Between the Ashes: Mefistofele | Shell Game | Mission 2 (Combat Path) [Insane]

A Playthrough of the FreeSpace 2 Modification Between the Ashes: Mefistofele released by the BtA Team in 2012 on Insane Difficulty by Novachen.

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The Great War and the Hades Rebellion is over. Finally the galaxy is at peace after many centuries of war. But the victory had a great prize. Both Vasuda Prime and Earth are lost and fell both races into chaos. Also the military suffered heavy losses because of the actions of the Shivans and the GTI. The balance of power in many systems are very unstable and several criminal organizations try to use this situation for their own plans.

Our task is to steal archaeological specimens from the Gulnara Installation in Antares. Of course either GTA, competing pirate groups and the private security will not watch our coup idly.


Hints:
This is the last mission of Between the Ashes: Mefistofele!
There are again two Snails you can find in the debris field. Good luck :)
Your wingmate is invurnerable here. A fact that makes this mission maybe TOO easy, even on Insane.
Even you choose the Combat alternative, you do not have to take out all enemy fighters and you do not need to meet Haupmann to get the information of the position of the cargo. You can search for it all by yourself.
The position of the cargo is random after every restart. So Haupmann's message is also different every time.
Maybe it is enough to kill the inital wing and you will find the container without any other battle. After you have found the cargo, the rest of the mission will be always the same.
You do not have to attack Katana wing for the combat path, it will also occur if you try to enter the field without any permission.
After you have found the container, a wing of unidentified fighters will jump in. Intercept them and follow Mako after it has jumped out.
You will reach a Checkpoint after your first in-system jump. If you die, you can restart the mission from here.
Our escape did not have an effect, we are followed by the unknown attackers, together with your wingmates you should not have big problems to take down the attackers. You can perform a Bonus objective if you are able to take out the Hercules wing, also. But this is only optional and you can jump out right after the Mako.
You will get near one of Alpha Centauri's suns, so prepare for EMP bursts. But because your pursuers can not use Aspect-locked missiles, you should not have a problem to take out the enemy forces again. After the wings are down, a whole squadron will jump in, you can try to take them out of course, but they are more numerous than the Herc's and it is a difficult task, even your wingmate is invurnerable. There is no reason to try to take them down, because there is no another bonus objective. So jump out right after the Mako.
You will end in the last battle area of this mission. But you do not have to fire a single shot, to take all enemies at once. There are explosives on the container and you can use them to kill all of them at once. The best strategy to do this, is that you fly directly upon the enemy wings and turn around at a distance of 2000m. Now try to keep this distance and follow your freighter. You will pass the container in small distance, target it at your fly by and detonate it when this container is being attacked behind you.
The next incoming wing will jump out before they get into fire range.
After you checked the Sensor Spot and see the mysterious reappearance of the cargo container, jump out for the final rendezvous.
This mission ends automatically in the Teasertrailer of Between the Ashes: Slaves of Chaos.


Played and recorded by:
Jenna "Novachen" Trassa


Questions and Feedback in German and English would be appreciated, but is also possible in French, Spanish and Chinese, because my sister is able to read and understand it. But do not expect an answer in the same language.
If you want direct contact, please e-mail to novachen@web.de.