The Blue Sun Mod

[R@S]

Originally Posted by Joe Kerr

R@S, I am having a small problem with trying to hire Ali, the best heavy weapons merc by far. I don't think this has anything to do with the Blue Sun mod, but thought I would ask. I picked Cameron as my main merc and Ali still refuses to stay in my squad for more than a minute. He accepts the 1 day / 1 week / 1 month contract but then goes on his little tirade about working for the white man and just leaves.

Are all your team members black? It's the only condition in which Ali will work for you.

Originally Posted by Ivana Dolbitch

One question: in the mission where I have to assasinate Pedro Nunez, I'm given the silenced pistol he has but when I shoot him with it, all the natives go hostile

It's a tricky one, I'll grant you that. Here's a few pointers:
- Always save the game as soon as you enter Cuidad-de-Oro
- Make sure ALL your team members are out of sight from any NPC.
- Kill Nunez at the darkest time of the day/night, which is from 24:00 to 03:00
- Plant the gun on Nunez once he's dead

If there's a civilian near Nunez, load a game where you haven't talked to Castillio yet and exit/re-enter the sector. Do this until the execution area is clear of any civilians.

Move your mercs to a good hiding spot and use your main merc to kill Nunez. Apply camo paint if you got any. Save before you actually shoot him, in case the shot fails, load and move your merc a little bit and try again.

Originally Posted by Ivana Dolbitch

I got an SKS carbine with a bayonet which I stashed in a box in the army base (nasty business that base. Ended up killing the valet parking who was hit by grenade fragments and went hostile, hope he wasn't important). The problem is that whenever I try to pick the weapon up, the game CTDs.

I can't answer this without the log info, but as a rule, always use the safe at the base to stash any items. It's what it's there for

Originally Posted by Ivana Dolbitch

What is the point of buying slaves? They have PITIFUL stats!

Slaves aren't mercs and are supposed to have awful stats. They can be used to generate some profit, or as cannon fodder for those with a stone heart