The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Winston Churchill, Speech, House of Commons (November 1947)
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Overview[]
The player controls U.S. Army infantryman Sergeant Ben Kerry. Six weeks after the end of the flashpoint, peace has returned to the Republic of Altis and Stratis, though a sense of unease continues to remain on the island nation as many questions remain unanswered...
Kerry's role/class:
Infantry / Rifleman
Default loadout:
Primary weapon:None
Secondary weapon:None
Equipment:None
Backpack:None
The briefing loadout menu is not available for this mission.
Objectives[]
Primary[]
(1) Pickup journalist
(2) Get the car
(3) Escort journalist
Optional[]
(4) Refuel
Mandatory[]
Kerry must not be injured
Cole must not be harmed
The Offroad must not be wrecked
The vehicle cannot become immobilised
Avoid collateral damage/friendly fire
Do not leave the region
Walkthrough[]
Primary 1: Pickup journalist[]
Wait until you've been dropped off at the entrance of the airport parking lot. Kerry will automatically disembark from the truck as soon as the driver stops within range.
Walk straight into the airport terminal and wait for the helicopter to drop off your objective; a journalist named Mark Cole.
Primary 2: Get the car[]
You can't miss it.
Cole will proceed to follow you out of the terminal. You must first find the vehicle you've been assigned to, however. You shouldn't have any difficulty in spotting the deep red-coloured pickup parked in the middle of the car park (there's no hope for you if you can't locate it...seriously).
Once you've located it, board the vehicle and wait for Cole to do the same.
Primary 3: Escort journalist[]
Whether or not you choose to refuel (see Optional objective below) is up to you. Your next objective is simple - drive straight to Athira to drop off the journalist for his scheduled interview with Nikos Panagopoulos. Do not go off-road; simply follow the main road leading into the city. Be careful not to crash into any civilian vehicles along the way, as some vans and cars will be driving in the opposite direction as well. Don't run over any civilians or NATO soldiers either.
Nikos is located in the centre of the town in front of the church. Simply park near the interview location and then disembark (Cole will do the same). A small cutscene will play and fade to black, then the mission (and campaign) will be finished.
Optional 4: Refuel[]
Immediately after picking up the journalist, you will need to refuel the vehicle as it's almost out of fuel. Head to the nearby gas station just south of Athira (and north along the main highway on the outskirts of the airport).
Once you've refuelled, you'll be cleared to return to your primary objectives.
Achievements[]
Peacekeeper
This is unlocked once you drop off Cole at Nikos' interview site and complete the mission.
Trivia[]
It is just barely possible to reach Athira without refuelling at the start. It requires tight planning of the route to the city after picking Cole up however, as the Offroad's fuel will deplete quickly if the player does not maintain control of their fuel usage (by accelerating excessively and burning extra fuel).
Granted, there's no reason to risk this as refuelling is quick. Failing the mission will simply result in more wasted time by having to revert to a previous checkpoint.
Nikos' reaction to Kerry will differ depending on whether the player chose to call in the artillery strike in Moral Fiber. He will either greet Kerry warmly or angrily tell him to "get lost" after Cole is dropped off.
Regardless, neither will actually affect the ending dialogue which remains the same no matter the choice.
It is technically possible to "finish" the mission by getting Kerry injured by any means (i.e. getting run over on foot by anything or driving into oncoming traffic), though this is an unintended outcome and simply results in the mission ending abruptly.
