It was imperative that General Vega not acquire control of the Tacitus but the majority of the available Nod forces in the area were loyal to Vega and so it was not possible for Slavik to launch a full offensive on the GDI forces in the area and regain control of the crash site that way. But it was Slavik that had been given the mission and besides, General Vega was on his last legs, his forces would give the Tacitus to him but the GDI would simply take it right off him.Ĭonsequently CABAL advised Slavik to carry out his mission independantly relying on stealth over brute force and to consider any of Vega's forces he might encounter expendable. However General Vega was desperate to acquire the Tacitus for himself and improve his standing with Kane. With GDI forces suddenly disrupted, it had now became possible for Slavik to press ahead with his mission. As the GDI moved against General Vega, those forces suddenly reemerged and began to disrupt GDI control over much of the territory that McNeil had helped them win. Prospects now looked bleak for Slavik, who had been tasked with recovering the Tacitus.Īs GDI forces poured into Central America aiming to finally bring Nod leader General Vega to 'justice' and prepared to storm his island base in their haste they left many pockets of organised Nod resistance behind them. But the alien craft now lay in GDI hands deep within GDI territory. Kane desired the Tacitus's recovery greatly and believed it to lie in the warship's interior. They had then attempted to destroy the alien craft and keep it out of GDI hands but McNeil's forces were able to stop them. Though they quickly established a base in the vicinity and began to retrieve artifacts, General Vega's Nod forces had subsequently lost control of the crash site. Vega had tried to fly the ship to "settle an old score in South America" but, unable to control it, had simply crash-landed it west of Texas, right in the path of McNeil's advancing GDI forces. Just then a desperate transmission from General Vega came through to the Montauk.
However when Nod forces arrived at the hanger, the ship was not there.
And, should you encounter Vega's forces - consider them expendable. Once the craft is located get an engineer inside to retrieve the Tacitus. FIND IT! The area is infested with GDI, so stealth would be to your advantage.
The alien craft is located in this region.