Hi there. I'm playing through Derelict right now, but as I was frustrated by many missions I (and at least one other poster) had wished there was a walkthrough for it. So I decided to write one, in a similar format to the one that Tim Wuyts did for the origianl FS2 campaign.
The thing is, although I've only got about 10 missions completed in the walkthrough (23-33; I started late), most of my descriptions might make you old timers laugh your heads off, but at least get someone through a level that was easy for me but frustrating for them.
I don't really want to debate the merits of walkthroughs or 'cheating' but just think that sometimes when you've done a mission seven times (22 in one case) it becomes frustrating and not fun anymore. Sometimes reading someone elses perspective on a way to get through it will mean the difference between an well spent Saturday night or a really pissed off one.
What I'm asking is, should I post my walkthrough (when it's done) in some obscure link here and hosted on my website that may or may not be broken in a year or month or two, or post it on gamefaqs or similar (but not sure if they accept 'user add-on faqs). Or. Just make a link in the Freespace wiki you have here.
That way you could go:
hard-light->Freespace Wiki->User Made Campaigns->Derelict->Related Links->Walkthrough
Then have it so that people could add on or change stuff. For example if I originally had this:
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Mission 23 (DL3-01) Acceptable Losses
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Objectives
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Primary objectives: Rescue the ATLANTICA
Secondary Objectives: None
Ship and loadout
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Default:
Ship: GTF Perseus
Guns: GTW-5 Prometheus (S) Cannon
GTW Akheton SDG (To disable NOT kill)
Missiles: GTM-19 Harpoon
GTM-19 Harpoon
What I used:
Ship: GTF Hercules Mark II
Guns: GTW Akheton SDG
GTW Akheton SDG (Probably silly)
Missiles: GTM MX-6 Tempest Missile
GTM-4a Tornado Missile
Preferred:
Ship: ???
Guns: ???
???
Missiles: ???
???
Mission Overview
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* Disable Gold
* Destroy Green (Disable is probably better)
* Destroy Capricorn
* Destroy Pisces
* Protect ALTANTICA
* Protect HAULER
First I told all ships to 'disable my target' then went full engines and afterburnered my way
there. Once close I dropped engine power back down and boosted weapons a bit. After disabling
each ship by using the Akheton ONLY (target indicator will turn purple and info screen will say
'disabled') I immediatly told all ships to 'disable my target' again. Repeat this and you can
usually disable all four of them before Green shows up.
Although command says you can destroy Green, I seemed to lose the mission if some died (although I
was allowed to continue when only one died). So I immediately tell all ships to 'disable my
target' once we disable one, otherwise they seem to go on a killing spree and you lose the mission.
Then Capricorn (bombers) and Pisces (fighters) jump in. I usually get everyone to go for the
bombers first (Capricorn) but when it all get's confusing I just tell them to 'engage the enemy'
but try and kill bombers first.
The HAULER should escape and Pisces will warp in again. Soon after that you can warp out.
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Then anyone of you guys that laughs hysterically my ridiculous way of muddling through it could put in an actuall ship/loadout that makes sense and some real-man tactics. In the mean time, it might help someone playing that mission. I imagine there are a lot more people trying to play these games than the few on this board talking about it.
For example, there are a few good hints in this thread about confusing and/or difficult missions, but you have to read through 16 pages to find them. And that's if you were very lucky with the 'search' function.
Just a thought....
