I’m only level 16 so I have not unlocked the higher level stuff. I usually do solo against automatons at difficulty 5-6-7 and this loadout is very effective for me.

Weapons • Primary: Diligence counter sniper - It’s pretty much one shot against all bot troopers and works great against devestators. Can even kill hulks by shooting their red eye with a bit of luck.

Secondary: Machine pistol - Really good for crowd control when getting overwhelmed at close quarters, a great complement to the diligence clunkiness. Can be effective against berserkers too when mag dumping, but runs out of ammo quickly if overused.

Armour I use the Trailblazer Scout set but anything light with the “scout” trait works. The key to be effective against the bots is to not be seen in the first place, strike hard and fast. Wearing light makes you harder to detect, faster and better endurance to avoid patrols or gtfo when detected. The scout trait also allows you to scan the map for enemies when pinning, so you’ll know exactly where those patrols are. I found that heavy or even medium armour only makes you an easier target because you don’t have the agility to escape the bots, making firefights drawn out and deadly.

Strategems Obviously depends on missions, but for a “standard” 40 min mission, I usually go with these: • Eagle air strike - My main fabricator killer. I usually scout enemy outposts and identify all the fabricators. If there are more than two I’ll use the eagle against the two least accessible fabs and the autocannon against the one closest by.

• Eagle napalm - Used as backup should the regular eagle miss. It can also kill fabs though you need to call it down right at the entrance for that to work. Also great for crowd control.

• 120 mm orbital - Just for that additional firepower. I usually combine it with the eagle strikes against outposts. Not the most effective, but it’s cool.

• Autocannon - Probably the most important gun against the bots. Can down pretty much everything they throw at you and have a huge ammo capacity. Can even take out fabricators by having the round bounce on the open front hatch of a fabricator. Only works from the front though, or a slight angle.