A Playthrough of the FreeSpace 2 Modification Luyten Civil War released by TopAce in 2012 on Insane Difficulty by Novachen.
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Our operation in Luyten is according to plan, but one of our spies within Luyten ranks has contaced us and assume, that he was detected. So we have to extract him together with some defectors and have to protect them against Coalition forces which want prevent that we get some useful information.
This is the Bomber version of the mission.
Hints:
It is enough that you use a Bomber by yourself, equip your wingmates with fighter that are able to cover you.
The main difference to the fighter version is, that the Drones are less aggressive and that one of the two Ezechiel wings is replaced by a Leviathan cruiser. As well there will be no science cruiser here.
Order your wingmates all by yourself. Use "Form on my wing" in every non-combat and "Engage all enemies" in a combat situation, because a tight formation is important for the survival of the mission.
Intercept Pisces wing at the first wave, because they have targeted one of the transports.
DO NOT underestimate the Amazon Drones, they are very deadly for you, your wingmates and the transports because of their number. In my experience, it is a matter of luck in this situation on Insane. Do not fly directly towards them as you give the "Engage" order, there are some drones that have targeted you, try to identify them first and use your missiles and your primaries to bring them down even before they can hit you. But it can easily happen, that some drones slip through and bring down one of the transports... or yourself. So be prepared for some restarts here.
After that there are incoming Ezechiels and a cruiser, bring down the Ezechiels first with the help of your swarm missiles and then attack the GTC Paratrooper together with your wingmates. Attack the main beam cannon first with your Cyclops to prevent that this cruiser will destroy the transports. This Leviathan should not stand a chance very long against the combined firepower of you and your wingmates, after its destruction, call a support ship to rearm yourself, because you maybe need some more missiles.
After the GTD Kagera arrived, target its side beam cannon and try to close the distance as fast as possible. Use your Cyclops to bring this cannon down to save at least one of the transports. After this cannon is down, try to escape the firing range of this destroyer and wait until the transports has jumped out. Fight against the Myrmidon to defend yourself, but ignore them if they are far away.
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.
