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The Kuun-Lan arrives near the Naggarok in an effort to steal a sample of the Beast for further study.
Protect the command ship from the enemy fleet.
This mission puts your defensive skills to the test. In an effort to swipe a sample of the Beast from the Naggarok, you must survive a constant barrage from the Beast. Organize and reinforce your fleet quickly. Place your frigates together and set them in an optimal formation, such as wall or broad. Do the same with your destroyers; if you have the support units, construct another to assist in the assault to come. You may want to assign your workers on repair duty to keep your destroyers and frigates healthy. Produce some ACVs (if you don't already have some) and use them in battle, but prepare to send them on a secondary mission.
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Leeches venting carriers can help weaken the enemy ship as you move in the rest of your fleet. |
Strike craft arrive first and are easily dispatched by your groups of ACVs, frigates, destroyers, and carriers. Don't let your guard down, though - the subsequent Beast groups are much tougher. Expect assortments of frigates, strike craft, and capital ships. Concentrate your fleet's fire on the largest threat to eliminate the incoming Beast vessels as quickly as possible.
While your fleet engages in battle, move an ACV group away from the battle and toward the Naggarok - use the sensors manager to pinpoint your route to the Beast-controlled ship. These ACVs will clear out the proximity sensors around the Naggarok. You must clear these before sending in a mimic; if you don't clear the proximity sensors, the Beast will detect the mimic and destroy your sample-stealer before the mission can complete.
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Before concerning yourself with the Beast sample, concentrate on defending the Kuun-Lan. |
The easiest way to destroy the proximity sensors is to locate them on the sensors manager; just approach the Naggarok gingerly with your ACV group. Stay on the sensors manager and Ctrl bandbox attack the proximity sensor. You should see an adjacent stationary proximity sensor to the left or right - depending on your direction of flight. Simply Ctrl bandbox attack the next and continue around, destroying each sensor. If the Beast ships follow your ACV, unlink into acolytes to maintain a speed advantage and clear out all the sensors.
Meanwhile, the battle will continue to rage at the Kuun-Lan. Keep your capital ship and frigate groups occupied and targeting incoming Beast ships while you complete the mission to eliminate the proximity sensors. Also, a new research option should become available during the mission; research advanced destroyer drive as soon as it becomes available, so you can build the mighty dreadnaught.
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Clear out the proximity sensors surrounding the Naggarok, noted by the yellow radar pings on the sensors manager. |
To get a Beast sample from the Naggarok, select a mimic and imitate any enemy ship. Make sure that no enemies are in visible range when you initiate the mimic command. You will know you have mimicked outside of Naggarok visual range when the second dot above the mimic's health bar is green. Move the mimic into position close to the Naggarok. Watch out for any proximity sensors, as they will detect your mimic and let others spot and destroy it. Once you are close to the Naggarok, your mimic will automatically lock with it and retrieve a sample. The mimic will then immediately transmit the sample data without having to return.
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