MISSION 7 MYSTERY ~ Who is killing me at the Pont Du Fahs airfield?

[rhobherto]

There's a small patch of ground at the North end of the Pont Du Fahs airfield that is deadly to enter. There's a battlefield edge at this end that prevents any further movement North. Nearby, just beyond this edge, there's an inaccessible and apparently empty watchtower on the West side of the runway.

I think I've killed everybody topside in this playthrough. Even came back here after clearing out the bunker my last playthrough. Same story.

If I step into this very limited area (relatively speaking, maybe 10 X 30 meters), somebody or something kills me. Usually it's like 5 shots. Take a shot or two, step back a few meters, I'm good. Step back in to try to figure out where the shots are coming from, I'm dead.

Maybe there's a sniper I missed. Killed 3 gilley-suited snipers -- one who was on a cliff in this Northwest corner; two that were on the Eastern cliff.

I've played it and replayed it, dying dozens of deaths, looking in every direction for the glint of a scope or the shots being fired. There's no white, yellow, or red enemy indicators anywhere. I've even blasted the crap out of the inaccessible watchtower with a Panzerschreck; thrown grenades into the nearby cliffs; etc.

Anybody else seeing this? Any ideas?

http://youtu.be/6AYqLIhDzpU

[Romanian Parasite]

The map it ends there,and it take's out your xp to take you're attention :)

[rhobherto]

Originally posted by Pisello-Storto:

The map it ends there,and it take's out your xp to take you're attention :)

The "electric fence" theory...

That northern boundary is about 140 paces across, from the West cliffs to the East cliffs.

I can walk along it, bump into it, run into it for most of its length without any consequences.

If I walk along that line starting from the East end of the boundary, I get about 60 paces -- about 2/3 of the way across the runway -- before the "shots" start. If I begin walking from West side, I get about 25-30 paces before the "shots" start.

So the KILL ZONE is about 50 paces long and about 10 paces wide.

Here's a rough map. WT = inaccessible WatchTower. X's mark where the boundary crosses the runway.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=392527806&fileuploadsuccess=1

[Λ Ζ Λ Ζ Ε L]

Developers.

[jimco]

There a 2 Ghillie snipers in the north west section,both close to each other.I have put up a screen shot titled "There they are" as I don't have facebook or youtube. So just search the screen shots.

[rhobherto]

Originally posted by jimco:

There a 2 Ghillie snipers in the north west section,both close to each other.I have put up a screen shot titled "There they are" as I don't have facebook or youtube. So just search the screen shots.

Thanks jimco. That must be it. I'll check it out.

I'm sure I killed one ghillie-suited sniper in the NW corner, and two on the East cliff. Looks like I missed one.

Again, thank you!

[rhobherto]

Frick. Three more playthroughs and, no matter what vantage point I go to (high, low, NSEW), I am never able to spot sniper #2 in the NW corner. And then still, if I step into that kill zone at the northern boundary, kapow. It must be that 2nd sniper, but I just can't see them. Weird.

Anyway, maybe I'm somebody with too much free time, misspent, bugging about this. Maybe a re-install will sort it out.

I appreciate all the comments and especially the screenshot you shared, jimco. Thanks.

[jimco]

Originally posted by rhobherto:

Frick. Three more playthroughs and, no matter what vantage point I go to (high, low, NSEW), I am never able to spot sniper #2 in the NW corner. And then still, if I step into that kill zone at the northern boundary, kapow. It must be that 2nd sniper, but I just can't see them. Weird.

Anyway, maybe I'm somebody with too much free time, misspent, bugging about this. Maybe a re-install will sort it out.

I appreciate all the comments and especially the screenshot you shared, jimco. Thanks.

Sorry to hear that you are still having trouble. It has to be a sniper you have missed to die so quickly in his zone of fire. That screen shot was taken while playing in "Elite" but sniper placement does'nt really change that much in the different level's of difficulty on any given map as far as I can see having played all maps up to "Authentic".

Have you tried different directions of approach ? or going straight to their position avoiding everything by stealth ? long distance binocular search from the opposite side ?. I know it is frustrating but keep looking for a way.

Good Luck and post when you succeed.

[Λ Ζ Λ Ζ Ε L]

Dude, seriously? You are still doing this? Like i told you, it's the developers... it's the more traditional version of the "invisible wall" (deals dmg to you so that you back off or die) which just means that they do not want you wandering around... there's nothing there anyways.

Also if there would be "hidden snipers", you would first hear them spotting you and then shooting you... as always. However you are correct though, you really do have too much free, misspent, time. It should be rather obvious that the devs wouldn't just let you wander off too far, out of the map I mean.

[fenke]

Originally posted by rhobherto:

Originally posted by jimco:

There a 2 Ghillie snipers in the north west section,both close to each other.I have put up a screen shot titled "There they are" as I don't have facebook or youtube. So just search the screen shots.

Thanks jimco. That must be it. I'll check it out.

Also happens if you kill all snipers.

[rhobherto]

Sorry to hear that you are still having trouble. It has to be a sniper you have missed to die so quickly in his zone of fire. That screen shot was taken while playing in "Elite" but sniper placement does'nt really change that much in the different level's of difficulty on any given map as far as I can see having played all maps up to "Authentic".

Have you tried different directions of approach ? or going straight to their position avoiding everything by stealth ? long distance binocular search from the opposite side ?. I know it is frustrating but keep looking for a way.

Good Luck and post when you succeed.

Three or four goes at it at Elite, and that's when I posted the video. Three more goes, at Cadet, Marksman, and Elite, since you shared the screenshot. And damn, that 2nd sniper in the NW corner just does not show up, no matter where I go on map -- from the top or the base (like your screenshot) of the Control Tower; all the sniper nests and the south watchtower; every which way.

Two snipers on the East cliff. Only one in the NW corner. And death in the mysterious kill zone. Every time. So far.

Another try just now. Got to the location of your screenshot (base of Control Tower) undetected and no kills. What do I see? Only one:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=399722081

From nearby, I can spot the two snipers on the East Cliff:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=399722604

And from the top of the Control Tower:

http://youtu.be/_39ObVUcFAs

Along the way, undetected and no kills, I stepped into the kill zone and took one hit. Blam! Notice the single ding to my health meter.

It doesn't effect completing the mission. It's just strange.

[rhobherto]

Originally posted by Çerastes:

Dude, seriously? You are still doing this? Like i told you, it's the developers... it's the more traditional version of the "invisible wall" (deals dmg to you so that you back off or die) which just means that they do not want you wandering around... there's nothing there anyways.

Also if there would be "hidden snipers", you would first hear them spotting you and then shooting you... as always. However you are correct though, you really do have too much free, misspent, time. It should be rather obvious that the devs wouldn't just let you wander off too far, out of the map I mean.

It almost seems like your invisible fence theory about the kill zone might be right. I never see or hear any indication of where the "shots" are coming from. But I don't have to be right up against the boundary for the "shots" to start. And why just that section of the boundary?

Anyway, no big whoop really. Still a mystery.