Ferrando 10 Posted September 1, 2009 Hi all, In Manhattan, there is a task to arrest a guy called Nikolaev in Khelm. Obviously, the moment you approach his house it is blown up with him in it. I've tried different things to preempt this, but to no avail. However, it just occured to me that the mission notes state he can usually be found at 6:00 every morning waiting patiently for the post office to open. So I thought to execute that mission at that time. However, this means playing the game for 18 hrs or so, or at least leaving the PC running with the team safely parked in FOB. Has anybody done that? Your thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marc Shepard 10 Posted September 1, 2009 I haven't done this, I haven't bought ArmA2... But you can press "=" to accelerate the time and ")" to decelerate the time... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferrando 10 Posted September 1, 2009 Yeah but it's still slow...only 4x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffroland 10 Posted September 1, 2009 Ferrando, I think you've answered your own question by stating that it's an 18 hour wait. And remember, not every task is set in stone. There are two or three possible outcomes to most tasks. This makes the campaign dynamic in nature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakerod 248 Posted September 2, 2009 I am fairly sure (99%) that the outcome you experienced is the way it is supposed to go down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferrando 10 Posted September 2, 2009 I was only wondering if you waited and tried to grab him the next morning would the outcome be different? Anyway we are talking about a sideshow as it has no bearing to the campaing progression which is one of the reasons why I find this task odd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShaiCZ 10 Posted September 2, 2009 BTW, when the house blows up, Cooper says there was a guy running from the scene and Shaftoe orders me to get him. Problem is Ive never seen a guy running in any one direction...:o) Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferrando 10 Posted September 2, 2009 BTW, when the house blows up, Cooper says there was a guy running from the scene and Shaftoe orders me to get him. Problem is Ive never seen a guy running in any one direction...:o) Any ideas? It's a guy in a white shirt who will usually try to escape to the North. I've managed to corner him but he started shooting his pistol. I've tried to shoot him in the arm or leg but it didn't work, he just died :D ..oh well.. Alternate outcome appears to be when Cooper would just radio that nobody could have survived the blast and that it probably killed the bomber. Anyways, I don't think it matters as you can't capture the bomber and this arrest task is of no consequence to the progression of the campaign Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
