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Re: Stuck at the beginning of Level 12 of Descent 3 ...

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From: Raymond Martineau
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:40
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:52:46 GMT, "John Rampling" <John@NOSPAM.com> wrote:

>... after I shot the four buttons and the centre zapper I'm still held 
>captive by the force fields. I shot everything in sight but I'm still held. 
>I looked at a Walkthrough site which suggests shooting the forcefields 'at 
>the correct angle' which is not exactly helpful.

If you see sparks fly out from the hit location, then keep firing at that
position.  IIRC, the correct angle is banked 90 degrees (to maximize
damage), near the far edge of the force field.  

Alternativly, you can use guided missiles.  
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