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.



Tayla - Mission D
MM - PRIV - Tayla C.png
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

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

PLAYER
Tell me a little bit more about this mission you're offering.  
TAYLA
We'd install a secret compartment in your vessel and pay you 10,000 credits...
...if you'll run some Brilliance from here to New Constantinople.
You know the routine by now, right?
PLAYER
Yeah. Dock, leave the ship, meet you back here and try not to get vaporized.
What could be easier?  
TAYLA
Exactly. So...is it a deal?
Accept Refuse
TAYLA
Great! I'll have your ship modified and loaded right away.
Good luck!
PLAYER
No deal, Tayla. I'm out.

In Flight

Talk to Riordian

# Proceeding on course.
# Steer clear.
# Getting a little close, aren't you?
# Good day for it, eh buddy?
RIORDIAN
Where the hell do you think you're going?
# About my business. And you?
RIORDIAN
You don't recognize me, do you? Hold on, Mister. I think it's high time we were introduced... ...don't you?
# No. I'm picky about my friends.
# I suppose.
RIORDIAN
Come on, you steal a man's business... ...you ought to at least know his name.
# If you care that much, go ahead.
# Who gives a damn?
RIORDIAN
My name is William Riordian.
# Big deal. Never heard of you.
# Okay. May I be of service?
RIORDIAN
You take over my route, fly for Tayla... ...and then have the gall to insult me? There's not enough work for two privateers. I'll teach you to steal my business!
# I'm pretty good at that already...
# No need to get hostile, friend...
RIORDIAN
You're a dead man.

Completed

TAYLA
Here's your final payment, $NM, 10,000 credits.
PLAYER
Thanks, Tayla. That secret compartment made it easy.  
TAYLA
Glad to hear it. This is our final meeting, Captain.
PLAYER
Hold on a minute. You still owe me info on that artifact.  
TAYLA
The person you need to talk to is Roman Lynch.
PLAYER
You mean the mob boss on New Constantinople?  
TAYLA
He may be a thug, but he's also an expert on exotic and valuable items.
I set up a meeting with Lynch, $CS.
He's expecting you in the bar on New Constantinople.
I really don't know any more about that thing than I've already told you...
But play your cards right with Lynch, you'll be a rich man.

Failure

PLAYER

Okay, sweetheart. What's my next assignment?

TAYLA

Uh uh. You're a bad pony. I can't afford to bet on you anymore. You screwed up the last mission, $CS. I'm cutting my losses. You'll have to take your chances with Insys. I'm out of here.

PLAYER

But I need information on that artifact, Tayla!

TAYLA

You should've thought of that before you choked up. Later.

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.

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.