Homeward sucks man

[Nicholas Angel 04]

They really couldn't put a checkpoint for when the bombers appear or after you destroy them?

[Nicholas Angel 04]

Any tips? I'm a new player

[Darkstorm]

What exactly is the problem you are encountering? After you take down the bombers you need to take down all the remaining targets you didn't destroy earlier + bomber escorts, at some point they get automatically identified so no more unknowns and I think your allies will just help you take them down after that happens, but this would affect the score. Once all enemies are gone, the cutscene with yellow smoke will play, that's where the checkpoint is(I mean after the cutscene obviously) and where you can restart the mission (from the checkpoint tho). You will have to take down bunch of tanks with very short time window, and then there will be yet another cutscene and another checkpoint.

[Nicholas Angel 04]

Originally posted by Darkstorm:

What exactly is the problem you are encountering? After you take down the bombers you need to take down all the remaining targets you didn't destroy earlier + bomber escorts, at some point they get automatically identified so no more unknowns and I think your allies will just help you take them down after that happens, but this would affect the score. Once all enemies are gone, the cutscene with yellow smoke will play, that's where the checkpoint is(I mean after the cutscene obviously) and where you can restart the mission (from the checkpoint tho). You will have to take down bunch of tanks with very short time window, and then there will be yet another cutscene and another checkpoint.

Dang I guess it's just a skill issue at the moment. The mission before the bombers goes well, the bomber part is tough for me since the bombers themselves take 3 missiles to down and are kinda quick so I try to rush them down and get hit by their escorts.

TLDR: I need to get good it seems

[Darkstorm]

I don't know at what difficulty you are playing, and what aircraft you are using, but if you want to deal with the bombers specifically, you could get something like SU-30SM with QAAM or 6AAM special weapons. 6AAM allows you to target 6 different aircrafts or fire up to 6 rockets at one target (matter of how many times you press the button at this point) if there is only one you are locked on. If you would lock on two targets then you could fire 3 rockets at each of them. The main issue would be that you could potentially lock on unknown targets and destroy them without getting points, but if you don't care that much about the score then that would be a hint from me. Just remember that these won't work on the ground targets that are plenty in that mission and you would need to take those with regular gun and missles. There is Automated Fire Extinguisher upgrade available in campaign mode, that allows you to "heal", when you are over 50% damage and you are not taking damage for few seconds.

[Nicholas Angel 04]

Originally posted by Darkstorm:

I don't know at what difficulty you are playing, and what aircraft you are using, but if you want to deal with the bombers specifically, you could get something like SU-30SM with QAAM or 6AAM special weapons. 6AAM allows you to target 6 different aircrafts or fire up to 6 rockets at one target (matter of how many times you press the button at this point) if there is only one you are locked on. If you would lock on two targets then you could fire 3 rockets at each of them. The main issue would be that you could potentially lock on unknown targets and destroy them without getting points, but if you don't care that much about the score then that would be a hint from me. Just remember that these won't work on the ground targets that are plenty in that mission and you would need to take those with regular gun and missles. There is Automated Fire Extinguisher upgrade available in campaign mode, that allows you to "heal", when you are over 50% damage and you are not taking damage for few seconds.

Mission Accomplished! Thank you for the intel

[Darkstorm]

Nice. Three more to go.

[Nicholas Angel 04]

Originally posted by Darkstorm:

Nice. Three more to go.

I beat the game. I did it on easy but still. Thanks again for the help, now I'm going to try again this time on normal.

[Condottiere Zatara]

Originally posted by Nicholas Angel 04:

Originally posted by Darkstorm:

Nice. Three more to go.

I beat the game. I did it on easy but still. Thanks again for the help, now I'm going to try again this time on normal.

Great to hear! You can try different strategy, like using plane with LAAM to use that long range capability lock on. Put the plane parts that could extend the range of Your SP Weapons

[Krondelo]

Dude I get you, you fail and hit retry checkpoint but its usually the entire mission... uhg.

[Lynnnn]

Flares, or simply hit and run the bomber from the back and perform High G's manuvers
i hate this mission too because i was traumatized by Mantis

[biz]

use a plane with PLSL, it wipes the floor with pretty much any enemy