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Subject: Pillar of Autumn Problem--Need help

I have gone through the campaign and am at the end of Pillar of Autumn (Mission 10). I have gotten to the big anti-aircraft gun and am supposed to shoot the enemy ships so the ally ship carrying the Cortana package can fly safely away. Here is my problem. I have gotten into the big gun but there is one red elite on a level below the deck with the gun. I shoot and shoot the phantoms and banshees but I always get shot in the end. Each time I shoot up to 7 or 9 of them, but I die. I do not believe the elite below has any way of shooting me but I do hear him grunting as I die. Does anyone know whether the game will refuse to let me win this battle without killing that guy? I do not have any weapon of sufficient power to kill him. All I have is a DMR and an assault rifle, both with little ammo. Neither has any effect on the guy. Once I managed to weaken him, then whack him with my arm. He died, but, by then, the phantoms were thick all over the place and I could not get into the big gun at all. I hate to think I've gone this far and can't finish the campaign because he lives. Do I need to restart the mission to try to get a stronger weapon so I can kill every creature on the ground before the game will allow me to finish? I know that some things can never be accomplished before certain prerequisites (like having to kill every enemy in an area before the allies will open a door, etc.) If anyone knows what I need to do to beat this part of the mission, could you please tell me. I feeling pretty hopeless about this.

  • 03.26.2012 7:53 PM PDT

Posted by: AngryBrute1
Oh yeah, since somebody does not believe what YOU believe; that makes us vapid...
I cannot grasp that what you call "Something happened to nothing, and that nothing became something, and it was smaller than than a period."

Are you playing on Legendary?
If so, just hide and wait, until Keyes tells you to shoot the Cruiser, then run and get in and shoot it. Doing that gives you just the right amount of time to beat the stage.

  • 03.26.2012 7:55 PM PDT
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Don't know what to say. A few weeks ago I ran into a similar problem. It wasn't my first time, but I had ran to the MAC cannon and left the elite with the fuel rod gun on the platform below. I got a checkpoint right outside the MAC cannon. If I got in, the elite blasted me with the fuel rod gun. If I killed him, it gave the phantoms enough time to swarm the cannon and I died when I got in. I just quit, not knowing how to complete the mission.

  • 03.26.2012 7:58 PM PDT

Oh, heavens, no! I am playing on normal--just a rookie gamer. I gave the package to Keyes, then stayed behind to avenge Emile's death. I had to kill dozens of enemies and Keyes tells me from above in the ship to get to the big gun to shoot the phantoms and banshees who are filling the skies. I've shot nearly 200 of them (of course, dying after each batch). I'm getting tired of dying. Do you think it will help to hide on this level? The enemy ships are trying to destroy the ally ship. Does the "cruiser" appear in the normal level mission?

I need to go to bed (east coast time) but will check for replies in the morning. Thanks for the help so far.

  • 03.26.2012 8:02 PM PDT

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  • 03.26.2012 8:04 PM PDT

tns22, I hope that doesn't happen to me. I hate to give up when I've gone this far. I never thought I'd even do a campaign, but not that I've come this far, I can't imagine giving up. I hope we find an answer for both our sakes.

  • 03.26.2012 8:04 PM PDT

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Just be glad you're not doing it on Mythic.

  • 03.26.2012 8:09 PM PDT

OdourousLicense3,
If you don't care, then don't bother to reply, but there is no need for rudeness. I thought these forums were to be helpful.

  • 03.27.2012 3:04 AM PDT

Wikked Navajo,
Thank you so much for your tip! Although I'm playing on normal, I decided to try your tactic. I hid behind the iron gratings...elite couldn't reach and phantom shots couldn't get through. It worked and I beat the stage. THANKS for the help.

  • 03.27.2012 3:27 AM PDT

tns22,

It does work. There are 3 panels of iron grating at the edge of the deck with the MAC gun. Get behind one and wait. As soon as Keyes yells, "Fire now, Lieutenant!..." run to get in the MAC. Shoot the bright spot just below the ally ship. It blows and the sequence ends. You win.

  • 03.27.2012 3:29 AM PDT

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Posted by: sewcial
tns22,

It does work. There are 3 panels of iron grating at the edge of the deck with the MAC gun. Get behind one and wait. As soon as Keyes yells, "Fire now, Lieutenant!..." run to get in the MAC. Shoot the bright spot just below the ally ship. It blows and the sequence ends. You win.

Do you know how to quote? Hit reply on the post you are replying to and the click the quote button.

[Edited on 03.27.2012 7:38 AM PDT]

  • 03.27.2012 7:37 AM PDT

Use a guide....

  • 03.27.2012 9:43 AM PDT
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Posted by: sewcial
tns22,

It does work. There are 3 panels of iron grating at the edge of the deck with the MAC gun. Get behind one and wait. As soon as Keyes yells, "Fire now, Lieutenant!..." run to get in the MAC. Shoot the bright spot just below the ally ship. It blows and the sequence ends. You win.
LEARN TO QUOTE.

  • 03.27.2012 9:46 AM PDT

Tin shacks and catfish bones.

Relax, kids. He's obviously new here. No need to be rude or yell.

  • 03.27.2012 9:54 AM PDT
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Posted by: I ColdEmbrace I
Relax, kids. He's obviously new here. No need to be rude or yell.
Sorry, when there is a quote button RIGHT THERE and people are reluctant to use it... well you get the idea.

  • 03.27.2012 10:05 AM PDT