EPTThe add-on that works as both a reactor and tech-lab really helps, also used some science vessels.
Engine of Destruction - Brutal - Page 9
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Cenja
Sweden498 Posts
The add-on that works as both a reactor and tech-lab really helps, also used some science vessels. | ||
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Artik
United States71 Posts
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gentile
Switzerland594 Posts
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cocopup96
11 Posts
On July 28 2011 14:16 TMStarcraft wrote: ahahhaa, that's just too good  edit: I take that back, he can noclip through your buildings like a punk ass. I haven't done this mission in ages, but I remember specifically beating this level on brutal by getting fast siege tanks and setting them in siege mode right after the first base (above your cliff). When the tanks were in siege mode the Odin could not move though them. If this has changed I apologize, but it was WAY easier to have the odin sit and and concentrate on massing up an army. There are only 1-2 small base defences you need to make durring the whole game. This should be super easy if the seige tank strat still works. Try and see just a fyi | ||
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Mobius_1
United Kingdom2763 Posts
That said, much harder on Brutal because you can no longer mass clump SCVs for endless repair, and really had to keep ahead of the Odin since Science Vessel repair is so slow on the Odin's 2500 HP. But of course, I'm sure it's doable like every mission with Medic Marine. ^_^ | ||
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HigginsObvious
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MiteCrow
Ireland38 Posts
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Smajdalf21
Czech Republic26 Posts
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Mios
United States686 Posts
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Fleshcut
Germany592 Posts
1st base: Odin + the units you got at your base. 2nd base: Buy one dusk wings and jacksons revenge before tychus goes in and try to let jacksons revenge tank a bit... dont lose it. You should also buy some wraiths of course. 3rd base: Pump wraiths and occausionally a banshee or the second dusk wing if its ready. 4th base: Even more wraith and only some banshee... maybe some viking too for fast snipes on raven. 5th base: You should have enough stuff to finish it... just reinforce a bit with wraiths. Defend your base top exit with 2-3 siege tanks and a bunker with marines. Always leave a scv for repair. Defend the attack at your back that comes while you attack base 4 or 5 with some missle turrets. The expansion at the top should be taken fast and doesnt need any turrets or stuff. Thats how I made it.... Didnt kill the loki though. | ||
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FoeHamr
United States489 Posts
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lozarian
United Kingdom1043 Posts
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freestalker
469 Posts
What I did was - get like 2-4 science vessels, make tanks from factory, vikings from starport... and that's it. To defend your base, fill the bunker with marines and add 1 tank behind, have some scvs ready to repair. Other than that, just unsiege/move/siege tanks, and cover air with wraiths + vikings and repair stuff with science vessels + (can be rallied) SCVs. It was kinda easy, just required few loads when my tank siege/unsiege micro failed and I got left behind and odin got pwnt before I could secure the spot. | ||
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Apokalipse
Australia34 Posts
* a few science vessels * vikings * permanently cloaked ghosts, with nukes (nuked some of the bases/areas before the odin arrived) * mules (to repair the odin) The air units can be used as spotters for nukes, or for targets the odin can't see but needs to kill. (high ground, etc). Won it on my first try. | ||
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Velexe
Australia71 Posts
that worked for me on brutal. there was some sniping of turrets in there with a few banshees as well ^_^ | ||
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freeball1
Germany7 Posts
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Starcraft2Radio
United States132 Posts
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
During the surprise attack use the Odin to kill all the command centers and SCV's. Don't worry too much about anything else. The CC at the airbase can be targeted from behind the wall with the barrage and it will kill all the SCV's their. 5 total CC's and about 20 SCV's. You got lots of time =D No CC's + No SCV's=no unit production. Whatever is on the map is what you gotta kill.Nothing else. Infantry base: Odin+SCV's > this place. Once I cleared the path too the building I sent the Merc tanks to seige the high ground. The High ground is paticuly troublesome so make sure you have a scan or two so you can clear the units up there. Reaper suck vs Odin but they will shoot at you forever and it adds up fast. Tank Base. Dropped a nuke on the Missle Turret and Seige Tank. Odin is no good here so I left him in my base. 5 Seige Tanks + SCV's was enough for me to not lose a single tank destorying this base(Lots of my SCV's died  ). Once everything was dead, Bring up the Odin and Seige your stuff. Barrage a wave of units and win.Air base: Used Odin around the outskirts of it to take out the missle turrets with a Viking squad to spot. I had about 4 Thors too so I charged into the base with Merc Vikings and a few normal ones and lured all the air units into Thor + Odin fire. Had a nuke ready and emptied the base of stuff then proceded to bring all my SCV's to help hold. Sat on the beacon and dropped a nuke. killed all the tanks and damaged the BC's quite a bit. Second wave was just obliterated. If GSL has taught us anything its that walking into a big group of tanks thors and vikings is a death wish | ||
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Smajdalf21
Czech Republic26 Posts
On September 07 2011 03:14 Orcasgt24 wrote: I cannt belive none has mentioned this. During the surprise attack use the Odin to kill all the command centers and SCV's. Don't worry too much about anything else. The CC at the airbase can be targeted from behind the wall with the barrage and it will kill all the SCV's their. 5 total CC's and about 20 SCV's. You got lots of time =D No CC's + No SCV's=no unit production. Whatever is on the map is what you gotta kill.Nothing else. Infantry base: Odin+SCV's > this place. Once I cleared the path too the building I sent the Merc tanks to seige the high ground. The High ground is paticuly troublesome so make sure you have a scan or two so you can clear the units up there. Reaper suck vs Odin but they will shoot at you forever and it adds up fast. Tank Base. Dropped a nuke on the Missle Turret and Seige Tank. Odin is no good here so I left him in my base. 5 Seige Tanks + SCV's was enough for me to not lose a single tank destorying this base(Lots of my SCV's died ). Once everything was dead, Bring up the Odin and Seige your stuff. Barrage a wave of units and win.Air base: Used Odin around the outskirts of it to take out the missle turrets with a Viking squad to spot. I had about 4 Thors too so I charged into the base with Merc Vikings and a few normal ones and lured all the air units into Thor + Odin fire. Had a nuke ready and emptied the base of stuff then proceded to bring all my SCV's to help hold. Sat on the beacon and dropped a nuke. killed all the tanks and damaged the BC's quite a bit. Second wave was just obliterated. If GSL has taught us anything its that walking into a big group of tanks thors and vikings is a death wish this is in fact the mext mission, Media Blitz, not the Engine of Destruction one this thread is about. good points though | ||
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Shiladie
Canada1631 Posts
On September 07 2011 03:14 Orcasgt24 wrote: I cannt belive none has mentioned this. During the surprise attack use the Odin to kill all the command centers and SCV's. Don't worry too much about anything else. The CC at the airbase can be targeted from behind the wall with the barrage and it will kill all the SCV's their. 5 total CC's and about 20 SCV's. You got lots of time =D No CC's + No SCV's=no unit production. Whatever is on the map is what you gotta kill.Nothing else. Infantry base: Odin+SCV's > this place. Once I cleared the path too the building I sent the Merc tanks to seige the high ground. The High ground is paticuly troublesome so make sure you have a scan or two so you can clear the units up there. Reaper suck vs Odin but they will shoot at you forever and it adds up fast. Tank Base. Dropped a nuke on the Missle Turret and Seige Tank. Odin is no good here so I left him in my base. 5 Seige Tanks + SCV's was enough for me to not lose a single tank destorying this base(Lots of my SCV's died ). Once everything was dead, Bring up the Odin and Seige your stuff. Barrage a wave of units and win.Air base: Used Odin around the outskirts of it to take out the missle turrets with a Viking squad to spot. I had about 4 Thors too so I charged into the base with Merc Vikings and a few normal ones and lured all the air units into Thor + Odin fire. Had a nuke ready and emptied the base of stuff then proceded to bring all my SCV's to help hold. Sat on the beacon and dropped a nuke. killed all the tanks and damaged the BC's quite a bit. Second wave was just obliterated. If GSL has taught us anything its that walking into a big group of tanks thors and vikings is a death wish As previously said, this is the wrong mission at risk of slight thread derailment I'll say that this mission is very easy, I'd rather cripple the tank+air production facilities, as they will still produce some units with no SCVs/CCs. I could explain my method, or you can check it out here: + Show Spoiler + I go a little paranoid on the defence of shutting down the stations, but you really don't have to. You have as much time as you want to deal with them. as no additional units are made once you kill the infantry base and the mini-base on the left. The subject at hand though, engine of destruction, I can't emphasize how awesome banshee+viking+science vessal is on this mission, if you ever have problems here, go get those units and come back and it'll be a cakewalk. | ||
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