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M38
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

M38

Master Mission 38 in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Learn how to secure the film canister, extract prisoners, and capture Spugmay Keep with our detailed walkthrough and tips.

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Master Mission 38 in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Learn how to secure the film canister, extract prisoners, and capture Spugmay Keep with our detailed walkthrough and tips.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Secure the film canister.
  2. 2
    Capture Spugmay Keep (Optional).
  3. 3
    Secure the film canister before reinforcements arrived (Optional).
  4. 4
    Extract prisoner being held at Spugmay Keep, East Guard Post (Optional).
  5. 5
    Extract a griffon vulture near Spugmay Keep (Optional).
Tips
  • The mission involves finding a film canister within ruins, which has a hidden time limit as enemies will also search for it.
  • Enemy adaptation may result in them wearing riot armor, making tranquilizer darts ineffective.
  • The film canister's location is not fixed and can appear in two or three different spots.
  • When starting, use the northern landing zone. Bring cardboard boxes.
  • Place cardboard boxes on the southern road leading to the keep to obstruct an incoming enemy vehicle with three soldiers, one in a riot suit.
  • After some time, Kaz will announce the canister's location. Check your iDroid's missions tab for a picture in the bottom right corner.
  • Method 1 (Snatch and Dash): If you know the canister's location, quickly retrieve it and exit the hot zone.
  • Method 2 (Clear the Keep): Eliminate all enemies at Spugmay Keep. Two enemies wear riot suits; use sleep grenades or sleep mines.
  • Place boxes on the road, then proceed to the keep, tagging enemies and shooting exposed body parts.
  • Be aware of a second vehicle with two normal enemies approaching from the north.
  • To surprise the southern reinforcements, plant a sleep mine on the road.
  • If you don't mind killing, Quiet can be effective, especially with a high bond. Her silenced sniper rifle (non-lethal variant not specified) and 'Cover Me' command can help clear enemies.
  • Reinforcements arrive in four-wheel drives. One vehicle will have a heavily armored enemy. Use cardboard boxes to create blockades or eliminate/extract them before they reach the keep.
  • The prisoner is located in a small house at Guardpost #24.
  • Use D-Dog to help locate vultures, which are likely flying around the area.
  • You can wait for vultures to land and tranquilize them, or shoot them out of the air. Extract the vulture to complete the task.

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