Metal Gear Solid V: S-Rank Walkthrough - Mission 15: Footprints of Phantoms

Mission 15: Footprints of Phantoms Very simple if you have destroyed the enemy anti-air radar in a previous playthrough of this mission. If you haven't already, replay the mission and throw some explosives at the radar (the radar is found at the landing zone that I select in the beginning of this video). In your next playthrough select the new landing zone in the enemy camp and destroy the walker gears with your helicopter's minigun. That's it, you won't even have to leave the helicopter. There are two golden rules for getting S-ranks: 1. Don't try it on your first playthrough (a lot of strategies only work when replaying missions and you will unlock better gear over the course of the game). 2. Skip all cutscenes to save time (yes, cutscenes add to your time and will greatly reduce your points!) S-Rank Strategies, basic tips and things you should know: Getting 130,000 points in a mission unlocks the S-rank (same score requirement for all missions) Only main missions have a ranking system, side ops don't. Main missions 02, 22, 43 are an exception, they don't have any ranks. There are 50 main missions in total. Completing the missions as quickly as possible without being seen is usually good enough. Skip the bonus objectives, they take too long and will complicate things. Equipping the Invisibility Camo, Parasite Suit, Raiden Suit, Cyborg Ninja Suit, Chicken-Hat, Infinity Bandana, using D-Walkers Fulton Ballista or calling in air strikes / helicopter support will void the S-rank. With these items you are limited to A-rank at best. So don't use them! On your first playthrough of the missions, always try to take out the enemy radar stations. This gives you a huge tactical advantage because you can call the extraction helicopter directly to the enemy base (or start the mission there). S-Ranks earn you a lot more money and heroism than lower ranks With these tips in mind you should have very little trouble following these video guides and obtaining all S-ranks. Be warned, however, that the game uses a variable difficulty system. If you use a lot of headshots, enemies will get helmets. If you always infiltrate at night, enemies will get night vision goggles. If you always use sleeping grenades, enemies will wear gas masks etc. In this walkthrough series I stick to the basics to make it as easy to replicate as possible. These guides are fairly spoiler free as I skip the cutscenes to save time.