Metal Assault/Western Forest of Return

Mock Battle

• Zone of Operations: Mock Battlefield
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1
• Hint: Think of this as a practice field, and it's your mistake.
• Objectives: Complete mock practice.
• Mission Rewards: 20 coins, 12 EXP

Proceed right. Destroy the wooden targets, kill the enemies, and pickup all the items on the ground as you proceed. At the end, there is a small shack. Press Z to capture it.

Battlefield Training

• Zone of Operations: Entrance to the Forest
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1
• Hint: Move to the end of the area.
• Objectives: Go to the end of the area.
• Mission Rewards: 22 coins, 14 EXP

Proceed right, killing enemies and picking up their drops. Get to the flag to complete the mission.

Jump Tutorial

• Zone of Operations: Inner part of the valley
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1
• Hint: Jumping is key to covering the terrain.
• Objectives: Board the plane and take off.
• Mission Rewards: 25 coins, 16 EXP, unlocks #Stomping the Signal

Proceed right killing enemies and jumping over gaps. Once you reach the plane at the end, press F to board.

Stomping the Signal

• Available Difficulties: Rookie, Veteran
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1 ~ 2
• Hint: The communications equipment looks like large antennas.
• Objectives: Destroy the enemy communications equipment
• Mission Rewards: 27 coins, 16 EXP, unlocks #Extraction on Rookie; 30 coins, 16 EXP on Veteran

Proceed right killing enemies. You will reach a fence you cannot pass. Take the ladder down, being careful of the enemy waiting at the bottom. Continue right killing more enemies and then climb the ladder. Go left, and watch for the enemies that jump out of the bush. Destroy the communications equipment to complete the mission. You may have picked up a ticket to select a supply box after completing the level. Pick one and you may receive an item.

Extraction

• Available Difficulties: Rookie, Veteran
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1 ~ 2
• Hint: Beware of the unpredictable landscape.
• Objectives: Board the transport plane at the end of the area.
• Mission Rewards: 30 coins, 16 EXP, unlocks #Vertical Descent on Rookie; 35 coins, 17 EXP on Veteran

Proceed right and watch for the enemies that drop using parachutes. Once you get to the edge of the cliff, wait for the platform to approach. Once it's near, jump on and kill more parachuting enemies. At the other side, get off, kill some more enemies, some of which jump out of a bush behind you. Kill the remaining enemies in the way and those that drop, then board the plane.

Vertical Descent

• Available Difficulties: Rookie
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1 ~ 2
• Hint: It won't be a cliffhanger if you can find the target flag.
• Objectives: Reach the bottom of the area.
• Mission Rewards: 32 coins, 17 EXP, unlocks #Beauty of the Angle and #Secure the Vehicle

There's a crate on the left platform that will contain a card. Slowly drop down platform by platform to not suffer fall damage. At the bottom, collect the flag on the left side.

Beauty of the Angle

• Available Difficulties: Rookie
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1
• Hint: The key is controlling the angle AND power of the cannon.
• Objectives: Destroy all targets in the area.
• Mission Rewards: 35 coins, 17 EXP

The nearby technician will brief you on how to use the cannon to the right. Press F to get in. Destroy the targets, the last of which is a tank, to complete the mission.

Secure the Vehicle

• Available Difficulties: Rookie, Veteran, Elite
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1 ~ 3
• Hint: Use your Occupation skill on the vehicle.
• Objectives: Secure the vehicle at the end of the area.
• Mission Rewards: 40 coins, 17 EXP, unlocks #HMK-29 Launch on Rookie, 45 coins, 20 EXP on Veteran, 50 coins, 22 EXP on Elite

Take the upper path and destroy the crates you see. One of them should have a supply card. Kill all the enemies you encounter and proceed right. Lots of enemies will come at you, including some parachuting in. Once you reach the vehicle, press Z to occupy it.

HMK-29 Launch

• Available Difficulties: Rookie, Veteran, Elite
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1 ~ 3
• Hint: Mission fails if tank is destroyed.
• Objectives: Take the tank to the end of the area.
• Mission Rewards: 42 coins, 20 EXP, unlocks #Enemy Attack on Rookie, 47 coins, 22 EXP on Veteran, 50 coins, 24 EXP on Elite

Go right and get into the tank by pressing F. Drive the tank to the right side. You can use any of the weapons to kill the enemies, or just drive over them. Be careful of the enemy with the Rocket Launcher as that can do a significant amount of damage to the tank. If playing alone, it's sometimes easier to get out and kill the enemies with regular weapons. Otherwise, the second player can man one of the other guns on the tank. On Elite, there is also a mini tank at the end.

Enemy Attack

• Available Difficulties: Rookie, Veteran, Elite
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins on Rookie, 1 gold, 0 coins on Veteran, 0 gold, 0 coins on Elite
• Number of Members: 1 ~ 4
• Hint: Eliminate all enemies in the area.
• Objectives: Eliminate all enemies in the area.
• Mission Rewards: 42 coins, 20 EXP, unlocks #Rush and Attack by Force on Rookie, 45 coins, 22 EXP on Veteran, 47 coins, 25 EXP on Elite

Proceed right and kill the few enemies. After you pass the tree, two stronger enemies will come out and attack you from behind. Continue onto the bridge where enemies will be waiting, and more will drop from the sky. Once you reach the edge, a few more enemies will parachute in along with a small flying helicopter enemy, two on elite. Destroy that, kill some more enemies, and prepare yourself for a boss fight.

The boss is a tank. Various enemies will parachute in or run at you. The tank itself will fire powerful bullets, or shoot a giant ball that does a lot of damage. Keep killing the enemies and shoot the tank until it is destroyed to complete the mission. On higher difficulty levels, you must clear the tank's HP bar multiple times to defeat it. The last layer is always red.

Rush

• Available Difficulties: Rookie, Veteran, Elite, Master
• Mission Requirements: 0 gold, 0 coins
• Number of Members: 1 ~ 2
• Hint: Break through to the core area.
• Objectives: Eliminate all enemies.
• Mission Rewards: 67 coins, 17 EXP on Rookie, 70 coins, 20 EXP on Veteran, 72 coins, 22 EXP, unlocks Master on Elite, 75 coins, 25 EXP, unlocks Legend on Master, 77 coins, 27 EXP on Legend