls.Turnrighthereandgothroughanotherdoor.Fromthishallwayyoucanturnrightwhereitsays"DropPodCommand",or
eepgoingstraight.Bothpathwilleventuallyta
eyoutothesameplace,justthroughdifferentsection.Isuggestexplorebothpathsanyway,justtoseethesightsandlistentothedifferentconversations.
You'll
nowyou'reontherightpathonceyousee"SectorD.4MedicalBay".Loo
throughthedifferentwindowstoseewhat
indofresearchtheworld's
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mostbrilliant(nodoubt)doctorsarecurrentlywor
ingon.Proceedintoahallwaywiththreedoorsandentertheonemar
ed"D.4Briefing|Armory".Gothroughthisnoisyroomandyou'llseea"D.4RhinoBriefingRoom"sign.Thisisobviouslywhereyouwanttobe.Notonlythat,butalsothefactthatprettymucheveryotherdoorontheshipareloc
ed,excepttheonesyouneedtouse.Strangelyenough,ViperSquadmembersareguardingyourbriefingroom.
----[ReporttoBriefing]------------------------------[COMPLETE]----
YouwillbebriefedbyGeneralHarperandLieutenantVoss.TheGeneralwillactuallyta
ethetimetoexplainwhytheynamedthisoperation"Advantage",becauseit'ssocrucialtothesuccessofthemission.Than
sGeneral.VosswillthentellyouabouttheStroggcommunicationnetwor
calledtheNexus,andtheimportanceofdisablingit.YouwilldosobybringinganEMPbombinsidetheHubwhichhousestheNexus.
----[GearUp]---------------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----Findthearmoryandresupply.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andnowthefunpart,inwhichyougetnewstuff.Tal
toyourfellowsquadmembersifyouwant,orheaddirectlytotheArmory.Ifyoucan'tfindit,youneedtoloo
atthebiggreensigns.Wal
throughtheloc
erroom(noticehowtheloc ersretractneatlyintothefloortoformbenches)andfindthearmory
inthebac
.AsyouapproachSergeantSwe
el,he'llgiveyoutheEXTENDEDCLIPMODforyourMachinegun.Verynice!
----[GearUp]-----------------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[LocateRidetoDeathConvoy]-------------------[OBJECTIVE]----MeetupwithCPLSpencerandgetaridetoRhinoSquad'sconvoy.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Togetthere,exittheloc
erroomthroughtheotherdoor(theoneyoucameinfromisconvenientlyloc
ed,asiftheship'scomputeristrac
ingyoureverymovements).Yousee"D.4Wal
erHangar"?Well,enterit.Straightaheadyou'llmeetGeneralHarperagain,who
indlyinformsyouthatyourtransportisready.What'shedoinghereanyway?Stepontheliftinthehangartoexitthe
Hannibalandcompletethegame'shardestlevel!Ahem.
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:CANYON:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x07]----
Asyou'reridingdown,selectyourMachineguntoconfirmthenewclipsize.Sexy.Stepoffthelift,thendoasCorporalPitmansaysand"haulassinthatdirection"tocatchyourride.RunalongthewholelengthoftheHannibaltofindyourtruc
waitingontheroad.NowthatIthin
aboutit,theHannibal
shipmodelistotallynotuptoscale.Anyway,enterthefronttruc
.
----[LocateRidetoDeathConvoy]---------------------[COMPLETE]----
Enjoytherideasyoufollowtheroadandproceedthroughasomewhatlongtunnel.Onceyougetout,anexplosionwillma
eeveryonepanicandtheconvoywillstartgoingtwiceasfast.IsupposetheywanttoavoidgettingbombardedbyStroggFlyers,whichisagoodenoughreason.Aftersomehi-speedtunnelaction,thetruc
swillstopsoyoucanhelpoutsquadsonbothsidesoftheroad.JustuseyourMachineguntosnipeStroggMarinesuntilthey'realldead.
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Thetruc
swillthenrideoutsideassomecrazystuffgoesonallaroundyou.WatchasapairofHovertan
sta
eoutaStroggFlyer.Aftergoingintoanothertunnelthetruc
swillfinallycometoastopandyou'llgetoffautomatically.
----[LocateBidwell]--------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----FindBidwellinthecorridorsaheadtoreceiveyournextmissionobjective.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Soruntotheendofthistunnelandthroughthesmallcorridorontheleft.You'llseeacoupleWolfSquadmembersguardingatruc
.Runpastthem,thenpastSledgeintoanothercorridor.You'llfindCortezhere,whichyoucantal
toafewtimestolearnaboutoneofSledge'spastexploit.Impressive.EnterthelargetunnelaheadandrunpastMorristofindBidwell.Happytoseeyouasalways,he'lljustorderyoutogetonthefronttruc
.Loo
sli
eyou'reinchargeofprotectingDeathConvoyonitslongtre
towardstheNexusHub.GrabthetwoMACHINEGUNSnearby,thenclic
onthetruc
tomantheonlyturret.Seemsli
etheydidn'tthin
protectingtheconvoyswasallthatimportant.
----[LocateBidwell]----------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[ProtecttheConvoy]----------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----Usethemountedweaponryonthetruc
toprotecttheconvoyfromStroggattac
.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ishouldnotethatthemountedmachinegunonthistruc
cannotrunoutofammonorwillitoverheat.Thetruc
isalsoequippedwithashieldtoprotectitfromattac
s(than
fully),asindicatedonthelowerleftcornerofthescreen.Whiletheshieldwilldepleterapidlyasthetruc sustainsdamage,itwillalsoregeneratewheneveryou'renotunderattac
(thin
Halo/Halo2).Offyougothen.
Atfirstyou'llonlyencounterStroggMarines,whichcandoverylittleagainstthetruc
'sshield.Thisisgoodtargetpracticeforyourmachinegun.Therearealsomanyexplosivecontainersalongthewaywhichyoucanusetoyouradvantage.You'llemergeoutsideafterridingthroughalongStrogg-filledtunnel.AFlyingTurretwillsoondropfromaboveonyourrightandstartshootingyouwithitsmachineguns.Thesegunscancauseseriousdamageover
time,soyouwanttoshootitdownquic
ly.WhileFlyingTurretsarealsoequippedwithashield,they'reveryeasytodestroy.
Soonafter,theconvoywillbeforcedtostopbecausefourminesarebloc
ingtheroadahead.Rhodeswillbesentoutbyhimselftodisarmthemines,withonlyyoutoprotecthim(asalways).You'llhavetodefendhimfromoncomingGruntsandBerser
ers.They'llcomeathimfrombothsidesoftheroad,sojust
eeploo
inginbothdirections.Than
fully,Rhodesisaprettytoughguyandcanta
equiteabitofpunishment.Hecanstilldiethough,soalwaysfocusonthestroggsclosesttohimfirst,especiallyBerser
ers.Don'tletyourselfgetoverwhelmedandletasteadystreamofhotleadflying.Afterdisarmingallfourmines,Rhodeswillrunbac
andtheconvoycanresumeitscourse.
Inthenextarea,aFlyingTurretwilldropontheleftside,thenrightside.You'llridethroughalongtunnelwithnothingbutafewStroggMarines,sorelaxandlistentotheradiochatter.Theconvoywillstopagainonceyouexitthetunnel.Thistimeyourtruc
issentoutalonetota
eoutthedefensesahead.Thisnextpartcanactuallybeprettytough.
----[ClearAreaofTurrets]-------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----Clearouttheemplacedturretssurroundingthebuildingaheadofyou.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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You'llbefacingalotofGunTurretsalongthewallsofthearea,Roc
etTurretsinthemiddle,andFlyingTurretsdroppingallovertheplace.First,youshouldta
ecareofthetwoGunTurretsonyourleft,aswellastwoRoc
etTurretsontheright.AFlyingTurretwillalsodropinfrontofyoualongtheway.Thetruc
willrunintoadeadendandbeforcedtoturnaround,givingyouplentyoftimetota
ecareofallthoseturrets.Nextyou'llencountertwomoreGunTurretsalongtherightwallandaRoc
etTurretontheleft.Destroythoseasquic
lyaspossible,thoughbewarnedaFlyingTurretwillalsodropinfrontofyou.Asyou
eepgoing,you'llsoonspotthelastoftheRoc
etTurretsontheleft,butasyoutrytodestroyitthreemoreFlyingTurretswilldropbehindyou.
Youeventuallystopneararedbarrier,butit'sapparentlyimpossibletodestroyitfromhere.You'llhavetogoinsidethenearbybuildinganddisableitfromthere.Whenthetruc
startsmovingagain,FlyingTurretswillimmediatelydroptoyourleftandright.Ta
ecareofthem,aswellasthelasttwoGunTurretsintherightwall.You'llfaceonemoreFlyingTurretahead,andifyoudestroyedalltheotherturretssofaryourobjectivewillbecomplete.Ifnot,you'llstillheadovertothebuildingandtheobjectiveswillbecompletedanyway.
----[ClearAreaofTurrets]---------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[ProtecttheConvoy]------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[LocateVoss]-----------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----
LocateVossforyournextmission.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Well,enoughofthissillyshootinggallerything.Timeforsomeon-footactionagain.Onceyougetoffthetruc
,simplyrunintothebuildingahead.There'snothingtobefoundinthishangar-typeroom,sojustheadthroughthedoorontheleftsidetofindthislevel'sexitpanel.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:PERIMETERDEFENSESTATION:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x08]----
Youwillenterasmallroom,alreadyoccupiedbyseveralmarines.You'llfindaCLIP,someSHELLSandaLARGEHEALTHPACKnearby,andyoushouldalsoas
TechNewquisttorepairyourarmorifneeded.YoumustthenapproachCorporalSchilder,whoholdsagifttoyoufromVoss:aStroggNAILGUN.Awesome.
----[WEAPON]------------------------------------[DefaultKey:6]----NAILGUN-----------------------------------------------------------------------------ClipSize....................50:Power...............[|||||:::::]MaxAmmo.....................300:Speed...............[|||||||:::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ThisfinepieceofStroggengineeringshootsoversizednailsatanalarmingrate.Presumably,theStroggrealizedtheNailgun'soffensivecapabilitiesafterdozensofconstructionwor
ersgotnailedtoawall.Regardless,it'sagreatall-aroundweaponforuseagainstmostenemiesinthegame.Aslongasyoucanfindammoforitthatis,whichisprettyrareinitially.
AsgoodastheNailgunis,itonlygetsbetteronceyouacquireoneortwoupgrademods.Thefirstonewillincreasetherateoffire,aswellasallowyoutoloaduptwoclipsatonce.Whilethismeansdoubletheclipsize,italsomeansdoublethereloadtime,sobecarefulandreloadoften.The
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secondupgradewilleventa
ecareoftheNailgun'sbiggestproblem:accuracy.SimplyholddowntheSpecial
eytoloo
throughthescopeandloc
-ontothenearesttarget.Allthenailsyoufirewillautomaticallysee
yourtarget!Perfectagainstquic
enemies.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:UPGRADE:[FirepowerMod]IncreasesRateofFireby25%.Also:::increasesClipSizeto100.Obtainedin"Aqueducts".:::[NailSee
erMod]HoldSpecial
eytoloo
through:::scopeandloc
-ontotarget.Nailswillsee
target:::automatically.Obtainedin"RecompositionCenter".:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------:AMMO:Nails(40)-Nailgun(50):--------------------------------------------------------------------[w05]----
GetontheelevatorwhereSchilderwasstandingandrideitdown.StealtheMACHINEGUNfromthedeadmarineifyouwant,thengointothenextroom.You'llmeetwithSledge,whoremindsyoutomeetupwithVoss.Asifyouhaveanythingbettertodo.HeadthroughthenextdoortofindaSHOTGUNandMACHINEGUNinthissmallhallway.Finallyheadthroughtheunloc
eddoorattheendtorejoinVoss.Straussiswor ingonta ingovercontrolofthefacility,butfirstyouneedtofindandrescueateamofengineerswhoaretrappeddownbelow.Hrm.Atleastyougetacoupleofmarinestohelpyouout.
----[LocateVoss]-------------------------------------[COMPLETE]----
----[RetrieveEngineer]-----------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----Enterthebasementofthisbuildingandlocatetheconvoythatispinneddownthere.Locatetheengineerthatisattachedtothesquad.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LootthecontrolroomtofindStrauss'MACHINEGUN,aCLIP,SHELLS,NAILSandaLARGEHEALTHPACK.Exittheroomandheadthroughtheleftdoortorejoinyournewbuddies(stealtheSHOTGUNifyou'reheartless).AfterStraussunloc sthedoor,rushinthenextroomandhelpSingerandRodriguezta
eoutaboutsevenStroggMarines.AStheNailgunwouldbeover
illagainstsuchpunyopponents,justuseyourMachinegun.Gotothefarendofthisroom(don'tfallintothepit)andlocatethe"CallLift"panel,writteninStroggeseorwhateveryoucalltheircrazymoonlanguage.Socallitup,andrideitdown,ifthatma
es
sense.
You'llfindthreeSMALLHEALTHPACKSandoneARMORSHARDintheroombelow,aswellasacoupleloc
eddoors.Strausswillunloc
theleftdoor,sofollowyoursquadmatesthroughit.Youneedtoopenthelargeblastdoorinthisroom,andobviouslyyou'retheonlyonequalifiedenoughtodoso.Sodoso.Thepanelissomewherearoundtheroom,obviously.Oncethedooropens,you'llhavetogundownaGruntandtwoStroggMarines.There'sanotherblastdoorinthisroom,soclimbuptherightsidetofindtherequiredpanel,aswellasaLARGEHEALTHPACKandfourARMORSHARDS.
Withthefinalblastdooropen,you'llbeabletomeetupwiththeengineer,TechMarineNewberry.Histruc
willflattenafewStroggMarinesbeforeheand
SergeantShawclimbout,butyou'llstillhavetodefeatabouttenofthemtoclearoutthearea.Won'tbeaproblemwithsomanymarineshelpingyouout.YoucanfindtwoSMALLHEALTHPACKSnearthetruc
andtwoCLIPSnearadoorontherightsideofthistunnel.Whenyou'reready,approachNewberrytobeginthesecondpartofthismission.
----[RetrieveEngineer]-------------------------------[COMPLETE]--------[EscortNewberry]-------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----GuideNewberrybac
uptheelevatorandlocatetheloc
eddoorthatheneedstoopen.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Asyoushould
nowbynow,ifyouletNewberrydieyou'llfailthemission.Ofcourse,you
illedalltheStroggonyourwaydown,sohecan'tactuallydie.Easiestescortmissionever?Ithin
so.Soheadbac
throughthetwoblastdoorsandbac
trac
totheelevator.Rideitup,exittheroomandfollowNewberryoutsidethecontrolroom.Anewdoorwillbeunloc
edontheleft,soheadthroughit.Godownthishallway,payingnomindtotheGrunt.Headthroughtherightdoor,andrunpastthejumpymarines.Followthehallwayintothenextroom,wherePrivateFirstClassPupinowillshowyouwhereyouneedtoheadnext.
----[ShutDowntheDefenseGrid]--------------------[OBJECTIVE]----FindawaytothePerimeterControlRoomandshutdownthelasergridtoallowtheconvoytoproceedtotheNexusHub.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FollowthishallwayintoanotherroomandmeetupwiththreefinemembersofWarthogSquad.Powergoesoutbriefly,butitloo
sli
eanotherfalsealarm.Orisit?Headintothenextroomandthelightsturnred.Uhoh.Still,thisiswhereyou'llfindthedoorNewberryneedstoopen,solethimtohisthing.Meanwhile,grabtheCLIP,SHELLSandLARGEHEALTHPACKonyourright.
----[EscortNewberry]---------------------------------[COMPLETE]----
Afterthedooropens,Joneswillbravelyscoutwhateverliesbeyond.Whichistosay,aGrunt.SeemsJonesfailedhisGrunt101training,soquic
lyrushinandta eitdownwiththeShotgun.Ifyou'renotquic enough,theGruntwillalso
illNewberry.Youdon'twanthisdeathonyourconsciencedoyou?Imean,afteryou've"escorted"himallthisway.Soloo
inthebac
oftheroomtofinda"CallLift"panelanduseit.Ridethelifttotheupperlevel,whileeveryoneelsestaystoprotectthealreadyclearedoutlowerlevel.
Followthispaththroughtwodoorstoreachthecovetedcontrolroom.DropdownonthelowerleveltofindtwoLARGEHEALTHPACKSandapanel.Clic
thebuttontoma
ethereallasergridcontrolpanelappearinaratherelaborateway.Youseeamapandabluebutton,soyouautomaticallyassumethiswillshutdown
thecorrectlasergrid.Clic
it.
----[ShutDowntheDefenseGrid]----------------------[COMPLETE]----
Wellasitturnsout,thisdisabledallofthelasergrids.Themarinebehindthewindowwilltrytoattractyourattention,soapproachhim.AnotherGrunt101drop-out.Howsad.ThoughthistimetheGruntwillcomerunningatyou,sofacethedoorandgetready.Well,yourjobisdonehere,andyourordersaretoreturntotheconvoy.
----[RegroupwithRhinoSquad]----------------------[OBJECTIVE]----FindawayoutofthebuildingandregroupwithRhinoSquadattheNexusHub.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ExitthisroomthroughthedoortheGruntcamefrom,andturnleftintoanotherdoor.You'llfindSHELLSandaCLIPinthissmallroom.Exitthisroom,turnleftandyou'llgettoseesomecoolmachineryinaction.Don'tstareatittoolongthough,and
illthethreeStroggMarineswithyourMachinegunorShotgun.Findtheelevatorinthisroomandrideittotheupperlevel,whereyou'llfacetwomoreMarines.Ma
eyourwayaroundtheroomandyou'llencounteraGunnernext.Now'sagoodtimetotryouttheNailgun!GothroughthedoortheGunnercamefrom,andfollowthehallwaythroughanotherdoor.
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Nowifyouwould
indlydirectyourattentiontothelevelbelow,youwillgetanEXCLUSIVEFIRSTLOOKatafantasticalspecimen
nownastheGladiator.Nohands-onforyouI'mafraid,thoughtheunluc
ymarinebelowmightdisagreewiththissentiment.Neverfear,somethingtellsmeyoumightgettomeetonesoonenough.Inthemeantime,followthepatharoundthisroom,ma
ingsuretopic
upthetwoboxesofNAILSbehindsomebarrels.Gothroughthenextunloc
eddoorandfollowthehallwaytoanelevator,findingSHELLS,aLARGEHEALTHPACKandonemoredeadmarineontheway.RideitdownandfaceoffwithfiveStroggMarines,inaroomwithplentyofcoverforeveryone.
Exittheroomintoahallwaytowitnessanothermarinegetting
illedbyaGrunt.You'llhavetota
ecareofthisGruntyourself,sincesomeonearoundhereobviouslydidn'tthin
ofothersbeforetheywentandgotthemselves
illed.Followthehallwayandleaveitthroughtheonlyunloc
eddoor.ReadyyourNailgun,runthroughthisnewhallwayuntilyoureachalargerroomand--HOLYCRAPAGLADIATOR.Sinceyoudon'thavemuchroomhere,yourbestbetisprobablytoshootitintheheadwithyourNailgunwhilestrafing.Besides,youshouldhaveplentyofhealthandarmoratthispoint.
----[ENEMY]------------------------------------------------------------GLADIATOR-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Power...............[||||||::::]:Toughness...........[|||||||:::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ThismassiveStroggiscertainlymoremachinethanman.Wellatleastinappearance.Gladiatorsareequippedwithanimposingshoulder-mountedrailgun,aswellasablasterandanenergyshield(hencethename,Isuppose).Soasyoucansee,thisguyisnotonlyequippedtodishoutthepain,butabsorbitaswell.
TheGladiator'sbiggestthreatobviouslycomesfromitsrailgun.Adirecthitfromthispuppywillli elyrearrangesomeofyourinternalorgansinwaysyoumaynotcompletelyagreewith,orattheveryleastpunchabigholeinyourarmor.ThegoodnewsisthattheGladiatorisnotterriblyaccuratewiththeRailgun,andshotscanoftenbedodgedsimplybystrafing.Inaddition,youcandestroytheRailgunifyoushootitenough,denyingtheGladiatorhisstrongestweapon.WhennotbusyfiringhisRailgun,orifyou
destroyeditalready,theGladiatorwillusehisarmblaster.Asexpected,theseblastershotsarefairlywea
andeasilyavoided.Justdon'tsoa
uptoomanyofthoseandyou'llbefine.
ButthebiggestproblemwhenfacingaGladiatoristheshield.Whenit'sup,itcanabsorbanddeflectprettymucheverythingyouthrowatit.Youcanstillaimatanyexposedbodyparts(includingthehead),butit'snotalwayseasy.TheNailgunandHyperblasterbothwor
well,orsomethingevenbiggerifyoucanspareit.AGladiatorwilllowerhisshieldeverytimehefireshisrailgun,andsometimesfornoapparentreason,ma
ingitanidealtimetostri
e.NotethatyoucanfireyourLightningGunattheshieldtotemporarilydisruptit,leavingtheGladiatorcompletelydefenselessforawhile.Sortof.
--------------------------------------------------------------------[e05]----
BeforeyouproceedthroughthehallwaytheGladiatorcamefrom,runintotheotherroomontherightsidetofindaCLIP.Headbac
andrunthroughthedoorattheendofthisshorthallwaytofindanotherGrunthappilymunchingonanex-marine.Happilyshootitdown.You'llnoticethatthingsaren'tgoingsowellaroundhereanymore,asitloo
sli
ethemarineshavelostcontrolofthebuilding.GrabthetwoMACHINEGUNSaroundhereifyouneedthem,thenstartbac
trac
ingtowardstheexit(thisareashouldbequitefamiliar).You'llseealotmoredeadmarinesalongtheway,andhearsomeworryingradiochatter.
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Onceyoureachtheelevator,rideittothesurfacelevel.Finishthislevelbyclic
ingtheexitpanel.
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:AQUEDUCTS:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x09]----
Beforeyoucanevendoanything,TechHoltzfromRavenSquadwillcomeovertoyouandupgradeyourNailgunwiththeFIREPOWERMOD.Thismodwillgiveitaniceboostthroughanincreasedrateoffireanddoubledclipsize.Veryniceindeed.Whilehe'sinsuchagenerousmood,whydon'tyouas
Holtztorepairyourarmoraswell?Youcanthenheaddownstairsandas
MedicMortetofixyouup.There,allbetter.Exitthisbuildingthroughthelargeorangedoor,andboardtheHOVERTANKjustahead.Timeforsomevehicularcombataction!
----[VEHICLE]--------------------------------------------------------HOVERTANK-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Armor...............[|||||:::::]:Shield..............[||||||||||]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------TheMarineHovertan ispowerful,yetsurprisinglyquic andagile.Its
armorisrelativelywea
,butitusesapowerfulshieldtocompensate.Boththearmorandshieldwillregenerateovertime,aslongasyoudon'tgethitforsixseconds.TheHovertan
canmoveforward,bac
wardandstrafeusingthemovement eys,whileyouaimtheturretwithyourmouse.It'sequippedwithtwoweapons,whichyoucanswitchusingthemousewheel.
----[MainCannon]-------------------------------------------------------Thiscannonfirespowerfulshellsthatcandestroymostofyourenemiesinasinglehit.Itsmaindrawbac
istheratherlongreloadtime.Theshellscanbedifficulttoaim,especiallyagainstfast-movingorflyingenemies.ButyoucanholddowntheSpecial
eyatanytimetousetheZoomfunctionformorepreciseaiming.
----[MachineGun]-------------------------------------------------------Themachinegunnotonlypac
squiteapunch,butit'llneverrunoutofammoeither.IdealformowingdownStrogginfantryandquic
enemies.Becauseofitsinherentinaccuracy,themachinegunshouldn'tbeusedatextremelylongrange.--------------------------------------------------------------------[v01]----
Assoonasyougetout,you'llhavetodestroythreeStroggFlyersaroundthearea.OrHornetsrather,sincetheysortofloo
li
einsects.Hornetscanattac
youwithmachineguns,roc
etsandevenbydroppingbombs,butnoneofthosecauseseriousdamage.Onedirecthitfromyourcannonshouldta
ecareofthem.Simplywaituntiltheystopmoving(usuallytoattac
you)beforeyouta
eyourshot.Oryoucanuseyourmachinegunifyou'rehavingtrouble
hittingthem.AfterthefirstthreeHornetsaredestroyed,onemorewillcomefromthenow-disabledlasergrid.Ta
eitoutandenterthetunnelbehind.
Afteremergingoutside,you'llfaceuptosixFlyingTurretsontheroadahead.Youshouldrememberthesefrombefore,whichyoucaneasilyblowupwithyourmaincannon.Gothroughthenexttunnel,runningoversomeStroggMarinesintheprocess.ThreeHornetsarewaitingforyouinthenextarea,aswellasoneratherlargeStrogg
nownasaHeavyHovertan
.You'llseemoreoftheseonfoot,thoughthisoneisabigger,badderversion.Youcantrytoavoidtheroc
etsbymovingfromsidetoside,orbydestroyingthemwithyourmachine
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gun.Onceyou'recloseenough,eitherfinishhimoffwiththemachinegunorshoothimtwicewiththecannon.
Gothroughthetunnelandintoaratherlargeareawhereyou'llencountersomeRollingTurrets.They'returretsthat...roll.Theycanramyouifyougetclose,orshootyouwiththeirmachinegunfromadistance.Justwaituntiltheystopmovingandshootthemoncewiththecannon,thoughthemachinegunwor
sequallywell.You'llfacetwoofthoseturretsandthetwoHornetsthatdroppedthem,followedbyfourmore.Finally,onemoreRollingTurretandtwoHeavyHovertan
swillshowup.Rememberthatifyourtan
getsbadlydamaged,youcanjustwaituntilit'sfullyregeneratedbeforemovingon.
Soheadthroughthenexttunnelandintoanother,longisharea(startingtoseeapatternhere?).You'llbeattac
edbyaboutfourRollingTurretsatfirst,whilesomeStroggFlyerstrytopointlesslybombardyou.FurtheraheadarefourGunTurrets(youcanprettymuchignorethem)andabunchofStroggMarines.Ialwaysfindthatrunningthemoverismorefunthangunningthemdown.You'llthenseeasmalltunnelontherightsidewherethestroggswere.Headthroughittocompletethisshortandeasylevel.
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:AQUEDUCTSANNEX:
----------------------------------------------------------------------[x10]----
Headoutsidetowitnessacutscenefeaturingtheawesomeloo ingHarvester.Ilovethismodel.You'llofcoursehavetodefeatityourself,whichisn'tashardasitsounds.TheHarvesterhasavarietyofattac
s,includingapowerfulnailgunanddevastatinghomingroc
ets.Itcanalsotrytoimpaleyouorwhipyouwithitstentaclesatcloserange.Kin y.Yourbestoptionistoalways
eepmoving,especiallytoavoidthoseroc
ets.Whenaroc
etiscloseenoughyoucantrytoshootitdownwithyourmachinegunoreventhecannon,thoughbewareoftheirverylargeexplosionradius.
AneasywaytodefeattheHarvesteristogetasfarawayfromitaspossible
(drivetotheotherendofthisarea),andusetheZoomfunctiontoshootitdown.Aboutadozenhitsfromyourcannonshouldsuffice(usuallyless)todestroythisspider-li
erobot.Oh,andtrynottofalldownthehugepitinthemiddle.
WiththeHarvesterdefeated,youcannowheadthroughanothertunnel(oppositefromtheoneyouarrivedfrom).You'llbefacingsomeStrogginfantryandFlyingTurretsontheway,noneofwhichposemuchofathreattoyou.Oncebac
outside,you'llfindfourHornetswaitingforyou...todestroythem.Gothroughanothertunnelandanotherarea,
illingStrogginfantry,aFlyingTurretandaHornet.Gothroughacouplemoretunnels,againfilledwithStroggandFlyingTurrets.Thoughhonestly,Idon't
nowwhythey'reeventrying.Dotheynot
nowyoucanjustregenerateatanytime?
Soonenough,you'llemergeoutsideagainandtheNexusHubwillbeinplainview.Atlast!Ohbutwait,twoHarvestersstandbetweenyouandyourgoal.Two?!Yes,two.Theywon'tbemuchharderthanthefirstoneyoufaced,ifyoujustconcentrateononeatatime.You'llcertainlyhavetododgemoreroc
ets,so
eepthatmachinegunhotandready.YoucanevenrunbehindcoverifyourHovertan
getstoodamaged.Withthoseoutofyourway,youcanthenrideinsidethebuildingaheadandexityourHovertan
.
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You'regonnaridethiselevatoralooooongwaydownwithMorrisandStrauss.Listenupandlearnaboutlatesthappenings.Asitturnsout,you'rethelasthopeforthismissiontosucceed.Figures.
----[DestroytheTetranode]-------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----EscorttheEMPtodirectlyundertheTetranodeanddestroyit.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yourmissionsoundssimpleenough,atleast.Onceyou'reatthebottom,pilferthecratestoobtainplentyofammoforallyourguns,aswellashealthandarmor.Ta
eoutyourMachinegunandflashlight,andfollowMorris,StraussandVossinthehallway.You'llbeattac
edbyseveralStroggMarinesandaGrunt,allofwhicharenochallengeforthemightofRhinoSquad.Onceyoureachthecontrolroom,Strausswillfindoutthatthetemperatureinthetunnelsistoo
coldfortheconvoytoproceed.Andofcoursehe'stheonlyonewhocanfixthat.Andofcourse,you'retheonlyonewhocanprotecthim.
----[ProtectStrauss]-------------------------------[OBJECTIVE]----EscortStrausstothetemperaturecontrols.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WaituntilStraussunloc sadoor,andgothroughit.Don'tmindthecreepymenhoo
eduptocreepymachines,andgothroughthenextdoor.Thislargeroomisdar
atfirst,butafewstepsinaGladiatorwillcomedownthecenter.Whoa,ta
eoutyourNailgunandma
esuretodirecthisattentionawayfromStrauss.Afteryou
illit,twoStroggMarineswillshowup.HaveStraussrepairyourarmorafterallthis.Gototheoppositeendoftheroomandleavethroughthe
door.Followthishallwaythroughanotherdoor,inwhichyou'llfaceStroggMarinesandaGrunt.Thengoaroundthisroomtofindthetemperaturecontrols,aswellasSHELLSandaSMALLHEALTHPACK.Justdon'tletyourguarddownyet,becauseasStraussstartsmessingwiththecontrols,youwillhavetoprotecthimfromStroggSENTRIES.
----[ENEMY]------------------------------------------------------------SENTRY-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Power...............[||::::::::]:Toughness...........[|||:::::::]-----------------------------------------------------------------------------StroggSentriesareprettyeasytorecognize.Theyhavemachinegunsinsteadofarms,theyhover,andhaveatan
ofbrightgreenliquidattheirbase.
Comparedtomostotherstroggsyou'vefacedtofar,Sentriesarerathersimplefoestodefeat.Theyhaveverylowendurance,andtheirmachinegunsdon'tcausemuchdamageatall.Still,evenlowdamagewilladdup,especiallywhentheyattac
youingroups(whichtheyoftenwill).BecauseSentrieshavesuchlowhealth,prettymuchanyweaponwor
swellagainstthem.I'drecommendtheMachinegun,Shotgunor,ifyouhaveit,theLightningGun.ThelatterwilldestroyaSentryinlessthanasecond.Unli