[ChronoReverse]

The Dragon Awakes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adxeiSe5VS0

Not a terribly difficult mission as long as you're flying something that can maneuver (not Aurora or Herc2).  Bei is having a bad day.  Shivan ambushed, failed easy missile dodges and Nehru bit the dust.

[-Norbert-]

Suffered a nervous breakdown. Transferred to the GTD Orseis.

I was wondering about that also in the message from Admiral Bei. What kind of ship is the GTD Orseis and how can the Admiral approve of the transfer by himself? Wouldn't he have to talk with his own superiours or at least the CO of the Orseis about that first?

Anyway if the suffered a nervous breakdown, wouldn't he spend the rest of the journey on the Fortune or Solace? Either being cared for by the medical staff, or working there, since those two are the closest to a non-combatant they had along in the battlegroup.

[Fury]

Orseis is how you spell Oreistes.

[The E]

Actually, no. The Orseis is another Destroyer in the GTVA fleet, one that is deployed far away from Sol.

[-Norbert-]

That it wasn't a misspelled Orestes was clear form the beginning, after all it's quite hard to get someone transfered to the Orestes who's already stationed on the ship.

So my questions reamain. What class is the Orseis (Orion, Hecate, Raynor or Titan) and how can the Admiral just approve of the transfer request on his own? Or did he mean just mean he accepted it and will forward it to the correct departement once they reestablished contact with the GTVA?

[The E]

She is probably a Hecate, and I think you are right. While Admiral Bei has approved the transfer request, it would still only take place after the 14th have finished their current mission, and only if the GTVA Personnel Bureau approves.

[QuantumDelta]

The Dragon Awakes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adxeiSe5VS0

Not a terribly difficult mission as long as you're flying something that can maneuver (not Aurora or Herc2).  Bei is having a bad day.  Shivan ambushed, failed easy missile dodges and Nehru bit the dust.

Isn't it dramatically obvious that this is not Fury's Insane btw =<

[ChronoReverse]

Isn't it dramatically obvious that this is not Fury's Insane btw =<

Yeah, I've played retail with Fury's AI and it's incredible.  I'll try it out with the 3612 patches after I do it normally.

Forced Entry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAQAs2Up8HI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY-vfc9eRUU

[ChronoReverse]

Keepers of Hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgyrfhGpazU

A Time for Heroes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjAH__sTSSE

Universal Truth was too long (I forgot to check the length) so I'm splitting and reencoding right now.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu_YZhDJVGQ
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuBEOVCazAI

Retail Insane Lieutenant Nehru Memorial Challenge Completed!



One thing I hope people will take away from this is how it's not just piloting skill that allows one to beat Insane.  You can tell I'm not particularly good with all my missed shots.  However, the AI of your squadmates also increase with the difficulty level and therefore you must make full use of them.  Situation awareness is the key.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I was far more amused with the Leeroy Jenkins moment one of your squadmates had in the first part of your playthrough of Universal Truth. You know who I'm referring to.

[QuantumDelta]

CR, you're the closest person I'm aware of to Fury's Insane Nehru challenge, wtb the victory music!

[JCDNWarrior]

Oh wow, I feel kinda bad. Shivans toasted Nehru at first contact with the Dragons. Can't say it was unexpected, 9 Dragons against 4 Aurora's, but still. Crazy stuff though, the Dragons outturned me bad, even with my G5 at maximum settings. Drove me crazy just like back in the FS1 days. Evil new AI profiles.. =P

[Fury]

That's why you don't take Aurora, but Perseus instead.

[JCDNWarrior]

That's why you don't take Aurora, but Perseus instead.

True, that's another lesson learned of course. I'll retry later on I think, I'm enjoying re-playing too much to stop and turn back. =P

[-Norbert-]

It also helps to use gliding. That way it's easier to get the dragons into sight long enough to squeeze out a couple of shots.

[ChronoReverse]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyPiaVP2rpA

Finally beat The Dragon Awakes on Fury Insane while saving Nehru.

[General Battuta]

Impressive.

[Spoon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyPiaVP2rpA

Finally beat The Dragon Awakes on Fury Insane while saving Nehru.

Is that the energy transfer bug I'm seeing? 

How do you keep the dragons into your sight like that? My fighter never seems to turn fast enough...

[ChronoReverse]

I'm the one who discovered the bug so I wouldn't use it lol.  Besides, I have energy recharge pushed to the lasers not the shields.  On Insane there's not enough energy to go around so I push it to the lasers and dump energy to shields manually.

As for turning, it's a combination of things.  First off,  I'm using 'z' to slow down and turn tighter.  My turning rate is the max my fighter can do because I'm holding down the button for the turn (I mapped pitch up to a mouse button) while using mouse movement for fine control.  This is already sufficient in most cases to maintain beads.

The final key is that my wingmen are all flying Herc2's.  The Dragons chasing them are slowed down and thus much easier to kill.  This is also the key to reducing the otherwise extreme skill required to complete the challenge.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

See? The Herc II still has its uses...

By the way, what's this energy transfer bug?