Mech Assault (xbox)
FAQ/Walkthrough
By Ocissordei
Version 1.0

Contents:
1. Intro
2. Game Modes
3. Fighting against computer mechs
4. Mech Analysis
5. FAQ
6. Campaign Walkthrough
6-1- Going down hard
6-2-Suffer the Silence
6-3-Friends Indeed
6-4-Dry me out
6-5-Sailing Away
6-6-Catnap
6-7-Catnap II
6-8-Bright Lights, Dark City
6-9-bright lights dark city II
6-10-Not again!
6-11-Thor on the rocks
6-12-Wolf In sheep's...
6-13-Under the guns
6-14-Size matters
6-15-Sizer matters II
6-16- Not on my watch
6-17-payback
6-18-worst day since
6-19 -Ready to Rok!
6-20-Ready to Rok! II
7. Contact/Thanks/Legal
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1. Intro
Mech Assault is on of those mech games that you don't want to let go by.  This
FAQ is intended to assist people in playing this game.  With this FAQ you can
truly become a master of this game.  The primary objective of this document is
to get people familiar with the mechs and the single player mode.  This is to
essentially train them for online play.  Enjoy!
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2. Game Modes:
Single Player
-Campaign:
Multiplayer
-Local xbox
-System link
-Xbox live
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3. Fighting against the computer
In the campaign walkthrough, I basically just say, "do away with <insert mech's
name here>.  There are certain ways to deal with types of these Mechs
PPC using mechs (ones that shoot electrical bolts)
-You can fight fire with fire.  Use your own PPC against them.
-Warhammer Missiles from long distance
-Stay as far away as possible
Null Sig
-Shoot them once with a machine gun to find them and then lay your load on them
-Explosives will show you their location
Big mechs (atlas, Prometheus etc.)
-Out dodge them
-Have better weapons (in an atlas v. atlas fight, people that can dodge better
or have more power ups will usually win)
For other computer controlled units you can do the following:
Bridges and buildings
-Although it isn't very obvious by common sense, blowing up buildings and
bridges is most easily done by using the machine gun.
Infantry
-The squash method, just run over them.  Very entertaining.
Artilleries/turrets
-Missiles are good as well as lasers
Helicopters
-Anything that homes will help (crossbow etc.)
-lasers work well, especially when powered up
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4. Mech Analysis (by alphabetical order)
Atlas:
Health: highest
Speed: Low
Jump jets: No
Weapons:Pulse Laserx4, Autocannon x4, javelin missile x2.
Other: AMS

Belial
Health: Medium
Speed: High
Jump jets: Yes
Weapons: Pulse Laser, 2x Gauss Rifle, Crossbow Missile

Cougar:
Health: Low-Medium
Speed: Very high
Jump jets: Yes
Weapons:2x Pulse Laser, Autocannon, Javelin missile

Elemental:
Health: Low
Speed: Low
Jump jets: Yes
Weapons:Pulse laser, crossbow missile x2.

Mad Cat
Health: Medium-high
Speed: Medium
Jump jets: No
Weapons: PPC x2, Machine Gun x2, Javelin missile x4
Other: target jamming

Prometheus
Health: Very High
Speed: Low
Jump jets: No
Weapons: Medium laser x3, Gauss Rifle x2, Warhammer missile x2
Other: AMS

Puma:
Health: Low-Medium
Speed:Very high
Jump jets: Yes
Weapons:PPC, Machine gun, Crossbow missile
Other; null signature.

Ragnarok
Health: Very High
Medium-medium
Jump jets:  no
Weapons:Lava Gun, gauss rifle x2, javelin missile x4
Other; shield


Summoner
Health: Medium-High
Speed:Medium High
Jump jets: Yes
Weapons:Pulse Laser x4, auto-cannon x2, warhammer missile

Thor
Health: Medium-high
Speed:High
Jump jets: Yes
Weapons:Medium Laser x2, Machine gun x4, Crossbow Missile x2
Other: Target Jamming

Timber Wolf
Health: medium-high
Speed:Medium-High
Jump jets: no
Weapons:Pulse Laser x2, Gauss Rifle, Crossbow Missile

Uziel:
Health: medium
Speed:fast
Jump jets:Yes
Weapons:PPC x2, Machine gun, Crossbow Missile
Other: AMS
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5. FAQ
1. Help! Jane! How do I stop this crazy thing?!
A:Here are the basic controls:
Use the left thumb-stick to move your mech and the right thumb-stick to pivot.
The right trigger fires the selected weapon. -jumping click and hold the left
thumb-stick.  Steer using the same button.
2.  What the heck is an artillery?
A: I sometimes use dumb language like that.  I mean a turret, a stationary
object that shoots you.
3. What mech should I use for mission X?
A: If they don't give you a good hint, then check here, I usually tell you or
hint to you, which mechs are good ones to use for that mission. .  For some it
is just preference. For example, I prefer the cougar over the puma, and the
Prometheus over the Atlas, but that's merely because I like those weapons better.
4. I want to contribute to your FAQ! How?
A: See the final section for contact info
5. I can't get this game to work online.  How can I fix problem X with my
internet connection etc.
A: Don't ask me, ask Microsoft or an xbox live FAQ on their website.
5: I know x and R shoot, but How should I hold the controller?
A:  You should rarely use anything but the R and L triggers and the two control
sticks.  This is so that you can aim easier and still be able to shoot.  Just
try aiming and shooting with the A button and the right control stick
6: How do you strafe?
A:  Use the right control stick to put your mech in the direction that you want
to be looking in, then use the left control stick to move him.
7: How Do I use PPC's?
A: Use them from close range, the more you power up (by holding the fire button),
the more damage that you will do.  Don't use them from faraway, because they are
hard to aim.
8: How do I use Warhammer missiles?
A:  hold down the fire button and you will fill up the timer, you don't have to
fill it up all the wayq.  The warhammer is a timed explosive.  Unlike the PPC
the warhammer will do the same amount of damage no matter how long it is charged
up.  The warhammer is good to use from far away as it does tons of damage when
you can just pop out of a corner with a charged one, shoot it (and it will stick
to your opponent), run away and wait for it to explode.  Repeat for victory.
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6. campaign walkthrough.

6-1
Mission 1
Going down hard:
-verify the condition of mech, and secure the area.  Stay alert ; the situation
may change
Available Mechs:
Cougar

Head forward and take out all of the infantry by stepping on them.

Jump over the rocks, head in between the trees and the rocks, and destroy the
infantry's buildings.
Take the power ups and head out of the base, trample all of the infantry and
head forward. Follow the blinking arrow on your radar and destroy as much of the
vehicle convoy as you can.  Head forward into their establishment.  Destroy
their artillery cannons with your missiles and fire away with normal fire at the
vehicles that try to hit you.   Destroy all of the buildings and make sure you
take ALL salvageable items. When you enter the large base, a bunch of little
mechs will attack you.  Take them all out with your missiles or other weapons.
Sometimes one will go and hide, destroy all of the buildings for powerups if you
get low on health.
-mission complete
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6-2
Mission 2
Suffer the silence
-destroy comm. Tower
Rout defending forces

Available Mechs:
Puma NEW!
Cougar

Head forward, destroying the two buildings and two tanks .  then cross the
bridge and  destroy anything in sight.  Eventually the power armored mechs will
appear.  Beat them with your missiles and head forward into the rocky area.
Destroy all of the artilleries while walking forward. Once inside, kill all of
the tanks and raise hell with the buildings.  It's not necessary to destroy them
all so exit the base through the other side and head towards the large base.
Here there will be tanks and infantry...again.  Easy as pie.  When you're done,
head out towards the even bigger base.  A light mech will approach you. You can
either attempt to take it on along with a  legion of tanks and infantry or
retreat to the base while firing away.  The ladder strategy makes a lot more
sense if you want to conserve your health.  If u get to low health, return to a
previous base and get health.  This may seem like an extremely difficult fight
but in the end it really isn't, just keep on shooting. USE POWERUPS, it's not
that complicated.  PPC helps.

Continue into the base and destroy all resistance.  Shoot the artillery from a
far and then blow up the comm. Center.
-mission complete
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6-3
Mission 3
Friends Indeed
-save the resistance

Available mechs:
-Puma
-cougar

Head across the bridge, and destroy all of the tanks and infantry.  The
helicopters here are really annoying, so knock them out of the air ASAP.  Just
lock on to them and shoot.  Head across the next bridge into the "suburbs".  Uh
oh, another light mech fight. This one is significantly easier, blast him a few
times with your missiles, and he'll run away.  Follow him and he'll get some
back up.  Retreat back into the ocean, and fire even more missiles at him.  His
laser beam and missile attacks are very easy to dodge, just run to one side
while firing your missiles at him and he'll rarely make contact.  Pick up the
health he drops and head into the large city to which he had previously fled.
The heavy powered mechs are back.  Knock them dead...again.  Hop up on the road
near the ocean when you are done and across the bridge.    There is some health
in the little warehouses in the area, so if you need them, get them before you
leave.  Yup, another mech fight.  This one is a lot easier because you could
have raided the warehouses and you probably have a ton of power ups,  fire away
while dodging his missiles.  This is one of the easier mech fights that you have
encountered.  Head into the next city once you are ready to and prepare to fight
another group of those heavy powered mechs along with a bunch of tanks.  Pound
your missiles (again) and you should be done with these pretty easily.   You
will arrive too late, and there will be TONS of forces running against you.  Do
as much damage as possible and then retreat to the ware houses.  Heal up and go
back at it.  The small mech will probably follow you, but he is much easier
alone then he is with a ton of forces behind him.  Head back and destroy the
other mech.  When that is done destroy the rest of the forces within the city.
-mission complete
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6-4
mission 4
Dry me out
-Secure your flank
-cripple WOB air Power
-destroy key structures

Available Mechs
-cougar
-Puma
Uziel NEW!

You probably picked Uziel for this mission, as it is the most sensible thing to
do.  Go around destroying tanks and artillery turrets in this area.  It is very
important that you take out the artillery as they will be the things doing the
majority of the damage to you in the beginning part of the mission.  On the
other side of the city, there is the tank depot.  The tank depot has 4
artilleries in front of it.  Destroy all four of them and fire away at the
actual tank depot.  Once it is destroyed jump over the back wall.  In one of the
small buildings there is a health pack, take it if you need it.   Continue down
the hill until you reach another city.  When you get here, you will be notified
that they have called for some air support.  Destroy the bombers before they
take off, and shoot the helicopters a few times with your missiles to make them
go down.  Check all of the warehouses for bombers, and make sure you kill the
big plane next to them for some salvageable items.  Then go to the drawbridge
and shoot the control center next to it.  The bridge will lower.  Kill the
artillery on the other side and yet another mech fight will occur.  Retreat will
firing missiles at this beast.  Continue dodging its attacks and it will
eventually fall.  When he does, cross the bridge and jump up to the helicopter
port.  Destroy all of the helicopters and their stations, and destroy the
building in the back of the helicopter depot.  This will cause a fight with two
Blake Mechs.  My strategy for this fight is: Focus Fire.  Focus all of your meat
and power on one of them.  Once one is gone this fight gets really easy.  Just
keep on shooting missiles at them and they will both fall pretty easily.  Make
sure to use all walls and barriers to your advantage in this fight.   When you
are done with the, go take out the other depot and you will be done with this
mission.
-mission complete
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6-5
Mission 5
Sailing Away
-destroy all barges
-destroy escort vessels

Available Mechs
Belial NEW!`
Cougar
Puma
Uziel

Follow the convoy at the beginning and blow up the numerous ships on your way.
Shoot the robots that shoot you as you pass under the bridge and continue on.
Find the next convoy and repeat what you did at the beginning of the mission.
Fight the small mech while trying to stay close to the ship, this shouldn't be
too hard considering the power of the Belial if you chose it as your Mech.  You
can also just flat out ignore it if you are pressed for time. Sink all the ships.
Easy eh>
Mission complete!

You'll see an FMV of Mechs getting destroyed.
6-6
Mission 6
Catnap
-Defend the Icarus
-Secure Mad Cat

Available Mechs
Belial
Cougar
Puma
Uziel

Defending the Icarus is pretty simple, equip your strongest attack (missiles or
the 2 lasers) and blast away at anything that comes near you.  The only
difficult part in this part of the mission is fighting the light mech, but a few
double laser shots are all that is necessary to defeat him.  Soon you'll get
called being told that the Icarus is out of danger.  Now head into the city by
following the blinking arrow on your radar.  You  will have to do some jumping
across a small river and then fight another light mech, some tanks, and some
artillery. Continue following the blinking arrow on your radar.  Destroy the
artillery and tanks while still following the arrow, and you will eventually get
to the city.  Follow your arrow and you will find the convoy.  Destroy all of
the tanks and you will complete this part of the mission.
Soon you will find out that this is far from over as enemy mechs will try to
attack you.  Eventually Foster will get the hang of it and drive away.  Make
sure he doesn't get killed.  If you are always looking around and killing
anything that might get the Mad Cat and he'll get away.
Now head to the north of the city to the large base. Destroy everything there
(the helicopter and tank depot should be the first thing you take out) and your
mission will be completed.

-mission compete.
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6-7
Mission 7
Catnap II
-Secure the LZ

Available Mechs:
Mad Cat NEW!

Easy as pie,.  See the enemy, shoot the enemy,  Not only is this simple, you get
help from whatever mech you used in your last mission!.  That same mech that has
been shooting lightning at you appears twice in this mission but is simple of
course.  Especially now that you are in a heavy mech.   Make sure that you kill
all of the helicopters. If at one point you feel as if no more people are coming
and there is a messed up trigger step outside as if you were going to go to that
big city and you will see that PPC using mech again.
-mission complete
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6-8
Mission 8
Bright Lights, Dark City
-Stop Reinforcements
-Clear your approach
-Gain Access
-Shut off the Power

Available Mechs:
Mad Cat

First, stay back where you start off and fire away with your 4x missile.  Kill
as many artilleries and tanks as you can from far away.  Head back into the city
and destroy the tunnel where they are coming from.  Head back to the starting
point for a fight against two pumas (this will trigger after all of the tanks
are destroyed).  They will eventually die, and possibly explode destroying a
bridge.  If you can't get them to explode on the bridge just go up to the bridge
and fire away with your missiles.  They break in about 2-3 4x missile blasts.
When you are blowing up the bridges,   stay as far away as possible as the
destruction of the bridge results in a great amount of damage.      Now head
back to the place where you destroyed the tunnel to fight a heavy mech that can
fly.  Now continue forward and destroy all artilleries.  Enter the power
district
-mission complete
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6-9
Mission 9
Bright Lights, Dark City II
-stop Reinforcements
-clear your approach
-gain access
-shut off power

Available Mechs
Mad cat
When you start off, bang a right and destroy the two artilleries.  Then those
high powered mechs will fly from the sky.  They are now a piece of cake with the
Mad Cat.  Head inside the base, and fight the tanks, helicopters and the mech
that has the same functions to Belial.  Once your done, heal up by destroying
buildings ****MAKE SURE YOU DESTROY THE TANK AND HELICOPTER DEPOTS!****,.
Destroy the Power Generators and head back to the starting point. Once here
defeat the mech and head into the fusion base.  Once inside the fusion base you
will partake in a difficult battle against one of those heavy mechs and a Belial
clone. Ignore them, and run past them, go to the left of the building that is
emitting green steam.  Then attack them.  As is always the case in a multi big
mech battle, FOCUS FIRE.  Pick one and unload on him.  Make sure that you can
easily pick up a health pack if necessary when one dies. Once they are dead, go
in and blow up the generator in front of the nuclear plant.
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6-10
Mission 10
Not again!
-Locate the Icarus

Available Mechs
Mad Cat

Start off by moving forward and destroying the artilleries up on the side of the
hill.  Destroy the tanks that criss-cross the road.  Next up are the guard
towers, take them out with one shot each of your 4x missiles.  Once inside you
will engage in a fight with another medium mech.  Retreat and try  to take it on
1 on 1.  if you try to take it on in the middle of the mini-base you will
receive fire from all directions and most likely get killed. Once you're done
with this battle, find some health packets by destroying the buildings.  Now
head down the path lighted by guard towers (you can destroy it if you like). At
the end you will be greeted by another mech battle, which is extremely simple as
it is merely a 1v1.  Destroy it as u normal would with charged electric shots or
4x missiles.  Continue alone the icy path destroying guard towers and
artilleries.   You will eventually reach another base, destroy what you want in
it and  you will then have to fight two of those medium mechs.  These are pretty
simple if you just focus fire again with your 4x missiles and electric bolts.
Continue on the black path through the ice until your reach the Icarus.  There
are two mechs and a bunch of tanks here.  This is a lot less difficult then it
seems. Just focus fire on one of the mechs at a time, and then the other.  Then
clean up the tanks.  If you run low on health run as fast as possible to one of
the many health packs that are dispersed around the Icarus.       This is where
this level reaches insane difficulty.  You are now approached by another Belial
rip off and a MAD CAT.  You heard me right, another mad cat.  The only real way
to disperse of them both without them dispersing you is to use the Icarus as a
blockade and take them down one at a time.  This really isn't that hard
considering the large amount of health packs dispersed around the Icarus. Once
you disperse of both of them, you'll complete this mission.
-mission complete
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6-11
Mission 11
Thor on the Rocks
-Raze Sensor net
-destroy enemy Mechs
-protect the Icarus

Available mechs
Belial
Cougar
Mad cat
Puma
Timber wolf NEW!
Uziel

Start off the mission by taking down the helicopters that come near the Icarus
(the 4x missiles will help, and if you chose the mad cat or the Timber wolf you
will have it).  Then head out the lone pathway and fight off some tanks. Take a
right at the place where the path splits into two and head into the small
infantry base.  When you get there destroy what you want but make sure you take
down the tall sensor net building.  When you have done that head to the left
side of the road.  You will get a transmission that the Icarus is being attacked
by some helicopters.  Go back and destroy the helicopters.  Head back to where
you took a right, and take your first left.  Destroy the mortar turrets and
continue in.  You will fight a mech and some tanks.  Use your PPC's., dual gauss
lasers or 4x missiles to take it out.  Make sure you are killing tanks as well
as they can do a lot of damage to your mech.  Destroy the sensor net building
and head back to where you took the right and take the furthest left (on your
way out, on your right there is a big rock and Foster will tell you it looks
like a cave.  Fire away at the rock to reveal a health pack and a power up.)
Head left and find a small bridge, here there will be some artilleries and tanks,
blow them up alone with the sensor tower.  Head back and continue left and take
on the heavy Blake mech and then head to the right and run under the collapsing
bridge as fast as possible.   Here there are two heavy Blake mechs and a sensor
tower (destroy the snow/ice in the direction of it to get to it). Continue along
the various paths and you will find the helicopter base, destroy everything here
and then continue on the path using the guard towers and the blink arrow on your
radar as your guide. You will eventually get to the final one and a fight with
two large mechs will trigger.   Destroy both big mechs here and the radar tower.
Now you will have to fight a "mech champion".  This is an extremely hard fight,
but PPC and some good aiming is all that is necessary to take him down.   Unload
any left over power ups you have on him.

-mission complete
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6-12
Mission 12
Wolf In sheep's...
-enter base
-intercept communications
-reach extraction

Available Mechs
Thor

Alright this isn't too hard as long as you aren't reckless. Head forward down
the black path.  Follow the tanks while avoiding all infantry.  If you kill some,
the alarm will sound.  At the fork in the road bear left.  You will be
'Welcomed" home.  Continue down the path until you reach another fork.  One path
leads to a heliport, take the other one (it should be to your left). Continue up
the path until you find two atlases guarding a metal door.   Walk into the door
and they'll grant you access.  Once inside, find the communications center (yet
again, the blinking arrow helps).  Stay there for the 45 seconds.  After the 45
seconds find the power generators ASAP, destroy them and book yourself out of
there.  There's a big hint in this mission.  A lot of the small buildings and
trucks have powerups.  Whatever you do don't stop to fight mechs or tanks.  Just
run and destroy anything that looks like it might have a health pack. This
should be simple.  Just follow the path and the blinking arrow out.  When you
get to the bridges that you have to destroy , take out your machine gun and
damage  first one as you are walking across it.  Once you are across it finish
it off so that when it explodes it doesn't take you with it.  Repeat with the
same tactic with the second bridge.  Your mission will then be completed. And
you'll learn about something huge.  The RANGNAROK!

-mission complete
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6-13
Mission 13
Under the Guns
-locate the gun batteries
-destroy the guns

Available Mechs
Belial
Cougar
Mad Cat
Puma
Summoner NEW!
Thor
Timber Wolf
Uziel

You're told to pick either a mech to fight your way through, or a mech to jump
around the side and go in.  The smart way to do this is pick a mech that is
strong and has jump jets.  Thor and Summoner will do the trick. I would pick
Thor over Summoner because of the crossbow missiles, and machine gun.   I
personally think that it is easier to take the "go around" approach because you
will take less damage and overall it is easier.  You really only have to fight
1-2 mechs and you only really need to confront them if you need health.   Start
off the mission by heading forward and taking the path on the right.  Continue
on this path destroying the artilleries cannons and such and ignoring the mech
to the left.  Just jump all of the spots where you need to.  Eventually a PPC
equipped mech will meet you and you can either fight him or ignore him.  I'd
fight him because you'll probably need the health he drops.  Pick off as many
artilleries as you can from far away, and continue along the path.  Continue
until you get to the place with the helicopters.  This is the most annoying part
of this mission IMHO.  Just take them all down and continue destroying
artilleries and such.  You will eventually get to an orbital gun.  Destroy it
and continue down the path.  You will find another one.  Destroy it.   You can
drop down behind this one if you miss the jump.  This still leaves one more.
When you destroy it you will be forced to destroy a few remaining mechs.  This
is pretty difficult, but as long as you just fire away and avoid their PPC you
will be fine.  Try to get them stuck behind something and fire away with your
crossbow or other missiles.
-mission complete
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6-14
Mission 14
Size Matters
-Locate Mech base
-Eliminate Defenses
-destroy mansion

Available Mechs
Elemental

This mission is well, mech gear solid.  The hardest part is locating the mech
base.  Head forward jumping over all of the lava pits.  Kill any infantry that
you see in the upcoming base then jump over a wall into a bigger base.  There
will be a big mech here, avoid it at all costs.  It will surely destroy you if
you attempt to fight it.  Head into the next base, and through the sliding black
door between two guard towers.  Avoid all combat.  Jump from island to island,
avoiding lava pits and fire from other mechs.  Continue on, avoiding the power
armors and go through a small cave.  Head on in to the next base avoiding the
tanks (you can actually destroy them if u want).   Then destroy the building
next to the sliding metal door (it looks like a small guard tower.  And head on
in.   You'll hop into an atlas.
-mission complete
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6-15
Mission 15
Size matters 2
-Eliminate defenses
-destroy mansion.

Available Mechs
Atlas NEW!

Start off by killing that annoying mech.  You will tool him in the atlas.
Destroy that wall and continue on in.  Destroy the artilleries, and you'll have
to fight a cougar.  You'll tool him also. Head towards the lava pit under a
bridge, you'll fight another mech.  He'll also go down easily.  Now here's where
it gets interesting.  Destroy the mansion and as many helicopters that you can.
A bunch of mechs will come down.  One of them being an atlas.  Maneuver as well
as you can in your bulky machine.  It's nice to have full heath going into this
if possible so make sure you pick up health packs along the way (many of the
little buildings in these bases have health packs).  Make sure that you are
using any powerups that you may have collected upon the way.   It may be better
to take everything out and then the atlas if you think you'll have more health.
There's really nothing I can do for you in this fight they emphasize how
important dodging is and how you really need to try to move away from stuff even
in the Atlas.   Take stuff out one at a time.  When you are done head up to the
mansion destroy the Atlas-esque mech and then destroy the mansion.  Your mission
will be successful
-mission complete
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6-16
Mission 16
Not on my watch
-destroy local forces
-secure escape route
-liberate prisoners.

Available Mechs
Atlas
Belial
Cougar
Mad Cat
Prometheus NEW!
Puma
Summoner
Thor
Timber wolf
Uziel


Once you've chosen your mech, head forward.  Destroy the tanks  and the mech (if
you chose the Prometheus, all I have to say is, damn, warhammer missiles are
great huh?).  Head around the bend and take out all of the tanks.  There is
another mech hanging around with an artillery cannon here.  Take him out from
afar if possible (use that rock wall as a shield from his PPC).   Once you take
him out head into the base.  Foster will give you a navigation point telling you
where the first comm tower is.  There are a lot of tanks in this area.  As usual,
they shouldn't give you much of  a problem especially if you chose a heavier
mech (which you probably did considering that you just witnessed the awesome
power of the atlas).  Destroy the mech in this area and then follow your
blinking arrow and destroy the communications tower.   Follow the blinking arrow
towards the salvage yard.  This should take you under the bridge where you
fought the mech.  There will be more tanks here, destroy everything in sight and
head towards the right.  Foster will tell you that the salvage area is near.
Follow your blinking arrow as usual, and go towards the yellow target, you will
encounter a mech destroy it and continue in that direction.  Here there will be
a fight with a  BUCNH of mechs.  Most of them have PPC, so avoid that, if you
don't your ass good as dead. Warhammer missiles are nice here as they will take
down your each enemy in 2-5 shots. Remember that you can always use time to your
advantage.  If you can leave the base without some mechs following you wait for
your heat meter to drop down so you can have the optimum amount of heat to use.
After you've destroyed all of them exit the base (in the direction of the
blinking arrow).  Bombers will come after you.   STAY UNDER THE ROCK BRIDGE.
You will escape their fire unscathed.  Continue on and you will reach a big base.
Destroy as many helicopters, artilleries and tanks as you can from the outside.
There really isn't much inside of here.  Destroy the second communications tower
and continue forward outside of the base.   Destroy the tanks as you move
through the valley (if you can call it that).  Destroy all the turrets in this
valley, they are really easy to see, they have two little lights on top of them.
Snipe them with anything you have and they will explode.  Once you are done,
destroy the small pillar next to the gate.  Head inside and you will have to
destroy some airdropped mechs.  The first mech is simple, dodge it's gauss
rifles and fire away with everything you have.  Again, warhammer missiles, PPC
and at times Gauss, are great for this.  The next time he will drop not 1, but 2
atlases.  They drop pretty easily, especially if you are using the Prometheus.
When they drop, you will return to the Icarus
-mission complete
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6-17
Mission 17
Payback
-prevent escape

Available Mechs
Atlas
Belial
Cougar
Mad Cat
Prometheus
Puma
Summoner
Thor
Timber Wolf
Uziel

You probably want to pick something easy to maneuver yet still decently powerful
like a Thor or Summoner for this mission. I like Warhammers, so Summoner was my
choice (as you can see above).  Start off the mission by jumping over the lava
pools.  Then ignore everything.  Just run and gun like you did when you were
trying to escape the base guarded by those two atlases.   You will eventually
find the line of mechs and tanks.  Switch on your strongest weapons and go after
all of the ones with arrows over them.  Don't bother with the others.  I like to
stay up top and snipe them with warhammers.  It's pretty easy as they don't seem
to return fire, and the only stuff you have to worry about firing at you is on
the top level.   You will eventually have to drop down and you will be informed
that there is another convoy.  Just take out everything in sight with warhammers,
lasers or anything else in your inventory.  There's nothing much I can tell you
then keep on shooting.  Eventually you'll get them all and your mission will be
a success.
Alt strategy
Oh, ya.  This is what we call the Ocissordei way of doing things.  Oh ya, we
like it.  Pick the Prometheus or atlas.  Run as fast as you can through  the
first lava pit.  Destroy the turret and the helicopter.  Wait until the last
heavy mech has gone by you.  Drop down and fire your most powerful missiles
(warhammers are very nice) at the last mech, and then the tanks and then the
mechs and so on.  Pick up their health packs in case you have to rejuvenate.
Very simple, very efficient.  I like it.

-mission complete
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6-18
Mission 18
Worst Day Since...
-assault the spaceport
-stop the WOB retreat

Mechs available:
Atlas
Belial
Cougar
Mad Cat
Prometheus
Puma
Summoner
Thor
Timber Wolf
Uziel

Well, well, well.  Strader is running away eh?.  Start off by running down the
path and crossing the bridge with your mech.  Destroy the tanks and continue on.
Keep on going forward and destroy the turret.  Take a left and destroy the light
mech.  Continue to the right destroying everything in your path.  Head forward,
destroy the tanks and artilleries.  Continue in until you reach two light mechs.
Destroy them both (shouldn't be that difficult).  Head forward and destroy the
tunnel.  Take a right.  Destroy anything that even resembles a helicopter, tank,
or turret.  Once you get to the backside, destroy the helicopter depot.  Destroy
the building next to the gate for it to explode and walk on in.  Destroy the
artilleries and the tank depot.  Destroy the two power generators and heal up.
Once you have gotten a lot of powerups head around towards the doors.  Strader
will tell you that you are about to fight Ragnarok.  Two mechs will start a
fight with you.  Dispose of them (they are pretty easy).  Head  into the door.
Destroy the plane for some good powerups and health packets (gauss rifles work
nice on the plane). There will be some mechs in here with a depot.  Destroy it
and use those powerups. destroy the power generator and head into the steel
bolted doors. Then beat up the ship a little. Then,  Oh yes, its time for
Ragnarok
He has reflect, he has a mediocre amount of health. Oh ya, did I mention that
he's hard?   Okay, If u have your warhammer missiles this is easy.  Just plant
them on him, he can't reflect them.  Otherwise you'll have to time it so that he
can't reflect it.
-mission complete
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6-19
Mission 19
Ready to Rok!
-stop the drill

Available Mechs
Ragnarok NEW!

Ahhh the Ragnarok.  Turn around and blow up the tunnel.  Head forward, blow up
the pillar-esque thing next to the metal sliding door.   Let the first mech come
in and blast his head off with your lava gun, missiles and Gauss rifles.  For
most of them, getting close to them and lava gunning them will knock them down
and do lots of damage.  Repeat this and grab health packets  and you'll trample
through these mechs.  In the next area destroy the mech depots first, and then
take out the mechs.  Head forward and around the curve, destroy the tanks and
enter the next area.  In here you'll see a bunch of tanks and an atlas.  Destroy
them all and exit into the volcanic area.  In here you will fight two mechs.
Focus fire on one and then the other.  Head across the lava fields and you will
have to fight yet another mech.  Simple again with the lava gun.  In this next
area you will have to fight an atlas and two smaller mechs.  Take out the atlas
first with your lava gun, take his health pack if you need it and deal with the
other two.  The other two should be significantly weakened because their AI is
bad and they were swimming in the lava pool while you and the atlas were duking
it out.  Head through the next opening and your mission will be successful

-mission complete
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6-20
Mission 20
Ready to Rok II
-stop the drill

Available Mechs
Ragnarok (duh)

Okay this really isn't a very difficult mission.  Just head across the lava
fields, destroy all tanks and helicopters in your way (you probably wont need to
pay attention to the clock so don't bother stressing out about the time.  Once
you have that done, keep on heading forward until you reach the actual drill.
There are a few heavy mechs here.  Take out the atlas first and go from there.
You should have plenty of time left.  When you are done with these mechs head up
into the center of the drill.  Press A.
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