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Re: Wing Commander III - Skipper Missle!

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From: sup... Origin Technical Support
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 00:00
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JPF <j...@rainier.cnw.com> wrote:

>Hi Everyone,

>I'm stuck on a mission on the second disk of WC3.  It's the one after the
>Victory has been hiding in the Nebula and you're supposed to escort the Victory
>back to Confed space.  Well, the third combat sequence has somebody (I haven't
>figure out who) firing a "skipper" missle at the Victory.  I've tried to fight
>off the fighters and shoot down the skipper missle.  I've tried taking out the
>corvette as fast a possible so he's not within range of the Victory, in case
>he's the one who fires the missle.  I've played the scenario about 15 times and
>every time the skipper hits.  I'm getting pretty desperate at this point!
>Anyone out there been there, done that?

The Corvette is the ship that is firing the skipper missle.   The best
thing to do is to not take the corvette out as that will take too
long, but just keep hitting T till the missle shows up and then track
it down and shoot it with your guns.   That is what I found to be the
easiest.

Chico
Origin PS
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Subject: Re: Wing Commander III - Skipper Missle!
Date: 1995/09/21
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