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Campaign/Welcome to the Jungle

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[e][h]Wings of Liberty
Welcome to the Jungle
Mission Information
Mission Objective
Main:
  • Gather Terrazine (7)
  • Protoss Cant's Seal 7 Altars

Bonus:

  • Find Protoss Relics (3)
Credits Earned:
120000
Research Points:
3 Protoss
New Units:
Available Heroes:
None

You can play Welcome to the Jungle after finishing The Devil's Playground. Raynor works with Tosh again, this time to capture some Terrazine gas. Unfortunately, the gas is guarded by a fanatic Protoss group called the Tal'darim. Raynor and Tosh must steal the Terrazine gas from the Protoss fanatics.

Notes[edit]

You can use the Goliath starting from this mission.

Primary Objectives[edit]

  • Capture 7 canisters of Terrazine gas.
  • Don't let the Protoss seal off 7 altars.

Alternatively:

  • Kill everything Protoss

Guide[edit]

There are 13 Terrazine deposits in total on the map. The Protoss base is located in the upper left hand corner of the map, and they'll be launching periodic attacks on your base. The heaviest concentration of altars are on the left side of the map, and in the middle. You can essentially ignore the 4 altars on the right side of the map for the purposes of completing this mission's primary objectives. There is a Protoss expansion that you can destroy to the North of the base, which opens a path so your forces can quickly seize the center of the map.

Suggested army composition for brutal:

  • Bioball (requires both upgrades for Marine and Medics.)
  • Goliaths, Marauders (maybe Medics if you have the time), Missile Turrets (requires both turret upgrades)

Upgrades that will make your life easier:

  • Both turret upgrades (area damage and more hp)
  • Marauder HP upgrade
  • Marine both upgrades
  • Medic both upgrades

You start off on the bottom center part of the map, with a small force. The Protoss will be using a lot of air units on this map, so you'll want to skew your unit composition in favor of Goliaths, Marines, and Medics. You'll also want to supplement your forces with Marauders though, because the Protoss do have access to Colossus and Storm on this map, which will rip through Marines, and you'll want some Marauders to tank for your Marines and snipe Colossus.

Once the mission starts, immediately start mining resources and building up your army. You'll want to move quickly because the mission shifts into a race against time rather quickly. Supplement your initial forces with a Medic and Marauder, and move out to capture the altar to the left of your base. You don't want to build too many Goliaths early in the mission, as Stimmed Marines and Medics are much more effective in smaller numbers, and you'll want your gas to start researching upgrades. Once you've built a sufficient amount of Medics, then you can start incorporating more Goliaths into your army.

Tactic (if using Goliath, Marauder, turret army; requires both turret upgrades) on brutal difficulty:

  • Ignore the altars on the right side, let the Protoss have them.
  • Collect the nearby 1st protoss relic. Do not mine any Terrazine gas as it triggers an attack which will cause losses.
  • Start the upgrade for infantry attack/defense near the beginning of the mission. Don't bother building more production buildings (I didn't need to), and make sure to keep pumping SCVs. You don't need another base, so don't bother trying to claim the middle base. Build a Tech Lab first, then focus on building marauders first, goliaths second. Your turrets will do most of the air damage. Build another Refinery when you need to.
  • Right after the Protoss tries to seal the first alter, take them out. Then IMMEDIATELY push up the left side with your army and 2 SCVs. The defenses will be minimal. Immediately build 4 Missile Turrets with the SCVs in between the two gas geysers. You now control 4 geysers. DO NOT MINE any Terrazine since it triggers an air attack and you won't be ready.
  • Wait, and continue massing troops between these two geysers. Build two turrets at the ramp at your home base "just in case" of an attack. Keep one or two Goliaths back there just in case. Use mercs if you have to.
  • Soon, the Protoss will attack the left side trying to seal it. The turrets + Goliaths will demolish their air, your Marauders will demolish their ground. Micro to avoid storms.
  • Now push up. There will be a Pylon and two cannons with units here. Attack a unit and lure it into your turrets. Take out their mini base. MOVE FAST. You won't have a lot of time. Make sure you have at least 3+ SCVs when pushing up and don't get them killed.
  • If you can't push past the mini base with minimal losses, then your army is too small. Pull back and wait some more. There are 4 geysers nearby up there. The Protoss can seal one of them. You must push out after the Protoss seals one of them. If you still can't do it, restart the mission and try again.
  • After you take out the Pylons and cannons, immediately rush up and go down the ramp. Then build at least 6 turrets in between the two geysers. You now control 8 geysers (or 7 if the Protoss managed to seal one). It's highly likely that another Protoss army will show up while you're trying to build the turrets. As long as you were able to take out the mini-base without any problems, then you should be able to take out this protoss army.
  • There is a 2nd Protoss relic to your left, take out the defense and grab it.
  • Continue building turrets and massing troops here for the rest of the mission. Have at least 4 SCVs. 12+ turrets is a good number. If your macro is bad and you have too many leftover resources, build another Barracks and start pumping out Marines + Medics. Always make sure you have enough Marauders. Don't bother building a Reactor/Tech Lab on the new Barracks, you won't have enough time.
  • If you have guts, send an SCV to all 7 or 8 geysers and then watch in hilarity as your turrets and defenses tear through their army since the Protoss will always come from above.
  • If you have exces Minerals, you can build a Command Center in between the north 4 geysers, this will greatly reduce the time they need to bring back the canisters.
  • If you want to be safe, send 2 SCVs at a time to mine while always keeping your army by the massive turret defense. Always mine the top most ones first. This is because, if you get overrun, you can fall back to your previous 4 turrets for defense (assuming you finished mining the top geysers already). Mining the top 4 (or 3 if one is sealed) is a priority. Warning: the SCV on the top right geysers here will try to walk through the protoss base, micro him back through the safe path.
  • Before you begin mining the 7th gas, make sure you have enough defenses as it triggers a huge force. If you can't handle it, reload and continue building turrets and forces.
  • After you mine the 7th gas, DO NOT deposit the Terrazine at your Command Center. Leave the SCV with the gas near the Command Center, pull back your army. Build turrets at your base ramp. Then run down and right, and then back up to collect the 3rd relic. Do not fight anything, just keep running. Your entire army might die, but it doesn't matter. If you don't know where the relic is, save, and then run around exploring. If all your units die before finding it, reload. After you grab the last relic, tell your SCV to deposit the last gas and you finish the mission.
  • I completed this mission with 2k mins and 1.5k gas in the bank, with my main base almost mined out.

Bug[edit]

If you start and cancel the terrazine extraction twice the protoss attack for your SCV will not arrive. Do note however that nearby protoss will still attack your SCV. This allows you to finish the mission quickly.

Units[edit]

Goliaths will lack armory upgrades(as this is their first mission) and therefore not be very effective. ATG they're not impressive - stimmed Marines+Marauders will do it better, cheaper and live longer with (upgraded) Medic support. ATA will be handled again better by stimmed marines and double upgraded Missile Turrets. So i recommend Marines, Marauders, Medics, Missile Turrets, Sensor Towers & SCVs.

Upgrades[edit]

Marines: Stimpack is a must. Life shield is very nice to have. Medics: Stabilizer Med-packs again a must. Marauders: Concussive Shells must have(AREA SLOW). The life upgrade is also nice but probably out of budget at this point. Missile Turrets: Both upgrades are must but if you must choose pick the area damage first. Bunkers: Upgrades for bunkers are not mandatory for this mission but nice to have. For campaign i recommend +150 HP instead of the extra puny gun. Especially when later combined with SCV double repair and building auto rep up 50%.

Checklist[edit]

  • Develop starting base (secure economy) and start pumping MMM from 2 Barracks; later, 3 should be enough.
  • Upgrade infantry weapons & armor ASAP.
  • Prevent all (almost) sealing attempts on the left and center side of the map - ignore sealing of rightside geysers.(use sensor tower network to get advanced minimap notice).
  • Capture mid map expansion and expand there.
  • Secure NW and NE choke points (protoss base exits) using bunkers and missile turrets. Have SCVs behind bunkers & turrets ready to repair. Have medics behind SCVs to heal SCVs. Have MMM ball ready to support defence line when blobs appear on sensor towers. Use marauders to focus Colossi. With enough missile towers protoss air & colossi will be quickly nullified.
  • Eliminate protoss forces on "your side" of the map.

At this point protoss forces are isolated in their bases and cannot break through. Collect missing protoss artifacts for research. Send 7-8-9 SCVs to harvest from every geyser you managed to secure on your side of the map at once. Protoss will attempt a final attack that will be crushed by your defence line and mission will soon end in victory.

Sidequests[edit]

  • Find 3 Protoss artifacts.
There are 3 Protoss artifacts scattered across the map, each worth one Protoss research point. One is undefended right outside of your base to the North. Another is on the left middle part of the map, and is guarded by three Zealots. The final one is in the top right corner of the map, past the two altars there. It's guarded by some Photon Cannons and Stalkers.

Alternatively, if you have an Orbital Command, you can use an air unit to spot the relics and then call down a Mule on them, bypassing their defenses entirely. If you have Vikings, you can transform a Viking to Assault Mode and land on a relic to collect it.

Achievements[edit]

Welcome to the Jungle
Complete all mission objectives in the "Welcome to the Jungle" mission. 15
Appetite for Destruction
Prevent the Protoss from killing an SCV in the "Welcome to the Jungle" mission on Normal difficulty. 10
It's So Easy
Prevent the Protoss from capping a Tal'darim Altar in the "Welcome to the Jungle" mission on Hard difficulty. 10
To get this achievement, solely focus on production of (compared to Goliaths) more mobile infantry (Marines, Medics, Marauders). 2 Barracks with Reactors and 1 with a Tech Lab should do the trick. Get the 4 canisters closest to your base first, then go to the south-east one. Keep producing bio all the time. When the Protoss try to cap the 2 center altars at once, push in with your infantry ball, and focus on the Colossus and the capping Probes first.
If they are capping an altar far to the north, take a group of Hellions around the right side of the base north of yours, and suicide run them to attack the Probe. You might want to just clear that path all the way to the last artifact, so that if they try to cap, you can get the Hellions there easier.
An alternate method is to make an army with only Marines and Medics (I used one Barracks with a Reactor). Start massing an army and wait for the first protoss seal attempt (it should be near the SW corner). Attack the small seal squad, collect the two nearest gas, and mass a few more infantry. If you have extra minerals use them on Goliaths and the infantry upgrades. Collect the two Terrazine near the previous ones (also in the SW corner), and continue making Marines + Medics. When the Protoss attempt to seal an altar on the east wall, send your army plus 3 SCV's, and leave ~6 Marines + 2 Medics for defense (an extra Missile Turret or two helps). Mine the three lowest Terrazine along the east wall at around the same time. You can keep all of your defense at the northernmost one - all Protoss attacks will go there. For this method you need to be very quick - the game should finish at around 15 minutes. This avoids stopping the more distant seal attempts.
Easy and cheap: Wait to tackle this mission until you've unlocked Vultures. With even moderate micro skills you should be able to swoop 3-4 Vultures in, snipe the Probe, and zip away without any casualties. The Vultures will have plenty of time to get repaired before the next seal attempt. As a plus, the spider mines aid in ground base defense, making it even easier to focus on anti-air defenses. Don't bother trying to use the mines to preemptively defend the Terrazine nodes, the Protoss air support will destroy the mine as soon as it pops up.

Another easy trick is if you have the Reapers timed mine ability. Just send 1-2 Reapers to the terrazine getting sealed and have them throw their mines. The Probe doesn't move and it should die if your Reaper manages to throw the mine.

Rocket Queen
Complete the "Welcome to the Jungle" mission in less than 14 minutes on Normal difficulty. 10

Feat of Strength[edit]

You'ze So Crazy!
Destroy all Protoss structures in the "Welcome to the Jungle" mission on Normal difficulty. 0
This one is simple: Build a defensive position outside the two entrances into the Protoss base, far enough away that Colossi can only approach your two defensive lines from one chokepoint each. Six turrets and three Bunkers per defensive point, with 2-3 SCV's to repair, should hold the line easily. This means you have no further worry about the Protoss attempting to cap the Terrazine deposits, and you can safely mine minerals and gas while building up your army to your heart's content. Wait until just after a Protoss attack and send your forces in to victory.
Brutal Guide

Maximized[edit]

If you avoid this mission for as long as possible, you can complete 21 missions before heading to Bel'Shir. You should have earned up to 1,955,000 credits and both Protoss and Zerg research should be completed.

The following units can be used in this mission: Marine, Medic, Firebat, Marauder, Reaper, Hellion, Vulture, Goliath, Diamondback, Siege Tank, Medivac, Wraith, Viking, Banshee, Battlecruiser, Thor

Easter Egg[edit]

On the map there is hidden Murloc Marine.