[WMCoolmon]

I think I remember this problem. Can't remember what exactly I did to fix it though...try flying into the center of any jump nodes while trying to jump. Or any other significant places in the mission. I seem to remember that what I had to do I considered counter-intuitive, but it wasn't that hard to figure out.

[Kragg]

Originally posted by karajorma


Aha! This may or may not be the cause but you should go to my FAQ's download section and download and install the HotU Crack Pack.

You're basically running FS2 1.0 when you should be running FS2 1.2 before you install FS2_Open.

Great! I recall trying to patch it to 1.2 ( patch), not succeeding, and not worrying about it anymore because the main FS2 campaign seemed to work fine under FSO.

I got the crack patch and tried again. I still could not see the Geryon or the Tantlin. I did, however, see a laser shot aimed at me from their general direction.... I cycled through the hostile targets and, sure enough, there's the destroyer.

It seems my missing ships weren't missing after all; they were hidden in the nebula. Looks like the jump-in animation is not clouded by the nebula the way ships are. I could see it clear as day, a couple thousand meters away.

However, installing the patch has made jump nodes available in FRED, so this was not a complete waste of forum space.

Originally posted by karajorma

About your HotU install. Have you downloaded the missing vp files from the FTP? If not then it's very possible that something in your data folder is interfering with the appearance of those ships.

For the record, yes, I did get the missing VPs.

Thanks for the help!
Kragg

[Kragg]

Originally posted by Unknown_Enemy
Nope. Last message I get is to break escort formation and jump to Beta Aquilae. I was not going to capella, but from capella to Beta Aquilae.

IIRC, you have to get to the center of the node to jump. Try targeting the node, and fly directly into the center. When the distance reads less than ~200 meters, try alt-J.

Kragg

[Primus]

I had the same problem when I played this campaign. The above solution didn't work.

[Unknown_Enemy]

Originally posted by Kragg


IIRC, you have to get to the center of the node to jump. Try targeting the node, and fly directly into the center. When the distance reads less than ~200 meters, try alt-J.

Kragg

Already done that, didn't work. Went at 11m from the node.

Primus, then how did you passed that mission ?

[Primus]

Actually. I didn't. I think I tried editing the mission in FRED, but then something else went wrong. So, I stopped playing it.

[karajorma]

If someone will tell me exactly which mission this is I'll take a look at it. Problem is that I thought it was mission 2. Is it mission 1 that's the problem then?

Both of them appear to require that you get within 600m of the node in order to allow you to jump out. So if you're in the middle of the node you should be fine.

[Unknown_Enemy]

It begins with mission "Capella ! Capella !", then you wait and get an inflight briefing (with loading of the new mission)  telling you'll have to escort the convoy until the Aquae jump nod. That's where I was never able to jump.

[Jetmech Jr.]

GRAAAAAAAAGH!

Why has no one mentioned how to fix the Jump out problems Unknown_Enemy was having? I'm getting it too, and its REALLY frustrating.

[DarthWang]

I played this campaign, it r0x0red my s0x0rz

[karajorma]

I offered but no one would tell me exactly which mission it was. I need the filename before I can find it preferably.

[Jetmech Jr.]

It's the Second part of "Capella, Capella." It's a Red Alert.

"Capella, Capella" is hmsk-03.fs2

[Trivial Psychic]

Answer, switch to a new build.  That solved it for me.

[Jetmech Jr.]

I'd rather know an actual fix for the problem with my current build (the most recent), rather than download/hunting through different versions of FSO for the right one.

[Unknown_Enemy]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
I'd rather know an actual fix for the problem with my current build (the most recent), rather than download/hunting through different versions of FSO for the right one.

Ditto !
Especially when build 06/13 seems quite stable. I would not like to reverse to a previous version. But nobody was able to help me find a solution. So I stopped playing the campaign.

[Jetmech Jr.]

Thats a shame, because Homesick's actually one of the best no-mod campaigns around.

[Unknown_Enemy]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
Thats a shame, because Homesick's actually one of the best no-mod campaigns around.

Indeed.  But it's a show stoping bug.

[Jetmech Jr.]

BLAH!

Doesn't ANYONE have an answer?

[karajorma]

I haven't looked at it yet as I was busy yesterday. I'll see if I can spot the problem in a bit. If it's not a problem with the FREDding the mission will need to be reported so the SCP can look into the problem.

[karajorma]

I can't see anything wrong with the mission (Which is pretty much what I expected since Blaise isn't exactly a newbie when it comes to FREDding).

On a hunch I suggest you try this version of the mission. I've not tested it but it should work if my hunch is correct.