F15C campain mission #2

[Jinro]

Escort C17 mission. I fail even when I follow instructions.

 

C17 lands and says, "We'll manage the taxi on our own. Thanks for the company."

 

So I return home. Then I get a message saying "Mission Failed: You failed to maintain formation with Pontiac"

 

First, how the bloody hell are you supposed to maintain formation with a plane that's on the ground? Second, Pontiac told me that he didn't need me anymore. So why the failed mission?

[EvilBivol-1]

Are you running FC2 patched to 1.2.1? If so, is it possible that you are not staying close enough to the C-17 between the rendezvous and landing? If you fly the mission again and have a problem, save the track and post it here so we can take a look.

[Jinro]

Yes it's patched. I'm most definitely flying close enough between rendezvous and landing. If I wander off I get a message from Pontiac asking where I'm going.

 

The whole mission in general is a PITA. Takes at least an hour--if you get to the rendezvous too late you fail. And it's hard to keep formation with a turkey flying at barely 200kts.

 

PS: why was this thread moved....the campaign section specifically states "Online and offline - create, record, discuss and distribute your missions and campaigns".....this isn't my mission/campaign, it's ED's :joystick:

Edited November 1, 2010 by Jinro

[EvilBivol-1]

It's hard to say what's happening without having a track to look at. Again, if you want to give it another try and post a track, we can see if there's a problem with your approach or in the mission itself. This mission has already been corrected for the patch, but it's possible you've encountered a different issue. If you do fly it again, try to be sure to arrive on or before the scheduled rendezvous time and stay well within visual range of Pontiac once you make contact all the way to his touchdown and relieve message. You should then be able to fly back to your original airbase (Kutaisi) for landing and hopefully receive a mission complete message once you land.

 

You make a fair point about the forum section title, but this is nevertheless where users generally discuss game missions and campaigns, including the FC2 F-15C campaign and even this mission in particular. There already exist a number of threads on the topic in this section from a few months a go.

[Jinro]

What is the specific message I'm supposed to be given? Pontiac told me I could leave, but when I did I failed the mission. I played it before the patch and I passed the mission without any hiccups.

[EvilBivol-1]

That's it, you got the right message, which is why it's hard for me to tell what happened to cause the failure after.