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Second Vanilla Mission On Legendary Difficulty
By Laguna Queen and 5 collaborators
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Introduction
The sections focus on how to best maneuver through the next battlefield and manage the squad to effectively dispose of all enemy threats!

Please click here for the Smart Shopper guide:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3232797806
Please click here for the Advanced Warfare guide:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2803040578
Please click here for the Legendary Ranger guide:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3269083608
Why are you writing this guide?
I enjoy helping others by writing about technical topics to a higher standard and provide key findings for a higher chance of success!

Who is the intended audience?
The guide is for everyone, but much friendlier to new players. Everything will be explained to be on the same level as those who are the most experienced. The writing will be easy to follow with plenty of screenshots for those who are too lazy to read everything!
Prologue
This Guerilla mission will be a bit easier than the last one due to abilities and better firearms.

Resuming from the first vanilla mission guide:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3254190466
Rolling for Better Mission Types (Optional)
The reward will always be an Engineer but the type mission can be re-rolled with an earlier save.
The preferred mission is to either recover item or hack computer that have a higher chance of rush research (Insight) reward.
Before Starting Mission
The research must be switched temporarily to Magnetic Weapons in case the reward expedites it.
The early-game high DPS Grenadier is strongly recommended to be equipped with anything that enhances damage or accuracy because of being able to attack on the yellow move.

Note: Refer to The Smart Shopper on Legendary Difficulty guide above for proper PCS and Weapon Upgrade uses.
Varying Intelligence Reports
The mission can either have 2 or 3 pods with the latter being more challenging but yield more XP.

Time: 9 am March 7
Pod #
Enemies
1
Officer & 2 Troopers
2
Sectoid & 2 Troopers

Time: 3 am March 8
Pod #
Enemies
1
Officer & Trooper
2
Sectoid & 2 Troopers
3
Sectoid & 2 Troopers
What is Different Now?
Every soldier has their own abilities and high-powered weapons that are unique to their class!
Advent Security Towers can now be hacked by a Specialist for random rewards!
Know Thy Surroundings
The first objective is to locate any elevated ground for the Sniper to set up shop.
His shots will most likely connect and be able to target all the pods without relocating.
The Ranger will serve as both the main scout and spearhead because of her short-range abilities.
The Ideal First Targets
The same rules of engagement from the first mission applies here with attacking the full 3-enemy pod. However, the mission timer severely restricts ambush options and is best to attack the first pod detected pod.
Brutal Ambush
The rest of the squad will move as one and do not need to be in cover just yet until attacking.
Everyone will be on Overwatch with the Ranger and Specialist taking cover.
The Grenadier will launch the grenade as he has a much longer range than the other soldiers.
The First Strike
The grenade launch combinated with multiple Overwatches will completely wipe them out!
The grenade works best on a full pod to have a higher chance of full elimination.
The Sniper can also initiate by shooting after everyone else is on Overwatch.
The Hard Part Begins
The next step is to locate buildings and use the roof to travel to the objective.
The group will travel closely as the higher elevation gives them more flexibility to position.
The enemy can sometimes be visible for a brief moment before disappearing.
What was that?!
The Grenadier should be sent next to the Ranger for the next ambush setup.
The brief spotting may or may not trigger a reaction but remember its exact location.
Second Pod
The Support can throw a risky grenade and not affect all three enemies.
The better option is to trigger the pod first to directly confront the enemy head-on.
Only the Ranger and Grenadier will be on Overwatch as the enemy takes up positions.

The Sniper will be able to take out one of the enemies and hopefully they charge outside.
Last Pod
The remaining enemies are most likely on the other side of the building and patrolling.
An ambush needs to be set up towards the roof of edge in a small spread out formation.

The pod will most likely take cover in a small cluster that will be perfect for the Grenadier's grenade!

Note: The Sniper will most likely be out of range to be involved with the last fight.
Save the Sectoid For Last
The Sectoid prefers to use random Psi attacks first before the plasma pistol.

His abilities are relatively harmless except mind control and raising a Psi zombie.
Hacking Manipulation
The Specialist must hack the station due to tech score and can do so from afar with the Gremlin.
Security Tower and Mission Objective have reward options that sometimes value tier 1.
Such reward expedites research and reduces days needed from 63 to 32!

Note: Save-scumming is recommended to obtain the desirable reward since there will be a different result on every other turn or action.
Back at HQ
The Resist Comm will now be available to research and should be selected afterwards.
The territory expansion increases monthly income and eventually unlocking continent bonuses.

Note: The newly recruited Engineer must be assigned to expedite GTS construction or start excavation if this was a second Engineer.
Epilogue
The same early goal remains to keep soldiers healthy and achieve rapid promotion for more abilities and earlier squad size increase.

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1 Comments
Mou bu 28 Feb @ 3:02pm 
Thank u again!