Sahelanthropus Weak Spots.

[Magos Flibble]

So, it only seems to have two weaknesses from what I've seen.

The Four barrels sticking out its back.
It's chest when it begins to glow. (Happens when performing attacks with it's sword)

EDIT: The radar dome on the left shoulder. (Thank you Snake)

Anymore?

Also, what weapons would you recommend for the [EXTREME] Version? I've been using LMG's and Assault Rifles. Rockets don't work as well as I had hoped.

[Alextyc121]

Try using a heavily upgraded D-walker

[Joe Cool]

Nice the know the thing has some weak spots at least... but how do you avoid the railgun?

No matter how fast you move it stays locked on till it fires... and no matter how much cover is between you and Sahelanthropis you still get knocked off your feet and lose like 99% of your health... Not like you can flank behind the thing either as it leaps so far into the distance you could run straight at it and not even make it halfway before it fires.

Every time it gets to that point in the fight there's just nothing I can do... The instant the health gets to about 15-20% the thing leaps away and I'm royally ****ed.

[Sasha]

Originally posted by MoFo™:

Nice the know the thing has some weak spots at least... but how do you avoid the railgun?

Take cover behind a rock.

[Joe Cool]

Originally posted by Lulach:

Originally posted by MoFo™:

Nice the know the thing has some weak spots at least... but how do you avoid the railgun?

Take cover behind a rock.

That's what people say, but it's not working.

Half the time I don't even have time to get to a rock anyway... It's just leap "oh ****" run for nearest rock BAM knocked off my feet and on the verge of death... mash keys trying to get up fast and make it to the rock BAM dead...

When I make it to the rock... I even lay down prone behind it to maximize cover and BAM i'm hit and knocked off my feet on the verge of death... mash keys to get up and BAM hit again dead.

On one attempt I was behind a "rock" the size of a damn house!! Still got hit.

So far I've tried this stupid boss like 12 times and every single time I die from the railgun.

Edit: I have never had any problem like this on ANY other metal gear boss... Dunno if my game is broken or what but it is impossible to hide from that railgun with how it goes right through everything.

[fracturedorb]

Also don't hide behind a rock object but behind a rock wall.. Although I still can't beat it. Bursting the rods in it's back helps and everyone says the big circle on it's houlder but that shoulder thing seems to do abotu as little damage to him as hitting him anywhere else. Basically once I get those 4 rods poped the fight still takes forever and one slip up causes the whole thing to fail and you have to start all over... It only feels epic the first couple times.. then it's just a tedious pain in the ass.

[jouertue]

Originally posted by fracturedorb:

Also don't hide behind a rock object but behind a rock wall.. Although I still can't beat it. Bursting the rods in it's back helps and everyone says the big circle on it's houlder but that shoulder thing seems to do abotu as little damage to him as hitting him anywhere else. Basically once I get those 4 rods poped the fight still takes forever and one slip up causes the whole thing to fail and you have to start all over... It only feels epic the first couple times.. then it's just a tedious pain in the ass.

lol agreed, also the OSP tanks are rusty and broken once he does his red mist thing.
two questions..

LMG works good?
hitting the boy is a positive thing beside the task?

[Magos Flibble]

Originally posted by jouertue:

Originally posted by fracturedorb:

Also don't hide behind a rock object but behind a rock wall.. Although I still can't beat it. Bursting the rods in it's back helps and everyone says the big circle on it's houlder but that shoulder thing seems to do abotu as little damage to him as hitting him anywhere else. Basically once I get those 4 rods poped the fight still takes forever and one slip up causes the whole thing to fail and you have to start all over... It only feels epic the first couple times.. then it's just a tedious pain in the ass.

lol agreed, also the OSP tanks are rusty and broken once he does his red mist thing.
two questions..

LMG works good?
hitting the boy is a positive thing beside the task?

Only time I've seen him spawn is when Sahel jumps infront of you and charges his rail gun. Yes, hitting the boy is good, because it stops the rail gun charge which is a one hit kill :P.

LMG, Yeah, I'd say so, I've always used it against him, even on EXTREME.

[Z-Boy]

Another way you can beat the boss is go crazy with the damage in the LAV, spam the 12 rockets and the machine gun and you can burst him down enough to ignore the phase where he causes the area to go red, and when he destroys the LAV you're in run to the nearest one and do the same thing and boom dead.

[Nikke]

I ran down the hill and took the APC with the machine gun. Then I just shot it with it until the boss went down.

[jouertue]

will try, almost got him last try, about the rail there are rock formations that protect you from everything so for me wasn't such a big deal that attack..

edit: got him with mostly the armored thing alone aiming for the belly..once he rust i used a couple of stacks of rpg and 4 missiles from d-walker, S rank.

[fracturedorb]

Wow! Thanks for all the tips guys... Will try those out this weekend.

[AdBot]

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[TheDuckDetective]

Try using the vehicles (tank and ATV) first and after that you empty the 1000 bullets of the d-walker minigun in his glowing chest or the tube like objects on his back. That worked for me

[76561198166649383]

I also found out that if you shoot his a_ss he will take more damage lol - Hideo Kojima game I guess

[Magos Flibble]

Originally posted by Nallos:

I also found out that if you shoot his a_ss he will take more damage lol - Hideo Kojima game I guess

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