[Goober5000]

I still don't see how that consitutes "lying"

Yeah, I probably miscategorized it -- I should have put it under "mistake" rather than "lie".  You were inaccurate, but "lying" carries the connotation of "being deceiving", which you obviously didn't mean to do.

but this is a stupid argument to be having anyhow

Agreed.

[MP-Ryan]

Well, I tried this VP with red alert states removed as a temporary workaround, which went fine until about mission 18 or so - now I'm getting funky crashes on the briefings (i.e. loading screen completes, goes to briefing for ~1 second, then flashes back to loading screen, then crashes).

[fsi.scsi]

It seems like that crash occurs on mission 18 only.  (It crashed for me too.)  Ran it in debug - all models are loading correctly, and briefing loads up.. briefly.  My solution: I edited the .fc2 file in the VP in NotePad++  : to take out that particular mission.  It ran well after that.

I caught up on the story by reading the briefing/conversations in the program

[MP-Ryan]

It seems like that crash occurs on mission 18 only.  (It crashed for me too.)  Ran it in debug - all models are loading correctly, and briefing loads up.. briefly.  My solution: I edited the .fc2 file in the VP in NotePad++  : to take out that particular mission.  It ran well after that.

I caught up on the story by reading the briefing/conversations in the program

Yeah, I ended up doing the same thing.

Oh, the hoops we jump through to play recommended campaigns.  I should have just sucked it up and played it in Retail.

[Why Anything]

Exactly how do you edit out mission 18 in Notepad++?  What part do I edit/delete?

[MP-Ryan]

Exactly how do you edit out mission 18 in Notepad++?  What part do I edit/delete?

Actually, there's a better fix available now.  After these issues were reported in Mantis, taylor fixed them and released an experimental build with the fix.

That isn't in the official 3.6.9 build, but you can try going into Mantis and looking for the ticket (I think it's actually 1255) and snag that build.  It has other issues, but it does allow you to get through sticky Homesick missions.

I'm hoping the Restoration project will tackle this campaign, as its a good one.

[Agent_Koopa]

I don't know... I seem to be having a related bug. I'm on the mission just after departure from Cappella, and when I first show up, Beta wing's vanished. I've restarted the mission, restarted the campaign...

[FlyingBadger]

Same thing happened to me, I then got the crash a few missions later when you're fleeing the GTVA.  Something seems to be screwy with Red Alert missions in 3.6.9, as I had problems with them when I played Sync as well. 

[Mobius]

Exactly how do you edit out mission 18 in Notepad++?  What part do I edit/delete?

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I don't know... I seem to be having a related bug. I'm on the mission just after departure from Cappella, and when I first show up, Beta wing's vanished. I've restarted the mission, restarted the campaign...

Have you tried to create another pilot?

[Cobra]

It's a bug. I think the missions have to be totally rewritten from scratch in 3.6.9 to fix it.

[Goober5000]

It's a bug. I think the missions have to be totally rewritten from scratch in 3.6.9 to fix it.

[Cobra]

I'm being serious, I actually looked to see if there was anything I could fix, but everything in the mission was fine, which is why I say remake them in 3.6.9. it could be a retail conflict with 3.6.9 or something.

[Goober5000]

No, it's more likely a bug somewhere else.  Like in the models or the tables or the code.

[Cobra]

I believe it uses retail tables, so there shouldn't be a problem. It probably is the code, there HAVE been bugs with the red alert status, right?

[MP-Ryan]

I believe it uses retail tables, so there shouldn't be a problem. It probably is the code, there HAVE been bugs with the red alert status, right?

1255.

Yes, I've memorized the Mantis report number.

EDIT:  Homesick is on the hit-list for the Restoration project, too.  A few missions need overhauls.

[Admiral Nelson]

Yup, I have the crash bug too, and I notice the other weirdness MP-Ryan is likely referring to.

[FlyingBadger]

Have you tried to create another pilot?

Yep, no effect.  Just gonna have to wait until the restoration project gets at it.

[Killfrenzy]

I don't know... I seem to be having a related bug. I'm on the mission just after departure from Cappella, and when I first show up, Beta wing's vanished. I've restarted the mission, restarted the campaign...

Same thing's happened to me.......Beta wing are in the mission when you open it up in FRED, but try to play it in the game and they're suddenly 'dead.'

This is most bizarre, and very frustrating as it renders the conversation tree in the early part of the mission unintelligable. It makes no sense whatsoever until you see what Beta wing was saying, then it all drops into place!

[Sparky]

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[Game_Master64]

try that build for the prycon insugency, it may work