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? 3.6 – STEALTH

When stealthy, how do you know EXACTLY when the enemy spots you? I assume
that you go into turn-based mode when you spot them, but have they seen you? How
do you know whether to sneak further or start blasting?
When they see you they'll come running to you to initiate hand to hand combat, shoot
immediately or use their walky talkies first before shooting. You won't know which effects
the step to the next square will have.

Is it possible to knife or martial arts kill an enemy silently without a guard right
nearby noticing? How stealthy can you get?
Silencer is also an option. About a guard right nearby - not sure about it. 5-6 squares
might be possible if he doesn't look into the direction.
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4. VEHICLES

There are only 3 vehicles that you can find, to help you travelling in Arulco. These are
the Helicopter, the Ice Cream Truck and the Hummer. You'll not be able to use other
vehicles that you may find during the game – trucks in some farms & a bunch of tanks in
Meduna.
The Ice Cream Truck and the Hummer are good, especially when the enemy still has
SAM Sites, because they can move into territory where the Helicopter might get shot
down.
Also, if you've got more than one team, operating in different parts of the country, the
Heli comes very expensive and as long as you've got no other airport than Drassen he has
to return for fuel. The ground vehicles are also pretty useful to transport weapons to the
store and back.


? 4.1 – THE HELICOPTER

If you want to be able to use a helicopter to transport your mercs, you'll have to find
the pilot (Skyrider) that is hidding somewhere. Moves mercs very fast, cost $$$ though,
and after some time it will have to return to the base for refuelling.

How do you use the helicopter after you found the pilot? I need his services, but
he is not in or around the airport. What's wrong?
On the large map screen, click on the helicopter icon. He will ask what you want. Then
you can move the helicopter like your mercs. To load mercs in helicopter, used large map
screen, select merc squad and select vehical, select helicopter.
( for more info on this question, see section 5.1.3 – Skyrider – The Chopper Pilot )

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? 4.2 – THE ICE CREAM TRUCK

Where to find the Ice Cream Truck???
I found it once at D11. But it's a random encounter on the Drassen/Cambria road
(maybe also San Mona/Cambria or Cambria/Chitzena). Just follow the road sectors and you
should meet the truck and driver (Hamous).

Unless they changed things from the beta you should be able to put an entire team
of 6 mercs in the Ice Cream Truck. I usually put people in the truck by going to the
sector map screen and clicking on the mercs I wanted in there and then selected for
them to be in the vehicle of choice.
I usualy use the strategic map to get the mercs inside any vehicule. It's the easiest
way.
If I recall correctly, you can also hold down CTRL and click on the truck for your
second to sixth merc.

If you encounter enemies in a sector while riding in the Ice Cream truck and you
sneak through the sector into the next without taking them out, will you still have the
Truck? Could it be stolen if it is, in fact, left behind? (I wonder about this with
running out of gas too).
If you encounter enemies you'll have to go the sector (you'll get the menu if you wanna
flee or fight). In case you ride a vehicle your team will be dismounted but close to the
vehicle. In tactical mode the vehicles can't move. So if you decided to fight but then try to
leave you'll have to leave the vehicle behind.

I happened upon Hamous when traveling down to Alma. He demanded money so I
shot him to hijack his Ice Cream Truck. But I can't use it? What's up?
You have to hire him first to get access to his truck...

In one sector found Hamous and his Ice Cream Truck. Had to kill 8 guards and
made Hamous join the team (to get the Truck). Went to a battle with another team
in another sector. Finished that fight and went back to the sector and the truck was
gone!! What happened? How to solve this problem?
That's what happened to me yesterday: found Hamous, went to the sector, Tactical
map. I went to the web then etc, etc and in the end the Truck didn't appear on the
Strategic map anymore and it wasn't possible for the two mercs in sector to mount the
truck in the team/task list. When I went to the sector in Tactical mode it still was there
and I could mount it (steering wheel cursor). Once that was accomplished I could see it as
an icon again.
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? 4.3 – THE HUMMER

There's a Hummer in the sector just east of Balime (L10). It will cost you 10.000. The
guy in that sector will also refule it for free.
If you drive the Hummer into a sector occupied by any other mercs on your payroll, it
will replicate and you will then have two. Someone stated that presently owned 3.

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? 4.4 – FUELING THE VEHICLES

Some gas for the vehicles can be obtained in the "E" city after you escort Skank there.
He is rescued from the basement of Tixa.

I can't for the life of me figure out how to put the fuel in the truck. Any hints?
(Tried putting fuel in hand, right clicking - get special cursor, but can't affect
the truck, etc.)
It only worked for me, if the merc had to WALK towards the truck, and refuel it. If
the merc is just standing next the truck, and you say "refuel" he will do nothing. So, go
away some steps. And then try it again.

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? 4.5 - TANKS

Can you steal tanks? I just blew 2 to pieces…
No, they are stationary and cannot get stolen. But it's possible to steal weapons from
the tank. I went up to a tank and CTRL clicked it. And apparently my guy took it's gun. So
now I have a "cannon". But I have no ammunition for it, and even doubt that there is any
ammo for it in the game. The description of the weapon, only says "No Description
Necessary".

I have cleared *every* sector in the game except those around Meduna.
How the #@$*%&#@ do you beat the tanks? I can't get near them. Even stealth
isn't working for me. I can't even begin to fathom getting through all the sectors
around Meduna and keeping my Mercs alive.
Tanks get pretty easy to kill with a merc specialised in Heavy Weapons. The key is to
get close enough to shoot the rocket ... What I do is sneak at night time, I spot the Tank
with a camoflaged merc, I pull out of Tank spotting range, bring the heavy weapon expert
and, BANG, from a safe distance. I used rocket launchers and even the mortars have good
results in the right hands. Also, if you go out at night, you can even get closer (for obvious
reasons).
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5. CITIES & QUESTS RELATED

? 5.1 – OMERTA

Recruitable NPC's at Drassen: Ira, Dimitri, Carlos, Miguel;
Non-Recruitable NPC's at Drassen: Fatima

o 5.1.1 – A Letter For Miguel

Once you start the game, your boss, Enrico, has already dropped a quest on you. You
should find Miguel Chivaldori to deliver him a letter from Enrico, asking for help.

I'm having a hard time finding Miguel… Where is he?
Kill the enemies in the first sector you start in, then go find a woman called Fatima.
Talk to her nicely and when she asks for something to prove that what you say is true, give
her the letter, and she'll lead you to Miguel (you'll have to walk with her to the sector
in
the right). After you find him, you will be able recruit Ira.
( for more info on this NPC, see section 1.6.1 – Recruitable NPC's )

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? 5.2 – DRASSEN

Recruitable NPC's at Drassen: Skyrider (in surrounding swamps);
Non-Recruitable NPC's at Drassen: Doreen, Father Walker, Pablo, Sal;

o 5.2.1 – Doreen – The Child Labor Exploiter

In the middle sector of Drassen, you will find a big factory building, with lots of kids
working inside. If yau talk to them, they will say that the owner of the factory (Doreen), is
really bad and makes the kids work like dogs through the day. So, they wished that Doreen
just "disappeared". It's up to you to do that task. However, just like most things
about this
game, there are more than just one solution for any given problem. For this quest you have
possibilities:

- Go the easy way & drop a bullet in Doreen's head, putting her 6 feet under;
Or
- Through dialog you can convince her to change her ways. If you just leave
her and come back when you have cleaned out that particular sector (middle on for
Drassen) and have your Custom Merc speak to her Friendly-like. Keep speaking
friendly, even though see gives some half aggressive answers. Eventually, she says
she sees the errors of her ways, and leaves. You can confirm that you have done
right, by speaking to the children, they all say something about being free. This
may require a certain leadership to do.

NOTE: If you choose the second option, you'll not get the items on her... most
important, a key to the storage room of the factory is in the sweatshop. Plus, it is so much
fun to waste her! Why would you want to keep her alive? Shoot that b*tch!!!


o 5.2.2 - Father Walker

When you have already talked to Miguel, in Omerta, you will be asked to somehow get
food to all the people hiding in the basement hideout. The only way to do this is to find a
certain priest (Father Walker) that is able to organize the food transport for the rebels.
It will give you a raise in loyality, and access to recruit rebels for your team, who don't
cost a penny… so it's important that you do it.

I've restarted and Father Walker is not in Drassen. I've seen him before and
know what he looks like (and anyway he's a named NPC, easy to spot) and i've
searched the entire mine sector of Drassen. Is my game completely shot now? Should
I restart from the very beginning? I went to an old save and took over the town
AGAIN and he still wasn't there.
He can be in two locations. One is in the middle sector of Drassen inside a bar, the
other is in the northern sector of Drassen inside his church.

Where is that priest (Father Walker) hiding in Drassen? Checked the bar and the
church, no go!
Did you try during the day? I couldn't find him at first because I decided to make a
night time assault on Drassen. I waited around till morning and found him in the church.


o 5.2.3 – Skyrider – The Chopper Pilot

If you want to be able to use a helicopter to transport your mercs, you'll have to find
the pilot, named Skyrider that is hidding in the swamps near Drassen. After you found
him, to use his services, you'll have to clear some SAM Sites or he won't be able to do
his
job since the airspace is not secure and he will be shot down. He will also tells you the
locations of all SAM Sites, a short time after you find him and start moving by chopper.

I still can't find the damned pilot. I checked the swamp immediately around
Drassen. Even walked through it in tactical mode. However, I did this late at night
(maybe he's like the Father and only around certain hours). I heard his placement is
random. So, one, where might he be?
And second, do I need to physicaly check each sector in tactical or will it be like
finding the Ice Cream Truck where I'm prompted in map movement mode that
someone is there? Will he only be in a house?
If you talk to the girl in the church in Drassen after talking to Father Walker, she will ask
if that is your hideout in the swamp and give you a direction, east, south, southwest… etc.
The location is random, but will be limited to the swamp areas around Drassen, that are
three sectors around Drassen (around means they can be two or three sectors away and
don't necessarily have to border on Drassen). He's in one of them, usually inside a
house.
You don't need to go to the tactical map. When you enter the sector where he is you'll
get
a message telling you that your team has met someone (same with Ice Cream Truck and
other quest related NPCs).

Waldo tells me that I killed the helicopter pilot in Drassen, so I have to find the
other. Is it possible (if I reloaded a saved game) to get that pilot instead somehow?
You killed the military pilot of the helicopter but there's another pilot who's hiding in
the swamps near the lake next to Drassen. His location is random every new game. Speak
to the locals for hints on his location.

( for more info on this chapter, see section 4.1 – The Helicopter )


o 5.2.4 – Pablo & The Gun Shipments

After you have captured the Drassen Airport sector you'll be able to order weapons and
other stuff through Billy Ray's on-line weapons store, to be delivered in the Airport. Pablo
is the man in charge of the shipments work in the Airport. But sometimes there are some
problems, when ordering the stuff…

Problem with Gun Shipments. I don't know where they went in the Airport…
Are you looking in the crates in the building marked SHIPMENTS? I found that if you
talk to Pablo before opening the crates may help reduce the losses. Also need to use merc
with high leadership.
I found also that if I bribe Pablo, usually with $100, from time to time, I'll get all my
stuff intact, and always assume a friendly posture.
If you already have militia, just withdraw $10 from your account & give it to him (don't
choose "give" option in chat options, instead withdrow $10 from bank and put them with
cursor on Pablo). Your history log will read "Greased Pablo's palms" and from then on
he