Post by timevir on Feb 12, 2018 2:45:48 GMT -8
Recently I've been undertaking a challenge run, trying to complete the First Arrival + Mask of Arcadius on Captain difficulty completely upgradeless. So far, I've surprised myself how far I could go, pushing every unit/ability to its maximum, I even saved the children on the Agamemnon (although that took a few hours of restarts). By "upgradeless", I mean I have not purchased any Mining Union equipment/upgrades or Chigara RnD upgrades.
I am currently stuck on the Operation Wedding Crash mission which has stumped me for many hours.
For those who don't remember the level, it is split into two phases. During the first phase, there are two PACT battleships that must be killed to trigger the next phase. During the second phase, you must escape with the Sunrider to the right edge of the map.
I have gotten through the first phase of the level before, although it was very tough and involved having really good luck on damage splitting and avoidance, with the Vanguard Cannon being used to dispatch the second battleship. However, it was then impossible to deal with the reinforcements to complete the second phase, as everything by that point was severely weakened.
It is important to note I only have enough CMD to engage EITHER a vanguard cannon, or multiple all-guard/full forwards. I can never do both.
Does anybody have any ideas on what kind of strategy should be used to try to defeat this level? I am often torn whether I should be taking a defensive or offensive approach, as I've beaten the first phase with both, but the second phase always punishes me in some way.
I'll post up the save or organize a streaming session if there's enough demand.
I am currently stuck on the Operation Wedding Crash mission which has stumped me for many hours.
For those who don't remember the level, it is split into two phases. During the first phase, there are two PACT battleships that must be killed to trigger the next phase. During the second phase, you must escape with the Sunrider to the right edge of the map.
I have gotten through the first phase of the level before, although it was very tough and involved having really good luck on damage splitting and avoidance, with the Vanguard Cannon being used to dispatch the second battleship. However, it was then impossible to deal with the reinforcements to complete the second phase, as everything by that point was severely weakened.
It is important to note I only have enough CMD to engage EITHER a vanguard cannon, or multiple all-guard/full forwards. I can never do both.
Does anybody have any ideas on what kind of strategy should be used to try to defeat this level? I am often torn whether I should be taking a defensive or offensive approach, as I've beaten the first phase with both, but the second phase always punishes me in some way.
I'll post up the save or organize a streaming session if there's enough demand.
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