Seal drop missions still bugged

XenonSurf · 11-21-17, 10:15 AM

I was getting a drop Seal mission near Archangelsk in my campaign. I have done all successfully, got to the drop circle, got to 100 feet and less, got the message that the Seal team has left the sub.
I then return to open sea, but I sunk 2 big cargo ships. After that I got further away, I hit ESC, no ships, no planes, everything is green and I leave mission. Result: Mission failed.

Is it because I destroyed the 2 cargos? I must say my sub was never detected. What are your results with the latest game version 1.08c?

ExFishermanBob · 11-21-17, 02:08 PM

I leave the game without fleeing* - that is, immediately having launched the seals. That seems to bypass later 'failed' problems.

* retreating in a manly fashion

XenonSurf · 11-21-17, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

I leave the game without fleeing* - that is, immediately having launched the seals. That seems to bypass later 'failed' problems.

* retreating in a manly fashion

Thank you for your feedback. Next time I'll try like you did, also I will not destroy any secondary target.

By thinking about it more deeply, it's logical that the mission failed after destroying targets near the port, I just imagined what the commander of the Archangelsk' naval base would do if a sub or sub attack is reported to him: he would put the entire zone in max. alert and the Seal team would have 0 chance to carry out its mission, also the team would likely be captured.
So, all in all, it's no surprise that the mission failed, but somehow I doubt it's because of that

Capt Jack Harkness · 11-21-17, 05:00 PM

Your orders are specifically to avoid detection. It would probably be helpful to have it listed as a mission objective along with all the others but alas it is not, it's just listed in the briefing text.

XenonSurf · 11-22-17, 04:38 AM

Exact, the mission states 'avoid detection at all costs'. That should be clear enough...
In the meantime I have redone such a mission, this time near Murmansk which is a lot harder because of shallow water. Remaining undetected is almost impossible, it depends on the specific ship positions that are different each time. I finished the mission successfully and ended it after dropping the Seals. The following messages have confirmed my success.

I expect the mission to be 'failed' once you are detected, meaning: you better not drop the Seals and go out, maybe you can approach again on the World map for a subsequent trial prior of the time-out.

nesbit · 11-22-17, 11:23 PM

It is bugged in the sense that if you get a war update just after loading spec ops, they are unloaded, and you have to load them again - costing twice the time and sometimes the mission.

11-21-17, 10:15 AM	#1
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,703 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	Seal drop missions still bugged I was getting a drop Seal mission near Archangelsk in my campaign. I have done all successfully, got to the drop circle, got to 100 feet and less, got the message that the Seal team has left the sub. I then return to open sea, but I sunk 2 big cargo ships. After that I got further away, I hit ESC, no ships, no planes, everything is green and I leave mission. Result: Mission failed. Is it because I destroyed the 2 cargos? I must say my sub was never detected. What are your results with the latest game version 1.08c?

11-21-17, 02:08 PM	#2
ExFishermanBob Difficulties Numbing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: AN19 Posts: 470 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I leave the game without fleeing* - that is, immediately having launched the seals. That seems to bypass later 'failed' problems. * retreating in a manly fashion

11-21-17, 05:00 PM	#4
Capt Jack Harkness Samurai Navy Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 567 Downloads: 210 Uploads: 1	Your orders are specifically to avoid detection. It would probably be helpful to have it listed as a mission objective along with all the others but alas it is not, it's just listed in the briefing text.

11-22-17, 04:38 AM	#5
XenonSurf Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany, Italy Posts: 1,703 Downloads: 107 Uploads: 4	Exact, the mission states 'avoid detection at all costs'. That should be clear enough... In the meantime I have redone such a mission, this time near Murmansk which is a lot harder because of shallow water. Remaining undetected is almost impossible, it depends on the specific ship positions that are different each time. I finished the mission successfully and ended it after dropping the Seals. The following messages have confirmed my success. I expect the mission to be 'failed' once you are detected, meaning: you better not drop the Seals and go out, maybe you can approach again on the World map for a subsequent trial prior of the time-out.

11-22-17, 11:23 PM	#6
nesbit Watch Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 25 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	It is bugged in the sense that if you get a war update just after loading spec ops, they are unloaded, and you have to load them again - costing twice the time and sometimes the mission.