There are two possible approaches to this Mission. One including the Allies from Gather Forces and one without them.
Without Allies:
Pros:
- You don't have to complete Gather Forces, as it is a very hard mission in itself.
- Next to no outside cover necessary.
Cons:
- Mission duration is longer (ca 45min)
- There are some hairy moments
With Allies:
Pros:
- Lots of additional firepower
- Mission goes much smoother and faster (ca 25 min)
Cons:
- OC required or a deserted Planet during Night time
- Some players should have Healers
- All players have to complete Gather Forces first
General Info:4 Player Squadron recommended.
Do all other optional missions first before attempting a fight with the queen
Boosters and gravitons recommended, especially when done without allies
Dying is allowed, but only 4 times per player. If someone dies too often, mission fails.
Without Gather Forces:
Squad Leader: ne0n8 + 3x RDX07
1 Player for OC is welcome
The Squad Leader lands and heads to the Rallypoint to get the notification that no allies are coming. After that proceed to the Queen Chamber and call down your squad.
There is a central Queen Nervous System Core with smaller Queen Nervous System Elements around it and finally a ring of Repairfield Turrets.
If you destroy a
it will instantly respawn another one, an or a . The Repairfields are the least annoying one, so just leave them be.Set up your own Repairfield Turrets and start blasting the blue Elements and the spawning interceptors.
Periodically additional Mantis Waves will land on top of you, get rid of them.
Play this part patiently and wait for the
cooldowns before continuing the blasting.Bring the last Nervous System Element down to low % and wait for a new set of
to be ready.After killing the last Element an Ancient Giza will spawn. Drag her into the Side Pocket with the E-Field where you can set up your
. Even during the fight with the Giza additional Mantis Waves will Attack you, prioritize destroying those first.After the Giza dies 3 critical things happen in short order:
- Olex will land in his Cosmos at the Center of the Queen Chamber.
- All around Tau Ceti Mines will spawn.
- A powerful Sentry will spawn.
Have your ne0n8 player locate Olex, scan him and provide him with
and , while the RDX07's clear out as many mines as possible with Lightning Chains. Use to not get blown up and drag Olex into safety to ensure he doesn't die. Get your
set up again to provide healing and use to burn down the Sentry.Bring the Core down to low % and get Olex into safety before doing the last bit on max range with Rockets and Sniper.
When the Core is down, retreat immediately, before more Explosions kill everyone in the Center and the Mantis Queen appears.
Fighting the Queen itself is really easy.
Go down the Ramp of the Side Pocket and set up your
. The Queen will come towards you, once all Pilots are close enough to the Middle. As your run out, disengage from the fight and return to the E-Field. You will get peppered with some
and Shots from the Queen, but other than that she will not repair and wait patiently for the next round.The Queen has a bunch of somewhat nasty stuff in reserve (
, , more and Mantis Waves), but with a 4 Setup you and Olex should be safe.Rinse and repeat until the Mighty Mantis Queen is no more.
With Allies:
Squad Leader: ne0n8 + 3x Healer and later on 3x RDX07
2 Squads OC recommended
Land on the Planet and have the Squadleader go to the Queen Chamber without triggering the Rallypoint.
Get ready for 3 Groups of allied Ships to land on positions 18/34, 39/18 and 89/25 together with some Mission Mantis, before triggering the Mission Area.
The Allies have to kill all Mission Mantis first, before they start moving towards the Middle. Have 1 Player at each Spawn along with OC for the left and right Side.
At the Middle Spawn the Allies start to Attack the R99 Harvesters immediately and will get shredded by them. It's not worth (and necessary) to protect these guys, just make sure they manage to kill the Mission Enemies for the other 2 groups to move and focus your efforts on them.
Once your Allies arrive at the Queen's Chamber the fight plays out like before just with a lot more Blasters.
While killing the Nervous System Elements keep repairing all damaged ships and ensure as many as possible stay alive.
After killing the Giza, get a hold of Olex, use
to not die from Mines and bring him to safety in the E-Field.With sufficient Ships surviving the Sentry should be no problem as well.
From here on you can switch to 3x RDX07 and proceed with killing the Queen Nervous System Core and the Queen like described above.