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MISSION 19 - Hot Zone
Smuggler's Run

MISSION 19 - Hot Zone

Complete the Hot Zone mission in Smuggler's Run by evading CIA drivers and finding hidden checkpoints.

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Complete the Hot Zone mission in Smuggler's Run by evading CIA drivers and finding hidden checkpoints.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head north out of the city gate and proceed north between the two plateaus on your map.
  2. 2
    Blast past the first CIA vehicle encounter and crash through the fence.
  3. 3
    Locate the green flare near the boulders to pick up the first item.
  4. 4
    Perform a 180-degree turn after picking up the item and drive through the border crossing.
  5. 5
    Follow the southeast dirt trail. When you see a mesa, turn left instead of going right, following the path southward into a pit with strange rock formations.
  6. 6
    The second checkpoint (an auto-save point you restart from on death) is at the left end of this pit. Hit it and perform a 180-degree turn to head back the way you came, being wary of pursuing CIA cars.
  7. 7
    Upon reaching the wide-open plain again, drive north.
  8. 8
    Pass the right side of the mesa ahead, crash through the barbed wire fence, and go through the small opening in the canyon wall to enter the oilfield.
  9. 9
    Drive north through the oilfield and pick up the contraband at the airport runway.
  10. 10
    Drive west back through the oilfield and climb over the hill with the windmills.
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    Follow the highway until it ends, then take the jeep trail to the right.
  12. 12
    The next checkpoint is located in the dried-up oasis. Hit it.
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    Proceed southwest to the next pickup point, which is hidden on top of a small mesa with an accessible path.
  14. 14
    Drive down the other side of the mesa and head southwest, taking the rightmost path through the mesas.
  15. 15
    When you see power poles, drive under them and locate a slightly camouflaged jeep trail behind them. Take this path.
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    Eventually, you will reach a large jump over a very big pit. Take the jump to land on the other side where the finish is located.
Tips
  • The CIA drivers are described as very bad drivers, so focus on them primarily around the second checkpoint.
  • The last checkpoint of this level is cleverly hidden.

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