ArmA 2 1.01: Bitter Chill - serious bugs

[ArmA 2 1.01: Bitter Chill - serious bugs]

I ran into a really weird bug at the end of the mission. I chose to do the NAPA route after the crash. Met up with the four NAPA guys 1km away, they gave me coordinates for another NAPA town about 2km away at 081060 just above hill Altar. Drove there, approached the NAPA personnel. All of a sudden, both the camp "Commander" and a NAPA guy in a ghillie suit start talking to me at once. The ghillie suit guy asks me for the "bitter chill" challenge, I answer, then he keeps on talking. Meanwhile, the commander gives me a choice of whether I want NAPA to give me a ride to Electrozavodsk or not. Before I can answer, I'm teleported in a cutscene to some castle at 112110 where the sniper hands me a long-range radio. Mission ends. Next mission, Delaying the Bear, starts at this castle.

...What?

[Razor 2 Walkthrough]

This mission's all about timing. This method has always worked for me:

Unless you run into him beforehand and scare him (small chance), Bardak will always be at the Quarry at 1116hrs.

1. When the mission starts and your CO is briefing the squad, immediately order your squad to mount the nearby helicopter. Order an extraction via 0-8-1. This will get the helicopter's engines running while you're waiting for the cutscene to end (saves a bit of time). Fly to Dressler.

2. Leave your squad inside the helicopter, dismount. Walk up to Dressler and you should immediately get an "Objective Completed" message. Board the helicopter while Dressler is still talking. Tell him "no more questions" while you locate the castle next to Vyshnoye on the map.

3. Immediately set course for the clearing right next to the castle. Again, leave your squad inside the helicopter while you dismount. Grab the map (Evidence 1/4). Mount up. There is a machine gunner wandering around the treelines. Shoot him if he becomes an issue. Otherwise, just igore him. Save as much time as you can.

If you're too slow getting to the castle, you'll see Bardak's red/blue car parked inside the walls as the helicopter lands. This happened to me once, and Bardak just took off before I could dismount. Restart if this happens.

4. Fly to the Quarry. You can leave your squad in the helicopter or have them dismount at this point. Dismount, kill the 3 men, get the dogtags (Evidence 2/4). Wait at the road intersection to the right of the Quarry. At 1116hrs, Bardak will drive down. Shoot out the tires, chase him around, spray a few rounds around him. Eventually, he'll surrender and say "Don't shoot!". Back off before the cutscene activates. Mark his position on the map.

5. Fly to northmost X and assault the hill. I landed in the southern clearing and managed to avoid the Shilka fire. Clear the camp with your squad, grab the photos inside the tent (Evidence 3/4), fly back to Bardak's position.

6. Walk up to him, wait for cutscene to kick in (Evidence 4/4).

I usually manage to complete the mission by 1130-1135hrs. It's all about getting Bardak at the Quarry at 1116hrs while still getting all the other evidence before the mission time limit is up.