Gunman on the Grassy Knoll

Having trouble with the act 2 mission "Gunman on the grassy knoll" or something similar. Can collect and fit the sniper gun ok.... and can arrive at the station. The problem is that the ammo (in the crate labelled "books") is only 10 km from the station and its escorts. I can't get close enough to the ammo before the escort turns on me... and although I reckon I could take them, I want to do the mission as it should be done. Have tried it with stealth also, though not done too much experimentation in that respect. Just want to know how you guys and gals went about doing the mission.... unless its just some glitch on my system that puts the ammo too close. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Our last hope went out with Captain Mission.

If I remember correctly, the books were located much further away from the station than 10k.

Something's gone wrong. Is your game patched?

Possible workaround: Get Jaffs to move the cargo, autoformate with him, launch LDSi missile to drop him out of LDS, then blast him until he drops the crate. Dock to the crate and load up.

Probably won't work... mission script will go haywire. But worth a shot if your game is already patched. Other than the above "it's-so-crazy-it-might-just-work" plan, you'll have to restore your game to a point before the mission started, or find a way to dock to the pod, run like hell, and then return to take out the conference room.

Good luck... you're gonna need it.

Edit: Oh yeah. If all else fails, there's a copy of this mission in the SaveGame section, on the Downloads page of this site. You'll be at the mercy of whoever sent in the savegame (owning only what cargo they have managed to steal), but hopefully you won't be too bad off. (I think I may have sent that savegame in, but don't remember how much stuff I had then)

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I'm pretty sure the 'books' should be far enough away that you can barely see the station. I can't really remember, but I think this mission might be a secondary mission. It's a fun mission, but I think it's just a secondary one.

I doubt Jafs will take it. That pod is probably flagged as 'mission critical', and I don't believe Jafs will take pods with that flag.

If your game is patched, and none of Shane's zany ideas work, you're probably going to have to revert to an older saved game.

Hmm, that's odd. I once had the problem that the autopilot would take me too close to the station as I approached the pod, but that was solved by simply skirting around the base until I got close to the books.

An interesting note that I kick myself for only just discovering is that you can tag that pod and have Jafs pick it up once you're at a safe distance (I don't know if it works before you dock with it). It's always nice to have a little ammo for your new toy..

This one just might be a required mission. I think that I've heard of people just waxing all the guard ships and then completing the mission but I've never tried it.

Have already reverted to a savegame before the mission was started and will soon try the suggestions given. Might turn out that when I try it again the books are at a safer distance. Just waiting for my new graphics card to be RMA'd..... will let you know how it works out. Thanks in advance for any of the suggestions that work.

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This is really a weird one. In my game, the books/ammo are sometimes right next to a station which sounds an alarm and begins shooting. When I reload the game (after "dying'), however, it'skay. The pods are where they're supposed to be -- about 60-70 km from the main station. This is a real bug. Sometimes it runs "right", other times the mission is impossible. Try loading and running it again (pain in the butt, I know), but it may come out okay. After much shouting, cursing and stomping around, I was able to complete the mission. And get this, after completing the mission the first time, my ship was destroyed in an L-point collison on the way back to the Meeting Point!