Custodian of Phidian achievement

[Xedoss]

Does anyone have any suggestions how to unlock the Custodian of Phidian
achievement?

I just don't seem to be able to shoot down the damned asteroids, or meteors or planet-bits in time. I can't even complete this mission. :confused:

[Spastic Sloth]

This is how I did it on captain setting. Took a few tries though.

I had 2 consitution refits (the ENT-A's) and one more stargazer type (I think, I moved on right after and now it has slipped my mind), I forget the class. First thing I was as soon as I could, I divert power to weapons and a little bit of engine for faster turning then warped smack into the middle of the roids. I did most of the work from the command map but just clicking on the roid I wanted dead and letting the ships do their thing. That lasted a good number of minutes till a few that got way where getting a little too close to the sats so I just selected the stargazer and went after the rogue roids while the others did their thing back at the main spawn. When you get the use of turrents, I had enough wiggle room that I sent 2 ships to pull turrents right next to the sats and used one ship to pull to a planet and killed any strays what were getting to close to the sats with the last ship. Once the sat turrents are in place, just do the mission like normal.

[Xedoss]

Thanks for the help. This seems to work fine (in one try :)). Now to destroy the damned large one, which failed because the other ships destroyed all nearby asteroids.

[Spastic Sloth]

Yeah, I did that by changing the ships and getting them a roid and sending them on their way a few at a time and guiding them as needed, only took like 3 or 4 smaller ones iirc.

[CKresAIX]

Works really well if you use 3 scout ships (I think it's the Apollo class). They're pretty fast and their weapons are strong enough to take out the asteroids. Since you won't be fighting any enemies in this mission there's no need to worry about firepower against enemy ships. Took me a couple of tries, but I play on Admiral difficulty and unfortunately the AI of your own fleet is not the best. Just send them in to take out the thick of the asteroids while you take control of a scout ship and chase/take out the few ateroids that get away. Should be quite easy to get the achievment(s) for this mission on easy (Ensign) difficulty.

Cheers, Chris

[JBong6]

Thank you oh thank you Spastic Sloth! Y our method for Custodian of Phidian achievement is ingenious and works flawlessly KUDOS to you!!!
:goodpost

[hogwild94]

My friend told me about this when he did it by accident, so I tried it and it worked. When you get to the final large astroid, just shoot it a couple times (for some reason) and then set a tractor beam on it. It may not work right away, but keep trying. Then just pull it into all of the smaller astroids. It will break up in no time. Repeat for the second astroid and your finished. Took me less than 30 seconds to get through this final part!!

[GTPBigDog]

Torpedoes work wonders on the big asteroid, I just focus all fire on the big guy and let the torpedoes fly!