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A short, intense, FS2 mission that I'm hoping some folks will try out and post replies here. Overall, making sure all SEXPTs work and the balance is alright.

My plans are to have a well balanced but difficult mission for both single and co-op multiplay.

This mission deals with one of the unsong heroes in FS2, the crew that discovered the subspace distortions arround the Capella star.

The only known error is that the mission may be a little too hard at the moment, and that the TAGC appears as a weapon in the loadout. I'm still trying to figure out how to make this not appear as none of the ships are loaded with this weapon, nor should be, also the option to uncheck the TAGC is not in FRED2.

This mission requires no special tables, models, or images. The final version will have a small audio cue for new messages, but I plan to use a sound from the FS2.vp files.

You can download the file here:
http://www.adamantpacified.org/files/am1_tgt.fs2

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A short, intense, FS2 mission that I'm hoping some folks will try out and post replies here. Overall, making sure all SEXPTs work and the balance is alright.

My plans are to have a well balanced but difficult mission for both single and co-op multiplay.

This mission deals with one of the unsong heroes in FS2, the crew that discovered the subspace distortions arround the Capella star.

The only known error is that the mission may be a little too hard at the moment, and that the TAGC appears as a weapon in the loadout. I'm still trying to figure out how to make this not appear as none of the ships are loaded with this weapon, nor should be, also the option to uncheck the TAGC is not in FRED2.

This mission requires no special tables, models, or images. The final version will have a small audio cue for new messages, but I plan to use a sound from the FS2.vp files.

You can download the file here:
http://www.adamantpacified.org/files/am1_tgt.fs2

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i've got an problem wioth the downlaod, i only get an 404, and i already tried copy and pasting the link.

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i've got an problem wioth the downlaod, i only get an 404, and i already tried copy and pasting the link.

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Link fixed.

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I wished the V-Gods would remind their roots and validate the fully tested [url=http://165thbdhr.com/html/download.asp?url=../files/fs2m/fzp3.zip]3rd FredZone package[/url]... a christmas present for their PXO fans wouldn't hurt

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I wished the V-Gods would remind their roots and validate the fully tested [url=http://165thbdhr.com/html/download.asp?url=../files/fs2m/fzp3.zip]3rd FredZone package[/url]... a christmas present for their PXO fans wouldn't hurt

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pxo is still alive ?

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ya but i got FS2 uninstalled.

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ya but i got FS2 uninstalled.

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i like the mission, but:

1) the cargo of theta wing should be changed from"nothing"
2) the action should be more intense, i think there should be some capship action or something, perhaps just more fighters
3) the objectives should be more detailed,i let theta 1 die and the debrief just said something like "well done"
4) it should be clearer why theta needs that cruiser for the subspace run, i don'treally understand.
5) there should be more messaging about how important it all is, perhaps you could make theta 1 say that the supernova is coming, and have some of your pilots panic, or even desert (i mean fly away from the battle) and your wingman would try to convince them tostay,or something.


but overall, i like the idea, and the balancing is good to!

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i like the mission, but:

1) the cargo of theta wing should be changed from"nothing"
2) the action should be more intense, i think there should be some capship action or something, perhaps just more fighters
3) the objectives should be more detailed,i let theta 1 die and the debrief just said something like "well done"
4) it should be clearer why theta needs that cruiser for the subspace run, i don'treally understand.
5) there should be more messaging about how important it all is, perhaps you could make theta 1 say that the supernova is coming, and have some of your pilots panic, or even desert (i mean fly away from the battle) and your wingman would try to convince them tostay,or something.


but overall, i like the idea, and the balancing is good to!

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1) True, it's a rough cut of the mission.

2) Capship combat=no, as it turns into a "bigger fish" mission. More fighters? In what part of the mission do you feel needs more? The fact that you later mention the balance is alright makes me wonder if there should be more ships in the firstplace.

3) The objective is for even a single Theta transport to survive. I'm assuming this needs to be more clear in the briefing as well as in the directives. You do receive a "well done" if even one transport survives, but it does mention not all of them survived. If all make it, you get a slightly better debriefing.

4) If the cruiser is destroyed, it is mentioned that the vessel is needed for escort because the engagements elsewhere in the system are so intense. Once again this can be made more clear in the briefing.

5) No, this mission will not be made melodramatic like many of the FS2 missions. The pilots are not intended to find out what the scientists have learned beyond their hint that what they have discovered has dire consequences for Capella. In FS2 GTVA command didn't even know what the Shivans were really up with the Sathanas fleet and the subspace pulses powering up until the supernova occured, so giving them this much data is not canon.

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1) True, it's a rough cut of the mission.

2) Capship combat=no, as it turns into a "bigger fish" mission. More fighters? In what part of the mission do you feel needs more? The fact that you later mention the balance is alright makes me wonder if there should be more ships in the firstplace.

3) The objective is for even a single Theta transport to survive. I'm assuming this needs to be more clear in the briefing as well as in the directives. You do receive a "well done" if even one transport survives, but it does mention not all of them survived. If all make it, you get a slightly better debriefing.

4) If the cruiser is destroyed, it is mentioned that the vessel is needed for escort because the engagements elsewhere in the system are so intense. Once again this can be made more clear in the briefing.

5) No, this mission will not be made melodramatic like many of the FS2 missions. The pilots are not intended to find out what the scientists have learned beyond their hint that what they have discovered has dire consequences for Capella. In FS2 GTVA command didn't even know what the Shivans were really up with the Sathanas fleet and the subspace pulses powering up until the supernova occured, so giving them this much data is not canon.

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it is a goodmission, that`s for sure, but it just feels really minor compared to one of the escort missions and the end of the campaign, but this was actually very important. so i just think you should make it feel more.... (not sure, epic is perhaps the word)

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The fact that you later mention the balance is alright makes me wonder if there should be more ships in the firstplace.

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The fact that you later mention the balance is alright makes me wonder if there should be more ships in the firstplace.

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