C08: A New Threat


No Fog of War

Map Strategy

Maximum Score: 429 pts
150-pt. time limit: 5 days
100-pt. time limit: 10 days
Player CO: Lin
Enemy CO(s): The Beast
Special Condition(s): Fog of War

Overview: Using every unit at your disposal, goad The Beast into building more units in the north while you distract and sneak a loaded T-copter for the capture. You also want to turn Battle Animations on due to a certain step in this guide, which does rely on luck.

For those who want the faster guide which scores 9 pts less than this one and relies on less luck, check below.

7-day Strategy, 429 pts:

Day 1:

– Move Mech 2N and begin capturing neutral city.
– Move Tank 1N 5E.
– Move western Bike 1S 4E.
– Move remaining Bike 2S 2E.
– Load western Infantry into T-copter, move T-copter 1E 5N, and drop Infantry west.
– Load remaining Infantry into T-copter and move T-copter 2N 4E.
– Move B-copter 2N 4E.
– Move Recon 2S 2E.

Day 2:

– Finish capturing neutral city.
– Move B-copter 5E.
– Move eastern T-copter 2N 4E.
– Move western T-copter 2S.
– Move Infantry 3E and begin capturing neutral factory.
– Move Recon 5E.

Day 3:

– Finish capturing neutral factory.
– Move Recon 3W.
– Move Tank 1E and destroy Recon from the west.
– Move western Bike 5E.
– Load Mech into western T-copter, move T-copter 1W 2N, and drop Mech west.
– Move eastern T-copter 6E.
– Move B-copter 1S 4E.
– Save here.

The Beast Day 3:

– Enemy Recon must attack your Bike and must take close to 1 HP or 1 HP of counterattack damage.
– Enemy Mech must attack your B-copter for 1 HP of damage.

Day 4:

– Move western Bike 5W.
– Move Tank 1E and destroy enemy Recon from the west.
– Save here.
– Move Recon 2E.
– Move remaining Bike 2E.
– Move Infantry 1W 2N.
– Load Mech into T-copter, move T-copter 3N, and drop Mech north.
– Move eastern T-copter 5S 1E and drop Infantry south.
– Move B-copter 2N 2E and attack enemy Tank from the west.

The Beast Day 4:

– Enemy Flare must not attack your B-copter.

Day 5:

– Move northern Infantry 2W and begin capturing enemy city.
– Load Mech into western T-copter, move T-copter 2S 2E, and drop Mech north.
– Move Recon 8E.
– Move Tank 5E and destroy enemy Mech from the south.
– Move eastern Bike 5E.
– Move remaining Bike 5E.
– Move B-copter 2E 2S.
– Move T-copter 3E 2S.
– Move eastern Infantry 2E.
– Save here.

The Beast Day 5:

– Enemy Flare must attack B-copter from the east.
– Enemy Flare must OH NO! into Mech.

Day 6:

– Save here.
– Finish capturing enemy city.
– Load Mech into T-copter, move T-copter 3E 1N, and drop Mech east.
– Move Recon 1S 3E.
– Move B-copter 1S 1E.
– Move T-copter 4N.
– Move Tank 5E and destroy enemy Tank from the west.
– Move eastern Bike 1S 3E.
– Move remaining Bike 3E 1N.
– Move Infantry 2N and begin capturing The Beast’s HQ.

Day 7:

– Destroy enemy Flare with Tank.
– Finish capturing The Beast’s HQ.

6-day Strategy, 420 pts:

Day 1:

– Load western Infantry into T-copter, move T-copter 5N 1E, and drop Infantry west.
– Load eastern Infantry into T-copter and move T-copter 4N 2E.
– Move B-copter 2N 4E.
– Move Recon 2S 3E.
– Move Tank 1N 5E.
– Move Mech 1S 1E.

Day 2:

– Move Recon 5E.
– Move Tank 1E.
– Move Mech 2E.
– Move Infantry 3E and begin capturing neutral factory.
– Move loaded T-copter 5E.
– Move B-copter 5E 1N.
– Move remaining T-copter 6E.

Day 3:

– Finish capturing neutral factory.
– Move Recon 3W.
– Move Mech 2E and destroy enemy Recon from the west.
– Move loaded T-copter 6E.
– Move B-copter 5E 1S.
– Move unloaded T-copter 6E.

Day 4:

– Move western Infantry 2N 1W.
– Move B-copter 2E 1N.
– Move Mech 2W.
– Move Tank 1E and destroy enemy Recon from the west.
– Move Recon 8E.
– Move loaded T-copter 4S and drop Infantry east.
– Move remaining T-copter 3S 2E.

Day 5:

– Move eastern Infantry 3E and begin capturing The Beast’s HQ.
– Move Recon 3E.
– Move northern T-copter 2S 3E.
– Move remaining T-copter 5E.
– Move B-copter 2E 3S.

Day 6:

– Finish capturing The Beast’s HQ.

Strategies by Morph_o_Ray and swifty. Map image by Tsuruya.