Strategy Guides/Russian Nuclear Retaliation

The following are strategies, tips, and Q&A for the Russian Nuclear Retaliation achievement. Please feel free to add your own below:

Strategy 1

Note: Devolve all symptoms unless instructed to evolve them.

Note: If a popup message references Sterilisation air filters, counter with the appropriate transmission:

• Planes > evolve Air 1
• Ships > evolve Water 1

Note: If a popup message reading "ICure device announced" appears, wait for the popup reading "ICure released globally" and immediately evolve the abilities Rash and Sweating to counter.

Recommended startup:

• Prion on Casual Difficulty

Recommended Genes:

• Catalytic Switch
• Aerocyte
• Sympto-Stasis
• Genetic Mimic
• Extremophile

Steps:

1. Start in the USA.
2. Evolve the following transmissions and abilities:

   

   • Drug Resistance 1
   • Air 1 & 2
   • Cold Resistance 1
   • Drug Resistance 2
   • Water 1 & 2
   • Extreme Bioaerosol
   • Neural Atrophy 1, 2 & 3
   • Genetic Hardening 1 & 2
3. Wait until every country is infected.
4. Evolve the following symptoms:

   

   • Insomnia
   • Paranoia
   • Cysts
   • Anaemia
   • Rash
   • Nausea
   • Coughing
   • Sweating
   • Vomiting
   • Sneezing
   • Pneumonia
   • Hyper sensitivity
   • Abscesses
   • Haemophilia
5. Evolve the ability Cold Resistance 2.
6. Evolve the symptoms Seizures, Insanity, and Dysentery.
7. Wait for popup messages reading:
   • USA President taken ill
   • New President of USA selected
     • Insanity! Spalin has been selected to replace the ill President instead of the Vice President!
   • USA threatens Russia
8. Evolve the symptom Paralysis.
9. Wait for a popup message reading:
   • USA nukes Russia

The achievement will now have been earned. - GamerSketch (credit: katrina at Yo It’s Spicy blog)

Questions/Answers

• Okay, does it make anybody else feel weird that they chose to name the 'new' USA president "Spalin"? (cough, cough Sarah Palin reference cough, cough)- User:THFPVG
• Note that the above strategy doesn’t seem to work for Bacteria -2605