"In from the Cold" Scenario, any way to skip it?

[Canddi]

I beat this quest on my first try. It was a pretty good instance imho. Almost made me feel like Solid Snake.

Some tips:
- Avoid any inorganic enemies at any cost. They are really annoying if you get detected by them.
- Always use stealth to take out humanoids.
- Use the stun grenade on the beasts.
- Save defensive and offensive cooldown in case you get detected (by hopefully only one enemy).

You're thinking of a previous quest where you control Thancred. This one is a bit later on.