- Estimated achievement difficulty: 8/10
- Offline: 27 (980 )
- Online: 1 (20 )
- Approximate amount of time to 1000 : 40-50 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 and a third
- Number of missable achievements: 11
- Glitched achievements: None
- Do cheat codes disable achievements?: No cheats
Introduction
Welcome to the Road Map for Operation Darkness. This is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements. There are 28 achievements in this game, which should take one and a third playthroughs to complete. I say one and a third because you can save before completing the final mission to allow yourself time to get the Victoria Cross achievement. You then reload that save, finish the Eagles Nest missions for their achievements, and the finale again for the Medal of Honor achievement. Of the 28 achievements, 11 are can be missed. Look at the guide for details on to obtain them.
Tips for playing the game
Though the guide goes over many different aspects of how to go about getting the achievements, there are a few more things that you should know as far helping you complete the game in general. One thing to always remember is to put Auto-Restoration on when you get it, and keep it on for the rest of the game. Make sure to keep the characters of Herbert East and Cordelia Blake as light as possible. You will want to do this so that the have quicker turns allowing them to make full use of their special powers. When playing, also learn to use cover attack and ambush regularly. These actions will save you time and help you defeat your enemy while taking less damage. Just like in real life the snipers and intersecting fields of covering fire will control the space and funnel the enemy towards your killzone.
As for some specific missions that you should be aware of, here are a few not covered in the guide that you should look out for while playing. On "Campaign Mission 6 The Eye of the Needle" you are sent to capture a spy named the Needle . You can kill him and still complete the mission, but you will lose one of your squad members later on, as well as receive the bad ending for the game. Always make sure not to kill him.
Another mission is Campaign Mission 14: Zero Hour Approaches. On this level you will have to destroy a train before the time runs out, and you will have about 25 minutes to do so. Once you destroy the train you will have unlimited time to mop up all the enemies on the map so concentrate on the train and the enemies up front first.
Another timed one is Campaign Mission 22: Frankenstein's Heir. On this mission you will have to destroy the V2 rockets in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. This works out to around 15 minutes in real time, so although time is not as tight as it would first appear do not waste too much of it.
It is worth mentioning that on Campaign Missions 24 through 26, you will not be able to restock between missions. Make sure you bring the proper loadout of supplies, and that you scavenge everything you can of the enemy before moving to the next mission.
Conclusion
I just want to say that this game is not as difficult as some people make it out to be. If you are astute, patient, and decisive you will have no trouble getting yourself a full 1000 .