Dead Island: Riptide Walkthrough Part 27 - The Mission: Stalwart Defense

Dead Island: Riptide Walkthrough Part 28 The Mission: Stalwart Defense

Time to hold your ground against a massive wave of the Undead. Your goal is to resist being overrun until the water level gauge has drained completely. It is a long fight and you may well level up during it. The best thing to do is immediately improve your character. The second important note is that each HMG has 400 rounds and takes a few seconds to spin up. While they are lead spitters ammo is a precious thing so 2 notes: First, only fire them in burst and second you can start with some disregard but as the battle wears on it is better to take a moment before firing each burst. This will make all the difference in getting through the first part of the fight without expending too many resources.

For the first few marks of the gauge the attack will be focused on the front. It is a lot of Walkers with a few Infected. Toward the end you will encounter a Float and at the very end a Butcher. The Butcher can be a big concern if it gets on you. Otherwise, let it attack your team member for a while and use that time to quickly replace any destroyed portions of the fencing. If you are really quick at it, then you can re-mine some parts of it as well.

You know you are starting the second part when you hear Hardy calling out for a location change on the gun. He will tell you to move it to face the back (Southeast) of the compound. With 2 guns it is a simple matter of changing over to the second one that you set facing the other way. This wave will feature, once again, a large number of Walkers and Infected. It will also have a pair of Floaters and a Butcher. There is also a Thug thrown into the mix. These are the best targets for gunning down with the HMGs.

This will all lead toward the massive third wave. There are a number of Floaters, a Butcher and a Boss Thug called “Crazed Moe.” Moe can be found easily as he is marked with a Purple Skull icon on the mini-map. If you patch up all the holes then he will simply go and stand in a place. Find it and you can simply gun him down without too much trouble. Alternatively you can create a massive trap at one of the entrances, pull away the fencing and then just watch him get most of his health blown away. If you are not so fortunate to keep all your fencing up Crazed Moe is a Charging Thug Boss. He can do some good damage given the chance so be ready when you are dealing him. The water gauge will finish draining after Crazed Moe is dead.

Take a little time to loot all the bodies of the various zombies both within and without then go and talk with Trevor. He will give you your quest reward and he is also your access to the tunnels below. Take a little time after this to complete the Mira side quest as she can offer another continuous quest that gives you money and XP.

When you are ready then talk with Trevor and move on into the tunnels to begin the next chapter. If you have the side quest, “History Lesson” from Dr. Kessler then you will be able to finally start it.