Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker/Pursue Amanda

The Sandinistas have escaped from the boathouse where the CIA mercs and the unmanned weapon had them cornered, but they and their leader Amanda have ran toward one of the enemy's outposts. Follow her and her men there to obtain the intel needed to stop the nukes from reaching their destination.


 * Locate and rendezvous with Amanda, the Sandinista leader.

Mission Prep
This mission will be longer and more difficult than the ones that preceded it by a significant margin. More than that, there are three Confidential Documents, two Prisoners of War, and a new Camo to acquire.

At the beginning of the mission is a complex sequence of enemy movements that you need to avoid while you enter a dead-end to find one of these Confidential Documents. After securing the Document, you'll need to escape a heavily fortified area.

Second, you'll need to stalk an enemy soldier for a considerable distance through a tight corridor with nowhere to hide. It'll be a good training opportunity, but costly if you mess up.

Third, there will be a stalking sequence in which you'll move dangerously close into an enemy soldier's field of view while another enemy soldier is slowly coming up on your six.

Finally, there will be a large area in which your path will criss-cross around enemy patrols and their field of view as you rescue two Prisoners of War.

This is where the difficulty of the game begins to ramp up. If you wish to continue the "perfect stealth" run, then don't be afraid to repeat this mission several times as practice. By the time you finish it, you'll be much better at the game then you were before you started.

Río del Jade
The mission starts with a shot of the assault team on their way to clear the boathouse. You start crouched behind this stack of boxes. These soldiers appear to behave like a clearing team, but all their behavior is scripted and can be disrupted like any other patrol route. They will fan out into two teams, Soldier A and Soldier B take positions to the north and will set in place first. Soldier C and Soldier D will keep moving before splitting up themselves. C will set just south of the central building and D will make a slow approach between the last two points on his route before setting behind the stack of boxes where you start. As soon as D sets, A will sweep south through the cabin in a straight line. When he reaches the other side of the boathouse, all four Soldiers will turn around and move to their patrol routes displayed on the second map of Rio del Jade.



While this could be an easy situation to escape if you just move to the southern exit, you have a Confidential Document to secure up in the boathouse.

The assault team is moving into position in their cordon. As soon as you have control, move to point 1 and climb the ladder. The door into the loft is open, unlike during the previous mission. Get in and you'll see the Confidential Document next to the window. Run and grab it and immediately turn around to return to the ladder. Hop down. As soon as you're at the bottom of the ladder, press and hold to lie down.
 * 1. Secure the Confidential Document, Then Escape

Angle the camera west and watch the stack of boxes for Soldier D to set. You'll see the barrel of his gun poke out past it. As soon as Soldier D sets, Soldier A makes his southward sweep. If you stay down, he won't see you. Once Soldier A completes his sweep and Soldier D gets to his feet...


 * ...all the guards will turn their backs on your position. No, really.



Move immediately to point 2.

Press against the wall with. Wait for Soldier C to move behind the lumber stack. As soon as he does, move to point 3.
 * 2. Observe Soldier C

You won't wait here long, just watch Soldier C until he moves around the lumber stack. As soon as he does, run along the edge of the map north to the exit.
 * 3. Slip Past Soldier C

El Cenegal: Swamp, South
You may safely follow the path west to the next map. There is nothing here of interest. You can ignore Soldier E on the water's edge, you can ignore the soldier on the other side of the river, you can ignore the Rations, you can ignore the dinosaur footprints...



Just follow the road west to the next area.

El Cenegal: Ravine
The north path to the ravine is now open. There is a soldier in the clearing and a soldier on the bridge up north. Soldier F will walk north along a tunnel that exits at the south end of the bridge across the ravine. There's no waiting for him to get out of your way and there aren't any nooks to hide in. You'll have to stalk behind him as he walks north.



Soldier F will be moving as soon as you reach point 1. Follow him by gently tilting. Just keep a slight distance. You'll notice that if you stalk while upright, you can close the gap between you and walking soldiers. If you crouch-stalk, you'll have an easier time keeping up with them at a distance. Follow Soldier F to point 2.
 * 1. Stalk Behind Soldier F Through the Tunnel:

Hold to lie down. If you're quick, you can see the Kidnapper drone up above the bridge before it moves away. Wait for both soldiers to turn around, then release and run to point 3.
 * 2. Wait for Them to Turn Around.

Follow Kaz's advice. Face one of the rails while standing and press the to vault over the rail and hang off the side of the bridge. Do not press at this time, or you'll fall to your death. Move north past the Soldiers. They cannot see you while you are hanging. Move to the end of the bridge and wait for the nearest soldier to turn around and press to get back over the rail onto the bridge. You don't make sound while you do this.
 * 3. Hang off the Bridge and Move North.:

Proceed north.

El Cenegal: Swamp, North
You are now on the north side of the riverbank. Your destination is the northeast exit but before you head that way, you need to secure a nother Confidential Document, to the immediate east of Soldier H. You should be fairly familiar with stalking after the Ravine, but you'll get lots of practice here. You need to learn how to immediately release the Analog Stick while stalking in response to stimuli such as grabbing an item, or an enemy becoming suspicious of you.



Pause before you do this. Get yourself ready. Review and memorize the steps below. You have a lot to do in rapid succession: If you did everything right, Soldier H won't see you. He should be looking to the west/his right if you immediately began stalking toward the tree, then stalking to the document. Soldier H is looking left and right; if you dally too long at the location of the document, Soldier H might turn his head to you. If you follow all the above steps in order one after another, the soldier won't notice you.
 * 1. Secure the Confidential Document Right Next to Soldier H:
 * Stalk in the direction of point 1, the skinny tree dead ahead of you.
 * Ignore the CQC icon that appears as you stalk past Soldier H.
 * Stalk until you see the icon to press against the tree. Don't.
 * Angle the camera to your right and quickly find the document.
 * Stalk up to the document and grab it. Stop moving when Miller tells you to stay out of the water.
 * Turn around and stalk in the direction of point 2.

If you are not comfortable with this process, just skip to point 2. You can even run straight to point 2 if you keep your distance from Soldier H. Once you're at point 2, watch Soldier I. As he passes the tree, stalk in the direction of point 3. After a second or two, go ahead and start running to point 3. Make sure you're positioned such that the tree is between you and Soldier J up ahead. Once you're at point 3, watch for Soldier J. As he moves around the tree, stalk around the opposite side. After a second of stalking, go ahead and run to the next area.
 * 2. Slip Past Soldier I:
 * 3. Slip Past Soldier J:

Bananal Fruta de Oro: Sorting Shed
This is the last area in this mission. There are five enemy Soldiers. To the west is the sorting shed with tight corridors while the east is a large open area with little cover in the middle. A chainlink fence divides the large open southern area and the exit to the north. There are two Prisoners of War, a third Confidential Document, and the Tiger Stripe camouflage to be found here, which will make your path long.



Stay low and move to point 1.

You can simply run to him. Stay low and keep terrain between you and the enemy. Have the Fulton Recovery equipped. If you didn't bring the Fulton, you may divert to the Fulton System pickup nearby. The POW is an Eddie, but rescuing POWs gives you Heroism. Pick up the Confidential Document in the same room.
 * 1. Rescue the First Prisoner

Don't stop. Immediately move out and turn north. Soldier L should be at the north endpoint of his patrol. Turn east around the Red Barrel. Ahead of you should be boxes and well beyond that should be Soldier M making his way south in the distance. At the containers, turn northeast and move to the shack at the north next to the fence, where you'll find the second prisoner of war. As you're extracting him, angle the camera west. Move to point 3, with Soldier N's back turned to you, hopefully.
 * 2. Rescue the Second Prisoner

Press yourself against these containers and watch Soldier N's line of sight. Once he turns his head away from you, move around the south side of the container and along the south side of the tub ahead to Point 4. Soldier N's patrol is quick. Once he turns his back to you, move around the tub and enter the northern part of the map. Be sure to hug the north wall so that Soldier N doesn't hear the sounds of your footsteps as you move to point 5.
 * 3. Observe Soldier N.
 * 4. Observe and Slip Past Soldier N.



Once Soldier O moves north out of your sight, move to the southeast corner of the container and watch Soldier O again. Once Soldier O is moving southeast again, wait for him to move past you. If you're pressed against the southeast corner of the container, he won't see you. Once he's passed, sneak to point 6, grab the Tiger Stripe uniform, then immediately run to the goal of the level.
 * 5. Observe Soldier O.
 * 6. Secure the Tiger Strip Camouflage

Completion
Miller will establish the Mess Hall Team in Mother Base.