Data Retrieval

Data Retrieval is a mission in Silent Line: Armored Core.

Information[]

Requester: Mirage

Advance: 0

Upon success: 49000c

Operation Area: Layered Hub

Enemy Forces: AC x 1, Other (Unknown)

Objective: Destroy target AC

Operation Code: Zero Again

Client Name: Mirage

Place Name: Layered Hub

Start Time: 08:00

Security Level: 7

Estimated Success Rate: 19%

Recommended Raven Rank: -

Briefing[]

Members of our intelligence network recently learned of a Crest plan to send a Raven into Layered Hub. We believe they are after information concerning the Silent Line.

It's unknown whether any information can be retrieved from the Controller's data banks, but we're not willing to take the chance that there is, and leave Crest to reap the rewards.

This mission has two objectives: The first is to destroy the Raven employed by Crest, the second is to retrieve any information that may still reside on the Controller's data banks.

Our reconnaissance team will handle the data retrieval, your job is to take out the Raven.

Enemies[]

Dialogue[]

Emma: That's odd it's not responding.

Emma: Someone's jamming the signal!

Ori: Mirage... just as we thought...

Ori: Moon Salt here. Target identified. Moving in.

Cypress: Roger that. Proceeding as planned.

Ori: Uaahh!

Cypress: Moon Salt down. Engaging the target now.

Emma: Watch out Raven!

Cypress: Good timing Clover Knight, let's finish this!

Gold Bit: Roger!

Cypress: Guaaa...

Gold Bit: You'll pay for that, Raven!

Gold Bit: Ahhhh!

Cypress: I'm finished...Recovery team...Pull back...

Walkthrough[]

This is one of the more fun yet challenging missions of the game. You are up against 3 Ravens in this level. It takes place in a familiar area from the last game: the Layered Hub. This time, the area is dilapidated and in ruins.

You will first descend down the elevator through the long shaft. Halfway through the descending, the elevator will stop. It is then revealed that the signal has been blocked by Ori (Moon Salt), who then shows up to attack you. Due to the confined nature of the map, it is rather easy for him to hit you with laser rifles, so it's better to get rid of him quickly. His dual rifles do considerable damage and fire fast, making it extra urgent to kill him. It helps that Moon Salt is a lightly armored AC. One way to eliminate Ori fast is to bring along a powerful blade like the MOONLIGHT to this mission. Once Ori drops down to engage you, back him up against a corner/wall and slash away at him till he's dead. Another effective weapon against Ori are rockets - especially the spread type - due to the tight confines of the elevator shaft that deny much chance for Ori to dodge. Also, he is prone to hard landings when chasing you down, becoming an easy target in the process. Just a few solid hits with rocket clusters will turn Moon Salt to scrap.

After Ori's dead, the elevator will descend further and it will then lead you to the vestibule chamber, back where you once faced the Controller Agents in the previous game. In this room, however, some of the pillars have collapsed and is also in ruins. In here, Cypress (from the previous game as well, and is revealed to be hiding out in the Layered Hub) shows up to attack you. He uses the same AC from the previous game as well, wielding 2 chain guns, a handgun and a blade on a hover leg AC with OP-INTENSIFY. He's bound to go airborne at times so don't lose sight of him. For him, it's best to use rapid fire weapons with high DPS, like machine guns or handguns, since Cypress' Shade is a fast hover AC that may not be as easy to hit with the slower weapons. He becomes a little more exposed to attacks when navigating around the obstacles - as opposed to boosting through the open spaces of the room, so try to take advantage of that if you have trouble chasing him.

It's not recommended to blade Cypress as he also has a blade of his own, not to mention he has one of the fastest blades in the games and will negate any chance of you being able to blade him back. It's better to maintain a safe distance from him and fire away at him. You can also make use of the pillars in the level as cover, but take note Cypress tends to do a similar thing so be careful. Staying close and to the side of Cypress will reduce the chance that he selects the chaingun against you, making him much less threatening as long as you remain outside his blade range.

After Cypress takes some punishment, Gold Bit shows up and the encounter will turn into a 2-on-1 AC fight. It's best to get rid of Cypress first as by this time, he will have already taken critical damage and is on the verge of death. Once Cypress is down, you can now focus on Gold Bit entirely. She has a laser rifle that is moderately powerful and fires rather quick, so avoid that as much as possible. Occasionally she will switch to her multi-missiles, but they are rather easy to avoid. She also sports an energy shield. However, Clover Knight cannot endure that much damage, and is not a particularly fast AC either. In fact, Gold Bit has a habit of executing short boost slides that always end in abrupt braking, and that can prove a fatal mistake to her if you can exploit that and blast her with your weapons the moment when she comes to a stop.

For her, weapons with high damage or high DPS will work on her. If you have a powerful laser blade you can also get up close to her and blade her, as she doesn't have any melee weapons of any kind - however her energy shield can guard your melee attacks, which poses a risk of a guard stun being forced on you if you try to slash Clover Knight while the shield is active. If you opt for a ranged fight, then close the distance and stay to her left, and she will become practically harmless. Subsequently, just a few heavy hits will destroy Clover Knight and bring the engagement to a close.

Overall, none of the ACs in this mission are at full durability, so it should not prove very difficult. Just make sure not to take too many hits from any of them (especially Ori, to have enough AP left for the fight down in the vestibule). It is also possible to fight each Raven one on one; if you are quick enough, you can actually destroy Cypress before Gold Bit shows up (after the message, you have a window of several seconds to finish Cypress off before Gold Bit arrives), which will render the following fight with Gold Bit fairly easy.

Trivia[]

Data Retrieval takes place in the same area as the inner part of Infiltrate Layered Hub. This time though, the Layered Hub has no turrets left and is badly damaged.
In Silent Line: Armored Core Portable, the KARASAWA-MK2 can be picked up on top of The Controller's core.
By completing the mission under 2 minutes and 40 seconds, you will obtain the right arm weapon CWG-HGB-90.
By completing this mission with 50-60% AP remaining, you will obtain the left arm weapon MWGG-HML-18.