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Your Spec Ops: The Line walkthrough for Chapter 13, Adams. Learn how to survive the Ship Graveyard, deal with the 33rd, and make a critical choice.

Alright, let's dive into Chapter 13, also known as "Adams." This one's a bit of a mind-bender right from the start, so buckle up. ## Starting Loadout If you're jumping in here via the 'Select Chapter' option, Walker will start with a Desert Eagle as both his primary and secondary weapon. Just a heads-up! ## Campaign The chapter kicks off with Walker alone in a sandstorm, facing the burning tower. You'll see a few charred bodies around, and then things get surreal. Characters you've had to kill, like 1st Lieutenant McPherson, Agent Gould, and Jeff Riggs, will appear, blaming you for Dubai's state. It's a hallucination, a tough one, but Walker snaps out of it thanks to Adams calling him over the radio. You regain control in a place called the Ship Graveyard, with yachts half-buried in sand. Your objective is to reach Adams, who's near a downed chopper and surrounded by 33rd soldiers. Be ready, because this area is tough. Zulu Squad troops are everywhere, and they've got some serious firepower. When you get close to the chopper, Adams gets hit badly, so you'll need to hurry to him. After you revive Adams, more 33rd soldiers show up, including a heavy trooper with two Zulu Squad support units. The 417 and the SCAR-H near the downed helicopter can be super helpful here. Once you clear out the 33rd, Adams and Walker head off to find Lugo. Lugo radios in, saying he's hurt and the 33rd are swarming him. Walker tells him to find a hiding spot and wait, but the signal cuts out. Soon after, you'll come across another ship with a Zulu Squad sniper armed with an M-99 Sniper. Fight your way to the yacht, but watch out for other Zulu Squad members and more swarming soldiers armed with M1014s and other high-damage weapons. Be extra careful when you see that red sniper laser – it's a one-shot kill on higher difficulties. Honestly, the sheer number of soldiers attacking the yacht is probably a bigger threat than the sniper. After you secure the yacht, you can choose to pick up the M-99 Sniper. It's a powerful weapon, capable of one-shot kills on most enemies (except heavies) if you land the shot, but its reload time is pretty long, so make sure you're behind cover when you reload. Walker and Adams push through more of the graveyard, and then inside another ship, Adams confronts Walker about his actions, especially killing American soldiers and destroying the tower. Walker brushes it off as duty, and Adams sarcastically agrees. As you exit that ship, a Stryker armored vehicle appears. You'll have to run to a nearby yacht and defend yourselves. If you die here, you might notice the loading screens giving you some unsettling messages like, "You are still a good person." After defeating the first wave, which includes a bayonet runner and a heavy, Walker tells Adams to take cover upstairs on the yacht and wait out the sandstorm. The idea is that the 33rd will get disoriented, making them easier to deal with once the storm clears. The fighting continues even during the storm. Once the 33rd are dealt with, you'll radio Lugo to let him know you're clear. To your shock, you hear Lugo screaming for help. Walker and Adams assume some 33rd soldiers found him. After Adams breaks down a gate, you both rush into the refugee camp. A cutscene will play, showing Lugo has been lynched by angry civilians. Walker and Adams shoot down the rope, Adams pushes the crowd back, and Walker tries to revive Lugo, but it's too late. Adams asks for permission to kill the civilians in retaliation for Lugo's death. This is a major decision point: * Kill civilians: Adams justifies this as being "for Lugo." * Scare them off: This leads to the "A Line, Held" achievement. * Do nothing: This also leads to the "A Line, Held" achievement. If you choose to melee a civilian or shoot above them, you'll earn the "A Line, Crossed" achievement. If you choose to scare them off or do nothing, you'll earn the "A Line, Held" achievement. The civilians will then use rocks to attack Walker and Adams, which will bring you back to this decision point. After making your choice, Walker and Adams move through the rest of the refugee camp. Once you find the exit, the level concludes. ## Dialogue Konrad: " _Walker? Captain Walker, can you hear me?_" Walker: " _Colonel?_" (Dubai is on hell, Burj Khalifa is burning) Konrad: " _Open your eyes, Walker. I need you to see what you've done. Dubai should have died long ago._" (Walker walks forward) " _We were ordered to abandon these people. Instead, we chose damnation._" (Someone appears, walking towards him) John McPherson: " _Not all of us.._" Walker: " _What? Who's there?_" John McPherson: " _One of your victims. The one who was just followin' orders._" (Disappears) Walker: " _You gave us no choice._"(Another one appears) Rick Gould: " _There was always a choice. You just fucked it up._" (Disappears) Walker: " _I... we tried to save you..._" Jeff Riggs: (Appears) " _Deep down, you knew we all had to die._" (Disappears, Walker collapses, kneels down) Walker: " _This wasn't my fault..._" Lugo: " _Captain..._" Walker: (Sees Lugo sinking in the sand) " _Lugo?_" Lugo: " _Help..._" Konrad: " _There were over 5,000 people alive in Dubai, the day before you arrived. How many are alive today, I wonder? How many will be alive tomorrow? I thought my duty was to protect this city from the storm. I was wrong. I have to protect it from you._" (Walker's infernal hallucination fades away as he hears Adams on the radio) Adams: " _Walker? Are you there?_" (Echoes and fades away) " _Goddammit, Walker! If you're alive, then fuckin' answer me!_" Walker: " _Colonel..._" Adams: " _What? It's Adams! Fuck, man. Where the hell are you?_" Walker: " _(Groans) Not sure yet. Lugo with you?_" Adams: " _Nah. He's been dark since the helo went down._" Walker: " _Fuck. Well, where are you?_" Adams: (Firearms are heard) " _Just follow the smoke._" Walker: " _Right. I'm headin' your way._" (cutscene)