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Offline Jimmythecannon

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Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
on: May 12, 2009, 04:06:01 am
Okay, so I go to Buoy 1, fight off the Shivans, then go to Buoy 2... and nothing. It's still in purple like I haven't reached it yet.

So I restarted. Go to Buoy 1. Now, no Shivans, and no second buoy.

What do I have to do? And... should I have posted this in the Support folder? Sorry...
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #1 on: May 12, 2009, 04:12:48 am
From Buoy 1, fly directly towards Buoy 2 (take out the Shivans when they appear but try to keep your direction). When you reach Buoy 2, fly past it a bit. A new blinking dot should appear somewhere ahead, not directly in the front but somewhere ahead. That is Buoy 3. Fly to it and past it. Rince and repeat until you find Snipes.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline Jimmythecannon

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #2 on: May 12, 2009, 04:40:49 am
Quote from: Lobo on May 12, 2009, 04:12:48 am
From Buoy 1, fly directly towards Buoy 2 (take out the Shivans when they appear but try to keep your direction). When you reach Buoy 2, fly past it a bit. A new blinking dot should appear somewhere ahead, not directly in the front but somewhere ahead. That is Buoy 3. Fly to it and past it. Rince and repeat until you find Snipes.

What do I do if the second buoy doesn't appear at all on the radar? It currently doesn't seem to be registering that I've reached Buoy 1.
 

Offline eliex

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #3 on: May 12, 2009, 05:02:16 am
There's a little cheat that if you fly in a straight direction from your original starting point without changing direction eventually you'll find Snipes in the Argo IIRC.
 

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #4 on: May 12, 2009, 08:59:51 am
Make sure you're not using the 3D radar for this mission, and check that your radar range is set to infinite (unless a smaller range might help ignore distant buoys...hmm.)
 

Offline Jimmythecannon

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #5 on: May 12, 2009, 09:39:30 am
Got it, thanks. Finished the campaign, actually - now I have the crapton of mods that came with FreeSpace Open to play. ;)
 

Offline Aurora Paradox

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #6 on: May 13, 2009, 01:17:02 am
Quote from: Jimmythecannon on May 12, 2009, 09:39:30 am
Got it, thanks. Finished the campaign, actually - now I have the crapton of mods that came with FreeSpace Open to play. ;)

Plenty of good ones out there to choose from.  I'd recommend Derelict, Awakenings, Cardinal Spear, and Blue Planet (currently playing through it myself) off the top of my head.  Just remember you can always you voice synthesis if a mod isn't voice acted.  It ain't perfect but it works.  That's what I've been doing with Blue Planet.  I'll probably play through it again when they finish the voice acting.  Wait till you try the mission Forced Entry.  Now that really gets the adrenaline going  :D
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #7 on: May 13, 2009, 01:20:16 am
Quote from: Aurora Paradox on May 13, 2009, 01:17:02 am
Just remember you can always you voice synthesis if a mod isn't voice acted.
Personally I think that voice synthesis urinates on the atmosphere and I'd much rather just read everything even if it means hitting F4 occasionally. But, a matter of opinion.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline Androgeos Exeunt

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #8 on: May 13, 2009, 11:00:15 am
The problem with voice synthesis is that the voices take forever to catch up. Give it one three-liner, and that's it.

There's also the slightly annoying problem of female pilots sounding like Microsoft Sam... :drevil:
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Offline Aurora Paradox

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Re: Help with "As Lightning Fall" mission
Reply #9 on: May 13, 2009, 12:01:33 pm
Quote from: Androgeos Exeunt on May 13, 2009, 11:00:15 am
The problem with voice synthesis is that the voices take forever to catch up. Give it one three-liner, and that's it.

There's also the slightly annoying problem of female pilots sounding like Microsoft Sam... :drevil:

I haven't had that problem unless I'm just not noticing it.  I really only use it for when I'm actually in combat.  The mission briefing and everything else I just read.  What I do hate about voice synthesis is that it pronounces everything including periods.

For reference: I'm using the 3.6.10 RC2 Build along with the 3.6.10 mediavps so everything is current.
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