Assasination missions...broken yet again?

[verminstar]

So theres been some discussion on this, along with the usual excuses that the targets dont show up prematurely. So how does it be explained when the targets dont show up at all in the entire timeframe allotted?

Now, mission markers do pop up quite regularly...fer those annoying side missions that try as one might, seem to something one just cannot ignore even after ignoring it the past 15 times...its just spams and spams and spams and never the actual mission marker one needs.

Ive just failed 3 missions after simply running past the deadline...even got reminders telling me what I already knew, but the targets were quite literally MIA, and I was orbiting the target planet fer almost two whole hours trying to find them.

This is not the first time its happened either...failed 4 missions last night...exact same problems mission markers fail to appear even when they inside the time slot...different unrelated mission markers appearing to be spammed way too often instead.

Anyone got an explanation that suggests they arent actually broken? What silly little detail did I overlook? Why is the planet is marked as the designation on the map, then 5 minutes later, its not there but the mission description claims it is?

Its taking what little patience I have and peeing all over them...so...broken or working as intended?

 

[Darth Llama]

First, sorry you're having this problem.

I have been running these missions regularly and have not yet run into this issue. I am not saying this to 'rub it in' or make any assumption that it's in any way your fault.. just hoping maybe we can find out why it works for some and not others.

Are these solo assassination missions?

When you go to the target system, how are you finding the target? I used to use the Advanced Discovery Scanner, but it seems that no longer works. What I do now is drop into the Nav Beacon and scan it (I drop from SC into 'Nav Beacon' then select the 'Navigation Beacon' in my contacts once inside.) After scanning that, I usually get a message that gives me a target body inside that system. I go back into Super Cruise and fly to that body.

That's when the 'fun' begins. I do loops around that planet until I hear 'Mission Objective Detected.' In my contacts I have a Mission Objective Unidentified Signal Source. I target that and drop in.. the target is in there.

Are you saying that the objective just never appears? I know you can search around and try and rip the target from Super Cruise, but I have never tried to do it that way.

There is also about a 50/50 chance that the target attacks me in the Nav Beacon, I prefer it that way.. makes it nice and easy.

 

[verminstar]

First, sorry you're having this problem.

I have been running these missions regularly and have not yet run into this issue. I am not saying this to 'rub it in' or make any assumption that it's in any way your fault.. just hoping maybe we can find out why it works for some and not others.

Are these solo assassination missions?

When you go to the target system, how are you finding the target? I used to use the Advanced Discovery Scanner, but it seems that no longer works. What I do now is drop into the Nav Beacon and scan it (I drop from SC into 'Nav Beacon' then select the 'Navigation Beacon' in my contacts once inside.) After scanning that, I usually get a message that gives me a target body inside that system. I go back into Super Cruise and fly to that body.

That's when the 'fun' begins. I do loops around that planet until I hear 'Mission Objective Detected.' In my contacts I have a Mission Objective Unidentified Signal Source. I target that and drop in.. the target is in there.

Are you saying that the objective just never appears? I know you can search around and try and rip the target from Super Cruise, but I have never tried to do it that way.

There is also about a 50/50 chance that the target attacks me in the Nav Beacon, I prefer it that way.. makes it nice and easy.

Ye they solo...honking doesnt work, gotta scan the nav beacon which updates sometimes but not all the time. Then try the target planets and drift around fer half an hour finding nothing but spammed cargo missions that appear as side missions. Two at a time is not unheard off but no targets to kill...they simply do not appear and are not in the contacts list.

When rechecking the map, its not marked as a mission but is listed as the planet in the journal...back to the map...nope its not marked at all so according to the map, there are no missions in the system at all...according to the journal ye have several active missions in the system.

I could actually show ye as say planet A 2 A...two targets supposed to be there but according to the map, its not marked as the mission planet at all. Go there and get spammed with cargo side missions...lose patience after flying circles around the planet and try a different target...find the target and kill the target and Ive just completed a kill mission that wasnt even in that system.

Id dearly love to know how that happened and why Ive been doing these missions fer ages and only started having issues with them the past 3 days

 

[Schlack]

Having the same problem.

The nav beacon will show a target planet. Go to planet, target USS never shows, nor does target in SC. I dont know if it is confirmation bias but the problem seems to arise after you get the incoming enemies alert and USSs spawn properly after you have killed all enemies. (this was last night, could have just been the luck of the draw).

 

[Darth Llama]

Interesting.. sounds like yet another new bug for those of us that enjoy these missions.

As it is I have already completely stopped doing black box missions since the objective takes up to 20 minutes to spawn.. now Assassinations are going to do the same? or even worse.. not spawn at all?

Fantastic.

Haven't had this problem yet, but doesn't mean I won't at some point.

 

[verminstar]

Having the same problem.

The nav beacon will show a target planet. Go to planet, target USS never shows, nor does target in SC. I dont know if it is confirmation bias but the problem seems to arise after you get the incoming enemies alert and USSs spawn properly after you have killed all enemies. (this was last night, could have just been the luck of the draw).

Ye the missions seem to update on the journal but the targets are never where they are supposed to be which is just a massive waste of time and loss of standing fer failing the mission through no apparent fault of yer own.

Im a happy chappy most the time but this is beginning to seriously test my patience...its just the last couple days and Ive never had any issues with these missions before which is why I ask ^

 

[Schlack]

Ye the missions seem to update on the journal but the targets are never where they are supposed to be which is just a massive waste of time and loss of standing fer failing the mission through no apparent fault of yer own.

Im a happy chappy most the time but this is beginning to seriously test my patience...its just the last couple days and Ive never had any issues with these missions before which is why I ask ^

Yeah its annoying, spending hours waiting isnt the exciting combat gameplay my new big game hunting Chieftan deserves!

 

[verminstar]

Yeah its annoying, spending hours waiting isnt the exciting combat gameplay my new big game hunting Chieftan deserves!

Maybe its a chief issue cos thats what Im using too...?

Whatever...Ill take the rep hit...again, but thats the end of mission running fer me until the dust settles somewhat. I fear if I keep trying and failing to run missions, Ill eventually lose the rag with this game and go play something else fer a couple weeks. Wouldnt be the first time thats happened...and to think I was in such positive mood before this happened...now not so much

 

[Stigbob]

Drop in and out of the other signal sources grab some bounties and mats, every time you do it the RNG reset's so you don't spend lots of time in an unlucky instance.

Five to ten minutes at the most for an assassination target, without ever bothering to wait for the allotted time slot.

 

[n4p0l3on]

Have you tried to move around the target planet? Like literally orbiting them from many directions? Or did you simply go near it and move at the slowest Supercross speed?

 

[verminstar]

Drop in and out of the other signal sources grab some bounties and mats, every time you do it the RNG reset's so you don't spend lots of time in an unlucky instance.

Five to ten minutes at the most for an assassination target, without ever bothering to wait for the allotted time slot.

Been doing that very thing outta sheer boredom while waiting fer the targets to magically show up...made no difference whatsoever. Too late, the timers have already expired and after failing 4 last night because of the same damned thing, Im not really in the mood to try again.

5 to 10 minutes is what I could do them in before...now...just lol whatever Im walking away before I say something really nasty.

Mods feel free to close the thread as my interest in resolving this just flatlined ^

 

[Codger]

Sounds like a bug.

I’ve not had problems lately, but I generally only take one mission at a time.

So many new bugs in old stuff this release.

 

[Tin Actual]

I've had luck with these when the target is a pirate lord. Carry a little bit of high value cargo onboard as bait.

 

[Mohrgan]

This has to be an intermittent problem. Just an hour or so ago I completed two std Pirate Lord missions. As a short re-cap for data, one mission had the target interdict me in SC, the second had the target jump me at the Nav. Beacon after the scan completed. Scanning the beacon did reveal a mission location.

Yesterday the one pirate lord mission I completed did have me cool my jets at the mission location for a while. Out of habit, I get that type of mission out of the way, not lingering or completing other jobs beforehand.

 

[Troy_McClure]

I've done dozens & dozens of these (solo & wing)...& never had a target fail to show! One time I didn't receive a marker after the scan, but it turned out that it was attached to one of the stars in the system & it was just very difficult to see. Sorry, but until I experience this myself, I have to assume you are doing something wrong.


I'll be interested to see if this is a bona fide issue, going forward.​

 

[GG7]

If you arrive in the system AFTER the start time on the mission, the bad guy should be flying around in SC. Target them and fly towards them and they will immediately turn around as you pass and interdict you.

Despite the ADS not always updating the mission, I am finding this behavior more useful because you can garner the help of the local SA ships to help take down the bad guy.

 

[Schlack]

I've done dozens & dozens of these (solo & wing)...& never had a target fail to show! One time I didn't receive a marker after the scan, but it turned out that it was attached to one of the stars in the system & it was just very difficult to see. Sorry, but until I experience this myself, I have to assume you are doing something wrong.


I'll be interested to see if this is a bona fide issue, going forward.​

Whut? I haven't experienced it so therefore it isn't happening? I have done dozens and dozens of these missions. sometimes the mission USS shows up, sometimes it doesn't.

 

[IndigoWyrd]

I've done hundreds, if not thousands of Assassination missions, both Solo and Wing.

Just recently I assisted another commander with a Wing assassination mission.

Used an ASD in the target system, got the update indicating the target planet, flew to it, found the mission signal source before completing 1/3 of an orbit, engaged the target...

... would have been easier if the other commander wasn't killing optional targets at the time, but.. managed to fend off all the target's wing mates and start picking at the target's shields when the other commander arrived and we were able to complete the mission.

I can't say with absolute certainty, but I believe only the ADS will provide a proper system scan and locate the target.. because I don't use any other scanner or fly around without one.. in most cases. There are a few ships I run that are scannerless, but they're not going very far to need one.

 

[Jenner]

Mods feel free to close the thread as my interest in resolving this just flatlined ^

Ok, if you're sure.