Newcomer / Intro Rank Progression: eliminating a General (yet again)

[flAzer]

So I take a mission, find him, reduce his FSD to 11% and he bails.

I heard once be FDS's out, and without a wake scanner, you've essentially failed the mission, since u don't know where he went.

Well, I decided to keep looking for him in the same system, and I did find him.
This time though, he's fully repaired and has escorts.

Easy to say, he called for reinforcements, had a repair module, etc.

But I think the game isn't keeping track of mission progression and instead simply created a new instance.
Suppose it doesn't really matter in the end... I did eventually take him down this time...

btw, guess i'm famous now... real world name is Bill, and the Empire granted me Squire rank.

 

[Trader38]

Yes a new instance is created. If you couldn't cope with the escorts you could just fsd out and wait for another instance (abuse the rng ). But sounds like you managed anyway.
Congrats on the promotion

 

[Looney Toon]

I normally target drives to stop them jumping away. never bothered with a wake scanner

 

[Philip Coutts]

It's a bit of a frustrating one this but it sounds like you managed pretty well in the end. It would be more realistic if when you found him again, his ship was still damaged and as you say he had called for help but at the moment it just doesn't work that way.

 

[Sapient6]

btw, guess i'm famous now... real world name is Bill, and the Empire granted me Squire rank.

Now everybody have you heard?
If you're in the game then the stroke's the word.
Don't take no rhythm, don't take no style.
Got a thirst for killing.
Grab your vial and...

 

[Universal Evil]

Congrats on you promotion flazer