The only subplot characters I haven't run into yet are Ralph McCould, Bernice Barlow, Nelson Ramirez, Temessa Ames and Uncle Kashumai (and Alberto Fossa and Reggie Bray). Do you have to finish the main storyline to meet these people? When I played this game years ago I think I met them in the "Let's tie up some loose ends" stage of the game (after the main storyline is finished).
These are independent of the plot and can show up any time after the first Xavier Shondi mission. The only limiting factor is that these missions are based on which CD you happen to have in the drive... it needs to be whichever disc has their specific videos on it. (The Official Guide lists which disc goes with which non-plot missions... I will check these for you when I get home and dig out a copy.)
Also does anyone know how many booth missions there are and can they point me to anywhere that lists them all? (I've noticed missions I've already done come up again).
Privateer 2 has... 20 plot missions, 14 FMV missions, 115 BBS missions and 17 SOS missions. The BBS and SOS missions will repeat. Here's a checklist:
MISSION A: Dr. LOOMIS
MISSION B: THE CANERA FILES
MISSION C: HAL TAFFIN
MISSION D: ANGUS SANTANA
MISSION E: FINDING THE POD
MISSION F: SHERNIKOV
MISSION G: JAN MITORR
MISSION H: KAPPA LABS
MISSION I: RESCUE HASSAN
MISSION J: WHO IS HASSAN?
MISSION K: BLESSED AQUAWINE
MISSION L: MEET HUGO
MISSION M: COVER HUGO'S BUTT
MISSION N: GALACTIC GOURMET
MISSION O: CODE BREAKER
MISSION P: RHINEHART RUN
MISSION Q: HASSAN THE HERO
MISSION R: RHINEHART REDUX
MISSION S: RESCUE NABAKOV
MISSION T: KRONOS
MISSION: TAMESSA AMES
MISSION: MELISSA BANKS 1
MISSION: MELISSA BANKS 2
MISSION: BERNICE BARLOW
MISSION: AUNTIE MARIA GABRIEL
MISSION: Dr. GRAHAM GOULD
MISSION: UNCLE KASHUMAI/ALBERTO FOSSA
MISSION: BILL MADDOX
MISSION: RALPH MCCLOUD
MISSION: LOUISA PHILLIPS
MISSION: ANGUS SANTANA
MISSION: XAVIER SHONDI 1
MISSION: XAVIER SHONDI 2
MISSION: LORD MIKE VONX
MISSION:
ANONYMOUS@CRIUS.NET
MISSION: ARL SHOEYER - KILL LACEDAISY
MISSION: ARL SHOEYER - KILL SHOEYER
MISSION: BARON CONRAD VELDER
MISSION: BENNET'S HEAVY FREIGHT LINES (#1)
MISSION: BENNET'S HEAVY FREIGHT LINES (#2)
MISSION: BEXIAN BREWERS ASSOCIATION
MISSION: BROOK & PELIG MINING, INC.
MISSION: BUDDY CARLSON
MISSION: BUTT OUT FREIGHT
MISSION: CARGO COURIERS, LTD.
MISSION: CHIRICHAN GUARD CAPTAIN - CLEAR OUT CIS
MISSION: CHIRICHAN GUARD CAPTAIN - SECRET CIS TRUCE
MISSION: CIS CRAVIEN SHARD
MISSION: CIS DESTROYER UNDER KINDRED CONTROL
MISSION: CIS GOOD TIME GANG - DISPOSE OF GANG
MISSION: CIS GOOD TIME GANG - DISPOSE OF MILITARY
MISSION: CIS HQ CAPTURED DESTROYER
MISSION: CIS HQ CIVILIAN CONTRABAND CONVOY
MISSION: CIS HQ CRIPPLED SHIPS
MISSION: CIS HQ DESTROY TRANSPORT
MISSION: CIS HQ DRUNKEN PIRATES
MISSION: CIS HQ HEAVY FIGHTER MUTINY
MISSION: CIS HEADQUARTERS HOSTAGE
MISSION: CIS HQ KIOWAN SEARCH & DESTROY
MISSION: CIS HQ MUNITIONS DEPOT
MISSION: CIS HQ NERVE TOXIN & FIREARM
MISSION: CIS HQ PAPOGOD DRUG
MISSION: CIS HQ RECON
MISSION: CIS HQ SPACE LAB SOS
MISSION: CIS HQ STOLEN DATA
MISSION: CIS HOSTAGE POD
MISSION: CIS ID LARGE CARGO CONVOY
MISSION: CIS INFECTED HUMANIST REBEL - PART A
MISSION: CIS INFECTED HUMANIST REBEL - PART B
MISSION: CIS JINCILLA ATTACKING MILITARY CARRIER
MISSION: CIS KAITLIN DERELICT
MISSION: CIS PAPOGOD PIRATES CAPTURE CAPITAL SHIP
MISSION: CIS PIRATE REPAIR OP
MISSION: CIS PRISON TRANSPORTER
MISSION: CIS RONULA SMITTS
MISSION: CIS SABOTAGED SATELLITE
MISSION: CIS SMUGGLERS
MISSION: CIS STRYKER
MISSION: CIS TERREL WOUNDED CONVOY
MISSION: COLONEL SLADE "TEX" CARVER
MISSION: COM-LINK COMMUNICATIONS
MISSION: CONRAD BIKUNSKI - PART A
MISSION: CONRAD BIKUNSKI - PART B
MISSION: DAVIS & CO. ARMAMENTS AND SUPPLIES, ESCORT
MISSION: DAVIS & CO. ARMAMENTS AND SUPPLIES, "GIFTS AND ANTIQUES"
MISSION: DAVIS & CO. ARMAMENTS AND SUPPLIES, NERVE WEAPON - PART A
MISSION: DAVIS & CO. ARMAMENTS AND SUPPLIES, NERVE WEAPON - PART B
MISSION: DAVIS & CO. ARMAMENTS AND SUPPLIES, NERVE WEAPON - PART C
MISSION: FINBHAR CRATCHETT - PART A
MISSION: FINBHAR CRATCHETT - PART B
MISSION: GAFFNEY MEDI-CORP
MISSION: GO-CARGO CO.
MISSION: GRET KAY ENTERTAINMENT
MISSION: HADES ARCHAEOLOGICAL
MISSION: HARDING CONSTRUCTION
MISSION: HEAD OF OPERATIONS, ES: FERIX
MISSION: HELENA SHLEGEL
MISSION: HEPHAESTAN MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
MISSION: HERMES LUMBER CO. - PART A
MISSION: HERMES LUMBER CO. - PART B
MISSION: JELWAR KUBANI - PART A
MISSION: JELWAR KUBANI - PART B
MISSION: JELWAR KUBANI - PART C
MISSION: KAIN BORMAN - KILL BORMAN
MISSION: KAIN BORMAN - KILL YOLSEN
MISSION: KINDRED PRISONER TRANSPORT
MISSION: KIOWAN HIGH COUNCIL
MISSION: KRAZY KARTLIN WEAPONS EMPORIUM
MISSION: MAX-FOO LEISURE COMPLEX
MISSION: MEEK MINING
MISSION: MEREDITH TEXTILES - CERILLIAN
MISSION: MEREDITH TEXTILES - NEO-ARNEN FABRIC
MISSION: MEREDITH TEXTILES - PATROL
MISSION: MESSINEO COURIERS - CARGO - PART A
MISSION: MESSINEO COURIERS - CARGO - PART B
MISSION: MESSINEO COURIERS - EX-MINING BASE
MISSION: MESSINEO COURIERS - JEWELS
MISSION: MESSINEO COURIERS - KINDRED SWEEP
MISSION: MESSINEO COURIERS - PAPOGOD CARGO
MISSION: MESSINEO COURIERS - SECRET CARGO
MISSION: MILITARY EMERGENCY CONTROL HQ - CARGO DISGRESS SIGNAL
MISSION: MILITARY EMERGENCY CONTROL HQ - CIVILIAN SHIP
MISSION: MILITARY EMERGENCY CONTROL HQ - PAPOGOD PIRATE
MISSION: MILITARY EMERGENCY CONTROL HQ - PIRATE CLANS
MISSION: MILITARY EMERGENCY CONTROL HQ - UNKNOWN DISTRESS CALL
MISSION: MILITARY PRISON PITS, HADES
MISSION: MILITARY TRANSPORT DEFENSE
MISSION: NEW CRIUS EXAMINER - MILITARY DREADNOUGHT
MISSION: NORAM BLAGGER
MISSION: PHAT-TUNES, INC.
MISSION: RAGNAR DANNES
MISSION: RAND CORP.
MISSION: RUTGER O'MALLEY
MISSION: SAT-NAV INSTALLATIONS, INC.
MISSION: SCHIMELL MEDI-CORP
MISSION: SELIM MINING IND. - PART A
MISSION: SELIM MINING IND. - PART B
MISSION:
SPORT.SAKKUHR.ROMPERS-ADMIN@#CRIUS.NET
MISSION: STAIN-AWAY CO.
MISSION: TIGHT VIOLINIST LTD.
MISSION: TREE FELLAS
MISSION: TRI-SYSTEM LEAGUE OF HUNTERS
MISSION: TRI-SYSTEM TRAVEL - PART A
MISSION: TRI-SYSTEM TRAVEL - PART B
MISSION: TYSON ARCHAEOLOGICAL
MISSION: UNABLE TO ID: SIGNAL ENCRYPTED
MISSION: UNIVERSITY OF HERMES, COLLEGE OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
MISSION: WILFORD BIOLOGICS - DEFEND BIOLOGICS
MISSION: WILFORD BIOLOGICS - DEFEND MUTANTS
MISSION: AGGRESSOR/LILLIANA
MISSION: CARNEL'S BRIDE
MISSION: CIS CARGO POD WITH VITAL INFORMATION
MISSION: CIS CARGO RESCUE
MISSION: CIS CARRIER FORGEN
MISSION: CIS CODE 3 TOP PRIORITY
MISSION: CIS SHUTTLE 013AZL
MISSION: CIS TRIAL WITNESS
MISSION: DANA KAY COSMETICS
MISSION: EMERGENCY COMM FROM MEREDITH DESIGN LTD.
MISSION: GOOD OL' BOYS HAULAGE
MISSION: JULIA DEREK
MISSION: KIOWAN HIGH COUNCIL
MISSION: NATION CARGO COURIER I
MISSION: ORREM FREIGHTER
MISSION: PILOT BRAD (NATION CARGO COURIER 2)
MISSION: VON SPRECHEN INDUSTRIES
I've done the Bernice Barlow, Ralph McCloud, Temessa Ames and Uncle Kashumai missions. I now have a fully tooled-up Freij MkII with 5 Kraven MkIV's and a MkIV Cooling Unit. That leaves Nelson Ramirez, Graham Gould and then I think I'll complete the storyline, hopefully tonight.