Harkonnen-The construction yard capturing mission!

[Guest Methos]

Greetings!

I am not new in RTS games of Westwood an I finished most of them rather fast but this Harkonnen mission...can it be done?? Ok I capture the construction yard, quickly build some vital stuff, turrets,... and then hell breaks out! And Harkonnen break down! What's the trick here guys! I'd appreciate your input!

Methos

[Guest Doug]

Hi!

Yes its a terrible mission! I got stuck also! Actually I think many players just don't finish the Harkonnen missions because of that! Good luck!

Doug

[Gobalopper]

There is a very extensive strategy section that should help you out...

[Guest QQQQ]

I kept all my units close to my base at the syart so that can help oneanother.

[Mentat_Li]

Try to build a Starport as fast as possible! :oBest if you build lots of Rocket turrets around one area.

[Reactor]

What rocket turrets? I never build even one :)

Mostly, I train at least 10 troopers, and build several quads. Two quads can easily eliminate a sonic tank. This intelligence also regards to siege tanks.

I STRONGLY recommend you to build an "L" shaped wall around the infantry only passage, this will prevent enemy troopers and sardaukar to sneak into your base.

As for enemy airstrikes, it's easy to handle them. When you have enough harvesters and refineries, and the spice flows, you may build the Ix facility, or order 5 launchers from the Guild. I witnessed that the computer often marks your united force as the airstrike's target. If you team up your growing army with launchers, it will eliminate all 3 ornithopters. This works even better if you build many launchers,and place them a bit farther from your united army.

(I loathe when all launchers fire at one plane)

[DLAOutlaw]

When I first started playing years before I got online I had the same problem. It was dang near impossible to beat that mission. My dad played Atreides my brother played Harkonnen and I played Ordos I was the first to beat my missions and soon after my dad defeated his and my brother was stuck on that mission. I tried my best to help him but to no avail. After about 2 weeks straight working on that mission I got it :P. Now I get on and play it and it's a snap. Thank you players online! The thing to do is build up a small force right off the bat and swing to the small Atreides base and either wipe it out or capture it. If you capture it remember that there is a sonic tank that gets dropped off by carryall north from the base and comes down and attacks.

[Reactor]

I told you, Rocket Turrets are only a waste of money, time and energy.  Missile tanks are far better.

The key to this mission is: Try to have many Troopers and Quads! Quads can take out hostile Sonic tanks, and troopers will handle enemy Missile tanks,Quads,Combat tanks etc.

You may also want to have some light infantrymen to obliterate incoming Sardaukars and enemy Troopers.