Familiarize Yourself With Different Platforms
Each platform on Mother Base is assigned to a different department in Diamond Dogs. For instance, you’ll have your Research & Development team, your Support team, and your Combat Unit.
As the name suggests, the R&D team assists you by developing better gear and equipment for Snake. They’ll be able to produce different types of firearms, heavy weapons like missiles, and even improve Snake’s stealth camouflage to allow for easier infiltration tactics while you’re on the field.
The Support team, on the other hand, makes itself useful by providing Snake with supply drops during missions. These drops can come in the form of different weapons you have back at Mother Base, or even ammo if you’ve run out of it while on a mission. They can also send in vehicles as forms of support. If you run into trouble on the field, the Support team can also call in air strikes, create diversions, or even send in a chopper to provide backup.
Konami also showed off Metal Gear Solid V’s Combat Unit, which comprises of various fireteams that you can send out to complete tasks for you. Depending on where you send them and what kind of task you assign to them, the Combat Unit can also make certain missions easier for Snake to complete on his own. Players will also be able to choose a soldier from the Combat Unit and use them during missions in place of Snake. This is vital as each soldier comes with certain special perks. For example, the botanist can identify and gather useful herbs – something Snake may not be able to do. Picking and choosing your soldiers wisely will help you fulfill special objectives during missions.
