Harbinger of Torment : Breakthrough mission

[andy_ktoi]

I'm having real difficulty with this, using Blood Angels or Wolves. Anyone with a good strategy?

[Zuggi]

It is quite tricky.

1 way is to sacrifice 1-2 termie to go and hit the buttons..only problems is that you're pretty much screwed if thye die before reaching the button.

[andy_ktoi]

I'm trying it on easy and still struggling. The Genestealers have so many lurking areas and entry points its impossible to cover everything. I'll try the suicide route:) Oh and cool game. :) Takes me back to my saturdays as a kid in the shop. :)

[james.foley]

Its a really difficult mission but I just cracked it this morning using the Blood Angels. A couple of hints:
1) Use lightning claws and Thunder Hammer units to block entry points.
2) In the central section you don't have the time to close the vents and get the unit back to through, so you need to sacrifice it. However it does then prevent Genestealers using the central duct, so its not all bad.

In terms of squad placement, I went with Lightning Claws on the left, flamer in the middle and assault cannon on the right.

[etwowjack]

Here is a video that might help you figure out how to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCNcVjMe_CA&list=UUVt3cl9tZ8jU-rReo8m2raw

[Evlyn M]

Helpful but I still get screwed by badluck. Everything in this mission is just too luck dependable.
This mission is so frustrating! :P

[ken.allen.1976]

It is a luck based mission and I only completed by using the 'block the entry areas' cheat. I tried to do it otherwise but it could not be done without getting lucky.

[james.foley]

The good news is that the other missions are much easier: that said about to have a 4th crack at the final mission, but at least it doesn't have a turn limit.

[ken.allen.1976]

Yes all the other missions are way more easier and the last one has some major bugs which will make it even easier :)

[mark.renouf]

finally managed it after quite a few tries and thats on easy - looked at the vid posted by drakkahn2791 and picked up blocking the entry points with terminators - this really does cut off the flow of stealers - also placing in the area marked with a circle on the attached picture also cuts off stealers from the whole of the left hand side of the map

[LilSongbird]

I usually send the flamer down to the first switch you need to hit on the left, and strand him there. The flamer only has limited usefulness anyway, so he can usually take care of himself until he reaches the switch. Then another 3 terminators can make it through the left side pretty well.

I like playing Wolves now, since Claudio and others with swords/axes have a much better chance of surviving a close assault. :)