N7: Cerberus Fighter Base

Noveria is a world familiar to Shepard, who came here during the hunt for Saren Arterius. Now the new Normandy is being sent to this world to neutralize a key Cerberus installation.

The fighters stationed here are wreaking havoc on the Alliance. Admiral Hackett wants to seize the base, but the air defenses are too much for a head-on assault. You need to neutralize those first.

CLEAR THE AREA

You start the operation near a landing pad with a fighter parked for maintenance on it. The area is crawling with Cerberus, so you’ll need to eliminate them. The fighter on the pad actually makes for good cover from threats on the walkway and the unreachable ledges.

If you’ve got a sniper rifle or scoped weapon, this is a chance to do some distanced wet work. More aggressive players can use the crates on the walkways for cover as they advance into the base’s upper level.

The enemy may try holing up in the lower level interior. If this is the case, watch out for turrets laid down by Combat Engineers. You’ll be informed once the facility is cleared. Once that’s done, scour the base for credits and supplies before moving onto the next step.

Heating Unit Schematics

Among the supplies you find at this facility, look at this control panel on the wall directly across from the objective. The Heating Unit Schematics found here are incredibly easy to miss. There’s a salarian in the Citadel’s Presidium Commons who could use this.

DISABLING THE DEFENSES

Once you’ve found everything on the facility, get to the designated control panel and choose wisely who you assign to cracking the security.

They will not be available for the ensuing firefight. Eventually, your chosen hacker will inform you that you need to activate a security panel simultaneously with them.

Once this is done, the defenses are down, but Cerberus doesn’t quite give up. A large deployment of enemy troops arrives at the landing pad, and that is your next destination.

CLEANING UP

Watch out for Nemesis snipers on this phase of the battle. They are fast enough to get behind you and your squad, so make sure that once you find one, you don’t lose track of them until they are dead.

Once you’ve silenced the enemy, you have one final challenge. An Atlas drops onto the landing pad.

Fortunately, you’ve got plenty of good cover to use on the pad itself and on the walkways near the pad, making it relatively easy to stay at range and bring it down with heavy ordnance or powers.

Destroying it will complete the mission, so be certain you’ve found everything you need on the base before taking it down!