Achievements:Mission 07 cleared (15)
“Tornado” explorer (15)
Take this part slow. Activate the Data Post. Kill off any NEVEC soldiers you spot and be sure to pick up either a Rifle or Plasma Gun as you’ll want to snipe a clear path ahead of you. Anchor to the next landing, moving along the hill, get to the weapons, and get ready for more action.
As you move ahead, be sure to snipe out any VS operators as well. Once you’ve clear enough enemies, blow open the container doors, and get your new X-Seed all ready. Push to the next Data Post, and watch for more X-Seeds or Evax.
Eventually Granseed VS will start to appear. You can blow open another container and grab one yourself if you want the balanced weapon calibers. As you progress through the canyon pass, and encounter more Granseed, push right up to the gate marking the familiar snow fields. Activate the nearest data pad and mount up in the Hardballer. As you move across the field, stick to the cliffs on your right.
You’ll run into several Chryatis, and Skatl. While they are of little worry to you, collect as much T-Eng as you can from them to prep the Hardball for a bigger fight. You’ll begin to encounter a several Gorechryatis. Larger and stonger than Chryatis, Gorechryatis will spew out incrediable bombs of T-Eng. Their tail and joints are plated, but still the weakest points. Just tear off the plating by hitting these spots anyways and the Gorechryatis will fall. Their numbers will increase, and you don’t have to fight if the battle becomes too heavy.
Just make it to the NEVEC base in one piece. Inside the base are a few NEVEC soldiers. Remove them and continue down into the base. Be watchful of the Cyclops’s in this fortress. They don’t cause a lot of damage, but if they detect your motion and attack you can become annoying. Just kill them the T-Eng you collect will restore you beyond the damage they inflicted.
Use a Turntable to blast them away or if you move in and pick one up, use the Plasma Gun to snipe the Cyclops’s eye. (The eye is its weakest point, and a nice target). Snipe out any remaining Cyclops’s or NEVEC Soldiers. When you’re ready, anchor up the walkway and continue. Blow the door open ahead, and activate the Data Post. Just make sure you collect all your ammo and T-Eng before climbing into the Granseed.
Battle the Cakti:
The Cakti will primarily fire off its Vulcan Laser. While this will cause your VS to pause for a second, it will not inflict serious damage if you get hit a few times. As you are battling Cyclops’s will spawn and fight you as well, but besides being able to kill the easily they should not be a worry, or real focus.
Use the 3 boxes on the rooftop to help shield you in this fight. The Cakti will try to use its Rocket launcher, or hover and land on top of you, as you avoid these attacks the boxes will prove excellent cover. Likewise with the Cakti’s tank conversion and Drilling rush. Do everything possible to avoid the drilling charge, if it hits you with these two drill bits when transformed to a tank, it will cause massive damage. After the Cakti drill rushes, or attacks with its hover or rockets it will often pause a second. As you dodge its blows move yourself around it to give it a clear shot to the unprotected hub (the center cockpit of the VS). While the front offers more armor, you can station yourself to it’s rear and inflict greater damage.
Target Marks: Target spells “Tornado”
-T- Behind the red transport container, near the edge of the cliff.
-O- Before the plains, above the red gate.
-A- On the snow fields, sitting at the cliffs edge, to your left. At the furthest possible point of the cliffs tip.
-R- With your flashlight check between the stone columns on the left side of the fortress. (located on right edge of the snow fields)
-N- Moving down the right side of the snow fields, “N” is behind the T-Eng plant at the end of the fields. Use your flashlight.
-D- Once in the fortress, step off the edge of the walkway and into the water. With the wall to your left, looking west, “N” is right in the pool of water. Your flashlight should help here.
-O- Right inside the lower level entranceway to the Crimson Pirate (NEVEC) fortress.
