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TCAT Mission Question *Here May be Spoilers*
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 3:56 am
by McSpider
Hi,
I just got to the part in the mission where the first thargoid mantis appears (attacking the navy station).
After fighting with if for several minutes (with no success) I got frustrated and used the last resort. (incase your wondering, the last resort is to crash your spaceship into the target ejecting on the way
)
Is that really the only way to destroy the mantis?
Because I tried everything I could think of to destroy it, but maybe I didn't try long enough?
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:53 am
by Thargoid
It's a big and slow-moving ship, which will take a while to reach the station. You on the other hand are a small and fast-moving ship, and there's a nice station that has a well-stocked armoury at your disposal...
A little strategy is required - who says you have to kill something all at once? It's perfectly possible to do it with some planning and patience, but not really whilst it's surrounded by it's fleet.
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:20 am
by McSpider
Ahh thanks,
So I was just too impatient, good thing I didn't save so ill try again.
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:11 pm
by McSpider
I tried it again and defeated the mantis.
Another question after docking I got the message from the navy, they mention that I now have a navy bomb on board.
But I don't have anything in my pylons and it doesn't show up anywhere?
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:36 pm
by Thargoid
McSpider wrote:I tried it again and defeated the mantis.
Another question after docking I got the message from the navy, they mention that I now have a navy bomb on board.
But I don't have anything in my pylons and it doesn't show up anywhere?
It has a special and specific purpose, and is stored in a nice quiet corner of your cargo hold out of the way 
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:40 pm
by McSpider
I found out what the special purpose of the navy bomb is.
Nice mission!
One thing that confused me a little is that after deploying the navy bomb and docking at the normal station the planet was still marked, I didn't get a good job message, and in the missions screen the mission was still listed.
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:47 pm
by Thargoid
Are you running 1.02 or 1.03? I think that glitch is fixed in the 1.03 version.
In any case if you are on 1.02 just go back to the Navy Station and the mission will close off properly.
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:06 pm
by McSpider
I was running 1.01,
But I thought I had too go back to the navy station so I did.
I got the congratulatory message, and I got to keep the EMC jammer.
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:11 pm
by Thargoid
The 1.03 version has the last mission stage toughened up a bit, as some were complaining it was too easy. No more use of the cloak to cheat, and there's more to shoot out there as well.
But glad you enjoyed it!