Savage Moon: The Hera Campaign

A guide for Savage Moon on the PSP by FluffyLogicFor more on the game see:http://www.fluffylogic.net/savage-moon-supportHints & Tips

Here's a few pointers that you might find of use if you are struggling with the game or justwant to improve your score:

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Machine Gun Towers & Sniper Towers

can attack both ground and air units.

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Death Blossom

Insectocytes evolved to respond to the threats the Imoons hasfaced. The towers the Insectocytes have faced the most were the Machine GunTower and the Mortar Towers, so they are the ones that trigger the beautiful, butdeathly, blossoms. Whereas, towers like Maser Towers are more recenttechnologies, so the Insectocytes don't see them as much of a threat (there is aclue to this in the Tech & Creature Library).

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Blocking Towers

are very useful – they can take lots of punishment. As well asblocking routes you can build other towers on them. Another good trick is to usethem defensively; when a unit (such as a Tank or Stinger Insectocyte) is attackingyou they will tend to target the closest unit. If you make that unit a Blocking Tower you can protect other more vulnerable ones.

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Juggle 'em!

You can choose to block a route, forcing the Insectocytes to re-route,then open it again, forcing another re-route. As they will always go for the shortestroute, you can 'juggle' them around whilst you pick them off.

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Combinations of towers work best

– a single repair tower is still vulnerable,. If either the tower itself takes damage, or the damage inflicted on the towers it isprotecting increases, it can get overwhelmed. Amp towers are a great way of boosting the power of groups of towers.

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Regenerators

behave just as they sound; they heal as soon as they take damage.You need to heap a barrage of fire power down on them to win. Iron SkinInsectocytes are altogether tougher and immune to non-upgraded towers.

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Drainers

shut-down towers within their range – so you need to upgrade towers tohit them before they get into range. Using the range option on the Tactical Skillsmenu really helps with this.

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Create Kill-zones

; these are areas of the Imoon where you concentrate towers,normally with Amp and Repair towers to back them up. When you can hit theInsectocytes with lots of fire from seveal towers at the same time is a great way tostop them. Death-Blossoms are the exception to this in that they look for concentrations of towers to attack – however they have bit of a blind spot for Masers and if the towers are spaced out at intervals, won't register with them somuch.

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The last wave

of a mission often contains the most dangerous Insectocytes. It isworth preparing for them; if you look at the Advance Wave menu it will show you thenext waves. If the last wave's Insectocytes are ground based, then before theyappear – and after the last flying units have been dealt with – sell your Anti-Air Towers and build more attack towers. If the last wave's Insectocytes are flyingcreatures, then before they appear – and after the last ground units have been dealtwith – sell any towers that can't target air units (e.g Mortar Towers or Maser Towers)and build more anti-air attack towers.

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Tactical Skills

; these can give you the edge, so make use of them. Good places to

use them include using the base repair option before you repair your damaged baseso it costs less credits and using the range boost when faced with Drainers so theycan be destroyed before they can shut-down your towers.

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Boost your income

; As a mission starts the Insectocytes start weak and growstronger with each new wave. When you are confident with your gameplay use thecredit boost from the Command Skills Menu on the early waves to increase your income.

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Easy difficulty

increases the starting resources and also lowers the Insectocyte'shealth and damage.

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Campaign/Vengeance

– Campaign is the main game of 20 levels. As youcomplete each level the same level is then unlocked in Vengeance mode. In thismode the waves of Insectocytes never ends but just gets tougher and tougher – theaim is to see how long you can last!

Quick Start Guide

(If you've switched the tutorials off in the option menu!)

Tactical Layer

This section has been introduced especially for the PSP. It acts as a level select screenand in campaign mode , it allows you to directly manage the resources you take intobattle. Different Imoons uncover different research strands, for example, capturing theImoon 'Ahpuch' gives you the ability to research Anti-Air technology, whilst victory on 'Hun-nal-ye' unlocks development of the new Maser Tower. The indicator in the bottom left of the screen shows you, as each Imoon is selected, the ratings of overall danger, flyingInsectocytes, ranged-weapon Insecocytes and technology available upon capture. Thishelps you guide you, helping you decide which Imoon to assault, in which order and whatresources you should assign.

Let the Assault Commence...

Once you have decided on an Imoon to attack you then assign the amount of drop-pods,block-pods and credits they will start each level with. The two types of pod are thetransport used to bring a tower from orbit onto the surface of the Imoon. You can onlybuild a tower if you have a pod available. The game recommends an amount for eachtype (on the right) from the total pool of each resource available (top left and right of thescreen). However, if you choose to attack an Imoon further away from the one/s you havecaptured there is a loss of resources en-route to that battle. You will be assignedadditional drop-pods throughout the mission as you completes certain waves. You won'tbe assigned any more block-pods, so take all you need in with you at the start.

Imoon Conflict

Once the battle starts you need to build towers to stop the Insectocytes getting into your base. The top left HUD shows you the block-pods/drop pods available. To build a tower simply press X and the build menu will appear – use the d-pad to select the tower type andpress X to exit the menu and then X to build. The cost will be deducted from your credits(top right of the HUD) and cost you a drop-pod (for most towers) or a block-pod in the caseof a blocking tower. You gain new credits from killing Insectocytes. Select toggles on/off the flying paths that some Insectocytes use.To research new technologies press X to bring up the build menu, then up on the d-pad toselect the research menu. Simply select a technology you wish to research – the cost willbe deduced – and then a timer bar will appear indicating research is in progress. Once