Touching Down on Mu is the final mandatory story mission in Episode 5.
Mission Summary[]
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“It is too late to run... Or to stop. There is hope.” — Spoilers for Episode 5 follow. |
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Jane, Wheaton and Bombshell must attempt a daring rescue of the AMC Squad, whilst James head to Garmid...
Gameplay[]
Touching Down On Mu[]
Sail through the tunnel on a submarine, surface and land on the shore. Head to the small camp and climb up the watchtower. Pick up the M82A1 and shoot the switch over the wall. Go through the gate. When you see dinosaurs (...the fuck?), head to the right and cross the bridge. You will find a magic bridge and follow it. Keep moving, then go down a red stream. Down the waterfall, look for a cave underwater and continue. When you surface into a large lush area, head up hill and across a bridge. You will see Raptors eating some mercs. There's also a red keycard card there. Use it at the door near the metal wall with a small waterfall. Upstairs, hit the dam switch! Head back to the area you found the red key - now the dam is clear. Go into the cooling tower and climb up the structure. Leap to the ledge and put on a mechsuit. The turrets are inactive so don't bother destroying them. Go to the red door and hit the switch nearby.
Head left to the hole in the wall and up the fire pole. Be careful as there are MJ12 Assassins here. Grab the boots on the table. You will need them in the next room. Go through the red door on the left. This pool of purple liquid is corrosive, but you'll need to go down and right to the door and get the purple key. A T-Rex will show up and will start eating MJ12 soldiers, so let it have its dinner. When you're ready, make you way back to the upper floor with the MJ12 Assassins and use the purple keycard to open the door on the right. Fight through the MJ12 to the tower straight ahead and interact with the controls there.
The Juggernauts[]
As Bombshell, go into the building and straight. You will eventually see a switch on the wall. Use it.
As Jane, drop down the vents and go to the white door which eventually leads you to a switch. Head back and open the door near the servers. Go through and find another switch.
As Bombshell again, you are now in a heavily armed Juggernaut suit. Head towards the hangar and up an elevator. There will be a chopper at the top. Around there is the yellow keycard and a door. Use the key at the same place you pushed the switch earlier. Go back down to the hangar and go through the opened doors. Go down the elevator platform. Take off the suit here and jump out the window. Carefully move around the ledges to the next room. A door will open with some heavy MJ12 resistance. Try to avoid them and go grab the toolbox and go inside to hit the switch which opens the previous door. Put your Juggernaut suit back to to fight the MJ12. Continue through. When you reach a L shaped pathway, drop down and head to the lower section. Take off your suit and jump to the switch.
Belly of the Beast[]
This cave is weird, it seems to be alive... Head right and climb down the ladder. Hit the hand switch in the next room to open the door ahead. Drop down through the red ladder on the right. The blue organic barrier can only be open when you burn a organic sac. Go right and get the Gas Mask and some flamethrowers. Go back jump into the hole in the wall. Pick up the flamethrower and burn the blue sac and go back. Note: The weird humanoid animals will not attack you if you don't bother them, the giant blue lobsters are hostile and numerous, but weak to fire.
Follow the dark red stream. Then follow the green rivers to a door you can open. On the left there is a room with a ladder in the middle. There's a switch at the top for ventilation. Follow the metal pathway to the unlocked door near a fence. Head down the elevator and burn the sac in the middle. This will open the hole in the wall. Follow the yellow river upwards and then follow the green beacons. Go into the glowing purple crater and burn the brown sac. Make note of the C-4 wall you pass by. Walk up the side of the wall and to the crate to find the C-4.
Now go through the river and past all the monsters. Climb up the crushing pillars and eventually to tunnel with a machine needing a blue keycard. Go left and go up the ladder with MJ12 Soldiers. You can find the blue keycard in the larger room on a wall. Go back and use it. Go down and left and follow the blue beacons. Climb up the building and go to the end of it which as a small gap in the fence. Use the elevator to head back up. Move you way up the building where Jane and Wheaton are waiting for you.
Divided We Fall[]
As James, order AMC troopers to follow you and fight through the EDF HQ. The EAF soldiers will help you. In the large office room, find the blue keycard in the elevator office area. Use it on the door nearby. Eventually you will find Magnus' office.
Prison Break[]
As Micky, go under the bed and through the vent, but beware of big scary spiders. Head right and hit the switch. Then go left into the small hole, work you way up and find a hand switch.
As Sang, head to storage, up the elevator and hit the switch.
As Geoffrey (after he's done pooping), go to the VR terminal that's now open near the cells. Go down the floor and to the other side to find a switch. Go back and up the slope to hit another switch.
As Micky again, pick up the suitcase. Go out and right past the lasers and hit the switch in the corner.
As Zaxtor, go to first pillar outside and find a climbing wall. Hit the switch over the bridge.
As Snowfall, go into Life Support. Go past the control room and into a contaminated zone. Go left to find a toolbox and use it on the door near the entrance. Kick the vents on the left to find the red key. Use it in the control room. Hit the switch.
As Zaxtor again, fly up into the next floor and go across. Hit the switch.
As Merlijn, get to Medical. Use your muscles to open the door. Find the blue key and free Highwire.
As Highwire, head to Surface. Lockpick the door.
As Rusty, go to Surface and talk to the ghost for the code. Enter the code.
As Wheaton, fight you way through the MJ12 and you will eventually meet up with the rest of the team.
Man Versus Machine[]
As James, fight the new upgraded red PATCOS with your fists. Tip: You can use the rocks it telekinetically hurls at you against it.
Lunar Surface[]
As Mikko, work you way upwards through the Paradigm-seized New LA. Head to the gym and get the blue keycard in the ring and use it to open the door nearby. In the cafeteria jump through the glass ceiling. Use it at the elevator near the cafeteria. Heal up and open the doors to confront Trenton again.
Secrets[]
There is a total of 3 secrets in this mission.
Touching Down On Mu[]
- At the start of the mission, before climbing the stairs of the watchtower, turn around. You can find a gold amulet and a small medikit.
Belly of the Beast[]
Map showing secret #1 green sac and green thin pillars
- Near the end of this segment, after opening the big gate and taking the big elevator, instead of going right, go left, hugging the wall. You will find a body with a flamethrower. Pick it up if you don't have one. Then climb down and keep hugging the walls. Climb the cliffs and follow the red beacons until you find a glowing crater with a green sac. Burn it down. You then have to go all the way back almost to the start where you first put your gas mask. The circular area surrounded by green thin pillars should be now free to go in. Inside there's a platinum amulet and an artifact.
Lunar Surface[]
- At the start of this segment, after beating the enemies in the room, jump into the pool of water. There's a Megasphere underwater.
Weapons & Artifacts[]
- Mu Idol (Artifact): Found in secret in Belly of the Beast described above.
Other Items of interest[]
- In Snowfall's section in the prison, after you used the toolbox, jump onto the pipes above, and look for a vent to the right. Crawl through the vent, and you'll find the Micky in S.M.A.R.T. Suit 2.0 Chibi.
- When in the cafeteria as Mikko, look behind the counter and interact with the Mikko's portrait. Then go back to the gun store. The Vault door will now be open, with Mikko's new body Chibi.
Trivia[]
- When it is Sang's turn in prison break, Geoff is using his toilet. It was at sebabdukeboss20's insistence.
- At the EDF HQ, there are 3 large statues: Duke Nukem, Bombshell, and an unfinished Serious Sam.
- The decision to include dinosaurs on Mu was rather late in production. Sebabdukeboss20 was insistent on having the T-Rex have an eating animation.