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Anyone had trouble with this mission? I sure did, first time through. At
that time, I found a rather difficult "cleve" method of doing it (involving
preventing the van from getting on the road), but this time through I've
found a very simple way.
Incidentally, this is another no-stars mission. It's superior to Amphibious
Assault, because in Amphibious Assault, you're stuck with fog and darkness
that never go away (and a big message on the screen that you can't get rid
of). Outrider has none of these drawbacks.
(By the way, The Da Nang Thang is even ANOTHER no-stars mission. Just jump
off the ship. It seems there are lots of no-stars missions in this part of
the game.)
Obviously, to take advantage of the no-stars situation in Outrider, you have
to be able to halt the van. The way to do that is also the answer to the
easy way to complete the mission.
So,
Spoiler space...
When you tackle a road block, leave the vehicles for last. Quickly gun down
any armed guys on the street and in the windows -- but leave the vehicles
alone. If even one vehicle is left undestroyed, the van will stop. Since
you've killed all the shooters, it won't get harmed. Go have no-stars fun.
If you're trying to complete the mission, blow the vehicles to release the
van, and then rush to the next blockade and quickly gun down the guys who're
waiting. The van will arrive, no one will be shooting, and you can release
it when you're ready by blowing the vehicles again.
Continue in that manner. Pretty easy.
It's only hard when you blow the vehicles first and THEN try to gun down the
guys (who shoot at the van when it arrives).
Notes:
(1) You don't need the rocket launcher at all. Only pick it up if you want
a rocket launcher for other things (and don't mind losing whatever's already
in its slot). Blow the vehicles using some other method, such as gun fire.
(My personal favorite is to climb on top and stomp on it until it catches
fire, then run. No ammo wasted at all.)
(2) If the van stops too close to one of the vehicles to blow the vehicle
without damaging the van, push the vehicle away to a safe distance.
(They're locked, of course.) Do it on foot. CJ's better at pushing them
than most cars. And push them sideways, when possible. It's easier.
(3) This is a cleve "mess with the mission" item. Stall the van by leaving
one vehicle left to pop at one of the first road blocks. Put a satchel on
the vehicle, but don't blow it yet. Drive to where the next road block is
going to appear. Stand right in the middle of where the vehicles and guys
will appear. Blow the satchel. As soon as the vehicle blows, the next road
block will instantly spring up around you. Cool. (The guys won't shoot you
until you fire first.)
Happy Outridering.
--cleve
Anyone had trouble with this mission? I sure did, first time through. At
that time, I found a rather difficult "cleve" method of doing it (involving
preventing the van from getting on the road), but this time through I've
found a very simple way.
Incidentally, this is another no-stars mission. It's superior to Amphibious
Assault, because in Amphibious Assault, you're stuck with fog and darkness
that never go away (and a big message on the screen that you can't get rid
of). Outrider has none of these drawbacks.
(By the way, The Da Nang Thang is even ANOTHER no-stars mission. Just jump
off the ship. It seems there are lots of no-stars missions in this part of
the game.)
Obviously, to take advantage of the no-stars situation in Outrider, you have
to be able to halt the van. The way to do that is also the answer to the
easy way to complete the mission.
So,
Spoiler space...
When you tackle a road block, leave the vehicles for last. Quickly gun down
any armed guys on the street and in the windows -- but leave the vehicles
alone. If even one vehicle is left undestroyed, the van will stop. Since
you've killed all the shooters, it won't get harmed. Go have no-stars fun.
If you're trying to complete the mission, blow the vehicles to release the
van, and then rush to the next blockade and quickly gun down the guys who're
waiting. The van will arrive, no one will be shooting, and you can release
it when you're ready by blowing the vehicles again.
Continue in that manner. Pretty easy.
It's only hard when you blow the vehicles first and THEN try to gun down the
guys (who shoot at the van when it arrives).
Notes:
(1) You don't need the rocket launcher at all. Only pick it up if you want
a rocket launcher for other things (and don't mind losing whatever's already
in its slot). Blow the vehicles using some other method, such as gun fire.
(My personal favorite is to climb on top and stomp on it until it catches
fire, then run. No ammo wasted at all.)
(2) If the van stops too close to one of the vehicles to blow the vehicle
without damaging the van, push the vehicle away to a safe distance.
(They're locked, of course.) Do it on foot. CJ's better at pushing them
than most cars. And push them sideways, when possible. It's easier.
(3) This is a cleve "mess with the mission" item. Stall the van by leaving
one vehicle left to pop at one of the first road blocks. Put a satchel on
the vehicle, but don't blow it yet. Drive to where the next road block is
going to appear. Stand right in the middle of where the vehicles and guys
will appear. Blow the satchel. As soon as the vehicle blows, the next road
block will instantly spring up around you. Cool. (The guys won't shoot you
until you fire first.)
Happy Outridering.
--cleve
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