They were heading for the civilian town, so now you know the general direction in which it lies. Strategy: Watch the two transport ships get destroyed by SAM sites. GDI-02 (Secure the Region) - Objective: Destroy all SAM sites to allow for evacuation of civilians. The harvester is tough enough to withstand the slight amount of machine gun fire it will encounter. Instead, let your harvester draw them to your base. Remember that tiberium is toxic to infantry units, so don't have your infantry wander through tiberium patches when looking for NOD forces. There is also another bridge south of that, but when you encounter it, meteors will destroy it and prevent NOD from receiving its own reinforcements. It only has a hand of NOD and a power plant, and your starting units can destroy them and their defenders pretty easily. The NOD ``base'' is located in the northeastern corner of the map. The only thing left to build is some light infantry, so go ahead and do so. Those will be more than enough for defense. There is only one entrance to your base, and it is guarded by two vulcans. If you want to, also build a tiberium silo. There is plenty of room for them in your starting base. After you receive reinforcements, build a refinery and then a barracks.

Take the time to familiarize yourself with the interface, the look of the game, and the waypoints system. Strategy: This is a training mission, so you are not going to be pressured at all. YES NO- GDI-01 (Reinforce Phoenix Base) - Objective: Destroy all NOD forces.

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