Need help with demo challenge

[Technopiper]

I can't sink the destroyer with torpedoes. It always sink me with a few shots of smaller guns. Any advice? Thanks!

[VirgoCompany]

If you gotta close in to make accurate torpedo runs, it'll sound crazy but try running at 2/3rd speed. You'll be slower but your boat will have an easier time turning to dodge enemy shells. Do not get too close though, destroyers have lots of small autocannons that will rip your boat apart.

Your guns won't be dealing meaningful damage against the destroyer, so you might as well keep your torpedo selection thing up after you deal with possible planes/river boats, of which you should've taken care of first so as to minimize distractions.

The larger torpedoes are slow and require a lot of lead, so again try to close in as much as you can without getting into autocannon range. The torpedo impact indicator will grow from small and faded to large and solid, the more solid the indicator the more likely you are to hit your mark if the destroyer doesn't change course, try to pay attention to it while you're turning back and forth to 'sweep' for a good solution and only move in a straight line when you're ready to launch as there's a slight delay between button-press and torpedo launch.

The destroyer will be making turns every now and then, so either wait for it to get closer to the shore and THEN make your attack run, or fire off a spread of torpedoes and hope one of them hits.

In the base campaign I'd aim for saving up for the large homing torpedoes even if it means skimping out on stuff because one of those will one-shot most destroyers, same with the cheaper non-homing large torpedoes. But for challenges, you'll just have to practice and be ready to die quite a few times.

[Technopiper]

Very detailed and helpful advice. I'll give it a shot. Thank you!

[FartingFox]

The 2nd challenge seems impossible, the moment i get in range to shoot the AA i get shredded in my boat with just 2 guns. Whats the secret to the 2nd demo challenge?

[Technopiper]

I don't have the demo anymore and have the full game instead. What is the name of the 2nd challenge and what's it about? All I can think of is feel free to reassign roles. Assign more loaders to ensure maximum rate of fire. Also some guns need more than one gunners, usually the one at the rears. Those guns have better range and pack heavier punch.

[FartingFox]

The name is Free Fire Zone, its the one where you have to destroy 13 AAA guns. Tried it a few more times and I keep getting overwhelmed even when trying to be stealthy like the hint says. Must be doing something wrong.

[Technopiper]

This one is new to me. They must have updated the demo since. I never completed the challenges. All I can say is that the career mode is more fun and not as difficult because you got a larger variety of weapons and may customize your own boat. You started off on a full map of the Solomon Islands and you go from island to island.

[Gnarly]

Originally posted by FartingFox:

The name is Free Fire Zone, its the one where you have to destroy 13 AAA guns. Tried it a few more times and I keep getting overwhelmed even when trying to be stealthy like the hint says. Must be doing something wrong.

My challenge with this challenge is ammo. I've managed to neutralise about 5 or 6 AAA so far, plus various watchtowers and patrol boats, but then I run out of ammo.

[Randy Lahey]

Originally posted by Gnarly:

Originally posted by FartingFox:

The name is Free Fire Zone, its the one where you have to destroy 13 AAA guns. Tried it a few more times and I keep getting overwhelmed even when trying to be stealthy like the hint says. Must be doing something wrong.

My challenge with this challenge is ammo. I've managed to neutralise about 5 or 6 AAA so far, plus various watchtowers and patrol boats, but then I run out of ammo.

This is exactly the problem I'm having right now with the demo, Challenge 2. How do you re-supply? I have to just quit it.