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Thread: I'm In Terrible Trouble-Please Help Me!!!

TheTipsyPilot
Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:01 pm
#1

Hi guys, I need some help big time. I have just completed all of the Tier 2 Rebel missions and have been sent to Dathomir. I can get halfway through the mission, I candock with the shuttle just fine but when I have to take the the codes to the gunboat I get ambushed by no less than FOUR Tier 4 fighters and three Tier 3 fighters.In addition,3 more Tier 3 fightes spawnevery 30 seconds. There is no way in the world that I can kill all of thesefighters at once. I know that there is a way to complete this mission but I have just spent that past 3 hours doing it over and over and I cannot do it. Can somone please tell me how to get around this ambush or how to complete the mission. I am stuck until I get some help



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psikobunny
Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:11 pm
#2

Don't stop to fight. Fly as fast as possible when you get that waypoint, and head directly to it. If you are not fast enough to outrun the first wave of ships, then get past them, and IFFscramble.Keep running and dock as quickly as you can when you arrive.


Ifthis doesnt work for you, then try the samemethod with the addition of Droid Programs. Engine overload for speed (run before the mission begins) and Cap to Shield Shunt for defense. Personally I would waiton a droid if you dont have one already, since it's expensive and the droid you can get in the next tier will have enough storage to hold theideal programs for mastery, whilethis one will not be large enough.





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TheTipsyPilot
Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:27 pm
#3

Thank you sooooo much bunny. I haven't tried this out yet but I am going to now. I will post back with the results.



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Washell
Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:21 am
#4

Tier 1 and 2 are meant to be soloed. Tier 3 and 4 are meant to be done in a group. That's why the difficulty jumped up that much.

CarlineDawnstar
Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:05 am
#5

This mission is extremely hard solo. I managed to solo up to the part where you have to protect the gunboat, but got killed right after that. Then I was fortunate enough to get a rebel ace pilot to help me and it became a breeze.
At least, after this mission, you can have access to an x-wing. I also found the next mission to be much easier, but that might be related to the fact I didn't have to use a flying stone aka Y-Wing any longer
Eioen
Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:00 am
#6

The Heavy Z-95 headhunter is the answer to all your Y-Wing blues. Extremely maneouverable fighter with roughly 65k mass that you can use straight from the Novice Pilot box.



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Kalia
Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:52 am
#7

The true answer is bring along a friend or two. Quite simply, the Tier 3 missions are not designed to be soloed. Some occasionally can if you're good, lucky, or a healthy mix of the two... (through8 different Tier 3 missions I only ever soloed 2) but generally, friends make it go so much smoother.



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Matheaue
Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:15 am
#8

It sounds really similar to a mission I had in the same Tier as a Neutral. I'm assuming it has unlimited or at least seemingly unlimited waves of fighters, so if you stay and fight you probably will be overwhelmed. Best advice is buy the best shield you can buy and dock and hope you don't take much damage, once the docking is complete, the fighters stopped spawning.


I'm assuming the mission is pretty much identical to the Neutral one, which seems to be basically the case with most of the missions for the various pilot factions.


Bringing a friend is a good option, too. Pretty much all the missions are soloable, but I've been playing these kinds of games since TIE Fighter came out, and even I found some of the missions a bit trying (I just messed up soloing one yesterday because I took a hit in the engines and couldn't keep up with the group of Tier 5 light fighters I was fighting, so I pretty much had to give up and Hyperspace out).
Sirc
Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:23 am
#9

I can't speak to this specific mission, but on many missions that include waves of enemies, I've found disabling their reactors and leaving them adrift will often forstall the next wave considerably. beyond that, I tend to duo every mission from tier 3 up.


-C


Neaadan
Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:38 am
#10

I solo'd all but 1 T4 mission, they aren't that hard. You just need to adjust your approach.
RebalMarineHunter
Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:30 am
#11

Do the Kashyyyk mining quest. Find a SW that will take asteroid materials in trade for a heavy Z-95. Get the Heavy Z-95 and carefully equip it with the best stuff you can put on it.


Now, that should help TONS!!!


The other aproach, that could of course be used with that one. Is to get a freind or two, the mission will become far easier and you'll get through it with little trouble.





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AzzixxSWG
Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:37 am
#12

If you are attempting to solo it, do not stop to fight, waggle your way to the drop off point and dock imediately. The waves do not stop untill you successfuly complete the docking.


Best advice is to find a wingman to pick off the fighter waves while you B-line it to the drop off. Again, do not stop to fight or you might overwhelm your wingman.



Daeges
Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:44 am
#13

I used to get this feeling, but there is so much you can do that comes with knowledge and experience.


Better equipment (reverse engineered and high end crafted materials make a world of difference)


A droid is a must, with 4 overcharge programs (all set to III), and cap-to-shield-shunt (I use IV)


I recommend you read the forums, use the guides and tutorials, and practice. Until then, these kind of missions are best done in groups.






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