defend the reactor mission

[swoop2kill]

im playing veteran difficulty and it seems impossible solo any tips to complete the mission solo just keep becoming over run in phase 2 stun locked by the floating goobers while a hoard is around me

[Noctopus]

Had the same issue where the zoans seem invincible, my tactic was to off the sniper when he appears, grab the melta rifle and run behind one of the pillars with the ammo box and focus on wiping the horde with it while dodging zoan heatseeking missiles. After the horde is all gone you can kill the zoans

[zastcat]

you don't need to keep the reactor completely intact, just have to keep it above 0

that may seem like a blindingly obvious thing to say but if you're playing solo at higher difficulties it's kind of a vital thing to realize, most of the tyranids are going to rush the reactor unless you're directly in the way, the exceptions being warriors and the zoanthropes, so when you're really being pressed let some of the hormagants go past you and focus on the warriors and zoanthropes (zoanthropes being the biggest threat), every synapse creature you kill is going to take down some of the hormagants nearby anyway so it is more efficient to take them down quickly

the venom cannon carrying warriors can have their line of sight blocked if they're still active while you're working on the zoanthropes (if I remember right there's a container near the edge of the platform and the drop pod with weapons in it can kind of work as well), the zoanthropes meanwhile... save some krak grenades if you can get them, if you can't and you happen to have the bolter with a grenade launcher that can actually knock them down in a few hits from the grenade launcher on veteran for you to execute

[{U}Soranul{B}]

melta gun is how i solved it in angel of death diff, make sure to save ur krak grenade for the zoantrope, one grenade guarantee downs it, just go under it and look up, its near guaranteed to lock on to them

while moving around, remember to always dodge + melee with aoe mode of power sword, then just gun strike any that pops for some armor refresh

keep moving and melta blasting the clump of gaunts, when u have to reload, make sure ur near an ammo box, u can reload while getting ammo, use ur Q for iframe, and remember u can get rezzed by ur teammate again if u activate the revive relic so take advantage of that,

kinda hard to wait for ur teammate revive for this stage tho, not alot of time

the gaunts really are the only fail condition of this stage tho so as long as ur blasting them with melta, u should have time to parry kill or just dash stabbing (non aoe powersword) the warriors, tho its prob easier to just keep the powersword as aoe mode

[Dark]

fyi there is an explosive container next to the sniper. Focus the floating ♥♥♥♥, Krak nades are good for them. Stick close to your useless NPC friends and let them soak up some of the hits.

[swoop2kill]

thanks guys the kodak grenades were the difference pretty much stopped the push when they died

[FewMr Pickles]

the floating enemies have to much health. had to use the kodak grenades and the horde disappeared after they died.

[Voodoo]

Originally posted by {U}Soranul{B}:

melta gun is how i solved it in angel of death diff, make sure to save ur krak grenade for the zoantrope, one grenade guarantee downs it, just go under it and look up, its near guaranteed to lock on to them

while moving around, remember to always dodge + melee with aoe mode of power sword, then just gun strike any that pops for some armor refresh

keep moving and melta blasting the clump of gaunts, when u have to reload, make sure ur near an ammo box, u can reload while getting ammo, use ur Q for iframe, and remember u can get rezzed by ur teammate again if u activate the revive relic so take advantage of that,

kinda hard to wait for ur teammate revive for this stage tho, not alot of time

the gaunts really are the only fail condition of this stage tho so as long as ur blasting them with melta, u should have time to parry kill or just dash stabbing (non aoe powersword) the warriors, tho its prob easier to just keep the powersword as aoe mode

actually it takes multiple grenades and nearly all ammo to take down the zoans in my experience. doesnt seem like we playing the same game. zoans on mine dont appear to take much damage at all.

[Monkey]

Meltagun

[Dick Kickem]

Originally posted by Voodoo:

Originally posted by {U}Soranul{B}:

melta gun is how i solved it in angel of death diff, make sure to save ur krak grenade for the zoantrope, one grenade guarantee downs it, just go under it and look up, its near guaranteed to lock on to them

while moving around, remember to always dodge + melee with aoe mode of power sword, then just gun strike any that pops for some armor refresh

keep moving and melta blasting the clump of gaunts, when u have to reload, make sure ur near an ammo box, u can reload while getting ammo, use ur Q for iframe, and remember u can get rezzed by ur teammate again if u activate the revive relic so take advantage of that,

kinda hard to wait for ur teammate revive for this stage tho, not alot of time

the gaunts really are the only fail condition of this stage tho so as long as ur blasting them with melta, u should have time to parry kill or just dash stabbing (non aoe powersword) the warriors, tho its prob easier to just keep the powersword as aoe mode

actually it takes multiple grenades and nearly all ammo to take down the zoans in my experience. doesnt seem like we playing the same game. zoans on mine dont appear to take much damage at all.

You must hit the zoans with the KRAK grenades. Get close and aim carefully. If you stick the grenade, the zoan will fall to the ground and become executable.

[SumaSASKIDOT]

Prioritize the elites.
Learn where they spawn and how to deal with them quickly.
Nades and conveniently placed explosive barrels are your friend.

Zoanthropes duo have a shield, pay attention on which one does not have the shield active.

Remember that killing an elite kills the swarm nearby.
And the swarm won't stop spawning if elites are still alive.

If you're playing on high difficulty, prioritize the range elites even more.
Executions recover your armor and recoverable health and more importantly, keeps you invincible for the duration of the animation.

[FunkyDust]

been playing it on ruthless & that mission! oh god, the stress made my blood boil. Never curse a game so much before

[Gulagus]

I got so frustrated with this lmao

Meltagun, and plasma pistol, take out as many as you can before they climb up onto the platform, there's a few grenades and a healthpack up the front of the area

Roll under the floaters and meltagun them a few times, they are tanky af and just keep rolling to dodge their bs attacks

Use the heavy bolter to take them out as they come down from the vents, switch to melta gun and just go ham with it

First wave you should have 85%ish life left on the reactor, the more you have at the end of the first wave the better for the second

You can take out the snipers in 1 hit by shooting the barrels

[Rumpelstiltskin]

The problem is that bots can be stupid; sometimes they just stand there and don't take any action. Honestly, this kind of thing really pisses me off.

[Danyule]

krak grenade. go almost right underneth zoanthorpe and boom it.
It was the only way I could finish the mission because the stupid creeps just kept rushing into the reactor, and the zoanthorpe have these stupid shield I didn't even know if my guns hurt it. Those guys are way too much of a bullet sponge. Not to mention the time you take to shoot at it and bugs with guns and blade will still attack you.

Kind of crappy design to be honest.

[PekingForeskin]

Originally posted by FewMr Pickles:

the floating enemies have to much health. had to use the kodak grenades and the horde disappeared after they died.

Basically everything in this game has too much health. This game has been a serious disappointment playing as a solo player. The combat system is seriously lacking.