Starship Troopers: Extermination

Starship Troopers: Extermination

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ARC Strategy of hard difficulty:日本語もあるよ^^
By aki
ARC hard missions are basically impossible to clear if you play without any measures, unlike normal missions. Therefore, I devised a strategy to train my army and exterminate the insects that stand in my way.
ARCのハードは、ノーマルと違い無策でプレイするとクリアは基本的に不可能なミッションである。そこでわが軍を練兵し、立ちはだかる虫たちを根絶やしにする作戦を考えた。
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ARC Strategy of hard difficulty
●About ARC
ARC is a strategy in which a defensive battle is held when a certain number of gas is collected, and escape after the end of the horde.

●About difficulty
Hard is a mission that is extremely impossible to clear unlike normal.
The main elements are:

・Bug attacks and physical strength increase.
・Increased number of bugs
・Increase in huge bugs

● Strategy
We'll think of five things: class, weapon, utility, role on the battlefield, and horde.

〇 class
When to use class-specific abilities is important. There are three classes, but the current situation is enough for defense and supporters. Assault is basically not necessary.

Defense: Siege mode allows you to maintain your front lines, so deploy during bug swarms. Other than that, basically, keep the siege mode.

Support: Instant revive is useful, but consider the long cooldown. Instant revival is important when bugs swarm.

〇 Weapon
Morita MK3 SAW: Main Weapon. This is the only choice for defense (especially in hard mode).
Since the magazine contains 150 rounds, reloading is low, and it is essential for dealing with hordes. Close, middle range.

Morita MK1 Carbine: Primary Weapon. to supporters. Valid at any distance.

TW-109: Secondary weapon. Use when the firepower is high and the main reload is not in time. Choose this for any class.

〇 Utility
Required below.
First Aid: Recovery.
Armor Fabricator: Ammunition resupply.
Scan Beacon: Increased damage to enemies.

〇Roles on the battlefield
First, there are three main roles on the battlefield:

Gas: Top priority. It's also the purpose of the mission, so it wouldn't start without it. Secure the gas perimeter and protect the facility from bugs. After collection, return to the appropriate base and fill the facility with gas.
Ore: In order to maintain the base, it is necessary to collect materials together with gas. But gas is the most important.
Defense: Even when collecting gas and ore, bugs appear around the base, so you need a unit to secure the base.

*Gas Importance
Gas is top priority for whatever reason. Due to the lack of gas, there are many games where the horde bugs occur endlessly and become a battle of attrition, eventually resulting in the loss of the base.

*After collecting all gas
If the gas can be recovered to the end, save the end (meaning not to put gas in the base). The reason is that I want to collect as many ores as possible. Once the base is complete, withdraw the gas and ore recovery units and return to the base.

〇 Horde
(Sorry if I'm wrong) Sometimes there is a horde, but on that occasion, everyone except the gas unit will be withdrawn to the base. Defend your base. The gas force will remain in place and try to secure the gas perimeter. I just believe in the efforts of the members at the far-off base.

●The ratio of 16 people on the battlefield
Defense: 4 people
Ore: 6 people
Gas: 10 people

Regarding the composition of the number of people, it may seem that there are many gas units, but first of all, the location of the gas is often far from the base. Sometimes more than 300m away. If you die, it takes longer to move, and in fact the operation may be carried out without enough personnel.

In other words, the majority of them are around the base, and their role is to defend the base. Again, this mission is to secure gas and fill the base facility.

If you just defend your base, you will eventually lose to a horde of bugs, or you will lose the host and you will not get any rewards, either way, the strategy is a failure.

The mission itself is extremely difficult. However, just don't lose to insects.
Pray for consideration!

●ARCについて
ARCはガスを一定個数集めると防衛戦が行われ、ホード終了後に脱出する作戦のこと。

●難易度について
ハードはノーマルと違って極めてクリア不可能なミッションである。
以下が主な要素である。

・バグの攻撃、体力が高くなる。
・バグの出現数の増加
・巨大バグも増加

●戦略について
クラス、武器、ユーティリティ、戦場での役割、ホードと5つを考えていく。

〇クラス
クラス固有のアビリティをどのタイミングで使うかが重要。3つのクラスがあるが、現状ディフェンス、サポーターで十分。アサルトは基本なくてもよい。

ディフェンス:シージモードで前線を維持できるので、バグの大群時に展開する。それ以外は基本、シージモードは温存すること。

サポート:瞬間蘇生は便利だがクールタイムが長いことを考えること。バグの大群時にこそ瞬間蘇生が重要。

〇武器
Morita MK3 SAW:メイン武器。ディフェンス専用でこれ一択(ハードモードはとくに)。
マガジンに150発入っているのでリロードが少なく、大群を相手するには必須。近、中距離。

Morita MK1 Carbine:メイン武器。サポーターに。どの距離でも有効。

TW-109:サブ武器。火力が高く、メインのリロードが間に合わないときに使用。どのクラスでもこれ一択。

〇ユーティリティ
以下、必須。
ファーストエイド:回復。
アーモファブリケーター:弾薬補給。
スキャンビーコン:敵へのダメージ増加。

〇戦場での役割
まず、戦場では以下大きく3つの役割がある。

ガス:最優先。ミッションの目的でもあるので、これがないとはじまらない。ガス周辺を確保し、バグから施設を守る。回収後は、適宜拠点に戻り施設にガスを充てんしていく。
鉱石:拠点を維持するために、素材が必要なためガスと合わせて回収する。しかしガスが最も重要。
防衛:ガス、鉱石回収時でも、拠点周辺にバグが現れるので拠点を確保する部隊も必要。

*ガスの重要性
ガスはいかなる理由でも最優先。ガスがないために、大群のバグがエンドレスに発生し消耗戦になり、結局拠点が落とされた試合が多い。

*ガスすべて回収後について
ガスが最後まで回収できたら、その最後は温存すること(拠点にガスを入れないという意味)。理由は鉱石回収もできるだけ行いたいためだ。拠点が充実したら、ガス、鉱石回収部隊は撤収し、拠点に戻ること。

〇ホード
(間違っていたらすいません)時々ホードがあるが、その際はガス部隊以外は拠点へ撤収。拠点を防衛すること。ガス部隊はその場所にとどまり、ガス周辺を確保に努める。はるか遠方の拠点で隊員の奮闘を信じるだけだ。

●戦場での16人の割合
防衛:4人
鉱石:6人
ガス:10人

人数の構成について、ガス部隊が多く見えるかもしれないが、まずガスの場所が拠点から遠いことが多い。300m以上離れていることもある。死んでしまうと移動まで時間がかかり、実際のところ十分な隊員がいないまま作戦が実行されていることがある。

つまり大多数が拠点周辺にいて、拠点を防衛する役割になってしまっている。改めてこのミッションは、ガスを確保し拠点施設に充てんすることである。

拠点防衛だけでは、いずれバグの大群に負けるか、ホストが抜けて報酬が得られないか、いずれにしても作戦は失敗だ。

作戦自体極めて困難なミッションである。されど、たかが虫に負けるな。
検討を祈る!
5 Comments
aki  [author] 13 Jul, 2023 @ 3:53am 
certainly. when i wrote the past, i recommended that we collect gas. however, it is currently difficult to co-operate with others so it is better to collect ore than gas now.
one of problems in this game includes that ways to contact with mates is low, so there is not only strategy such as mine.
i hope you try various ways you consider.
Lik 12 Jul, 2023 @ 5:11pm 
Yeah, telling people to prioritize gas will result in people taking it literally and starting the level 5 horde as soon as all the yellow cans can be dug up, with not even half the base walls built up, nor the turrets placed, etc etc. Generally the first 5-10 minutes should just be spent gathering ore, gas can be drilled during downtimes.
Void 10 Jul, 2023 @ 4:54pm 
Personally, I believe ore is higher up in priority than gas. Without ore you cannot set up proper defenses to hold off the bugs. In my experience, gas should be the last objective. In a perfect world where people didn't start the horde defense when people aren't ready, I would suggest getting the majority of the gas deposited while leaving a single canister on the ground so that even if people failed the extermination missions and can't keep the threat level low, they would still be able to start the horde defense section. Other than my personal disagreement on objective priorities, I think you did a good job writing this guide.
aki  [author] 30 May, 2023 @ 4:03pm 
thanks for your comment. this is a part of basic strategy as i have things to write a lot. please eliminate many bugs with your effort!
BurntOvernight 30 May, 2023 @ 7:48am 
This guide is very interesting and a really good start until we get more equipment and levels