Possible to capture enemy AI construction yard?

[Deuce]

How do you do this in RA3? It packs up every time an engineer gets close to it!? I even tried freezing one with cryo, but then you can't send an engineer in until because it's frozen...

I then built a wall round it leaving just a small gap for the engineer to get in, but too small for the conyard to turn back into an MCV and escape, but it still turned into an MCV and just kinda vibrated on the spot :(



Is there a trick to this? Or is it just not possible in RA3?

[Deuce]

Just to add to this - I played some more and on easy difficulty it lets you capture it. I normally play on brutal, and it won't let my engineers near it without packing up to avoid capture.

I feel like there must be a way though!!

[XYHC]

Cap their War Factory then secure it long enough to make an MCV on ur own,.

[Deuce]

Originally posted by XYHC:

Cap their War Factory then secure it long enough to make an MCV on ur own,.

Thanks - I have done that a load of times but I'm just curious how to steal their conyard for the sake of it lol. Played this game since forever and I'm looking for new challenges...

[marionettethree]

If you play Soviet, you can use Natasha's ability* on it when it turns into MCV, then you use any soldier unit to capture it.

[Deuce]

Originally posted by marionettethree:

If you play Soviet, you can use Natasha's ability* on it when it turns into MCV, then you use any soldier unit to capture it.

Amazing! I didn't know that!!

:D

[Alucard †]

Hmm odd i rarely had AI pack up their Con Yard when approached by engineer.
It only seems to pack it up when its getting damaged.

[Schmalt]

usually you can only steal AI con yards when the AI is set to easy or medium difficulty. but that is what i know for skirmish. On hard or brutal they attack my engineer on the spot. so i never seen any con yards leave because of an engineer. Ive done a bit of con yard cappin on campaign and uhh the most they do there is attack my engineers so i fill a transport with like 5 engineers and rush them with it. Otherwise yeah do capture a war factory or naval yard and you should be good.

[A Mongoose]

Haven't played for a while, but have you tried freezing it with a Cryocopter in Conyard form?

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by X-COM SPARK:

Haven't played for a while, but have you tried freezing it with a Cryocopter in Conyard form?

He wrote in his post that he did try freezing it and it didn't work. (can't send engineers into frozen buildings)