Harvest Red: Into the storm

[Andy1970 10]

Hi guys im sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but having tried to search the site for threads for an hr im having problems finding an answer. Basicly ive downloaded ACE2 & have Arma2 & OA. Im trying to play Harvest Red but on the 3rd mission (into the storm) i cant seem to blow up the target in Pusta with the satchels. I can drop them by the tower but thats it. Im not sure if ive got a bug or if im not doing something. My patches are up to date. Please guys if anyone can help me with this it would be fantasic as ive been on it for 3 days now. Many thanks

Andy

[OMAC 254]

After you plant the satchel (use mouse wheel, not F key), you should get a little symbol on screen. Use your mouse wheel to select what to do with the planted satchel.

Edited March 2, 2011 by OMAC

[Hanzu 10]

Hi Andy1970 this is absolutely the right place, welcome. :) Satchel planting goes like OMAC replied, however one another thing got my attention where I want to give my advice:

Basicly ive downloaded ACE2

Hopefully that ACE2 is only downloaded and not installed when you play official campaign missions, since its like cheating to use such mods with affecting indesigned difficulty balance original

mission designers have put there on purpose also you will very likely run into problems with mods conflicting the original scripting if not anywhere else then in complex missions like Manhattan or Dogs Of War.

If I know someone is using mods and asks here help for official mission, I often do not even bother to answer, since I just waste my time when they say "oh the problem is solved, I just turned off a mod".

ACE2 and such are nice things, but my opinion is that they belong to user missions, PVP and campaigns that are designed with recommendation on using them. Remember also that patches change things every now and then and sometimes missions and mods need to be updated too to be compatible enough.

Edited March 1, 2011 by Hanzu

[Andy1970 10]

Thanks guys for your replies. Im new to playing this game & i thought as i see loads of folks using ACE2 on Utube i thought it would make the gameplay more realistic during the single player missions. So if i understand it correctly, i shouldnt really be using ACE2 with the game unless im playing my own missions. Is that right? With regards to the mission above, i go to the truck & mast then ive tried cycling through the F key to get the satchels & click ( i drop them), Using the G key to drop them but then nothing. My middle mouse wheel dont do anything with it at apart from cycle through my rifle & laser. I make sure that the detonating task is my current one but it still wont work!!! O well thanks once again guys

Andy

[jakerod 254]

There should be something in your action menu, assuming that you have satchels, that states "Place Satchel" or something like that. Select that, get away from it, and then hit touch off bomb from the action menu. That should be all thats required. If that doesn't work i'm not sure what will.

[Hanzu 10]

So if i understand it correctly, i shouldnt really be using ACE2 with the game unless im playing my own missions. Is that right? With regards to the

Actually I have no right to tell you where to use ACE2 or other mods, but consider me as your buddy and I give you nice advice to use ACE2 anywhere and for anything, but not for official missions. This is not just my opinion, I have seen some people with thousands of posts giving same advice here. Modding community may want to flame me for this, because there are so many people who want to use mods everywhere and yes they are nice mods and add lot of good stuff, but I still say it and I stand on my ground. The optimal would be to find some kind of readme with every user mission to include list of mods what are tested with that mission and what the original mission designer has meant to be used, but since official missions are not user missions I'm sure game developers have not tested and meant it to be played with things like ACE2.

When you are near object where Satchel can be used, scroll your mouse wheel and there should be text like this:

Put Satchel Charges (1 left)

The number in it equals the number of Satchels you are carrying.

When Satchel is armed and not just dropped in the ground, scroll your mouse and there should be text like this:

Touch Off 1 bomb(s)

The number in it equals the number of Satchels you have armed.

Make sure you carefully inspect the spot to find the place where that "Put Satchel Charges" text comes available.

There should be something in your action menu, assuming that you have satchels, that states "Place Satchel" or something like that. Select that, get away from it, and then hit touch off bomb from the action menu. That should be all thats required. If that doesn't work i'm not sure what will.

Good to see you around Jakerod. Have seen your old posts here - good stuff.

Edited March 2, 2011 by Hanzu

[Hanzu 10]

Andy10970 what patch version are you using?

I just found out there has been a problem with KnowsAbout command that seems to affect the task you were trying to complete. See this reply and if that is your actual problem too, then download latest beta patch and use it to complete mission, since the command is said to be fixed there.

What I mean here is that in that mission you were first meant to use lasing and airstrike support to take out the target, but later you get radiomessage telling using Satchel would cause less collateral damage (civilian casualties). So what I assume here is that KnowsAbout command is used to switch cancel airstrike and enable place to set Satchel. Again correct me if I am assuming wrong.

Edited March 3, 2011 by Hanzu