Cyrus Lond Mission is BSM [Spoilers]

[Mikhail]

I'm playing BSM version that comes with Steam.
I got the mission from him on day 1 I believe and now it it day 10 and I finally decided to take that base over. He did say hurry but there was no time limit like those courier missions.

I killed all of the raiders. Got the key. Opened up safe. and just transfered TOP SECRET documents to my inventory and I didn't click on info just like the guide say. When I come back to Cyrus he and his "tourists" attack me.

1) Is there a way to prevent that? I believe he has another mission.
2) I believe looking at Stan's guide he has a Samsung phone. I have a radio. Is that part of mercapolypse mod? Too late to get it now? (i'm 30 hrs in)

[Milchknilch]

1) No, if you're quick enough and complete the task right away the tourists will ambush you outside of town after you hand over the documents to Cyrus rather than showing up in the bar.

[Mikhail]

milchknilch,
I picked up the folder and drove straight to Puerto Viejo. I spoke to Cyrus and he told me that I can't be walking around with such information. My only option to reply is "oops..(enter combat) and him and tourists attack me there in the bar. I just reloaded my game and tried again from where I'm about to open the safe.

[Mikhail]

Alright I think I understand what you are saying. I had to clear base right after taking that mission. Which is little bit ridiciolous since It was just me and Paquito with crappy weapons.

I'm not going to reload all the way before inception of that mission.

Any suggestion what I should do with the documents then?
Should I just aggro him from outside the bar and execute him and his goons as they run out the bar?

[Petra-DF]

Cyrus will attack you on the bar if you take too long to complete the quest after accepting. If you don't he will keep the file and send the tourists after you in the jungle. Either way it doesn't change much, he seems to show up again later in the game to provide another quest but i'm at CGL 13 and i never saw him again after he left the bar alive, so it really doesn't matter if you kill him or not.

The top secret files seem to have no use in the game, the real reward for this quest is the base, radio and the weapons on the safe.

If you're having problems killing him inside the bar, you can postpone the delivery of the files as long as you want, and just come back later when you're more prepared, having more mercs and close combat weapons help a lot, you can also try to talk to him through the kitchen wall or another area where you can get to cover after combat starts.

[ssander75]

There is another use for the Top Secret documents if you are unable to give them to Cyrus.


If you hold on to them long enough, Calderon will have a use for them. He'll also pay you really well, I think $20k. This happens for sure during the Rebel campaign, I'm not sure if it also happens during the Gov't campaign.

If you finished the mission with Cyrus, and he lives, he can be found on Calderon's plantation a little later in the game.

[Mikhail]

Ok , thank you very much.
I got the radio. I tried to use it once and it froze my game lol
I didn't like any of the weapons I found, but camo and repair tool are cool.


So far I killed Cyrus and his friends. It was pretty easy( i talked to him ducking under the bar) and my crew was waiting with guns pointing at the windows and doors. it was a massacre.
Benica even stumped some faces into the floor.

I retrieved the documents.

I drove all the way to Calderon villa and talked to him and he didn't have any dialog options to give them to him. May be later in the game?

I'm at the point where rebels and goverment asking me to kill people. I believe this is where I have to take sides. Which one is more interesting?

[Petra-DF]

The radio/phone freezing the game is a common glitch of the game when audio files are used, this also happens sometimes when mercs speak, just wait a bit and it will continue.

I like Gov more. Tanya never lets in on what is going on and if you refuse some quests she and other dudes of the camp wanna kill you, while Gov guys are much more reasonable and they aren't evil as the rebels say they are. Most people on the cities seem happy with the government also.

In terms of gameplay, the Gov guys got much better gear, especially later in the game, making them much harder to fight against. The Rebels don't have weapons as good as Govs but i tried to make them more balanced by giving them more armor in Mercapocalypse, and they also seem to have much higher camouflage skills, being annoying to spot even in daylight.

[ssander75]

Originally posted by Mikhail:

Ok , thank you very much.
I got the radio. I tried to use it once and it froze my game lol
I didn't like any of the weapons I found, but camo and repair tool are cool.


So far I killed Cyrus and his friends. It was pretty easy( i talked to him ducking under the bar) and my crew was waiting with guns pointing at the windows and doors. it was a massacre.
Benica even stumped some faces into the floor.

I retrieved the documents.

I drove all the way to Calderon villa and talked to him and he didn't have any dialog options to give them to him. May be later in the game?


This happens after Calderon's estate is attacked by Delta Force. It's a nasty fight the first time, but when you prepare to ambush them. (Hint: Explosives) They die like anyone else. After that battle, talk to Calderon, and he uses what is in the folders as blackmail to prevent further attacks. This is fairly late into the game, but before you start taking over towns for the Rebels.

Also, you can play both Govt and Rebels until the convoy mission. (Probably the hardest campaign fight in the game) Both sides will ask you for a commitment just before that mission, so that is your clue that you will have to choose a side to continue.

[Petra-DF]

Also yes the phone is part of mercapocalypse mod, and to install it you need to start a new game.

[Auspice]

Government is significantly harder; the convoy mission is much more difficult and there's another one where you're required to defend a city that is extremely taxing and will probably force you to use dropped weapons or ammo.

I definitely think government is more interesting than rebels; they keep you in the loop and are at least reasonably honest with you. And as Silver said, people generally like the government (with a few exceptions).

[Mikhail]

Thank you for your answers. I got with the government.

Convoy mission was ridicilous.
For any one who might get stuck:
First time I tried this mission everybody got butchered (I'm playing on hardest difficulty which is moderate). I thought this mission was impossible at first before I did some research. I turned everything on easy and tried during the night with smokes. Rebels were so dumb this time that first wave just start bum rushing me without weapons in hands lol. Don't drop smokes near government guys or they turn hostile. My tactic was to drop smoke nades and then run when it created concealment and nade the enemies. Then taking care the of wounded/shocked with few snapshots, I hope this helps to anybody who gets stock.

[Professor Capybara]

just bring tons of grenades and go on the second floor you can speak with him trough the floor and then just let it rain grenades (wait a few mins his tourists wont go up to you but the german guy and barkeeper will have time to run out )

[Five Knight]

is it really worth to give the documents back or give them to the drug guy

[ssander75]

I normally run the top secret mission as I show in the walkthrough. It is still pretty early in the game, so finishing this mission and getting paid by Cyrus, is very helpful early on. You also start generating tax income by owning that base.

If you take too long, it's better to hold on to the documents.

Also, you don't have to talk to Cyrus to initiate combat. Before the BSM addition to this mission, I used to just place my mercs throughout the bar, and using aim-at-point, ambush Cyrus and his 'tourists'. That can be a fun fight. I usually bring out the pistols for that one. Be careful about civilians and the german in the corner. Don't kill the german, you will regret it later.

[RedlineGME]

Originally posted by Mikhail:

Thank you for your answers. I got with the government.

Convoy mission was ridicilous.
For any one who might get stuck:
My tactic was to drop smoke nades and then run when it created concealment and nade the enemies. Then taking care the of wounded/shocked with few snapshots, I hope this helps to anybody who gets stock.

Drop smoke? Where? Instantly under staring position? I tried sprinting and throw smoke between govt and rebels, but they were mixed up in 2-3 seconds so govt attacked... -.-' I'm really stuck, I'm starting to hate the game for this mission.