Coop Helldive, Max Difficulty Lvl 9, all objectives (Main + Optional) completed, all nests destroyed, no personal deaths
Modifiers: Intense Heat (increased stamina drain and heat build up), Sandstorms
Planet: Phact Bay
Patch version: 1.000.403
The Peak Physique armour perk wasn't working properly in my last few vids, but since its fix it's a real gamechanger, massively improving the unwieldy handling of some of the more powerful weapons in the game. The already strong MG + Eruptor now turn on a dime, perfect for tracking those pesky fast movers.
Meanwhile the damage and cooldown buff to the MG sentry give it exceptional uptime, so it's practically always ready for the next bug breach. The 500kg and OPS means I've got those heavy targets covered.
Thanks to my teammates, ‪@inexorablewarrior‬, ‪@originalSPECTER‬, and epsdude for this run! If you're looking to join us for some coop games, or do runs with other like-minded players, check us out on Warrior's discord: / discord
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Build:
The MG-43 was already a great trash clear support weapon for the bugs, its large mag and medium AP making it great for mowing down hordes of anything smaller than a Charger. With Peak Physique now offering AR level handling, and the reload buff making its static reload less of a risk, it's now much easier to use; the buff to its base damage and huge increase to its durability damage means it's very viable for Charger kills too, easily bursting their asses at max firerate with a single stun grenade.
Since we're basically using the MG as our primary, that leaves us free to take the Eruptor for bug holes and sniping - the Redeemer offers some good burst damage for a sidearm, and steps in well when it's too dangerous to go for an MG reload.
The MG sentry also had its damage and cooldowns buffed, making it an exceptional trash clear stratagem now. While the Gatling sentry overshadowed it in every department before, the MG sentry is now firmly the sustained damage option to the Gatling's burst, its cooldown low enough to be ready for every bug breach.
That leaves the OPS and 500kg for the heaviest targets, though you could easily drop one for another stratagem of your choice.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Insertion, Spore Spewer 1, Nest 1, Spore Spewer 2, Power Generator
08:25 Nest 2, Fuel, Launch Codes, Escape Pod, SEAF Artillery, Nest 3
18:30 Shrieker Nest, Nests 4 & 5
25:10 ICBM
29:20 Extraction
34:04 Mission Stats