How to get rid of army units?

[The Mayonnaise Man]

So i managed to screw up and have a squad of anvil soldiers trying to get into my base cause i managed to get max heat trying to get one of the crime bosses out of china (needed 5 gaurds, brought en just in case), however i have an attack sqaud of shoe shiners and back massgers to kep them out, however they just won't leave and its gotten to the point where half of the heat i had with anvil is gone but they STILL won't go back home.

I don't want to kill them and generate more heat and have them bring more soldiers to my island, im only on the starting island btw, this version of the game is unmodded btw.

also side notw im using hotels to get the tourists out of my door way beucase so many minions are going in and out and the agents are trying to get in so the doors are kept open wether i like it or not.

[unca.alby]

Don't send twice as many military minions as needed for the AoI. Instead, pack it up with social minions and construction workers to mitigate your Heat and your Risk.

I also like to send a couple science minions, they shorten the time it takes to finish.

Can you go back to a save game and try again?

If not, go ahead and kill off the soldiers. It may be your only option. Your heat may be high now, but if any of those soldiers get back alive after witnessing their cohorts getting slaughtered, then yah, you'll be in for some serious heat. But if you get all of them, it won't be so bad.

Maybe try capturing all of them, then you can off them from the relative safety of your Armory, and you won't have the Tourists freaking out all over the place.

[The Mayonnaise Man]

Originally posted by unca.alby:

Don't send twice as many military minions as needed for the AoI. Instead, pack it up with social minions and construction workers to mitigate your Heat and your Risk.

I also like to send a couple science minions, they shorten the time it takes to finish.

Can you go back to a save game and try again?

If not, go ahead and kill off the soldiers. It may be your only option. Your heat may be high now, but if any of those soldiers get back alive after witnessing their cohorts getting slaughtered, then yah, you'll be in for some serious heat. But if you get all of them, it won't be so bad.

Maybe try capturing all of them, then you can off them from the relative safety of your Armory, and you won't have the Tourists freaking out all over the place.

Yeah killing them was the only way, they were managing to get further and further into the base dispite the valets efforts

[Farrel]

If you can store the bodies away so no one will find them, don't be afraid to kill agents... The heat it generates is minimal and will fade over time.

What really generates heat, is if agents spot something they shouldn't, and escape the island with that information.

Soldiers in general are more hassle to keep alive than they're worth... Once they go on alert, they'll kill indiscriminately and then start causing damage to the base. My advice would be to build your base with an eye to having a killing ground. Take 'em out quickly and efficiently when they get there, it's less loss in the long term.

[Danny]

Weaken their attention to zero, capture them.
And execute them safely in a cell. :D