The elusive flail

Muskeljens · 2006-04-17, 06:35 PM

Right, I tried searching the forums for this prob, but noone seems to have had it, so I think my char is bugged.
I HAVE the flail cert, but I can't spawn it in the sanctuary or any other bases. Wheeee. wasted CP. Am I bugged or just blind?

Mhute · 2006-04-17, 07:01 PM

It's a bug. I had the cert for the reaver and magrider one time and had none of those vehicles available. The following day that problem was rectified. It's annoying but the bug probably can be fixed when you restart the game. If that still doesn't work contact a GM and they should help you out.

Mag-Mower · 2006-04-17, 10:40 PM

I have never been able to pull a flail or AT vehicle from the sanctuary... Maybe I am bugged too, because it is a bit unreasonable to go to the caves then back to the surface for one vehicle.

Mhute · 2006-04-17, 11:58 PM

I learned the real answer. Most likely it wasn't a bug but and instead you weren't at a tech plant. A technology plant is one of the five type of bases in the game and its ability is to grant access to advanced vehicles like the Flail. The only other time you can gain access to advanced vehicles like the Reaver, Liberator and MBTs is if the base you are at is linked to a friendly tech plant or at Sanctuary.

Giovanni · 2006-04-20, 03:40 AM

The awnser is pretty simple. You can't pull heavy vehicles unless you have a tech plant connected to your cluster of bases. You cannot pull ancient tech unless someone has brought a AT module to the said base.

Sev7 · 2006-04-23, 06:11 AM

Tech plants have nothing to do with AT- For the MBT, and other advanced weapons, yes- it does.

Wow, I've been playing the game for 2 days, and I know the REAL ANSWER. For one, you can't use a flail or any AT vehicles for the matter until you have the correct module installed in one of the bases on the island. Also, it has to be connected via the lattice, in order for a single base to get the upgrade... Secondly, if you have a cavern locked- any continent that is connected via geowarp to that planet, can use AT vehicles... They might be able to use AT weapons too, not sure... Maybe I'm not 100% correct, but I'm definitly closer to any of the answers you have gotten...

I suggest if you have any obvious questions, push H in game... You'll certainly get most of your answers quicker, and faster.. Like I said today was my second day playing planetside, and any answer I needed basically was on there.