- Tyrant122312
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Hello, Community!
Hopefully if you're reading this, it's because you're interesting in kicking your campaign experience up a notch by cranking up the Legendary with all skulls activated :-) Need advice? A guide? Maybe even a friendly community to cheer you on and help guide you through the process? Then give our Mythic thread a read, and Godspeed on your Mythic journey!
Best Regards,
The Tyrant
Posted by: StaroceanZero
Posted by: alpha delta08
Well, I don't know if I'm crazy or not, but I started my quest for SLASO today and I must say, it is VERY challenging.
Floodgate was an easy level to start on - I knocked it out in under half an hour. Then I went to try Halo but after dying twice while driving the Warthog at the end I decided it was time to try something else... the Covenant, which brings me to my question:
How can I survive the first vehicular battle with the Wraith and the Prowlers? I can get past the Ghosts (but they always take out my shields) but one of the Prowlers usually ends up killing me.
Also, something I found helpful: If you plan to skip the whole first battle by sticking to the wall on the right, grab some stickies after you kill the grunts by the downed Pelican; they make quick work of the Shade turret on the way back.
Good job with Floodgate. I wouldn't get too discouraged about Halo, just practice the Warthog escape part and you'll get it sooner or later.
The Covenant is one of the more tactical levels in SLASO. You might hate me for saying this, but you can't use a single shot from your laser in the initial battle. That means you're gonna have to take out all those Brutes (Including the Chieftain) as well as both shade turrets without it. Once you finish this part, let one of your marines hold on to the laser since they have infinite ammo with it. Afterwards, when you get to the area with the Wraith and the Prowlers, you should use your first two shots on the Wraith and then give the laser back to a marine and let him take out the shade turrets and prowlers. If you need anymore help, Tyrant and I will be glad to ask questions, or you can check Pahat Pojat's or my fileshare for successful runs of each SLASO level.
While I applaud Starocean's efforts on this one, there is in fact a FAR easier solution :-)
As soon as you land, head out to the sea and go as far as you can. Follow the invisible wall and start heading in the direction of the Cruiser. The enemies on land will completely ignore you. Once you reach the canyon (like you normally would) you'll notice the shade turret, Grunts, and Jackals are all missing. Keep heading towards the first tower until you hear the Marine say they've eliminated the anti-air. Basically, the game kills them all for you, but not many people know that.
Then backtrack to the beach. Now the turret will be up and the Grunts and Jackals will be there as well. Kill them all, head down to the beach, and towards the Warthog. Give your laser to the Marine in the passenger seat. Between him and the gunner you will be able to take out everything between where you are now and the first tower. If I can get a short enough video, I'll upload that little segment to Geevee.]
EDIT: The only downside to this method is that it prevents you from jacking the Anti-Air Wraith which can make the next area a LOT more fun :-)
[Edited on 07.30.2008 5:11 AM PDT]