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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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Full walkthrough for the M4 mission in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Learn how to destroy comms equipment, secure diamonds, extract prisoners, and more.

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Full walkthrough for the M4 mission in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Learn how to destroy comms equipment, secure diamonds, extract prisoners, and more.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to the first yellow waypoint for a scene with Big Boss downloading information.
  2. 2
    Go to the Eastern Communications Post.
  3. 3
    Identify the comms equipment (three satellite dishes on small buildings or canopy structures, marked by a glowing blue light).
  4. 4
    Plant C4 at the base of each satellite dish.
  5. 5
    Move to a safe distance and detonate the C4.
  6. 6
    Alternatively, locate the communications control panel inside a building in the middle of the compound.
  7. 7
    Shoot the radio or plant C4 on it to disable communications.
  8. 8
    If choosing the C4 option, detonate it from a safe distance to distract guards.
  9. 9
    To complete Mission Task 3, find the rough diamonds on rocks south of the outpost via a hidden path accessible by climbing a cracked wall. Look west of the Wormwood on this path.
  10. 10
    To complete Mission Task 5, extract 2 prisoners from Wialo Village. They are in buildings in the southern section, not together. Clear the area, sneak in, carry them outside, and extract them.
  11. 11
    To complete Mission Task 6, extract one of the two materials containers at the outpost using the Cargo 2 Fulton upgrade.
Tips
  • Extracting the puppy found near the LZ at the start of the mission will result in it growing into a buddy for later missions.
  • Destroying the comms equipment is mandatory, but you only need to complete one of the two mandatory tasks (destroying comms equipment or transmitter). The other becomes optional.
  • Shooting the radio or planting C4 on it inside the communications building is an easier method for an S Rank.
  • Using C4 to destroy the comms equipment allows for a distraction, aiding in escape.
  • The diamonds are on a rock on the hidden path to the outpost.
  • The prisoners are inside buildings in the southern part of Wialo Village.
  • You need the Cargo 2 Fulton upgrade to extract the materials containers.

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