Learn how to defend against CORE air troops and attack the cliff top in Total Annihilation's Landown's Interface mission.
Walkthrough
- 1Scout the cliff face with starting Zippers to determine optimal placement for Defenders.
- 2Build a heavy line of Defenders close enough to the cliff to reach units on top, but out of range of ground units and safe from continuous aircraft attack. Scatter a few more Defenders throughout your base.
- 3Be aware that CORE ground units piled against the cliff edge contain missile-firing troops; avoid this group with aerial forays.
- 4Build at least 2 advanced aircraft plants and assign numerous construction units to each via the Guard function to speed up production.
- 5Constantly produce Brawlers and Hawks from the advanced aircraft plants. Hawks are needed to counter CORE fighters, which pose a serious threat to Brawlers.
- 6When attacking the cliff top, have your aircraft move up from the far left or right and sweep along the top.
- 7Prioritize destroying CORE aircraft plants, then other plants. Destroy any construction units you see to prevent the CORE base from being rebuilt.
- 8Build two or three Moho mines and two geothermal plants. Protect each advanced structure with a ring of four Defenders.
- 9Start by sending your starting Kbots to scout the map and locate metal deposits and the cliff.
- 10Build four solar panels and have your Commander build metal mines.
- 11Send a construction unit to a thermal vent to begin building a geothermal power plant.
- 12Build two radar (one on the left, one on the right) near the cliff, ensuring they are out of attack range.
- 13Build an aircraft plant, a construction aircraft, and an advanced aircraft plant.
- 14Build metal and energy storage units.
- 15Build five Atlas Transports and five Freedom Fighters with the aircraft plant.
- 16Build five Hawk fighters and five Brawler gunships with the advanced aircraft plant.
- 17Use Freedom Fighters to eliminate any flying units south of the cliff, avoiding the cliff itself due to strong CORE air defense.
- 18Have Atlas Transports pick up your Commander and Fido Kbots.
- 19Move the transports, Brawler gunships, and Freedom Fighters to the left side of the map.
- 20Fly up the left side to the top corner, unload the transports, and have them return south.
- 21Use Brawler gunships and Kbots to attack approaching CORE units, and Freedom Fighters to engage CORE fighters.
- 22Buy time for your Commander to build a vehicle lab and start producing Samson missile launchers. Build five and send them to aid air defense.
- 23Continue building Brawler gunships in the south and Kbots in the north.
- 24Once established in the north, it is a matter of time to defeat the CORE buildings along the north edge and CORE units near the cliff.
Tips
- Metal and energy should not be a problem after establishing Moho mines and geothermal plants.
- CORE ground units near the cliff contain missile-firing troops, so avoid them with aerial units.
- Assign numerous construction units to advanced aircraft plants using the Guard function to accelerate production.
- When attacking the cliff top, approach from the far left or right and sweep across.
- Destroying CORE construction units is crucial to prevent base rebuilding.
- Build radar units near the cliff but out of attack range.
- Freedom Fighters are best used south of the cliff to counter CORE air threats.
- The mission starts slow, allowing ample time for base buildup.
- Be cautious of the mass of CORE units gathered near the cliff.
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