It's the final part of a three-part mission: https://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/Davis_&_Co._Armaments_and_Supplies,_Nerve_Weapon_-_Part_C
I've been sent to Nav #221. When I get there, there are two Duresses and two Heretics. Sometimes a few other pirates appear; usually Kiowan but not always. According to the wiki and official guide, there are supposed to be CRUISERS, which seems overkill for this mission. But they never show. I've waited ages, I've even tried jumping away and back again, and one time I killed all enemy ships that spawned then landed somewhere to save, only to find nothing of interest at the nav point when I returned.
Is this mission glitched? Is there a way to beat it? And if I fail the mission, does it matter at all; i.e. has anyone been through the source code if available (or decompiled it or something) to see if failing a mission is saved to your profile? Thanks for any help you can give me.
I've tried both the unofficial patch and DOSBOX version, and had the same problems with both.
EDIT: I can provide a save file or two if necessary. Maybe someone can have a look at it? I think I have one save on its last landout before the mission fails, and possibly a save from the previous landing (which was the save I used to destroy the ships then land, only to find nothing but random encounters at that Nav Point upon revisiting it afterwards). I suppose it's also possible the other active missions are somehow clashing and causing the win condition to fail to trigger? I know missions can clash; it's happened to me before and one time the game even crashed due to two missions simultaneously trying to add large ships to the same Nav Point; I had to go back and select a different mission to avoid a crash upon entering the Hades sector.
I don't know if I have a save far enough back, but if so I'll try selecting different or fewer missions to see if that makes any difference. I was hoping not to have to accept a mission failure on this file; I think it doesn't matter; it doesn't seem to affect anything if you fail a mission but I would prefer to know for sure.
So if necessary, I'll upload my current save along with any others that might help. Thanks again!
I've been sent to Nav #221. When I get there, there are two Duresses and two Heretics. Sometimes a few other pirates appear; usually Kiowan but not always. According to the wiki and official guide, there are supposed to be CRUISERS, which seems overkill for this mission. But they never show. I've waited ages, I've even tried jumping away and back again, and one time I killed all enemy ships that spawned then landed somewhere to save, only to find nothing of interest at the nav point when I returned.
Is this mission glitched? Is there a way to beat it? And if I fail the mission, does it matter at all; i.e. has anyone been through the source code if available (or decompiled it or something) to see if failing a mission is saved to your profile? Thanks for any help you can give me.
I've tried both the unofficial patch and DOSBOX version, and had the same problems with both.
EDIT: I can provide a save file or two if necessary. Maybe someone can have a look at it? I think I have one save on its last landout before the mission fails, and possibly a save from the previous landing (which was the save I used to destroy the ships then land, only to find nothing but random encounters at that Nav Point upon revisiting it afterwards). I suppose it's also possible the other active missions are somehow clashing and causing the win condition to fail to trigger? I know missions can clash; it's happened to me before and one time the game even crashed due to two missions simultaneously trying to add large ships to the same Nav Point; I had to go back and select a different mission to avoid a crash upon entering the Hades sector.
I don't know if I have a save far enough back, but if so I'll try selecting different or fewer missions to see if that makes any difference. I was hoping not to have to accept a mission failure on this file; I think it doesn't matter; it doesn't seem to affect anything if you fail a mission but I would prefer to know for sure.
So if necessary, I'll upload my current save along with any others that might help. Thanks again!
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