Escape Velocity

Inferno Nostos

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ACT 3 - MISSION 40

Fighter squadron: 74th Templars

Description: Ross 128 has been abandoned to the Shivans, and the GTVA has withdrawn to Delta Serpentis. Escort transports as they flee Cowley, Delta Serpentis's capital world.

Location: Cowley, Delta Serpentis

Background

The Anathema Fleet is running riot in Ross 128, and the three Terran colony worlds in Delta Serpentis (Cowley, De Vass, and Jericho) are under major threat. The squad is sent to cover transports evacuating Cowley.

Walkthrough

You have Alpha and Beta wings of your own choosing, plus Crux wing and the Vasudan Omicron wing.

This mission is a straightforward, continuous intercept mission, fending off waves of Shivan bombers and cruisers. The usual priorities apply here: beam cannons, bombs and bombers. Nu wing will deploy in mid-mission in order to reinforce you.

You get a secondary objective for protecting Noma Station itself, which you can do by sniping the Zoar's main beam cannon. There are two bonus objectives: one if all of Upsilon wing departs safely, and one if all Freighters 1-6 depart safely.

After you fight off several waves of Shivans, a pair of SD Lucifer superdestroyers jump in. There's a big freakout, then two Vasudan destroyers (and a Regulus Syndicate destroyer) appear to drive the Lucifers off. After the Lucifers warp out, Command orders you to return to base.

Notes

• Planet Cowley is named after the 20th-century British sci-fi writer of the Terran Trade Authority series.