Mutated Moreau
- Chapter
- 8 · Moreau's Reservoir
- Where
- Moreau's Reservoir: first the flooded Drowned Houses traverse while he hunts you; the fight is in the drained Drowned Houses (he appears as you near the south-east corner).
Weak point
Before the fight, you cross the reservoir on sinking platforms while Moreau, in fish form, rams them: move only after he has passed. Shoot the yellow-taped support to drop a bridge, wait on the middle platform of the long walkway, then sprint. In the lifted boat, break the goo fast before he wrecks it.
In the fight: open with the shotgun or the GM 79 on the mouth, use the red barrels and Mines, and when he lies on his side, unload into the body. Take cover from the acid rain.
Supplies: SW: Chem Fluid and Rusted Scrap; W: Rusted Scrap and Shotgun Ammo ×5; N: Mine + First Aid Med, Handgun Ammo ×30 and an explosive barrel; E: Gunpowder, Metal Scrap, Shotgun Ammo ×12 and another explosive barrel.
Reward
Crystal Moreau (40,000 Lei, automatic) and the Fish Out of Water challenge. Sashimi (25,000 CP): beat him in under 1:00. Afterwards, the Six-Winged Unborn Key in his Underground Study.
26,000 HP. He climbs a roof for the acid rain at 20,000 and 8,000 HP. Rough estimate at Standard's starting rank: a Mine takes about 2,250 and a GM 79 grenade that connects about 1,200. Hitting his human torso during the recovery from his swipe counts as a shell hit. Game8's weapons: W870 TAC and GM 79, with the handgun and rifle as backup.
- Village of Shadows: a lot of health but easy to dodge; the GM 79 still works and the S.T.A.K.E. (New Game+) is much faster.
- Knives Out: the shot at the bridge support is allowed. Knife his face over and over and shelter from the rain.
Step by step
- Open with the W870 TAC or the GM 79 on the mouth, from the front.
- Acid spit: he rears back and shows the human "tongue". A GM 79 grenade interrupts it.
- Charge and swipe: dodge sideways; the close swipe knocks you down.
- Bloating: he swells up and ignores all damage, then sprays more acid when he reaches you. Run or break line of sight.
- Shoot the red barrels when he is next to them and put Mines in his path (×3.0).
- When he lies on his side, unload into the body from a distance: he swipes as he gets up.
- Acid rain (he climbs a roof): get under a shelter marked with yellow cords and paint. The rain leaves goo barriers across the paths: shoot them to get through. He does it again later.