Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun stealth, subterranean attacks and sensor guide
Understand what sensors reveal and how base layout affects underground raids.
Edition covered
Original Tiberian Sun (1999), available with Firestorm in the current PC package. Guides cover original GDI and Nod mechanics; Firestorm-specific units and campaigns are separate.
Deploy the Mobile Sensor Array
The sensor array detects cloaked and subterranean presence within its coverage. Detection provides information; it does not make every hidden target vulnerable to every weapon at every moment.
| Threat | Observation tool | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Stealth Tank | Sensors and close detection | Keep defenders near valuable structures |
| Subterranean APC | Deployed sensor coverage | Guard likely emergence locations |
| Devil’s Tongue | Sensor warning and scouting | Move vulnerable infantry away |
| Unseen expansion | Surface scouting | Check resource fields and access routes |
Cover important emergence areas
Nod subterranean units can bypass normal surface approaches. Pavement limits where they can emerge, so combine sensible paving with sensors and mobile defenders around important structures.
| Location | Useful measure | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Refinery area | Pavement and nearby defenders | Protect economic traffic |
| Power cluster | Sensor coverage | Get warning of infiltration |
| Open rear edge | Mobile reserve | Respond without crossing the whole base |
| Sensor vehicle | Protected deployment site | Keep detection alive |
Scout before committing an infiltration
A Subterranean APC carries infantry to a destination, but an unsuitable emergence tile or prepared defenders can ruin the plan. Identify a reachable place and decide what the passengers should accomplish.
Keep the response mobile
A warning is useful only if defenders can reach it. Do not put the whole army behind a distant frontline while leaving the refinery and power network without a reserve.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| Publisher game and edition listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Westwood original manual | static.wikia.nocookie.net |