Stormrise

H.Y.D.R.A

This is to beat this mission on HARD:

First off this is a fairly easy mission, do what I say and you will do it the fastest way possible.

Immediately group all your guys at the start using LB. Go straight and you will find your first NODE. This will not help that much but build all the infantry you can, no melee, just the Normal cheap infantry.

Once you built all you can take all your units and go to the next Node to the left, you will kill the Matriarchs fairly easy, and take the node, fully upgrade your node to get max resources and build more units.

Take your Hero's and go up further into the building or Ruins you will go into, keep going forward until you see a Node, you can't miss it as it is in the path to get to the end of the mission.

Once you find the node, take it and call all your units by using the Y button aiming at them with your heros. Only max out the Refinery and build the max amount of infanty as you can. Once again group all your army into groups.

When you hit your limit send all your units at the green icon, when you reach the boss and some Stalkers, just tell your units to run past them by hitting the new Green Icon above the army and Stalkers. You will then finish the mission when you reach the green marker.

If you want the HYDRA achievement just do it on easy, the first one is in the first room you enter when you send your army to the green marker. The Hydra is at the top of the stairway, then when you enter the next area, the cavern your men will just run into the 2nd Hydra.

Its super easy to beat this mission on Hard, but make sure to save it plenty just in case. GL, Have fun!

There are 2 H.Y.D.R.A.'s in the level. You won't get the achievement until after you've killed the 2nd H.Y.D.R.A (The one up the stairs next to a new warp portal.)

They can be taken down rather easily with 2 grouped units of your infantry, backed by your 'leader'. I sent my troops up to the platform and had my 'leader' attach from below.

Hope this helps...