Post office mission

[FuZe_or_LoSe]

Anyone have tips for the post office mission? Feels like I've tried everything and I just can not get past it. Feels like I'm being lazered through the shelves of the office or some guy outside who I can not see is just instantly headshotting. Really liked the first few missions of the game other than the ides of march but this one I have been stuck on for 3 hours. Just feels impossible and is really frustrating since I can not just move onto another mission like before

[DrDerpenstein]

I was just having success clearing the front building, wedge all exit doors then move on to the side building, wedge all exit doors, then go thru the parking lot and 'horse shoe' around the conveyor section.
Obviously the hostiles can cross from one side to the other while your underneath that office area/FISA office but it usually works out ok.
The only problem is the friendly AI turn to crap in open areas and you can't really command them very well.

[Sgt. Osiris]

Have the SWAT AI take point and use them as cover. They'll see the suspects before you do and take them out. Worse case scenario if they'll die, but another officer will get the suspect.

[FuZe_or_LoSe]

Originally posted by Sgt. Osiris:

Have the SWAT AI take point and use them as cover. They'll see the suspects before you do and take them out. Worse case scenario if they'll die, but another officer will get the suspect.

Thanks man, been trying that but they usually just get lasered as well. The suspects on the map seem to just have perfect aim. Probably will try with mp and hopefully it will count

[Sgt. Osiris]

Originally posted by tf2f2pn00b:

Originally posted by Sgt. Osiris:

Have the SWAT AI take point and use them as cover. They'll see the suspects before you do and take them out. Worse case scenario if they'll die, but another officer will get the suspect.

Thanks man, been trying that but they usually just get lasered as well. The suspects on the map seem to just have perfect aim. Probably will try with mp and hopefully it will count

Completing the map in multiplayer will not advance you in single player. When you approach the conveyor area, order the SWAT AI to enter and clear it. Don't even follow them. You have to remain vigilante though and watch for suspects flanking and wandering. They will clear a large area of it and will let you know when its clear. Repeat until you've completed the level.

[FuZe_or_LoSe]

Originally posted by Sgt. Osiris:

Originally posted by tf2f2pn00b:

Thanks man, been trying that but they usually just get lasered as well. The suspects on the map seem to just have perfect aim. Probably will try with mp and hopefully it will count

Completing the map in multiplayer will not advance you in single player. When you approach the conveyor area, order the SWAT AI to enter and clear it. Don't even follow them. You have to remain vigilante though and watch for suspects flanking and wandering. They will clear a large area of it and will let you know when its clear. Repeat until you've completed the level.

Gotcha. Just right through the front door you think?

[FuZe_or_LoSe]

Originally posted by Sgt. Osiris:

Originally posted by tf2f2pn00b:

Thanks man, been trying that but they usually just get lasered as well. The suspects on the map seem to just have perfect aim. Probably will try with mp and hopefully it will count

Completing the map in multiplayer will not advance you in single player. When you approach the conveyor area, order the SWAT AI to enter and clear it. Don't even follow them. You have to remain vigilante though and watch for suspects flanking and wandering. They will clear a large area of it and will let you know when its clear. Repeat until you've completed the level.

Got it! 4 hours and 3 officers down but I got it. Thanks man!

[Sgt. Osiris]

Originally posted by tf2f2pn00b:

Originally posted by Sgt. Osiris:

Completing the map in multiplayer will not advance you in single player. When you approach the conveyor area, order the SWAT AI to enter and clear it. Don't even follow them. You have to remain vigilante though and watch for suspects flanking and wandering. They will clear a large area of it and will let you know when its clear. Repeat until you've completed the level.

Got it! 4 hours and 3 officers down but I got it. Thanks man!

That's great.

[Rudie5735]

Nightmare of a mission, what I usually do is sending in the Ai to clear the first room, then solo clear the small building on the right. When done, I open to the conveyor belt, check if I can do some shots or get a civi out, close it and get back to friendlies. I then sweep the rooms until I reach the storage. there, I check the loading bay, and then go into storage and instantly take the stairs, clear it up, then shoot suspects down nearby the Feds bureau. Flank the rest, call friendlies, and good luck for conveyor area. Bring relatively good armor, and an assault rifle with lots of mags and laser, use canted sight and full auto, works great.

[Night Code]

Shield-up. That is all.

[FuZe_or_LoSe]

Originally posted by Rudie5735:

Nightmare of a mission, what I usually do is sending in the Ai to clear the first room, then solo clear the small building on the right. When done, I open to the conveyor belt, check if I can do some shots or get a civi out, close it and get back to friendlies. I then sweep the rooms until I reach the storage. there, I check the loading bay, and then go into storage and instantly take the stairs, clear it up, then shoot suspects down nearby the Feds bureau. Flank the rest, call friendlies, and good luck for conveyor area. Bring relatively good armor, and an assault rifle with lots of mags and laser, use canted sight and full auto, works great.

it is a nightmare, the ai did most of the work for me, 3 died but it all worked out in the end. When ever I tried to clear with them some cod vet would just shoot me 12 times in the head though a shelf. Even got a b on the mission felt like when ever I went to the office I would just die but after the AI clear the roller area it wasnt too bad. Still stressful but after the bad guys hardest part was finding the civvies

[Donatello]

I'm pretty late, but the best way to finish this I've found after several tries is to go shield and have your team behind you. Take enough ammo for your pistol. Your team's AI is also nuts so they'll be able to see and snipe suspects in the open area through shelves while the enemy AI is busy shooting at you. Completed it first try with shield and no officers died (one remained uninjured). The closed rooms should be easy to clear like other missions, it's just the 2 big open areas that are the problem in this map.

Tips for using shield: avoid using your pistol unless the enemy is reloading and you have a clear shot (crucial to have a laser attachment), otherwise they can shoot your arm and you might start bleeding out in bad situations. Try to move around while standing and crouch as soon as you take fire or spot a suspect.

This might be a good strategy in multiplayer as well, but I haven't tried it yet.

[shadowsc133]

Avoid the front door!

I wedge the front door, clear the right side, and wedge the large area entrance. Return to the left side, clearing the outside area (and hopefully arresting the dumb FISA officer). From there it can get chaotic, with the AI deadeye accuracy, so the best play is usually to take the right loading dock and get to the stairs.

The same methodology applies to Mindjot Data Center (I clear outside and roof first) and 4U Gas Station if I`m playing Lone Wolf (or with AI). If you care about war crimes, lots of gas and pepper balls.

[IvantheFormidable]

I clear the entire outside area, so the front office, the side office on the right, and then out by the weapons cache. After that, I circle back to the front area and push through the wedged doors, clearing the first smaller ground floor room and then the second floor. Then I move through the larger area. By taking on all of these other areas first, and fighting in other areas, I draw out a decent number of suspects to arrest/kill.

This level is difficult, but doable after tearing your hair out.

[FuZe_or_LoSe]

Yeah I got it after a while. I sent the ai split through the sorting facility after clearing the perimeter building. Ai is better but still most just stopped and got shot by someone in another room. After getting all the gunmen it was just hard to get all the civs because one was hiding. Took me 4 hours for that mission alone and most others only take 2 or 3 maybe 4 tries. Postal guys just have the most impeccable aim. I see a muzzle flash ten shelves away and I'm gone. Also if anyone is having issue give each ai team a shield. I could've been lucky but that seemed to help. Also used .300 for the other two squaddies. Most missions are a fun difficulty but this one was a pain in the ass. Haven't tried with new suspect ai and I'm afraid to visit again at this point.

[Davies]

Main issue I have with this mission is I don't lose any officers or die myself, but I CANNOT get the arrest, meaning I fail every time. My officers just kill whoever I'm supposed to arrest, making it impossible.