- Joined
- Feb 12, 2009
- Posts
- 2,065
- Location
- In the fabric of time and space
- Society
- Freelancer
- Avatar Name
- Space Infinity01 Time
The Thing: The Arctic Area - A Job well done By ND/ NDS.........one of the reasons why I"M still here in EU
Currently I'm almost broke... thanks to MA for lootable space...
So, lately i was just doing sporadic hunting...recently enjoyed the atrox Queens event... lost some peds... but it was fun.
Then I heard of the release of "The Arctic"...I was not that very enthusiastic....as evidenced by this post:
However, after reading some of the post I wanted to give it a try... mostly coz of the natural environment... the arctic, and the antarctic have always fascinated me!
After going there the thing i enjoyed the most was the natural beauty of the Arctic.... It really looks very natural.... the sun, the fog, the snow, the icey road... the earth quake.... and with this environment you have this nice arctic outfit... I'm still exploring the arctic and gathering TP's (I was told 12 in total)
NDS has done a very nice job in the implementation of the graphics and physics engine... i've FPS of arround 70 to 80 at a very high quality with a screen resolution of 1600X1200...
The missions:
There are 2 tracks... scientist and soldier... i don't know if there are significant differences... other than the fact that a Soldier gets a shortgun, and a scientist gets a pistol!
I think there are 22 missions in the chain.... one needs to do 20 missins first ... before he/she can activate the "Hunt the thing" and after that "the escape".
None of the missions gives you any skills or attributes. But you do get free clothes, ammo, weapons, vehicles ( a hummer and a chopper). All are low TT's L items ..good enough for the missions
If you run out of ammo or break your weapon/healer.... you can buy them from the supplies (TT) from here 34407, 17306 at Camp Campbell. Alternatively if you are near a tp the fastest would be to get stuff from RT BAMF HQ TP!
The list of missions (alphabetically) is in the next post.
I think there is no good guidance on how to complete the missions ... one just has to try the npcs, and follow the track once activated. The most help one can get is by asking other fellow players...bearing in mind that one might get wrong guidance (ofcurse unintentional) ! Some tips on missions in this thread.
Of the intital 20 missions, there are some that have to be done sequentially... and for some other missions no such requirements ...so try every npcs including vehicles..
I think other than some bugs most missions are very easy...( I got the "Lights Out" bugged.... had to abandon it, and then restarted to finish it)
The hardest of all these missions is the final one ..."Hunt the thing" and then "escape"
One need to kill only one "the thing" after falling through the hole! .......and it's not that hard to kill one! I had BAMF zk6. so it was easy for me.... I tagged one from safe distance... and then the escape got activated....
and this escape part is the most difficult.... coz there are a lot of mobs... and one really need to know how to escape...and i've seen many people got stuck there.
IMHO this how one should do it:
1. First kill one "the thing" from a safe distance... if you need a help from a friend for fapping nice. If low HP and evade then use the tt armor + 5B plates.
2. Once the escape is activated, make sure you got it tracked... then confirm your exit path both in the radar and the map... and in the scene... look for potential obstucle to your vehicle. and how to nevigate through them.... the goal is not to avoid mobs on the track.. but to avoid obstucles to your vehicle on the path to the exit... once you are sure about your exit and the path get on the car and drive as fast as you can... a bit slower is better than stumbling upon an obstucle....
I've done it with my first attempt using my vehicle 4X4...and felt that it's really easy!
So, it's very important that people don't decay their vehicles... coz it's very vital to have enough of this low TT L vehicle to finish this final, and most difficult part of the mission!
The escape has to be completed (not get killed) to get the reward (the chopper.
In the past, for the most part, I've criticized ND/NDS.. There were lot of things I didn't like!
This time it's different!
With the introduction of Arctic ND/NDS have shown what is possible in EU... in terms of Graphics, natural scenes and adventures... trully enjoyed /enjoying it... at a very low cost....
It is not perfect... there are some bugs here and there... but nothing can be perfect!
But over all a job well done
Congratulations ND/NDS... ........... and thanks for giving us this fun
I'll try to add the Cords for the missions start and end point (if applicable) to make it a bit easier.
Also if you know the cords please add them in your post and share the fun!
Currently I'm almost broke... thanks to MA for lootable space...
So, lately i was just doing sporadic hunting...recently enjoyed the atrox Queens event... lost some peds... but it was fun.
Then I heard of the release of "The Arctic"...I was not that very enthusiastic....as evidenced by this post:
However, after reading some of the post I wanted to give it a try... mostly coz of the natural environment... the arctic, and the antarctic have always fascinated me!
After going there the thing i enjoyed the most was the natural beauty of the Arctic.... It really looks very natural.... the sun, the fog, the snow, the icey road... the earth quake.... and with this environment you have this nice arctic outfit... I'm still exploring the arctic and gathering TP's (I was told 12 in total)
NDS has done a very nice job in the implementation of the graphics and physics engine... i've FPS of arround 70 to 80 at a very high quality with a screen resolution of 1600X1200...
The missions:
There are 2 tracks... scientist and soldier... i don't know if there are significant differences... other than the fact that a Soldier gets a shortgun, and a scientist gets a pistol!
I think there are 22 missions in the chain.... one needs to do 20 missins first ... before he/she can activate the "Hunt the thing" and after that "the escape".
None of the missions gives you any skills or attributes. But you do get free clothes, ammo, weapons, vehicles ( a hummer and a chopper). All are low TT's L items ..good enough for the missions
If you run out of ammo or break your weapon/healer.... you can buy them from the supplies (TT) from here 34407, 17306 at Camp Campbell. Alternatively if you are near a tp the fastest would be to get stuff from RT BAMF HQ TP!
The list of missions (alphabetically) is in the next post.
I think there is no good guidance on how to complete the missions ... one just has to try the npcs, and follow the track once activated. The most help one can get is by asking other fellow players...bearing in mind that one might get wrong guidance (ofcurse unintentional) ! Some tips on missions in this thread.
Of the intital 20 missions, there are some that have to be done sequentially... and for some other missions no such requirements ...so try every npcs including vehicles..
I think other than some bugs most missions are very easy...( I got the "Lights Out" bugged.... had to abandon it, and then restarted to finish it)
The hardest of all these missions is the final one ..."Hunt the thing" and then "escape"
One need to kill only one "the thing" after falling through the hole! .......and it's not that hard to kill one! I had BAMF zk6. so it was easy for me.... I tagged one from safe distance... and then the escape got activated....
and this escape part is the most difficult.... coz there are a lot of mobs... and one really need to know how to escape...and i've seen many people got stuck there.
IMHO this how one should do it:
1. First kill one "the thing" from a safe distance... if you need a help from a friend for fapping nice. If low HP and evade then use the tt armor + 5B plates.
2. Once the escape is activated, make sure you got it tracked... then confirm your exit path both in the radar and the map... and in the scene... look for potential obstucle to your vehicle. and how to nevigate through them.... the goal is not to avoid mobs on the track.. but to avoid obstucles to your vehicle on the path to the exit... once you are sure about your exit and the path get on the car and drive as fast as you can... a bit slower is better than stumbling upon an obstucle....
I've done it with my first attempt using my vehicle 4X4...and felt that it's really easy!
So, it's very important that people don't decay their vehicles... coz it's very vital to have enough of this low TT L vehicle to finish this final, and most difficult part of the mission!
The escape has to be completed (not get killed) to get the reward (the chopper.
In the past, for the most part, I've criticized ND/NDS.. There were lot of things I didn't like!
This time it's different!
With the introduction of Arctic ND/NDS have shown what is possible in EU... in terms of Graphics, natural scenes and adventures... trully enjoyed /enjoying it... at a very low cost....
It is not perfect... there are some bugs here and there... but nothing can be perfect!
But over all a job well done
Congratulations ND/NDS... ........... and thanks for giving us this fun
I'll try to add the Cords for the missions start and end point (if applicable) to make it a bit easier.
Also if you know the cords please add them in your post and share the fun!
Last edited: