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As the first mission ofSniper Elite: Resistance, Behind Enemy Lines is also one of its smallest. There’s only really two key areas in the map, and you’ll be using your time at the dam to get used to sniping and sneaking as Harry Hawker.
Despite that, there are more than a few alternate routes you can take, and you might miss the game’s earliest workbench. Here’s how you take down the dam in Resistance’s first chapter.
Pressurize The Dam
Although your first objective will be listed asNeutralize The Flak Batteries, your first goal is actually to pressurize the dam by heading down beneath it. You’ll be dealing with the flak cannonslater in the level.
This level only has one starting point, theObservation Tower. From here, Harry has clear lines of sight to practically the entire level. Using your binoculars, sweep the area and tagas many enemies as possible, taking note of two key targets:
There are enemies not just on the dam, butalso on the walkways at the bottom of the dam, andup on the Flak Batteries. There are also enemiesto the far right.
Once you’ve safely taken out all the enemies you may scout out, climb down the tower via the pipes and wires, and Harry will slide down a hill onto a platform overlooking the dam. Staying crouched,sneak behind the enemy hereand take him out with a melee kill. Search him for resources and then either boobytrap his body or throw him into the ravine.
Remaining on the platform,look to your right at the bottom of the damto see two large pipes. To the right of each are control panels –shoot both of them with your rifleto pressurise the dam, completing your first objective.
Neutralize The Flak Batteries
Now you may get to work on the mission’s main objective. From the platform overlooking the dam, turn right andclimb up the grates and pipes. You’ll now be in the buildings where the jeep was parking up earlier.
While Harry says you can go loud if you want, it’s better to head into the barn right in front of you first. Instead of rushing up the stairs,grab the crowbar on the boxand use it to quietlyprey the planks off the hole in the wall to your left. This opens up access to thefirst workbench in the game, giving you a few upgrades to your pistol.
If you didn’t take out all the enemies here earlier, some may hear you prying the planks or climbing up the stairs, sotake it slowlyand use melee kills to take out any enemies you see.
One will set up in the destroyed building opposite the barn, and can be difficult to see from a distance. He can see your approach from any angle, whether it’s through the barn or up the stairs to the right.
Head up the hill, and you’ll come to a fork in the road. you may either climb the vines, follow the road up the hill, or go through the bunker. Going up the vines and following the road take you to the same place, sohead in to the bunker.
In the bunker, you can grab a pair ofbolt cuttersand lock pick a box to get ammunition and other resources. Carry on up the stairs, and you’ll come out at the top of the cliff where you picked off three enemies earlier.
On the roof of this building, you can find asilenced gwehr riflethat has a much smaller sound range than your current one. This lets you pick off any other enemies on the dam that you missed the first time. You’ll also see a zipline down to the walkway on the dam, butdon’t use it yet.
On the far side of the dam, you’ll see two soldiers stood beneath a crane.Shoot the cranefor an easy environmental double kill.
Instead, you’re going to sneak over to the first flak battery, making sure to pick up asatchel chargeon the roadalong the way. Climb up the stairs, and Harry will point out you could make one flak cannon shoot the other.
Whether you do this is up to you, but it ismuch easier if you do. Instead of putting the satchel charge on this cannon, go to theother side of itand use the prompt to fire it. This willblow up the flak cannon on the other side of the dam, alerting any soldiers in the area to investigate.
Now you’ve destroyed one, attach your satchel charge to the flak cannon you’re at and set a long or short fuse. Get some distance from it before it blows, and you’llsuccessfully complete the main objective.Now it’s time to exfiltrate.
Exfiltrate
This is where your time spent picking off enemies at the start of the level pays off. You can safely progress along the dam in one of three ways:
On the other side of the dam, you’ll come acrosstwo guards patrolling the exfiltration area. Their patterns are easy to predict, so wait for ones back to be turned before melee killing the other, or justshoot them with your pistol.
You’re now safe to get to the van and exfiltrate, completing the mission. As long as you found the workbench in the barn, you’ll haveevery collectible in the mission.
