24/08/2020
Episode 4: C2W from Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.
No Suspicions / No Alerts / Perfect Stealth / S Rank.
NOTE: This one is without No Traces, since you have to destroy the equipment somehow and any use of gadgets and weaponry (even water pistol) negates the bonus.
Technically, there is a way to get No Traces here by destroying the comms equipment during the freeroam before the mission even starts: But I'll still ruin your ratings.
But it's kinda lame AND it permanently screws up your rating on this mission. So I decided to do the next best thing: destroy the comms equipment without alerting any of the guards. For that you have to start the mission at around 6:00 AM and get to the base by about 7:00 AM, since it's it's the only time when the guard near the first antenna leaves his post (to have a chat with another guard). There may be other opportunities, but I found this one the best. The other two antennas can be destroyed easily at any time of the day.
EDIT: I was wrong. It is possible to get No Traces normally here if you use Blast Arm to destroy the comm station. See a No Traces run of this mission (by Uryvichk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfW9Lr-PLKY
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RULES:
1) Perfect Stealth / No Kills / No Combat Alerts.
2) NO TRACES bonus requires:
- No CQC (hold-ups are allowed)
- No direct physical contact with enemies, like kicking or bumping into someone
- No weapons or bionic arm attacks
- No support weapons, including empty magazines
- No attacks from buddies
- No rank-restricting equipment, like active camo
- No supply or vehicle drops (calling in the chopper is allowed)
- (Note that it's not possible to earn it on every mission -- at least not without doing some stupid stuff, like in this episode. So I will sometimes break a rule or two, but will stay true to the spirit of zero-contact stealth).
3) EQUIPMENT:
- Enemies have maximum level of preparedness against covert actions
- All enemy equipment is left intact (mines, cameras, helmets, etc.)
- My own equipment is fully upgraded with all bionic arm upgrades unlocked.
4) As an extra challenge, when dealing with enemies who are not the mission targets:
- No hold-ups
- No distractions
- No suspicions raised.