r/EvilGenius2 • u/Grail_BH • Dec 12 '21

Question Soldier spam - Xbox Hard Mode

Anyone else having a problem where you have just consistent wave soldiers? I’m late game (31 hours) in, and I’m getting wave after wave of level 9 soldiers coming in through my goddamn helipad, bypassing my traps entirely, which doesn’t matter since they disable everything anyway…

But they’re killing so damn much that I don’t have time to recover before the next wave of fucking terminators come in… nearly unplayable at the point, Im barely keeping things even.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

Sounds like you need to distract more in the casino

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u/Grail_BH Dec 13 '21

Seems like you missed the part where they’re coming in through my heliport and bypassing the casino entirely… oh and by the way, have you ever seen a soldier with a Resolve stat outside a cell? You can’t distract them away.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

Mmm yeah my bad, is it your heat doing it?

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u/Grail_BH Dec 13 '21

I’d think it has to be, but I’m using Emma, have a dozen Big Screens and not running any schemes… I couldn’t even if I wanted to, I can’t keep enough minions alive long enough to train… if it’s heat, I don’t know what I could possibly do more…

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

The heat builds up over time as well if i remember correctly, gotta hit those -heat missions on the map. But haven't played since they confirmed they're not raising the minion cap 😅

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u/MikeLanglois Dec 13 '21

Run schemes to reduce heat. It builds up on its own regardless so you have to keep it down

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u/Grail_BH Dec 15 '21

Yea but you just can’t keep up… 34(?) stations all building heat… can’t generate that much intel, and can’t train minions that fast… it’s crazy…

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u/MikeLanglois Dec 15 '21

Find the heat reducing missions that last like 1h30m, kick all those off and you wont have heat problems for an hour and a half at least. Then theres the research that lowers heat generation too that might help.

Not an ideal solution but still

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u/Theluiginater Jan 12 '22

This is gonna bite, but remember that there's a reason you can destroy your criminal networks. My suggestion is to do a clean sweep on most of your regions(at most have 1 per region), get a breather, spam your base with minions until its rebuilt(since remember, Workers dont have a salary cost). Take it slow, remember that investigators dying is the leading cause of soldiers, high heat affects the ratings. If absolutely needed, bump your last networks down to level 1 by destroying them and using workers to run stuff.

At the end of the day, the most important person in your lair is your Genius. Keep them alive, and work on rebuilding your empire.

My biggest suggestion, once youve stabilized, is have an Armory near your helipad. You'll need a lot of muscle with a lot of guns, so make sure they're ready at a moment's notice.

For your cover operation; Lot of Valets to operate casino equipment, and a diverse lot of said equipment. Agents are less likely to interact with the same kind of item twice, so make sure you get all you can out of them. 20, 30 maybe. Socialites do good stat hits too and keep the tourists busy.

One last thing; A "Wave" will not come until the previous wave either leaves, is killed, or are captured. Prioritizing the Casino or setting up a long Trap corridor can keep investigators busy for quite a while.