Tayla - Mission D (Wing Commander Privateer)

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This article is about the Wing Commander Privateer mission. For the Privateer Righteous Fire mission, see Tayla - Mission D.

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Tayla - Mission D
Date	2669
Type	Cargo Mission
Jumps	3 (Pentonville, 119CE, XXN-1927, New Constantinople)
Payment	10,000 credits Secret compartment
Objectives	Go to New Constantinople, Nav 5 Deliver cargo to New Constantinople
Cargo	Mission Cargo (25) Alien Artifact (1)
Designation	S1MD
Previous	Tayla - Mission B
Next	Roman Lynch - Mission A
Saved Game	S1MD.SAV

Tayla - Mission D is a mission in Wing Commander Privateer. It may be accessed by talking to Tayla at the bar on Oakham in the Pentonville System after completing Tayla - Mission C.

Mission Description

Take a second shipment of Brilliance to base New Constantinople.

Pays 10000 credits.

Return to Oakham pirate base for payment and more information about the artifact.

Mission Layout

Location	#	Faction	Ships	Intelligence	Notes
Pentonville System
Nav 1	3	Pirate	Talon	confident pros	friendly
Nav 2	3	Pirate	Talon	confident pros	friendly
Hidden	3	Pirate	Talon	confident pros	friendly

Maps

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  Pentonville

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  119CE

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  XXN-1927

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  New Constantinople

Mission Briefing

Initial Offer

Talk to Tayla

TAYLA

You took your sweet time, Captain.

PLAYER

Better late than never. Now I want my money...and info on the artifact.  

TAYLA

I won't say anything that will tip my hand prematurely...

...but I can tell you that Sandoval got it by killing its previous owner.

Before that a spice merchant named Deiter...obtained it from his own father.

Death follows this thing, $NM. Feel lucky?

PLAYER

Just give me my next mission, and let me worry about my health.  

TAYLA

I'll pay you 20,000 credits to make another delivery of Brilliance.

I'm putting you on my main supply route to New Constantinople.

PLAYER

A promotion, huh? And what'll I be up against?  

TAYLA

Some Confed patrols, but I've paid some major bribes to make sure you're left alone.

PLAYER

Major bribes, huh? Great. I smell a major risk here.  

TAYLA

You're taking a bigger risk keeping that artifact with so many willing to kill for it.

PLAYER

I'm taking a risk trusting you in the first place.  

TAYLA

I've always paid you on time, so quit whining.

Are you going to fly my mission...or not?

Accept	Refuse
PLAYER I made an agreement with you and I'll honor it.   TAYLA Good. You'll transfer the cargo from here to New Constantinople. Once you arrive, leave your ship unattended for an hour... PLAYER .: ..then get the hell out. I know the drill, Tayla. TAYLA A hotshot pilot with brains. Wonders never cease. Hurry back. I'll be waiting right here with your pay.	PLAYER Wealth sounds great, but I tell you what, sweetheart...   ...I'm going to find it on my own. Later. TAYLA Stay alive without my help, $CS...if you can.

Accepted

Talk to Tayla

TAYLA

Please, tell me you've completed the delivery to New Constantinople.

PLAYER

Not yet. What's the hurry?

TAYLA

Time is money, $NM. How much is how soon, get it?

PLAYER

Got it. I'll be heading in there soon.

Whether or not I get out depends on how substantial your bribes were.

That's one heavily patrolled sector!

TAYLA

I told you, Insys has been taken care of.

Just run the Brilliance from here to New Constantinople...

...dock there, leave your ship, take a stroll...

...and then meet me here in Oakham for your 20,000.

PLAYER

And more information on the artifact, Tayla.

I'll uphold my end of the bargain. Make sure you do the same.

Rejected

Talk to Tayla

TAYLA

Hey, I really hope you've changed your mind about flying this mission.

I need someone good to fly some Brilliance to New Constantinople...

...taking over my standard supply run from someone who...didn't work out.

I'd pay you 20,000 credits to make the run, dock and leave the ship unattended...

PLAYER

...and meet you back here for my pay...along with some information, right?  

TAYLA

Yeah. I've spread a few bribes around Insys to pave your way...

...though if you hit some Confed patrols, watch out. So how about it?

Accept	Refuse
PLAYER Sure.	TAYLA If you don't want the job, just leave me alone!

Privateer Playtester's Guide

TAYLA - MISSION D

Summary	This is yet another shipment of Brilliance to New Constantinople. This time, however, Tayla provides your ship with a secret compartment which will prevent your contraband from being detected. She finally promises to give you some information of substance about the artifact after this last mission. When you return, you learn that she has almost no information, but has arranged for you to meet with a mobster named Roman Lynch in the bar on New Constantinople. He is a collector of artifacts and a highly resourceful individual.
Payment	10,000 credits and the installation of a secret compartment.
Requirements	Land at New Constantinople and return to Oakham.
Opponents	As you leave Oakham, you are accosted by William Riordian (confident ace in a Centurion), a rival for work from Tayla. When he finishes his conversation (assuming you let him survive that long), three other pirates in the vicininty decide to join him in attacking you (fanatical pros in Talons). If you go to Nav 2 without eliminating Riordian, he will meet you there with five hostile pirates (again, fanatical pros in Talons). All other pirates you meet during this mission are friendly.

• OK! Now you've gotten the secret compartment and you're all ready to go. Take your time. When you get to New Constantinople and drop off your contraband, go ahead and pick up some furs, wood or generic foods, and you can make a nice profit when you return to Oakham. - "Deetchman"

Secret Compartment (20 cargo units). The secret compartment is yours to keep. It will automatically be moved to your new ship should you buy another one after this point in the plot. It will allow you to keep up to 20 cargo units of contraband above and beyond what your cargo hold can carry. If you purchase 30 units of Brilliance, the first 20 are placed in your secret compartment and the other 10 overflow into your regular cargo bay. The oppo-site is not true. If you were to try to buy 60 units of grain for the Orion with no cargo expan-sion, it would fill the hold at 50 units and then report "no room on ship," as it won't over-flow into the secret compartment. Goods in the secret compartment will not be expelled into space if you try to jettison all cargo.

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WC:CIC Game Guide

Description

Tayla informs you of the artifact's history... and how each of its previous owners died... or were killed. But to find out more, you need to run more Brilliance. This time straight into the heart of Confed space: New Constantinople.

Objectives

Carry cargo of Brilliance to New Constantinople, land, then return to Oakham.

Scripted Encounters

Riordian upon launching from Pentonville

Notes

• Watch out for Riordian. He is flying a Centurion, and he also has friends. The odds are not in your favor.
• So after all that, Tayla isn't much help, you've become a criminal, and now you need to talk to the Mob Boss of Gemini Sector. So head back to New Constantinople and talk to Roman Lynch.

User Comments

Submitted by : Q ()

Mission : Tayla

Comments : on all of tayla's missions just afterburn past the patrols with a centurion, if you don't own a centurion i suggest that you take a break from the plot missions and earn enough to buy one.

Submitted by : rob ()

Mission : orion

Comments : you can easily afterburn past the patrols (or almost any enemy) with an orion too.

Submitted by : jt (mrmsje@yahoo.com)

Date : Sun Jan 20 02:05:09 2013

Mission : Tayla

Comments : Got to 3rd base with Tayla. She's not nearly as sarcastic after she sees your ship and 'equipment.' Oh, that may be info she wouldn't like me tossing around. Forget I mentioned it.

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

Mission : Tayla 4

Comments : Riordian isn't flying a Centurian. He is flying a Centurion.