Beating the game is impossible

[Jardenon]

I'm near the end. and there's this mission that needs me to stop this gang from blowing up something with a bomb. the game forces me not to shoot any explosives. but the thugs keep shooting the explosives even if I don't. instant game over if any explosives are shot. Tried about 50 times now. I give up.

[Shibby]

If you have Armor maxed out where it ricochets bullets off of you it will make the mission even harder which is what I found out the hard way. I reported it in the discord as I had no idea why I kept dying and then made a recording and realized what was going on.

[jambo98]

yeah i hated that part my advice is just try to shoot the enemies very carefully thats how i got it after 3 or so attempts

[WhitePhantom]

The enemies can't set off the explosives. If it's going off it means you're shooting something that can blow up.

Originally posted by Shibby:

If you have Armor maxed out where it ricochets bullets off of you it will make the mission even harder which is what I found out the hard way. I reported it in the discord as I had no idea why I kept dying and then made a recording and realized what was going on.

Not true. I walked around for a good five minutes with all the enemies alive shooting at me and not once did a bullet ricochet into the explosives.

Guaranteed win is to go grab only and throw enemies into high walls.

[chakkman]

It's not impossible, you just have to aim more carefully.

In general, I didn't find the game particularly hard on the difficulty I chose (Hard). This part also isn't hard. Just don't shoot wildly in every direction. Aim for the heads. Use the slow motion feature.

[Shibby]

Originally posted by WhitePhantom:

The enemies can't set off the explosives. If it's going off it means you're shooting something that can blow up.

Originally posted by Shibby:

If you have Armor maxed out where it ricochets bullets off of you it will make the mission even harder which is what I found out the hard way. I reported it in the discord as I had no idea why I kept dying and then made a recording and realized what was going on.

Not true. I walked around for a good five minutes with all the enemies alive shooting at me and not once did a bullet ricochet into the explosives.

Guaranteed win is to go grab only and throw enemies into high walls.

I guess the video I posted on the discord of this exact issue is just fantasy. Go on there and check it out and see where I am just throwing everyone and then a guy shoots me which results in an instant game over.

[Imposter]

Originally posted by FeilDOW:

You are hitting them, not once threw the whole game has enemy fire set off explosives.

No grenades throws count, as collateral?

[Jardenon]

Originally posted by FeilDOW:

If you don't shoot it won't blow.

Again, I can record footage of me not firing a shot, and the bad guys set off the barrels when they shoot them. I have literally experienced this multiple times

[Jardenon]

Originally posted by Shibby:

If you have Armor maxed out where it ricochets bullets off of you it will make the mission even harder which is what I found out the hard way. I reported it in the discord as I had no idea why I kept dying and then made a recording and realized what was going on.

Oh wow. Yeah I have that ability. I wonder if I can Respec.

[Shibby]

Originally posted by Jardenon:

Originally posted by Shibby:

If you have Armor maxed out where it ricochets bullets off of you it will make the mission even harder which is what I found out the hard way. I reported it in the discord as I had no idea why I kept dying and then made a recording and realized what was going on.

Oh wow. Yeah I have that ability. I wonder if I can Respec.

I don't think there is a respec. I beat it eventually. I ran to those stairs at the bottom that lead to the detonator and stayed on the platform in between the levels and let the enemies come to me and you can head shot a bunch of them that start to move forward from above and just toss the ones that are close to barrels.

[Peerless Girl]

Using Scanner ricochets if you have access to them makes that mostly trivial from upstairs (only the Auto-9 can riccochet). That and something very accurate and single shot (like a Desert Eagle) and careful aim/use of slow-mo (if you have it) is all you need.

[slymanrc]

What Peerless said. Plus, just like actual shooting... mind your background. If a creep is standing in front of barrels, wait for him to pull a dumb and sidestep away from the barrels.

[Peerless Girl]

also, as an aside, later, use the Desert Eagle in the prison when dealing with mercs, it'll punch right through their helmets. I wish I'd figured that out on my first play. You'll thank me later. (To be fair a properly upgraded Auto-9 with enough armor pierce/piercing might also do it, I don't know).

[Army_of_Tom]

Hahahaha This area took me a little while to do toio. I had just upgraded the skill that deflects small calibres off my armour. The explosives didn't like it

[2001hothead]

that never happened to me in the game

[KnuckleHead]

I had the reflective armor and the ricochets never hit the explosives. I did fail the mission once though but it was me that actually accidentally hit the explosives. I even tested just sitting there and letting the goons shoot me and never did any of the ricochets hit any of the barrels. You're probably hitting them, just be very careful.

I found that shooting their legs worked best since their torso's/bodies were more aligned with the explosives. I also just kinda stayed up on the stairs and took my time even if I took more damage that way since it allowed me to be more careful. The enemies are using small arms fire so don't do much damage (especially if you have max armor) so don't feel rushed.