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Posted by: Vincent K
Alright! Two missions left. I just beat Crow's Nest.
A while back I mentioned a strategy to make the Motor Pool easier. Well, it worked and you can see it in my Crow's Nest run in my file share. Here's the text version...
When you open the door to the Motor Pool, do not go through it. I repeat, do not step outside. Why? Because that closes the door to the Ops Center.
Now if you're wondering why you would possibly want to go back, keep the following in mind:
- All Drones from the previous area had Plasma Pistols. All those Plasma Pistols are there for you. In my video, I decided to put 14 of them inside the Ops Center and I didn't even need them all.
- There is BR ammo in the Ops Center.
So, it gives you a huge reservoir of ammunition. But that's not all!
From the hallway, you can berserk Brutes and they will eventually follow you to the Ops Center. Shield recovery is good. Just make sure to watch out for those Spike Grenades on the ground. Waste two if you want to be cautious and pick up the dropped ones.
If you don't need shields, then you force a berserking Brute in to a narrow passageway. Easy headshot.
Are there any disadvantages to it? Yeah. The Carbine Brutes are a bit of a nuisance. But they're annoying anyways. So let's look at the pros and cons.
Pros:
Access to extra ammo; less worry about running out.
Enemies will only follow you in to the hallway if berserked. No more worrying about being swarmed.
The area of the Ops Center closest to the door is relatively clear as long as you make sure to move all Marines and barrels aside, allowing for easier evasion of melee attacks from berserking Brutes.
Access to higher ground where the Chieftan can't get you. (e.g. Up on the pipe where the Thunderstorm skull is)
Cons:
Considerably less risky, but seems more time consuming to me.
Carbine Brutes can take shots at you from all the way by the Chieftan.
In regards to the Chieftan, I should note that when he realizes he can't get you, or you're far enough in the Ops Center, he will usually retreat back to the Motor Pool and wait near the truck. This gives you much better odds when dealing with him as you have an escape route which will force the Chieftan to disengage as well as the fact that if you kill Brutes off in the right order, the other Brutes won't be able to fire on you when you come back to the door to get the Chieftan's attention.
However, if you'd rather be watching a visual, like I said...I used this during my run of Crow's Nest, and that video is in my file share.
Wow that was fast! Nice method. I will use that method to complete Crow's Nest. It doesn't really matter if its time consuming as long as its safe and a good method I'll try it.
Also, I'll check out your video :)
That IS a good time, but I still beat it by 15 minutes ;)
Then again, Pahat Pojat destroyed my time, although I almost beat his record on two levels. I might go for it if I'm bored some time.