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Thread: IMPERIAL: Storm Squadron: Tier 3, Mission ONE
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PubliusEnigma
Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:05 pm
#1
okay....
Day 11, still no joy.
I have been through this mission so many freakin times and its about to have me quit the pilot profession. I have done it solo, with aboslutely NO gain, and also went with a group, two aces, 3 tier 4, and myself and another tier 2. After an hour and a half we had gotten to the part where I have to find and disable and recover the Rebel information - and.......I go to the waypoint, have the others spread out and search locally: and no go. After almost 20 minutes of sitting and roaming around and near the waypoint I get the system message of the Mission Failed.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
It is hard enough to get higher level pilots help you out, let alone on a mission they all HATE because its freaking absurd, but also to take almost 2 hours of their playing time....for the game to just NOT produce the target and fail the mission on NO part of my actions or lack of.
Devs, for the love of *insert politically correct and accepted diety name here* please give this mission a little FREAKING leeway. It is widely agreed that it is way too long, too many parts, and has WAY to many higher level enemy fighters to engage even for a large group...AND ITS ONLY FOR A LEVEL 2222 PILOT.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH
SateRypher
Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:18 am
#2
If you are talking about the mission where you have to escort those miner transports, then I am stuck at that one too. It is driving me insane.
Lusankya
Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:43 am
#3
I can't remember if the ship you need to disable is a Rebel A-wing. If there are Imperial npcs in the area they will agro this ship and take it off to others parts. The way I found it was using the "Y key" to shuffle through all targets with in 8k meters. This method is better than the closest enemy target because it has a longer range. I had to fly almost 7k meters from the waypoint to disable the ship. The Target next enemy key only has a 4k range or so. Hope this helps.
Lu'Sankya
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Shaisea
Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:08 am
#4
If its because themission is bugged, then I may not be much help, but because of your comment about it being hard to get high level pilots to help you, I just wanted to say that you can contact me if you need some help. I'm StormSquadronon Bloodfinas well, so know what a pain it can be. I'm happy to help others with their missions if I'm notalready helping guildmates or my rl daughters. Though for the next day or 2, I'm sort of "grounded" while I wait on my 2nd visit from the old man, but just wanted to give you someone else you could count on to help. 
Danube
Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:33 am
#5
I quit storm squadron because of it and know a few others that did the same. I tried it a number of times, and got as far as part 4 (the last part), and died.
I had invested nearly the whole 2 hours and had to start over again. Piss on that, I don't have the time committment to continue to invest.
Ghost-Raven
Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:44 am
#6
Count me in ill get you thru it np I help out on all storm squad missions ... /tel me in game
CaileSathinor
Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:37 pm
#7
I just finished this mission. It took me and 4 other tier 3 imperial pilots to finish it, barely.
It sucked a lot.
It sucked a lot.
Satch_of_GL
Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:28 pm
#8
I played this mission for 2 hours last night. Things were going pretty well until I decided to take a shortcut and started afterburning through the fighters, letting a crowd of about 15-20 A-Wings chase me. After they burned through my rear shields and armor, I turned just in time to see the "Return of the Jedi" scene where all the Tie fighters come in shooting and then break off in front of the Falcon. Last thing I saw....
I'll be running this one tonight, again.
I'll be running this one tonight, again.
NoahFett
Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:07 pm
#9
I have tried this mission twice with my Imperial pilot friend so far, both of us at Tier 2222. The second time doing it I got through to the 3rd part of the mission.The first part was pretty ok, buttook a long time. We headed off then to disable the Rebel-controlled Imperial transport and took out its escorts. My friend then got lost chasing a Tier 4 A-Wing while I had toescort the re-taken ship by myself. I survived long enough against the waves of attacking A-wings for thetransport to get away and finish the second part of the mission. I then was bombarded and killed by the attackers before the waypoint for the third part of the mission appeared. Sucked. I definitly need more help next time.
iceblade1
Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:23 pm
#10
Hey
i just helped a friend true tire 3xxx and x3xx here the other day the misson is not bugged but on the first misson tier 3 when you get to the inspect and dock with a rebel figther it is a advance recon a-wing tier3, i have found that this usely spawns about ca 1-2k m from the wp your are given. after you found it and disabled it and docked with it you get the ok then you get another mission same thing only a transport\frigat. cant remeber the type but it say rebel recon shutle i think disable it and dock but be on guard rebels will come at you when you dock. ill get you a guide of tier 3 . this i s not my guide but it helped me get true and it is thanks to
Grisblien who wrote this guide..
Hope it helps
regards
iceblade1
Imperial pilot Storm Squadron Tier 3 tips/guide.
Note: I have forgotten about some details of the first two missions, but the core idea is there along with some tips for the harder parts. If anyone have some updates, feel free to post them.
I had great fun with these missions, they are hard, but not impossible. The only downside is that if you die or fail one part of the mission, the entire mission is failed and you have to try again from the start.
Mission 1
My Equipment:
TIE/In, Tier II equipment.
Wingmates:
None.
My Equipment:
TIE/In, Tier II equipment.
Wingmates:
None.
Part 1) You are sent to escort a transport through the system. Rebel fighters attack constantly, but just focus on disabling them and moving on to the next. Don't worry about the transport, it can take a lot of damage.
Part 2) Once the transport is safe you are sent to capture (disable/dock) and escort(?) a Rebel ship guarded by some fighters. Eventually you will get a waypoint to a new Rebel ship you need to inspect, as you do this a group of Rebels ambush you, take care of these. The easiest way is to disable each one and move on to the next before cleaning up.
Part 3) When the inspection is done, a freighter send a distress call and you have to go help it. Be careful when coming near it cause a static spawn of Tier 4 ships is always in the asteroid field near the freighter, go around them if you can. Dock with the freighter to repair it and proceed to escort it. Several waves of Rebel fighters will attack you during the slow escort, kill them as fast as you can or just disable each one. Eventually the transport will be safe and you can move on.
Part 4) You need to meet with a Shuttle and transport its cargo to a new location. This sounds easy if it wasn't for the fact that Rebel fighters attack you constantly while flying to the destination. The trick to clear this gauntlet is to just disable ships on your tail and always try to head in the direction of the target waypoint. Remember that this is a delivery and not a destroy task, I had about 10-12 ships after me when I docked and completed the mission. When you arrive to the target a Shuttle will Hyperspace in, dock with it as fast as possible and hope you survive. Once you have completed docking the mission is complete.
Recommended Training: Imperial Technology III. You don't have a ship that is capable of handling the mass of Tier III equipment at this point so it is better to take advantage of the Interceptor and the Bomber for further missions.
Mission 2
My Equipment:
TIE Interceptor, Tier II equipment.
Wingmates:
1 Tier 4 Imperial pilot.
Part 1) You need to disable an A-Wing and dock with it, be warned that a group of Tier 4 ships escort it. After this is done, rinse and repeat, another disable and capture mission similar to the previous. Not much to say about these apart from that disable is your friend when dealing with the escorts.
Part 2) Dock with the command shuttle and run a simple patrol, I don't think I even got attacked during this. At the end of the patrol route you get a mission to assist a squadron of TIE's.
Part 3) Travel to the waypoint and meet up with the TIE's. WAIT here until the NPC TIE's engage the enemy, they draw the Nova Courier fire from you so you can sweep in and disable the Nova. Remember to take out the guns first as it will be defenseless with them gone.
Recommended Training: Equipment III. You can load up your Interceptor with a few Tier III things, and get yourself a TIE Bomber and load it up with all you can carry really.
Mission 3
My Equipment:
TIE Interceptor, Tier III equipment, one Heavy Blaster.
Wingmates:
1 Tier 4 Privateer.
Part 1) Meet up with the Lambda Shuttle at the waypoint and dock. As you complete the docking, a number of Rebel fighters spawn in. You need to destroy a set amount of rebels until mission command tell you that you have destroyed enough and give you a waypoint for the next part. Note that you can destroy any Rebel ship you see for this, not only mission specific ones. You will get the task to travel to a new waypoint once this is done.
Part 2) Get to the waypoint as fast as possible as Rebel fighters seem to spawn in endless waves until you reach the waypoint, a good trick here if you have a wingman and some good rear shields is to make a run for it as the fighters concentrate on you and fly straight after you while your wingman fly behind them and just pick them off. The decoy shuttle will hyperspace in when you reach the waypoint, dock with it and escort it.
Part 3) When you escort the shuttle, dont get too far away from it, a wingman really help here as he can concentrate on taking out each fighter while you stay near the shuttle and just try to do as much damage as possible. You need to take out four waves of fighters completely, or in other words get the message "No more enemies" four times. Remeber to stay near the Shuttle and try to disable the ships for your wingman to pick off and this shouldnt be too hard. When you have destroyed enough waves the Shuttle will Hyperjump and you will recieve a new waypoint.
Part 4) Go to the new waypoint and stay near it long enough for the mission to succeed, you will be attacked in waves but with some good piloting skills this shouldnt be too hard. A Nova Courier warps in at the end, but you don't have to destroy it (i think, confirmation needed). Once about ten minutes has passed the mission is complete.
Recommended Training: Imperial Training III. Bomber Strike 1, while a weak offensive special, is great to draw enemy fire while engaging Nova couriers (yes there will be more of them).
Mission 4
My Equipment:
TIE Bomber, Tier IV equipment, one Ion and one Disruptor linked, one Mark III proton launcher, one Mark I spacebomb launcher (never used this one).
Wingmates:
None.
Part 1) Begin by destroying the squadron of X-Wings at the waypoint, this is a relatively easy task as they are only Tier 3.
Part 2) After destroying the X-Wings, a Lambda Shuttle sends a distress call wich you ofcourse respond to, dock with the shuttle at the waypoint to repair it and escort it to safety. There will be constant waves of Rebel fighters attacking, but just dispose of them until the shuttle Hyperjumps and you can move on to the next part. The shuttle can take a great deal of damage so just concentrate on taking out as many of the attackers as possible, focus on theX-Wings and Z-95's first as they are more easily dispatched than the A-Wings. Once the shuttle jump you can move on to the next part.
Part 3) You need to disable and retrieve stolen imperial data from a Rebel command vessel, and yes, it is a Tier 4 Nova Courier so bring some firepower. It has some Tier 4 X-Wings as escort wich can really mess you up. The trick here is to disable the weapons on the nova first, once you do this he is a sitting duck and you can focus on disabling the escort.
Bomber strike 1 is great here, call it when you are 1.5-2k away from the enemies and go in with all guns blazing focusing on the Nova weapons. You should be able to take out all shields/armor and possibly one of the guns on your first pass, after you pass it, hit the boosters and get out of range (6-700m) for another pass to take out the other gun. Once all enemies are immobile, dock with the Nova to complete this part. One thing to notice here, if two separate (ungrouped) persons are taking this mission at roughly the same time, only one Nova seem to spawn, and only one person can get the cargo. If this happen, just move away a few k from the waypoint and a new one should spawn.
Bomber strike 1 is great here, call it when you are 1.5-2k away from the enemies and go in with all guns blazing focusing on the Nova weapons. You should be able to take out all shields/armor and possibly one of the guns on your first pass, after you pass it, hit the boosters and get out of range (6-700m) for another pass to take out the other gun. Once all enemies are immobile, dock with the Nova to complete this part. One thing to notice here, if two separate (ungrouped) persons are taking this mission at roughly the same time, only one Nova seem to spawn, and only one person can get the cargo. If this happen, just move away a few k from the waypoint and a new one should spawn.
Part 4) After you dock with the Nova and retrieve the cargo you will get the message that another command Craft is trying to escape the system and that you have to take it out. And once again you need to battle a Nova Courier, this time with only Tier 3 escorts though. Same rules apply, but for safety i completely destroyed the Nova before dealing with the escorts just incase it would get the idea to Hyperjump. Once all enemies are down, the mission is complete.
Congratulations, you are now ready for the Tier 4 grind and even harder missions (or so I've been told).
General combat tips:
- If you are swarmed, disable the enemies, this will really help getting those blasters off your back as it is faster than outright destroying your enemies.
- Transports that are to be escorted (with the exception of Mission 3 Part 3) are very tough and don't need you to babysit them, focus on the attackers.
- TIE Bomber: In combat, use Engine Overload II with your flight computer and stay at about 2/3 throttle, the bomber can't steer at all in full throttle.
- Dealing with A-Wings: These small ships are hard to hit when they do all their twist and turns, try to aim a little behind the target computer, you will hit them easier this way. Also, if they are in a group with other types of ships, take these out last (as they take the longest time to kill). Less enemies around = less blaster bolts heading your way.
- B-Wings: Whenever a group of Rebels bring a B-Wing along, try to disable it as soon as possible, especially if you are alone, if they can get a target lock on you they can really hurt you with their missiles.
- Nova Couriers: Hit their guns first of all, they will continue to fire even if the reactor is disabled. Trying to outmanouever these ships is pointless since the turrets are very accurate, the key is to disable it as fast as possible.
Message Edited by iceblade1 on 03-26-2005 02:24 AM
PubliusEnigma
Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:36 pm
#11
thanks for all the replies. it was nice not getting flamed for pointing out the obvious 
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)If any of you Bloodfin peeps would like to offer your service, send me an ingame tell or email to Moygwai .
thanks again....
onto attempt # 19
Pluggco
Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:04 pm
#12
Yeah this mission is retarded....I've tried it several times with many friends. I get to the part where im delivering the data, and then we get attacked by like 15 ships....impossible to get past that part, if i cant get it done here within a few days im done with imperial pilot, this mission is just too dumb to make me want to stay imperial.
Pluggco
Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:06 pm
#13
oh yeah i forgot one thing, it sucks not being able to train in anything without completing this mission. If i could train without having to do this i could maybe get past it.
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