Nod Mission 5

Nueemann · Civilian **Joined**: 11 Oct 2012 **Location**: Canada

The first part of this mission is driving me mad.

I cannot figure out what the safe path is to take my troops on to reach the airbase.

I remember doing this mission in Public Beta 3 and I seem to recall sending my guys straight to the west along the bottom of the map, then through the Tiberium field, but now I can't get past the snipers on the cliff. I don't know if there was previously one instead of two or if there's another path I'm missing.

Can anybody give me a hand with this?

Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

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There's a hidden flame tank North of your starting location. Find it, and use it to kill the snipers.

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Nueemann · Civilian **Joined**: 11 Oct 2012 **Location**: Canada

I'll go see if I can get that tank now. I'll post again later if I'm still lost.

EDIT: I went north, and although I never found the tank, I managed to make my way around the airbase and get control of it.

Ixonoclast · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:20 pm Post subject:

Crimsonum wrote:

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There's a hidden flame tank North of your starting location. Find it, and use it to kill the snipers.

I "discovered" them with that drone scout. Needless to say they all quickly died to a GDI patrol because I was paying too much attention to building up a fleet of Orcas.

Positron · Civilian **Joined**: 21 Jan 2012

Sorry if I seem ungrateful for this wonderful mod, but I am just a tad frustrated at the shenanigans of mission 5.

Crimsonum wrote:

There's a hidden flame tank North of your starting location. Find it, and use it to kill the snipers.

Tried it, found it and two infantry, got knocked out by orcas from the GDI base in an instant. This mission is impossible to finish.

Sometimes the scatterpacks come right up to the train station as they are debarking and destroy my men; happend twice and I immediately loose the mission, without even getting control...

Then there is the snipers who are just all over the place stopping you from doing anything worthwhile.

I explored a portion of the map carefully, only to be hunted down by hov-vees.

There is no instructions other than find the base, there is no map for reference, there is no warnings, no reinforcement, no effective route, there is nothing but a map littered with snipers and scatterpacks and a fairly tough base, and the one thing that can make a difference (Flame tank) is taken out as soon as it is under your control.

How exactly is this a proper mission? All the other missions are perfectly done, there is a logical step to finishing them.

Hell even the Burn Baby Burn mission though hard had a semblance of objectives and markers to let you know how to approach the objective and you are able to finish it after the first 2 tries.

daviperdragon · Soldier **Joined**: 31 Dec 2009 **Location**: MI, USA

even with what little help there is on this topic...
even using PB 4.2, i still cant get to the airfields.
though i did find the Globotech sams... on the eastern side of the map.

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

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It's just making sure you tread lightly, avoid the scatterpacks and find the Flame Tank for the easiest method of beating the mission. The tank can be located to the north and slightly to the right of your starting position.

Agent Z · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 12:05 pm Post subject:

I didn't really find that mission so bad.
Save often and wait until scatterpacks move away.
Tiny hint: This isn't a mission where you sneak by the corners of the map... Try more center/northwest, that was the best in my opinion.

By the way, the last Nod mission was a bit cheap, it seems very unfinished to me. Delete this post if I said too much!

Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

It has undergone a lot of change since Public Beta 4 (assuming you mean the defense mission) based on public feedback, so no worries.

DeathlyRose · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 24 Oct 2008

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snipers have a long delay between shots. Gather up your infantry in a nice group instead of one by one and head towards from the bottom of the map and kill the sniper.

Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

^ That works too. #Tongue

I've modified your post to apply a spoiler warning.

Ixith · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:18 pm Post subject:

Aro wrote:

^ That works too. #Tongue

I've modified your post to apply a spoiler warning.

that works...until you view the post as a guest and realize you can see the white text on the dark blue-ish background just fine #Tongue

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

Thanks for ruining my spoiler hiding tactic you tiberium-putting-on-grass Wuj.

^Rampastein · Rampastring **Joined**: 11 Oct 2008 **Location**: Gensokyo

For me it's also ruined when I'm logged in because I'm using a different theme #Tongue

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DeathlyRose · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 24 Oct 2008

Also i forgot too mention in regards too this method speed and timing is important if your too slow the sniper will snipe down all your men or the scatterpack will come back.