Planetary Missions and Recon

[Tachyon]

Hi guys, I managed to get StarShatter : TGS off e-bay and I'm glad I wasn't disappointed. Now I've just made Commodore, and I decided to start out in the Highland campaign (again). I've taken command of the CV Archon and some questions linger in my mind :

1)Planetary Missions

Once I got to Solus, I tried setting up ground strike missions but I couldn't find any targets on the list in the flight assignment.
I just tried sending some patrols to the surface to see if there were any buildings but I couldn't find any (Which is strange because I saw nearly 4-5 strike missions when I transferred to the Fighter wing).

Now, I noticed that in space...regardless of whether the Targets appear in ur flight assignment list.. you can always select the target in the reference map by right-clicking and selecting assault and then a objective (and ALL enemy objects mysteriously show up in the objective/target list even if they're not visible in the reference map and the Flight assignment target list.).

So, I tried this technique on the ground sector as well...but no targets popped up in the objectives list. Please help somebody.

2)Reconassaiance

What's the use of the Recon missions? They don't seem to do anything. In the flight assignment list, I selected one ship and clicked the Recon button , the PKG button is never highlighted and i'm forced to launch him manually by giving him ALERT and then LAUNCH.

Then, when I setup Nav points with RECON instructions at certain NavPoints, nothing seems to happen.

Was the Recon feature broken in Starshatter TGS?

**I'm using the latest patch for TGS 5.01 or something like that**

[Tachyon]

Come on, 26 views and no reply? Haven't any of you tried setting up Ground Strikes as a Carrier Commander? And none of you ever used the Recon mission???

[Tachyon]

Whoa I guess I asked a difficult question... let me rephrase it :

1)How do you setup Ground Strikes as a Carrier Commander during the Campaign if you can't see any targets on the planet's surface? But, those targets are available if you switch to a fighter squadron.

2)How do you perform reconnassaince missions as a Carrier Commander during the Campaign? The PKG button is always unavailable if you click on SCOUT. And assuming you equipped a fighter with a recon pod for a normal patrol and gave him RECON orders at certain NAV points...nothing would happen...no Data even if u gave him recon orders on the planet's surface.

Can ANYONE...PLEASE..shed some light on this??? Milo...help me...for the love of Starshatter.

[Kuokkanen]

Dude, chill down! I haven't played as carrier commander much, but you could try this: launch fighters and set their nav points on the planet (N key and choose planet from sector menu). Watch their progress on Nav screen. When they find hostile targets, then launch ground attack fighters against those targets.

[Tachyon]

Been there , done that...no targets detected on the surface...searched every corner of the planetary sector.

[Avimimus]

I guess everyone here flies as a fighter or a single starship?

[wdboyd]

"I tried setting up ground strike missions but I couldn't find any targets on the list in the flight assignment.
I just tried sending some patrols to the surface to see if there were any buildings but I couldn't find any (Which is strange because I saw nearly 4-5 strike missions when I transferred to the Fighter wing). "

"I couldn't find any targets on the list in the flight assignment."

I would think that would be definate hint about any targets. [8|]

Then you sent out patrols to find non listed targets based upon stike missions being listed when trasferring to the fighter wing. The strike mission are either there or they aren't. I'd just get on with the campaign if I were you.