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Camouflage
This section reveals Snake's available face paint and camouflage, their uses, and their location in the game. Note that these locations are from normal difficulty.
Face Paint
| Face Paint | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Black | Black face paint. | Start with item. |
| Desert | Effective in mountainous terrain. | Ponizovje Warehouse. In southern corner. |
| Mask | Mask used for disguise. | Start with item. |
| No Paint | No face paint applied. | Start with item. |
| Oyama | Kabuki’s female role face paint. | Graniny Gorki Lab Exterior: Inside Walls. Crawl into crawlspace on western side. |
| Snow | For cold environments. | Bolshaya Past Base. Inside the trench on the west side. |
| Splitter | For indoor-ops. | Start with item. |
| Woodland | For use in forested areas. | Start with item. |
| Zombie | Face paint that mimics a zombie. | Rassvet. Behind the factory. |
Camouflage
| Camouflage | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Animals | An animal skin camo uniform. Wearing it removes any hand-shaking while aiming a gun. | Defeat Ocelot by reducing his stamina to zero. |
| Black | Black battle uniform. Effective in the dark. | Start with item. |
| Choco Chip | Camo pattern designed to provide cover in the desert. Named for its resemblance to a chocolate chip cookie. Effective in desert and mountain environments. | Bolshaya Past South. Inside a hollow stump. |
| Cold War | Volgin’s camo uniform. Enemies from the Soviet side will hesitate to attack. | Defeat Volgin the first time by reducing his stamina to zero. |
| Fire | The Fury’s camo uniform. Reduces damage from flames and explosions by half. | Defeat The Fury by reducing his stamina to zero. |
| Fly | A foul-smelling camo uniform. It smells so bad that it attracts flies, but it also makes enemies think twice before coming in for a proximity encounter. | Graniny Gorky Lab B1 East. Inside the bathroom in the third stall on the right. |
| GA-KO | GA-KO pattern camo uniform. Wearing it enables you to hear Kerotan’s calling. | Chyornjy Prud. In the water to the northeast. |
| Hornet Stripe | The Pain’s camo uniform. Wards off hornets, spiders, and leeches. Also allows wearer to tame hornets. | Defeat The Pain by reducing his stamina to zero. |
| Leaf | Camo pattern developed to provide cover in forested areas. Effective in underbrush. | Start with item. |
| Maintenance | Maintenance crew uniform. | Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing. After you enter the hangar, return to the east wing and check the lockers across from Raikov’s locker. |
| Moss | The End’s camo uniform. Gives wearer photosynthetic capabilities. Extremely effective in Svyatogornyj and Sokrovenno areas. Essentially restores stamina while in sunlight and 100% camo when crawling in certain areas. | Sneak up on The End during the boss battle and hold him up with a weapon. |
| Naked | Nothing worn on the upper body. | Start with item. |
| Officer | The officer’s uniform that Raikov was wearing. | Recovered from Raikov. |
| Olive Drab | Commonly known as OD. A single-color battle uniform for general infantry use. Does not provide much camouflage. | Start with item. |
| Raindrop | Camo pattern used extensively in Eastern Europe. Effective in the rain. | Dolinovodno. Under the bridge after Operation Snake Eater. |
| Scientist | Scientist’s uniform. | Given by EVA. |
| Snake | Snake pattern camo uniform. Provides the ultimate cover in any environment. | Defeat The Boss by reducing her stamina to zero. |
| Sneaking | The latest battle uniform developed by the Soviet Union. Cuts all damage in half and reduces stamina consumption. | Groznyj Grad Weapons Lab: East Wing. After you enter the hangar, return to the east wing and check Raikov’s locker. |
| Snow | Camo pattern designed to provide cover in snowy environments. Effective against white backgrounds. | Chyornaya Peschera Cave. On the right path before meeting The Pain. |
| Spider | The Fear’s camo uniform. Gives wearer stealth capability at the cost of stamina. | Defeat The Fear by reducing his stamina to zero. |
| Spirit | The Sorrow’s camo uniform. Eliminates footstep noise. Also allows wearer to drain stamina by choking enemies in CQC. | Defeat The Sorrow. |
| Splitter | Camo pattern often used on German airplanes during World War II. Effective in urban environments. | Bolshaya Past South. On a ledge on the eastern side. |
| Squares | Camo pattern consisting of an array of squares. Makes it difficult to distinguish the silhouette of the wearer. Effective against brown backgrounds. | Start with item. |
| Tiger Stripe | Striped camo pattern resembling a tiger’s coat. Effective in wooded and grassy areas as well as against soil and mud. | Start with item. |
| Tree Bark | Camo pattern designed with hunters in mind. Pasted with photos of tree trunks and leafy branches. Effective when pressed against trees. | Start with item. |
| Tuxedo | Formal dress coat. | Complete the game on normal difficulty. |
| Water | Camo pattern used extensively by the old German Defense Force. Effective when underwater. | Bolshaya Past Base. On the rooftop of the southern structure. |
I tried using the Yoshi guide on gamefaqs.com it was useful, but the Yoshis on the runway during the chase are hard to hit, as is the one at the end when you fight the boss. They are hard to see, let alone hit! I got all Yoshis yp to that point, and gave up, for me that kind of ruins the fun of the game.
I am tryng to get the "whale" rank and capture all 48 animals, but can only get 45-47, can anyone help?, I need to know what all the animals are and where to find them?
After playing This game for what seems like the 100th time i noticed there was a climbable tree in Svatagornja west that had a place at the top where you could stand or crouch on, but when i went and restarted the game it wasn't there anymore, if it was I couldn't find it, it seems that there are a few things that are like that, they are there and you notice them, but when you go back to see them later they arfe gone!
Does any one know what the best effective way to stamina kill volgin is?, I have tried the stun guns, there's not emough time and a combo of stun guns and stun grenades, and I only get him half way, then time runs out!
@PadamanI got it, but I still cant get the cold war camo, but oh well, the stealthcamo is far better than all !btw what did you use for the photo camo in granins office? and... where are the locations of that "legendary snake" the tsukinoko?
@JGlascock for tsukinoko granininy(sp?) gorki south at night. use mousetraps by the closest climbalbe tree to the entry. i'll send you the pic for the photo-camo tomorrow
Is the stealth camo unlockable on the 3ds version?, if so, how do you sneak past the scientists when leaving Granins office so they don't cause an alert to go, since the stealth camo is only unlockable with no alerts in the game.
2 more questions, about MGS 3d, how do you get the crocodile cap?, and has the GA-KO uniform been switched for the fruit uniform for 3ds, I could not find the GA-KO unifoem in the northeastern end of the swamp, only the fruit uniform. one last question, what are all the obtainable uniforms and face paints and weapons?
On MGs what is the radio frequency to find TheEnds location on the map/, also what is the set of numbers displayed by the floating figure in the cut scene right before you fight Volgin? (MGS for 3ds).
1 Like @JGlascock Little Late, But It Is Not A Codec Frequency, It Is The Konami code, Up Up Down down Left Right Left Right B A. And That Is the Sorrow With A Timer for the C3.
@Padaman @JGlascock do you have to put it on pause, a different screen or what, because if the game isnt paused, it just makes snake move up and down, switch his weapons, and items, and thats it, but I do have a tutorial on YouTube on how to find The End (JGlascock100 on youTube).
@JGlascock I Havent Exactly Tried It My Self, A Friend Of Mine Said It Worked And He Is Usually A Reliable Source Of Information. Have You Tried It?
@Padaman @JGlascock will this work on the 3ds?, if so I will try it, next run through, right now I have killed him early and heading to the Grannin lab on a Yoshi search run.
