Atlantic Express Train Upkeep

Quick but cautious is the order of the day behind the scenes of The Atlantic Express. Just like the trains they repair, our maintenance staff exemplifies our uncompromising attitudes towards safety. Atlantic Express, Rapture’s Fastest Way to Travel!

Trial 1

Hack the Turret on the second floor using your lone Remote Hack Dart, then set to hacking the vending machines and both of the Health Stations. Although you could smash them to gain free First-Aid Kits, the enemies on this map attack from numerous directions and booby-trapped Health Stations up the kill count. Summon a pair of Security Bots and set up the three Mini-Turrets in a perimeter around the Gather Corpse before setting the Little Sister down.

Strafe back and forth between the Circus of Values machine and the hallway with the Little Sister Vent across from it. Use your .50 Caliber Rounds to pick off any Splicers that get close to the Little Sister while continuing to ensure that you have two Security Bots helping out at all times. Splash any pesky enemies with Security Command 2 to ensure your Mini-Turrets and Security Bots target them. Only repair the Turret or any Security Bots if you have plenty of EVE Hypos.

Make a run for the El Ammo Bandito machine on the second floor and top off your supply of Anti-Personnel Rounds and Mini-Turrets once you’ve reached the halfway point. Use the Anti-Personnel Rounds for the Brute Splicer that attacks (try to detonate the fuel drums near the ruined train car as it passes) and lay down additional Mini-Turrets as soon as you hear from Tenenbaum. An Alpha Series attacks during the final moments of the Gather. It won’t try to distract your Little Sister, so you may want to focus your efforts on staying away from it while you continue to protect the Little Sister.

Trial 2

Lay down a number of Trap Rivets near the Gather Corpse, in the doorways, and along the stairs. String up some Trap Spears along the walkways adjacent to the train car and the stairs leading down from the El Ammo Bandito. Save your Proximity Mines for later in the Trial, when the Spider Splicers and Alpha Series attack. You’ll be completely without normal ammunition in this battle, but you can use the Trap Spear as a normal Spear and fire it through enemies. Similarly, you can fire the Proximity Mines directly at enemies as you would with a Frag Grenade.

Place one or two Trap Rivets on the fuel barrels near the train car and use the Decoy 2 to bait enemies into the trap. Though it helps to place a few Cyclone Traps at the base of the stairs and close by the Little Sister, it’s not worth the EVE to charge them up with Electro Bolt. Instead, use your limited EVE supplies to pepper Splicers with Cyclone Trap as you would with Electro Bolt.

Kill the Brute Splicer, string up a few additional Trap Spears, and lay down a Decoy so you can make a quick run to the Circus of Values. You’re going to have to fend off an Alpha Series and a Brute Splicer at the end of the Gather—make sure you have plenty of First-Aid Kits. These larger enemies won’t try to interrupt your Little Sister, so use Electro Bolt to stun them while you flee up the stairs. Leap down to hurry back to protect your Little Sister from the other Splicers.

Trial 3

Hack the vending machines and lower Health Station and destroy the upper Health Station to gain an additional First-Aid Kit before the battle begins. With no weapons to use other than the Drill, there’s not much you can do in the way of preparations for this Gather. Bring the Little Sister to the Gather Corpse and prepare for mayhem!

Insect Swarm 1 might not seem as powerful as some of the other Plasmids, but you might be surprised how effective it can be at distracting Splicers from your Little Sister. Patrol the area between the Little Sister and the Circus of Values machine and deploy Insect Swarm at the first sign of a Splicer. Use the Drill Dash and Drill Swing melee attack to kill the Thuggish and Leadhead Splicers that attack during the first half of this battle. A single swing of the Drill can even kill multiple Thuggish Splicers if they happen to be close to one another. Drill Dash can one-hit kill Splicers with the Drill Power tonic, particularly if they’ve been weakened by the Insect Swarm attack.

Brute Splicers won’t attack your Little Sister, but they do provide a more significant threat to you. Use Insect Swarm to distract them, hit them with Drill Dash to inflict heavy damage, and then drill into them. The Drill Vampire tonic siphons Health from the Brute Splicer, while you bore into the big lug. Don’t waste Drill Fuel by drilling into lesser enemies, but this is a good way to get rid of a Brute Splicer while also replenishing the Health you may lose by getting shot by other Splicers. Make frequent trips to the vending machine to buy Drill Fuel and First-Aid Kits. Insect Swarm doesn’t consume a lot of EVE, so you should be able to get through the entire Trial without having to buy any additional EVE Hypos.

Bonus Trial

At the risk of repeating ourselves from the earlier Bonus Trial, you’re going to find that Security Command 3 and Hypnotize 3 are all you need to get through this Trial unscathed. Lay down a ring of Trap Rivets around your Little Sister at the start of the Gather, string up some Trap Spears along the stairs, and keep your Proximity Mines and Mini-Turrets in reserve for later, should you need them. Summon a pair of Elite Security Bots and grab your Shotgun or Machine Gun as the Little Sister begins the Gather. Remember to charge the Hypnotize Plasmid when you splash a Brute Splicer, as the effect could otherwise wear off before the Brute Splicer dies in battle. A charged-up dose of Hypnotize 3 will keep the Brute Splicer on your side until the very end.