To complete the Frigate, we split a trio between the upper and lower routes, destroy the required cores, then regroup for paired cargo breaches under smoke. Your priorities are clear: allocate Deadlines before boarding, avoid rushed traversal, and preserve protection for the cargo phase.

Assign Routes Before Packing Explosives

If your upper players need Deadlines while the lower player carries the reserve, then your team loses time transferring supplies or clearing cores with weapons. We prevent that by assigning two players upper and one lower, then distributing equipment around those jobs.

Before boarding, each player confirms route, Deadline count, and smoke supply.

Use this loadout as a planning baseline—not a minimum-cost clear.

Prioritize cargo protection over an optional weapon upgrade; reaching the containers without smoke wastes the entire clear.

Make the Reserve Accessible

We keep backup explosives with a player who can support the unfinished route. If one player finishes early, they confirm what remains before moving—not simply sprint toward the nearest teammate.

Supplies need a destination.

Clear Cores by Room, Not by Side

Calling a side done is dangerous when several rooms share that side. We use a fixed callout: location, core status, remaining work.

Upper opposite room: core alive, access open, one player needed gives the team an actionable task.

Complete the Lower Route Deliberately

The lower player destroys the first core, crosses to the next opening, clears the inner objectives, and checks the corresponding opposite route.

Follow this order:

1. Destroy the entry core.

2. Identify the next opening and grapple attachment point.

3. Cross only after confirming the landing area.

4. Clear the cores inside.

5. Check the opposite side before regrouping.

6. Return through the connecting route to support unfinished upper objectives.

If you cannot repeat the grapple crossing reliably, rehearse it with a low-investment kit first. A slightly slower crossing is cheaper than losing your explosives to a fall.

Spend Deadlines on Confirmed Targets

We use explosives when the required access is open and the intended cores are exposed. If you cannot identify the shared-damage placement, use the Equalizer rather than gambling on blast coverage.

Check every target afterward.

An explosion is not a completion signal. Weapon damage also gives the lower player a useful fallback when the upper route needs the remaining Deadlines.

Finish Upper Objectives Without Extra Exposure

The middle arena uses three activation points to expose its central core. Regroup for that interaction, then work through the elevated and opposing-room objectives.

Choose the approach that removes avoidable pressure.

Take the lower firing angle when it gives a clean shot; uninterrupted damage beats repeatedly abandoning an exposed position.

Breach Cargo Before Your Protection Runs Out

Cargo access requires two coordinated operators. If one player reaches the interaction while the other is still fighting or moving, your protection expires before the breach starts.

We position first, establish cover, then commit together.

Use Cloak for the Approach and Smoke for the Interaction

Follow this sequence at each paired breach:

1. Assign two operators and identify their corresponding positions.

2. Approach with Photo Cloak where available.

3. Deploy smoke over the working positions.

4. Confirm both players are ready.

5. Start the paired breach together.

6. Confirm completion before moving to the next interaction.

The third player watches threats, refreshes protection, or prepares a covered revive.

Smoke buys time—not immunity.

If enemies already have you under heavy pressure, stabilize the position before interacting. Do not assume throwing smoke automatically makes an exposed breach safe.

Call the Next Position Before Leaving

After every breach, we announce next location, operator pair, and remaining smoke. That prevents a completed interaction from turning into three separate fights.

Place barricades only where they protect the operators without obstructing movement or access.

Stop Looting While You Still Have an Exit

If your inventory already contains what you came for, extra searching needs a reason. We judge each additional interaction against remaining smoke, team condition, and travel time.

Use these exit triggers rather than waiting for the situation to collapse.

Leave with useful loot before protection runs out; do not trade a completed clear for one speculative container.

Can You Complete the Frigate Solo?

A reliable full cargo clear requires cooperation because the cargo breaches use paired interactions. You can attempt core clearing alone, but we recommend a coordinated trio rather than depending on another Raider at the final stage.

How Many Deadlines Should a Trio Bring?

Plan for 9–10 Deadlines across the trio, but do not treat that allowance as a mandatory minimum. We use the Equalizer for weapon-based clears when explosives need to be saved for other objectives.

Do You Need an Upgraded Equalizer?

No—a normal Equalizer can handle core destruction. We prioritize smoke and traversal equipment before paying for an optional upgrade.

Why Can't You Breach Frigate Cargo Alone?

Cargo access uses paired breach interactions that need two operators. Position one player at each corresponding point, cover the working area, and begin together.

What Should You Do When Smoke Runs Out?

Stop optional looting and move toward a reachable extraction. We use available hard cover, cloak, and coordinated movement to leave rather than committing to another exposed interaction.