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Thread: Storm Sqd: Tier 3 mission 1
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frightwig
Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:16 pm
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Thought I'd put together some helpful hints and a sort of walkthrough for this first mission of Tier 3 , given by Cpt. Dennar on Yavin, for any Imperials trying to get through this thing. This was my third attempt (2nd ended in a crash shortly after I started) and although it's difficult, it's not impossible. Best of all, it can be finished with just two people.
As others have said, it requires a group. However, my group consisted of just me and my guildmate Nicheq the smuggler pilot. He's a shifty Rodian, but he's a good pilot and wingman.
I believe he's 3333, and I am 2222. He had a Blacksun ship outfitted with some level 5 & 6 equipment, I had a TIE/In with a mix of level 3 and 4 components. What seems to help most here is a fast engine, rated around 60, good agility and good shields with as fast a recharge rating as you can get. Our weapons damage was about 1500max. These were all looted components.
Also, this mission takes about an hour and a half to complete! This mission is actually a series of missions, and although you'll receive a "mission successful", it's not over until you complete the full series. The key here is to disable attackers and to try to travel for repairs at the Space staition inbetween missions. (but not during waves)
[Escort Engineering Transport]
Travel to your waypoint and wait for the transport to arrive. When it does, escort it through 11 (yes, 11) waves of Tier 3 rebel ships in groups of 6. Don't let the transport stray further than 1800-2000m or the mission will fail. The best advice here is to disable as many as you can by targeting their reactor. It's much quicker than destroying them, giving you time to deal with the other fighters. You only need to protect the escort and stay alive, not destroy the attackers. Stay close to your transport and watch the shields of your group members to see if anyone needs help getting a Rebel off his six. If all the ships are disabled, stay with your transport and have your wingmen clean up the disabled rebels (which for some reason form into a group). Repeat about 11 times until the transport jumps.
[Recover Captured Engineering Transport]
Travel to your WP where a transport will be waiting with 5 escorts. Disable the transport (I don't think it requires docking) and then fight off the escorts. Imperials take over control of the transport leaving you to escort it until it can make the jump. You'll fight about 4 waves of attackers until that happens.
[Inspect Rebel Advanced Recon Fighter]
This is the second easiest part of the mission and gives you a nice break. Travel to the WP and search the area for an A-wing with the name "Advanced Rebel Recon Fighter". It won't have a red mission target box around it, but will spawn in the general area before you get there. Disable this ship, /inspect it, and then /dock. Mission accomplished.
If you have any previous damage to armor or anything else, manually fly to the Yavin Space station which should be about 5-6km away! Now is the time to do it.
[Rescue Damaged Imperial Frigate]
Travel to the new WP to rescue a damaged imperial freighter. Target and /dock with the ship to help with repairs while your wingmen guard you. When finished, you'll be attacked by 4 waves of Tier 3 fighters.. a mix of mostly A-wings, B-wings and a couple of Y-wings. This would normally be simple, but this mission seems to spawn and travel right through a wild spawn area of Tier 4 and 5 ships of various types. The toughest thing about this is trying to kill or disable your mission targets while being attacked by the wild spawn of Tier 4/5 ships. I'd suggest taking these out first, as most are slow but hit hard and will kill your shields in no time. The A-wings will then keep hitting you head on while you're trying to evade attacks from other ships.
As the 4th wave of attackers spawn, your escort jumps out and you receive a "mission successful" and details about the next WP. The problem is that you have to deal with the new spawn of 7 rebel attackers, plus the wild spawn. Keep evading and watch your shields and protect your wingment. As soon as you can disable or destroy a good amount, start heading toward your next waypoint. Get out of the area fast and drag any stray attackers with you, evading and disabling them as you can.
[Deliver Encrypted Rebel Data To Command Shuttle]
After all of that... whew... Travel to your next WP and meet with an Imperial Command Shuttle. Wait at the WP and a Lambda shuttle will jump in. Target it and /dock. Mission successful. Thankfully, there are no waves of attackers in this part.
That's it.. I have to say, this was probably the most fun I've had in SWG to this point. It's an extremely hard mission. But if you don't have a large group of people to help you, just find someone and work together. Hang around the Imp Outost on Yavin and there's always someone looking for help on this mission. Help them, and they'll help you, or vice versa. Also, you can get a privateer to help you with this mission. Fortunately, they've made it to 3333 more easily and can provide extra firepower. Disable ships and don't worry about destroying everything.. protect the escorts and yourself... don't stray too far from your escort.. and repair your damage when you get a chance. Hope this helps others to realize it's not an impossible mission. We did it with minimal typing and no teamspeak!
As others have said, it requires a group. However, my group consisted of just me and my guildmate Nicheq the smuggler pilot. He's a shifty Rodian, but he's a good pilot and wingman.
I believe he's 3333, and I am 2222. He had a Blacksun ship outfitted with some level 5 & 6 equipment, I had a TIE/In with a mix of level 3 and 4 components. What seems to help most here is a fast engine, rated around 60, good agility and good shields with as fast a recharge rating as you can get. Our weapons damage was about 1500max. These were all looted components.
Also, this mission takes about an hour and a half to complete! This mission is actually a series of missions, and although you'll receive a "mission successful", it's not over until you complete the full series. The key here is to disable attackers and to try to travel for repairs at the Space staition inbetween missions. (but not during waves)
[Escort Engineering Transport]
Travel to your waypoint and wait for the transport to arrive. When it does, escort it through 11 (yes, 11) waves of Tier 3 rebel ships in groups of 6. Don't let the transport stray further than 1800-2000m or the mission will fail. The best advice here is to disable as many as you can by targeting their reactor. It's much quicker than destroying them, giving you time to deal with the other fighters. You only need to protect the escort and stay alive, not destroy the attackers. Stay close to your transport and watch the shields of your group members to see if anyone needs help getting a Rebel off his six. If all the ships are disabled, stay with your transport and have your wingmen clean up the disabled rebels (which for some reason form into a group). Repeat about 11 times until the transport jumps.
[Recover Captured Engineering Transport]
Travel to your WP where a transport will be waiting with 5 escorts. Disable the transport (I don't think it requires docking) and then fight off the escorts. Imperials take over control of the transport leaving you to escort it until it can make the jump. You'll fight about 4 waves of attackers until that happens.
[Inspect Rebel Advanced Recon Fighter]
This is the second easiest part of the mission and gives you a nice break. Travel to the WP and search the area for an A-wing with the name "Advanced Rebel Recon Fighter". It won't have a red mission target box around it, but will spawn in the general area before you get there. Disable this ship, /inspect it, and then /dock. Mission accomplished.
If you have any previous damage to armor or anything else, manually fly to the Yavin Space station which should be about 5-6km away! Now is the time to do it.
[Rescue Damaged Imperial Frigate]
Travel to the new WP to rescue a damaged imperial freighter. Target and /dock with the ship to help with repairs while your wingmen guard you. When finished, you'll be attacked by 4 waves of Tier 3 fighters.. a mix of mostly A-wings, B-wings and a couple of Y-wings. This would normally be simple, but this mission seems to spawn and travel right through a wild spawn area of Tier 4 and 5 ships of various types. The toughest thing about this is trying to kill or disable your mission targets while being attacked by the wild spawn of Tier 4/5 ships. I'd suggest taking these out first, as most are slow but hit hard and will kill your shields in no time. The A-wings will then keep hitting you head on while you're trying to evade attacks from other ships.
As the 4th wave of attackers spawn, your escort jumps out and you receive a "mission successful" and details about the next WP. The problem is that you have to deal with the new spawn of 7 rebel attackers, plus the wild spawn. Keep evading and watch your shields and protect your wingment. As soon as you can disable or destroy a good amount, start heading toward your next waypoint. Get out of the area fast and drag any stray attackers with you, evading and disabling them as you can.
[Deliver Encrypted Rebel Data To Command Shuttle]
After all of that... whew... Travel to your next WP and meet with an Imperial Command Shuttle. Wait at the WP and a Lambda shuttle will jump in. Target it and /dock. Mission successful. Thankfully, there are no waves of attackers in this part.
That's it.. I have to say, this was probably the most fun I've had in SWG to this point. It's an extremely hard mission. But if you don't have a large group of people to help you, just find someone and work together. Hang around the Imp Outost on Yavin and there's always someone looking for help on this mission. Help them, and they'll help you, or vice versa. Also, you can get a privateer to help you with this mission. Fortunately, they've made it to 3333 more easily and can provide extra firepower. Disable ships and don't worry about destroying everything.. protect the escorts and yourself... don't stray too far from your escort.. and repair your damage when you get a chance. Hope this helps others to realize it's not an impossible mission. We did it with minimal typing and no teamspeak!
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