Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory/M-11

Your first real Vietnam mission consists of five deliveries scattered all over the map. You'll mostly be sticking to the lowlands, so you won't need a great climber for this mission. Control on the rice paddies is sketchy, so consider using a vehicle that won't slide around as much. An added bonus of a heavier vehicle will be its resistance to the law enforcement ramming you throughout the level. The cops are set up before, alongside and behind you all over the map, so expect to tangle with them a bit. The good news is, if you can make it through the dangerous places where deliveries are set up, it's easy to lose your pursuers when they collide with the surrounding hazards.

Delivery 1
You start the mission facing a small hill, which you should skirt around to the right. Out in the meadow you'll see the pickup, but on the way there are multiple mines that will explode as you near them. Once you make the grab, your arrow will turn to the right and you can follow it for a smooth ride the rest of the way until you see a road and your arrow starts bearing to the left. At this point you'll be running up on a cop with another one farther ahead. There's also another law enforcement vehicle that will come at you from the direction of the delivery point. Cross the road on your way to the dropoff zone, then try to maintain control across the drops into the rice paddies. The dropoff is located in the middle of a couple huts, with trees interspersed. Avoid the buildings, the cop approaching from the opposite side of the village and the blue van heading down the road from the next pickup, and you'll likely lose a few cops here.

Delivery 2
You can take the road the blue van was on to the next pickup, or use a more direct approach across the paddies. It's a little bumpy going across the berms separating the fields, and it's easy to slide around a lot. Be in control of your vehicle for the pickup and keep in mind that you'll be taking a left to the dropoff, if you're on a heading from the last delivery point. A nicely placed road leads out of the paddies and directly to the next delivery point, although with the cops swarming the area and another blue van on the road, utilizing this egress is easier said than done. As you make your way down the road to the dropoff located just outside the main Vietnamese town, an enemy Baja Truck will attempt a head on collision. Your options are to juke left and then back right to follow the road around him, or veer right and take the jump off a small hill into the delivery zone. For control's sake, it's better to juke him and keep your tires on the ground, because you'll need some precise maneuvering from the delivery to make it through the town to the other side.

Delivery 3
From the last delivery point, it's a crapshoot whether you can make it onto the main town road with crashing if you had any speed at the time. Just beyond the dropoff is an entrance to the village, from which you can go down the main drag or quickly exit on the other side of the road and run out along the edge of town. The former option puts you in the direct path of a law enforcement Grenadier, and the latter forces you to contend with a gully and trees, so both present a hazard. It's not recommended to attempt skirting the entire town, as you'll give the cops too much time to catch you. This is another great place to lose some cops, provided you can make it through the town without blowing yourself up. The pickup is right on the other side of the town, just past a patch of bamboo.

From the pickup, don't bother following the road, as it twists and turns and goes through a checkpoint, all of which will only slow you down and likely throw you into a spin if not handled correctly. Just follow your arrow to the next dropoff, and eventually you'll fly over a hill just before the river. Depending on where you land, it could be more convenient to go through the river or across the bridge. There's an enemy Hondo here that likes to crash into the boulders in the river, be he may also get in your way if you take the bridge. The bridge is faster and less dangerous than trying to pick your way through the rocks in the river, and be aware that of the two sides, the right hand side is much harder to get through. Start turning to the left in anticipation of the next pickup when you make your delivery, and watch out for a SUV that will come in to swipe you from the opposite side.

Delivery 4
Head back across the river and straight toward the next pickup. You'll hear an explosion, which means the boulders have been released into the pass ahead, just like on the last mission. Dodge the first group of boulders and maintain a straight path through the pickup, meaning don't bear left to follow the pass. When the oncoming cop is near enough to you, finally juke back left to avoid him, then go around the second set of boulders and follow the pass. Take the slope up to the bridge at the end of the pass, and watch out for the Baja ahead of you that will hinder your progress. At the top of the slope, head down the road to the dropoff, where things get tricky. Not only do you have a bunch of cops on your tail at this point, but there is another coming down the road at you from the front, and a stationary truck right next to the delivery zone. In this situation, you need to make a 180° turn, avoid the truck, and pick your way through enemies to cross the bridge. Try turning hard to the right after the truck and going uphill for a bit before turning around. This should draw your pursuers apart a bit before attempting to punch back through their ranks.

Delivery 5
Cross the bridge from the last dropoff and try not to lose control or be pushed off, as it will take a great deal of time to get back up to the next pickup. As soon as you get over the bridge, juke left to avoid an oncoming Grenadier, then head over to the pickup. It's not the end of the world if you fly over the side of the mountain, in which case you'll have to trek around the ranges to the delivery, but it's much easier and faster for you to take the tunnel right there. The tunnel and the bridge are good places to use an offensive countermeasure, as your enemies have no way to dodge. Once through the tunnel you have the option of following the road to another bridge and tunnnel, but it's much easier to head down the side of the mountain in the direction of your arrow. There is a cop waiting at the bottom, but you won't have to deal with the tight cornering required to get on the bridge and the control necessary to make it across and into the tunnel. Either way, it's a simple run into the delivery zone to complete the mission. On Warzones you also unlock the D-5 Hondo at this point.

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This mission is fairly well suited to speed, with little climbing, open spaces and even some roads. You'll want to use the fastest vehicle that you can handle well, because the route requires going through small gaps, so you'll need the ability to correct minor deviations in your route before they become large ones. The fastest vehicle, like always, is the ATV Monster. You'll need your car to turn on a dime in some cases, and the ATV does the trick.

The route is the same as the walkthrough above, but make sure you use all your boosts during the course of the run. They are highly effective in the straightaways, where you can maintain top speed without being jostled. You'll also want to save one for crossing the river after the third delivery and possibly one for the last pickup, where you might be slowed down a bit after getting into the tunnel.

At the first conflux of law enforcement vehicles, turn straight to the delivery point and follow your arrow across the paddies. Get a good, straight take off from the upper paddy, and try to ride the far berm out toward the next pickup between the oncoming cop and the big tree by the side of the road. You'll want to start your turn fairly early at the contraband, since you slide a lot on the paddies, and it's important to get going down the road to the next pickup.

Heading to the second delivery, follow the road and juke the oncoming Baja Truck. You'll want to head directly for the building at the close corner of the town intersection. With speed you should fly just over the roof of the building, land in the intersection and be able to flow smoothly down the street and out of town with the enemy Grenadier over-adjusting for your initial aim and slamming into the far side of the street. From here through the next pickup and delivery, just try to maintain control and keep your speed up.

After the third delivery, boost across the river, pickup the loot through the pass and head up to the drop off. If you can get the delivery made, get turned around and back onto the bridge without getting hit, consider yourself successful at this part. The AI vehicles always do something different here, so this section is partially luck based. Across the bridge, just head slightly left to bypass the oncoming Grenadier, and don't handbrake until you're at the pickup. Take note that there is some sort of invisible object glitch on the left side of the tunnel entrance, so stay as far right as you dare.

From the last pickup to the end, your job is simply to maintain control and burn any last boosts you may have. It's quite hilly, so it may be to your advantage to keep that last boost in reserve until the very end in case you suddenly go haywire. You don't have to lose any pursuers, so don't worry about slamming into the stationary truck sitting behind the final delivery zone.