This brings the route involving the twins to a close as we reach the final game, but are unable to play it. With this out of the way, we now need to gather some clues and then head into the final route of the male route. We're almost half done folks. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VKBehYD-jI

On paper, this could be a fairly interesting and fun map. Then when you see what the scoring requirements are here, this one just sucks. Hawke is largely confined to the land, and you need to make your way over to the one port/harbor he can get and use to start sieging your HQ. Beat him there (especially with a pair of subs), and he is stuck to the land. I opt to use the battleships to thin some of the land forces at first, hiding in the reefs so the cannons don't shoot. Due to how expensive his forces are, he will be getting his powers very quickly, meaning you will have some expensive repair bills between Drake and Kanbei. Once the land forces have been slightly thinned, I opt to send a battleship south to aim for the cannons. While doing this, Kanbei is on the ground and can pick off the targets that Drake weakens between his battleships and powers. Sadly, Hawke can get some heals through his power, plus it is one of the globals that can nickel and dime Kanbei to death. I do not recommend saving up for expensive units early as the repair bills can be crippling. Just get some cheap units in key locations and serve as a distraction while Drake makes the game winning snipe. If not for how much these multi-CO maps suck when it comes to rating power score, I wouldn't mind doing them more often. As is, I just want it out of the way so we can move onto the next one. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANpSFQKGKzc

Returning to the world beyond White Space, we discover that our friends are all gone, and we need to find them. We head off for the Last Resort where we find Kel, who steers up toward Aubrey and Hero. However, in order to get them back, we have to fight our way through some muscle, and an old familiar face while we're at it... ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY_pOk2hD_I

The Sonja missions kick off with Max taking the first one. Sonja will prefer to fight in the fog as her passive gives her increased vision range and her power lets her see through obstacles. This means outside of fog, she is a pretty lackluster CO (usually regarded as worst in the game), and that is before you factor in her bad luck. Later games will give her some additional tools, but she still leaves a lot to be desired here. As for the mission, you just need to leap frog into cover, and when she is ready to use her power, feel free to just lash out at her as she will see you in hiding anyway. The annoying part is that she stocks on indirects like Grit, so there will usually be terrain stopping you from making a straight line to her. You may need to deduce where her units are through triangulation, and try to stay out of their range, especially on her power turns. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG1o75g9uGU