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Title: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 25, 2008, 09:14:14 pm
For some reason when i apply ITDOH Chap 2 as my selected campaign, when i start up FS2, its not selectable in the campaign screen.


Any solutions?  :confused:
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Dark Hunter on September 25, 2008, 09:40:46 pm
Are you getting any of the new ships in the Tech Room?
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 25, 2008, 10:03:26 pm
nope  :confused:

Dunno what ive done wrong.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Stormkeeper on September 25, 2008, 10:05:29 pm
You know the drill. Post screenshots of your FS2 folder.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 25, 2008, 10:12:37 pm
Ive done it normally just as id do any other campaign. All the other campaigns ran well , i just finished playing ITDOH Chap 1 which was installed exactly the same way as chapter 2.



Forgive my hopeless newbiness, but im not sure how to make a screenshot of a folder.

Please dont hurt me.  :blah:
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Stormkeeper on September 25, 2008, 10:18:00 pm
Print screen, paste on paint and upload to an image hosting website of your choice.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 25, 2008, 10:30:45 pm
Fixed.

Main folder was in a sub-folder and had to be 'bought up' to the main FS2 directory.

Just needed to use my brain  :D
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Droid803 on September 25, 2008, 11:20:44 pm
Well, you got it to work. Should we just forget this thread, or have it locked?
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 26, 2008, 01:09:54 am
Forget it and never speak of my stupidity again.  :nervous:


For the record, ITDOH is probably one of the most intense campaigns ive played.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on September 26, 2008, 02:01:50 am
Forget it and never speak of my stupidity again.  :nervous:


For the record, ITDOH is probably one of the most intense campaigns ive played.

     Really? I'm just playing through chapter 2 myself and I find that in most missons I don't even need to be there. Not entirely a good thing. Still some fun pyrotechnics.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Jeff Vader on September 26, 2008, 02:12:55 am
Forget it and never speak of my stupidity again.  :nervous:


For the record, ITDOH is probably one of the most intense campaigns ive played.

     Really? I'm just playing through chapter 2 myself and I find that in most missons I don't even need to be there. Not entirely a good thing. Still some fun pyrotechnics.
I played some missions of Chapter 1 and gave up once I had encountered every imaginable typo of the word "Sathanas".
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 26, 2008, 04:44:25 am
Yeah i think certain missions are overkill - but there are some that when the battle is in full pitch the GTVA gets in trouble  - especially when those damned Vindhyacahals jump in.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Noise on September 27, 2008, 08:25:02 pm
I do apologize, but for the most part I was trying for some truly epic in scale on a tactical level.  I also really try for the "Ah crap, now what?" factor.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Droid803 on September 27, 2008, 09:30:55 pm
I was more bothered by the wonky, unoriginal ship naming, lack of escort list on many missions, and Helios-toting Myrmidons (hate hate hate!) than the mission design.

The explosions, story, and scale are all wonderful. I don't care if I don't have to do anything, I'm content with just watching things blow up.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on September 27, 2008, 10:18:11 pm
I was more bothered by the wonky, unoriginal ship naming, lack of escort list on many missions, and Helios-toting Myrmidons (hate hate hate!) than the mission design.

The explosions, story, and scale are all wonderful. I don't care if I don't have to do anything, I'm content with just watching things blow up.

       Er, I'm a little confused by chapter 2 so far. Missions which should be red-alerts are not. And Alpha wing is sent on missions that last like, 2 minutes during which Alpha wing does virtually nothing. I don't get it. ie
Spoiler:
When the derelict Demon is put out of its misery by the Hedetet. What was the point of that mission?
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Droid803 on September 27, 2008, 10:36:32 pm
Spoiler:
The Demon is hardly derelict by that point. The point of that mission is to resolve the problem of the renegade demon. And to show off the Hedetet.

I actually did something that mission tough.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on September 28, 2008, 02:12:57 am
Spoiler:
The Demon is hardly derelict by that point. The point of that mission is to resolve the problem of the renegade demon. And to show off the Hedetet.

I actually did something that mission tough.

        So the mission right before that doesn't accomplish the same thing? I did something too, got a capital ship kill from a minor vessel. But anyway, I'll keep playing it til I'm done.


       And . . .

Spoiler:
What the hell's with the mission where Command thinks it's a good idea to send Alpha 1 in an Artemis Bomber all alone against an entire Shivan fleet? Yeah fancy torpedo, can fly a long way, and get shot down the whole way too. Why not a stealth bomber at least? Baffling. This is in chapter 3 anwyay
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on September 28, 2008, 11:06:31 pm
Normally there is no problem with the mission. I don't think the weapon bug is present anymore and it will carry the torpedo in the ship like it should.

Just get into range, fire it from about 15km out, and head back to the node fast before the Astaroths get to you. If they reach you, then terminate them at the node away from the rest of the Shivan force and then jump out. It will destroy the node. Always use duel mode and if you want to be sure, target the center of the node like the crystal or core. Is it that hard? Very easy mission. Maybe the Artemis makes it more of a challenge to get away since it is slower. You don't even have to get close anyways. You want it to be too easy?

     Node? Erm, thought I was after the Dis not the node. Maybe I read the brief wrong.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on September 29, 2008, 12:54:59 am
Okay I still don't get this mission. I've fired 4 torps at the Comm Node about 11 times. It never goes below 10%. I fired Torps instead at the Rahu, thinking it will take out the ship with its explosion. It doesn't. I actually went low enough that the Ravana didn't intercept the torps. But still, Rahu gone, nothing happened. So instead I try to go down and fire at the Dis directly, the range of the torp is about 11500 or thereabouts. I got to about 14000 before the Astaroths ripped me a new one. Beta Wing is useless, AI ships given the order cover me never keep up to you if you direct power to engines.

I don't get it.


Nevermind, I got er done. Torpedo managed to get through somehow. Yay.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 29, 2008, 02:21:35 am
I particularly loved that mission where you have to fire a torp right into the center of what looks like a massive shivan installation but is actually just 4 shivan juggernauts and a comm node.


Hit the dead center of the comm node with my first torp and watched the whole thing go boom :P Loved it
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on September 29, 2008, 03:32:53 am
I particularly loved that mission where you have to fire a torp right into the center of what looks like a massive shivan installation but is actually just 4 shivan juggernauts and a comm node.


Hit the dead center of the comm node with my first torp and watched the whole thing go boom :P Loved it

         Eh . . . . I finished chapter 3 and I got to say this campaign's not really my cup of tea. But whatever.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Noise on September 29, 2008, 07:17:16 pm
I particularly loved that mission where you have to fire a torp right into the center of what looks like a massive shivan installation but is actually just 4 shivan juggernauts and a comm node.


Hit the dead center of the comm node with my first torp and watched the whole thing go boom :P Loved it

         Eh . . . . I finished chapter 3 and I got to say this campaign's not really my cup of tea. But whatever.

I learned a long time ago that no one can please everyone.  In the end it all comes down to a case of "to each their own."
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on September 29, 2008, 08:08:23 pm
I particularly loved that mission where you have to fire a torp right into the center of what looks like a massive shivan installation but is actually just 4 shivan juggernauts and a comm node.


Hit the dead center of the comm node with my first torp and watched the whole thing go boom :P Loved it

         Eh . . . . I finished chapter 3 and I got to say this campaign's not really my cup of tea. But whatever.

I learned a long time ago that no one can please everyone.  In the end it all comes down to a case of "to each their own."

Words of wisdom.  :nod:
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on September 29, 2008, 08:45:34 pm
I learned a long time ago that no one can please everyone.  In the end it all comes down to a case of "to each their own."

      Oh yeah, don't worry about it. I noticed that there's a few campaigns out there, where people swear up and down that it's their favourite of all time but which personally I don't really care for. I think it's just me  :P Still got chapter 4 to play through though anyhow.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on October 02, 2008, 01:50:40 am
Hey, im having a few problems with one of the missions in ITDOH Chapter 4:-

SPOILER:
In the mission 'Questions' where Alpha 1 is ordered to scan a derelict medical ship, and then a dead Erinyes, the mission goes to 'downloading new orders', and then simply replays itself. Is this meant to happen?
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Flaming_Sword on October 02, 2008, 03:15:09 am
That's the last mission. Should've ended intead of looping, though. Odd.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Vasudan Commander on October 02, 2008, 09:20:49 am
Ah well.


So is there a Chapter 5? Good series i recko  :D
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Stormkeeper on October 02, 2008, 09:26:10 am
Me reckons he should repack the chapters into one set of vps.
Title: Re: Into The Depths Of Hell Chapter 2
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on October 04, 2008, 09:09:30 pm
    Hey I'm playing through Chapter 4, (until my comp crashed loading one of the missions) and I think it's quite a bit better. At least in terms of mission design, for the most part. Though it's not clear to me as to whether it's actually possible to fail a mission in this campaign (beyond dying). I have command screaming at me for losing ships left and right but I always hit ACCEPT on the debrief and advance so who knows.

      I'm not really a huge fan of the pseudo red-alerts either. Guy  tells me I've only got time for water and a reload but when I'm back in the air my weapons config is completely different (ie set back to default). Kinda annoying. But I guess I can deal with lightning guns and harpoons instead of kaysers and tornadoes.