[X3:AP] Mission: Impossible!

Jimmy C · Post by **Jimmy C** » Thu, 9. Oct 14, 17:56

According to the game clock, I've been playing for over 25 days. Then, I fly over to this mission being offered and what do I find?

"Xtreme Tour of a Lifetime"
"All 11 Xenon Sectors"
"Difficulty: Impossible"
"Reward: 12.97 million, no bonus"

I didn't even know this rating existed before!
No, I declined it. It'd cost more than the 13 million offered to survive the mission.

OniGanon · Post by **OniGanon** » Thu, 9. Oct 14, 19:04

I wonder if they would want you to park at the Xenon shipyard to take a tour of it...

Post by **Nanook** » Thu, 9. Oct 14, 20:26

Sounds like a fun challenge to me. I'd get the fastest TP available, a Turbo Booster, use the Mosquito Missile Defense (both from the Official Bonus Pack), load up on energy cells and mosquito missiles**, and go for it. I could outrun all but the fastest missiles, and MDM would take care of those.

Not sure why you think it'd take 13 million credits to complete.

**I'd have a support ship ready with extra energy cells and missiles, as needed. Perhaps I could even find a number of spacefiles to augment the energy cells for the TB, since they take up far less space for the same boost.

Jimmy C · Post by **Jimmy C** » Thu, 9. Oct 14, 21:35

I was thinking a heavy escort. Because I'm sure the idiot thrill seekers would want you to stop and look around from time to time.

Post by **Alan Phipps** » Thu, 9. Oct 14, 21:43

<Shrug> Succeed or fail, I'm sure there would be some fun in trying - and I think that was the point of it. It is not something I would personally try in a mature DiD game though.

ancienthighway · Post by **ancienthighway** » Fri, 10. Oct 14, 02:45

I don't think it would be too difficult to do. Send a Boreas in before the TP to clear the path to the destination, then move on to the next sector. Depending on what you've been doing those 25 days, you may be able to pick up and equip an M2 for the job.

Viperswhip · Post by **Viperswhip** » Fri, 10. Oct 14, 09:12

Pick up a Kestral, give it the engine tunings and go.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Fri, 10. Oct 14, 09:21

Viperswhip wrote:Pick up a Kestral, give it the engine tunings and go.

It's a Tour of a Lifetime mission, which means you have be carrying passengers in a TP--they tend to complain when you cram them into the cargo bay of a Kestrel because they can't see outside.

Sabrina Bergin · Post by **Sabrina Bergin** » Fri, 10. Oct 14, 11:32

You can pick them up in a TP then swap them to a Kestrel though.

hisazul · Post by **hisazul** » Sat, 11. Oct 14, 04:30

That is indeed a "Tour of a Lifetime". Adrenaline junkies paying like they mean it for a chance to drop pants and show their ass though a window to xenon.

I'd actually do that mission just for amusement sake. Generally not a huge fan of passenger missions.

Reimu Hakurei · Post by **Reimu Hakurei** » Sat, 11. Oct 14, 05:55

Impossible, much like its easy counterpart Trivial, is a difficulty rating that very rarely shows up.

That sounds like fun... might look out for it. I expect it's reasonably possible in a properly-equipped Iguana Vanguard... or just a sector-clearing M7M escort, heh, but I suppose that's cheating the spirit of the mission. A little depressing to realise the Xenon only have 11 sectors though; I wish they were as fleshed-out and expansive as the other races, or at least had more holdouts like Sector 101.

Ailour · Post by **Ailour** » Sat, 11. Oct 14, 09:22

Playing a pacifist game (staying at 0% harmless at all costs, no weapons/missiles on my ship, no escorts, you get the picture) i found that mission... challenging but doable. Certainly not for the faint of heart

You need the faster TP you can get your hands on to avoid anything other than M5's, quick reactions on mission objectives and lots and lots of luck. Oh, and the whole xenon sector map explored so you can jump between gates to draw unnecessary attention away. Certain sectors are a nightmare to navigate into (like taking a look at the shipyard in 101

Keep in mind the timer is a bit tight for that mission. You can try fighting, but I fear you won't make it in time. All in all, it's only worth doing this once for the thrill of the hunt (you being the hunted), not for the cash. Oh, and make sure you don't need to manage stuff during the mission, you need to be focused.

Good luck!

OniGanon · Post by **OniGanon** » Sat, 11. Oct 14, 14:53

The Split Ocelot is not only a very fast TP, but quite capable of defending against missiles and taking down fighters.

It's actually a better M3 than most of the M3s, yet it can do taxi missions.

ancienthighway · Post by **ancienthighway** » Sat, 11. Oct 14, 16:56

The Ocelot is only better than an M3 if you are planning on not trying to turn and dogfight, are happy only using ammo based weapons, and only use missiles for MDM and anti M5 fire. Of course by the time you equip the Ocelot for combat, toss in some jump fuel and quite possibly toss in some marines since you feel like you can handle combat so why not boarding too, you have limited hold for carrying a large number of passengers.

While the Ocelot may be a TP that is best equipped for limited combat, saying it's better than most M3s is a stretch.

OniGanon · Post by **OniGanon** » Sat, 11. Oct 14, 19:46

A stretch? Not really.

But to be fair, being better than most of the M3s is not very difficult.

Most of the M3s are either too slow, too lightly shielded, or lack a turret.

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[X3:AP] Mission: Impossible!

[X3:AP] Mission: Impossible!