There's a level called "Occupation of Arteria Carpals" or something like that. It's after you destroyed five Cradles and killed 100 millions people. You have to fight against four NEXTs. This is the last level I have to complete.
Anyone knows how to defeat them? I'm seriously stuck on this level.

Hey man, there is a Next I used to defeat them On normal and hard. This isn't my Next, I got it from some other site and have yet to thank the person who made it. I got an S Rank on Hard on the Occupation of Arteria Carpals on my FIRST try. I'll post it for you as soon as I can find it again. The only recorded copy I had was on the hard drive that formatted over. BrB

Word for word what "Korietsu" posted on <http://www.armoredcoreonline.com/forums/index.php?act=Print&client=printer&f=19&t=562>

"Here's how I S-Ranked Occupation of Arteria Carpals on Hard 1.0 regs.

Full Latona (WinnD's) Frame (EDIT: accidentally put the wrong fame down)
Sobrero Gen
Polaris/Scheat/best energy efficient boosters
Dual spread bazookas/ Dual Saleen's/ Musselshell extensions.
Yellowstone 03 FCS
Tuning: Cap: 0/50/50/0
50 Missile Lock on
Boost 50/50/50/0
QB 50/50

Won with 31/~33k AP remaining.

Strategy: Wait and hover in the middle of the map and unload on the first next that comes over, then move to the walls in which the AC's came over. Use that for shielding and hop in an out of cover and hit a next with a barrage of missiles. If you run out of missiles before all of the nexts are dead (should have at least gotten 4/5 nexts) just spread bazooka the last one and you should easily get an s rank."

There is the key to the hardest mission in the game. Enjoy. I know I did. =)

Oh yah! Pay strong attention to the "1.00 Regulations" mentioned in this small guide. This part is crucial.

Thank you very much. I'll try it out.

Hey, I did it. The frame above didn't work for me, but somehow, I defeated three of them with hi laser rifle, then the last guy keep targeting The oldking behind the wall, so I just sneak up behind him and finish him off with my assault armor. Thank you very much man.

Im sorry, but the NEXT you mentioned does not fit my combat style.
I tend to try to evade my enemies' attacks, thus making them waste ammo, and whittle down their AP. Then, when they are out of ammo, I swoop in for the kill.
Of course, I am not very good at that style, as my NEXTs are usually equipped with dual LBs and dual GLs. This way, I don't need to worry about left/right stability and can make my AC look awesome.
Help me please!

haha i hate those spread bazookas i beat most of the hard mode with a blader/Smg Expert ya know the two machine guns you get from cube and perma Ob/fly set-up and this is the one mission i cant come close to finishing on normal with any of my usual set-ups.oh and i ate lead using that set up XD although not bad wen ur not up against 4-5 nexts in my opinion :P

You reminded me of the SMG song.
I'm dual-wielding my S-M-Gs
I'm gonna go on a kill-ing spree...
***************/*****
Yeah, like I said, I prefer dual blades, because I can.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Psycho_Fox,

I can't kill NEXTs with blades. Arms Forts, yes. NEXTs, no.

As for the mission, just use the wall hack with Conopus.

How do I do the Wall Hack?

Wall Hack:

Fly to the middle of the Carpals facility to activate the approach of the enemy NEXTS. You will hear a woman telling you that the breafing was manufactured. Then turn left and fly over the wall. Land on the little ledge at the base of the wall (Note: you cannot use quade or tank-type legs because they will not stay on the ledge) anywhere will really do, but try to be in the middle, not too close to an opening. Wait until Old King is destroyed and then start blasting at them THROUGH the wall. Do this until they are defeated. You will see if you are doing damage.

Tips:
You must use long-type rifles in order to get through the wall. I've only used EN weapons, but a standard rifle should work. Wrist mounted weapons won't do. I used Canopus to great effect, but other high-laser rifles and stuff will work. Also, make sure you have an Assault Armor Overed Boost, then when you see that one of the NEXTS is close (200 or less) activate your Assault Armor to drane their PA, thus doing more damage with your rifles. I recomend the shoulder mounted Assault Armor enhancer. I also recomend either the Zinc Or Insolence (zinc is better, but if you don't have that...) back-mounted missiles to finish them off once you run out of ammo. There should only be one or MAYBE two (if your aim sucks) of them left deopending on wether you are on normal or hard. You should equip a sniper-type FCS for good lock-on range.

Okay, I think that's it. Hope this mini-FAQ will help.

just use those lazer rifle arms and 2 kojima missels.


hide behinde the wall and pick em off 1 at a time.

I finally did it. I used full TORUS build, dual Canopus, and dual TORUS kojima cannons. I wallhacked, and killed them easily.

you can take out 1 or 2 of them while they're in overboost with back mounted koji's, then wall hack, super easy.