[Rodo]

I don't think the Hinton should be beamed. If it is, then something is probably wrong.

It's not wrong, I recall seeing the Hinton being beamed to death by the Corvette a number of times.

Also: **** happens.

[Klaustrophobia]

Warped memory? Reminds me of the people who are very convinced that the steps for each dance dance revolution song change each time you play which is not true.

Perhaps it's more of the fact that fso is in use with possibly modified missions sounds likely. In other words, individual computers do not have a game changing affect. You are playing fso which has modified missions, graphics, and settings.

this was pre-FSO.  the asteroids and whatnot may be mis-memory, but the EMP nebula definitely is not.  there was an absurd increase in EMP activity in the snipes mission after getting a new computer.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

It's not wrong, I recall seeing the Hinton being beamed to death by the Corvette a number of times.

Funny, I've never seen it beamed before.

[QuantumDelta]

Happens regularly when I play it. >.>

[S-99]

I guess dayle could try getting awesome at the game instead of dropping it in the event of single unbeatable mission. But, since he's starting out on fsport right now, just wait until he gets to that mission where you need to escort those two freighters past the anvil. Now talk about a mission that's actually hard.

[TopAce]

The problem of that mission is not that it's hard to beat - it isn't. The problem is that it's hard to complete perfectly to earn the medal.

[Commander Zane]

I don't have much trouble protecting the whole convoy.

[QuantumDelta]

Wait, what's hard about black omega?

Kill bombers while sending all ai at anvil, if you notice any red dots near the two out on their own tell (gamma? whichever was in the fast interceptors) to go slaughter it.
Move over to the anvil after the bombers are down (there are only two, it's not hard in a herc even on insane with fury's ai..), and suppress the fighters while /everyone/ else finishes the ship (or the other way around if you are points hungry).
So long as you shoot the turrets out at the front of the anvil, or disable it at the start (*AI orders), it's lulzy.

[Droid803]

When I played I just bumrushed the Anvil and killed it with my Harbingers before the convoy even got close.

Then again, i was playing on easy.

[QuantumDelta]

My 'tactics' are the FS1 Multiplayer version((harder)) tactics.. they're designed for insane :<
player 2 takes an ursa with harbys, player 3+ plays anti-fighter @ the anvil.

[S-99]

The anvil does an exceptional job at protecting itself on this mission. And if let up on the fighters, they will **** up me and my wings. My priority goes to the fighters, protecting the convoy, and telling the bombers to take out the weapons subsystem and then the engine subsystem if there's enough time.

Usually the anvil warps out before i have a chance to destroy it. But, what a fun difficult mission it is. I always find myself replaying that one a lot trying to fulfill all of the objectives. I forget what i fly on it, whatever was more nimble than a bomber but beefier than an interceptor.

[Mongoose]

At least when playing on Easy, I think I usually wound up bombing the Anvil's engine subsystem first myself, just to make sure it'd stick around.

[Timerlane]

I put me in an Ursa(full Harbingers, Disruptor, Avenger), the rest of Alpha gets more Ulysses and Hercs. I personally escort Omega 1, along with the rest of Alpha, until the Osiri are dead. Approach Anvil, attack any fighters that go after me. Double Harbingers to Anvil's Weapons, then Engines. Use Disruptors to kill missile turrets, so I can reload in peace(also, once fighters are gone, order everyone to disarm/attack the Anvil).

Occasionally, you'll have some bad luck, but I can usually keep both transports in pretty good shape this way.

[Trivial Psychic]

(also, once fighters are gone, order everyone to disarm/attack the Anvil).

You might want to instead, tell everyone to ignore the Anvil.  If the hull strength gets down, you may run the risk of your wingmen dishing out more damage to it and getting the kill instead of you.

[S-99]

Pretty much, i'm prioritizing in this mission. My main thinking is to make the transport convoy reach the node in tact. That's the main thing. **** destroying the anvil, it's a non priority for me. I'll just take out the weapons subsystem and keep the anvil busy with all of it's fighters and bombers. Otherwise the anvil itself is a great threat to those transports. Those transports do pass very closely to the anvil to get swat down by it's turrets.

[Klaustrophobia]

which to me, is retarded.  if i were flying a transport, i'd be giving a ****ing DESTROYER a wiiiiiiiiiddddddeeeeeee berth.

[QuantumDelta]

Funnily enough I'm currently in the process of uploading a Port-Playthrough on Medium (medal run with no replays .. unless I die, or do terribad... though on medium...)
...I think I missed a medal in the escort the Galatea through the asteroid field mission at the start though.

[Timerlane]

(also, once fighters are gone, order everyone to disarm/attack the Anvil).

You might want to instead, tell everyone to ignore the Anvil.  If the hull strength gets down, you may run the risk of your wingmen dishing out more damage to it and getting the kill instead of you.

They keep the already weakened turrets busy; killing the weapons subsystem helps, but it's still quite possible for a weapons-disabled warship to hit a slow fighter-size target on higher difficulty levels(not necessarily reliably, but enough of a margin of error that a transport has some reason to be concerned).

[QuantumDelta]

Since, even on insane, a herc can basically kill one of those turrets in ~4 seconds, why care about the huge hitpoint weapons subsy? just strip the 5 or 6 dangerous turrets.

[Klaustrophobia]

if you take an ursa, the weps system is quick and easy to take down.  but then you have fighter issues.