Z: STEEL SOLDIERS WALKTHROUGH
by Briareos Kerensky (briareos@inwind.it), ver 1.8, 18/07/2001
Table of Contents
1-Update History
2-History Briefing
3-Game Introduction
4-Units Briefing
5-Buildings Briefing
6-General Tactics
7-Multiplayer Tactics
8-Walkthrough
9-Credits and misc
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1-UPDATE HISTORY
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18/07/2001-version 1.8. Unfortunately I have to tell you that this document
will stop here, at mission 16. The game is too unstable to be played (when I
issue attack orders to vehicles the game bombs to desktop), and Eon support was
not able to help me. Probably it is video card issue, and when I'll change my
current GeForce 2 MX I'll retry and see if the game is stable or if Bitmap
Brothers release a new patch...
07/07/2001-version 1.7. Act III completed, plus the usual update to the
vehicle/building descriptions. I apologize for the delay, but I was "occupied"
by Emperor: Battle for Dune, and I still have to decide if the game was an
opportunity thrown to thorns or a great opportunity thrown to thorns; I suspect
that this is the last Westwood game I'll buy. Sad, but it's reality. However,
this doesn't matter too much here.
02/07/2001-version 1.6. Act III first mission, plus other vehicles and
buildings. General Tactics updated. One side info: all other version will be
uploaded only when a full Act or a difficult mission will be completed. Redrawn
the first maps.
30/06/2001-version 1.5. Kris Saw helped me a lot with buildings' original
names. Thanks! Campaign continues (Act II completed), plus General Tactics
updated, as well as units/buildings description.
25/06/2001-version 1.4. Technology Levels completed. Description of buildings
and units continues, as well as the Tactic section. Campaing continues. Act One
concluded, first mission of Act Two.
In addition, Bitmap Brothers released a first patch, which fixes some glitches,
but there is no adjstment in game balance...in fact, I've never experienced any
of the problems resolved. I'm lucky :). Patch is available in different
languages, so choose the right one.
23/06/2001-version 1.2. Corrected some errors (for example the wrong v 1.0
date) and other sections are online or started. I partially redesigned the
missions' maps but the campaign walkthru won't continue for now...
19/06/2001-version 1.0. Back online! My last document was...eerrr...Cyberbots?
Uhm, doesn't matter at all. My first document was a non-standard RTS, and Z:
Steel Soldiers is an other one! BTW, let's end this useless paragraph...first
sections available, but the document is long way to be completed...
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2-HISTORY BRIEFING
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After 509 years of continuos war, Transglobal and MegaCom forces sealed a
treaty of peace. On planet Rigal, the planet were the most undisciplined
soldiers are sent, the local MegaCom commander, Captain Zod, took the news with
extreme sadness, as the end of all hostilities means that he and his men will
have no longer a work.
During a patrol, two of Zod's men, Brad and Clarke noticed that someone built
an airfield in the demilitararized zone; though Zod second-in-commnad, Lassar,
tries to persuade Zod that an armed patrol should no enter a demilitarized
zone, Brad and Clarke engage and unknown Dropship; after the ship is downed by
the two soldiers (with machineguns ?!?!?!?!?), all contacts are lost.
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3-GAME INTRODUCTION
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Who remember the original Z? I do, though I do not own the game. In sharp
contrast with all other RTS, the first Z was contrentaed on immediate action,
with little or no controls over resources; the map was divided into sectors
that gave the players a certain amount of resources (depending on the "value"
of the sector) and installations.
Z: Steel Soldiers keeps the same concept but enhaces the raphic engine and
available units, both in number and in type. In Z: Steel Soldiers, the only
thing you have to care about resources is to build stores to increase the
maximum amount of resources you can keep and to know that resources are given
to you preiodically and that the amount is decided by how many sectors (and
their quality) you own: so no Harvesters at all, you have only to care about
producing units (which is a semi-automated action), conquering sectors and
finally destroying the enemy command center.
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4-UNITS BRIEFING
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First: please forgive me for wrong names. I own the italian copy of the game
which is fully translated (strange enough, voices are not so bad). I'd like any
help in this way.
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--INFANTRY--
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Infantry are the only units capable of conquering a sector (place your cursor
over a flag and when the red hand shows up, issue the order) and do specific
tasks. As they are ground-bound, water and steep slopes block them.
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Type: CONSTRUCTION ROBOT
Firepower: none
Armor: averae/heavy
Speed: average/low
Technology Level: 1
Cost: 2000
Production Time: 0.30
The Construction Robot is your only infatryman not...trained? Built? In the
Robot Factory. Only the Command Center can produce such...men? Robots? and the
Construction Robots are the only units capable of building new structures and
repairing damaged allies or structures. They have no weapons at all and are
slow, but they have enough armor to withstand light/medium weapons.
Type: PSYCHO
Firepower: low
Armor: low
Speed: average
Technology Level: 1
Cost: 1500
Production Time: 0.22
Your basic soldier. Lightly armed and armored, but has a good speed. As large
groups of Psychos can be deadly against light ground vehicles or aircrafts, a
Barrack should always produce them; during assaults Psychos are useful to
suppress faster units and protect rear and sides of the main strike force. Like
Starcraft's marines, Psychos are tactically superior to most units, as they are
cheap, fast to produce and can fire against any target within their action
range.
Type: PYRO
Firepower: low/average
Armor: low/average
Speed: low
Technology Level: 2
Cost: 2000
Production Time: 0.30
Pyro's real problem is its slowness. It has a decent armor (slightly better
than the Psycho's one) and its flamer is a very effective weapon: the flame is
a continuos rain of flames that ends only when the target moves out of range,
out of firing arc or when it's destroyed; plus, if the target escapes, the
flames will continue to burn (and to cause damage) for some seconds. However
Pyros need few seconds to aim, so if the target is moving (not too fast nor too
slow, as vehicles like Heavy Tanks will be a nice target) there are few chances
that the Pyro will score.
Type: TOUGH
Firepower: average
Armor: low/average
Speed: low
Technology Level: 3
Cost: 2500
Production Time: 0.37
Take a Pyro, strenghten its armor and give him a rocket launcher. What do you
get? A Tough, of course! Slow but heavily armored (for an infantrymen) and
armed. Its rocket laucnher can cause great amounts of damage to any kind of
unit, especially (relatively) slow-moving targets like Toughs, Pyros and most
vehicles; it is the same weakness of the Pyro, as the rockets describe an
arched trajectory and are not guided. They will be your main strike force since
you'll get them, but always keep some Psychos to engage fast targets.
Type: LASER
Firepower: average
Armor: low/average
Speed: low
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 4000
Production Time: 1.00
Lasers are basiclly Toughs with a gatling laser rifle. They can fire to
everything within their range (equal to the Tough's one) and destroy it within
seconds. A single laser burst is not powerful enough to compete with a single
Tough rocket, but the rifle has a rate of fire equal to a machine gun. They are
expensive, but a small group of Lasers can support a group of slower vehicles
and spread havoc throughout the map.
Type: TECHNICIAN
Firepower: none
Armor: low
Speed: average
Technology Level: 2
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 0.45
They can be considered Psychos without rifles. However, the rifle has been
replaced by a nano-molecular-something-else, useful to convert enemy units and
buildings. Whatever kind and type of building and unit. Conversion takes a
variable amount of time, depending on what kind of stuff you are trying to
convert. Multiple Technicians will divide by their number the time required for
conversion, just like Construction Units.
Type: SNIPER
Firepower: average/high
Armor: low
Speed: average
Technology Level: 4
Cost: 4000
Production Time: 1.00
I personally love Snipers: their rifle is quite powerful and instead of
destroying a vehicle (a ground one or a grounded chopper) they disable it;
disabled vehicles can be used by anyone fast enough to put whatever infantryman
inside it. Flying vehicles cannot be disabled, but their rifles are effective
as Agressors' rockets (maybe slightly better), though they are faster than
them. Their armor protection, though classified as low is equal to the Psycho's
one. Ideal to build elite-strike teams and to form a very effective line of
defense around your Command Center.
Type: SPY
Firepower: none
Armor: low/average
Speed: average
Technology Level: 7
Cost: 5000
Production Time: 1.15
A very particular unit. Spies have no firepower, but are fast as a Psycho and
slightly more armored. Then, they are equipped with a camo uflage shield that
makes them invisible to radars when not moving. Only the combined action of a
Radar Station and a Mobile Radar will reveal them.
They spy has no firepower, as mentioned above, but when near to enemy
structures, a Spy can active its virus gun, which can have different effects,
depending on the targeted unit: defensive guns will fire at random, Command
Centers, varous Factories (Air Hangars, Robot and Vehicle Factories) will stop
production; Research Facilities will suppress any reasearch in progress; Radar
Stations (ALL) will stop to function, just like Refineries.
Type: ARTIFICER
Firepower:
Armor:
Speed:
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 1.07
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Ground vehicles represent the largest part of your army; here you'll find
everything you want, from light scout vehicles to mobile ECM
(electronic-counter measure) tanks. As with Infantry water and steep slopes
block them.
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Type: JEEP
Firepower: low
Armor: low
Speed: high
Technology Level: 2
Cost: 2000
Production Time: 0.30
Basically it's a Psycho with slightly better armor and weapons; speed is almost
doubled. Jeeps can be more useful than Psychos, as you can harrass enemies
while larger (and slower) units reach their targets.
Type: APC
Firepower: none itself
Armor: average/light
Speed: average/high
Technology Level: 3
Cost: 3500
Production Time: 0.52
The APC, as its name suggests, is used to carry infantrymen (up to four) and
move them on the battleground more protected and with an higher speed that a
normal assault will give. The APC has no weapons, but the four infantrymen in
it can use their own weapons to defend the vehicle from other attacks; however,
they have to rely on the APC line of sight, so Toughs and Snipers will be
penalized while being carried.
The APC is also the only ground vehicle capable of passing rivers and sea, a
particulary useful feature to capture sectors with flags on an island.
Type: LIGHT TANK
Firepower: average/low
Armor: average/low
Speed: average
Technology Level: 3
Cost: 2500
Production Time: 0.37
The lightest and first tank you'll get. It is nothing special, though it
carries twin machine Guns, each comparable to the Jeep's one. In fact, the
Light Tank is a Jeep with less speed but higher firepower and armor. They can
fire at air targets and are ideal against infantry, Jeeps, other Light Tanks,
Mortar Tanks and Missile Tanks, where their speed will allow them to evade
incoming missiles.
Type: MEDIUM TANK
Firepower: average
Armor: average
Speed: average
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 1.07
The first alternative to Toughs as spearhead for assault forces; though the
Medium Tank is not fast as the Light Tank, it has a longer range a far more
powerful gun. Unfortunately it cannot fire against air targets, but Toughs are
there for this.
Type: HEAVY TANK
Firepower:
Armor:
Speed: very low
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 6000
Production Time: 1.30
Type: MORTAR TANK
Firepower: average/high
Armor: average/low
Speed: average/low
Technology Level: 4
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 1.07
Mobile fire-support unit. In fact, quite useful to support attacking units. It
can fire while moving, and the grenades used by this tank describe an arched
trajectory capable of passing low hills and ridges; plus, they are quite
destructive. The best way to use them is to place them at the edges of an
assault, where Tanks and other units attack your enemy's units, and the Mortar
Tanks pummel the enemy structure or slower units. The Mortar Tank will become
less accurate as the range between it and the target increases, and even at
minimum ranges, it is not so accurate: long range shots are optimal for
suppression fire on large groups.
Type: MISSILE TANK
Firepower: high/average
Armor: average
Speed: average/low
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 7000
Production Time: 1.45
It is basically a Mortar Tank with more firepower, better line of sight and
precision. Highly recomended.
Type: MOBILE RADAR
Firepower: none
Armor: average/light
Speed: average
Technology Level: 4
Cost: 3000
Production Time: 0.45
It carries no weapons, but it can detect cloacked units (spies) within
short/medium ranges, indicated by the green circle on the minimap when a Mobile
Radar is selected. Always keep one near your Command Center and where the enemy
is most likely to attack.
Type: DISGREGATOR
Firepower: high/average
Armor: average/high
Speed: very low
Technology Level: 7
Cost: 10000
Production Time: 2.30
Mhmm...I'm somewhat disappointed by the Disgregator...it is basically an Heavy
Tank with a special weapon fixed on its hull, so no turrets. The weapon
produces a mini earthquake which damage all units within its range, Disgregator
included. The earthquake is quite powerful, though, but when you issue the
attack order the Disgregator will move to the best firing position (and it is
not fast), starts charging its weapon (20 full seconds) and then "releases" the
earthquake. Most fast units can exit the earthquake's range, so the disgregator
is useful to destroy buildings.
Type: SHOCK WAVE
Firepower: high
Armor: average
Speed: very low
Technology Level: 7
Cost: 12000
Production Time: 3.00
Shock Wave tanks are the best that military technology can produce. A single
projectile fired by a single Shock Wave is enough to level buildings and most
units in a wide area. However, to prepare this projectile (a plasma-like bomb)
the Shock Wave needs 40 seconds where the tank can only rotate. The overall
speed is low, but its range compensates for this weakness. Basically it is a
Mortar/Missile Tank with tons of firepower, and it should be used as them,
supporting the main strike force from afar. However, the Shock Wave attack
should ANTICIPATE the main strike, or your units will be destroyed by friendly
fire. Not bad as the Disgregator, be needs to be used cleverly.
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Air units have no terrain restrictions but are relatively lightly armored and
not so powerful. Note that you can only build and have a direct control over
Choppers and VTOLs (like the Wasp), as the Fighter/Bomber and the Stealth
Bomber are used "only" to deliver bombs on a designated target.
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Type: SCOUT CHOPPER
Firepower: average/low
Armor: average/low
Speed: high/average
Technology Level: 3
Cost: 3000
Production Time: 0.45
Armed with twin machine guns. Nothing special, but useful if used in conjuction
of Toughs and other ground units. Ideal for reconaissance, but not for all out
attacks.
Type: ATTACK CHOPPER
Firepower: average
Armor: average
Speed: average/low
Technology Level: 4
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 1.07
The biggest problem of this Chopper is that it needs to be rearmed once the
yellow bar under the health one is empty, so the Attack Chopper has to go the
nearest Air Hangar.
Type: CARGO CHOPPER
Firepower: none
Armor: average/high
Speed: average
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 5000
Production Time: 1.15
The Cargo Chopper can move up to eight infantrymen, or two light vehicles
(Jeeps, APCs, Light Tanks), or one light vehicle and two infantrymen, or a
single medium vehicle (Medium Tank, Mortar Tank, Mobile Radar) without the
restictions of an APC. If the Chopper is destroyed, all units in it are
destroyed.
Type: WASP
Firepower: average/high
Armor: average/high
Speed: average
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 6500
Production Time: 1.37
The Wasp is not a helicopter, but a VTOL, Vertical Take Off (and) Landin
vehicle, just like the Harrier and Freestyles airplanes used by some countries
in real world (at least the Harrier). However, this isn't related to Z: Steel
Soldiers, so forget it.
Wasps will substitute Attack Choppers, or will form small elite groups for fast
aerial attacks. The two gatling lasers mounted on a Wasp nose produce lot of
damage, though they have to recharge/cool down after about 15 seconds of
costant fire; this usually takes five full seconds where the Wasp can only
move. A group of 10 Wasps is enough to level a Command Center even under heavy
anti-aircraft fire.
Type: STEALTH BOMBER
Firepower: high
Armor: average/low
Speed: high
Technology Level: 7
Cost: 15000
Production Time: 3.45
If only you can produce Stealth Bombers and used them where and whenever you
want...aah, what a dream. Airplanes like the Stealth Bomber and the
Fighter/Bomber cannot be physically produced, and the time and the resources
you spend for them represent the time needed to get them armed and ready.
Attacks are launched by right-clicking on a Hangar and selecting the single
bomb (Fighter/Bomber) or the three bombs (Stealth Bomber) icons; targets must
be structures or units and within a friendly unit visual range.
As the name suggest, the Stealth Bomber is invisible on the enemy's radar
screens but when within visual range of enemy troops or fixed installations,
can be attacked (and therefore damaged and destroyed).
The bomb delivered by this plane (a more futuristic version of the B-1B plane)
has enough explosive to reduce by half the health of a Command Center.
Type: FIGHTER/BOMBER
Firepower: none
Armor: average/low
Speed: high
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 10000
Production Time: 2.30
The Fighter/Bomber is used in the same way as the Stealth Bomber, though the
bomb carried by this plane does not allocate damage but deliver a virus
(identical to the spy's own) in a large area. It may be useful to support
attacks, but I prefer the destructive power of the Bomber's ordance. De
gustibus (wow, a latin phrase...).
Unlike the Stealth Bomber, the Fighter/Bomber is visible on the enemy's radar.
This plane looks like a mixture of a F-15 and a MiG-25/31.
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As the name suggest, these units can be only be produced by the Ship Yard and
can travel only on water. They are relatively powerful, though clearly limited
in their movements.
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Type: GUNBOAT
Firepower: average/low
Armor: average/low
Speed: average/high
Technology Level: 4
Cost: 3000
Production Time: 0.45
Gunboats' greatest asset is it versability, as they can fire to anything within
they weapon range. Gunboats use twin machine guns, just like Light Tanks and
are quite fast. Essentially a patrol vessel.
Type: DESTROYER
Firepower: high/average
Armor: average/high
Speed: average
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 5000
Production Time: 1.15
The Destroyer lives up to its name: it is armed with with turrets, each with
two artillery versions of an Anti-Tank Gun (so it has arched trajectory). Tough
it has not a great line of sight, the firepower is enough to level most
buildings and units before they can seriously damage this vessel. It has no
sea-to-air capabilities, and must be accompained by a Cruiser or a Gunboat.
Type: CRUISER
Firepower: average/high
Armor: average/high
Speed: average
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 1.07
The Cruiser is a dedicated anti-aircraft vessel; its missiles are more powerful
than a single Anti-Aircraft Site and it also sports a small radar antenna
similar the the one carried by Mobile Radars, but with less range. It is
slightly faster than a Destroyer.
Cruisers' main job is to defend groups of slower and without sea-to-air
capabilities: one Cruiser is enough to defend 3 or 4 Destroyers.
Type: MISSILE BOAT
Firepower:
Armor: average/low
Speed: low/average
Technology Level: 7
Cost: 14000
Production Time: 3.30
Type: BATTLECRUISER
Firepower:
Armor:
Speed:
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 10000
Production Time: 3.30
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You'll find hero units in the single player campaign, where they have to be
defended at all costs. Note that Z's heroes do not have particular statistics,
nor special actions, so BE CAREFUL when issuing orders.
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Name: BRAD
Type: Psycho
Firepower: low
Armor: low
Speed: average
Name: LASSAR
Type: Technician
Firepower: none
Armor: low
Speed: average
Name: ZOD
Type: Psycho with cowboy hat
Firepower: low
Armor: average
Speed: average/high
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5-BUILDINGS BRIEFING
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As with Units, please forgive me for wrong names. I own the italian copy of the
game which is fully translated (strange enough, voices are not so bad). I'd
like any help in this way.
And I'd like to thank Kris Saw (kris@mgon.com) for this help.
Then remember that buildings can be built only by Construction Units. The time
reported here describes how many seconds/minutes a single Construction Unit
will need to complete the building; if you assign more than one Unit to build
something, the time will be divided by the actual number of Construction Units
doing the job.
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Type: COMMAND CENTER
Firepower: from none to average
Armor: average/high
Technology level: 1
Cost: none
Production Time: none
Self expliantory. During the single-mission campaign losing the Command Center
will mean immediate defeat, but during some kinds of multi-player games you can
survive withouth it. However, not having a Command Center means that you cannot
build Construction Units, and withouh any of them, no other buildings.
Depending on the technology level, Command Centers can be defended by two
couples of Anti-Tank Guns/Gun Platforms and Anti-Aircraft Sites, which gives
you limited freedom in placing units away from it.
Type: RADAR STATION
Firepower: none
Armor: light/average
Technology Level: 1
Cost: 3000
Production Time: 0.45
The Radar gives you a bird-eye view of the battlefield, showing units and who
controls the sectors. Semi-vital structure. Mobile Radar vehicles can partially
substitute a Radar Station.
Type: ROBOT FACTORY
Firepower: none
Armor: average
Technology Level: 1
Cost: 4000
Production Time: 1.00
Needed to train infantrymen. Nothing more, nothing less.
Type: STORE
Firepower: none
Armor: light/average
Technology Level: 2
Cost: 3000
Production Time: 0.45
When I saw the name "negozio" (shop, market, in Italian) I was really curious
about this building. Then I was surprised that is Z's equivalent for C&C's
tiberium storage tanks...the only purpose of the Store is to increase your
maximum credit capacity of 1000 units. Additional Stores will give you more
"autonomy".
Type: VEHICLE FACTORY
Firepower: none
Armor: average
Technology Level: 2
Cost: 5000
Production Time: 1.15
Self expliantory, I think.
Type: AIR HANGAR
Firepower: none
Armor: average/light
Technology Level: 3
Cost: 7000
Production Time: 1.45
It's where you build choppers and order air strikes. Order for your Stealth
Bombers and Fighter/Bombers have to be issued from there.
Type: BUNKER
Firepower: none itself (can contain up to four infantrymen)
Armor: average
Technology Level: 2
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 1.07
Similar to the Starcraft original. The bunker can hold four infantrymen; the
bunker will take damage instead of the infantrymen, but when it will be
destroyed, your infatrymen inside will say bye-bye. I personally suggest one or
two Snipers and two Toughs (and one Psycho/Laser if you placed a single
Sniper).
Type: ANTI-TANK GUN
Firepower: average
Armor: average
Technology Level: 2
Cost: 3000
Production Time: 0.45
Basic fixed-gun. Effective against any kind of light/medium armored ground
target. Cannot fire at air targets.
Type: ANTI-AIRCRAFT SITE
Firepower: average
Armor: average/light
Technology Level: 3
Cost: 4500
Production Time: 1.00
The name is self expliatory, I think. Cannot fire against ground targets;
weaker than an Anti-Tank Gun.
Type: HEAVY GUN
Firepower: high/average
Armor: average
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 8000
Production Time: 2.00
Long range gun, with more firepower than an Anti-Tank Gun. Cannot fire against
flying targets. It fires projectiles along an arched trajectory, so it useful
if natural obstacles are present. Small explosion when the projectile impacts,
but powerful as the projectile itself.
Type: ANTI-MISSILE STATION
Firepower: average/high
Armor: average/light
Technology Level: 5
Cost: 12000
Production Time: 3.00
This building is essentially a more sofisticated, larger and more powerful
version of the Anti-Aircraft Site. The Anti-Missile Station is armed with a
single high-powered laser which inflicts larer amounts of damage than a single
Anti-Aircraft Site salvo (a single shot can destroy a Scout Chopper) at a
longer range. A single Anti-Missile Station is enough to replace two or even
three Anti-Aircraft Station, but remember that after some shots the Station
must recharge (about 20 seconds) and it targets missile volleys too, so it is
better to build Anti-Aircraft Sites near the Station. In fact, as the Station
costs a lot, requires more space and costs more than a Site, I still prefer
them.
Type: RESEARCH FACILITY
Firepower: none
Armor: average/light
Technology Level: 4
Cost: 12000
Production Time: 3.00
The Research Facility will allow you to improve your units' speed, armor and
damage, and buildings armor. Each research will need 37 seconds and 2500
credits. Note that you can increase these stats only three times, and all
levels will always take 37 seconds and 2500 credits.
Type: REFINERY
Firepower: none
Armor: average/light
Technology Level: 4
Cost: 12000
Production Time: 3.00
A single Refinery can hold additional 5000 credits and increase the production
of credits of all sectors by 20%. I do not think that a second Refinery will
increase the total credits by an other 20%. For more infos about how getting
credits, read the "General Tactics" briefing.
Type: SHIELD GENERATOR
Firepower: none
Armor:
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 14000
Production Time: 3.30
Type: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Firepower:
Armor:
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 15000
Production Time: 3.45
Type: TELEPORT
Firepower: none
Armor:
Technology Level: 7
Cost: 20000
Production Time: 5.00
Type: DEFENSE TOWER
Firepower: none itself (can contain up to four infantrymen)
Armor:
Technology Level: 6
Cost: 6500
Production Time: 1.37
A bunker with a better line of sight.
Type: GUN PLATFORM
Firepower: average
Armor: average
Technology Level: 7
Cost: 10000
Production Time: 2.30
It is basically an Anti-Tank Gun placed on a tower, which increases its line of
sight. The projectiles have a more arched trajectory, so aiming at small
targets will be difficult for this defense position.
Type: SHIP YARD
Firepower: none
Armor: average
Technology Level: 4
Cost: about 2000
Production Time: about 0.30
Ship Yards build ships (really?). You cannot build Ship Yards wherever you
want, but only were there is a scaffold. Send your Construction Units and issue
a Repair order.
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6-GENERAL TACTICS
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Z: Steel Soldiers is classified as RTS (Real-Time Strategic), but it is
different from most of the other games. In fact, it is not a radical departure
like MechCommander or Ground Control, but its gameplay is rather original. To
gain resources you have to conquer (and hold) new territories (sectors) that
form the actual map. Every sectory has a value which ranges from 1 to 5, where
1 is the sector with less resources and 5 the richest. Note that 5-rated
sectors will be more difficult to conquer and hold, and the defense of such
territories may absorb most resources you gain.
For the facts cited above, Z:SS is faster than most games, and playing on the
defensive (wait until you have a large army to destroy your enemy) is, in most
cases, a losing tactic, as the enemy (speaking about AI) will always try to
send small groups of forces to regain lost territories or to steal new ones; in
fact, the AI is quite advanced, as I have seen some diversional tactics, with
fast air or ground vehicles passing near your forces to distract you/them from
infantrymen trying to capture a sector or larger vehicles trying to attack your
buildings. However, let's speak about territories first.
Each sector produces a certain amount of credits (resources), depending on two
factors: bigness and sector value. For the first factor, bigger is the sector,
more resouces you'll get. I mentioned the second factor above: the sector is
valued from 1 to 5, a number shown on the small flag at the center of the
sector. No matter how many units you have in the sector, the secotr is under
control of the player controlling the flag. When there are no enemy units in a
hostile or neutral sector, it will be awarded to the player with the largest
force in it. The number on the flag is a multiplier: if a sector is valued a
"3" and produces 1000 credits, you'll get 3000 credits because (flag
number)*(sector basic value)=(total credits). Credits are awarded all togheter,
meaning that every minute all terrains will produce credits, which will be
stored in your "bank". The "bank" initial maximum load is of 10000 credits, but
each Refinery increase the storage of 5000 units while each Store of 1000
units. Note that a single Refinery can increase the production of credits by
the 20% for ALL territories you own (so you need only one; the 20% is applied
to the (total credits) value, so that
(flag number)*(sector basic value)=(total credits)*20%=(real total credits).
Great, isn't it ?:)
Okay let's speak about conquering sectors; you'll need any kind of infantry
unit, as they are the only units with hands capable of physically capturing a
flag. This is an other good reason to always keep some Psychos or Snipers with
your tanks. What about defending them? I suggest to build at least one
Anti-Aircraft Site at position a small group of 5 infantrymen (nominally a
Sniper, 2 Psychos and 2 Toughs) NEAR THE FLAG. Additional buildings like
factories will be protected by produced units and (semi)vital structures like
Radar Stations should be always built near your Command Center. This
composition of a defensive force is enough to stop non-massed attacks by ground
vehicles (in fact the Sniper will disable them...free vehicles!) and most air
vehicles, and is enough to fend off almost any attack made by other
infantrymen. And, if they conquer the sector, it will be easy to regain control
of it.
A last note about resources: the two bars in the upper-left (by default) corner
shows how many resources you have (green) and the how many resources you are
going to spend (red): if the red passes the green one, production of ALL units
in ALL factories will stop before being ended.
Now, let's speak about defending the Command Center: two Snipers, two
additional Anti-Aircraft Guns at the corners not covered by the two guns on the
Center itself and two Anti-Tank Guns/Heavy Guns at the other two. With such
defense you'll have very few problems. (Gun Platforms should be place around
your whole base).
Now let's speak about attack tactics.
My favourite one is to build a large groups of Wasps or Attack Choppers (about
10), and order a Stealth Bomber attack, while concentrating on infatry for
defense. The Wasps should be enough to level the enemy Command Center
themselves, but the Bomber attacks is a warranty. This type of attack can be
fended off by a fast attack to the enemy's sectors, aimed to drastically lower
his/her capability to store credits; building Anti-Aircraft Sites all around
your Command Center, as well having some units with ground-to-air weapons will
be useful. You may be also able to destroy the Bomber before it reaches the
Command Center.
The longest tactic, considering time as primary resource, is to slowly control
all sectors; you'll need a strong defensive force, as the AI will always attack
you. I personally dislike this tactic in Z: Steel Soldiers, as the game should
be fluid and with few dead moments. However, if you are going to use this
tactic, it is better to use large groups of infantry mixed with fast and
averagely fast vehicles; fixed defenses are not so good. Heavier vehicles will
be built to stage the final attack.
About units' range and line of sight. Line of sight is obstructed by trees,
hills and other terrain features; it is an imaginary line of sight between the
unit and its target. If the unit has no direct sight on its target (yellow
sight cursor), it will move to obtain a new one, with exception of units with
arched-trajectory projectiles (like Toughs, Mortar and Missile Tanks, Shock
Waves, most vessels) and air units, as they'll be able to see everything in
their action range.
"Action range" is the maximum range of an unit sight, delimited by a blue
circle around the unit. Within this arc the unit will see enemies and will act
as setted (see below), but it won't be able to fire; to fire the enemy must be
within the red circle, the weapon's maximum range. Note that units with
arched-trajectory weapons can attack any unit in their red/blue circle (except
air units if they can't), even if the enemies are behind an hill; note that if
they cannot see the target by themselves or with the help of an ally (let's
call it "spotter unit"), they will have to move. For this reason Mortar and
Missile Tanks, Shock Waves and vessels (Gunboat excluded) are better used from
afar, where they won't be damaged, but can hit the enemy thanks to the spotter
unit. Around a unit could be present a third circle, a green one, which
represents the weapon's minimum range, a zone where it cannot fire. Any unit
with an arched-trajectory weapon has one, so be careful and keep Psychos/Lasers
or vehicles with machine guns near them.
A last note about line of sight: units (and weapons) placed higher will have
less restrictions than unit placed on normal grounds or in canyons, so always
try to position your units on hills and avoid terrain depressions. For the same
reason, Gun Platforms and Defense Towers are better than Anti-Tank Guns and
Bunkers, respectively. Air units have no restrictions on LOS (line of sight.
Thanks BattleTech for existing.), but are seen by anything on the battlefield,
so Anti-Aircraft Sites and units placed in canyons will have no maluses if they
they have to fire to such units.
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7-MULTIPLAYER TACTICS
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With every game featuring a multiplayer section I promise myself that I will
play some matches on the net, but I usually wait to end the single-player
campaign or that the game is stable. In fact, Z: Steel Soldiers is in the
unfortunate "Games Unstable On My Computer" category, a category that contains,
for example, MechWarrior 4 (though in MW4 case the unstability is thousand
times above Z:Steel Soldiers).
I thought that Z: Steel Soldiers was a good game to be multi-played, a game
that will enter in the "Games Which I Played OnLine" category, with Starcraft,
HomeWorld (classic and Cataclysm) and MechWarrior 3, but the game is unstable
(I thought it was the V-Sync, the situation went better a bit, but there are
still crashes), nor I have the time to do it.
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8-WALKTHROUGH
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Z: Steel Soldiers has the usual fixed campaign, meaning that there is no way to
alterate mission structures (goals, enemies, your units, resources), in sharp
contrast with the future RTS and, in part, Emperor: Battle for Dune (though Red
Alert, Tiberian Sun and Dune 2000 were only a mere commercial product IMO
-especially TS, as it came out at the same time of HomeWorld and after
Starcraft-, this title looks good...I'm looking forward to it, just let me put
my hands on it, and...decide that it is a potentially great game. however
Westwood preferred to keep the same structure but to develop a useless 3d
engine and Emperor is just like other WW games. Maybe slighty better.). All
mission names are translated from Italian, and may be wrong. If someone knows
the "real" names, any help in this way will be appreciated.
So far the game has been played in normal mode.
Lukas Pruppacher (lpruppacher@balcab.ch) helped me with the first 14 mission
names. Thanks a lot.
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--ACT ONE--
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MISSION 1: TRIGGER HAPPY
Map Type: desertic
Number of Sectors: 8
+--------+--------+
| 1 | 2 |
+----+---+--+-----+
| | | |
| | 4 | |
| 3 +------+ 5 |
| | 6 | |
| | | |
+----+---+--+-----+
| 7 | 8 |
+--------+--------+
Vital Sectors: 8 (your Command Center)
2 (enemy Command Center)
3 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Rescue Brad and Clarke
+ Bring Brad to your Command Center
+ Destroy Enemy Command Ceter
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
9 Psychos
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Radar Station
While on patrol, Brad and Clarke spotted an unknown Dropship and opened fire
against it, eventually destroying it. As soon as this happened, communications
with the two soldiers were lost. Zod orders you to rescue the two soldiers and
to verify the Dropship identity.
Immediatelymove the Psychos to the sector on your left (n. 7) to find an
abandoned Robot Factory; capture it and begin productionof other Psycho; order
your three Construction Units to build a second Barrack near the Command Center
and assign a rally point so that the produced units will be able to defend the
Command Center. Now move the first nine Psychos to sector 3 and conquer it:
Brad will come out from his hiding place, telling you that Clarke has been
captured by the enemies. Now bring him to the Command Center and move the first
Psychos you produced to sector 5 while the Psychos produced by the captured
Barracks will occupy sectors 6 and 4.
By now Brad should be in the Command Center; anyway, the next mission objective
will be to destroy the enemy command center, located in sector n. 2. If you
followed my instructions, the enemy Command Center will be attacked from two
sides, eventually slicing in half the already weak defenses. Destroy your
target and get ready for the next mission.
MISSION 2: SITE FOR SOME EYES
Map Type: desertic
Number of Sectors: 11
+--------+--------+
| 1 | 2 |
+-----+--+--------+
| 3 | 4 |
+-----+-----+-----+
| 5 | 6 |
+-----+-----+-----+
| | 8 | 9 |
| 7 +-----+-----+
| | 10 | 11 |
+-----+-----+-----+
Vital Sectors: 10 (your Command Center)
2 (enemy Command Center)
8 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Find and Destroy enemy Radar
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
9 Psychos
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
As you engaged Transglobal troops, it is no wonder that they will strike back.
However, you have to find the Dropship before evacuating this location.
Destroying the enemy Radar should give you enough time to locate the crashed
DropShip.
Immediately move three of your Psychos to sector 7 to conquer it, and other
three to sector 11 to capture an abandoned Radar and Barracks. Your
Construction Units should build a Robot Factory near the Command Center and in
sector 7. Immediately begin to produce Psychos and place five of them to guard
your Command Center.
Before moving the Psychos to other sectors, be sure that all groups are formed
by at least five units.
Though your goal is to destroy the enemy Radar, located in sector 8, it is
better to conquer all sectors and destroy all other enemy buildins, including
the Command Center in sector 2. The computer will try to use the conquered
sectors to their maximum, so espect at least two Robot Factories producing
Psychos, plus a third near the Command Center; it wouldn't be a big problem,
however.
Now that all essential structures are gone, gather all your units to sector 5,
near the accessible gate of the bridge that leads to the hill in sector 8
(where do you think the Radar is built?), cross it and destroy the small group
of enemy Psychos protecting the Radar; target the last enemy structure to end
the mission.
MISSION 3: PLANE AND SIMPLE
Map Type: desertic
Number of Sectors: 15
+--------+-----+--------+
| | | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
+--------+-----+---+----+
| | | | |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+----+---+-----+---+ |
| | | | |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| +---+-----+--------+
| | | |
| | 11 | 12 |
+--------+-----+--------+
| | | |
| 13 | 14 | 15 |
+--------+-----+--------+
Vital Sectors: 13 (your Command Center)
5, 6, 7, 10 (mission objectives)
Mission Objectives:
+ Find and Destroy dropship derelicts
+ Salvage dropship's black box and take it to your Command Center
Initial Units: 2 Construction Robots
4 Psychos
4 Jeeps
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Facotry
2 Anti-Tank Guns
Without a Radar, Transglobal troops won't be able to direct a large-scale
attack against you. It is now time to find the derelict and its black box to
understand what is going on.
Send your Psychos in sector 8; there you'll find a Vehicle Factory, so begin to
produce Jeeps; your initial Robot Factory will have to produce Psychos and
Pyros. Send the Jeeps you have in sector 14 and the Construction Units in
sector 14, where they'll build at least one Anti-Tank Gun (and eventually
conquer a Radar Station). When the Gun is complete, move them to sector 15:
conquer it and begin full production of Psychos and Pyros; the first units
should go to sector 11 to conquer it. Build a second Robot Factory and produce
the usual infantrymen. Then move the Construction Units to sector 8 to build
two Anti-Tank Guns and send your Psychos to conquer sector 9.
Now wait until you have at least 10 Psychos, 10 Pyros and some Jeeps. Send them
to the biggest derelict in sector 7 and destroy it: you'll find the black box.
Order to the soldier who picked it up to enter your Command Center while the
rest of your assault force destroys the derelicts in sector 7 and 6. To destroy
the remaining derelicts (sectors 5 and 10), head left trhough the pass (you'll
be at the Vehicle Factory you conquered) and be prepared to eliminate some
enemies, though I recomend to ignore them and head toward the last two
derelicts.
MISSION 4: NAME THAT DUNE
Map Type: desertic
Number of Sectors: 12
+----+--------+------+
| | 2 | 3 |
| 1 +-----+--+ +--+
| | | | | |
| | 4 |5 | |6 |
+----+ +--+---+ |
| | | | |
| 7 | | 8 | |
+----+-----+---+--+--+
| | | |
| 9 | 10 | 11 |
| +-----+---+ |
| | | |
| |12 | |
+----------+---+-----+
Vital Sectors: 1 (your Command Center)
9 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Bring Lassar to the Communication Tower
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
3 Psychos
3 Pyros
4 Disabled Jeeps
Lassar
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Radar Station
The only sign on the black box is the letter "omega". Lassar, Zod second in
command suggest to trasmit the black box to your headquarters to decode it.
However the Communication Tower is controlled by your enemies. The only way to
get to it is to penetrate enemy sectors.
Start by moving your units to sector 7, 4 and 2, to capture a Radar, a Barracks
and a Vehicle Factory respectively. Begin production of Jeeps, Pyros and
Psychos. Build one or two Technicians: bridges are vital for this mission, and
probably you (or your enemy) will destroy one or two, though you never wanted
to. Be careful if you find enemies firing at your units when they are on a
bridge, as all units on it will be destroyed.
Build Anti-Tank Guns near the Vehicle Factory and the Robot Factory, plus in
sector 5 and 8.
Once you have a group of about 20 Psychos and some Pyros and Jeeps for support,
move your units on the ridge in sector 8: you'll find two Anti-Tank Guns and
lots of enemies defending the other side of the ridge because the enemy Command
Center is there, but you don't need to destroy it, so just by pass them and
head for sector 10. Follow the "highland" and cross the two bridges, and wait
until all your units composing the attack force are there. Now cross the third
bridge and destroy all the Jeeps and the single Anti-Tank Guns defending the
other side of it, and move quickly to the bottom of sector 9, where the
Communication Tower is. Destroy the bunker and all units defending it, and
bring Lassar to it. Sending the message will require 20 seconds, and after that
Lassar must enter the Tower (just reselect him and place your cursor over the
Tower. The cursor with a moving green arrow, like the one of the missions
before, will show up). Then, nothing more. For now.
MISSION 5: CATCUS IF YOU CAN
Map Type: desertic
Number of Sectors: 12
+-----+-------+----+----+
| | 2 | | |
| 1 +-------+ 3 | 4 |
| | 5 | | |
+-----+-------+-+--+----+
| | | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | | |
+-----+--+----+-+--+----+
| | 10 | | |
| 9 +-------+ 11 | 12 |
| | 13 | | |
+-----+-------+----+----+
Vital Sectors: 11 (your Command Center)
3 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Destroy Rigal Command Center
+ Rendez-vous with the dropship
+ Board Lassar and Zod onto the dropship
Initial Units: 2 Construction Robots
5 Psychos
3 Pyros
4 Jeeps
Lassar
Zod
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Radar Station
2 Stores
Immediately build three Construction Robots, you Command Center will explode in
ten minutes! Now send your Pyros in sector 10 to discover an abandoned Vehicle
Factory; immediately begin production of Jeeps. The three Psychos near Lassar
and Zod can be sent in sector 12 to conquer a Robot Factory; you Construction
Units should build an other Robot Factory near the Command Center. Immediately
begin production of Psychos and Pyros, and, if you want, 4 or 5 Technicians if
you want to try to capture enemy buildings.
Sector 9 is rated "4", so conquer it at once. In sector 13 you'll find two
Psychos and two Jeeps: send the Jeeps in sector 9 and destroy the bridge; the
two Psychos will conquer sector 13 before helping the Jeeps in destroying the
bridge and then conquering the sector.
Now spend all the ten minutes in building forces. When the Command Center
blowns up, group all your forces and start by going in sector 8, then head in
sector 4 to destroy the enemy Command Center; this will be tough, so keep
building units to send as reinforcement.
When the sector is clear, move your main force in sector 3, near the concrete
pad. Once it is secured, escort Lassar and Zod to it. The Dropship "Cargo" (I
doubt it is the name of it, but it is funny to see "Cargo" of a Dropship :)
will arrive shortly. Board Zod and Lassar on it.
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--ACT TWO--
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General Riman and all Transglobal personnels left just before signing the
armistice, saying that one of their Dropships, which was carrying medicinals,
was destroyed. However, investigations on the cause of the Dropship destruction
are on the way.
Just after the emergency evacution, Zod's troops were able to decrypt the black
box, discovering that it lifted off from an airport south of Turingal. Zod
immediately starts the Dropship engines to go there.
MISSION 6: THE HILLS ARE ALIVE
Map Type: forest
Number of Sectors: 11
+----+----+----+----+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | |
+----+-+--+--+-+----+
| 5 | 6 | 7 |
+----+-+--+--+-+----+
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| | | | |
+----+----+----+----+
Vital Sectors: 8 (your Command Center)
4 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Conquer Transglobal outpost and build your base
+ Capture Transglobal main base
Initial Units: 4 Technicians
6 Psychos
5 Pyros
3 Jeeps
Initial Buildings: none
Transglobal has a large base with full air support, so landing near it will be
a suicide. The best way to gain a bridgehead on this territory is to capture a
smaller base.
You'll land in sector 1. Split your forces in two groups, one composed of all
Pyros and Psychos you have and move it to the norther npass: you'll find two
Stores, a Robot Factory and the sector flag. Immediately begin production of
Toughs (about 20). The second group will go directly to the enemy outpost, in
secotr 8, passing by the southern pass, through sector 5 (you'll find a disable
Light Tank and APC, remeber to capture them after you've conquered the base).
Now leave the Technicians behind and let your infantry and vehicles take over
the base: you'll find one Anti-Tank Gun of the right and a Tough on the left,
there will be no problems for them, though the bunker is a threat. Oce all
defenses are destroyed, move you Technicians in and capture the Command Center,
then the three Anti-Aircraft Sites and the Radar Station.
Loit Hahoit asks how to complete the first objective:
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How do I complete level 6? That is the level where you have to conquer the
enemy air unit. I did that but I don't know how to do the first objective.
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It is quite simple. Technicians are there for this. Select your Technicians and
move your cursor over an enemy structure; the cursor will change in a spinning
red circle; left click and your Technicians will move to convert the building
(or unit; remember that Technicians can convert enemy units too). Rember that
you can destroy all structures in the first base except the Command Center,
though having the existing Anti-Aircraft Sites will help.
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Fortify your new Command Center by placing two Anti-Tank Guns and one
Anti-Aircraft Gun near the Radar (you'll need to remove the circular scrap);
Build two Anti-Tank Guns and one other Anti-Aircraft Gun near the bridge on the
upper-right corner of the sector. Move all your remaining infantrymen in sector
5, to capture it. You'll find two abandoned Light Tanks and one APC. Keep them
near the flag; you may want to strenghten the defense in this sector by placing
some Anti-Tank and Anti-Aircraft Guns.
Build one Vehicle Factory and begin production of at least 10 Light Tanks.
Once you have 20 Toughs (do not leave the Robot Factory without defense,
though) and 10 Light Tanks move to sector 9 and capture the Hangar there and
produce 5 Scout Choppers.
Now it is better to build a second Robot and Vehicle Factories to have a
constant flux of troops.
Now rebuild your losses and move in sectors 10, 11, 7 and finally 4, where the
airbase is. Take the initial four Technicians with you, and let your main force
destroy all defensive structure and capture the Air Hangar with your
Technicians. All other buildings can be destroyed.
MISSION 7: PASTURE EYES
Map Type: forest
Number of Sectors: 10
+-----------+----+---+
| | | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
+---+-------+----+ |
| | 5 | |
| 4 | +---+
| +------------+ 6 |
+---+ 7 | |
| 8 | | |
| +----+-------+---+
| | 9 | 10 |
+---+----+-----------+
Vital Sectors: 10 (your Command Center)
1, 5 (mission objectives)
Mission Objectives:
+ Capture the Production Facility wihotu damaging it
+ Destroy enemy's Command Center
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
6 Psychos
6 Pyros
4 Toughs
2 Technicians
2 Light Tanks
3 APCs
2 Scout Choppers
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
Radar Station
Anti-Aircraft Site
Bunker
On the stores recovered from the enemy Air base there is a code, but it is
impossible to determine the production facility's exact locations. However
Lassar found a Chopper which can be used as scout to discover where it is.
After you have discovered where it is, steal all possible supplies from it.
Sector 7 is in front of you, but it is very difficult to defend; you may want
it for now to start building up units, so send the units opposite of your first
Robot Factory, APC and Technicians excluded, to conquer it. Board the first two
Construction Robots on one APC and send it to sector 6, where there is an Air
Hangar. There build some Anti-Tank Guns and Anti-Aircraft Sites to protect the
zone. Do not build helicopters for now.
Left to your Command Center there is a small group of units: place the
Construction Robot on the APC you'll find there and send it to sector 8:
conquer the sector and begin production of Light Tanks from the Vehicle Factory
you'll find there. All the remaining units will occupy sector 9; sell the
Bunker and build other Construction Robots, which will build some Anti-Aircraft
Sites around the Command Center and two Anti-Tank Guns at the bridge (where the
Bunker was) and where the Robot Factory is (you may want to remove the scraps).
Ah yes, immediately issue production of 10+ Toughs from this factory as soon
the mission begin.
When the first group of Toughs is completed, send them to sector 7, near sector
5, with two or three Construction Robots to build Anti-Tank Guns and
Anti-Aircraft Sites. When this defense line is complete, keep 5 Toughs there,
and send others to strenghten the defenses at the other sectors under your
control.
Now build a large group of Toughs (about 20) and board the two Technicians you
have (they are provided at the start of the mission) on an APC. When the group
is complete, start traveling toward sector 5, by passing through sector 7:
destroy the walls you'll encounter until you get access to the now-revealed
Production Facility.
Bring the APC with the Technicians in , unload them and convert the Facility;
this will take 22 seconds.
Now it is time to destroy the enemy's Command Center, located in sector 1.
Place the five Toughs defending sector 7 near the Facility to protect it and
move your main strike force to sector 2, near the edge of the map, then turn
left and attack the enemy main base:
the first building to fall will be a Robot Factory, followed by its Vehicle
counterpart (it is not vital to destroy these buildings, but will deny
additional reinforcements to the enemy); no the Command Center is defenseless,
and it's time to destroy it. Have fun.
MISSION 8: HEIDI SEEK
Map Type: forest
Number of Sectors: 17
+----+------------+----+
| | | |
| 1 | 2 |3 |
+----+---+----+---+----+
| | | | | |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
+----+---+ +---+----+
| | | |
| 9 +----+ 10 |
| | | |
+----+---+ +---+----+
| | | | | |
| 11 |12 |13 |14 | 15 |
+----+---+ +---+----+
| | | |
| 16 | | 17 |
+--------+----+--------+
Vital Sectors: 13 (your Command Center)
6 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Capture the enemy's Research Facility
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
2 Psychos
4 Pyros
2 Light Tanks
2 APCs
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
2 Anti-Tank Guns
Anti-Aircraft Site
Store
By capturing the Production Facility you discovered that two Cargos where sent
from this base, one to Zed (Zed, NOT Zod, your commander) on Rigal, the second
to a secret Research Center camouflaged as a hospital. It is now time to
capture the Research Center.
Start by sending all your units, with the exception of the Construction Robots
in sector 17 (behind the Command Center) to capture a Radar Station. Send you
Construction Robot at the Commad Center's left, near the bridge, and build two
Anti-Tank Guns and one Anti-Aircraft Site. Begin production of Toughs at once,
and for, now, keep them near the Command Center. Ignore sectors 9, 12 and 16,
as they are just too hard to defend right now. Concentrate on capturing and
securing all sectors on the same coast of your Command Center (13,17, 14, 15,
10, 8 and 3). As the Construction Robots have finished fortificating the
bridge, order them to build an Anti-Tank Gun near the coast and an
Anti-Aircraft Site near the Command Center.
Move your initial fighting units along all the sector I mentioned above,
securing sector 14 first (there is a Vehicle Factory; produce Light Tanks from
it), then sector 15 (Air Hangar. If you want, you can sell it). In front of the
Vehicle Factory in secotr 10 there is a bridge. Destroy it and keep some units
near it, until the Construction Robots have built two Anti-Tank and two
Anti-Aircrafts Sites. Now move your units in sector 8 and repeat the passage,
by destroying the bridge in sector 7 and fortificating it with Anti-Tank Guns
and Anti-Aircraft Sites. Your Robot Factory should have produced now some
Toughs: move five of them near all bridges you have destroyed (with the
exception of the one near the Command Center, as Anti-Tank Guns will be
enough).
The last secotr you'll have to conquer is sector 3: repeat the passage and
begin to build some Toughs from the Robot Factory you'll find.
Now build at least 5 APC (include the initial APCs in this number): one four of
them board 4 Toughs each, and in the fifth two Technicians and two Toughs. Now
move them on the small island in the middle of the river. Unload the first four
APCs and destroy the two Anti-Tank Guns protecting the coast and the Bunker on
the other side. Move your Technicians in and capture the Reasearch Facility.
You can also attack the Command Center by land, starting from sector 3, but
there will be a more strong opposition. This is the fastest and safest way to
conquer ther Reasearch Center.
MISSION 9: TREES COMPANY
Map Type: forest
Number of Sectors: 10
+------+----------+------+
| | 2 | |
| 1 +----------+ 3 |
| | | |
+------+ 4 +------+
| | | |
| 5 +----------+ 6 |
| | | |
+------+ 7 +------+
| | | |
| 8 +----------+ 9 |
| | 10 | |
+------+----------+------+
Vital Sectors: 1 (your Command Center)
3, 8, 6 (mission objectives)
Mission Objectives:
+ Bring Zod and the briefcase to the extraction point
+ Secure the landig zone
+ Evacute Zod and the briefcase
Initial Units: -main base group-
2 Construction Robots
2 Psychos
2 Pyros
2 Light Tanks
-briefcase group-
Zod
3 Toughs
2 Jeeps
Light Tank
Pyro
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
Radar Station
2 Anti-Tank Guns
5 Store
You succesfully recovered the second "omega" sample, but Zod is in serious
troubles, stranded in enemy territory with only few support units. It is
imperative that Zod and the second sample, closed in a bullet-proof briefcase
will escape by reaching the landiz zone at north-West.
This mission is simple. Conquer the first four sectors, plus the sector where
Zod is (number 8). Sector 3 will need only three Toughs (but not the ones with
Zod. Ignore the Zod's group for now) and the strongest defenses will be built
near your Command Center, at the edge with sector 5. Sector 5 has a Radar
Station and a Bunker, but there's no real need to conquer it now. The five
sector I told you to conquer will be enough to satisfy your credit needs. After
you have built defenses near ther Command Center, move the Construction Robots
in sector 4 to do the same.
Once you have at least 10 Toughs (vehicles will be useless, aside an optional
APC), move them in sector 5, near the flag, and do the same with Zod's group.
Now move the whole group to you Command Center, then to sector 3 by passing
through 2. Do not forget to pick up the briefcase: I reccomend to use Zod for
this task, as he will stay about of action and you won't spare troops for this
task.
Place Zod on the landing pad in sector 3 and send your troops to destroy all
structures in sector 6, or the Cargo Chopper won't arrive. Once the Vehicle
Factory and the Robot Factory are gone, the Chopper will land. Board Zod on it
and the mission will be over.
MISSION 10: OFFICER'S A MESS
Map Type: forest
Number of Sectors: 16
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
+-----+ +-----+ |
| 5 +-----+ 7 +-----+
| | 6 | | 8 |
+-----+ +-----+ |
| 9 +-----+ 11 +-----+
| | 10 | | 12 |
+-----+ +-----+ |
| 13 +-----+ 15 +-----+
| | 14 | | 16 |
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Vital Sectors: 15 (your Command Center)
1 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Bring Zod to the meeting with Horowitz
Initial Units: 2 Construction Robots
2 APCs
2 Light Tanks
3 Toughs
2 Snipers
Zod
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
Radar Station
Zod decided to meet Horowitz, High Commander of MegaCorp's army. Zod cannot
afford to open the briefcase by himself, so he's taking this decision.
Begin by sending the Toughs and the Construction Robots in sector 11. Build the
usual 2 Anti-Tank Guns/2 Anti-Aircraft Sites near the bridge and then redirect
the two Construction Robots to sector 8, where the four Psychos should be sent.
In sector 8 there is an abandoned Robot Factory: from there produce Snipers,
and from the Robot Factory near your Command Center, Toughs. Sector 12 has a
Refinery, so send Psychos to conquer it. Sector 16 has no buildings but conquer
it anyway.
Sector 14 has a Vehicle Factory: forget for now the Light Tanks and build some
Mortar Tanks to strenghten your defenses: most attacks will be done by Snipers
and Toughs, so it is better to counter them with Toughs, Snipers and Mortar
Tanks. Sector 10 has a Ship Yard scaffold, but its flag is on an isle, so it is
imperative to use an APC to bring an infantryman there. Later on, replace the
Psycho with a Tough and a Sniper. If you want, build the Ship Yard and few
vessels now, for defense. Conquer sector 13 and strenghten the defenses by
building the usual 2 Guns/2 Sites in sector 8 and near sector 13 flag.
Once you have a stable defense, you can build a Research Facility and an Air
Hangar. So far, the maximum research level will be the third, and the Attack
Choppers might be useful; however, as a main strike force, I reccomend 20+
Toughs, some Mortar Tanks (at least 5) and 10+ Light Tanks.
Once your strike group is completed, board Zod on an APC and travel to sector
9, cross the bridge and destroy all enemy units there. Keep your Mortar Tanks
on the friendly side of the bridge and send the Toughs as strike team, then
move the APC with Zod on the other side.
Sector 5 has a Refinery and an Anti-Tank Gun, so it won't be hard to conquer.
To enter sector 1 you'll have to pass through sector 2, where TransGlobal has
its local Command Center plus a Robot and a Vehicle Factory. There's no real
need to destroy them, but it will be safer for Zod.
Once the road is free from enemies, bring Zod in sector 1.
-----------
--ACT III--
-----------
Horowitz and Zod met; Horowitz was reluctant to met Zod as he had not decided
if Zod was a stupid or a revolutionary yet. However, the meeting turned into a
trap: Horowitz escaped, but Zod was brought on Oberon to be interrogated by
Carver about his knowledges on the "omega" project. During the interrogation
Carver speaks with a mysterious man about other secret projects, unaware that
Zod is listening; however, its execution is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Zod's men were informed by the television and planned an assault to free Zod
before it is executed.
MISSION 11: PRIVATE EDUCATION
Map Type: vulcanic
Number of Sectors: 17
+---+--------+---+--------+---+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | +----+ +----+ | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | 6 | | 7 | | |
+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+
| 8 | 9 |10 | 11 |12 |
| +---+ | | +---+ |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+
| | | | | |
|13 | 14 | 15 |16 |17 |
| | +---+ +---+ | |
| | | | | |
+---+--------+---+--------+---+
Vital Sectors: 15 (your Command Center)
2, 6, 7, 4 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Destroy all boot camps and the Command Center
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
2 APCs
2 Mortar Tanks
1 Toughs
15 Psychos
1 Mobile Radar
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Vehicle Factory
Bunker
Anti-Aircraft Site
There are several boot camps around the main jail complex, and this is the
safest way to penetrate in the area.
Begin by taking control of sectors 14 (Radar Sation), 11 (Robot Factory), 16
(Air Hangar), 17 (Ship Yard) and 13 (Robot Factory). Begin to build some Mortar
Tanks that will strenghten your defenses and Toughs from the two Factories.
Build one Refinery and at least four Stores behind the Command Center. You'll
need the Stores there because the terrain is full of hills, and there isn't a
lot of buildable space.
Once all defenses are stable, build a Reasearch Center and max out all research
levels, build 30 Toughs and 10 Light Tanks plus 10 Attack Choppers.
The ground group (Toughs and Light Tanks) will attack the three objectives on
the left, by passing through sector 8. There are a Vehicle Factory, a Ship Yard
and the Command Center. It is better to destroy these structures with a single
attack, or the Command Center, if damaged, but not destroyed, will call
reinforcements.
The Attack Choppers will attack the Air Hangar and the Robot Factory on the
right; there are only two Anti-Aircraft Sites there, so there will be only two
or three casualities.
MISSION 12: NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRING
Map Type: vulcanic
Number of Sectors: 17
+-------------+-------+-------+
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | |
+------+------+-------+-+-----+
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | |
+---+--+--+--++ +-----+
| 8 | 9 | 10| | 11 |
| | | | | |
+---+ +---+---+-----+-----+
|12 | | 13 | 14 |
| | | | |
+---+----++------++-----------+
| 15 | 16 | 17 |
| | | |
+--------+-------+------------+
Vital Sectors: 16 (your Command Center)
2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Capture a Command Center
+ Locate interrogation center
+ Free Zod and destroy the interrogation center
+ Evacuate Zod with the Cargo Chopper at North-East
+ Capture or Destroy all enemy Factories
Initial Units: 3 Technicians
3 APCs
4 Light Tanks
4 Toughs
2 Psychos
1 Mobile Radar
4 Snipers
Initial Buildings: none
It is now time to locate the interrogation center and free Zod before they
execute him.
Begin to group the Snipers and board the Toughs on an APC. Make the Sniper
advance slowly, near the mountain on your left: near sector 17 flag there are
two Medium Tanks: you want them (note that you CANNOT build such tanks during
this mission) use the Snipers in two groups to disable them and use the Psychos
as pilots; if not, use the Toughs (the APC is useful to protect them) to
destroy them, then go to sector 16 and use your Toughs again to kill the enemy
Toughs protecting the Command Center, then use the Technicians to capture it
and structures in the sector; now board a single unit on an APC and capture
sector 15, where a Radar Station is. Then capture sectors 9 (Refinery and an
enemy Bunker) and 13 (Air Hangar plus two Anti-Tank Guns, one near your Command
Center; sell this turret at once); sector 13 isn't vital for now, and if it
comes under attack retreat your units in sector 9, destroy the bridge
connecting the two sectors and sell the Air Hangar. Sector 9 has a scaffold for
a Ship Yard too; two Gunships are useful to defend sector 15 flag.
Build a Vehicle Factory for producing some Mortar Tanks for defense and some
Anti-Aircraft Sites to defend against Attack Chopper's attacks (which are very
frequent); I built a second Refinery in case sector 13 was lost; remember, if
you lose a sector, sell all structures in it if you cannot defend or reconquer
them soon.
Once your defenses are strong, build a large group of Toughs (30) and start to
spread destruction over this map, by starting from sector 12 where a Robot
Factory is (though it is unlikely that the enemy never conquered them, if the
terrain is still neutral, it's easier to conquer it). In sector 5 there is an
Air Hangar; a second Air Hangar is located in sector 4. Sector 2 contains the
enemy Command Center plus an Air Hangar and a Vehicle Factory.
The interrogation center is in Sector 6; destroy the two Bunkers (with four
Toughs each) and the Anti-Tank Guns around it, then use your Technicians to
capture it: Zod will exit, destroying the center; now you have to escort him to
sector 3, where the landing pad awaits you, but it is protected by an Anti-Tank
Gun and an Anti-Aircraft Site. Destroy or capture them and wait until the Cargo
Chopper arrives and board Zod.
If the mission does not end, destroy all other enemy buildings aside Factories,
like the Radar Sations in sector 6 (there are two here) and 4, plus the
Refinery in sector 11.
MISSION 13: MOLTEN WANDERERS
Map Type: vulcanic
Number of Sectors: 22
+----------------+------------+---------+
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | |
+---------+------+--+---------+---------+
| | | | |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+----+ +----+ +----+ +----+ |
| | | | | | | | |
| 8 +----+ 9 +----+ 10 +----+ 11 +----+
| | | | | | | | |
+----+ 12 +----+ 13 +----+ 14 +----+ 15 |
| | | | | | | | |
| +----+ +----+ +----+ +----+
| | | | |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| | | |
| 20 | 21 | 22 |
+---------+---------+-------------------+
Vital Sectors: 17 (your Command Center)
18, 7 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Ambush convoy escort and free the prisoners
+ Escort prisoners to the extraction point
Initial Units: 2 Construction Robots
4 Toughs
3 Light Tanks
4 Snipers
6 Psychos
1 Mobile Radar
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Radar Station
Zod is free, but his army needs men; however Brad knows that a convoy escorting
prisoners is on its way to the local jail, and these prisoners should be
assault troops, the ideal kind of help you need to defeat the local TransGlobal
army.
Start conquering sectors 21, 20, 16 and 18; in this last sector there is a
bunker, which is useful to defend it and to ambush the convoy with the
prisoners: put three Toughs and one Sniper in it and move all other Snipers and
Light Tanks (after they conquered the territories I cited above) on the small
hill just behind the Bunker; the convoy will arrive in about two minutes, where
you can fortify your defenses: start by building new Construction Robots and
order to the existing ones to build a Refinery in sector 16 and a Robot Factory
near the Command Center and begin to produce Toughs.
Send the new robots in sectors 8, 9, 12 and 13, followed by the Construction
Robots to fortify the position. In sector 12 there is a Robot Factory which you
can sell and in sector 8 an Air Hangar, an other structure you won't really
need. If you sell these structures, do not spend time (and resources) in
fortifying the sectors, but keep a small group of Toughs to defend it (air
attacks will be very frequent).
A voice should alert you that the convoy within range: it is formed by 5 Medium
Tanks (again: you cannot build them but you can try to disable them with
Snipers) and three soldiers, Baker, Clarke and Tyler. Once all tanks are
destroyed, the prisoners will pass under your control: move them near your
Command Center and build a Vehicle Factory and produce an APC (for the
prisoners) and Mortar Tanks for defense (place one near the Bunker in sector 18
and in sector 13, where the attacks will be more frequent, plus others near the
borders of your territory to be more defended against surprise attacks).
Now train a large group of Toughs (at least 30) and make your way to the
extraction point in sector 3, passing through sectors 22, 19, 15, and 7. This
way is the shortest and contains some factories and some defense stations,
including the jail in sector 22 with its Anti-Tank Guns and Defense Towers, but
they won't withstand the power of a massed Tough attack. Bring the APC on the
landing pad and wait the Cargo Chopper as usual.
MISSION 14: THE RED MILE
Map Type: vulcanic
Number of Sectors: 15
+----+--------+-----------------+
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | +-----------------+
| | | 4 | 5 |
| +----+---+----+---+----+---+
| | | | | | |
| | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10|
| | | | | | |
+----+----+--------+---+ | |
| | 12 | | |
| 11 +-------+----+----+ |
| | 13 | 14 | |
+---------+-------+ | |
| 15 | | |
+-----------------+---------+---+
Vital Sectors: 1 (your Command Center)
5, 7 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Rescue all prisoners
+ Find the CCTV movie
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
4 Toughs
3 Light Tanks
2 Pyros
8 Psychos
2 APCs
1 Mobile Radar
3 Technicians
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
Radar Station
Ship Yard Scaffold
Zod is quite surprised to find Clarke with the prisoners you rescued the
previous mission...however, he has some interesting informations about a jail
with real assault troops near your position, but it is heavily guarded; however
Clarke is good in infiltration jobs, so he will be able to contact the
prisoners if he's able to reach the jail.
Begin to board your Psychos on the two APCs and send them to sectors 2 and 6.
Issue immediately to build a Refinery to your Construction Robots and group
your remaing forces to attack sector 14, where the enemy has most of its
factories: it is better to occupy this sector now instead waiting later on:
you'll spare resources for defenses and men. Your Toughs will be your main
strike force: carefully approach the flag: there are two bunkers near the
barricades, and neither of them has enemy Toughs or Snipers inside, so it will
be an easy job. Now move all your forces near the two factories (a Robot and a
Vehicle one) and destroy all enemies near them to let your Technicians capture
them. In sector 9 there is a Ship Yard with two or three Gunboats defending it:
destroy the vessels and capture the yard and destroy all other units in the
peninsula.
Now fortify your defenses: near the first Robot Factory build some
Anti-Aircraft Sites, build a second Ship Yard on the scaffold near your Command
Center and some Heavy Guns near the newly acquired factories, plus some
Anti-Aircraft Sites; this will free you from stationing defending vessels near
the Yards and Toughs or other ground-to-air units near other valuable
buildings. Sector 10 is valued "4" and it won't fall under attack by enemy
troops, so send a Tough on an APC to capture it and bring it back.
The enemy will attack with everything it has, especially Destroyers and group
of Choppers, plus a Fighter/Bomber attack always on your Command Center.
Adeguate defenses won't stop the Fighter/Bomber but all other attacks will be
repelled.
Now build all other buildings you need: a Research Center, an Air Hangar and
some Defense Towers if you want.
The Air Hangar will be especially useful with the newly provided Cargo Chopper:
build four or five of them and load them with Medium Tanks. Six APCs containing
3 groups of Toughs and 3 groups of Lasers will be enough to cover the tanks; if
you want, bring two or three construction units to repair these units or even
build a Robot Factory on the shores of the middle island (where the jail is).
Build some Destroyers and Cruisers, and send them to destroy any fixed position
or unit along the island shores, then send Attack Choppers to destroy all Heavy
Guns and Defense Towers you can, so that the job of your ground troops won't be
hard.
If you are going to attack prevalently with infantry or without the tank
support, the only way to do this is to reach to shores of sector 8, tough it is
reccomended to land your Choppers there too, if any, in order to be able to
organize your troops before attack.
When all jail defenses are gone, penetrate into the inner wall and free the
four men inside: board them on a Cargo Chopper and bring them to the extraction
point and follow the usual extraction tecnique.
Now you'll have to find a briefcase, in sector 5. Build a large group of Attack
Choppers and use the 3 groups of Toughs you previously built to finish defenses
after the Choppers have destroyed the Command Center. Bring a Technician too
and use him to capture the nearby communication tower. Then use an infantryman
to enter the tower and rescue the briefcase, then bring him to the extraction
point and wait for the usual Cargo Chopper.
MISSION 15: AS SEEN ON TV
Map Type: vulcanic
Number of Sectors: 16
+----------+--------+----------+
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
+---+------+ +------+---+
| | | | | |
| 4 | 5 +--------+ 6 | 7 |
| | | | | |
| +------+ 8 +------+ |
| | | | | |
+---+ 9 +--------+ 10 +---+
| | | | | |
| +------+ +------+ |
|11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |15 |
| | +--------+ | |
| | | 16 | | |
+---+------+--------+----------+
Vital Sectors: 16 (your Command Center)
(mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Capture a Transglobal communication tower
+ Broadcast the CCTV movie to ZNN TV
+ Destroy all four communication towers.
Initial Units: 2 Construction Robots
2 Toughs
3 Light Tanks
4 PSychos
2 Laserss
2 APCs
1 Mobile Radar
2 Mortar Tanks
Lassar
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
2 Anti-Tank Guns
Heavy Gun
3 Stores
The briefcase contains movies with the execution of MegaCom's men. Transglobal
is attempting to fool everyone to destroy the whole MegaCom. In this sector
Transglobal has a network of communication towers that will be useful to
broadcast these documents, but Lassar is the only one able to do this, so
you'll have to escort him to a communication tower.
Begin to send your Lasers to sector 13, where a Radar Station and a Vehicle
Factory are. Begin to produce five Medium Tanks and some Toughs.
Conquer sector 10 and ignore sectors 12 and 14, they are full of enemy forces,
and concentrate all forces you have to capture sector 8; in this sector there
is a communication tower, and it is defended by few units; destroy them and
bring Lassar and two Construction Robots near the tower. Build two
Anti-Aircraft Sites in the small pass north to the tower and around the tower,
and for ground-to-ground defense bring in two Mortar Tanks.
Now order Lassar to conquer the tower and send him in: broadcast will begin;
now you have to defend the tower until the timer has finished its countdown (5
minutes); however Lassar will report several jamming signal coming from the
other communication towers in the area, and will pause the broadcast unitl they
are down.
There are four communication towers in sectors 5, 6, 12 and 14.
Build at least 10 Medium Tanks and 20 Toughs, plus an Air Hangar and at least 5
Attack Choppers.
Send your ground units to sector 14: the tower itself is defended by 5 Light
Tanks and one Medium one, an easy task for your force.
Now send your units to sector 6, passing through sector 10 (you may have to
repair the bridge); this tower is more defended, with Mortar and Medium Tanks
plus some infatrymen. Once the tower is destroyed, retreat your units and
prepare your Choppers.
First send them to sector 12: the tower has no real defenses and should be
quite easy. The last tower has some ground-to-air defenses, but your Choppers
should be enough to level the tower before they will be wiped out; in fact,
with 6 Attack Choppers, I was able to destroy the Anti-Aircraft Sites and other
units before rearming.
After all four towers are gone, wait 4 minutes (there will be no real attack to
the tower where Lassar is).
----------
--ACT IV--
----------
Zod and his men were happily waiting for the broadcast of the execution of
MegaCom men by the hand of Transglobal troops, but the only thing they heard
was that MegaCom army was no longer an ally, but a new enemy, with the order to
shoot on Zod's army on sight.
The only way to broadcast the executions is to find TransGlobal Security Center
on Glish (I'm not sure about this spelling).
MISSION 16: SURPRISE PARTY
Map Type: ice plains
Number of Sectors:
+-----+-----+---+-----+-----+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | |
+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+
| 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 |
| | | | | |
+-----+-----+---+-----+-----+
| 10 | 11| 12 |
+-----+-----+---+-----+-----+
| 13 | 14 |15 | 16 | 17 |
| | | | | |
+-----+-----+ +-----+-----+
| 18 | 19 | | 20 | 21 |
| | | | | |
+-----+-----+---+-----+-----+
Vital Sectors: 20 (your Command Center)
1 (mission objective)
Mission Objectives:
+ Infinltrate into the Security Center
Initial Units: 3 Construction Robots
1 APC (with 3 Snipers inside)
2 Mortar Tanks
2 Light Tanks
1 Jeep
2 Toughs
1 Pyro
2 Medium Tanks
5 Lasers
Initial Buildings: Command Center
Robot Factory
2 Anti-Tank Guns
This sector holds Transglobal Intelligence Service's fortress.
Begin to build two Anti-Aircraft Sites near your Command Center and sell the
two Anti-Tank Guns, then build a Refinery in front of the Robot Factory. Send
your APC (and the men inside) to capture sector 14, then the other three secotr
at the map lower left edge. Sector 18 has a Radar protected by an Anti-Aircraft
Site, and if you haven't built one yet, keep it or sell it if you already have
one. Train three Snipers and use the remaining troops to conquer sectors 15,
16, 17, 20 and 21. To protect sector 15 use the Jeep you have and if you want
build an Anti-Aircraft Site, but it won't be useful if you build up other
defenses. Sector 17 has a Vehicle Factory and sector 21 an Air Hangar.
Now build a group composed of one Heavy Gun and three Anti-Aircraft Sites near
the bridges in sectors 13 and 17, plus near the flag in sector 14 and near the
bridge in sector 20, though you can build only two Anti-Aircraft Sites and one
Anti-Tank Gun. Build two or three Anti-Aircraft Sites near the Heavy Gun in
sector 17 and send a Sniper near evey Heavy Gun. Five Toughs will be sent in
the small pass in sector 16 to prevent APC landings.
While you do this, build 10 Medium Tanks and a group of 20 Toughs (or 20
Lasers, or a mixed one) and do not attack until the defenses are fully
operational; a small group of Attack Choppers will be useful, too. Prepare a
Technician and a APC to escort it to the Security Center, in sector 1.
>>note: I am not able to complete this mission as the game crashes. In the last
week I was exchanging opinions with Eon support service, and we argued about
video card drivers (I use detonator 8.03, the best for a GeForce 2 series card)
and computer resources (and with my pc I do not have this problem); in fact, Z
is the only game, aside MW4, that gives me problems. However, how to complete
the mission is only one my suggestion, as I never made it, though enemy
description is right<<
Now move your forces to sector 13 and repair the bridge to let your forces to
sector 6; prepare to be targeted by several Mortar Tanks and Heavy Guns, which
should be an easy target for your Attack Choppers. Head straight to sector 1:
the Security Center isn't heavily defended, but the nearby enemy Command Center
(sector 2) will have at least 5 Mortar Tanks and other support units which will
harvest your infantry if you d not have vehicle support. Let the Medium Tanks
and Attack Choppers take care of them while your Toughs secure the Security
Center and defend the zone until the Technician has moved it. Let him capture
the Security Center and move him in, then move it back to your base.
>>>TO BE CONTINUED IF I WILL BE ABLE TO OVERCOME STABILITY ISSUE<<<
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9-CREDITS and MISC
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I think that the first credit goes to Bitmap Brothers for Z: Steel Soldiers
(and not only for this one!); the second goes to me for this document (eh eh)
and the third to all sites hosting this FAQ with my permission. All other misc
credits go to all the misc things/persons/musicians/games/etc etc etc; the list
is too long and I'm too tired to write it, maybe in the other releases of the
walktrhu, though I think this will not happen. However, if someone will conquer
the right to be mentioned in this document, I will thank him/her here.
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+ GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com)
+ The Clans Hall (http://www.sealteamsix.com/briareos/index.html visit it, it's
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+ DHL (http://dhl.net)
+ Action Trip (http://www.actiontrip.com)
+ The Internet Central Network (http://www.a2zweblinks.com)
+ Cheat Code Central (http://www.cheatcc.com)
+ Cheat Planet (http://www.cheatplanet.com)
+ Ivansky Kirill's website (translated in russian; unfortunately I don't have
the URL. Ivansky, if you are reading this, send me it)
+ MegaGames (http://www.megagames.com)
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+ Kris Saw (kris@mgon.com), for his help with buildings real names.
+ Lukas Pruppacher (lpruppacher@balcab.ch)
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