Darkest of Days Walkthrough - Night Moves

You need to go out on a scouting mission and rescue Joseph Welsh. Sounds pretty easy, right?  

Once you spawn, move down the hill and into the camp. Wait by the fireside for your orders. Seems that they think sending a small force into the swamp is a good idea. This can be easy or hard. I’ve seen the entire force get slaughtered and also seen a flawless victory.

You need to stick close to your allies for now. The Confederates in the swamp should fire at your allies just as often as they will at you. You can then trace the muzzle flash back to their position in the dark. The map should also list the nearby enemies.

Switch to the musket and move along slowly up to the lip of the swamp. Then start slowly moving across the center with the scouts. You should take this first fight as a good opportunity to perfect the quick reload for the musket. That will come in handy later.

You should meet some Confederates in the middle of the swamp. Stay low and carefully aim your shots. The pistol is a bit weak for the distance and the musket only has one shot. Search the bodies though. One of the first kills should have a Henry rifle lying beside it. Pick it up to make the rest of the fight much easier. A repeating rifle does wonders against these small pockets of resistance.

Keep moving with the survivors and watch out for little patrols of 2 or 3 soldiers. They shouldn’t be a threat, unless they manage to sneak up on you. Staying close to your allies solves this naturally. Once you make it across, the objective is complete. Walk forward to the next objective point by the road to meet up with the next group of scouts. There should be 3 waiting by the road. Just stay with them and wait for the Confederate army to pass. You don’t actually have to crouch, just don’t shoot at them.

 Advance forward with the scouts once it’s safe to go. There’s a listening post on the next hilltop. I think you’re supposed to sneak past it. That’s pointless though. Snipe the first lookout who moves down the hill. Then charge up and shoot the guard and the officer up top. There should also be a Henry rifle leaning against the shack too. Pick it up if you don’t have one already.

Go over the hill and toward the marked spot. You should have a good view into the camp below. Pick a target and score a headshot. Then move into the camp with the scouts. There should just be about 3 guards in the first area. There’s one Confederate at the back with a blue aura. Use the chasers or just aim for his leg. Go to the camp at the end and look up toward the camp on the slope. Another few soldiers will run down. A few of them should also have auras. Just fire at them appropriately. Your scouts should actually make short work of them. Move forward to the objective marker. You’ll pass a weapons table. I suggest that you swap out the pistol for the sniper rifle. When you’re ready, go forward and around the wooden shack.