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Volt Droppers, Aerials, Machine Guns, Biped Legs, Engineering Chassis

Double Fine’s quick tips


Map Layout:

  • Defend the Three Huts
  • Bombers Inbound

Recommended Trench loadout

  • Anti-Air Weapons
  • Sprinting Biped Legs

XBLAFans gold medal advice

 

Strongly Recommended players: 2+

Note: 3 players would make this a breeze.

XBLAFans recommended loadout

Turret Trench: (Solo Recommended)

  • Selker Chassis
  • Sprinting Legs
  • Machine Guns (one flak, one standard)
  • Flak & MG Lights, Mine & Mortar Heavies

Gun Trench:

  • Karlsson Chassis
  • Sprinting Legs
  • Flak Machine Guns (x3), Machine Guns/Long Range Weapons (Sniper + MG combo)
  • Dampener Emplacement, any light

Getting gold

Village presents one of the few levels that’s nearly impossible solo because there’s so much distance to cover and the enemies spawn so close to the objectives. This gold guide assumes the cooperation of at least two players. Getting gold here requires a very strict synergy: Gun Trench places a dampener on both sides of B (one covering the left-mid path, one covering the far left and A path), one for E and one for D. Keeping those dampeners close to B and D are essential to bait the Burst Transmitters so they don’t destroy your larger investments (flak/MG turrets). Gun Trench should also stay near the center where his/her range will best be taken advantage of. Use the rocks to avoid the Snipe Tuner, leave it for last. When the Volt Droppers show up, focus all fire on them, don’t let them bomb any objectives, especially on the last round.

Turret Trench is the squirrel of Village, running back and forth placing Flak turrets (one left, one mid, one right, all behind a dampener) and upgrading dampeners. Placing MG Turrets is doable, so is Mortars or Mine Layers, but there isn’t much scrap to go around on Village (or there probably is but it’s hiding under the water, which is beautiful) so focusing on flak placements and dampener upgrades is absolutely essential. While Gun Trench stays central for the most part, Turret Trench needs to run the field cleaning up after turrets and taking out the enemies that Gun Trench isn’t focused on. With all the aerial enemies, it’s easy to let a resistor or two slip by, and it’s Turret Trench’s job to catch them, especially when the sonic worms come up. Keep the upgrades steady and the coverage smooth and Village gold will be yours.


Wave breakdown


Wave 1: C Aerials

Wave 2: D and B Resistors

Wave 3: A Burst Transmitters and D Burst Transmitters and C Sniper

Wave 4: E Tommys, C Aerials and Worms at defend hut B

Wave 5: A Resistors, B Resistors

Wave 6: B Aerials x2

Wave 7: D Aerials x2

Wave 8: A and B Aerials with E Resistors, then C Sniper with B and D Aerials

Wave 9: A Volt Dropper

Wave 10: E Resistors folowed by Tommys, then Worms in middle hut and D Burst Transmitters

Wave 11: A and B Resistors, D and B Resistors

Wave 12: A and E Aerials, B amd D Aerials

Wave 13: E Blitzers x2, Tommys on D and Dniper on C

Wave 14: A and E Aerials, then D Burst Transmitters, When worms in middle near B and B

Wave 15: B Volt Dropper, B Resistors, D Resistors, C sniper, D Volt Dropper

 

Dos and don’ts

 

Do

  • watch the skies
  • pay close attention to the Wave Breakdown
  • bait burst transmitters
  • stick to your role
  • immediately remove sonic worms

Don’t

  • worry about expensive emplacements
  • let volt droppers get a chance to bomb
  • place emplacements too close to the base

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