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Offline Endomatic

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How do I save Snipes?
on: September 13, 2006, 03:41:19 pm
How the hell do I find his ship in mission 25 or whatever?

I approach the first buoy, but nothing happens. How do I tell where it points to? If I go in ANY direction, I just get lost.

There's no blip that shows up (I read a FAQ that says this is supposed to happen) that leads me to the next point. I stop RIGHT next to the buoy, and all I see on radar is the 3 ships in my squad and the buoy beside me. Nothing else. So how the hell do I tell where to go?
 

Offline Wanderer

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #1 on: September 13, 2006, 03:49:30 pm
You ought to see sort of greyish distortions in the radar. Head towards those. If they do not appear fly short distance away from the 1st buoy (IIRC nearly towards your original heading). The distortions caused by the next buoy ought to start appearing quite soon after passing the 'current' buoy.
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Offline Endomatic

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #2 on: September 13, 2006, 03:52:00 pm
Do they buoys point anywhere? Are they actually useful at all? It doesn't seem like it. Can I skip this mission? It's the stupidest mission in any game ever created.
 

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #3 on: September 13, 2006, 04:06:10 pm
Fly towards the first buy..keep hte big ligh-grey dot in the center of your radar. Once you flown past it it should move itself near the back of your radar, but a dark grey dot should appear ner the radar center. Follow that dot

rinse and repeat.

P.S. - a nice little tip - stop 100m (or closer - enough to see it visually, not only on the radar)  infront of each buy to kill off the shivan. Don't move from the spot, just rotate and shoot till you kill them. Once you killed them off locate the bouy again and continue.
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Offline Getter Robo G

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #4 on: September 13, 2006, 04:20:56 pm
I'm sorry to say you probably won't. In that mission Snipe's character shields are removed and fate determines it's his time to make way for Alpha 1...    :lol:

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #5 on: September 13, 2006, 04:50:22 pm
"Load sabot. Target Zaku, direct front!"

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Offline Mathwiz6

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #6 on: September 13, 2006, 05:27:31 pm
Look for the gray blinky thing  :D
 

Offline Dark Hunter

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #7 on: September 13, 2006, 05:47:24 pm
This is one mission where, if you're using FSOpen, it might be a good idea to turn off 3-D Radar. This is one instance where the original 2-D radar is more readable.
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Offline Ulala

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #8 on: September 13, 2006, 05:59:42 pm
Rumor has it, if you just fly straight the whole mission ignoring the shivans that you pass by, you'll run straight into the Grall.
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Offline Freespace Freak

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #9 on: September 13, 2006, 06:45:08 pm
Quote from: Dark Hunter on September 13, 2006, 05:47:24 pm
This is one mission where, if you're using FSOpen, it might be a good idea to turn off 3-D Radar. This is one instance where the original 2-D radar is more readable.

Exactly what I was going to suggest.  The 3-D radar is great normally.  However, in places where it's hard to get a good radar lock, like in Asteroid fields, in the Nebula, especially this part of the Nebula, the 2-D radar is the way to go.
  

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #10 on: September 13, 2006, 07:57:38 pm
I find it easier. :nervous:

What I did was just go for the sporadic blips in that mission. First time I played i got all turned around, got frustrated, and quit. :D
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Offline Dark RevenantX

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #11 on: September 13, 2006, 11:45:37 pm
Yeah, that mission was more frustruating than Bearbaiting (which is rather hard to do).
 

Offline Blue Haired Maniac

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #12 on: September 14, 2006, 04:18:49 am
Quote from: Dark RevenantX on September 13, 2006, 11:45:37 pm
Yeah, that mission was more frustruating than Bearbaiting (which is rather hard to do).
Agreed.

But the rumor is true. If you just keep flying in a straight line from the start, you will find Snipes. Now defending his transport in that mess is a whole 'nother story.
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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #13 on: September 14, 2006, 04:27:50 am
Quote from: Ulala on September 13, 2006, 05:59:42 pm
Rumor has it, if you just fly straight the whole mission ignoring the shivans that you pass by, you'll run straight into the Grall.

Open it in fred, You'll see a slight curve to the path.
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Offline Ulala

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #14 on: September 18, 2006, 06:01:38 pm
But is it enough curve to deter you from triggering the event of Snipes' transmission and picking up the Grall on your radar?
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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #15 on: September 18, 2006, 07:54:29 pm
I'm currently testing my FS2 prowess by completing the entire campaign on Insane mode...

So far, I'm on the Gamma Draconis mission... the destroyer and corvette jumped in, and the cain is in there now too... it is rather hard to do =P
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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #16 on: September 19, 2006, 02:54:54 pm
I found that mission quite easy, but the only other thing i had trouble with was getting the freighters at the start and getting the bonus objectives. :D

(damn this word filter, i can't understand what i'm saying. XD)
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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #17 on: September 19, 2006, 05:25:24 pm
Quote from: Bob-san on September 18, 2006, 07:54:29 pm
I'm currently testin' me FS2 prowess by completin' th' entire campaign on Insane mode...

So far, I'm on th' Gamma Draconis mission...  th' destroyer an' corvette jumped in, an' th' cain is in there now too...  it is rather hard t' do =P

That always takes me a couple of tries on insane. It's pretty easy if you make a run for where the Sobek jumps in, but if you want that Cain kill you need to take out it's weapons pretty quick and order one of your wings to defend you, and of course you'll probably die anyway.
 

Offline ZmaN

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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #18 on: September 19, 2006, 09:58:12 pm
darn I've never tried anything on insane.  Maybe I should give it a whirl....
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Re: How do I save Snipes?
Reply #19 on: September 19, 2006, 09:59:52 pm
Prepare to be killed... repeatedly... and quickly.  :drevil:
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