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Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Jokke_r on July 14, 2005, 04:49:00 pm

This is a thread where people can ask help and tips on difficult missions.

ATM i'm having some problems with the mission where you are supposed to protect the PSI shuttle from the raiders that come from inside the cargo pods of a freighter. They always manage to destroy the shuttle before i can deal with them since i'm often distracted to a dogfight with another raider and it end ups being a "hold your stick to the far right and turn" fight untill the other guy reaches the screen and you end up giving one or two hits on him.

I'v tried fireing my missiles on the freighter the moment the pods open but no luck!!

Please help me. I really love this TC but i hope the missions could be easier since i'm playing it on the easiest setting. Imo enemy fighters could use a lot less missiles to attack escorted ships on easier levels to give a fighting chanse.   :(

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: I_E_Maverick on July 14, 2005, 07:52:28 pm

i played the mission today and had some dificulties too, but i managed to get it after some tries :)

first a dogfight tip, that works well for me: if you are in a dogfight and you see the target flying nearly at you brake a bit to hold up the enemy in your hud. many times the opponent is exactly in front of you after that maneuver and easy to hit ;)

then the mission: i used to do it like this: stay behind the freighter until it gets an enemy and tell your wingmen too attack the enemy. in the meantime you disable the freighter, that should happen quick!
if it is disabled you go for the fighters and try to hit the ones that are heading towards the shuttle, not the ones that are dog fighting. some shots at them and they will leave the shuttle to start dogfighting. if all are in dogfights you get in and try to destroy them.
when you have done that you search for the bomb. try to get the shuttles scanned and then destroy the shuttle with the GOD sattelite, otherwise you die in the blast, so bring enough distance to you and the shuttle!

thats it. a tricky one indeed, but you can do it with some practice :)

btw: i played it at medium difficulty

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Burns on July 14, 2005, 10:18:35 pm

Once again I am finding RW more frustrating than fun. Once again it relies way too heavily on being at the right place at the right time, and once again there is no margin for error.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Pnakotus on July 14, 2005, 11:22:44 pm

I find the dogfighting much easier than some seem to, but the AI vs AI combat seems very random.  Sometimes, in a given mission, I'll lose perhaps one or two fighters, and other times the same mission will end with me, alone, against almost all the bad guys.  I imagine it's due to the orders I'm giving, but it's very strange to occasionally get raped on a usually-easy mission.

I haven't really found the missions hard: I've been frustrated by the exit-conditions (being near x ship, warpout not working if you're getting shot at, etc) and being run over the the Hermes jumping out repeatedly.  The missions are actually a bit of fun: if you actually think beyond 'kill dem' most of them are easy, aside from the random nature of much of the dogfighting.  Nightmare is an example: if you quickly order your guys, you can destroy all the beam guns easily and the mission becomes laughably easy.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Lt.Cannonfodder on July 15, 2005, 12:23:32 am

The trick with most of the harder missions is to figure out the right way to do it. Always try different approaches, do things in different order, make use of your wingmen etc. Think of it as if you were solving a puzzle.

I know it can be frustrating to play a single mission 10+ times but once you get through it you actually feel like you've archieved something. Would it be any fun if all the missions could be completed with the first try?

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on July 15, 2005, 03:58:16 am

You know guys, if you don't like the way Raider Wars does things then you don't have to play it. There's a mission editor there and there are plenty of other people with the game so get swapping missoins between yourselves.

The thing with RW is this. If you don't like the first three missions you're not going to like the rest of the campaign. Since it was all created with the same goals in mind. To intentionally create a difficult / challenging camapign which requires thought as well as accurate shooting.

RW will absolutely not be everyone's cup of tea. Which has always been fine in my eyes because it was never meant to be the flagship campaign of TBP. It just sort of ended up in that position by default when the Earth Civil War campaign failed to materialise. If it doesn't work for you or you find it too difficult then don't play it.

That said I'm happy to offer hints and tips to those of you that actually do want to play it and are happy to accept it for what it is ;).

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Fragrag on July 15, 2005, 04:02:41 am

I usually try getting all my fighters to get on my wing, and then I get behind or above the freighter, once the raiders go loose I tell them to engage. Worked the first time, however, the shuttle got killed in the explosion

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on July 15, 2005, 04:03:12 am

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Originally posted by Pnakotus
being run over the the Hermes jumping out repeatedly

And for my first hint. Never sit your Starfury in front of a 1.7km long destroyer that you know is about to accelerate into hyperspace. ;)

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Azrael15 on July 15, 2005, 09:52:03 am

What I did:

As the freighter's pods release the fighters, fire your missiles into the central cylinder bit. With any luck, you may kill or damage several  of them. Those EA missiles have some good splash.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: PSI-KILLER on July 15, 2005, 11:19:33 am

What i did was have all fighters protect the psi-shuttle.  Go solo to the jump gate.  As soon as the radier freighter goes red disable and order a fighter wing to engage enemy.  Go fast to catch up and kill from behind.  Then  you should have enough time to find bomb.  I actually had to just wait a minute for the psi-shuttle to dock, i was just flying around.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Fragrag on July 15, 2005, 11:34:35 am

Just a question, can't you delay scanning the freighter, and when the PSI had been docked, scan just then, or the trigger time based?

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Roanoke on July 15, 2005, 03:25:07 pm

I found some of it to be a pain in the ass, and I made some of it!
Bit I do kinda suck at FS and can only ever be arsed playing on normal. Any higher and does my friggin' head in.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Jokke_r on July 15, 2005, 07:31:33 pm

hehhe beat that level now, i never found the bomb so there was a bug, the PSI shuttle succesfully docked with the station then it exploded but i already completed all the goals and just jumped out and got best case scenario from that mission. loony.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Kiith-Sa on July 16, 2005, 04:27:39 am

Just keep making hard campaings, even harder than RW, I like it.
But I think that they should get harder mission after mission, for me hardest was mission 2 and one you are talking about now and end of the campaign was too easy.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Prophet on July 16, 2005, 05:45:35 am

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Originally posted by Kiith-Sa
But I think that they should get harder mission after mission, for me hardest was mission 2 and one you are talking about now and end of the campaign was too easy.

Naah... I don't think so.
Did the red army face their biggest opposition in Berlin? No. There are ups and downs in life. I think it's refresing to have a mission in the middle of the campaign where you don't even have to press the trigger...

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on July 16, 2005, 11:40:31 am

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Originally posted by Kiith-Sa
for me hardest was mission 2

Mission 2 is perhaps the most chaotic mission of the campaign and I made it mission 2 to contast the fairly conventional and linear nature of the first mission. The difference is supposed to hit the player like a brick in the face. Although I'm not sure it works that well.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Fragrag on July 16, 2005, 11:54:33 am

Mission 2 was fairly easy for me, the third keeps frustrating me though, the Venzen dies after only 1 or 2 missiles

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Unknown_Enemy on July 17, 2005, 12:25:27 pm

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Originally posted by Fragrag
Mission 2 was fairly easy for me, the third keeps frustrating me though, the Venzen dies after only 1 or 2 missiles

Indeed. How do you keep alive that sitting duck ? Any hints ?

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on July 17, 2005, 12:38:05 pm

Don't try to protect it. Think about it. While the Narn fighters are picking on the Centauri what are they leaving wide open to attack?

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Unknown_Enemy on July 17, 2005, 03:01:44 pm

ok..ok..
it worked.
not that it prevent me from being offered my a$$ on a plate in later missions.:shaking:

Superb work. I am impressed with the mission's quality.:yes:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Fragrag on July 17, 2005, 03:30:37 pm

thanks for the hint, one thing is certain, I'll never be a squad leader, I never notice these things

Title: Hints for Loose Ends please
Post by: Sixis on July 17, 2005, 06:02:40 pm

Hi everyone, I'm loving RW, especially the sense of drama in the missions and story.  It reminds me of a lot both B5 and FS2, feeling the ups and downs of the characters (I'm going to try and avoid spoliers, so I'll just say I was really angry after the mission before Nightmare Scenario, and happy to get some revenge later!)

Anyway, I'm not stuck on Loose Ends.  I can easily dispatch the first primary target and its escorts, but then the carrier jumps in 12k away and I can't make up half that distance before it bugs out, even using all power to engines.  I can't seem to find a good landmark to stay near where it will jump in.  I've tried killing the primary target quickly myself, then letting my wings clean up the rest of the targets themselves, but I don't know where to go to be in proximity to target 2 when it jumps in.  Could someone furnish a landmark so I could position myself in range of the target, or suggest a means of doing the mission so that when the escorts are dead you will be near the second target?  Thanks in advance!

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on July 17, 2005, 06:32:07 pm

What I did was this.

Spoiler:

Kill that ***** Eris as quickly as possible. Then kill anyone she turned. Then and only then go after the raiders. When there are only one or two raiders left turn so that the planet is slap bang in the centre of your rear view. Travel forwards until you're a few thousand metres away from your wingmen.

The carrier should appear once you get close to it's jump in location. IF that fails just wait for your wingmen to kill the raiders and it will jump in then.

DO NOT kill the carrier before disabling it. There's a bug in the mission that will prevent you completing it if you do that.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: morbiddreams on July 17, 2005, 11:21:42 pm

OK I am having real problems on the third mission...... Its those damn missiles.... they just take out the sitting duck..... and the stupid wing men that arrive after the battle starts (Delta Wing I think) are about as much help as a hole in the head........ I have tried to use them to protect the sitting duck or attack the enemy fighters and they do nothing, by the time they have left the hanger... the battles over.....  I have attacked the narn freighters nothing... I have sent alpha wing to attack the freighters... nothing.... alpha wing attack the fighters nothing......  tried shooting down the missiles..... nothing......  I have stupid wing men.......  I just cant stop that ship from blowing up..... I have protected the freighter and sent my other wing men to the Narn.... nothing...... It is just getting really frustrating now...... Excellent game but its really p*****g me off

Also how do I get to play multiplayer...... I just need to get some server to join or a game or something..... I have tried to reg with link on this website and the link dont work :(

How do I play multiplayer

Please help me someone........

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on July 18, 2005, 03:10:39 am

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Originally posted by morbiddreams
I have attacked the narn freighters nothing... I have sent alpha wing to attack the freighters... nothing.... alpha wing attack the fighters nothing......

Like has been said elsewhere, pick one of the Narn freighters. Order everyone to attack it. Hit it with everything including the kitchen sink. Once it's destroyed the Narn think better of their decision to cause trouble and surrender.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: morbiddreams on July 18, 2005, 06:13:25 am

Thanks.... I didnt actually blow one up before.... maybe I didnt do it in time or something.....  Anyway thanks a lot :D

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Unknown_Enemy on July 19, 2005, 03:55:39 pm

yuk.

How did you pass "loose end" mission ?
I kill enris very quickly, and just as my wings and me destroy the last enemy fighter, the carrier appears at 5000, and jumps bofore my fighter is able to reach weapon range. Thus I get a mission failed.

EDIT :
Just retried the mission. I did not get the carrier to appear before the last fighter was destroyed. Then it stayed only a few seconds before jumping out.

RE-EDIT :
3rd attempt, same result. Just tried to destroy enemy wings in different order. WTF ?

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on July 19, 2005, 05:56:32 pm

Check my Spoilered post above.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Unknown_Enemy on July 20, 2005, 04:31:00 pm

Right.
Just finished the campaign.

Best mission out there : Boarding Party or Nightmare scenario. I really can't say as both are some of the best I've played.

Less fun to play : Loose Ends.  To fly toward the middle of nowhere to catch up an elusive ship is not on par with other missions' quality.

As a whole, an excellent campaign I enjoyed very much to play. Thanks to all the team.
:yes:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Moonraven on August 08, 2005, 04:57:55 pm

Hi there,

hope i get a little hint. I've played the "Run and Seek/Run and Hide" mission many times without luck.

Sometimes i get 2 parts scanned...but most times i get down before i can scan.

so..my simple question...how to "win" this mission ?


P.S. Sorry for my bad english, its a little rusty :)

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on August 09, 2005, 03:17:45 am

Full power to engines. Get in there and scan the required subsystems as quickly as possible. Run like hell for the extraction point. Lean on the afterburner at all times during the last part.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: aipz on August 09, 2005, 05:25:14 am

Scan the ship first...
Than stop at one point 300m from the base and try to scan the subsystems...
Switching all power to engines is also recomended...;7
As well as dodging enemy fire at the last 3-4 kilometres...:nod:
You may need a few tries though...:nervous:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Ragesh3 on August 10, 2005, 01:20:10 pm

Hi there!

First off I really have to thank you for your great work, I love playing your missions in my favourite Sci-Fi universe. But, as you might already have guessed, I do have a severe problem getting through one of the RW missions.

I'm stuck at the RW mission in which you have to protect the PSI-Corps Shuttle. Taking down the Zephyrs is not a problem, but I just don't have a clue what to destroy next so the bomb doesn't blow up the shuttle. I played this mission about 14 times and spent my last 6 attempts just sitting around the Scylla, waiting for the explosion just to know WHAT I have to shoot down and WHERE this target is positioned. I start getting frustrated at this...

Mybe it's because I'm not that good at FS anyway (had to switch to "very easy"), but I like the storyline and the atmosphere of this campaign. Help me, what ship carries the bomb?!

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on August 10, 2005, 02:06:06 pm

Basically you have to find the shuttle which is heading towards the psi cops and take it out before it can blow them up. Cycle through the targets until you spot an EA shuttle acting strangely. Then take it out (from a fair distance!)

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: aipz on August 10, 2005, 02:41:43 pm

Or disable it and let others destroy it...
You must keep at least 500m safe distance or kaboom...;7

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Ragesh3 on August 10, 2005, 03:19:26 pm

Ha! Did it!

The moment I'm in the cockpit I cycle through all the targets backwards until I reach EA crew Shuttle 1, then I order all ships to destroy this target. Once this is accomplished, I order all ships to attack EA Crew Shuttle 2 and after that, I let them destroy shuttle 3.

Meanwhile, I get behind that unknown freighter and order my wingmen to form on my wing. Taking out the zephyrs is quite easy then.

BTW: Nightmare scenario really rocks, although the game crashed bacvk to desktop when the mission was finished :rolleyes:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Col. Fishguts on August 10, 2005, 04:35:54 pm

Quote

Originally posted by aipz
Or disable it and let others destroy it...
You must keep at least 500m safe distance or kaboom...;7

Nah. Scan it, and then order the G.O.D. to attack it .... and enjoy the fireworks :cool:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on August 11, 2005, 02:58:20 am

Quote

Originally posted by Ragesh3
BTW: Nightmare scenario really rocks, although the game crashed bacvk to desktop when the mission was finished :rolleyes:

Thanks, and install the 2.01 "patch".

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Sigma957 on August 11, 2005, 03:48:25 am

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Originally posted by Col. Fishguts
Nah. Scan it, and then order the G.O.D. to attack it .... and enjoy the fireworks:cool:

Yes it is more fun ordering the G.O.D sat to take out the shuttle :drevil:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on August 11, 2005, 03:49:13 am

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Originally posted by Sigma957
Yes it is more fun ordering the G.O.D sat to take out the shuttle :drevil:

It's hysterical when it uses the particle beam to do it.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Trivial Psychic on August 12, 2005, 11:46:33 pm

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Originally posted by Col. Fishguts
Nah. Scan it, and then order the G.O.D. to attack it .... and enjoy the fireworks :cool:

I didn't know that was possible.  I usually either A, take it out myself, with extreme care, or B, let the Sylla take it out once it goes hostile.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Dixy on August 30, 2005, 07:51:44 am

Anyone have any tips for Castle Assault? The base and battlewagon are usually destroyed easily enough, but my wingmen seem to have trained at the sitting duck school of flying, and are all dead by the time the battlewagon jumps in, leaving usually all the enemy fighters, who have the morpheus for a snack. help?

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Megadoomer on August 30, 2005, 09:45:29 am

I find one of the most effective way to use fighters in fighter battles, is by getting them all to attack each target one at a time.  I even managed to save the Venzen using this tactic.

However, I should point out I was doing the campaign on easy. I don't have a joystick, and I find using a mouse for dogfighting adds a degree of difficulty.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Col. Fishguts on August 30, 2005, 12:40:20 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Dixy
Anyone have any tips for Castle Assault? The base and battlewagon are usually destroyed easily enough, but my wingmen seem to have trained at the sitting duck school of flying, and are all dead by the time the battlewagon jumps in, leaving usually all the enemy fighters, who have the morpheus for a snack. help?

Stay behind the Hermes, so you're close to the Battlewagon when it jumps in. Then fry the main beam with your missiles and start hunting fighters.

Don't order your wingmen to attack anything, just let them protect the Hermes and the Morpheus, and you should be fine.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Dixy on September 01, 2005, 02:26:23 pm

Nope, just can't do it. Now the base keeps killing the Morhpheus (base on +-22 health when the morpheus dies), but only if i take out the battlewagon's beam weapon. (9 times in a row so far). If i attack the base or use wingmen to do it, the wagon and base both die but the morpheus still dies as well..
 I guess the debriefing hints must be right - I'm simply rubbish :D. Any other hints, or am i a lost cause? :sigh:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: PSI-KILLER on September 01, 2005, 09:29:48 pm

what I did was have all fighters disarm the base, and by myself, hang out behind the task force until the battle wagon appears, then I just destroyed the main beam cannon then I would fly up and start killing everything, I think also maybe I changed all fighters to destroy base then, can't really remember.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Ragesh3 on September 02, 2005, 08:01:29 am

I can't finish this mission as well. One thing is for sure, the RW missions are not easy...

This one is particularly hard, because my wingmen SUCK and there are way too many tasks to accomplish.

Destroy the base - check
Destroy the Archon - ckeck
Protect the EA vessels - argh! grmbl!

I flew this mission about 30 times now (no bull on that!) and I just can't get through. I tried about everything, from using brute force (all ships attack one target at a time) to micro-managemant (assign a target to each single ship). I tried protecting the Hermes and Morpheus with one wing, with two wings, with all wings - without success. My wingmen must have had a beer too much, because they really couldn't hit a truck even if they stood right in front of its broadside! Adjusting the ship selection didn't help either.

Sooner or later the Morpheus gets blown to pieces, no matter what I do.

Overall, the RW missions are way beyond the usual gamer's abilities. As I said, I like the storyline and hey, B5-lovers don't have a choice anyway, but a mission that I have to repeat more than five times isn't fun anymore.

For the next campaigns please keep in mind that not everybody is born the top-notch dogfighting hero and that not everybody wants to spend hours and hours just to become one. It is frustrating. Since I play games to have fun and not to get angry at the world, I guess I'll quit playing TBP at this point :sigh:

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on September 02, 2005, 08:59:22 am

No idea why you're having so much trouble with the mission. I don't think I had to play any mission more than 4-5 times and that includes the puzzle missions where straight blasting isn't enough.

What skill level are you playing on?

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Ragesh3 on September 03, 2005, 06:47:34 am

Actually, I'm playing at "very easy". At the moment I'm trying to figure out where the mission files are hidden so as to remove one or two wings of enemy fighters with FrEd...

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on September 03, 2005, 08:46:50 am

The mission files are in the Raider Wars VP file. You can open that with VPView (Check my FAQ for details if you need them).

As a matter of fact though I've just posted a slightly fixed version of the mission in the beta test forum so you won't need VPView for this particular mission :)

 If I were you I wouldn't take out any wings as you can easily break a mission that way. Either give yourself something nicer to fly or lower the damage of the weapons the enemy has.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: aipz on September 03, 2005, 11:52:26 am

Ragesh3 you could try first to destroy the station with a mass attack - fly the Badger, then quickly destroy the archaeons cannon and then eliminate the enemy fighters - frazis and sky serpents first ( you will have a nice firepower and you are more manouverable so it is not a problem) If you take out 6-8 quickly the rest should be a bit easier....

I would recommend to switch the Badgers cannons places ( 4x40mm for antistarfighter combat).

Of course you have to also destroy archaon as it makes it's suicide run....

I needed 5-6 times to get past that mission on easy...:D

1-station
2-archaeons beam cannon
3- frazis/sky serpents...

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on September 03, 2005, 05:23:51 pm

@Ragesh3 : I edited the mission to not launch Silver Wing if you're playing on very easy. I'd appreciate you giving it a try and telling me if it works.

You can find it here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,34936.msg723771.html#msg723771).

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on September 05, 2005, 05:54:18 am

Yes everyone please assist Karajorma with testing these new fixed missions. This is quite important.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on September 05, 2005, 06:11:33 am

I think I've managed to get FS2 working again so I should be able to test myself once again but more people helping is important :)

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: IPAndrews on September 05, 2005, 06:16:14 am

Oh that's some good news. Clock is ticking on that thing I was talking to you about ;)

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on September 05, 2005, 06:19:31 am

Well I've fixed every bug I'd seen when I played the missions myself. If anyone has any others that need fixing I can give them a try.

As I said on the other thread is there still a problem with trying to get the R2 campaign to work without using the techroom? Cause IIRC that problem was never fixed and it would be nice to have 3 proper official campaigns for TBP rather than two and one you have to play as individual missions.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on September 05, 2005, 10:13:25 am

I'm going to edit Storming the Castle so you lose two wings on very easy and one on easy. (Either that or remove some warheads from one of the later wings when things start getting busy).

But apart from difficulty balancing the missions are done. All the bug fixing seems to be working fine.

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: Vapahtaja on September 19, 2005, 10:57:59 am

"Run and Seek/Run and Hide"

I just can't get this one right. I can scan the capital ship but how do you scan those subsystems on the base? The other thing is navigating out of that place... Where the heck is that navpoint? When I press alt-N which is supposed to be next navpoint nothing happens - just a beep. Where does that navpoint show up? Radar or some other place?

And yes... I am a total newbie in this game. ;)

Title: Raider Wars Mission Help
Post by: karajorma on September 19, 2005, 11:30:27 am

To scan a subsystem simply cycle through subsystems with the s key or point at one and pick it with the v key (Once you've already targetted it of course).

As for how to target the navpoint it's on your escort list isn't it? Just press e to cycle through ships on your escort list.