Safe Haven | Campaign - Colonist missions SC II: WoL Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Main objectives:

1. Destroy the Protoss Nexus (3)
2. Destroy the Purifier Mothership
3. Stop the first terror fleet
4. Stop the second terror fleet
5. Stop the third terror fleet

Additional objectives:

The end of Dr. Ariel Hanson and her refugees plotline. They moved from the destroyed Meinhoff to planet Haven, where they face yet another threat of extinction. Some of them have been infected with the Zerg virus, which is pretty clear to the neighbouring Protoss colony. They of course react with total annihilation to any sign of the virus.

You will fight for Safe Haven if you choose Dr. Hanson's side over Selendis', during the cutscene before the mission. That means you have to fight against the Protoss, who've send a Purifier to destroy the colony.

[#1]

The impunity of the spaceship is guaranteed by the three nexuses, which power its hermetic force field. So before you even think of attacking the Purifier, you have to destroy three Protoss encampments. As you're building up your military force, the Purifier will move from one refugee camp to another [1], leaving behind only ruin and a big hole in the ground [#1].

Even though most of the colonists were evacuated to Raynor's base, some of them are still in their villages. The biggest threat to them will be the Protoss fleet, which will appear each time the Purifier manages to destroy a colony. It will then call in Carriers and later on additional flying units, which will be sent towards the next camp. Their task is to massacre the local defence and the space shuttle, which will let the Purifier do its job freely

[#2]

However those people can be saved. Reinforce your Viking squad with new units and look out for such a threat. It will first appear after the destruction of the first village. The villagers will leave you some minerals and gas for each destroyed enemy fleet [#2]. It's also an official, additional task, the completion of which will rewards you with an achievement. As for the new units, keep in mind that they can transform into an assault robot with Gatling guns and attack ground units.

Also don't forget about expanding your base, as the Protoss won't look kindly to the presence of hostile Terran forces on these lands. Keep training new units from the start (focusing on Vikings), planning your future operation.

[#3]

I'd suggest going out for the nexuses not later than when the Purifier starts moving towards the third (out of four) colony. You should however begin your action earlier on, as the enemy's command Centers are rather poorly protected [#3], though when looking from a bird's-eye [2], the defence keeps on getting better and better. There's a Colossus in the middle one [3] and in the southern one [4] - two Archons and a Carrier, among others [#4].

You will also come across Photon Cannons and Warp Prisms in ach base. Destroy the Prisms first to cut off the power from the buildings. Use Vikings to eliminate them quickly.

[#4]

Destroying the third Nexus will render the Purifier vulnerable to attacks [#5], so send a swarm of Vikings onto it. The powerful Battlecruiser can defend itself, so keep an eye on the state of your troops. It has a more irritating than dangerous ability of creating a vortex, which will make some of your units literally vanish into thin space, however they will come back after a while. The unprotected Purifier also calls in Protoss units to aid. If you want to avoid most of the damage, attack it once it hangs over a colony, gathering energy for an attack. It's almost defenceless then.

[#5]