Mission 19 - Xenocide III


Strike Team Assembly:
The goal in this mission is to kill all Plasma and Brain bugs on the map. The catch is you only have 10 minutes to do it. You'll have to split your strike team into two squads. Do this during the setup so you can quickly select them, and not waste time at the start. Each team should have one Nuke and one MISt.

Your LZ is in the northwest corner of the map. Kill the nearby Brain bug with a MISt, and take one squad south, killing Brains with the MISt, and Plasma Bugs with the Nuke trooper. Any bugholes on the map will appear as you approach. Go as quickly as you can, ignoring as many bugs as possible. When all the Plasma and Brian bugs to the south are dead, switch to your second team.

Take the second team east, across the bridge. Use the same strategy as before, and you should finish with about 20 seconds left.

Rather than take one path at a time, it may be quicker to switch between the two teams frequently, to avoid wasting time while one team is moving. Here's another trick: When time runs out, use a Retry. Using one gives you 2 more minutes, and only costs you tech upgrade points. At this point in the game, you've probably already upgraded everything you wanted to anyway.

After all the Brains and Plasma Bugs are dead, you'll be cleared for retrieval. You can take your time now, and optionally go back and take out all the bugs you skipped. When you do finally head for Strike Base 16, Major Reid will come outside to thank you, and the mission will end.

This page last modified 2 May 2004