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*10-2-25* 25. Empyrrean's Final Stand
Total Annihilation

*10-2-25* 25. Empyrrean's Final Stand

Master Empyrrean's Final Stand, the hardest mission in Total Annihilation. Learn strategies for defending your base and launching a counter-offensive against overwhelming ARM forces.

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Master Empyrrean's Final Stand, the hardest mission in Total Annihilation. Learn strategies for defending your base and launching a counter-offensive against overwhelming ARM forces.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Begin by securing a few metal spots and solar collectors.
  2. 2
    Build a Kbot lab and construction bots. Send some construction bots north to build a defensive wall of Dragon's Teeth about a third of the way up the map.
  3. 3
    Use other construction bots to capture all metal spots south of the Dragon's Teeth wall.
  4. 4
    Meanwhile, use your Commander to build a vehicle plant and a construction vehicle.
  5. 5
    Immediately build an advanced vehicle plant and, as soon as possible, an advanced Kbot lab.
  6. 6
    Set the vehicle plant to produce Raiders and the Kbot lab to produce Crashers (for air defense).
  7. 7
    The advanced vehicle plant should focus on producing Goliaths.
  8. 8
    The advanced Kbot lab should produce a Level 2 construction bot, then switch to a ratio of 3 Pyros to 1 Can.
  9. 9
    Periodically send your current force of attack units north to harass the enemy.
  10. 10
    Have the advanced construction bot convert extractors to Moho extractors.
  11. 11
    Be prepared for a potential enemy strategic bomber raid that could destroy your Moho extractors and construction vehicles.
  12. 12
    As metal production is restored, use surviving and new construction bots to build approximately 18 missile towers around key buildings.
  13. 13
    Build an aircraft plant and produce fighters rapidly.
  14. 14
    Once you have a sufficient force, send them north to attack.
Tips
  • The mission offers no natural kill zones or defensive hills, requiring a broad defensive strategy.
  • Gaining air superiority is crucial.
  • Be aware of the enemy's unit composition, which may include Spiders, Bulldogs, Tritons, Merls, Fidos, Zippers, Zeuses, Rockos, and Jethros.
  • Enemy static defenses might include Sentinels, Defenders, Guardians, and a Bertha.
  • Focus on destroying undefended enemy Moho extractors during oppression raids.
  • The ARM commander might be taken out automatically by your main assault force.
  • Surviving a heavy strategic bomber run is a significant challenge.

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