________ .___ / _____/ __ __ ____ __| _/____ _____ / ___| | / / __ |__ / _ | / | / /_/ | / __ | Y Y ______ /____/|___| /____ |(____ /__|_| / / / / / / ___________ __ .___ __ ___/____ _______ ____ _____/ |_ | | ____ | | __ \_ __ / ____/ __ __ | |/ | | / __ | | / /_/ > ___/| | | | | |____| (____ /__| ___ / ___ >__| |___|___| / / /_____/ / / _________.__ .__ __ / _____/|__| ____ | |___/ |_ _____ | |/ ___| | __ / | / /_/ > Y | /_______ /|_____ /|___| /__| / /_____/ / Gundam: Target In Sight/Gundam: Crossfire Walkthrough/FAQ By Fallscrim Version 1.0 This document Copyright 2007 Andrew Guy (Fallscrim) =============================================================================== Table of Contents: =============================================================================== 1.0 - Controls 2.0 - Gameplay 2.1 - Abbreviations 2.2 - Basic Techniques 2.3 - Advanced Techniques 2.4 - List of Available Mobile Suits 3.0 - Walkthrough 3.1 - Earth Federation Walkthrough 3.2 - Principality of Zeon Walkthrough 4.0 - Mobile Suit Information 4.1 - Earth Federation Mobile Suit Info 4.2 - Principality of Zeon Mobile Suit Info 5.0 - Weapons =============================================================================== 1.0 - Controls: =============================================================================== Left Analog Stick - Move Forwards/Backwards Turn Left/Right Move Crosshair in Sniping Mode Right Analog Stick - Control Camera/Zoom in Sniping Mode Square Button - Fire Primary Weapon (or switch to primary weapon) Cross Button - Tap to jump, Double tap to Boost Circle Button - Fire Special weapon (if available) Triangle Button - Activate/Attack with Melee weapon R1 Button - Fire secondary weapon (if available) R2 Button - Enter Sniping Mode L1 Button - Lock on to closest enemy in range/Switch between targeted enemies/Strafe L2 Button - Guard (this works regardless of whether your MS has a shield equipped) L3 - Resupply at Supply Depot R3 + L3 - Drop shield (if equipped) L2 + Triangle button - Shield attack (only with certain types of shield) D-Pad: The D-pad allows you to issue commands to your Support MS during a mission. The variety and usefullness of these orders will increase at certain points in the game as you achieve certain ranks. Up Button - Attack, Form Up (1st Lieutenant onwards), Charge Down Button - Hold position Left Button - Spread Out (1st Lieutenant onwards), Concentrate fire on targeted enemy (Major onwards) Right Button - Concentrate fire on targeted enemy (Major onwards) =============================================================================== 2.0 - Gameplay: =============================================================================== =============================================================================== 2.1 - Abbreviations: =============================================================================== GTIS: Gundam Target in Sight (or Gundam Crossfire if you live elsewhere in the world). The game you are playing whilst reading this guide. Note: This guide becomes infinetly less useful if you aren't playing Target in Sight. EFF: Earth federation Forces. Roughly equivalent to today's United Nations. An international government that rules Earth. Zeon: The Principality of Zeon. Expansionist aggressor space colony that declares war upon the Earth Federation. MS: Mobile Suit. The generalised name given to all robots featured in the Gundam series. For the purposes of this game, it covers anything that you are able to pilot. Not to be confused with Mobile Armour, which in this game refers to specialized units such as the Hildolfr or Apsalus. =============================================================================== 2.2 - Basic techniques: =============================================================================== Take it Easy: Whilst many may disagree with me here, I found Normal difficulty (the game's defualt setting) to be murderously hard. The main campaign itself is really quite short (around 4 hours) and the game is designed to be played through again on a harder difficulty (later suits don't even unlock until your second playthrough). Your best bet for an enjoyable experience is to start on easy and work your way up to the later difficulties. Snipe: If you have the chance to snipe an enemy, then do! The AI is able to accurately enagage you at much longer ranges than you can with the lock on function, so be sure to snipe all eligible targets before you move in. You can snipe with all ranged weapons, just be sure to elevate your reticule over long distance to allow for bullet drop. Finally, Dont ever try to snipe moving targets, it is a guaranteed waste of time. Deploy, Deploy!: Whilst you are totally at liberty to skip a mission, the lack of funds and experience will leave you at a serious disadvantage later in the game. Take every mission available to you (with the possible exception of the training simulations)even if it means deploying with a mildly damaged MS. Take Your Time: This game has very different look and feel from other Gundam games and as such requires a very different approach. Gone are the days when you could happily run about slaying all and sundry with impunity, your only true enemy the threat of overwhelming numbers or the appearance of an Ace pilot. controls in GTIS are much more akin to something like the Armoured Core series than any preceeding Gundam games.You are very vunerable throughout the game, especially so at the beginning when you have only the bargain basement suits at your disposal, so try and refrain from running in guns blazing. Conserve your Ammo: Ammunition for almost all weapons (with the possible exception of EFF head/chest vulcans) is severely limited. Use of Supply Depots in this game is mandatory, not optional, and you should always make every effort to preserve this very frail bulding/unit during a mission. Control your Barbarian Urges: You will quickly discover that melee weapons inflict ten times more damage than ranged ones, and may be tempted to use this as your primary means of dispatching your foes. Whilst this works fine on the enemy in question (if you can close the distance safely) any unengaged enemies will quickly tear you to pieces. As such, use melee only on single enemies or if you are sure that the others are out of range and wont interrupt you. Use Cover: Certain weapons, particularly cannons, bazookas and beam weapons can destroy you in just a few hits. This is especially noticeable when playing the Zeon campaign as EFF has Guntanks and Spray Gun equipped GM's from the off. Common sense applies here, so if you can use the terrain to your advantage to avoid or outflank an enemy, then do. Upgrade to a Brighter Future: Opening impressions of the fragility of your MS will lead many to pour all their hard earned points into defense upgrades. I certainly did. Unfortunately, the defense upgrades offer the lowest performance increase for the money by quite some margin. A Level 8 defense suit is only ever margianlly more durable than a Level 0. Instead start by raising Weapons to Level 8. Even the lowliest of suits has some fairly decent weaponry available to it at Level 8. Then concentrate on Attack to get your melee/ranged damage up to a respectable level. Only then should you invest in Defence, and only if you plan on keeping the suit for a while. And only if you dont have other suits to upgrade. You get the picture. =============================================================================== 2.3 - Advanced Strategies: =============================================================================== Close Distance Effectively: Please do not charge enemies in straight line unless they are already close. This is not the kind of game where you can afford to take a rocket to the chest. One exception: If you have a viable secondary weapon (we're talking vulcans here) then draw your melee weapon whilst blazing away with these to keep the enemy from retaliating while you close on them. For all other suits, walk in zig-zagging, drawing your melee weapon at the last moment, or boost in at an angle. The Thrust: Whilst boosting toward an enemy with your melee weapon drawn, press triangle at the end of the boost to execute a flying thrust. It has a high probability of missing your intended target, but it is a good opener regardless, since you will likely land behind them if you miss, forcing them to turn around before they can retaliate, by which point you can be long gone. If it does hit, it seems to have a higher probability (relative to a normal melee swing) of hitting them in the head, which can lead to insta-kill fireworks. Learn to work with Auto Target: The auto target system has some quirks that you need to become acustomed too in order to avoid embarrasing defeats. i) If you are prioritising one enemy far away over another closer to you, make sure you are looking straight at them or the system will automatically lock onto the closer target when you press L1. ii)You cannot shoot vertically up. Bear this in mind when shooting down planes or helicopters, because even though you may be locked onto them, you will still miss by a country mile. iii)If you are locked onto an enemy and attempting to strafe, make sure you strafe in the OPPOSITE direction to your enemy. For some reason when you run in the direction as them, shots are much more likely to go wide of the mark. This will be much more noticeable once you start using single shot weapons like beam rifles or bazookas. =============================================================================== 2.4 - List of Available Mobile Suits: =============================================================================== List of Earth Federation Mobile Suits: RGM-79 GM RGM-79D GM Type D RGM-79FP GM Striker RGM-79G GM Command RGM-79[G] GM Ground Type RGM-79SP GM Sniper II RGC-80 GM Cannon RX-75 Guntank RX-75 MP Guntank RMV-1 Guntank II RX-77-2 Guncannon RX-77-2 Guncannon ML RX-77D MP Guncannon RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type RX-79[G] Ez-8 Gundam Ez-8 RX-78-2 Gundam List of Principality of Zeon Mobile Suits: MS-05 Zaku I MS-06 Zaku II MS-06K Zaku Cannon MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type MS-07B Gouf MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom MS-09 Dom MS-09K-2 Dom Cannon MS-14A Gelgoog MS-18E Kampfer MSM-03 Gogg MSM-03C Hygogg MSM-04 AC Guy MSM-07 Z'Gok MSM-07E Z'Gok-E YMT-05 Hildolfr YMS-16M Xamel =============================================================================== 3.0 - Walkthrough =============================================================================== Notes: - All directions (North, East, South, West, etc) are given in relation to the player's starting position and the direction in which they are facing. - All missions are arranged in chronological order (i.e. by the end date), not by the order in which they are necessarily made available to you. - Training Missions are not explored in this walkthrough, since they are usually just straight re-hashs of missions you have already done. They don't offer much in the way of points or a challenge, and are best left for testing out new suits and the like. The only exception to this is a special training mission offered towards the end of Very Hard mode, where the user will be pitted against the opposing side's top MS whilst playing out the Mining Base attack/defense mission. this is the toughest challenge available to you in the game, so be sure not to miss it if you fancy proving your worth. ----3.1 - Earth Federation Forces Walkthrough---------------------------------- Mission 01 Mission Location: Ruins Mission Name: GM Evaluation Points for completion: 1500 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 10.3 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS This is the training mission - you will only play this on the first playthrough. All subsequent playthroughs will start you on what is essentially the second mission. Start out by destroying the three captured Zaku I's in the ruined city. Upon completing you will be ordered to return to the start point. Three Zaku II's then crash the party from the West. You can either retreat to the start point or reduce them to ash to finish the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 02 Mission Location: Military Base Mission Name: Reconnaisance Points for completion: 1200 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.6 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your ms Minovsky Particle density prevents you from using your radar on this mission, so you're flying blind. All you need to do is romp around the map mopping up the few Zakus and Magella tanks that are dotted about. Easy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 03 Mission Location: Military Base Mission Name: Rescue Hovertruck Points for completion: 1800 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.9 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of Hovertruck convoy/your MS At the start of this mission, Three Zaku's will descend the mountain slope from the NW. They are closer to the convoy than you so make sure you get over to engage them quickly. This is followed by another three Zakus from the same NW position, before Zeon sends in three slow moving Bomber planes from the East. As long as you dispatch enemies as they arrive you shouldn't struggle here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 04 Mission Location: Military Base Mission Name: WDB Defense Points for completion: 3000 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 10.13 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of base HQ/Destruction of your MS As you begin there will be three groups of Zakus/Magella tanks approaching from the North, NW, and West respectively. Deal with those to the North and then sweep across the base's NW flank to mop up the other attackers. Zeon will then send in two more groups from the North and West. Once these are dealt with a final group will attack from the West. Job Done. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 05 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: Beachhead Points for completion: 2000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.19 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Going over the 5 minute time limit/Destruction of your MS Helpfully you start this mission right next to one of two bases you need to destroy. Raze this to the ground and then head NE to the second base. Resistance is light, just Zaku I/II's and Magella tanks. Mop up any reinforcements and move on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 06 Mission Location: Ruins Mission Name: Raid on Point Points for completion: 2000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.19 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS At the start of this mission head North up the main street of the city, destroying the Magellas and Zakus located there. Two Zaku's will then arrive from the West. Once these are dead, a third group will come in from the East comprising of *dramatic music* a trio of Goufs! Keep the Goufs at range and then attack from distance with your allies since their Heat Sword is pretty deadly at this stage of the game. Once they are dispatched tanks will roll in from the West. Purge the infidels to finish the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 07 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: Bridge Demolition Points for completion: 2500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.22 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS This is a potentially tricky mission on the first playthrough. I used a GM Cannon because the heavy damage and range is a valuable commodity. That said, if you are feeling brave and dexterous, a close combat load out on a GM Type D or some such can also be a good bet. At the start of the mission take out the Zaku and Magellas close to you, and then move North to the first bridge. Deal with the Acguy first, since they are pretty devestating if they get going, and make sure to be on the move at all times because the area is crawling with Zaku Cannons. Rather than destroy the bridge with precious ammo, drop into the river next to it and melee it into oblivion. Proceed to the NW bridge using similar tactics. Whilst this is going on, another three Zaku cannons will arrive on the scene. Be sure to keep close to them to prevent them using their shoulder cannons. The second they are gone, three Acguys will arrive from the West end, up the river. Split them up and deal with them seperately to win the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 08 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: Conquer Zeon Base Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 10.27 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS This is a long tough mission, so remember to preserve your two supply depots at all costs. Proceed to the first enemy base, taking out the three Goggs and the Magellas behind them as you move up the river. Move on to the second base where you will find a Gouf on guard along with a few more Magellas. You will then need to sprint back to the starting point as fast as you can, because a Gouf and a Gogg have been deployed where you started. They will almost certainly destroy the first supply depot, but you should aim to reach them before they destroy the second, as this may cause you to fail the mission. Just to make life hard, two waves of helicopters will come in from the East, and another group of Goggs from the North up the river. It all gets a bit chaotic here, but keep your head and don't allow yourslef to become surrounded. Always keep on the move, because Goggs pack a mean medium range punch. And don't enagage them in close combat unless you are feeling especially confident. They may seem tough, but they are slow as hell, so use this to your advantage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 09 Mission Location: Naval Base Mission Name: Diversion Attack Points for completion: 2500 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 10.30 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Going over 5 minute time limit/Destruction of your MS Easy peasy this one. Simply charge in with your allies and engage the various Zakus, Goufs and tanks floating around. Reinforcements will arrive, but nothing that will spoil your day. There is a five minute time limit, but it's almost impossible to take longer than a few minutes on this mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 10 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: Rescue the Medea Points for completion: 2800 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 11.2 Win Condition: Safe passage of all 3 Medea transports Loss Condition: Destruction of all 3 Medea transports/Destruction of your MS Another simple mission this one. You start with three supply depots, but you will likely lose a couple through the course of the mission. Just make sure you protect at least one of them because you will have to reload during this mission. The Medea's will fly in one at a time (helpfully) and move across from side of the operation zone to the other. They will come under attack from various sides, but we are talking aircraft here, so protecting them should be a piece of cake. Just be sure to pick a suit with decent anti air and lots of ammo, because getting hit isn't an issue here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 11 Mission Location: Naval Base Mission Name: Capture Naval Base Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 11.4 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS As you begin, enter sniper mode and aim for the Dom standing at the docks in the Naval Base if you can, it will hep thin their numbers. After this head straight for the Naval Base, destroying any Magellas along the way. A couple of Doms will come out from the base to meet you. Try and keep them together if you can because they will try and encircle you, which could spell disaster given that they are packing 360mm Bazookas. Once these guys are history, eight Z'goks will come in from the ocean side of the base in two waves of four. Destroy them and the base is yours. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 12 Mission Location: Mighty River Mission Name: Mopping Up Points for completion: 3000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.6 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Going over the 6 minute time limit/ Destruction of your MS My personal preference is to go for the Gaw straight away here, before the other forces engage you. At any rate make sure not to let it leave the operation zone. After this is gone, clear both sides of the river of any Acguys. Helicopters and Acguy reinforcements will then turn up. Dispatch these to finish the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 13 Mission Location: Mountain Mission Name: Support Allies Points for completion: 3000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.9 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS You start this mission at the base of the mountain. Proceed straight up the side, taking out the Zakus, Goufs and bunkers that litter the area. Reinforcements will then appear from the East, comprising Zakus and Gouf Customs. These guys are attacking from high ground, and have a nasty habit of firing down on you from outside the operation zone. Luckily, your allies should do a fair job of engaging them, so just keep on the move and wear them down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 14 Mission Location: Mountain Mission Name: Capture Supply Base Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.14 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Again you start the base of the mountain here. Move up the slope to engage the waiting Dom Cannons as swiftly as possible, mopping up the bunkers as you go. Luckily, The Doms will move down the mountain side to engage you rather than sit back and fire at you with their shoulder cannons. Once you get to the top, destroy the first supply base to trigger the arrival of two more Dom Cannons from the North, swiftly followed by two Goufs. From here destroy the last supply base and it's all done. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 15 Mission Location: Mighty River Mission Name: Devil in the Skies Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.17 Win Condition: Force the Apsalus to flee Loss Condition: Going over the 6 minute time limit/Destruction of your MS Refreshing change of pace here. Once the mission starts, walk forward a bit and the Apsalus mobile armour will show up. You have no radar in this mission but you won't need it as everything is in visual range anyway. The Apsalus is pretty damn tough, and has a nasty habit of flying around the map in a set pattern which makes it difficult to hit whilst moving. Your best bet is to stay close to it, realise when it is about to stop and make a turn, and give it both barrels. Rinse and repeat until it flees. Helicopters will show up from all directions to support the Apsalus during this mission but they are more of an annoyance than a threat, and your allies should do an admirable job of shooting them down. Just make sure they dont get to your supply depot as you will definetly need to re-arm a few times during this fight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 16 Mission Location: Naval Base Mission Name: Naval Base Defence Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 11.19 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS At the start of the mission, helicopters will arrive from the North, NW and West. Take these down and a Gallop class land warship will arrive with a tank/bomber escort.Deal with the escort first as the Gallop is totally useless and can be destroyed at leisure. Four Acguys will then show up, followed by another three. Mission complete. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 17 Mission Location: Mountain Mission Name: Escort Hovertruck Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 11.19 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Desturction of Hovertruck convoy/Destruction of your MS As soon as you start, you will be informed of the unplanned appearance of a Gaw carrier plane in the area, which you may take down if you wish. You may as well since there are no enemies about at this point. Once this is down helicopters will come from the West followed by planes from the East. The escort Guncannons you get are very capable, so it's hard to get into trouble on this mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 18 Mission Location: Mighty River Mission Name: Enemy Intercept Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 11.19 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Allow an enemy to cross the defence line/Destruction of your MS All you have to do here is stop the Zeon forces from crossing the line that marks the rear of the operation zone. Be aware that the enemy is less concerned with killing you than it is with crossing this line, so don't expect them to come to you. It is a general mix of tanks, Zakus and Z'Goks which all arrive fairly slowly, and can be picked off with ease. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 19 Mission Location: Desert Mission Name: Capture Supplies Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.25 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of all Samson Trailers/Destruction of your MS This one can be quite tricky, since the enemy are fairly numerous, and your only supply point is in the middle of the map surrounded by Zeon forces. From the start, head North and take out the two Magellas and the Zaku I ahead of you. Then turn to the East and destroy the singular Dom that will be trying to attack your flank. Skirt around further to the East and then use the hill tops to snipe down into the area containing the Samsons and supply depot. Be sure not to lock on to the Samson trailers accidentally. Whilst you are picking them off, Dom and Zaku I reinforcements will arrive from the North. It can get a little messy toward the end of the mission, as you will invariably have to dash in to the supply depot for a refill. Just ensure you prioritise the destruction of the Doms and then the Zakus in any given situation, since both units are carrying heavy hitting bazookas in this mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 20 Mission Location: Desert Mission Name: Escort Big Tray Points for completion: 5000 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 11.28 Win Condition: Allow Big tray to leave the mission area Loss Condition: Destruction of Big Tray/Destruction of your MS Head North immediatly at the start of this mission. Here you will intercept the first lot of MS looking to destroy the Big Tray. As a rule in this mission, always prioritise the removal of the Dom Cannons, since they pack a much bigger punch than any of the helicopters and tanks that swarm this area. Make sure you pick a suit that has decent anti air though, because it will be necessary to destroy these annoyances as you move from Dom to Dom in order to stop Big Tray from becoming swamped. Ammo will likely become an issue towards the end, but you don't have time to return to the supply depot without comprimising your chances of completing the mission. Stick it out, even if you are reduced to just vulcans and Beam Saber. Big Tray is fairly tough, but towards the end especially it only takes one stray Dom Cannon round to end it all, so stay sharp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 21 Mission Location: Canyon Mission Name: Hold the Line Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 12.3 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Allow an enemy unit to cross the line/Destruction of your MS As you can guess from the title, do not allow any Zeon unit to cross over the line that marks the rear of the operation zone as you start. Resistance is light and sporadic, so just make sure you stay well stocked with ammo between attack waves. The waves are as follows: 2xDom + Magella Tanks 3xDom + Aircraft 2xDom + Aircraft ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 22 Mission Location: Canyon Mission Name: Breakthrough Points for completion: 5000 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 12.6 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Allow an enemy unit to cross the line/Destruction of your MS Same idea as the previous mission, enemies will come in waves and attempt to cross the rear of the operation area. Be sure to retreat after each wave and replenish your ammo. Waves are as follows: 2xGouf + Dom Cannon + Magella Tanks Gouf + Dom Cannon + Helicopters 2xGouf Custom 2xDom Cannon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 23 Mission Location: Desert Mission Name: Unidentified Enemy Points for completion: 4500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 12.14 Win Condition: Destruction of Hildolfr mobile armour Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Intercept and destroy all incoming Doms and Magellas until a mysterious tank arrives. This is the Hildolfr. It would be wise to take this opportunity to visit the supply depot, since the Hildolfr has a fairly hefty amount of armour. When engaging it, do not attack from the front, this will only invite death from its main cannon. Keep circle strafing it and it wll go down fairly quickly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 24 Mission Location: Canyon Mission Name: Lockdown Points for completion: 6000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 12.17 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Allow an enemy unit to cross the line/Destruction of your MS Once more with feeling? As always, do not allow your opponents to cross the line. Be aware that unlike previous missions, the Zeon forces will make a much better effort at crossing the line than in previous times, so don't let one catch you by suprise and slip by. Also, the assault waves tend to merge this time rather than allowing you time to recover, so take absolutely every opportunity to reload. When the Xamels arrive, let the Doms come to you and dispatch them out of sight of the Xamel, since it packs a fairly ferocious punch. Waves are as follows (roughly): 3xDom + Magella Tanks Dom + Gouf Custom + Helicopters 3xDom Xamel + 2xDom + Helicopters 2xDom + Gouf Custom Xamel + 2xDom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 25 Mission Location: Mining Base Mission Name: Capture Mining Base Points for completion: 8000 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 12.31 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS The final mission. It's a long one, but resistance is pretty light and you shouldn't struggle whilst piloting a Gundam(G) or Ez-8. You only have one supply depot in this mission, concealed in the trench ahead of you as you start. The trench offers good natural protection, but be sure to protect it at all costs. As you start out there will be two Zaku I's to the North and a Gelgoog to the NW, along with six helicopters spread across various areas. This will be swiftly followed up by a pair of Gelgoogs and a Zaku I from the North. Stage one of the assault complete. The mission area will now expand. Press North and engage two Gelgoogs and a Zaku I to the West, with a lone Zaku I coming from the North. Once these are gone, a Gelgoog and two Zaku I's will attack over the mountains, slightly to the NE. Defeat these and a similar group will attack from the same location. The pressure drops a bit here, so take the opportunity to resupply if you haven't already. Three helicopters will come in from the West after a while, followed by another three from the North. The operation area will expand for the final time. Time for the Zeon's last stand. Head North again and follow the natural curve of the terrain round to the West. In the trench immediatley ahead of you there will be two Zaku I's and a Gelgoog. Press on into the base proper and dispatch the remaining Gelgoog guarding the HQ. Destroy the HQ as soon as possible, since as long as it stands they will keep sending Gelgoogs to interrupt you. Once the HQ has fallen, simply mop up the survivors and it's game over. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 26 (Only available from Normal Difficulty and higher) Mission Location: Mining Base Mission Name: Base Assault (Hard) Points for completion: 15000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 12.31 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces and Zeon HQ Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS For those that enjoy a frustrating challenge only. When they say hard in this mission, they mean hard. There seems to be no real advantage for choosing this mission over the standard one other than recieving an extra helping of points when you start your next playthrough. If you do opt for this hellish assault, be sure to choose whatever you consider to be your best suit, stressing armour and ammo where possible. You are going to have to reload a lot no matter what happens, but trying to disengage large groups midway through a fight because you have run dry is a hardship you could do without here. On that note, if you lose your supply depot you will need to restart. There are so many tough MS to tackle that defending your supply depot is a necessity, so keep an eye out for errant helicopters threatening this building. As you start, engage the Gelgoog to your NW, and then the Kampfer and Gelgoog that were ahead of you at the start of the mission. The next step is to meet the following wave of Kampfer/Gelgoogs and take down the Kampfer before drawing the Gelgoogs into the trench with you, affording you some cover whilst you dispatch them. Take this opportunity to mop up any helicopters, and destroy any other enemies that come over the boundary line. You will then recieve a cutscene before the operational area expands and you can move forward. More Kampfers/Gelgoogs/Helicopters abound here, so deal with them before taking out the three radar stations (red squares on the map). After this, another cutscene before the map expands again. Do not be tempted here to take the high ground and shoot down on the base defenders, it usually results in trouble. Instead, follow the dirt road round, taking out the closest enemies and then retreating to allow you to deal with the reinforcements that will come in from behind. Once reinforcements have stopped, backtrack and take the aforementioned high ground to engage the Gelgoogs guarding the HQ. This reduces the chance of you taking a stray beam rifle round on the way in. Alternatively, you can choose to advance by using the two trenches in this area. When all enemy MS are dispatched, demolish Zeon HQ to win the mission. =============================================================================== ----3.2 - Principality of Zeon Walkthrough------------------------------------- Mission 01 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: Hold the Base Points for completion: 1200 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 10.3 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS The training mission - you will only play this on the first playthrough. All subsequent playthroughs will start you on what is essentially the second mission. Head North at the start of this mission and destroy the M61 tanks ahead of you. A GM will then enter the area from the NE. Dispatch him to trigger the arrival of another two GMs from the same location. Once they are defeated, a final GM will approach from the North. Mission complete. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 02 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: Federation Base Points for completion: 1500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.7 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Recommend heading for the NW enemy base first. The large mountain you must go around to reach this base makes it easy for you to launch a suprise attack on the one unsuspecting GM defending it. Mop up the Gunboat in the river and the defending tanks, then head straight for the NE base, ignoring the warning about incoming reinforcements. Destroy the tanks in the NE base and you should be just in time to catch the first wave of incoming GMs. More GMs will arrive. Take them out to finish the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 03 Mission Location: Ruins Mission Name: Advance Escort Points for completion: 1800 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.12 Win Condition: Allowing Magella Tank convoy to cross the operation area Loss Condition: Destruction of Magella Tank convoy/Destruction of your MS At the start of the mission, there will be one GM to your NW, and a further two in the city ruins straight ahead of you. Destroy them quickly, but be sure they do not surround you, they have a nasty habit of drawing their Beam Sabers and cutting you up. Two more GMs will then turn up from the East, followed by two Guntanks from the NE. Be sure to engage these two quickly, since they can really tear holes in the convoy if you let them. A final two GMs will appear from the East once the Guntanks are gone. After all enemies are dispatched, allow the convoy to reach the other side of the map to complete the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 04 Mission Location: Military Base Mission Name: WDB Assault Points for completion: 3000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.17 Win Condition: Destruction of enemy HQ Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS This is a toughie the first time around. To sit around and try and dispatch all enemies is to invite death in this mission, so instead go straight for the HQ, since it is the primary win condition. Dash straight ahead, ignoring the two incoming GMs, and zig-zagging to avoid artillery fire from the Guntanks at the back of the base. Be sure to instruct your allies to follow you, since they will tie up the GMs and prevent you taking a stray round in the back. As you close on the base, take out any nearby tanks, but keep moving and head for the two Guntanks defending the HQ. Take them out and then go to work on the HQ. Reinforcements will arrive, but they should not reach in time. Just remember to be on the move at all times and you shouldn't struggle too much. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 05 Mission Location: Military Base Mission Name: Aerial Intercept Points for completion: 2500 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 10.22 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Allowing an enemy to enter the base/Destruction of your MS A tip for this one, head North straight away with your ally in tow. Position your ally on the edge of the base and leave him there as a safety net for any aircraft you may miss. Proceed North again to the waters edge and await the various waves of aircraft that will appear. After a while, a few GMs/GM Cannons will arrive from the East. Ignore them and concentrate on the aircraft, making sure to stay as far North as possible, so that the enemy MS do not feel obliged to shell you instead of the base defenders. Once the aircraft have stopped coming, mop up the GMs to win the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 06 Mission Location: Naval Base Mission Name: Assault on Flank Points for completion: 2500 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 10.25 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Proceed straight ahead, prioritising destruction of the M61s and Guntank. Move on to engage the two GM's attacking your allies. Ignore the aircraft until later. As soon as you recieve the warning about incoming reinforcements, head back to intercept the GM holding a Long Rifle from the West. Close to short range immediately, guns blazing. If you let the GM get a shot off, it will likely destroy you in a single shot. Assuming this goes off without a hitch, move directly to engage the GM that arrived from the South taking care to avoid its Beam Gun. Deal with the aircraft and the mission is complete. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 07 Mission Location: Ruins Mission Name: Guntank Directive Points for completion: 2000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 10.26 Win Condition: Destruction of all three Guntanks Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Easy this one. Skirt round to the NE, removing any GMs or tanks that cross your path. Then head West into the city ruins and close on the three Guntanks hiding therein. They should not pose a problem at such short range. As long as you concentrate your efforts on the Guntanks, none of the reinforcements should reach you before you complete the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 08 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: End of the Line Points for completion: 2500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 10.31 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS The first base should be in front of you as you start this mission. Destroy the tanks guarding it and move North to the next closest base containing two GMs. From here you can cross the river to the final base, protected by two more GMs and M61s. Two more GMs will arrive at your start position. Trek back to kill them and it's mission over. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 09 Mission Location: Mighty River Mission Name: Transport Ambush Points for completion: 2500 Number of Support MS allowed: 1 End Date: 11.2 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy transports Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS As you start this mission, make a dash for the far NW boundary. Here you can intercept the first transport ship and its fighter escort. Destroying the transport will trigger the arrival of a GM Cannon from the same position. Once it is destroyed head across the river to the NE boundary and down the next transport. Then wait at the rivers edge for a Gunboat, swiftly followed by another. A final transport will arrive from the same location along with a few GMs and planes. Ignore the backup and go for the transport to finish the mission. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 10 Mission Location: Jungle Mission Name: Jungle Recon Points for completion: 2800 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 11.3 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Going over the 8 minute time limit/ Destruction of your MS You have no radar on this mission, but fear not. Just troop around the map taking out any GMs that crossd your path. Use distress calls from the four bases in the map to discern the location of your opponents. There are only five GMs in all, so they should not be difficult to overcome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 11 Mission Location: Mighty River Mission Name: Coup de Main Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.5 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Again you have no radar for this mission. Simply sweep both sides of the river for enemies (ideally, one side at a time). The only thing you need to be aware of is the presence of a Gundam(G) that turns up from the North boundary at some point. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 12 Mission Location: Naval Base Mission Name: Retake Naval Base Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.11 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS As you start, enter Sniper mode and take out the three GMs standing at the edge of the docks. After this head for the resupply point and sweep into the the Naval Base, cleaning up any remaining tanks or GMs. You will then have to endure two waves of four GMs each coming from the sea. I would advise retreating to the supply area here and allow them to occupy the Naval Base so that you can snipe them from range. This mission can be incredibly tough due to the sheer number of enemies you have to face with a very limited MS selection. Just remember that you have unlimited ammo, since the supply truck never comes under attack, so you can afford to take your time and engage from distance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 13 Mission Location: Mighty River Mission Name: Pursuit Points for completion: 3000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.15 Win Condition: Destruction of all three enemy Gunboats Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Don't waste your time with the enemy MS here, they are fairly numerous and packing some serious weaponry. Instead, just boost along the river's edge taking out the three gunboats before the enemy can overwhelm you. You can forestall this by ordering your allies to follow you - they should tie up a few of the GMs while you work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 14 Mission Location: Mountain Mission Name: Ambush Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.18 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS A long, tough mission this one. Leave your allies at the top of the mountain to offer some measure of defence for your supply depot should any enemy slip past you. You will need the supply depot if you are to complete this mission. My advice is to stay high up in the mountain and allow the waves of enemies to come to you, firing down on them for best effect. There are multiple waves of GMs and Guncannons, but as long as you wear them down as they are moving up the mountain, they should not overwhelm you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 15 Mission Location: Mountain Mission Name: Samson Trailer Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 11.21 Win Condition: Going over the 5 minute time limit Loss Condition: Destruction of Both supply depots/Destruction of your MS It is very difficult to defend both supply depots in this mission, so I would recommend picking one and sticking to defending that. Make sure you pick an MS with a machine gun and plenty of ammo, since there are lots of aircraft and being damaged isn't really a concern. Hold your ground and destroy any enemy aircraft that come into range until the time is up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 16 Mission Location: Desert Mission Name: Samson Trailer Points for completion: 3000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 11.24 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of all 3 Samson units/Destruction of your MS Do not sit back and wait for your enemies here, they will often snipe the Samson trailers from outside of the defended position. Leave your allies at the base to offer a last line of defense. Stock up on ammo regularly and engage any groups that stray into the operation zone. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 17 Mission Location: Desert Mission Name: Sharpshooter Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 11.29 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Allowing an enemy to leave the operation area/Destruction of your MS Groan. There is one part of this mission that embodies everything that is wrong with this game. The waves you must intercept are as follows: 3xHovertrucks/Trucks from NE 4xM-61 Tanks from NW 3xGuntanks from NW 3xHovertrucks/Trucks from NE 3xGM from NW Try and get back to the supply depot after every wave to stay well stocked. Upon defeating the final wave listed above, dash straight to the South to intercept a wave of GMs that will be moving in from the East to the South. They have a very small area of ground to cross in order to succeed, and, to make matters worse they are constantly jumping, making it nigh on impossible to hit them reliably due to the limitations of the targeting system. Your best bet is to try and get directly in front of them, but you will have to move very quickly indeed. On the plus side, only one hit is required to make them stop jumping and come after you. Frankly though, this one is down to blind luck rather than any kind of skill, so prepare for frustration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 18 Mission Location: Naval Base Mission Name: Naval Base Defence Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 12.4 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS This is a straight up attack waves affair. I would recommend going out to meet the individual waves just in case you need to dash back for a resupply mid-fight. Groups are as follows: 3xGundam(G) from NE 6xAircraft from West 3xGundam(G) from North 3xGundam(G) + Aircraft from NW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 19 Mission Location: Mountain Mission Name: Supply Base Defence Points for completion: 3500 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 12.4 Win Condition: Goin over the 5 minute time limit/Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS As you start, there will be a group of three Guntanks at the base of the mountain. Leave these guys till last, but keep in mind that they are there, so stay on the move and don't stray too far down the mountain. Several waves will appear and make their way up the mountain, consisting of: 3xGundam(G) 3xGundam(G) Aircraft Aircraft Once the reinforcements stop coming, you will be pretty close to the time limit. You can either wait it out if you are badly damaged, or move down the mountain and flank the Guntanks to get a 100% enemy destruction ratio. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 20 Mission Location: Military Base Mission Name: Recapture Points for completion: 5000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 12.5 Win Condition: Destruction of enemy HQ Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS As per Mission 04, except that you come in from the West this time. Keep your allies in tow to tie up any enemies, and charge straight into the base, clearing the area around the HQ. You should be able to demolish the HQ long before anyone catches up with you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 21 Mission Location: Canyon Mission Name: Defence Line Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 12.8 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Pretty easy this one. The Dom Cannons supporting you are fairly capable, and all you have to do stop the various incoming attack waves consiting of Guncannons, GMs and aircraft. Just be sure to stay well stocked on ammo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 22 Mission Location: Desert Mission Name: Transport Withdrawal Points for completion: 4000 Number of Support MS allowed: 2 End Date: 12.19 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of all 3 Samson trailers/Destruction of your MS Be aware that the Samon trailers are to the West of your starting position, outside of the natural shelter where you start. Attackers are as follows: 3xGundam(G) from NE 3xGundam(G) from East 3xGundam(G) from NW 2xGundam(G) + GM Sniper from South ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 23 Mission Location: Mining Base Mission Name: Big Tray Assault Points for completion: 6000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 12.24 Win Condition: Destruction of Big Tray land warship Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS Ignore the Gundam(G) escort, just keep circle strafing the Big Tray and pound it until it is destroyed. You can take out the escort and any ensuing reinforcements first if you like, but this usually necessitates an unecessary return to the supply depot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 24 Mission Location: Canyon Mission Name: Rescue Allies Points for completion: 5000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 12.24 Win Condition: Safe withdrawal of allied forces Loss Condition: Destruction of Allies/Destruction of your MS Head North at the start of the mission and meet up with the two retreating Zaku I's. Hold your ground here and engage the various forces that will come from the same direction. Enemy forces comprise entirely of Guncannons and aircraft, which should pose you no problem by this stage in the game. As always, stay well stocked with ammo and don't allow any MS to slip by you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mission 25 Mission Location: Mining Base Mission Name: Mining Base Defence Points for completion: 8000 Number of Support MS allowed: 0 End Date: 12.31 Win Condition: Destruction of all enemy forces Loss Condition: Destruction of your MS This is it then, make or break time for the Zeon forces. Note that for this mission I will be referring to North as being the top of the operation area (as opposed to the direction in which you are facing at the start of the mission) since the operation area will expand several times during this mission, and this helps make things simpler. Head straight ahead as you start and engage the two Gundam(G) and Guntanks that show up. Round the corner they came from and head up the canyon to meet the two Gundam(G) that follow. This will then be followed by two Guuntanks, then two more Gundam(G) and finally two more Guntanks. I would advise staying at the very top of the operation area, since the enemy has a nasty habit of firing on the second supply depot which you cannot reach at this stage in the mission. Simply stay at the top of the map and draw the enemies attention. The map area will now expand. Move into the area housing the new supply depot and defend it against the next waves of enemies. Be aware that groups of aircraft will be sent in sporadically as well. Your allies should do a fair job of shooting them down, but keep an eye on the visible condition of the depot to decide whether you need to make aircraft your priority. Enemies are as follows: 1xGundam(G) + 2xGuntank from West 1xGundam(G) + 1xGuntank from North 2xGuntank from North 2xGundam(G) from North The operation Zone will expand for the final time. Stay put and deal with any aircraft that threaten the supply depot, and then get fully resupplied. There will now be four Guntanks in the NE, two more in the NW and two Gundam(G) guarding the center. How you deal with this last phase is up to you, but I normally start with the NE, then retreat and strike to the NW. Be aware that when you destroy any of these groups, they will be replaced by an identical group who will assume the same position. Given this, repeat the steps above a second time, and then move onto the two Gundams in the center. These will be replced by two more Gundams, and then another two Gundams after that. Assuming that you have taken out the Guntank support however, they should be easy pickings. It's a long, difficult mission, but as long as you take advantage of the natural cover afforded by the terrain, it is very easy to divide the enemy and pick them off in small groups. =============================================================================== 4.0 - Mobile Suit Info: =============================================================================== Notes: - MS below are referred to here as they appear in the game for ease of reference, not the list of official names used in section 2.4. - I wanted to include all possible upgrades for the various MS, so that people could see which stage of upgrade would yield which result. However due to the cost of upgrades and the fairly large range of models, it would have been far too time consuming to get these done in any reasonable time. I will add these at a later date if I ever get through them all! For the time being only the full range of weapon upgrades is available. - Some units gain access to a shield through Defence upgrades. As with the above, I haven't noted a shield for a unit if it gains one through defence upgrades. ----4.1 - Earth Federation Forces Mobile Suit Info----------------------------- MP Guntank Primary Weapon: Gun Launcher Secondary Weapon: Gun Launcher Special Weapon: 120mm Cannon Melee Weapon: None Shield: None Stats Armour: 2 Power: 2 Aim: 4 Speed: 1 Turn: 2 Boost: 1 Oh dear. If you like your Guntanks then you're goning to have to wait for a bit longer into the EFF campaign to get your fix. This is the first suit in your hangar for the EFF, and with good reason. A suit so poor it makes the Zaku II look accomplished. Does hit reasonably hard, and certainly looks amusing when you hit the boosters, but doesn't really have anything to recommend it as a serious consideration for your hard earned points. Guntank Primary Weapon: BOP Missile Secondary Weapon: BOP Missile Special Weapon: 120mm Cannon Melee Weapon: None Shield: None Stats Armour: 5 Power: 4 Aim: 7 Speed: 2 Turn: 3 Boost: 2 As with the MP Guntank. Can take significantly more punishment, but its inability to dodge leaves you a sitting duck in most situations. Guntank II Primary Weapon: Rocket Pod Secondary Weapon: Missile Special Weapon: 120mm Cannon Melee Weapon: None Shield: None Stats Armour: 4 Power: 6 Aim: 7 Speed: 1 Turn: 2 Boost: 1 Hate Guntanks.....So don't expect an unbiast writeup here. Seriously though, this suit is just as rubbish as the others. It's just a well armoured weapons platform, so it does pack a punch because the weapon lineup is good. However, it's slow to fire, slower to move, and is incredibly intolerant of rough terrain. Unless you have a serious love for Guntanks, you aren't going to get on with this. I tried to do some of the Mountain missions with one of these and it was physically incapable of driving up to the top of the operation area and kept getting stuck.... GM Primary Weapon: Bullpup MG Secondary Weapon: Head Vulcan Special Weapon: None Melee Weapon: Beam Saber Shield: Shield Stats Armour: 2 Power: 1 Aim: 2 Speed: 3 Turn: 3 Boost: 2 Your opinion on this suit depends entirely on which side you opted to play first. If you went with Zeon, you will find this suit a revelation, since it is significantly quicker and better armoured than its equivalent Zaku I/II. If you chose EFF first, then you are probably still reeling from the totally different feel of the MS in GTIS, and will likely be cursing the poor GM for its clunky movement and slow turning speed. In truth, the GM is a very decent starter suit, especially if you concentrate on weapon upgrades first, since this gives you the Spray Gun, essentially a slightly less effective Beam Rifle. Boost, armour and manevouverability are all pretty poor, as befits a starter suit, but rest easy in the knowledge that you have much better stats than the suits you will be facing at this stage of the game, unlike the poor suckers who chose the Zeon campaign... GM Type D Primary Weapon: 90mm MG, Beam Gun, Sniper Rifle Secondary Weapon: Head Vulcan Special Weapon: Grenade Melee Weapon: Beam Saber Shield: Shield Stats Armour: 3 Power: 3 Aim: 4 Speed: 3 Turn: 4 Boost: 3 An incremental upgrade to the GM formula. Faster, better armour, more ammo. Unfortunately, none of these increases are enough to warrant retaining the suit or investing significant amounts of points for upgrades. GM Cannon Primary Weapon: Bullpup MG, Spray Gun, Beam Rifle Secondary Weapon: Head Vulcan Special Weapon: 240mm Cannon Melee Weapon: Fists Shield: None Stats Armour: 2 Power: 2 Aim: 5 Speed: 1 Turn: 2 Boost: 1 Think standard GM with a shoulder mounted 240mm cannon. Plus you can use the Spray Gun as your primary weapon, so you have the ability to hit hard at long and medium ranges. Head Vulcan rounds this suit off with some useful anti-air defence. I really enjoyed this suit, and it is much more accomplished than its Zaku Cannon counterpart. The only downside is that standing still to fire the 240mm cannon is a bit of a liberty at this stage since you can't afford to take a stray round, so make sure you outrange your opponent before committing to fire. GM (G) Primary Weapon: 100mm MG, Missile Launcher, Rocket Launcher, Long Rifle Secondary Weapon: None Special Weapon: None Melee Weapon: Beam Saber Shield: Claw Shield Stats Armour: 3 Power: 3 Aim: 2 Speed: 3 Turn: 2 Boost: 1 Another stats upgrade from the basic GM, but doesn't come with any secondary or special weapons. Furthermore, it doesn't have much ammo for the good range of primary weapons available to it. All in all a bit of a comprimise, but a handy suit if you are going to be near a supply depot. GM Striker Primary Weapon: 100mm MG, Bullpup MG, Beam Gun Secondary Weapon: None Special Weapon: Grenade Melee Weapon: Beam Lance Shield: Claw Shield Stats Armour: 4 Power: 7 Aim: 1 Speed: 7 Turn: 7 Boost: 6 Many people will play through the game without ever experiencing this gem of a suit. You get access to it just as Guncannons/Gundams are becoming available, so naturally it will be shunned in favour of these newer and more respected MS. The truth is that the Striker can embarass suits twice as expensive. It doesn't have a primary weapon to start with, only the rubbish grenade, but it does have a massive twin bladed Beam Lance that cuts down most suits in a single swipe. Weapon upgrades bring access to the standard MG/Beam Gun lineup so it can fight at range as well. It's quick and dexterous with good armour and boost. Peerless if close combat is your preferred method of getting things done. GM Command Primary Weapon: Bullpup MG, Beam Gun, 380mm Bazooka Secondary Weapon: Head Vulcan Special Weapon: Grenade Melee Weapon: Beam Saber Shield: Shield Stats Armour: 4 Power: 4 Aim: 4 Speed: 6 Turn: 5 Boost: 4 Ultimate evolution of the non-specialised type of GM. Decently quick, plenty of boost and good armour. Weapon selection is a bit limited, but ammo supplies are quite respectable. Other than that, it's exactly the same as any other GM. GM Sniper II Primary Weapon: Sniper Rifle, Long Rifle Secondary Weapon: None Special Weapon: None Melee Weapon: Beam Saber Shield: Shield Stats Armour: 5 Power: 5 Aim: 8 Speed: 7 Turn: 5 Boost: 5 Excellent chassis ultimately limited by its weapon selection. Since you can only take sniper rifles, you never have enough ammo to achieve much before needing to reload. It has great boost, decent armour and strong melee, but you won't find occasion to sample these abilities outside of a defence mission. It has particularly weak AA since none of its weapons fire quickly or are accurate against fast moving targets. MP Guncannon Primary Weapon: Bullpup MG, Beam Gun, Sniper Rifle Secondary Weapon: Head Vulcan Special Weapon: 240mm Cannon Melee Weapon: Fists Shield: None Stats Armour: 5 Power: 5 Aim: 7 Speed: 2 Turn: 4 Boost: 4 What you see is what you get with the Guncannon. It looks like an artillery tanks with legs, and it pretty much is. You don't get lightning fast response or good turning speed, but you do get plenty of armour and plenty of decent weaponry. That being said, the Guncannon can pick up a decent turn of speed once you get going. Beam Gun is the primary weapon of choice, but you also get a Head Vulcan for dealing with aircraft/keeping melee units at range, plus twin 240mm shoulder mounted cannons for softenin