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The cronicles of AZ[message #20816] Fri, 11 February 2005 18:46 Go to next message
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Anyone interested on a diary,containing the exploits of a team trying to conquer the entire Arulco in under 24 hours?
Time of arrival and conquest of each sector,inventory found,merc progress,positions and tricks used,etc.
Sorry,it will probably be slow and it sure won't look like a story-unless my English improves dramatically. Smile
So,what do you say?

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20817] Fri, 11 February 2005 22:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I thought you were also going to post in the blitzkrieg thread?

i am for it - please continue Smile

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20818] Sat, 12 February 2005 01:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Sure give it a shot.Can't be as bad as my posts are.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20819] Sat, 12 February 2005 02:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yup, I'm eagerly awaiting for it. :ok:

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20820] Sat, 12 February 2005 14:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'm enjoying Headshot's story , another would be great . :cheers:

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20821] Sat, 12 February 2005 21:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Premises:
-I WILL RELOAD.I will save anytime I think necessary.Not that I need to pray on "Saint QuickSavius" too much,but in such an endeavour I must take advantage of any posssibility I'm allowed.And that includes not allowing accidental wounds to lower the performances of the mercs.
-MINIMALISM.Scope and Stephan will be the only ones I'll hire,initially.The IMP char will be a night ops-stealthy male,face 1,voice 3,health,agility,dexterity,wisdom 85,strength 55,medical 35,mechanical and explosives 0.
-NO CHEATS!I will check the game previously,(using Ctrl+GABBI then Alt+T cheat) to make sure the game has Skyrider to be escorted from D12.I'm not keen on discovering him on C16 and having only 3 hours left untill the contracts expire.Reload and no use of the cheat afterwards,of course!

Wheather I'll use duplication or not remains to be decided.By the game. Wink

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20822] Sun, 13 February 2005 22:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Stephen,Scope,and John "The Lion" Dunn arrive in Omerta at 07,00.They head immediately for the house located nearby.Scope and Stephan enter through the door on the left(closing the door behind them),and Lion crouches one square behind the door on the right.After some two seconds of silence a noise comes from the South-West side.The first ennemy shows at the door-Lion sticks the silencer from his MP5K under his jaw and splashes his brains on the ceiling.(gee,do they teach that in the Marine Corps?)
Another sucker comes to check on his buddy,is interrupted,and gets a 9 mm to the head,dying instantly.Next turn another one comes,again interrupt-bullet to the head from 2 squares-but it appears this one has a harder skull.Lion fires again,blowing his head.In the same turn,another curious soldier receives the same "head massage treatment".
Game passes into real time.Again a sound from the corridor,again a headshot.Almost boring,isn't it.Five down,one to go.Lion exits the building,carefuly,directing himself S-W,not before seing a first aid kit dropped by one of his victims.He climbs on the roof of one of the central buildings,moving in stealth mode.Another unfortunate is watching the road and is not avare of the roof presence: two fully aimed bullets to the head end him.
"Yeah,this is an ennemy-free zone!"
We check the sector for items.The last soldier had the courtesy of dropping an SKS.A bloody knife,a water can,a crowbar and some wire cutters are also found.
It's now 07:02.
Scope heads for Cambria,Lion(with the wire cutters) for San Mona.
Stephen, who took the SKS,talks to Fatima,gives her the letter from Enrico and,after talking to the rebels in the hideout,recruits Ira,and finds a TNT charge with detonator attached plus a 9 mm pistol clip in some crates when he exits the underground level.He and Ira start marching towards Drassen at 07:08,hoping to survive and to find Father Walker soon.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20823] Mon, 21 February 2005 19:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Argh!Doing it is much more fun than taking notes about it and then writing.Hope you guys didn't expect one of them stories... ]

08:31(B9)
.Scope and Lion encounter 7 ennemies in B9.They make short notice of them,and then continue their separate route(Scope @Cambria,Lion@San Mona)Inventory worth noticing:2 5.56 clips of ammo and a 1st aid kit.Lion gains 1 MRK point and an experience level.

11:50(B12)
Ira and Stephane meet another 8 ennemies(yellows)Ira's S&W dispatches all of them,during interrupts while sitting in the barn.She gains 2 mrk points,also shooting the locks in the farm house.Inventory:2X(.38 S-load, .357 mag,.45 mag, 9mm) and 50 bucks.Omerta 70% loyal.They leave sector at 11:56.

13:06(E9)
Scope beats 4 cows,gaining 1 dex point and 2 strength points.Batteries,quick glue,med kit,camo kit,as well as 2 rocks to be found in the sector.

13:30(B13)
7 ennemies.4 45 mags,2 .357,2 first aid kits,gas,250 $(Ira kills Pablo),1 S&W,HP .38 S-load,12 gauge,7.62 WP 10,silencer.Ira now has 16 kills(she makes the kills, Stephen is used only as an interrupt maker,always first to spot them)Ira's MRK is now 62,hit percentage 72%-damn locks!)Exit sector at 13:38.

13:44(C13)Ira 21 kills,mrk 64(+9!),hit percentage 80%.Town loyalty 39%.Stephen makes Doreen see the light(loyalty 69%) and Ira makes her see the dark as she tries to exit the southern door of the factory,ending her with 2 HP bullets from the S&W.This gives 71% loyalty in Drassen.Inventory:barracuda,MP5K,2 9mm SMG mags AP,2 energy boosters,2 T-shirts,shaped charge,some 45 and 357 ammo.Father Walker agrees to send food to Omerta,and receives a bottle of alcohol.He tells us queen D. has a way of disposing of bodies.Carmen is in the bar too.

13:51(D13)
Drassen has fallen.Loyalty 88%.Ira has now 28 kills,and is level 3.Stephen exited sector as soon as they entered,going to D12 to check on Skyrider.Inventory:dart,45 pistol mag,duct tape,,2 9 mm mags,break light,TNT(detonator attached),flak jacket,med kit,1st aid kit,energy booster,gum,rubber band,wire cutters.Fred will give mine income to us.Ira takes the wire cutters and heads for the D15 SAM site.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20824] Mon, 21 February 2005 19:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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14:32(C7)
Lion meets Angel and Micky O'Brian.Shoots open every lock and gains another 2 MRK points.Maria to be set free.

14:35(F9)
Scope takes sector,loyalty 16%.Inventory:glock 18,beretta 92F,H&K G3A3,2 shotgun ammo clips,2 9 mm SMG mags,2 9mm pistol mags,2 break lights,RDX,mine,flak jacket,3 1st aid kits,1 rock,throw knife,reg hand grenade.Scope now has 14 kills(4 cows among them).

14:43 Maria is being escorted to her brother.Met Hans,Tony,Kyle,Frank,Brenda(given the porn tape).

14:51(G9)
Scope sums up 25 kills.Keith,Perko and Devin( metal detector,smoke grenade,duct tape,4 detonators) are met.Inventory:beretta 92F,spas 15,commando,MP53,2 7.62WP 10,7X(5.56 clips,5.45),2 stun grenades,throw knife,spectra vest,kevlar helmet,steel helmet flak jacket,compound 18.Loyalty is 20% in Cambria and 94% in Drassen.Scope moves to G8.

15:04 Cambria 24% loyal.Scope 36 kills.Martha tells about Joey.Inventory:MP53,7.62 WP 10,some pistol clips,2 9 mm SMG clips,kevlar vest and helmet,1st aid kit.

15:05 Kyle Lemmons pays 10.060 $ for the deed to Angel's leather shop.

15:15(hospital)
Scope 46 kills and 2 assists(hah!)Inventory:desert eagle SKS,7.62 WP 10,2 357 mags,2 mm mag,3 reg hand grenade,smoke,RDX,bloody knife,kevlar helmet,extended ear,3 gas masks,7 med kits,9 1st aid kits,3 compound 18,1 X-ray tube,3 energy boosters,3 REGEN boosters.Scope had to detonate RDX with a grenade to open the medical deposit.

15:26 (Cambria mine)
Scope 55 kills.Town loyalty 37%(damn,should have taken sombody with her!).Drassen 100%.Iventory: 2 rods,2 shaped charges,3 5.56 mags,12 gauge,spectra helmet,dusters,kevlar helmet,2 steel helmets,med kit,SKS,7.62 WP 10,Thompson,knife,canteen.Calvin("quite the snapperhead,in the words of Magic) agrees to give us the mine income.From Scope's 55 kills only the ones in the hospital sector and some other 2-3 kills were made from the ground level.Roof tops rule in Cambria!
Scope heads for I8 SAM site.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20825] Mon, 21 February 2005 20:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I8 SAM site.Scope enters in the N-E corner,passes the whole east side,uses a grenade in the middle of the fence(no cutters at the mine?!?),mine detector works,she climbs on the roof.The rest is history!If they would not have opened the door in the compound,the RDX detonated with a grenade would have certainly done the job!But they opened it themselves.Two of the elite force members are encountered.A FAL with laser scope and a Dragunov with sniper scope are found!SO EARLY?Never had such luck before!"Serious snaffu" from now on!

Sorry,missing notes on inventory and time of conquest.2 reg hand grenades,2 mortar shells,tons of 5.45 ammo,a guardian vest were there for sure.Scope level 6 and MRK 100...

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20826] Mon, 21 February 2005 20:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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15:35(D12swamp)
Stephen escorts Skyrider to the airport.ETA:1hour.54 minutes!

17:07(D3)
Lion,who threatened Joey into submission in the San Mona abandoned mine and took Kingpin's money, meets Hamous.He takes his S&W and 4 s-loads,gives him the MP5 and wire cutters.Hamous is sent on foot to the SAM site.Lion and Joey take the truck to Chitzena.

OK,found it,found the notes for the I8 SAM.Arrival in I8 at 17:10,conquest and item check time 17:18.Dragunov(sniper),FN-FAL(laser),3 7.62 NATO 5,FA-MAS,M79,3 5.56 clips,tear gas,2 throw knoves,3(!) guardian vests,2 kevlar helmets,night vision googles,3 gas masks 2 1st aid kits,1 energy boost,4 5.45 mags,40 mm tear gas grenade,40 mm stun,40 mm grenade,mortar shell,gum.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20827] Mon, 21 February 2005 20:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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17:29 Drassen airport.
Stephen brought Skyrider to the chopper.
"If that's workable for you Cap,you make contact when you need me.Together we'll fry that broad's butt!" Smile
14 hours of contract remaining!


17:37(C3)
Lion deals with 6 ennemies in that farm sector.Ugly battle,S&W against kevlar armour.Euh,made them at 17:42 after countless reloads.Inventory:mini14,2 7.62 NATO clips,2 7.62 clips,1 1st aid.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20828] Mon, 21 February 2005 20:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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18:14(D15 SAM site)
Ira enters in the N-V corner,walks along the north side,comes towards the Fence and the building.She sees the soldier on the roof,runs towards the fence,game passes in real time.She cuts the fence,climbs on the roof and bursts the soldier's head off with the silenced MP5.Shoots every sucker on sight,2 remaining in the courtyard among the rocket launchers.They die last,with the help of the SKS.Ira's marksmanship is now 71!
Inventory:spas 15,MP53,SKS,3 SKS clips,3 5.56 ,1 5.45 clip,3 mini grenades,kevlar pants,flak jacket,night googles,sun googles,camo kit.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20829] Mon, 21 February 2005 20:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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18:16 Stephane takes the chopper to D15.Arrival in 40 minutes,then he blows the door with TNT and helps Ira gain a level of experience(4) with the mines(from 2 to 13 explosives!)Skyrider will take them near Alma.

18:41 Lion arrives to Chitzena,conquering it,talking to Yanni and recruiting John and Mary at 18:57.Town loyalty 65% after Hamous takes the SAM.(thanks,Joey!)

18:58 Hamous arrives to the west SAM site.Uses the same tactic:cut the fence,shoot everybody using the turn&spot trick.He deals with 8 ennemies,2 of them are elites.Hamous advances to 81 marksmanship,thanks to the impotence of the 9 mm round.
Inventory:key,M14(sniper scope attached),commando,7.62 NATO,compound 18,kvlr vest,2 SKS clips,5.56, 2 357 mag AP,3 38 s-load,2 .38 s-load AP,alcohol,2 MP5 mags.

"TIME IS ON OUR SIDE"...

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20830] Mon, 21 February 2005 20:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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19:05
Queen receives the report about dr.Khairns missing.(Madlab)

19:15
Queen is aware of the fact that we have a helicopter.
20:37
Hamous is picked up in D3.He,Lion,Joey,John and Mary set curse to Grumm.ETA 2hours.
Meanwhile,Stephane and Ira are directed from H15(19:36) to H14 Alma.
We're on skedule.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20831] Mon, 21 February 2005 23:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dude, I wish I had as much time to play JA2 as you do. I'm very jealous.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20832] Mon, 21 February 2005 23:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Azazel: great progress - would have preferred a story - but this is going great as well - keep us updated Smile

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20833] Tue, 22 February 2005 01:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Azazel, I bet you've seen every episode of '24' Very Happy . Goddamn this is fun to read. I think I'm gonna try this too. Very Happy . Keep up the good work. :bow:

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20834] Tue, 22 February 2005 18:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quote:
Originally posted by Enemy of the bowine:
Azazel, I bet you've seen every episode of '24' Very Happy . Goddamn this is fun to read. I think I'm gonna try this too. Very Happy . Keep up the good work. :bow:
"Your ass-esment is correct!"
If you decide to do this do not make my mistakes.For example,have Scope go to Cambria with a lockpicker(Nails will do).Not only the loyalty will be higher,but you'll be able to send Scope to I8 and the lockpicker to F10(Hicks) to fix them and fulfill that quest too.Cambria looks like Reaper's paradise with all those roof firing spots.Lynx will probably do better than Stephane as Ira's compagnion.Have a NO/LP IMP char-it will make things simpler in San Mona,Chitzena,Grumm.
I'm sure all of you guys have no problem seeing the icecream truck with IMP(lvl 7,mrk 92)&Hamous(lvl 5,mrk 88 in my case) entering Meduna airport sector at the latest 05:30!
Best of luck!

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20835] Tue, 22 February 2005 19:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by zango:
Azazel: great progress - would have preferred a story - but this is going great as well - keep us updated Smile
I asume there's no spoiler or mystery in saying the Queen will certainly die around 06:30,with everything conquered.Or that Alma will fall before 23:00,Grumm before 24:00.The most amazing thing that happened in this game is that at exactly 23:00(Alma taken and Conrad&Slay recruited),queen D. releases the crepitus,and Fred has the Drassen mine closed 5 minutes after!

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20836] Tue, 22 February 2005 19:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quote:
Originally posted by avoideverything:
Dude, I wish I had as much time to play JA2 as you do. I'm very jealous.
Don't be.The game took me the whole weekend(almost 48 hours of netto playing)-luckily my girlfriend was gone to see her parents in another town.Working like a slave these days,with sleep recovery to make.Probably won't post the rest till next weekend.

For all of you that have the time to do it before I post the rest:
1)-meeting Hamous in the sector immediately left of the San Mona mine is crucial,although meeting him in C9 could lead to the conquest of the central SAM site just in time to drop an ace merc you hire at 07:00 from AIM,immediately after arriving, near Tixa.This strategy turned out to be a dead end,at least for me.
2)Remember Skyrider?After droping the team from D15 near Alma,he goes straight to I8 central SAM,takes Scope(my choice),drops her a moment in I6 to recruit Maddog,and then deposes them in J4(from where the 2 of them attack Orta,meeting MIKE-his trophy G11 whacks them all in the underground level in the hands of Maddog!).Skyrider returns from J4 to I13(Alma prizon) to take all 4(3mercs if you don't find Slay),and drop a team of two(Conrad&Slay for me) to K12 near Balime(nobody there) and another(Stephane&Ira) to J10 near Tixa.
In case you want the N7 prizon sector too you can surrender the team from Balime in L10(Dave&hummer sector) and then conquer that sector,but make sure you have at least a regen booster with them. Wink
PROBLEM SOLVED!

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20837] Tue, 22 February 2005 23:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Looks like my 1st attempt to take Arulco under 24 hrs has failed. Sad It's 00:08 hrs and I haven't taken the NE SAM-site yet (Grizzly & Wolf arrive there at 01:39 hrs). On top of that, I don't have a car. Looks like I was too excited to play and didn't remember that the hummer needed 1-2 day preparation. I was planning to get that in the 1st place (stupid, stupid, stupid me!!).

I still can't figure out what took so long Wolf & Grizzly coming from Omerta to Drassen and then proceeding to SAM. Although when Wolf was going to get Skyrider the sector was empty!! Civilian hinted that 'Do you live in the cabin west of here?' Could've been either one of C12 or D12. I should've quickloaded but didn't think it would matter (hey, what's an hour or two when you got a whole 24 of 'em (again... stupid,stupid,stupid me!!)

Also... another goof-up in the beginning... forgot to give crowbar to IMP who was sent to San Mona. Looks like Grizzly got too fond of it after bashing 2 enemies with it in Omerta (once more... stupid, stupid, stupid me!!)

And if not all of that, then the car. It's a must-have item (didn't meet Hamous east of NW SAM). Next time maybe I'll name my IMP as Jack Bauer to bring me good luck Very Happy

Ah hell...

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20838] Wed, 23 February 2005 14:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Whoa!

Just decided to abort my 2nd attempt of 'Arulco in 24hrs'. But goddammit it's possible to do it, as lunatic it may sound!

Gave up after founding Hamous & icecream truck in D7 (SE of San Mona) at 00:41. It takes exactly 6 hrs to reach north-eastern most sector of Meduna from there. But counting time spent in battle in real-time plus moving between sectors in Meduna (5 min each) I don't think it's possible for me anymore in this game.

I guess I stalled too much when going to NE SAM-site (again).

If it wasn't the odd feature to gain fatigue at every even hour when resting the mercs would be dead tired by the time they arrive at Meduna, as they are pretty exhausted even now.

I still can't figure where to rip that extra speed & time to take over ALL towns, as so far I've only managed to get Drassen & Cambria only. I figured they're the only ones that MUST be taken (minus 1 sector of Cambria if you choose so).

Seems that it's crucial to get that chopper in air ASAP.

Well... 3rd time's the charm... hopefully.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20839] Wed, 23 February 2005 18:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Of course it is possible!I have no less than 2 saves that prove it!
Observation:never,and I mean NEVER,had any of my mercs dropped the energy bar under 80%,or operated on less then 24 AP(ok,temporarily yes).Lowest energy record was Maddog,when marching with Scope to Orta more then 4 hours.Also,everybody's morale was sky-high at anytime,since Ira and Stephane conquered Drassen.Exception-new recruits:Maddog,Conrad,Slay,Dynamo,Shank,but that was soon corrected. Smile

1)As soon as you have done Drassen,Cambria,San Mona and the IMP(or your choice,with ldr. more than 35) goes west(D3) make a SAVED GAME.Not a quicksave, a SavedGame 01 for example.Reload it untill the hazard brings Hamous in D3.It works!

2)Get ready for hell on the way from Grumm to Meduna.3 battles,the one in M2 being the hardest one(I found 21 ennemies there,guess it was a bad luck,there was a squad going to Grumm to reconquer that added to the normal ennemy presence,or something like that).

3)Oh,about the tanks...Don't worry,you'll have enough explosives to make them all.Don't duplicate in the Grumm bar mortars and LAWs.Take also the TNT and the gasoline you find.Plenty of grenades.Captured 3 LAWs and 2 mortar shells on the way.I counted 7 tanks from the Meduna outpost in M3 to the queen gardens.Also,it was fun to collect the land mines they so generously provide and put them under their asses.Emergency tactic:smoke them,put two mines under them,detonate with grenade.Many LAWS and mortar shells in the Meduna SAM site though,and those two tanks sticking together call for 2 shells right between them to distroy both of them simultaneously,or a lucky shot with a LAW.

4)I hope you didn't buy that crap I wrote about an IMP without mechanical and explosives.(decoy,I'm sorry for being malicious)The best for this job is an IMP char with NO/LP (with explosives).Thanks to the door opening and mine plant-detrap trick you can get to level 10,plus you have no trouble sticking the rod&spring to the FN-FAL,AKM and Dragunov(black targets),the weapons Lion and Hamous used all the way from Grumm to Meduna.
JOIN THE "24" CLUB!

PS:Saves available.One made when leaving Grumm.One when Ira&Stephane have done Tixa and recruited Shank&Dynamo and there's nothing but Meduna to deal with.Mail me and you'll get them zipped.Of course,there's nothing like doing it alone...

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20840] Fri, 04 March 2005 18:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I'd hate to think I'm the only one crazy enough to do this.Have chosen not to post the rest of the campaign results untill someone else does it.
Currently preparing for replaying the 24-all-conquered campaign,in another expert/tons of guns/sci-fi/Skyrider@D12 game.Lynx and Scope being on assignment,my three initial teams are:
1)Stephen&Ira for Drassen-East SAM-Alma-Tixa,
2)Reaper&Nails(no equipment,takes Reaper's lockpick kit) for Cambria-F10-Central SAM(-Estoni:Maddog)-Orta and 3)IMP(NO-EX)-Thor-Static(no equipment)(-Hamous) for San Mona,Chitzena-West SAM-Grumm-Meduna.
Later on a team consisting of Slay&Conrad will attack Balime and the N7 prison(surrendering in L10).
I'll keep you informed on the variations from the previous results.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20841] Mon, 07 March 2005 20:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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(Seemingly)Due to the fact more mercs were hired,the initial patrols have at least 10 (yellow)soldiers.IMP was a female NO-ex,now that I have Static with Brenda's lockpicking kit to deal with the locks.(I just hate hit percentage going down-this time it still happened though,bloodcats caught us at the San Mona mine with only AP ammo and white 9mm SMG,all bullets hit,but...)
More ennemies in Drassen,so Ira's MRK was 81 after taking D15 site.
Nails wears a spectra vest(!),grabed from a locker in G9,sector that he took alone,after fighting alongside Reaper in the rest of Cambria(returned from the mine,Reaper was olready on route to central SAM).And he doesn't object to compound 18 on it,still saying "don't mess with the vest,Scooter" if you try to change/touch it.He did the Hicks.Reaper only found SKS and a Commando as best weapons in I8(I wander what causes such a variation).
Patrols(3) of 12-14(same as previously) from Grumm to Meduna,M2 only had 16 this time.Due to the fact I had 2 independent teams in Meduna,one moving while the other fought,Deidranna died in her bunker at 06:32 precisely.Also,for some reason the L10 surrendered team did not get "teleported" and interrogated the same minute (04:38) in the N7 prison-perhaps I moved to fast and the team had already dealt with the outskirt sector,thus making D.not to leave the safety of her palace.
Will someone please take a look at the code and tell if such a thing exists or it was just an accident?

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20842] Tue, 08 March 2005 18:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Found a way to speed up the Meduna arrival,while replaying.
At 17:01,when Hamous is recruited,we split the team:Thor and Hamous will go to D2 and Chitzena,with Joey.The IMP("THE OWL",pessimistic female NO-ex,hlth,agi,dex,mrk 85,the rest 35) and Static will take the truck to Grumm,town that falls,completely conquered, at exactly 20:07.Remarkably,no patrol is found between D3 and H3 in this variant of playing.Travel by truck to Meduna was much shorter too.(one less platoon encountered than in the previous variant.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20843] Tue, 08 March 2005 18:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The save was made just after Drassen,Cambria and San Mona were done,in hope of finding Hamous in D3.Had to reload a couple of times in order to get the "squad noticed someone in sector" message.

STATUS REPORT,21,00 hours.

Owl and Static took Grumm and are on the way to Meduna.Stephen and Ira still march to Alma,after Drassen and East SAM(chopper@H15 at 19:54,slept to 20:00).Reaper waits for the chopper(21:14@I8) to get him to Estoni,recruit Maddog and then drop close to Orta.Nails sleeps in G9 Cambria,after solving the Hick nuisance(Cambria 61% loyal).Thor and Hamous took the West SAM and are very close to Chitzena.

MERC STATISTICS(21:00)
Reaper:41 kills,12 assists,1 point of MRK gained.
Nails:41 kills,14 assists,4 ponints of MRK,1 MECH
Static:19 kills,25 assists,gained 3 MRK points
Stephen: 1 kill,5 assists,no gain.
The OWL(IMP):77 kills,12 assists,gains 4 levels of experience,1 AGI point,10 points of MRK.
Thor:1 kill,3 assists,no gain.
Hamous:11 kills,0 assists,MRK +2
Ira:51 kills,1 assist,gains 2 levels,1 AGI point,MRK +26.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20844] Tue, 08 March 2005 18:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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EVENTS:

15:45(D14) Ira met 6 yellows.Dispatched them with silenced MP5K.

16:45(I8)Reaper arrives at the Central SAM site.Conquest and item check time-16:51.Nothing worth signaling.Cambria 40% LOYAL.

17:01(D3)Hamous is recruited.Thor,Hamous and Joey leave sector,going for D2.

17:11(D3)The Owl joins Static in D3.They take the truck to Grumm.

17:25(B13)Stephen has escorted Skyrider to the helicopter.

18:13(D15)Ira arrives to the East SAM site,conquest 3 minutes later.

18:45(D2)Hamous and Thor arrive at the West SAM,taking it in 3 minutes.

18:58(D15)Stephen joins Ira in the conquered site,blows the metal door takes a mine for Ira's practice.Skyrider will take them to H15.
19:00(G9)Nails reports the Hicks dead to Keith.(bonus 10%loyalty)

19:11(H3-Grumm mine)Static&Owl enter sector in the N-W corner.With only a Beretta 92F(from San Mona) and an MP5K as weapons,they know they are no match for the soldiers there.SO,they make a quick and undetected exit to H2.

19:16(H2)Short conversation with Manny and the Druggist in the bar.One soldier apears at the door,Owl blows his head,Static blows the head of the Druggist,without exposing himself to interrupt. Very Happy Now we have a capable weapon in posession(AKM)
Unbelievably many soldiers.Inventory:MP5K,Steyr(laser),FA-MAS(laser),2 M24,G3A3(sniper scope),AKM(Druggist),Minimi(laser),2M79,damn!86 items,including 2 regen boosters.Daytime operations with scoped Steyr and Minimi-luck was with them!

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19:25 Sector H2 taken.

19:30(H1)4 minutes fight,nothing worth signaling,except maybe a camo kit.

19:49(G1)Many soldiers,grouped assault.Great fight.

19:52(G2) LAW,2 mortars,3 mortar shells,talon captured.

19:57(H2)3 minutes of sleep. Wink

20:07(H3) The mine is ours.Static takes the sniper scope from an M24,a FA-MAS found on one of Carl's lockers.The best rod&spring is sticked to a 94% status FA-MAS.It will be repaired by Arnie in 30 minutes for 123$ and will spread fear and death all the way to Meduna.

The Owl watches the sunset.She knows her time has come!

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21:44(H14)
Ira and Stephen arrive in the sector(Skyrider brought them to H15 earlier)"Mike!Mike is here...working for them?We'regoimg to have to kill Mike."All conquered and checked 11 minutes later.M24(sniper scope),FA-Mas(laser),AK74,mortar are worth mentionning.

22:00(H13)
Sector conquest at 22:24.Relax,it wasn't that long,but I trained Ira with mines to raise her level to 6.Conrad recruited.2 FALs,regen boost,everybody wears spectra helmets and vests now.

22:27(B2)
Chitzena mine taken in 4 minutes by Thor and Hamous.Oswald there.

22:32(I13)
Ira,Stephen and Conrad take the prizon in under 4 minutes

22:36(A2)
The camuflaged Hamous,wearing NVG, whacks them all with a Ruger.When he shoots at their heads,without any attachements,the sound is that of a slam dunk!Thor decides to escort John and Mary.

22:41(J4)
Reaper and Maddog are dropped by Skyrider in sector above Orta.ETA:4hours 14 minutes.

22:45
Alma mine belongs to us.Matt asks for Dynamo's release from Tixa.ALMA 42% loyal,Cambria 74%,Chitzena 60%.Slay is not there!Nails,taken by the chopper in I8 will arrive to I13 later.He and Stephen will take Balime,Ira and Conrad Tixa.

23:21(J2)
The Owl and Static encounter 15 enemies there.Static gets a FAL,and attaches a spare rod&spring to it.

00:21(L2)
They were waiting for us in great numbers.Static is wounded,and takes a regen boost.Man,there's nothing like the 6 successive shots you can fire from the FA-MAS and FAL during an interrupt when the suckers come at the same spot where you killed one before.

00:53(M2)
Some 17 enemies,4 elites between them.They don't get a chance,Static throws 3 break lights to the fence,they are taken out one by one.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20847] Wed, 09 March 2005 19:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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STATUS(01:00)
Close to the capital.Static and OWL on their way to M3(truck).Nails,Stephen,Conrad,Ira fly close to Balime(2 of them) and Tixa.

MERC STATISTICS(01:00)
Static:35 kills,30 assists,9 battles,MRK 92,agi +2,level 5.
Stephen:9kills,16 assists,9 battles,MRK 85,+1point of strength(crowbar operator)
The OWL:111kills,18 assists,9 battles,LVL 6,agi +2,str.+50(couldn't help...)
Ira:10 battles,108 kills,7 assists,LVL6,expl 47.
Thor:5 battles,unchanged,MRK 80
Hamous:3 battles,36 kills,2 assists,MRK 85,LVL 4,agi+4
Conrad:3 battles,12 kills,2 assists,str+1.

Anyone still interested in this?

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20848] Wed, 09 March 2005 20:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The OWL:111kills,18 assists,9 battles,LVL 6,agi +2,str.+50(couldn't help...)
cows? heavy load btwn sectors? what did she start with (initial stats)???
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Anyone still interested in this?
Yay! i am

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20849] Thu, 10 March 2005 02:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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@zango
No cow,no civilian(except Druggist and Chris,the terrorists).Only quality targets.Yes,the canceled move trick for strength,right after taking Grumm.
As I said before,I got lucky with 50 bonus points(pessimistic character,that's why I called her "The Owl" in the first place,not because she's a night ops expert).

Initial stats were:health,wisdom,agility,dexterity,marksmanship 85,the rest 35(no zeros!).Now MRK is 99,she will certainly get to the hundred in Meduna.Level 8 most certainly within reach,even without the mine trick.
I did it before,with a male NO-ex char(same as before,only MRK and DEX were 80,not 85) and a NO/LP char,but the last one seemed to me a poor shooter in spite of the 80 initial MRK,because of the low dexterity(65),sacrificed in order to get the lockpicking skill-needed higher mechanics.Both averaged 300 kills.Both fought Chitzena,2 patrols of 14 and 12 soldiers to Grumm,3 very very busy sectors from Grumm to M2.The NO-LP had lvl.10 at 06:30,in the queen bunker,just before killing her,mines helping(gained at 78 on explosives).

I am arriving very early to Meduna on this one,because The Owl fought her second battle in Grumm,and I'm very curious:will Deidrana leave her Palace or bunker,and I'll find her outside Meduna, or not.

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01:18(K12)
Conrad and Nails are dropped close to Balime.The chopper continues its route close to Tixa,to depose Stephen and Ira there.

01:25(M3)
2 tanks there.1 mortar shell used,1 TNT and a RDX jar,2 grenades.Not before Static steals the cannon and the minimi from the one in the S-W corner.The Owl gains level 7,at exactly 125 kills,19 assists.

01:54(K9)
Stephen and Ira arrive there.Never had this sector unoccupied before!Persistence pays off-I've seen this one.The route was to J10 usually...

02:02 MEDUNA AIRPORT
The Owl picks the mines from the S-W corner.Heck,there's a mine in almost every square!Cuts the fence,surprises them,blows the tank inside the fortifications with those mines she took.HE-HE-HE,weakness exploited.:)The inventory includes 3 LAWs,2 Mortars,5 shells,the legendary and always present there RPK with bipod and talon attached(!),5 talon grenades,some 40 mm smokes. Meduna 10%loyal.The FA-MAS repaired by Bronzewell is now at status 71%.Experienced the first jams.

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02:25
MEDUNA SAM site.2 mortar shells right between the 2 tanks sticking together.Loyalty 14%.All done at 02:44.

02:47(L12)
Nails and Conrad enter Balime.Nails robs the Chalice.

02:54 (N5)-arena
The OWL is level 8 when she kills the second bloodcat,precisely when she touches 168 kills and 21 assists.Many more kills to make after that in that sector.But those suckers assaulting one after another,overwhelming us, pissed me off:I never thought I'd do that,but I used 2 mustard grenades,making them drop like flies.Take that,suckers!

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03:09(L11)
Nails and Conrad have secured Balime.Nails doesn't even bother threatening anyone-he just picks the locks and takes those money."God forgive you",says the owner.Skyrider,who sticked around,lifts them 2 minutes later.

03:14(O4
Owl and Static enter sector,dealing with them "nice and slow":making funny faces at one of the tank drivers after stealing the weaponry.2 LAWs worth mentionning,3 regens,also found 10,000$.

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03:25(K4)
Reaper and Maddog attack Orta.Reaper only gets to kill the roof guard and assists Maddog on the other kills.The Mad One never went psycho with the CAWS(R&S,extender) that he fired till he finished ammo,swithching to a stolen Dragunow after that.In the basement he uses a FAL.

03:34(L10)
Hummer is there,as Nails and Conrad drop to check,but Dave is not.

03:44 J9(TIXA)
Ira goes to level 7,Stephen to 6.Dynamo recruited.

03:51(O3)
The Owl takes out the last 2 tanks in the Capital.Nothing but the palace and bunker to take-in that order with your permission.She has now 227 kills,25 assists,and as she plays with a mine from 47 to 84 explosives,she gains a level of experience(9).
Now that is cool,but will she have ENOUGH opposition to be level 10?Will she need to play again with the mines?

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03:51(O3)
The Owl takes out the last 2 tanks in the Capital.Nothing but the palace and bunker to take-in that order with your permission.She has now 227 kills,25 assists,and as she plays with a mine from 47 to 84 explosives,she gains a level of experience(9).
Now that is cool,but will she have ENOUGH opposition to be level 10?Will she need to play again with the mines?
permission granted - the bitch is going to die much sooner - this time around Very Happy
shoot the bitch.

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Re: The cronicles of AZ[message #20855] Fri, 11 March 2005 17:29 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Why thank you!
We were delayed a bit by the lazy teams in the underground levels of Orta and Tixa.The worse thing you can do is fight underground at the time when another team arrives in a town sector,the game gives priority to town maps and you could end up returning to the undergrounds and being shot to pieces by (respawned) many ennemies surrounding your mercs.

04:10(PALACE)

We're greeted by an elite and some other 6 soldiers,2 of them camoed,outside the perimeter.Taken out one by one,only headshots,as this time I didn't equalized the spotting chances by making Static wear the UV goggles and The Owl the NVGs.
One last mortar shell blows the gate,we set up two squares to the left,waiting.Suckers come out,interrupted and dispatched,taking care always to give The Owl the last word in the conversation(the kill).MRK 100.She has no problem when she cleans the rooms:interrupts sitting enemies when she sticks her head in the room!
Just before clearing the throne room she has made a total of 258kills and 25 assists.Before saying goodbye to the last TNT with detonator attached that she saved for this ocasion from Grumm,she arms/untraps it,gaining 99 on explosives(from the previous 84)and 2 wisdom points.In the process,at precisely 04:27 she is LEVEL 10!

Blows the door,cleans the throne room(2smokes tossed in,6 more elites beaten to death or receiving 2 bursts to the head)
She and Static descend on the queen's shelter.They're given the honours by Joe Pappanous and 2 elites,managing to bag them in the initial turn.Clear the rest,The Owl unmines the path to the queen's room,unlocks the door with a key she found on a dead body.

SHE's there,alright.2 more soldiers with her.Total kills for The Owl:169(and the one that counts,plus 32 assists.Static sums up 63 kills,49 assists(lvl.7)

Bitch dies at 04:40.
THE OWL:"I would have preferred seeing her suffer for a long time,but hey,this will do".Static:"That was like so anticlimactic,man!"

Derek and Oliver speak,then Reaper ,the first hire,sais from Orta:
"THE ENDING.IT FILLS ME WITH PEACE.WE DID IT AND WE COULD DO IT AGAIN.LOOK ME UP IF YOU NEED ME".
The Owl's bottom line takes a whole new meaning this time :bluegrin: :
"NOTHING LIKE STICKING TOGETHER THROUGH THICK AND THIN.THANKS FOR EVERYTHING,AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I-WAS-HERE-FROM-DAY-ONE!

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