Topic: Problem with EAW "Dropping the Hammer" mission

[elkhartgreg]

My game keeps crashing just as I engage the I-DN.  Is there a patch for this?  I know that the "Battle at the Grave of Thoughts" mission needed an extra patch to allow you to complete the mission (glitch with patch 2036 preventing transports from arriving).  Thanks.

[Age]

Try this.

You are to attack an ISC planet being used as a forward base.
This should draw out the fleet. Destroy it, then capture/destroy
the planet.

Q: I don't see any enemy ships
A: Then take out the def sat at the planet.

Q: Done that. Now what?
A: Wait and prepare the welcome to the approaching enemy
cruisers.

Q: Got the cruisers. Now what?
A: Capture the planet, of course.

The planet is not armed. There is ONE def-sat in orbit.

Once you blew away the def-sat, the AI should pound the planet.
Just follow the AI closely as the 2 ISC cruisers will take a
while to get here. Save your missiles and scatter-packs for the
cruisers. You can't destroy the planet. Save the heavy stuff for
the cruisers.

Try hailing the planet and your allied units for some interesting
conversation.

Destroy both cruisers (you can try capture, but your allies will
probably blow them up first). Then capture the planet.

I got that from this source
http://www.the-spoiler.com/STRATEGY/Interplay/starfleet.command.volume.2.1.html
as to not to take credit for it.There is no patch only for the one you mentioned.

[elkhartgreg]

I found that too but it goes against the mission instructions of:  bomb the planet, break off attack to engage the enemy ships that we want to draw out, continue bombing the installations to rubble.

[Age]

I know now you have to capture the planet and all will stop mission complete.

[elkhartgreg]

Thanks, Age.  It worked, although my First Officer was confused.  Among his comments were "We completed the objectives, I guess"...