tips on "raise flags" mission

[Pinnacle of Pineapple]

How does one do the mission where you need to raise the super earth flags, alone? I simply get overrun. When you move too far away, the mission gets reset and you have to do everything again. Add in stupid fckg sandstorms, fog and other ♥♥♥♥ that takes your vision to only 1m visibility in front of you. I run the exploding crossbow. Fun times to allahu akbar every single enemy, because you can't see ♥♥♥♥.

While the time to switch weapons is unrealistically fast, it's too slow to change to the 2nd gun to kill all the adds. You have to move involuntarily. The sentry does help a lot. So does a barrage. But I don't run them every time.

[WolfishMeat7]

Originally posted by Pinnacle of Pineapple:

How does one do the mission where you need to raise the super earth flags, alone? I simply get overrun. When you move too far away, the mission gets reset and you have to do everything again. Add in stupid fckg sandstorms, fog and other ♥♥♥♥ that takes your vision to only 1m visibility in front of you. I run the exploding crossbow. Fun times to allahu akbar every single enemy, because you can't see ♥♥♥♥.

While the time to switch weapons is unrealistically fast, it's too slow to change to the 2nd gun to kill all the adds. You have to move involuntarily. The sentry does help a lot. So does a barrage. But I don't run them every time.

no way to do em after certain difficulty lvl, everything above 5 is almost impossible

[Pino is reading a book]

mech + turrets and you can do it alone at any difficulty

[Pinnacle of Pineapple]

Originally posted by Pino is reading a book:

mech + turrets and you can do it alone at any difficulty

Hey Pino, we need more firewood.

[MagikarpMagi]

Never really tried it alone, but it sounds like the exploding crossbow isn't doing you any favors.

[Netsa]

Not sure what difficulty you're trying this on or what you're fighting. The same stuff generally applies as if you were in a team, though. Spam sentries. Which ones to bring depends on what enemies you're fighting.

There are a couple of things extra you may want to do when you're solo, though.
- HMG Emplacement will be of greater use to you than usual.
- Backpacks are highly recommended: Supply Pack, Guard Dogs, Jetpack, or Shield. My first pick would be either of the first two.
- Maybe don't bring anything that requires you to stand still on reload, including the Recoilless. If you're getting overrun, you won't be able to use it at all. Consider EAT, Commando, or Quasar instead.

- You likely will not be able to just stand your ground on the point. You may want to hang out around the perimeter (the max distance you can be and still raise the flag) and try to find a path to circle around the area. This means you can keep moving without retreating.

Not 100% sure on that last one, though, since I don't remember what the radius is for raising the flag.

Strat loadout could be something like Autocannon Sentry, HMG Emplacement, Guard Dog, and then last slot is either another Sentry (probably Rocket or EMS)... or an Eagle if you don't have Thermite grenades available.

Edit:
Either Exosuit, like that other guy mentioned, is also a good choice if you're willing to wait for the cooldown between flags, since they should last just long enough. I forgot about them. lol

[Mahjik]

Going at it alone, I would look for things that are low cooldowns because you are going to die, likely a lot. Commandos, EATs for your AT. Think about spam clearing stratagems. The mech will work decently on bugs, but on bots they just can't take the same abuse. If you are doing this on bots, I would use heavy armor and take the Stamina Booster.

[Mahjik]

I don't think I've seen a solo on bots, but here's one for bugs:

https://youtu.be/bJfG4w_1ZSk?si=40ewi4qoeJXJFPgn

[Khloros]

Dont call the flag down until everyone is there
Dont call the flag down during a bug breach
Place turrets in front.
DONT THROW NAPALM ON THE FLAG jfc this one so much.

[TheSkimMilkGorilla]

Originally posted by WolfishMeat7:

Originally posted by Pinnacle of Pineapple:

How does one do the mission where you need to raise the super earth flags, alone? I simply get overrun. When you move too far away, the mission gets reset and you have to do everything again. Add in stupid fckg sandstorms, fog and other ♥♥♥♥ that takes your vision to only 1m visibility in front of you. I run the exploding crossbow. Fun times to allahu akbar every single enemy, because you can't see ♥♥♥♥.

While the time to switch weapons is unrealistically fast, it's too slow to change to the 2nd gun to kill all the adds. You have to move involuntarily. The sentry does help a lot. So does a barrage. But I don't run them every time.

no way to do em after certain difficulty lvl, everything above 5 is almost impossible


Lmfao What?? I can do 6 alone. XD Get good?

[TheSkimMilkGorilla]

Originally posted by Pinnacle of Pineapple:

How does one do the mission where you need to raise the super earth flags, alone? I simply get overrun. When you move too far away, the mission gets reset and you have to do everything again. Add in stupid fckg sandstorms, fog and other ♥♥♥♥ that takes your vision to only 1m visibility in front of you. I run the exploding crossbow. Fun times to allahu akbar every single enemy, because you can't see ♥♥♥♥.

While the time to switch weapons is unrealistically fast, it's too slow to change to the 2nd gun to kill all the adds. You have to move involuntarily. The sentry does help a lot. So does a barrage. But I don't run them every time.

HMG Turret go Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Khryst]

botside the RR is your friend. no if/ands/buts about it.

with a RR you can shoot dropships down by hitting the body killing everything they carry. The ONE exception to this is the Fac Striders, but they too will sometimes die but should they survive they are heavily damaged and typically only take a single RR round to the head to finish off.

then take along the rocket and/or autocannon sentry to "watch your back"/ Deal with anything that does manage to drop.

poof you can now solo flag mission up to and including lvl 10s.

bugside is a bit more difficulty actually since you cannot "prevent" bug breeches from actually spawning bugs, for those bring sentries and the orbital napalm...but make sure you realize the range/spread of the napalm when you throw it so you don't end up covering the flag with it.

[Netsa]

Originally posted by Khloros:

Dont call the flag down until everyone is there

This so much.
If you're some pro rambo, fine, but the number of times I see someone call the flag alone and then immediately die boggles me. It's not going to get done any faster, I'm already on my way there, just wait a few seconds.

[Mahjik]

Folks, he's trying to do it solo:

"How does one do the mission where you need to raise the super earth flags, alone?"

[Rand]

You can't do them solo over diff 5 or maybe 6 unless you run a really degenerate stratagem setup with a walker and three turrets, and place the turrets well.

[Ewspne]

Gas or fire. Something that damages over time and a stun is a bonus.
Drone backpack kills mobs and pack something heavier for armour like a railgun, thermite, EAT.

Auto cannon sentry is just a good pick for everything and every mission

Easy peasy