MGS V Subsistence Run (Rules in Desc.): Ep 28 - Code Talker

Rules:
- Same as the actual 2 Subsistence missions in the game plus a few of my own tweaks for more challenge.
- The ultimate in solo infiltration. All weapons and items are OSP (on site procurement), The Chicken Hat, Reflex Mode, Supply Drops, Buddy Deployment, Support Heli Attacks, and Support Strikes are forbidden.
- Default Olive Drab Fatigues only.
- In the case of using Snake or the Avatar. Only the Default, Silver, or Gold Prosthetic Arm are allowed. No arm features are allowed to be used except the sprinting punch which counts as CQC because DD soldiers with the Savage ability can do it too.
- Since None is not an option for Weapon Slots Primary 1 or the Secondary Weapon Slot. 1 will be filled by the Sawed Off Double Barrel and 2 will be filled by the Water Pistol. Both are not to be used for any purpose at all not even holdups or shooting for fun.
- Can only drop ASAP (Same as actual subsistence missions since no sortie menu).
(You can still select drop time by looking at the I-Droid clock and starting missions 1 hour ahead of your desired drop time if the mission is in same region as the ACC, 6 hours ahead if going from Mother Base to Afghanistan, 8 hours ahead if going from Mother Base to Africa, and 6 hours ahead if going from Africa to Afghanistan or vice versa. This is a good tactic if you want to do part of a mission in the day and another objective in the mission at night without the Phantom Cigar)
Personal Tweaks:
- Missions must be finished with an S rank and all tasks complete by any means available. (Objectives that require NL weapons to stun animals such as birds in the sky can be completed by calling in a special supply drop to the animal's location, then discarding it for another weapon ASAP after the objective is complete. Weapons obtained this way are not to be used for anything but animal objectives.)
- The Fulton Device will be downgraded to the 1 star to encourage creativity and improvisation. (The one star Wormhole Fulton Device as well as any of the other higher grade
Fulton(Balloon Version) can be used only on missions with objectives requiring it.) #Gaming, #MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain, #StealthGames, #actiongame #action #shortgameplay #gameplay #gameplays #metalgearsolid #metalgear

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Comments:
It was an almost perfect No Traces, all tasks, Subsistence run. I fumble turning on the speaker mode with the African Lullaby tape towards the end and I was afraid to mess around with it because of the way I do practice runs. I drop into the mission with the same loadout as I do in the actual run and if I want to rush to a certain stage in a mission to test out strats or whatever I call in Stealth Camo and any other items I need via airdrop, then I restart the mission when I'm ready to make actual attempts or want to restart my practice run for more tests, that way I can return to my actual subsistence loadout without having to exit the mission which changes the enemy preparedness, causes claymores to spawn in the mission area etc. Since Lullaby tapes are consumed after successful use I didn't know if restarting the mission would give it back to me, and I didn't want to have to exit the mission to go and grab another from its location where it respawns in the open world. I wasn't entirely familiar with how to play them on speaker mode in the Idroid. But other than that went for and got No Traces because I wanted to ensure my S Rank and not have to attempt the mission again, and also I want to attempt a No Traces All Tasks Run of as many missions as I can in the future, hopefully some no one else has done.

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Very nice run my friend! Kicking the Skull's asses is the only way :D This mission requires alot of focus, i know. Dealing with the Skulls and avoiding being spotted during the LZ approach are the main difficulties. And you dealt with both the hardest way, GG :D To stun the last guard i would've used Code Talker lol xD You can throw bodies at enemies and still retain the 'no traces' bonus. It would've been rough for Code Talker, but the man is an old tough guy, and his parassites would heal him back full in no time.
Anyway, GG man! Great achievement :D Waiting for the next one!

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@@-Runo I know I could have either held the last guy up or threw code talker(though just as you thought about the tape I thought of throwing prisoners to be cheating even though it doesn't void NT, just as I view over use of hold-ups), both just as easy as the Lullaby tape so I don't think it made a difference in that situation. I just wanted to do something different since 90% of the strat for this mission had to be copied from other UA-camrs. I tried to change it up by leaving one of the Skulls alive and sneaking by so I could take out the last one on the way out, but the last one spawns high on a cliff back through the jungle where she can't be reached, and the Armored vehicle at the bridge doesn't spawn unless you defeat all the Skulls the first time. Overall the mission was easy because the Skulls are predictable AF. Metallic Archaea is proving hard though.

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@@NewRetroLetsPlays Yasu Dini actually left one of the Skulls alive (with half health) and then killed her on the way out, but he sniped them. In fact you can't cqc the last one, cos she stands on a cliff. Also, the zombie invation after you take Code Talker from the basement is so weird... i never liked that phase.
Anyway, welcome to the 'no traces the Code Talker mission but cqcing the skulls instead of avoiding the fight all together' Club! There are just few ppl in it actually :D:D

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@@-Runo Oh yeah. I actually wanted to thank you and all the other small UA-camrs who without their videos I wouldn't be as good at my favorite game as I am today. When I finish the entire run I'll be sure to tag and thank them all in the post I make about it. And also I still have to defeat the skulls on the extreme version, which shouldn't be too hard since I can just go back and watch this video.