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===============================================================================-------------------------[WrittenBy:LordKrell]-------------------------===============================================================================LastUpdated.....February26,2006:Platform......................PCFAQVersion...................1.00:GameVersion...............1.0.4===============================================================================

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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

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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

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----[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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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

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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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

: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

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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

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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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

: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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

: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]----

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

: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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

: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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

: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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forwardtomeetupwithyoursquadmatesandproceedtothenextlevel.

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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

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