first stepson mission

[sharia1919]

I'm having some trouble with the first Stepson quest...
I have to steal some weapons from the navy near some station, but the transport ship is followed by three cruiser, so everytime I try to make a hit-and-run I get blown to smithereens..

How do I do this properly?

Thanks in advance

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[arrrse]

My recollection is that that is an issue fixed by having the latest patch which puts that mission in the right place or something.

[sharia1919]

Well I've already installed the 14.6 patch and I can't find anything about this being a known bug!
I have seen in some walkthrough that this apparently is not the right mission as you say, but then what can I do? Any suggestions anyone?

[lostpilot]

Hmmmm, lets see...the unofficial IWAR2 site sez:

Overview: The Stepson gang have noticed the increasingly successful piracy activities of your gang. They invite you to join them as a probationary member, but first you must prove your worthiness. They set you a small task; steal a Maas Systems cargo itinerary for them.

1) Dock to Lucrecia's Base to receive an e-mail from the Stepsons. Launch and go to the Stepson meeting place that will appear as a waypoint on your contact list.

2) Once there, you will see 2 or 3 Stepson ships.

3) Follow the dialogue and say 'Yes' when asked if you want to join them.

4) They will explain that they want you to steal the cargo from a Maas vessel that is going to be entering the system at Touchdown L-point and heading to Grimwald Collection Station I. They will also warn you that it will be well guarded.

5) Go to the Touchdown L-point.

6) When you get to the Touchdown L-point, watch your contact list to see the Maas ships arrive. There are usually about 3 of them.

7) Kill them all and a cargo pod will be dropped labelled 'shipping manifest'.

8) Once the Maas ships are dead, dock to the cargo pod. Note: if the Maas ships escape, you will have to follow them to Grimwald, which is in the Hoffer's Belt Asteroid Field and kill them there.

9) Fly back to the Stepson meeting point. The Stepsons will then greet you and congratulate you on making the grade.

10) You must undock the cargo pod to finish the mission. : Following the Stepsons Initiation mission the player becomes a member of the Stepsons. This gives the player access to new trades. Go back and dock to the base and look at the trading screen to see these.

**********************check here for more info:
http://www.i-war2.com/

[arrrse]

Then maybe I did finish that mission.
I guess I just blasted the freighter, swooped in & grabbed the pod, then took off before the cruisers could kill me.

But I am fairly sure I remember noticing that I didn't have to do that mission after a patch :confused: :bulb:

[sharia1919]

Well, I'm not quite sure still what was wrong, but I finally finished the mission.
Then after a bit of piracy my rating got high enough so I was invited into the Stepson and had the mission that loast pilot quoted from.
I can't find the other mission in any of the mission descriptions and the email sounded like the stepson guy knew me (which he didn't 'cause it was before initiation), so maybe it was a mission that was cut or something.
So the problem wasn't the real first Stepson mission but some other one.
Oh well...Tanks for the help anyways.

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