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[ebabil]

--May have spoiler--

 

During the search of missing fishers, i need to use some signal flares. and then i need to use some other flares over another area... (and may be another areas as well)

 

But, it is not clear that, how many flares i must use. it is not clear that where i exactly use flares.

i can't know that how many places i will use my flares over. I don't know if my flare using will trigger a conversation so it is a total unknown journey.

 

When i heard "use some flares but not all of them" i used one and then another just over the forest but nothing happened, and over the middle of the forest i used another two. after a few tours, i thought my using didin't trigger so i have to use some of them too.. and so i was out of flares, but after 5 min, i was ordered to go another place and use some flares too. at that point, mission is over for me. I am sure if i hadn't used all of my flares, second point will be same story too.

 

I think, if this flare ting that important, commander must give the order someting like that "use 2 flare now" thus, i can save my very limited flares and reach the goal..

 

This unclear orders and sensitive triggers are the weakest points of this good campaign imho.

[Laivynas]

Dear ebabil,

 

You started good, but You should wait for a feedback from a crew before launching flares next time.

A number of people managed to complete this mission. Let's see what they can comment on this issue.

[Simicro]

Hello,

 

I had to fly 2 times this mission before succeeding. The flare was a very nice idea given the situation and objective of the mission. The problem I had was "how many flare to launch each time?". I thought : not enough and the guys on ground may not see it :( On the other hand, too many flare and the next time the crew ask to launch I might have no more in stock :cry: I think that the system monitors if flare is launched when crew asks for it, and that is all?

 

I did not take time to voice it when I finished the campaign but now that this thread does exist, I would like to do the following feedback:

 

 

It was really magic when I saw from far the fire in the forest. I had a great feeling of satisfaction. That fire looked even better when I landed next to it. The only regret I had is : why did you not place some (static) oil workers (fishing men) by the fire? It was very strange to locate the team thanks to the fire but seeing nobody in the end.

 

Edited September 19, 2017 by Simicro

[Laivynas]

 

It was really magic when I saw from far the fire in the forest. I had a great feeling of satisfaction. That fire looked even better when I landed next to it. The only regret I had is : why did you not place some (static) oil workers (fishing men) by the fire? It was very strange to locate the team thanks to the fire but seeing nobody in the end.

Since there are no civil people 3D models, it's kind unnatural to place every time armed soldiers. Also lack of in game functionality for boarding/disembarking people. :(

PS. I hope You used NVG. ;)

[Simicro]

Hello Laivynas,

 

I'm not sure if it's 2D or 3D but in some Oilfield missions there are civilians:

[Laivynas]

Hello Laivynas,

 

I'm not sure if it's 2D or 3D but in some Oilfield missions there are civilians:

Hi Tony,

They are not moving. Just for being here.

[ebabil]

after second try i passed this mission.

 

but, in this attempt, although he said "i saw a fire, over there in the clearing" there was no fire at all. and my direction was opposite and about 5 miles away from the landing point. i flied about 30 min to find fishers but unable, at the end i turned the labels on and saw them.

[Simicro]

Laivynas, it would have been nice to have 2D static people (better than nothing). Oh well, next time maybe ;)

[Dzen]

Laivynas, it would have been nice to have 2D static people (better than nothing). Oh well, next time maybe ;)

 

There are 5 soldiers that playing the role of fishermens. But they are green and in green forest you maybe cannot see them. Viewers at the air show are a single object they cannot be divided. Therefore I cannot set it there. It looks like the fishermans invited all their relatives and inhabitants of a neighboring village. Very strange.

 

 

P.S. 5 is too mush. I reduce them to 3.

[Simicro]

Oh I see! Thanks for the clarification. I understand the constraints and indeed I did not see the soldiers playing the role of fishermen in the night and green forest.

 

One last suggestion: place the soldiers closer to the fire otherwise number of players could miss them IMHO.

[ebabil]

there was no fire when i played it

[rge75]

It's interesting that some people had problems with this mission. In fact it felt like one of the easier one and I managed with my first run. The atmosphere of the mission is great.

 

 

Also strange that you didn't see any fire? I think there even was a short flare from the fishermen, but this one was hard to see.

 

 

There's one thing I noticed when flying along the forest:

 

 

I first also flew up and down and then thought "maybe I have to check out the other forest", so I flew more to the south. As soon as I left the northern forest, I've got the message of the crew. So the trigger simply is right at the end of the forest.

 

 

And if someone is still having problems then you can check out the video (which of course also contains spoilers)