Achieving three stars in each typically requires around 4,000 points, earned by completing the tied activities and extracting safely to Speranza.

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1. Damage Bastions (3 Stars: 4,000 Points)

Objective: Deal damage to (and ideally destroy) Bastions, the four-legged machinegun minibosses.

Best Maps/Locations:

  • Stella Montis: Loading Bay (guaranteed spawns, great cover).
  • Spaceport: Departure Building or Container Storage during Night Raid/Electromagnetic Storm.
  • Blue Gate: Warehouse Complex (high spawn chance).

Recommended Loadout:

SlotItem
PrimaryAnvil/Ferro/Renegade (IV tier preferred)
SecondaryKettle (III/IV with extended mag)
Ammo120 Heavy / 240 Medium
GearLight/Medium Shield, Shield Rechargers, Normal/Herbal Bandages
Consumables4x Trailblazers or 2x Deadlines (optional), Showstopper for stun

Step-by-Step Strategy:

  1. Enter with a squad: One player baits the Bastion's aggro while others flank.
  2. Target yellow leg joints to stun it, then shoot the rear yellow canister weakspot.
  3. Once core exposes, unload into it. Repeat for a second Bastion (destroys two for easy 4,000+ points).
  4. Extract via nearby stations like Metro or Central Elevator.

Pro Tip: This overlaps with Trial #5, doubling efficiency.

2. Destroy Ticks, Fireballs, and Pops (3 Stars: 4,000 Points)

Objective: Eliminate these small, explosive indoor pests (Ticks crawl/explode, Fireballs roll/shoot, Pops burst).

Best Maps/Locations:

  • Buried City (Night Raid): Northeast loop - Hospital > Parking Garage > Research > Space Travel > Galleria (respawns galore).
  • Stella Montis: Narrow corridors/rooms.
  • Dam Battlegrounds: Water Treatment, Control Tower, Research & Administration.
  • Blue Gate/Stella Montis enclosed areas.

Recommended Loadout:

SlotItem
PrimaryKettle (III/IV extended mag)
SecondaryAnvil (IV)
Ammo80 Heavy / 160 Light
GearLight/Medium Shield, Shield Rechargers, Bandages

Step-by-Step Strategy:

  1. Clear buildings methodically - prioritize Fireballs for highest XP (314 with bonus).
  2. Loop the route 2-3 times; enemies respawn.
  3. Avoid clusters to prevent chain explosions.
  4. Extract once at 4,000+.

Pro Tip: One heavy shot per enemy; focus Fireballs.

3. Damage Wasps (3 Stars: 4,000 Points)

Objective: Damage (destroy for bonus XP) these weak flying drones (need ~4 for 4,000; 550-1,100 XP each with bonus).

Best Maps/Locations:

  • Spaceport (Night Raid/Storm): Launch Towers - bait with Snitches.
  • Blue Gate: Open skies for spotting; use ziplines/Osprey range.

Recommended Loadout:

SlotItem
PrimaryAnvil/Ferro/Kettle/Renegade or Osprey sniper
Ammo120 Heavy / 240 Light/Medium
GearLight/Medium Shield, Shield Rechargers, Bandages

Step-by-Step Strategy:

  1. Scout skies/towers; shoot main body first, then thrusters/wings to ground them.
  2. Watch for escort Hornets.
  3. Track Central Elevator timer for extract.
  4. Destroy 4+ for overkill score.

Pro Tip: Heavy ammo two-shots them; damage only needed, but kills boost leaderboard.

4. Harvest Plants (3 Stars: 4,000 Points)

Objective: Harvest interactable plants like Great Mullein, Mushrooms, Agave (250-500 XP each; ~16 normal or 8 with bonus). Fruits/trees don't count!

Best Maps/Locations:

  • Dam Battlegrounds (Night Raid/Storm/Lush Bloom): Old Battlegrounds > Hydroponic Dome > Water Treatment swamps.
  • Buried City: Galleria (3 floors), Marano Park.
  • Blue Gate: Olive Grove (but skip fruits).

Recommended Loadout:

Free/low-risk - Any primary, ammo stacks, Light Shield, Rechargers, Bandages, Adrenaline Shots (for PvP competition).

Step-by-Step Strategy:

  1. Follow green-arrow core routes; hit POI clusters like Scrap Yard/Wreckage.
  2. Interact for "Harvest" prompt only.
  3. Lush Bloom spawns extras faster.
  4. Extract from nearest elevator.

Pro Tip: Safest trial - go naked if solo.

5. Damage Rocketeers, Leapers, or Bastions (3 Stars: 4,000 Points)

Objective: Damage these minibosses (Rocketeers fly/rocket, Leapers jump/AoE, Bastions covered in #1). One full damage run often hits 4,000+.

Best Maps/Locations:

  • Spaceport (Storm/Night): Launch Towers.
  • Blue Gate: Radio tower zipline (Rocketeers), Reinforced Reception (Leapers), Gate Approach/Traffic Tunnel/Pilgrim’s Peak (all three).

Recommended Loadout:

SlotItem
PrimaryAnvil/Ferro/Renegade
Ammo4 stacks
GearMedium Shield, Rechargers, Herbal Bandages
Consumables4x Wolfpacks (Rocketeers), 4x Blaze Grenades (Leapers), 6x Trailblazers (Bastions)

Step-by-Step Strategy:

  1. Lure to stairs/corridors for cover.
  2. Rocketeers: Thrusters with rockets/Osprey. Leapers: Blaze. Bastions: Trailblazers (per #1).
  3. Chain kills for leaderboard push.
  4. Extract Central Elevator.

Pro Tip: Stack with #1 via Bastions; avoid Deadlines up close.

Rack up those stars, climb leaderboards, and snag rewards. Queue during peak events and run multiples for personal bests. Good hunting, Raiders!