Ratchet: Deadlocked Walkthrough

Ratchet: Deadlocked Walkthrough/Strategy Guide
Copyright 2006 Josh Silvis (Element50)
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Version History:
Version .1 May  23, 2006: Started Guide
Version .2 May 24, 2006: Worked on main walkthrough
Started Weapons Guide
Version.3 May 25, 2006: Finished Weapons Guide
Finished Weapons Mod Guide
Finished Wrench Upgrade Guide
Finished Vehicles Guide
Started Boss Guide
Version.4 May 26, 2006: Finished Boss Guide
Started Enemy Guide (Full Credit to
RSmit for those)
Finished Enemy Guide
Worked on Main Walkthrough
Started Skill Point Guide
Version.5 May 27, 2006 Worked on Main Walkthrough
Version.6 May 28, 2006 Worked on Main Walkthrough (up to the middle of Orxon)
Started Skill Point Rewards Guide
Finished Skill Point Rewards Guide
Submitted Guide to GameFaqs.
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Table Of Contents
Version History ___.1VHS
Table Of Contents ___ .2TBC
Full Game Walkthrough___.3FGW
Weapons Guide___.4WPG
Weapons Mod Guide___.5WMG
Wrench Upgrade Guide___.6WUG
Vehicles Guide___.7VHG
Boss Guide___.8BSG
Enemy Guide___.9EMG
Skill Point Guide___.10SPG
Skill Point Rewards Guide___.11SRG
Dread Challenges Guide___.12DCG
Bot Upgrade Guide___.13BUG
Thanks/Contact Info.___.14TCI
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Hello all and welcome to my guide for the excellent if not short 4th
installment to the fantastic Ratchet & Clank series.  A few things are
different this time ‘round. Most noticeably your partner in heroism, Clank is
missing. Well not missing just missing out on the action. He will be safely at
mission control while your out in the field risking your Lombaxian tail for
you and others heroes freedom. Deadlocked is different also in that its much
more arena/fighting based rather than platform/action based as the others in
the franchise have been.  Anyhoo enough of my rambling which I doubt your
reading anyway, lets get on with it.
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Training---- MY TAIL FEELS LIKE ITS SHOVED RIGHT UP MY.......
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After all the opening cut scenes, your ready to.......well calibrate your
targeting matrix...fun fun.  Shoot the two holo targets that appear in front
of you. Take this time to get used to the controls, you can change them in
options if you want. Now hop up the steps and Clank will transmit a digital
mini map which is very helpful. You can enlarge it with R3 or Select. The next
three holo targets for you to waste are in front of the large container thing
up the steps, one behind it and there is one more up the large steps on the
left side of the room. After that is done you may run to the back of the room
where you will find your first teleporter.
Enter it and you will teleported to another room and a short cut scene. Time
for part 2 of the qualification course. The green spinning box in front of you
is ammo and the blue glass boxes are health. You will now fight some simple
Swarmers. After that you will fight some DZ strikers and other enemies, simple
stuff. After you kill them, head to the teleporter in the middle of the room
to go to your Containment Suite.
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Containment Suite---- Diggs?
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This will be your home for your stay at Dreadzone.  It’s got all your
necessities, Clank, Bot upgrade station, vendor, Planetary Transport Vessel,
Battledome Transport and anything  else you need.  You will see at the vendor
you can purchase the B-6 Obliterator (whick I kept calling the Biobliterator,
54 straight UYA runs will do that to ya.) for 15,000 or the Acid Mod for
5,000. I’d recommend holding off on both and saving your bolts.  After that,
go see Al on the right side of the Suite. You’ll be introduced to your awesome
companions for the games duration. Merc and Green, your combat Bots.  At the
Bot Vendor you can buy a paint job and the Shield Link feature, but don’t buy
either and head to Clank.
After you chat with him, you’ll be off to your first real arena battle. Head
over to the smaller ship you see come in and get in. You’ll be transported to
the Battledome.
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Advanced Qualifier
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Prizes for completing this challenge:
* 1 Green Medal.
* Unlocking planet Catacrom Four.
*Dread Challenge: Grist For The Mill
You start off this challenge by fighting some basic enemies. After a minute or
two of fighting, one of your bots will die in a scene. Revive him with down on
the D-Pad and he’ll come back. Just a  note, your bots won’t die that quickly
or easily in the future, that was just so you can learn to revive them. After
that some platforms will raise up to the next area. Hop up over the platforms
to the little stretch of land and fight off some more enemies. Smash the
health crates if you need and hop over the next, longer set of platforms to
the area in front of you.
Some more fighting follows , nothing that needs explaining and you can run to
the other side of the room with a bolt crank. Fight the enemies including the
blueish gray things with spikes on their backs called Tremors.  After everyone
is nothing but XP in your Nanotech bar, press [] next to the crank and Ratchet
will get on it. Turn it until some more platforms pop up. Another note, from
now on you can get your bots to turn the cranks for you while you fight if
needed.
Hop over the last set of platforms and you will be faced with a 70mm Stalker
turret. This one is a lot weaker than the ones you will face past this point
so its no big deal. Take cover behind the barriers and hit left on the D-Pad
to make one of your bots toss out an EMP grenade. It will temporarily disable
the turret and that's obviously when you should destroy it. If it starts
beeping, that means it’s about to re activate and you should take cover again.
Once it’s gone you will have completed your first challenge, congrates!
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| PLANET: Catacrom 4 |
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New At The Vendor: Mod: Napalm Mod (15,000), Weapon: Holoshield Launcher
(20,000).
Skill points:
* Piece Meal      (reward 200 bolts).
Use the B6-Obliterator to kill 20 enemies in a row.
* Nap Time        (reward 800 bolts)
. Your Combat Bots must gain 15 kills in any challenge.
* Crank It Up     (reward 200 bolts).
In the challenge "On the Prowl." manually turn at least two bolt cranks.
* The Perfect Mod (reward 500 bolts).
Kill five enemies using two different mods in 30 seconds.
* All Scattered   (reward 200 bolts).
Complete any challenge only using the Magma Cannon.
* Lights Out      (reward 500 bolts).
Deploy the EMP on three turrets in any challenge.
* Tough As Nails  (reward 1,400 bolts).
Complete a Catacrom Graveyard mission on Exterminator Difficulty.
* I Dare Ya!      (reward 1,400 bolts).
Complete any challenge without healing.
* Cha Ching       (reward 200 bolts).
Find and break five Jackpot Crates (in "On the Prowl.").
* Vandalism       (reward 200 bolts).
Break 10 breakable objects.
* Camera Shy      (reward 500 bolts).
Break five hovering cameras.
* Chase the Goose (reward 800 bolts).
In the challenge "Hovering Madness", finish checkpoint race with more than
five seconds left.
* Derby Death     (reward 800 bolts).
In the challenge "Destruction Derby." Kill five enemies at once with the
Landstalker mortars.
* Unstoppable     (reward 1,100 bolts).
Kill 25 enemies without taking any damage.
* Holey Warriors  (reward 200 bolts).
Use the Dual Vipers to Kill 10 Zombies.
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Valley Of Heroes
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This is a simple first mission that doesn't need much explanation. Your goal
is to make it across the valley that is filled with enemies.  Start down the
path and take out the DZ Strikers and the floating orange balls called
bladeballs. About halfway across you will encounter another 70mm Stalker
turret. This one is stronger than the previous, but it’s still simple enough
to kill. Get behind cover, have a bot toss an EMP and wala! One sparking pile
of wreckage. Kill the enemies after it and pick up any health and ammo you
need then toss out another EMP onto the electrified round platforms and hop
across them. Jump onto the glowing orange pad in front of you to get onto the
cliff and finish the mission.
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On The Prowl
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Stock up on any ammo at the vendor and hop down the cliff wall to the first
node, marked with a blue star on your mini map. Stand next to it and hit the
right D-pad to order your bots to turn the crank for you. You will be using
this tactic for probably all of the cranks, unless your trying to get a skill
point. Once that one is turned face north and go that way. Robot Zombies
(corny name isn’t it?) will start popping up all over place. You can kill then
for some good weapon XP but be warned they won't stop spawning.
At the other end of this plateau....err thing your on will be the second
node,  Have the bots crank it whie you fight off swarmers, Robot Zombies and
Strikers. Once that’s done head into the tunnel entrance that you passed on
your way here. Fight your way and you’ll find another turret. Destroy it and
the final node is just behind it. Turn the crank and fight off the enemies
that attack you. Once the last node is turned, a bridge on the other side of
the valley  will activate. Kill the Strikers that float up in front of you and
fight your way back across the valley near where you started.
Cross the bridge and you’ll get to a gap with a glowing green sphere. This is
a swingshot target . Jump out across the gap and press R1 or circle and you
will swing across. Kill the next set of enemies and swing across one more gap
to get to the blue light and complete the mission.
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All Aboard The Landstalker
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For this mission your in the big, bad, burly walking tank the Landstalker.
Controls are explained in game so I won’t. Destroy the first Quasar Orb (the
big red sphere) by holding L1 and locking on to it. Once it’s gone, walk out
into the area and kill the enemies that come. Head to the left and you will
encounter a turret, it’s much easier to kill with the Landstalker. Past that
is another orb, destroy it and there will be more enemies and one more gate.
Obliterate everything in your path and you will get to a small bridge. Cross
it to finish the mission.
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Rise Up
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There's no need for an explanation for this, its just an arena match will 5
rounds. You will face off against Robot Zombies, Bladballs , Swarmers and DZ
Strikers. There is ammo all around the area so that's fine. Keep watch out for
anyone sneaking up behind you, don’t stop moving and you’ll be fine.
***Campaign Complete***
Prizes for completing this Campaign.
* 1 Green Medal.
* Hacker Ray (for your Combat Bots).
* Unlocking planet Sarathos (see below).
Congratulations on completing your first planet. You currently do not have
access to the next planet yet. You need a certain amount of dread points for
that. You earn them by completing the Dread challenges that you unlock after
completing a planet. Just finish them all for enough points. Check
section .11DCG for walkthroughs. That section probably wont be complete until
later though so you may need to wait. There simple enough though. One you
complete this campaign you will unlock the Hacker Ray, which is used to open
doors, hack orbs, and lower forcefields. Very useful, and you will be using it
quite often.
DREAD CHALLENGES:
Dread Challenge: Hoverbike Madness.
This is a race with the Hoverbike. You can earn extra time by going through
the red circles. You don't have to get them all, just get most of them. Keep
R1 pressed all the time through this Dread Challenge, the shots will break
the barrels which will otherwise slow you down. Getting the skill point "Chase
the Goose" is easy, just don't miss too many rings and you will get it.
Dread Challenge: Destruction Derby.
In this challenge you have to use the Landstalker to kill at least 56 enemies
before the timer runs out. Charge up the mortars (with L1) and kill five
enemies with one mortar shot to get the skill point "Derby Death".
Let your Combat Bots EMP three turrets before you destroy them to get the
skill point "Lights Out".
Dread Challenge: Monuments of Death.
In this Dread Challenge you have to blow up three towers. Unfortunately the
towers are guarded by armies of Zombie Robots. Once you get close to a tower
you can order your Combat Bots to activate the explosives. There are two
explosives on each tower. Once you have blown up the third tower this Dread
Challenge ends. If you should run out of ammo you can always backtrack to the
Weapons Vendor on this level, there is no time limit.
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| PLANET: Sarathos |
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New At The Vendor: Mod; Shock Mod (30,000), Weapon: Hunter Mine Launcher
(35,000)
Skill Points:
* Shocking          (reward 800 bolts).
Kill 25 enemies using the Shock Mod in 45 seconds.
* Long Shot         (reward 1,200 bolts).
Kill 10 enemies in 60 seconds with the Fusion Rifle.
* Mystic Warrior    (reward 2,000 bolts).
Complete any challenge without taking damage.
* Mix and Match     (reward 1,200 bolts).
Kill 10 enemies with five different mods.
* Beat Em Up        (reward 1,200 bolts).
Kill 15 enemies with the Scorpion Flail in 30 seconds.
* The Big Bang      (reward 1,200 bolts).
Kill four DZ Strikers in 1 shot.
* That'll Fix Em    (reward 400 bolts).
Use the Wrench to kill 15 enemies in a row.
* No Fly Zone       (reward 800 bolts).
Kill four Dropships with the Arbiter.
* Camera Shy        (reward 400 bolts).
Break 15 hovering cameras.
* No Peas Allowed   (reward 800 bolts).
Complete any challenge without using the Dual Vipers.
* Death From Above  (reward 800 bolts).
In the challenge "Swamp Fever" kill two Leviathan enemies at once with the
Landstalker mortars.
* Denied            (reward 1,200 bolts).
Complete any challenge without using the B6-Obliterator or Magma Cannon.
* Don't Come Back   (reward 400 bolts).
Use the B6-Obliterator to kill five Leviathan.
* Time To Kill      (reward 1,600 bolts).
Complete the challenge "King of the Leviathans" in less than 2:00:00.
* Gone In 30 Seconds (reward 800 bolts).
Roadkill 10 enemies in 30 seconds.
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Alien Soil
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You start off this level facing off with some swarmers, kill them and move
forward. You’ll now face a new enemy, The Leviathan. Leviathans come in two
forms...sorta. One is  just normal where there walking around out on the
ground for you to attack. The other is every now and then you will see pools
of brown sludge. The tails of Leviathans will pop out of these and shoot green
beams at you, which is an attack normal Leviathans have as well. Anyways, you
will encounter 3 or 4 Leviathans, two will pop out of the pits of sludge and
there is one or two walking around.  Kill them along with the accompanying
group of swarmers in front of the door. Head around to the left or right side
of the building if you want health and ammo, but watch out for more swarmers
that will pop up and attack you.
After that’s all done, head back to the main door. You will see two glowing
orange balls on posts. These are the orbs you hack through out the game. Hit
right on the D-Pad and your bots will use the Hacker Ray you acquired
previously on Catacrom 4.  Once the door is open head into the room where you
will kill more swarmers and then a dropship will drop in some more bigger
enemies. Once their all dead it’s mission complete.
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Sarathos Sprint
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You start off inside a tunnel .Head outside and kill the single Leviathan
waiting for you. Take a left and hop over to where a turret is. Take over and
EMP it, then attack. You will now have to hack a few orbs to continue. Kill
all the swarmers and other enemies then continue forward. Hop up the steps,
get any health or ammo if you need it and kill the swarmers that pop up to
attack you.
At the top of the hill get ready to kill another Leviathan. Once he’s gone,
Kill the enemies that come from the dropship, swing across the gap and you
face one final turret. EMP and kill it then hack the last few orbs while
fighting off more enemies. Once all that is done then final field blocking
your path to the Puma, which is a fast ATV like vehicle, will lower allowing
access. Run to it to finish the mission.
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Where The Leviathans Roam
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You do this mission in the Puma, but you may get out of it at any time by
pressing /\. Drive forward running over or shooting the three groups of
swarmers and then waste the few Leviathans that are in the first part of the
open area.  Head right and jump the gap across the river heading for the first
node. It’s located, like the other two, inside a small building. Also note the
3 vehicle pads just outside all the nodes which can be used to heal your Puma.
Get near it and you can just use your bots as usual to turn it while you drive
around and cover them. Once that's done drive across the river again heading
for the second node.
Once you get there repeat the same formula as before of having Merc or Green
turn the bolt crank while you cover them. Finish that one up and drive to your
3rd star on the map. This one has a Landstalker inside of it. All enemy
Landstalkers that you face need to be deactivated with an EMP just like the
turrets. So disable its shields then unload on it with the mini plasma mortars
and normal guns on the Puma. Once it’s dead turn the final crank and a large
door will open. Drive up the ramp and through it to the blue light to complete
this mission.
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King Of The Leviathans
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Now you get your big showdown with the King Leviathan. How this works is
simple. Orbs circle the whole arena and you need to hack all of them to wake
up the king. There are quite a few to hack so just run around killing enemies
that pop up out of the large hole in the middle while hitting right on the D-
Pad whenever the symbol appears to hack.
Once they are all hacked, the king will come out of his whole. Only part of
him will pop up at first until you damage him enough. Depending on what level
your weapons are at it will be pretty easy or very hard to kill him. Once
enough damage has been inflicted on the big guy he’ll jump out and take you on
face to face.  Just do the same as before while watching out for his beam
attack and you should be fine. Kill him  and you complete the campaign. Nice
job.
Prizes for completing this Campaign.
* 1 Green Medal.
* Cable Launcher (for your Combat Bots).
* Unlocking planet Kronos
***Campaign Complete***
Another planet down.  This time you’ve won the Grind Cable Launcher, which is
used to get across gaps with ease. Two more Dread Challenges are also
unlocked. Next up is the planet Kronos , where you’ll meet and do battle with
your first Exterminator.
DREAD CHALLENGES:
Dread Challenge: Check Me Out.
This is another Hoverbike checkpoint race. You wil earn extra time with each
checkpoint, so try to get most of them. Keep R1 pressed during this race to
break the barrels, they will harm your Hoverbike and slow you down. Just don't
miss too many checkpoints and you will finish this race quite easily.
Dread Challenge: Swamp Fever.
In this Dread Challenge you have to use the Landstalker to kill 23 of the
Leviathans on this level. Try to kill two Leviathans in one mortar shot for the
"Death From Above" skill point. You only have a limited time, so don't hang
around. Finishing this Dread Challenge will earn you the "No Peas Allowed"
skill point automatically (if you didn't earn it before this challenge).
Just keep using the mortars on those Leviathans, the Landstalker's normal fire
is too weak to kill the Leviathans quickly.
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| PLANET: Kronos |
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New At The Vendor: Mod: Freeze Mod (60,000), Weapon: Fusion Rifle (50,000)
Skill Points:
* Cow Patties          (1,400 bolts).
Use the Hunter Mine Launcher to kill 20 enemies in a row.
* Raining Shells       (1,400 bolts).
In the challenge "Introducing Shellshock." defeat Shellshock using only
the Dual Vipers.
* Slip and Slide       (1,900 bolts).
Complete the challenge "Enemies are Such a Grind" in less then 3:00:00.
* Punishment           (400 bolts).
Deal 250 damage in any challenge with the Dual Vipers.
* Too Nimble           (1,400 bolts).
Kill 20 enemies without taking any damage.
* Big Changes          (400 bolts).
Use the Morph Mod to morph 40 enemies.
* Can't Hit Me         (2,300 bolts).
In the challenge "Shellshock Returns." defeat Shellshock without taking any
damage.
* Jet Assist           (1,400 bolts).
Use the Arbiter to kill 25 enemies in 40 seconds.
* Lucky Shot           (1,900 bolts).
Use the Fusion Rifle to Kill three DZ Strikers in one shot.
* Dizzy                (400 bolts).
Manually turn three of the bolt cranks in the challenge "Showdown With
Shellshock" yourself.
* Flying High          (1,900 bolts).
Kill 7 enemies at once with the Hovership missiles.
* Who Am I?            (900 bolts).
Keep three enemies brainwashed at once using the Brainwash Mod.
* Don't Flail Me Now   (400 bolts).
Use the Scorpion Flail to kill 25 enemies in a row.
* Now It's Personal    (900 bolts).
Kill an Executioner using only your wrench.
* Just Passing Through (2,300 bolts).
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Infiltrate The Cathedral
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At the start go forwards and kill the DZ Strikers and Swarmers up ahead. You
will also encounter a new enemy: the Cycloids. These airborne enemies spin
around and they shoot lasers from their tails. Watch out, a DZ Striker may
enter the turret and use it to shoot at you, so kill them quickly. Go forwards
on the path and break the Jackpot Crate at the end near the door. Go back and
turn right and keep killing the DZ Strikers and Swarmers. Some more DZ Strikers
will drop in from the Dropships. Turn left and just keep killing the enemies
as they appear. Inside the small building is another Jackpot Crate.
Continue along the path, there is another turret up ahead so kill the enemies
quickly before they can use it. Once you reach that turret the door to the
arena on the left will open and a bunch of Tremors will come running to you.
Kill them all. Backtrack to the Weapons Vendor to max out your ammo and come
back here. Now enter that arena.
Once you enter that arena the door behind you closes and a new enemy appears.
It is an Executioner, these big guys pack quite a punch, so kill him quickly.
Some Swarmers and another group of Cycloids will also appear, kill them too.
Kill all the enemies and the door up ahead will open. Watch out, as you exit
the arena three flying DZ Strikers will appear, so kill them quickly. Use the
ammo crates to max out your ammo again.
Now you will have to order your Combat Bots to make a grind cable for you.
When you let one of the Combat Bots make a grind cable always let the other
Combat Bot use his Shield Link to protect him. If the grind cable making Combat
Bot is hit the grind cable disappears and you don't want that to happen when
you are grinding along that cable. Just grind along the cable to the other end.
When you are on a grind cable you can use your Dual Vipers. Jump off at the
other end and kill the Swarmers and DZ Strikers. Dropships will drop off new
groups of DZ Strikers and more Swarmers will appear. When you have killed them
all order one of your Combat Bots to hack the orbs, let the other one protect
him with his Shield Link. During the hacking a lot of Swarmers will appear from
all sides, so be prepared and kill them all. When the orbs have been hacked
this challenge will end.
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Introducing Shellshock
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Start this mission by having a bot launch a grind cable and grind across it.
You’ll now have to face Shellshock, your first Exterminator. You don’t have to
actually kill him just get him down to about 32% health or so. Like I’ve said
before the Dual Vipers are great for bosses but using them on this fight will
get you an added bonus. If you use nothing but the Dual Vipers you will get
the skill point “raining Shells”. Simply avoid enough of his attacks and
unload on him with the Dual Vipers and you’ll come out on top. After you get
rid of Shellshock though, some DZ Strikers, Swarmers and Trmors will appear
and you have to fight them off. Kill them all and this mission comes to a
close.
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Enemies Are Such A Grind
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Most of this mission is just one huge grindrail with some DZ Strikers on the
sides and floating near you, shooting. Kill the three Cycloids that attack you
on the elevator. At the top are 2 sets of DZ Strikers and a group of Swarmers.
Make sure to kill the DZ Strikers as they can take off a good chunk of health.
They are on the two huge blocks on either side of the area. Once there dead,
you have to swingshot to another area. Do so and you will see two rails. You
could hop on one and grind all the way around it to get the Jackpot Crate. Or
you can just stand near the edge and shoot it with a single shot from your
Dual Vipers.
After that hop onto the right rail. Continue along this rail shooting the DZ
strikers that are on the platforms and the one stat start to hover next to
you. You’re gunna want to take those ones out fast cause their shots are very
hard to dodge and can take out a lot of health. Near the end, there is a spot
where you have to swingshot across a gap, swing to the first one then shot
yourself over to the next one to land back on the rail. Grind a little ways
more and you’ll hop off into the blue light.
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Infiltrate The Cathedral Part 2
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At the start turn to the right and pick up that Jackpot Crate in the arch.
When you leave the small building a whole group of Swarmers appears. Just kill
them. When they are dead the lift up ahead comes down and on it are three DZ
Strikers. Kill them as well. Now climb on the lift and ride it to the top.
On the top you are confronted by another group of flying DZ Strikers. Across
the gap on the platform is another group of 3 DZ Strikers. There is an
Executioner on the platform on the left, accompanied by 3 DZ Strikers. If you
have the Fusion Rifle you can pick them off from afar. Use the Swingshot to
get to the platform up ahead.
A Dropship will appear, dropping off a group of DZ Strikers. After they have
been dropped off the Dropship starts to shoot at you, so take cover behind the
small blue barrier that appears when you are near to it. Shoot down the
Dropship and kill the DZ Strikers. Drop down onto the path and walk towards the
next blue barrier. Take cover behind it, another Dropship appears, dropping off
DZ Strikers and shooting at you. Deal with it in the same way as you did with
the other one. If you didn't use the Fusion Rifle to kill the Executioner then
you will have to face him up close. When he and the 3 DZ Strikers are dead
another Dropship will appear, dropping off more DZ Strikers. Kill them all.
The last Dropship will arrive shortly after that, so be prepared. Watch out,
one of the DZ Strikers may climb in the turret that is near the wall, so kill
him quickly. Lastly a group of Swarmers will appear, but they shouldn't be a
problem. If you are not at full ammo then backtrack to the start of this level
and max out your ammo. Return here and enter the arena. The door behind you
will close and two Executioners will drop down into the arena. Kill them and
a door on the left will open. Behind that door is a group of DZ Strikers so
kill them quickly. On the higher platform behind them is another group of
DZ Strikers with some Tremors thrown in. When you have killed everyone let one
of your Combat Bots hack the orbs, let the other one use his Shield Link.
During the hacking a group of Swarmers, Tremors and Cycloids appear so be
prepared and let them have it. Once your Combat Bot have hacked the orbs this
challenge ends.
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Shellshock Returns
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This is pretty much a re hash of “Introducing Shellshock”. You’ll notice that
part of his health bar is missing this time around though.  Just do the same
as before with using the Dual Vipers until he once again runs off. After he
flies off again, a group of Cycloids will appear for you to kill. You are able
to get two skill points in this challenge. The first is “Just Passing
Through”, but you probably got this on an earlier challenge. You get it by
beating any mission without taking any damage. The second point you can get is
the “Can’t Hit Me” point. You do this by defeating Shellshock without taking a
single hit.
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Reach The Cathedral
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At the start whip out your Fusion Rifle, equip the Shock Mod on it, and aim it
at the DZ Strikers up on the platform in the distance. Wait until the three
DZ Strikers are close together and kill all three of them with one shot from
the Fusion Rifle for the "Lucky Shot" skill point. Max out your ammo at the
Weapons Vendor. When you exit the arena a group of Swarmers appears, kill them.
On the raised platform up ahead is a Stalker Turret so take cover and let one
of your Combat Bots EMP that turret. Destroy it quickly. A Dropship will drop
off some Swarmers and DZ Strikers, kill them all. Now you have to use the
grind rails again. Just as in the "Enemies are Such a Grind" challenge you can
ride the first grind rail all the way around, jumping over the barriers, to
pick up another Jackpot Crate. Jump onto the grind rails a second time, this
time you jump on the second grind rail when they are close together. Jump over
the barriers. Kill the Swarmers and DZ Strikers on the next platform.
On this next platform you must order one of your Combat Bots to make a grind
cable, let the other one protect him with the Shield Link. Grind down the cable
and shoot the DZ Strikers on the next platform. Pick up the ammo. Before you
jump on the grind rail you can kill two DZ Strikers who are on small platforms
up ahead (just to the right of that blue column of light). You will need to
kill them with the Fusion Rifle. When they are dead you can jump onto the grind
rail and grind down it. Jump over the barriers. When you land on the next
platform a group of DZ Strikers will appear, kill them. Up ahead a Dropship
will drop off more of them. Kill them all. Before you jump on the next grind
rail you can kill two DZ Strikers who are on small platforms up ahead in the
distance. The third one you can see is too far away, you can't kill him from
here. Now jump on the grind rail. This is a tough part. You have to switch
grind rails every now and then and there are DZ Strikers around shooting at
you. Just keep your view forwards so you can see when you have to jump over a
barrier and when you have to jump onto another grind rail. When you finally
reach the end of the grind rail it is just a short stroll towards the blue
light. Once you get there this challenge ends.
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Showdown With Shellshock
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Well, you have made it into the Cathedral. Now you will have to fight your way
through it. There are 3 bolt cranks on this level, if you turn them yourself
and not let your Combat Bots do it then you will earn the "Dizzy" skill point.
Enter the first room and kill the 3 DZ Strikers there. Shellshock will come
floating down from an opening high up. Shoot him enough times and he will go
away again. Turn the bolt crank. The only problem with turning the bolt crank
yourself is that the enemies that appear during the cranking will just gather
around you waiting for the moment you are finished. When you are finished kill
the Tremors that have arrived during the cranking. Kill the next group of
Tremors as well. There is some ammo and health in this room, behind one of
those boxes on the side.
Make your way to the second room (past the Weapons Vendor). Kill the Tremors
here and Shellshock will come down for the second time. Just keep running
around him firing at him and watch out for his shockwave attack. Crank the
second bolt crank on this level. Your Combat Bots will protect you during the
cranking with the Shield Link. This time a couple of Cycloids will appear
during the cranking so when you have finished cranking kill them quickly.
Again there is some health here, should you get hit.
Use the Swingshot to get to the third room. Equip the Swingshot and start from
the edge, otherwise you will hit the toxic fluid and lose some health. When you
land in the third room Shellshock will come down for the third time. He will
use his shockwave attack and his rocket attack. Just fight him like you did