Help! Photo Op mission wont end!

DigitalAura · 09-12-09, 05:51 PM

Two of those ships are the smaller type sea plane tenders, the rest are destroyers. Yes, as I mentioned, only specific ships are targetable/photoable.
I've taken 6 pics.
My problem is I think there are only 6 boats to photo... so... ????

Munchausen · 09-13-09, 01:03 AM

IIRC, Duci wanted to script recce missions, not of ships, but of ports and port facilities. To do so, he needed to use "dummy" or "phantom" ships ... and that might be why you locked on to "dolphins" that you couldn't see. Try turning your scope until the camera icon lights up, then click on it ... even it there's no ship visible.

Armistead · 09-13-09, 01:34 AM

The phantom ships are in RSRD, not TMO just sunken hulls and they will show up as green contacts...think they lock on
as camera 1 and 2 as ID. I believe these are somewhere in the Marshalls.

Did you try to get closer to the ships to see if the icon would light up. Take several pictures of each one. I recall the mission and never had a problem with it.

DigitalAura · 09-13-09, 08:10 AM

Do you recall how many ships there were for you? Dummy ships sounds possible, I've found 3 boxes indicating stationary ships. But I've driven right over top of them!
There's nothing there...
I didn't try to LOCK ON to them, so I'll try that... Thanks!

Armistead · 09-13-09, 11:21 AM

I'm pretty sure the dummy targets are not in TMO, but RSRD. They will show as a green icon. Just sunken hulls that stick out of the water so you can lock on. They show in the ID book as Targets 1&2 and are used in a mission to photo ports, not ships. You don't run over them, but into them and they can damage you sub.

DigitalAura · 09-13-09, 01:27 PM

VOILA...

Ghost ships.. they are 1000 yards away, and yet there is nothing there. Don't know if this relates to this problem or not. I reloaded the game from here again this morning and no ghost ships, but still can't proceed with the mission.

Morpheus · 09-13-09, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalAura

...I didn't try to LOCK ON to them, so I'll try that... Thanks!

Don't hit me, but i think thats it

Had a recon mission myself, yesterday. I lock on automatically before pressing the phototrigger, so i can't tell you for sure if it makes a difference.

cheers
morph

DigitalAura · 09-13-09, 02:24 PM

Well..the ghost ships are gone now.

Cant find anything else to LOCK ON and photograph.

Armistead · 09-13-09, 02:47 PM

This mission was bugged in stock. I think it remained bug in TMO up to TMO162. I thought it was fixed in the latest version of TMO, but it may not be.

If you're sure you're playing TMO1.7 I thought it would work, but since it's not it makes me wonder.....

Anyway, here is a patch that fixed all the recon missions. It was for stock and worked for an older version of TMO.

You might want to try it if your just running TMO...

There are no ghost ships, other than the Dutchman...........

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/7391059166

09-12-09, 05:51 PM	#1
DigitalAura Straight and True Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CANADA Posts: 276 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Two of those ships are the smaller type sea plane tenders, the rest are destroyers. Yes, as I mentioned, only specific ships are targetable/photoable. I've taken 6 pics. My problem is I think there are only 6 boats to photo... so... ???? __________________ ... ALL YOUR BEACH ARE BELONG TO US! ...

09-13-09, 01:34 AM	#3
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	The phantom ships are in RSRD, not TMO just sunken hulls and they will show up as green contacts...think they lock on as camera 1 and 2 as ID. I believe these are somewhere in the Marshalls. Did you try to get closer to the ships to see if the icon would light up. Take several pictures of each one. I recall the mission and never had a problem with it. Last edited by Armistead; 09-13-09 at 01:44 AM.

09-13-09, 08:10 AM	#4
DigitalAura Straight and True Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CANADA Posts: 276 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Do you recall how many ships there were for you? Dummy ships sounds possible, I've found 3 boxes indicating stationary ships. But I've driven right over top of them! There's nothing there... I didn't try to LOCK ON to them, so I'll try that... Thanks! __________________ ... ALL YOUR BEACH ARE BELONG TO US! ...

09-13-09, 01:27 PM	#6
DigitalAura Straight and True Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CANADA Posts: 276 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	VOILA... Ghost ships.. they are 1000 yards away, and yet there is nothing there. Don't know if this relates to this problem or not. I reloaded the game from here again this morning and no ghost ships, but still can't proceed with the mission. __________________ ... ALL YOUR BEACH ARE BELONG TO US! ...

09-13-09, 02:24 PM	#8
DigitalAura Straight and True Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CANADA Posts: 276 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Well..the ghost ships are gone now. Cant find anything else to LOCK ON and photograph. __________________ ... ALL YOUR BEACH ARE BELONG TO US! ...

09-13-09, 01:03 AM	#2
Munchausen Commodore Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 608 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 1	IIRC, Duci wanted to script recce missions, not of ships, but of ports and port facilities. To do so, he needed to use "dummy" or "phantom" ships ... and that might be why you locked on to "dolphins" that you couldn't see. Try turning your scope until the camera icon lights up, then click on it ... even it there's no ship visible.

09-13-09, 11:21 AM	#5
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I'm pretty sure the dummy targets are not in TMO, but RSRD. They will show as a green icon. Just sunken hulls that stick out of the water so you can lock on. They show in the ID book as Targets 1&2 and are used in a mission to photo ports, not ships. You don't run over them, but into them and they can damage you sub.

09-13-09, 02:47 PM	#9
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	This mission was bugged in stock. I think it remained bug in TMO up to TMO162. I thought it was fixed in the latest version of TMO, but it may not be. If you're sure you're playing TMO1.7 I thought it would work, but since it's not it makes me wonder..... Anyway, here is a patch that fixed all the recon missions. It was for stock and worked for an older version of TMO. You might want to try it if your just running TMO... There are no ghost ships, other than the Dutchman........... http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5/m/7391059166

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