I absolutely hate timed games. So If I cant finish the Farbor map, I'm actually not getting my moneys worth because I am locked out of Alpha Sector. Not entirely fair if you ask me.
KC you need to give people that option. That is to access ALL the game sectors if desired.
I paid good money for this game and should be able to access everything. And not force me to play that horrible map.
Other than that one map, GREAT GAME GUYS!!!!
Love Love Love it!
Farbor is not hard, it simply is different than other maps. If you cannot beat it, it does not mean that the map is horrible. If you require assistance in passing beyond this point, there are some fairly well documented strategies in this (http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=14276.0) thread, as well as these: http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=14175.0, http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=14854.0, and http://knucklecracker.com/forums/index.php?topic=14521.0. Most of the fun is in a challenge... so good luck!
PS: If you are still in need of direction, here is a youtube playthrough (not an expert one, though). Should help quite a bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA4ahMvNvns
PPS: And here is an expert run (with a time of 12:15.7), by J: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVxlYFSNAEk
The only thing that requires finishing the story is the Alpha Sector. Tormeted Space and the Prospector Zone are unlocked at earlier points in the story. Colonial Space and DMD are unlocked after only the first 5 story missions (which are the core tutorial). Btw, Colonial Space is in public beta right now and you can grab it from the CW3 main forum.
The Alpha sector unlocks after the story is completed as a reward for finishing the story. If I remove that requirement, it removes a reward for finishing the story. So, I don't want to change the fundamental structure of the game for most players. That said, if you want to skip the final mission you just need missionstats.dat file from someone who has completed all of the missions. But as Michionlion said, winning Farbor isn't that bad once you employ one of several strategies that are effective on the map. It is important to note that you don't have to complete the mission before the ship launches. If the ship launches you still have tons of time left to win the mission.
Thanks for the response everyone. I have played both prospector space and tormented space maps and really enjoy them.
I will get the file suggested. I just really don't like timed games regardless. I find no joy whatsoever in them.
Thanks so much again!