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Title: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Guthan on December 26, 2009, 11:45:34 am
Where you worked as the secret ops in Freespace 2, I forgot the name but you went with an NTF raid on a GTVA supply deport.

A civilian transport than arrives begging for mercy; the NTF poised to strike the trap.



- I did the foolish thing and tried to keep my cover so I blew up the transport with a heavy heart. I died soon afterwards.

What were your stories?
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Rick James on December 26, 2009, 12:22:14 pm
Shoved half a dozen missiles up my squad lead's tailpipe, kicked in my burners, and waited for backup to arrive.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Kolgena on December 26, 2009, 12:25:32 pm
I also blew it up. Then I got yelled at in briefing :(
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Lucika on December 26, 2009, 12:43:56 pm
I also blew it up. Then I got yelled at in briefing :(

So did I but I blew up before I would've been able to depart. Since it turned out that I can't keep my cover, I played as a good guy next time.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: TrashMan on December 26, 2009, 01:04:49 pm
I didn't move and let hem attack the sentry guns alone. That killed a few of them. Well, to be honest I did help the sentry guns a bit by weakening my squadmates a bit :P
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Droid803 on December 26, 2009, 01:30:48 pm
I tried killing it the first time, but was so inept at aiming, my squad accused me of being a traitor because I failed to kill it. Seriously. (I didn't know that I could just park and shoot at it.)
I then proceeded to dodge until backup arrived. :nervous:
Man, I was an idiot then...amazing I got that far at all.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Dragon on December 26, 2009, 01:47:12 pm
I blew the transport up, then, after I found out that I couldn't keep my cover, I did the same to my former wingmen.
Backup helped my finish the Aeolus, though I mostly did it alone (disabling an Aeolus and getting close to it's rear engine is a marvelous solution against them).
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: ktistai228 on December 26, 2009, 01:58:33 pm
First time I played i just stood and started thinking. A tad bit too long might I say. The guys started shooting at me. I shot back. I splashed Alpha and Beta and ran as fast as i could from the Aeolus. Then I got saved.
The second time I said "eh, what the hell" and shot down the transport and did all the rest just the same. I can't say command liked it :nervous:
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Dr. Pwnguin on December 26, 2009, 02:03:04 pm
I paused for a minute or two thinking about it in-game, then when they told me to hurry up I turned around and open fired on the NTF fighters  :lol:

Eventually they figured out I was hostile and started shooting  :doubt:
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: jkalltheway on December 26, 2009, 02:59:42 pm
One of my gripes against that mission is that they take too long to realize that i've betrayed them. Usually when i play that mission i manage to kill a good  2 or 3 of them before they realize, "Oh Wait hes trying to kill us. We should be angry."
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Rodo on December 26, 2009, 03:11:46 pm
I stood idle there like an idiot waiting for "something else" to come along, nothing did and I ended up dead, on the second run I destroyed the transport and they attacked as well, but I survived... I was really mad at the frikking NTF firing squad (or something like that).
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on December 27, 2009, 03:32:18 am
I killed half of my wingmen just as they started their attack run on the cargo.

And then I murdered Jack Niven while he was in the middle of saying "Time's up, pilot! We know all abou-" *BOOM*
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Pred the Penguin on December 27, 2009, 04:12:14 am
First time I played I tried to shoot my squad mates, but didn't kill any of them before they turned on me.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Spoon on December 27, 2009, 04:23:41 am
"Oh really now, just kill a bunch of civilians like that? Well you know what? F*** That" and I started killing the NTF fighters instead. I was happy command finally deceided it was time to get me out of there afterwards.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: NGTM-1R on December 27, 2009, 07:34:06 am
As I recall my wingmen were no use at all, they apparently either didn't attack or couldn't hit the sentry guns or cargo, and I was so screwed up by the sentries and doing my wingmen's job that when the transport arrived I said something along the lines of "ahahaha **** you I'm dying over here you do it jackass" while I tried to recharge my shields.

...they of course didn't, and I couldn't order them to. So I was happy to kill them when they went hostile.

ALWAYS LISTEN TO ALPHA 1 *****ES.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Commander Zane on December 27, 2009, 07:42:20 am
I obliged without hesitation. :P
The first time anyway.
Then I experemented with other playthroughs.

I'm sure everyone's done that though. ;)
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: ReeNoiP on December 27, 2009, 12:04:29 pm
I just kind idled expecting something to happen, as it seemed a bit fishy they wanted me in particular to blow it up. Soon after I was busy dodging.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Killer Whale on December 27, 2009, 06:13:39 pm
I obliged without hesitation. :P
The first time anyway.
Then I experemented with other playthroughs.

I'm sure everyone's done that though. ;)
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: IceFire on December 27, 2009, 07:22:31 pm
On the first playthrough I refused to fire at the transport.  Then my wingmates got nasty and I blew them away eventually as well.  Tough battle.... I remember being down to 3% hull when friendly reinforcements arrived!
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: ChronoReverse on December 27, 2009, 08:40:40 pm
I hesitated and fired a few lazy shots until they started to ask me why I wasn't shooting it.  Then I realized "IT'S A TRAP" and hit the burners.  Unfortunately, I was playing on Hard and did not survive the furball.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Thaeris on December 28, 2009, 12:38:47 am
I fired on the transport, but I did so to knock out the Subach turret. I did not destroy it, and did not intend to.

Now, I did replay the mission at one point to see what would happen if I did destroy it, but that's about it.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Uchuujinsan on December 28, 2009, 01:30:23 am
I thought about it a little, until they threatened to kill me. I got behind an enemy, stayed there and waited if they really would attack. They did, and I shot them down.
I honor the Beta Aquilea Convention!
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 28, 2009, 07:28:21 am
What did I do? I completely slaughtered the innocents. Then died. Then completely slaughtered them again and won the fight. . .
:yes:
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Thaeris on December 28, 2009, 12:25:07 pm
 :mad:

NTF scum!!!
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 28, 2009, 12:35:26 pm
I can be a mean sod without an affiliation you know ;)
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on December 28, 2009, 11:12:45 pm
You sound like a mercenary, Colonol. :)
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Commander Zane on December 29, 2009, 05:00:14 am
Freelancing is all the better. :D
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 29, 2009, 06:57:50 am
Mercenary? There's an idea. . Give it ten years and i'll see what I feel like doing. My skillset is pretty unique.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on December 29, 2009, 11:38:59 pm
Freelancing is all the better. :D

Oh yeah, Freelancer... ;)
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Firartix on December 30, 2009, 03:10:24 am
I dun remember, but it must have went smoothly since i played most of the campaign on Very Easy >.<'
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: TopAce on December 30, 2009, 07:51:22 am
I did not blow it up the first time around. I was of course playing on Very Easy then, so I easily survived the mission.

Then the next time I replayed the campaign, I specifically remembered to destroy the transport in advance, even before I was welcomed by Loukakis. :D

It's weird that you kill the civilians, and instead of not allowing to progress or being forced to run some more near-suicide missions in compensation, I'm awarded a medal!
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on December 30, 2009, 10:08:02 am
Wait. You blew up the Omega in ...But Hate the Traitor and got an SOC Unit Crest? :wtf:
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Commander Zane on December 30, 2009, 12:08:46 pm
I seem to recall that happening frequently myself.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: TopAce on December 30, 2009, 01:04:02 pm
Wait. You blew up the Omega in ...But Hate the Traitor and got an SOC Unit Crest? :wtf:

Yes. And as I replayed the main campaign this week, I specifically checked on this. It does grant you the award.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on December 30, 2009, 01:11:30 pm
But hate the traitor, IS the one where the NTF finally suss you out right?
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: headdie on December 30, 2009, 01:13:51 pm
Wait. You blew up the Omega in ...But Hate the Traitor and got an SOC Unit Crest? :wtf:

Yes. And as I replayed the main campaign this week, I specifically checked on this. It does grant you the award.

isnt that one "love the treason..."

followed up by "...but hate the traitor" in which the NTF sus you?

Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: TopAce on December 30, 2009, 01:27:30 pm
Love the Treason... is the one with the Hawako.

...But Hate the Traitor is when you can choose to destroy a civilian transport or not.

The latter certainly gives you a medal.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Jeff Vader on December 30, 2009, 01:44:00 pm
Love the Treason... is the one with the Hawako.
Hamako.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on December 31, 2009, 03:26:02 am
Hey man, give him a break. Even :v: spells it wrong. :p
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: IcyScythe on December 31, 2009, 08:30:57 pm
One of my gripes against that mission is that they take too long to realize that i've betrayed them. Usually when i play that mission i manage to kill a good  2 or 3 of them before they realize, "Oh Wait hes trying to kill us. We should be angry."

Yeah, you kinda gotta "play by the rules". I just wait till the guy says "time's up etc." before opening up on them.

Otherwise it's too easy to cheat.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Hades on December 31, 2009, 11:40:06 pm
l let them all attack the sentries alone, which kill a couple or so of them, then when the transport jumped in, I killed the rest of them before they had the chance to go hostile.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Firartix on January 03, 2010, 01:01:48 pm
One of my gripes against that mission is that they take too long to realize that i've betrayed them. Usually when i play that mission i manage to kill a good  2 or 3 of them before they realize, "Oh Wait hes trying to kill us. We should be angry."

Yeah, you kinda gotta "play by the rules". I just wait till the guy says "time's up etc." before opening up on them.

Otherwise it's too easy to cheat.

I personnally attacked them a few seconds before they went hostile, because i though they would attack the transport themself.
I don't think this is cheating, is it ?
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Commander Zane on January 03, 2010, 01:16:41 pm
Killing your "Wingmen" without having them turn hostile before the transport ever arrives to get an advantage.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Enkidu on January 04, 2010, 02:01:43 am
I screwed up in the previous mission and lost the Hamako in my first playthrough, my cover and that of Snipes was blown and I was sent on my way.  :( Wasn't until I played through a second time that I even found out that there was a third mission in that loop, and then I blew up the transport to keep my cover to see if there was a fourth... unfortunately not, and I only managed to escape with 9% hull integrity.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: CP5670 on January 04, 2010, 11:05:28 am
The first time I played it, I just waited until they turned hostile. I was half expecting something to happen.

Later on, I realized that you can just nail them all at the beginning of the mission. The mission has the "no traitor" flag set, so they don't notice anything. :D I tend to do that and only keep the guys who talk alive, as the dialogue gets messed up otherwise.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Snail on January 04, 2010, 12:01:43 pm
on my first go i blew up the transport
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: AugustusVarius on January 04, 2010, 11:36:13 pm
First time I played, I tried to jump out, and was told that I didn't have the codes for the drive.  Did nobody else do this?
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Mongoose on January 06, 2010, 06:47:38 pm
I didn't even think twice about what to do.  I directed a mental "**** you!" in the direction of the NTF pilots and opened fire...and then started dodging for my life. :p
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 08, 2010, 11:27:48 pm
First time I played, I tried to jump out, and was told that I didn't have the codes for the drive.  Did nobody else do this?

There was nothing on the directives list telling me to jump out, so I didn't. :p
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: deathfun on January 10, 2010, 04:39:39 am
To the first post:

I shot my wingman right away, and they never changed to hostile even after I blew up one of them. The escape pods survived and I was sitting there wondering why they didn't bother firing back (the NTF)

Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: MatthTheGeek on January 10, 2010, 04:59:59 am
Escape pods ? oO
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: TopAce on January 10, 2010, 05:21:19 am
He probably means the transport.
Title: Re: What did you do on that one mission?
Post by: deathfun on January 10, 2010, 09:43:35 pm
Ssshhhh

It was late, be quiet