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|name = Ernesto Sandoval - Mission A
|name = Ernesto Sandoval - Mission A
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|image = Image:MM_-_PRIV_-_Ernesto_Sandoval_A.png
|date = [[2669.217]]
|type = Cargo Mission
|date = [[2669]]
|fighter =  
|fighter =  
|wingmen =  
|wingmen =  
|medal =  
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|objectives = Make a three-area sweep and destroy any Kilrathi fighters you find.
|jumps = 2 (New Detroit, New Constantinople, Newcastle)
|payment = Steltek artifact
|objectives = Go to Newcastle, Nav 3
Deliver cargo to Liverpool
|failure =  
|failure =  
|points =  
|points =  
|cargo = Mission Cargo (10)
Alien Artifact (1)
|designation = S0MA
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|previous =
|previous =
|next= [[Tayla Mission A]]
|next= [[Tayla - Mission A (Wing Commander Privateer)|Tayla - Mission A]]
|savedgame = [[S0MA.SAV]]
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[[Ernesto Sandoval - Mission A]] is a mission in [[Wing Commander Privateer]]. It may be accessed by talking to [[Ernesto Sandoval]] at the bar on [[New Detroit (industrial base)|New Detroit]] in the [[New Detroit (star system)|New Detroit]] system. It is the first mission in the game's story.


==Mission Layout==
==Mission Description==


===PC===
Travel to Liverpool refinery in Newcastle system and deliver Sandoval's cargo of Iron.


* Victory
Pays 15000 credits.
** 1 [[Yorktown]] (TCS Victory)
** 1 [[Tallahassee]] (TCS Ajax)
** 2 [[Southampton]] (TCS Sheffield, TCS Coventry)


* Nav 1
Return to New Detroit to receive pay in exchange for alien artifact.
** 2 [[Darket]]


* Nav 2
==Maps==
** Clear


* Nav 3
<gallery>
** 2 [[Darket]]
PPG - New Detroit.png| New Detroit
PPG - New Constantinople.png| New Constantinople
PPG - Newcastle.png| Newcastle
</gallery>


==Mission Briefing==


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===Initial Offer===
 
===3DO===
 
* Victory
** 1 [[Yorktown]] (TCS Victory)
** 1 [[Tallahassee]] (TCS Ajax)
** 2 [[Southampton]] (TCS Sheffield, TCS Coventry)
 
* Nav 1
** Wave One
** 2 [[Darket]]
** Wave Two
** 2 [[Darket]]
 
* Nav 2
** Clear
 
* Nav 3
** 2 [[Darket]]
 
==Images==
 
==Conversations==
 
 
 
===Flight Control - Hobbes===
 
FLIGHT CONTROL - HOBBES<nowiki>    -></nowiki> A1FCTHB<BR>
BLAIR GRASPS HOBBES’ PAW AND THEY SHAKE HEARTILY.<nowiki>    -></nowiki> *
 
HOBBES<BR>
Welcome aboard, old friend.<BR>
You’re looking fine and fit.<BR>
Does this war agree with you?
 
BLAIR<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (chuckles)<BR>
Yeah, like a pair of busted wing-flaps. But it’s great to see you, buddy.
 
HOBBES<BR>
Ah... and how is the fine pilot and comrade Angel?
 
BLAIR’S SMILE VANISHES.
 
BLAIR<BR>
I don’t have a clue. Haven’t heard from her in a while. She’s on some damn covert op for Tolwyn.<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (changing subject)<BR>
But hey, I got good news for you. I put you back on the flight roster.
 
HOBBES<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (beat)<BR>
But I requested - -
 
BLAIR<BR>
Never mind that. I want you with me on my first mission.


HOBBES<BR>
'''Talk to Sandoval'''
Colonel . . .<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (beat)<BR>
There are many brave and noble pilots here.


BLAIR<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Yeah, but when my life’s on the line, I want a wingman I can trust.
: Welcome to New Detroit.  You look like a man who's hungry for work.


HOBBES BOWS SLIGHTLY.
: '''PLAYER'''
: Among other things. You hiring?


HOBBES<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
I shall try not to disappoint you, old friend.
: Indeed I am.  A simple delivery of iron, strictly legit.


: '''PLAYER'''
: I've heard that song before, Mr...?  


----
: '''SANDOVAL'''
: Sandoval, Ernesto Sandoval.  And you are...?


===Lift - Rollins===
: '''PLAYER'''
: $NM.  Call me $CS.  


LIFT - ROLLINS (SLIDING)<nowiki>    -></nowiki> A0LFTRLS<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
COLONEL BLAIR STEPS INTO THE LIFT AND FINDS LIEUTENANT TED ROLLINS, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.
: $CS, you'll be running the load of iron to the Liverpool refinery in Newcastle...
: ...which is just a short jump from here.  No contraband, no hassles.
: Just dock at the station.  My people will pick up the cargo.
: Afterwards, return here for your payment, 15,000 credits.  Interested?


ROLLINS IS YOUNG: EARLY 20’S. HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND SEASONING MAKES HIM MORE VULNERABLE TO THE VICISSITUDES OF THE WAR.
: '''PLAYER'''
: Sure, why not?  I could use the credits. What about an advance?


ROLLINS<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Lieutenant Rollins, Comm Exec. Welcome aboard.<BR>
: Will this do?
You get the pep talk from the Captain yet?<nowiki>    -></nowiki> *


BLAIR<BR>
: '''PLAYER'''
Something like that.
: What is it, some sort of...sculpture?


ROLLINS<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Well, the good news is it won’t take too long to shower off the bullshit around here.
: It's an alien artifact.  Extremely valuable.
: Soon I'll be selling it for a considerable sum.
: In the meantime, I'll let you hold on to it as collateral.


BLAIR<BR>
: '''PLAYER'''
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (beat)<BR>
: In other words, it's hot and you want to distance yourself from it.
Captain Eisen seems to believe in his ship . . . and <BR>
his crew. That kind of attitude is good for morale.<nowiki>    -></nowiki> *


ROLLINS<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Yeah, well you haven’t been monitoring transmissions like I have. If you did, you’d jump sector in a nano.
: For awhile. If you'll just hold onto it for me, just for this run...
: ...I'll pay you a bonus of 5,000 when you return. Fair enough?


BLAIR LOOKS AT THE YOUNG MAN.
{|  
 
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|-
|-
| width="400" valign="top" bgcolor="#0000cc" | '''Group morale UP:'''  
| valign="top" | '''Accept'''  
| width="400" bgcolor="#0000cc" | '''Group morale DOWN:'''
| valign="top" | '''Refuse'''
|-
|-
| width="400" valign="top" |  
| valign="top" |  
: '''PLAYER'''
: I suppose...though I'm sure I'll wind up regretting this...  


BLAIR<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Are you saying Command’s hiding something from us?
: Go with God, my suspicious friend. And hurry back.
 
| width="50%" valign="top" |  
ROLLINS<BR>
: '''PLAYER'''
I can’t say for sure, Colonel. But if you want the straight dope around here, you check in with Radio Rollins.<BR>
: Sorry, I'm looking for a higher paying mission right now.
(beat)<BR>
Might even save your life.
 
| width="400" valign="top" |
 
BLAIR<BR>
It must be a lot of work carrying all that paranoia around. I suggest you stow it.
 
ROLLINS<BR>
Oh, you’ll be asking for another dose of paranoia from Radio Rollins real soon. You want the straight dope around here, you come to me.<BR>
(beat)<BR>
Might even save your life.


: '''SANDOVAL'''
: You fool, you have no idea...
: All right, fine.  Take a hike, I've got my own problems.
|}
|}


===Accepted===


----
'''Talk to Sandoval'''
 
===Rec Room - Cobra, Hobbes, Vagabond ===
 
This midgame would be triggered upon Blair’s FIRST entrance to the Rec Room.<BR>
MIDGAME (SLIDING): REC ROOM - COBRA, HOBBES, VAGABOND A1RECCB
 
LIEUTENANT LAUREL BUCKLEY - - CALLSIGN: COBRA - - IS AT THE BAR IN THE BACKGROUND. SHE HAS A BROODING INTENSITY THAT UNNERVES A LOT OF PEOPLE. SHE SHOOTS BLAIR A COLD, DON’T-FUCK-WITH-ME LOOK.
 
BLAIR FINDS A FRIENDLIER LOOK IN THE SMILING FACE OF LIEUTENANT WINSTON CHANG - - CALLSIGN: VAGABOND - - WHO’S AT A TABLE, SHUFFLING A DECK OF CARDS. VAGABOND IS A LAID-BACK, EASY-GOING CHINES PILOT, 30-45. HE’S A VETERAN WHO’S KNOCKED AROUND THE STAR SYSTEMS FOR YEARS, NEVER PUTTING DOWN ROOTS WITH ANY PARTICULAR SQUADRON.


HOBBES ENTERS FROM THE BARRACKS AND MOVES TO THE BAR. COBRA ABRUPTLY STANDS AND STORMS OUT, SHOOTING ANOTHER LOOK AT BLAIR AS SHE GOES.
: '''SANDOVAL'''
: What are you doing here?  You should've been gone long ago!


HOBBES LOOKS EMBARRASSED.
: '''PLAYER'''
: Some other business came up.  


VAGABOND<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Hey, Hobbes, how ‘bout goin’ a round with me? Bet you a week’s pay on one hand.
: This delay is risking us both!


HOBBES<BR>
: '''PLAYER'''
Thank you, no.
: I thought this job was just a run of iron to the Liverpool refinery base.


HOBBES EXITS TO THE LIFT.
: '''SANDOVAL'''
: The artifact. Is it safe?


: '''PLAYER'''
: Sure.  Why wouldn't it be?   


----
: '''SANDOVAL'''
: Just get it off this base, $CS.


===Rec Room - Vagabond===
: '''PLAYER'''
: What's the hurry?     


Screen continues , but moves from “cinematic to “full-screen” interactive format.<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
REC ROOM - VAGABOND (SLIDING) -> A0RECVAS<BR>
: You don't want to know.  Trust me.
TURNING AGAIN TO BLAIR, VAGABOND SALUTES CASUALLY AND FLASHES HIS TRADEMARK GRIN.
: Run the iron from here to the Liverpool refinery in Newcastle.  
: Your ship has already been loaded.
: Deliver the iron, return here, and I'll pay you 15,000 for your trouble...
: ...along with a 5,000 bonus when you return my artifact.


VAGABOND<BR>
: '''PLAYER'''
Welcome aboard, sir. -> *<BR>
: All right, I'll get right on it. You've made your point.  
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (riffling the cards)<BR>
Wanna play a hand? Since you’re the rookie on this boat, I’ll let you call the game.


BLAIR<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Not much for protocol, are you?
: I hope so...for both our sakes...


VAGABOND<BR>
===Rejected===
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (shrugs)<BR>
Formalities tend to be forgotten when you spend -> *<BR>
most of your time just tryin’ to survive. -> *


VAGABOND LIFTS HIS DRINK, SMILES.
'''Talk to Sandoval'''


VAGABOND<BR>
: '''PLAYER'''
What little spare time we do have . . .<BR>
: I'm reconsidering your offer, Sandoval.  
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (takes a sip)<BR>
. . . we fill up with other things besides practicing our salutes.


BLAIR<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
Well, I guess you have to adapt to your surroundings.
: A wise move.  I can't understand why you walked away from such an easy job.
: I have something here that I want to show you, $CS.


VAGABOND<BR>
: '''PLAYER'''
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (smiles sadly)<BR>
: What is it, some sort of...sculpture?
Don’t I know that . . . it's an art, really.


BLAIR<BR>
: '''SANDOVAL'''
No wonder they call you Vagabond.
: It's an alien artifact.  Extremely valuable.
: I'll be selling it for a considerable sum.
: If you accept my mission I'll let you hold on to it as collateral.  
: You'll run iron from here to the Liverpool refinery in Newcastle. 
: Once there, dock and allow my men to retrieve the cargo.
: Return here with my artifact, and I'll pay you a 15,000 fee...
: ...along with 5,000 for the artifact's return.
: Do we have a deal?


VAGABOND<BR>
{|  
Been doing your homework, I see . . . Yeah, I’ve knocked around some.
 
BLAIR<BR>
Yet your combat file’s surprisingly brief. What’s with the big gaps in your bio?<BR>
VAGABOND STIFFENS. THE SMILE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARS. HIS EYES DARKEN WITH ANGER AND A TINGE OF REMORSE.
 
VAGABOND<BR>
Can I help it if Confed decides to blank my data?
 
{| width="800" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|-
|-
| width="400" valign="top" bgcolor="#0000cc" | '''Vagabond’s morale UP:'''  
| valign="top" | '''Accept'''  
| width="400" bgcolor="#0000cc" | '''Vagabond’s morale DOWN:'''
| valign="top" | '''Refuse'''
|-
|-
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| valign="top" |  
: '''SANDOVAL'''
: Good.  Keep this artifact in a safe place.
: I will have your ship loaded with iron immediately.
: Get moving.


BLAIR BACKS OFF, REALIZING HE’S HIT A SORE POINT
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: '''PLAYER'''
BLAIR<BR>
: Maybe later, Sandoval.  
Sometimes HQ is as big a mystery to me as the enemy.
 
VAGABOND’S SMILE RETURNS . . . BUT IT’S A LITTLE FORCED.
 
VAGABOND<BR>
We got a lot of good people here, Colonel. Even those of us with incomplete bios. Just give us a chance.
 
| width="400" valign="top" |
 
BLAIR<BR>
They must’ve had their reasons.<BR>
<nowiki>*</nowiki><BR>
VAGABOND<BR>
They don’t seem interested in sharing them, do they?


: '''SANDOVAL'''
: I need to find someone right away, so don't take too long to make up your mind.
|}
|}


==Privateer Playtester's Guide==


----
'''ERNESTO SANDOVAL - MISSION A'''


===Barracks - "Holo-Mail" from Angel===
{|  
 
BARRACKS - “HOLO-MAIL” FROM ANGEL (SLIDING - SERIES A/B/C/)<BR>
A0BARAG<BR>
Blair’s LOCKER in the BARRACKS will be used as a “gump” more than once in the story. Aside from his gear, clothing, and medals, there should be a photo of ANGEL hanging in there (which will become a “hot gump” later). When there is something in the locker that we want the Player to click on, the LOCKER DOOR SHOULD BE OPEN when he enters the BARRACKS. After he plays the item, the locker door will be closed whenever he returns to the Barracks (until there’s something new there for him to click on). But in most cases like the one below, he should be able to open the locker and replay the item as often as he wants. The item in this particular scene is a “HOLO-MAIL CASSETTE” which he can click on to play. And it should be available for play and replay throughout Series A, B, and C.
 
BLAIR ENTERS THE BARRACKS AND SEES THAT HIS LOCKER IS OPEN. INSIDE HE FINDS A HOLO-MAIL CASSETTE LABELED: “MESSAGE FOR COL. C. BLAIR.”
 
HE TURNS IT ON AND WORDS PROJECT OUT OF IT ONTO THE WALL BEFORE HIM:
 
PRIVATE CODED COMM RELAY TO:<BR>
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR<BR>
TERRAN CONFED ARMED FORCES<BR>
T.C.S. CONCORDIA<BR>
- - RE-ROUTED BY CONFED HQ TO - - <BR>
T.C.S. VICTORY
 
Scene A10
 
THE WORDS DISSOLVE INTO A 3-D HOLOGRAM OF ANGEL, STANDING THERE IN FRONT OF HIM.
 
ANGEL<BR>
Hello, mon ami. I hope the flight goes well for you and all the others on the Concordia. I am about to set out for a covert operation with Admiral Tolwyn. So I’m afraid we might be apart a little longer. But always remember: je t’aime, . . I love you . . .
 
HER IMAGE FLICKERS, THEN DISINTEGRATES INTO THIN AIR.
 
BLAIR SIGHS WITH SADNESS AND STARES AT THE SPOT WHERE SHE WAS JUST STANDING - - FOR A MOMENT REACHING OUT A HAND AS IF TO TOUCH HER CHEEK . . .
 
 
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===Bridge - Maniac===
 
BRIDGE - MANIAC (SLIDING) -> A0BRIMAS<BR>
COLONEL BLAIR ENTERS THE BRIDGE AND SEES MAJOR TODD MARSHALL - - CALLSIGN: MANIAC - - SHOOTING THE BREEZE WITH A FEMALE COMM OFFICER. MANIAC IS AN IMPULSIVE, RECKLESS FLYER . . . AND EGOCENTRIC TO BOOT.
 
MANIAC<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (to comm officer)<BR>
No, I don’t have anything better to do. . . <BR>
. . . Ok, so I pulled a tight loop, locked on to that cat’s tail, fired off a heat seeker... boom, turned him into kitty litter - -
 
BLAIR AND MANIAC GO WAY BACK AND RIGHT NOW, BLAIR WOULD RATHER NOT DEAL WITH HIM. HE MOVES TO LEAVE - - BUT NOT QUICK ENOUGH: MANIAC SPOTS HIM.
 
MANIAC<BR>
Well, well, if it isn’t the “Colonel”. Uh, I’m sorry I couldn’t make your welcoming party.
 
BLAIR GLANCES OVER AT THE FEMALE COMM OFFICER, WHO SEEMS RELIEVED TO BE RID OF MANIAC.
 
BLAIR<BR>
Why, I guess you had more pressing maneuvers to undertake . . . Maniac?
 
MANIAC<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (grins)<BR>
When duty calls . . . I’m there. Women like the smell of success.
 
BLAIR<BR>
You know, I’m surprised you haven’t been blown out of the sky by now, Maniac. . . <BR>
. . . by friendly fire.
 
MANIAC’S GRIN DISAPPEARS
 
MANIAC<BR>
Some people appreciate my flying style. I do what’s necessary to win, ok? I suppose you still fly with one eye on the regs manual?
 
BLAIR<BR>
I don’t take stupid risks.
 
MANIAC<BR>
Speaking of stupid, I also heard you put Hobbes back on the flight roster.
 
BLAIR<BR>
My, my, . . . word travels fast on this tub.
 
MANIAC<BR>
Never understood what you saw in that cat.
 
BLAIR<BR>
Simple. I need a wingman I can count on.
 
MANIAC<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (snorts)<BR>
You can’t trust someone who’ll kill their own kind.
 
BLAIR<BR>
Who I choose as my wingman is my prerogative.<BR>
It’s a . . . privilege of rank.
 
MANIAC<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (bitter)<BR>
I’ll bet you stay up late nights just polishing it.
 
BLAIR<BR>
No, as a matter of fact, I have “majors” who do that for me.
 
MANIAC<BR>
The difference in our rank is a formality. We both know who’s better in the cockpit.
 
BLAIR<BR>
Yeah. We do.
 
BLAIR’S CONFIDENCE UNNERVES MANIAC, WHO TURNS BACK TO FEMALE COMM OFFICER.
 
MANIAC<BR>
Let me tell you that story again.
 
 
----
 
===Gunnery - Flint===
 
This “conversation” can be triggered by the Player simply entering the room OR it cam be triggered by clicking on Fling. If it is triggered by entering the room, we should still cut to CLOSEUPS (as in normal conversation) so that we can get a good look at Flint and be able to read what her face reveals.<BR>
BLAIR ENTERS WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EMPTY ROOM AT FIRST GLANCE
 
BUT FAR ON THE OTHER SIDE, LIEUTENANT ROBIN PETERS - - CALLSIGN: FLINT - - STANDS VERY STILL, GAZING OUT INTO THE STARFIELD BEYOND THE GLASS. SHE IS JUST ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER OF 30. THE WAR HAS YET TO TURN HER FACE HARD, BUT HER EYES WILL MEET ANYBODY’S GAZE AND KEEP IT: ALERT, WATCHFUL, ATTENTIVE TO THE SLIGHTEST CHANGES IN HER ENVIRONMENT.
 
SHE CATCHES BLAIR’S REFLECTION IN THE GLASS, TURNS TO LOOK AT HIM. HER EYES QUICKLY MOVE OVER HIS BODY, ALMOST EXAMINING HIM. SHE’S NOT ONE TO SHOW HER EMOTIONS BUT HERE SEEMS TO BE A GLINT OF APPROVAL IN HER LOOK.
 
BUT BEFORE SHE CAN SAY ANYTHING, CAPTAIN EISEN’S VOICE IS HEARD OVER THE SHIP’S PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM:
 
EISEN (V.O.)<BR>
Colonel Blair. Report to the Briefing Room -> *<BR>
immediately, please.
 
WITH A SLIGHT SHRUG, FLINT TURNS BACK TO THE WINDOW.
 
The EISEN VOICEOVER should continue to play as the Player moves back through the various rooms on his way to the Briefing Room. No other conversations will be available (even though he may see other characters) between this scene and the Briefing for Mission A1.
 
LOADOUT (FLIGHT CONTROL) - RACHEL -> A1FCTRA*<BR>
COLONEL BLAIR, PREPARING FOR HIS FIRST MISSION, SPOTS THE VICTORY’S CHIEF TECH, RACHEL CORIOLIS. SHE’S A BRASSY, SEXY, PUNKED-OUT MECHANIC IN HER LATE 20’S, DRESSED IN GREASY FUTURISTIC GRUNGE. SHE LIKES PILOTS WHO KNOW WHAT THEIR DOING . . . AND BLAIR CARRIES HIMSELF LIKE HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S DOING.
 
RACHEL<BR>
Chief Tech Rachel Coriolis. -> *<BR>
Welcome the to Victory, Colonel.<BR>
Heard you’re flying with Hobbes on this one.
 
BLAIR<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (snaps)<BR>
You got a problem with that, Chief?
 
RACHEL<BR>
No, sir, not at all. I think it’s about time. That cat’s one hell of a pilot
 
SHE USES A REMOTE CLICKER TO FIRE UP SEVERAL VIDSCREENS, AND GESTURES TO A VIDEO IMAGE OF BLAIR’S FIGHTER.
 
RACHEL<BR>
Here she is: one Hellcat V. She’s prepped, primed, -> *<BR>
loaded, locked - - and ready to kick some ass.
 
BLAIR<BR>
Thanks. What about ordnance?
 
RACHEL<BR>
It’s all taken care of. The Captain downloads mission specs to me - - I dope out the weapons requirements. So you’re set to go.
 
BLAIR<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (hesitant)<BR>
Oh yeah?
 
RACHEL’S SHARP. SHE KNOWS WHEN SHE’S BEING TESTED.<BR>
RACHEL<BR>
In the future, sir, you’ll have the option of choosing your own weapons . . .<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (beat)<BR>
Or you can trust my judgment and fly with my default loadout.<BR>
<nowiki>    -></nowiki> (sly smile)<BR>
I promise, Colonel, never to disappoint.
 
==Mission Briefing==
 
BRIEFING A1 - EISEN -> A1BRFEI<BR>
BLAIR ENTERS THE BRIEFING ROOM TO FIND EISEN STANDING OVER THE MAP TABLE, HIS FACE LIT FROM THE GLOWING DISPLAY.
 
EISEN<BR>
Come in, Colonel. It’s time to put that reputation of yours to the test.<BR>
<nowiki>*</nowiki><BR>
HE GESTURES TO THE MAP TABLE.
 
EISEN (V.O.)<BR>
Confed Intelligence tells us that the Kilrathi presence is growing here in the Orsini System. You and your wingman are to fly a routine patrol of these three zones and sweep the areas of any hostiles you may encounter.
 
EISEN LOOKS UP FROM THE DISPLAY TO BLAIR.
 
EISEN<BR>
Understood?
 
BLAIR<BR>
Completely, sir.
 
EISEN<BR>
Very good. You leave immediately.
 
Wingman choices for Mission A1: Hobbes.
 
==Mission Debriefing==
 
{| width="800" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
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| width="400" bgcolor="#0000cc" | '''Failure'''
|-
| width="400" valign="top" |
 
DEBRIEFING A1 - SUCCESS - EISEN    -> A1SPFEI1
 
Unless otherwise noted, all Debriefings will be over the radio as Blair flies back to the Victory.
 
EISEN (V.O.)<BR>
Excellent work, Colonel.  I can see now that your reputation is well deserved.
 
ROLLINS (V.O.)<BR>
You’re cleared for landing, Colonel.
 
Go to A2.
 
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Scene A15
 
DEBRIEFING A1 - FAILURE - EISEN    -> A1SPFEI2
 
EISEN (V.O.)<BR>
Colonel, if that was any indication of your abilities, I must say that I wonder how you got your reputation.
 
ROLLINS (V.O.)<BR>
You’re cleared to land, Colonel.
 
Go to A2.
 
|}
 
==The Authorized Combat Guide to Wing Commander III==
 
===A Word From Colonel Hart===
 
This is your first mission onboard "Tin Can Sally." She's old, but she still has a lot of spirit. More importantly, because this is your first flight with a new Wing Commander, there's no need to toss you into the middle of the Kilrah system. We'll start this one nice andeasy, a milk run.
 
{Picture: Eisen} ''Welcome aboard the Victory''
 
===Colonel Hart's Tactical Analysis===
 
You will have three conversations in this mission: Hobbes in Flight Control, Rachel in Flight Control, and Maniac on the Bridge.
 
This is the easiest mission in the entire game. The best tactic is to order Hobbes to break and attack, and then clean up any ships that he misses
 
Use your missiles accordingly. If you need practice with the game, have Hobbes form on your wing and try to take out the Darkets alone.
 
{Picture: Hobbes) ''Make sure you chat with your old friend.''
 
===Objective for Success===
 
Destroy at least 3 Darkets.
 
===Colonel Hart's Counsel===
 
The Hellcat is your only choice for this mission, and you can't change your missile loads. I recommend you take Hobbes as your wingman.
 
==Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander III==
 
===Orsini Sector===
 
The war is going badly, and you're assigned to an older carrier, the TCS ''Victory'', under the command of Captain William Eisen Now that you're in command of a fighter group, you're responsible for assigning routine patrol and cargo escort missions to your pilots. Aboard the ''Victory'', you meet new pilots and several old acquaintances, including Hobbes. Your first assignment as a CFG (Commander Fighter Group) on the ''Victory'' is to assign your pilots and fighters to a patrol sweep of Orsini Sector.
 
===Gameflow===
 
'''Conversations''' Hobbes (FC), Maniac (BG), Rachel (FC)*, ''Rollins'' (LF), '''Vagabond''' (RR)
 
'''New Morale Conversations'''
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
| Rollins (LF)
| ''Play along with him.''
| +1 (Ship)
|-
|-
|
| valign="top" | '''Summary'''  
| ''This guy's a loon.''
| valign="top" | Sandoval needs you to take iron to Liverpool (Newcastle system) and return to New Detroit for payment.
| -1 (Ship)
|-
|-
| Vagabond (PR)
| valign="top" | '''Payment'''  
| ''He's got a point.''
| valign="top" | 15,000 credits promised, but not delivered; alien artifact is given to you as collateral.
| +1
|-
|-
|
| valign="top" | '''Requirements'''  
| ''What's he hiding?''
| valign="top" | Land at Liverpool (Newcastle) and return to New Detroit.
| -1
|}
 
'''Other New Movies'''
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
| Hobbes (FC)
| ORS-1 through ORS-2
|-
|-
| Maniac (BG)
| valign="top" | '''Opponents'''
| ORS-1 through ORS-3
| valign="top" | None created by mission. Any hostile encounters are random.
|-
|-
| Rachel (FC)
| ORS-1 through ORS-4*
|}
|}


<nowiki>*</NOWIKI> After every mission briefing, Rachel appears by the Loadout Terminal in Flight Control. Also, practically every time you land, Rachel will have something to say on the Flight Deck. These conversations won't be listed in later missions.
* ''Since you won't be getting paid for anything on this mission, go ahead and enter the commodity exchange in New Detroit and fill up on goods such as construction equip-ment, software, weapons, or advanced fuels, so you can at least get some money from the trip. - "Deetchman"''


===Mission===
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'''Briefing''' Make a three-area sweep and destroy any Kilrathi fighters you find.
==WC:CIC Game Guide==


'''Wingmen''' '''Hobbes''' (only choice)
===Description===


'''Ships''' '' '''Hellcat''' '' (only choice)
Sandoval is sitting in the bar on New Detroit, and offers you a mission. 15,000 credits to run Iron to Liverpool Refinery. That's a lot of money for running Iron. Plus a bonus of 5,000 credits to hold on to his expensive (stolen) alien artifact. What a great guy! Or is he...


===Objectives===


'''Takeoff'''
Carry cargo of Iron to Liverpool refinery, land, then return to New Detroit.
* Autopilot.


'''(A) Nav 1'''
===Scripted Encounters===
* 2 ''Darket''.


'''(B) Nav 2'''
None
* Clear


'''(C) Nav 3'''
===Notes===
* 2 ''Darket''.


'''Success'''
* You are bound to meet some enemies along the way. Try not to take damage. It's expensive, you don't get paid, and there is no shipyard on Liverpool.
* Destroy at least 3 ''Darket''. Go to Mission ORS-2.
* When you get back to New Detroit, Sandoval is gone... so instead talk to Tayla.


'''Failure'''
===User Comments===
* Go to Mission ORS-2.


===Analysis===
Submitted by : Helge Helgesen (olainormann@hotmail.com)


* Before you autopilot from the ''Victory'', redistribute your power. If you've got good aim, allocate the majority of power to your weapons and lower engines, damage repair and shields. If you're new to the game, increase your shield and damage settings and decrease engines and weapons.
Mission : Sandoval's mission


* At Nav 1, set Hobbes free to ''Break and attack'', then take out the ''Darket'' with full guns, or by wearing out their shields with the guns and popping them with an IR missile. (HS missiles will also work, especially if you've already tagged the rear shields.)
Comments : Actually, once you leave the planet New Detroit, land again immediately. Tayla will then be in the bar. You don't have to go to Liverpool in Newcastle.


* If you're having trouble staying with the ''Darket'', use [Y] and occasionally afterburn. Take them on head-on if you want to--your shields are better than theirs.
Submitted by : Cerekk (feklhr_beast@hotmail.com)


===TNC Newsbrief Text Feed===
Mission : Sandoval


In one of the more macabre touches to an already brutal war, the Hispania freighter Loa recovered a Confederation fighter adrift in the Veronica sector, its pilot ritually executed by the Kilrathi before being strapped into the cockpit and cast into space The fighter was immediately confiscated by the Confederation Intelligence Department, but crewmembers reported that Kilrathi symbols had been painted across the fighter's hull in its pilot's own blood, while those who saw the body indicated that it had been literally ripped to shreds
Comments : There's no need to even run the cargo--just launch and land again, Talya will be waiting for you.


Linquistics specialists at the University of Hawaii on Earth have made progress in deciphering the intricacies of the Kilrathi language and have begun publishing their reearch in leading journals. While Confederation Intelligence is rumored to be adept at both the decryption and translation of Kilrathi signals, civilian reearch has been sharply restricted.
Submitted by : The Ghoce_>0 (bmg002@thetoilet.com)


We'll have further reports as they become available. Information is the blood of free society. Good evening.
Mission : Sandoval


==Continuity==
Comments : I don't really know what I did wrong, but the pirates were not friendly to me... and going to a pirate base caused many problems with fighting (especially since I hadn't upgraded that much...)


''The Authorized Combat Guide to Wing Commander III'' incorrectly lists two Darkets at Nav 2 in the PC version of the game.
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Latest revision as of 01:45, 4 March 2023

Ernesto Sandoval - Mission A
MM - PRIV - Ernesto Sandoval A.png
Date 2669
Type Cargo Mission
Jumps 2 (New Detroit, New Constantinople, Newcastle)
Payment Steltek artifact
Objectives Go to Newcastle, Nav 3

Deliver cargo to Liverpool

Cargo Mission Cargo (10)

Alien Artifact (1)

Designation S0MA
Next Tayla - Mission A
Saved Game S0MA.SAV


Ernesto Sandoval - Mission A is a mission in Wing Commander Privateer. It may be accessed by talking to Ernesto Sandoval at the bar on New Detroit in the New Detroit system. It is the first mission in the game's story.

Mission Description

Travel to Liverpool refinery in Newcastle system and deliver Sandoval's cargo of Iron.

Pays 15000 credits.

Return to New Detroit to receive pay in exchange for alien artifact.

Maps

  • New Detroit

    New Detroit

  • New Constantinople

    New Constantinople

  • Newcastle

    Newcastle

Mission Briefing

Initial Offer

Talk to Sandoval

SANDOVAL
Welcome to New Detroit. You look like a man who's hungry for work.
PLAYER
Among other things. You hiring?
SANDOVAL
Indeed I am. A simple delivery of iron, strictly legit.
PLAYER
I've heard that song before, Mr...?  
SANDOVAL
Sandoval, Ernesto Sandoval. And you are...?
PLAYER
$NM. Call me $CS.  
SANDOVAL
$CS, you'll be running the load of iron to the Liverpool refinery in Newcastle...
...which is just a short jump from here. No contraband, no hassles.
Just dock at the station. My people will pick up the cargo.
Afterwards, return here for your payment, 15,000 credits. Interested?
PLAYER
Sure, why not? I could use the credits. What about an advance?
SANDOVAL
Will this do?
PLAYER
What is it, some sort of...sculpture?
SANDOVAL
It's an alien artifact. Extremely valuable.
Soon I'll be selling it for a considerable sum.
In the meantime, I'll let you hold on to it as collateral.
PLAYER
In other words, it's hot and you want to distance yourself from it.
SANDOVAL
For awhile. If you'll just hold onto it for me, just for this run...
...I'll pay you a bonus of 5,000 when you return. Fair enough?
Accept Refuse
PLAYER
I suppose...though I'm sure I'll wind up regretting this...  
SANDOVAL
Go with God, my suspicious friend. And hurry back.
PLAYER
Sorry, I'm looking for a higher paying mission right now.
SANDOVAL
You fool, you have no idea...
All right, fine. Take a hike, I've got my own problems.

Accepted

Talk to Sandoval

SANDOVAL
What are you doing here? You should've been gone long ago!
PLAYER
Some other business came up.  
SANDOVAL
This delay is risking us both!
PLAYER
I thought this job was just a run of iron to the Liverpool refinery base.
SANDOVAL
The artifact. Is it safe?
PLAYER
Sure. Why wouldn't it be?  
SANDOVAL
Just get it off this base, $CS.
PLAYER
What's the hurry?  
SANDOVAL
You don't want to know. Trust me.
Run the iron from here to the Liverpool refinery in Newcastle.
Your ship has already been loaded.
Deliver the iron, return here, and I'll pay you 15,000 for your trouble...
...along with a 5,000 bonus when you return my artifact.
PLAYER
All right, I'll get right on it. You've made your point.  
SANDOVAL
I hope so...for both our sakes...

Rejected

Talk to Sandoval

PLAYER
I'm reconsidering your offer, Sandoval.  
SANDOVAL
A wise move. I can't understand why you walked away from such an easy job.
I have something here that I want to show you, $CS.
PLAYER
What is it, some sort of...sculpture?
SANDOVAL
It's an alien artifact. Extremely valuable.
I'll be selling it for a considerable sum.
If you accept my mission I'll let you hold on to it as collateral.
You'll run iron from here to the Liverpool refinery in Newcastle.
Once there, dock and allow my men to retrieve the cargo.
Return here with my artifact, and I'll pay you a 15,000 fee...
...along with 5,000 for the artifact's return.
Do we have a deal?
Accept Refuse
SANDOVAL
Good. Keep this artifact in a safe place.
I will have your ship loaded with iron immediately.
Get moving.
PLAYER
Maybe later, Sandoval.  
SANDOVAL
I need to find someone right away, so don't take too long to make up your mind.

Privateer Playtester's Guide

ERNESTO SANDOVAL - MISSION A

Summary Sandoval needs you to take iron to Liverpool (Newcastle system) and return to New Detroit for payment.
Payment 15,000 credits promised, but not delivered; alien artifact is given to you as collateral.
Requirements Land at Liverpool (Newcastle) and return to New Detroit.
Opponents None created by mission. Any hostile encounters are random.
  • Since you won't be getting paid for anything on this mission, go ahead and enter the commodity exchange in New Detroit and fill up on goods such as construction equip-ment, software, weapons, or advanced fuels, so you can at least get some money from the trip. - "Deetchman"
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WC:CIC Game Guide

Description

Sandoval is sitting in the bar on New Detroit, and offers you a mission. 15,000 credits to run Iron to Liverpool Refinery. That's a lot of money for running Iron. Plus a bonus of 5,000 credits to hold on to his expensive (stolen) alien artifact. What a great guy! Or is he...

Objectives

Carry cargo of Iron to Liverpool refinery, land, then return to New Detroit.

Scripted Encounters

None

Notes

  • You are bound to meet some enemies along the way. Try not to take damage. It's expensive, you don't get paid, and there is no shipyard on Liverpool.
  • When you get back to New Detroit, Sandoval is gone... so instead talk to Tayla.

User Comments

Submitted by : Helge Helgesen (olainormann@hotmail.com)

Mission : Sandoval's mission

Comments : Actually, once you leave the planet New Detroit, land again immediately. Tayla will then be in the bar. You don't have to go to Liverpool in Newcastle.

Submitted by : Cerekk (feklhr_beast@hotmail.com)

Mission : Sandoval

Comments : There's no need to even run the cargo--just launch and land again, Talya will be waiting for you.

Submitted by : The Ghoce_>0 (bmg002@thetoilet.com)

Mission : Sandoval

Comments : I don't really know what I did wrong, but the pirates were not friendly to me... and going to a pirate base caused many problems with fighting (especially since I hadn't upgraded that much...)

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