Dante's Inferno how do you start the mission?

I cannot get the mission to start. The last E-mail a got said they would be getting back to me with a plan, only after hours of game play no one ever got back to me. Could someone help me either buy telling me what to do or by E-mailing a saved game right before Dante's Inferno.

I have done mission 24 so how long should you wait before Mission 25. So far I have waited 5+ hours which seems a bit to long.




Edited by - Pottsey on 05 Apr 2002 10:08:12

Welcome Pottsey. I don't know if you've read the walkthrough's on the site. But here's the Dante Mission break down. Maybe there's something you've missed along the way.

Mission 25 Dante's Inferno
Activation Info: System: Dante Prerequisites: + Completion of Act Two Mission 24. The League is assaulting the Marauder system (Dante), and they've asked you to help them take out the three main marauder bases.

1) Jump to the Dante System, Faust-Alpha L-point.

2) Approach Hoffer's ship.

3) Hoffer says they're attacking the three main bases, and asks you to help wherever you can. He gives you some wingmen and says you can get more by flying back to him. You can do the next three sections in any order:

4a) Fly to the Marauder HQ. When there the League ask you to help them get the gunstars off-line, as they're projecting a field that's protecting the station.

4b) Smith discovers that the gunstars are being controlled via the station. If you continually target the station he can jam the signal. If the signal's jammed the gunstars go off-line and you can destroy them.

4c) Target the station and shoot the gunstars by turning aim assist off and manually firing at them. It's important to keep the station targeted otherwise the gunstars will shoot you.

4d) When the gunstars are destroyed, shoot the station to destroy it.

5a) Fly to the Marauder supply base.

5b) Defend the Destroyer that's charging its beam weapon from attack.

5c) Some cargo pods will open releasing marauder ships. Destroy the pods before the ships can launch.

5d) When the Destroyer takes out the station, you're free to go.

6a) Fly to the Marauder Shipyard.

6b) Smith notices the Cruiser you spotted from the previous mission now sports some disrupter generators, and the ship is charging its disrupter field. If it goes off the entire fleet will be disrupted!

6c) You need to destroy the umbilicals charging the Cruiser. Destroying the umbilicals will cause the station to explode.

6d) When the umbilicals have been destroyed the Cruiser will launch, but it's still charging its disruptor. Destroy it before its disruptor goes off.

7) When all three stations have been destroyed you'll be jumped via a cut scene to the L-point where the League is planning to leave the system.

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9) Destroy the Cruiser and the rest of the fleet to complete the mission.

“I don't know if you've read the walkthrough's on the site.�
I tried the walkthrough's but the problem is the Dante Mission never appears in game. I can fly though the system and find the supply port and HQ port ect. But after completing Mission 24 - Hide and Seek I get one mail saying well-done that information is useful we well get back to you later with a plan. Only I waited over 5 hours and the Dante Mission was never offered. I tried flying to the bad guys supply port and HQ but without the Dante Mission starting they is not much I can do.

My last save game is 4 days ago as I stupidly saved over my recent saves. Should I get another E-mail starting the Dante Mission? What do I have to do to get that E-mail?

“1) Jump to the Dante System, Faust-Alpha L-point.
2) Approach Hoffer's ship.�
I tried to force the game to give me the mission by going to Faust-Alpha L-point only Hoffers ship was not there. I guess that’s because the game has yet to give me the mission.

Is there an edit in this forum? I can’t seem to find an edit button.

The edit option is the third icon (with pencil) above your comment. You won't see this unless your logged on.

Re Dante's Inferno. Have you got all your pilots? You'll need them to start this mission.

Keep in mind that the three factions telling you they'd help is not enough. You have to go back to them a second time to have them actually send the pilots.