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6. OTHER QUESTS


? 6.1 – ALIEN BUGS (SCI-FI MODE)

First of all, the bugs in the game aren't real aliens from the outer space. At least from
what I've seen so far in the game, Deidranna's happy ass is behind their genesis. They
drop no weapons, and they spit acid/smoke crap at you, and try to swipe you with their
claws.
The Alien Bugs are pretty much just one more thing to do in the Sci-Fi mode. They are
serious pain in the ass until you eradicate them, since they make mines stop producing
money, but they are quite fun to blow away.
When one mine stopps producing and the chief worker tells you that the mine is
infested with bugs, you then have to fight your way down to the lowest mine level and kill
the boss creature plus his offspring.
Killing them seriously boosts morale! Your mercs just LOVE blowing those shits away.
And since there are so damn many of them, it's really easy for your morale to go through
the roof. On the converse side, if your town loses a fight to the bugs (milita are, for some
reason, totally inept when it comes to fighting bugs, even though mercs easily dispatch the
bastards left and right), your loyalty in that town will drop like a ROCK (we're talking like
from %40 down to NOTHING).

How to exterminate them for good:

1. Make sure you bring Gas Masks for all your guys because the bugs spit poison clouds
or whatever it is.
2. Bring a LOT of Ammo, like, a crap load at least 100 + rounds for everybody, and some
Mustard Gas. It might be better to equip your guys with submachine guns temporarily
because a lot of the combat will be at close range and you do more damage to the bugs if
you have two submachine guns on auto fire.
3. Go into the infestated mine and kill the bugs. You've to go down 3 levels, sometimes
moving to another sector on the same level. There are small holes, similar to the exit in
the first level of the mine. This should lead you to the lair of the monsters. Just go killing
the Bugs. This will go on quite a while. You can't miss the Bug Queen.
4. The Queen is not that bad, but she is hidden behind some rocks. If you try to get in
sight she will interrupt and kill you. So throw grenades over the wall without seeing her, in
the entrance where she sits plus one or two mustard gases and she should die but if she
doesn't use some explosive grenades to finish her off. That's the only way to do it, at
least in Grumm and Drassen Mines.
5. Also the Bug Queen's blood makes your armor better. So make sure you pick it up.
6. Just make sure that you don't leave once you go down because once you leave, you
will have to fight your way down all over again.
7. The mine will be operational again once you kill the Queen. There are people who
claim that you need to blow up the eggs as well. But the mine is operational without you
blowing them up, so I didn't tried that out.

Am I supposed to go down with a certain number of mercs or at a specific time?
They are not there all the time, so checking the mine at different times might be a
solution. But the consensus seems to be that the Queen only appears after 4.00 AM, so
try waiting around until then.

Question on the Bugs. Can I use HP ammo (like on the Bloodcats) or do I need AP?
You should use HP ammo. Just for the queen use AP. HP Does far more damage against
bugs while AP might just go through them.

Last question is what does the Bug Elixir do? What to do with Bugs body parts?
There are two items that could be called elixir.
First there is the Slime from the corpse of the monster queen. You can harden your
armor with it. Second there is an elixir that hides you from the bugs (to a certain degree).
This can get obtained from a NPC (don't know which)?
Second, they do drop body parts like the Bloodcats. So far I've gotten Organs, Claws
and parts of their skin. I figure that they might be sellable to that guy who buys the
Bloodcats stuff (Mickey), but I haven't tried yet.

Well I finally killed the Bugs. But I can not get the Jelly the Queen left. I can
not pick it up nor get it in the jar. Can someone help me with this?
Did you hold down the CTRL key before moving the cursor over it? If that doesn't
work, go to the strategic map, and activate the items filter and move the items from
there.

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? 6.2 – MICKEY & THE BLOODCATS

To complete the bloodcat quest, you must return to Alma and talk to the NPC that sent
you after the bloodcats. The same is true of some other quests.

Ran into one Bloodcat in westernmost sector of San Mona, is that the only place
they are found? Only yes or no, please.
Nope.

Where to sell Bloodcats pelts, claws, teeth, and what to do with the bugs
remains?
I found Mickey, the Irish guy that sold items to you from JA Deadly Games, in the bar
in Drassen. He is now dealing exclusively in animal parts. He should be around there or at
least up north.

I met the former arms dealer from the first game (Mickey) and he made me so
sick that I shot him on principle. Will there be repercussions?
He's the only one that buys animal parts. Sorry.

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? 6.3 – THE BOUNTY HUNTER

I think there is a Bounty Hunter out there...And he buys heads… is it true?
Yes there is a Bounty Hunter. His name is Carmen and you'll find him in the bars in
Drassen or in San Mona. He does buy heads and he gives a list of people to kill (about 6). If
you take their heads to him, he will pay you anywhere from 10.000 to 25.000 (half the
actual reward). Good way to get money! Don't forget that when you return to bring him the
heads he may not be in the same place since he travels between Drassen and San Mona.

Are the terrorists locations random? They aren't always in the same spots! They
just move to another places.Any comments?
As far as I know the terrorists locations are random. I found 3 out of 6 wanted
terrorists, MOM in Chitzena, The Druggist in a bar in Grumm, and the Imposter in Cambria
(G8). He was pretending (badly) to be a Canadian.
Also, The wanted list characters are not among Kingpin's gang.

How did you ID the terrorists? I've got the computer files, but does the merc tell
you on the tactical screen when you actually meet the terrorists? Or do I have to go
back onto the laptop and figure it out?
No, you have to remember what they look like.
When I found the Imposter in Cambria (his AK-74 kicks!), he was pretending to be a
Canadian (not very convincing, though). If this guy is anything to go by, they don't want to
draw attention to themselves, & can't do anything for you, except yap. They don't
attack
you imediately, so if you notice someone suspicious, you can get the chance to go & review
your files, to see if you remember seeing one of these guys.
When you or they have initiated a fight their name will change to the "Real" name and
you should be able to figure out if it was one of the terrorists by comparing the name to
the disc you got from Carmen.
Could even be a good idea to check these files, after you have freed a town sector &
have looked at all the Citizens that you can look at, just to see if any look like one of the
terrorists.

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? 6.4 – THE MISSING SCIENTIST & THE ROBOT MERC

Where do you find the missing Scientist that the Queen is so pissed about...? I
heard that he is building a Robot Merc. How to get that?
I found him in H7 (left to Cambria) or in E4 (just below San Mona), both Hill and Farm
areas, or in the land to the east of Alma right above the sector where the Bloodcat lair is.
That might be a random location but you might want to look there.
When you get there you have to open a drawer in the house and there will be a switch in
there. Turning on the switch will open up the secret door to a room in the barn. Go in the
barn and talk to the escaped scientist, who is working on the bot.
He'll say in order to activate the robot, you have to bring two items to him. A rifle and
video camera. You can get a video camera in one shop of electronics or in the Museum of
Balime. For a rifle, it should be the most powerful weapon you currently have right now
'cause once it's attached to the robot's body, it'll be the only weapon the
robot'll ever
use. It's permanent. So, choose wisely.
The robot is real good at taking out the bloodcats, with some backup from the rest of
your guys he shouldn't be beat up to bad (it takes about 5 to 8 damage off for each hit
from a bloodcat compared to the 20+ damage it would do to a merc).
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7. MIXED ISSUES


? 7.1 - DIFFICULTY LEVELS

What's the real effects of difficulty levels?
I chose the middle level of difficulty (experienced?) and I can't do squat against
my enemies... they are standing up in the middle of the field and i'm prone behind a
tree and I can't hit them with a shotgun, but they can peg me with a handgun????
I read that the computer units have a MASSIVE bonus to hit against me. I may
replay the game, but not on Hard if the cheating gets worse than this. It's one of
the real annoying things about this game that wasn't in JA. Now you know why they
have a Fast Save and Fast Load.
Err...no, it's NOT true. Computer units do not have any bonus to hit (at least not on
easy or medium difficulty). Swear to God. On easy level, enemies have a "chance to hit"
penalty. In EVERY JA game, people have thought the same thing ("I can't hit the broad
side of a barn, but the computer never misses"). I've experienced the perception myself
when playing, but it really is just that perception. The computer does have the advantage
of knowing it's chance to hit in all situations (while you don't) and exploits that.
Ian Currie – Sirtech Canada

What's the difference between difficulty levels please!
Here's what I've learned until now :
- Starting money goes down with each level (same as JA1)
- More enemy patrols as you up the level
- Shooting Bonus: slight penalty for enemies at easy level, no penalty at average,
unknown (slight/heavy?) bonus at expert.

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? 7.2 - GAME LIMITS

Just 2 questions. Is there a time limit in JA2? I trained too long once and i got
an email saying that i got to move on, from my boss? What happen if i ignore this?
Second, can the mines ran out of money?
The game itself, I predict (since I have not finished it), does not limit the time taken
per se. However, the mines DO run out of money and Dedrianna's forces appear to grow
throughout at least the beginning of the game, so there is serious incentive to keep
moving. Obviously, eventually her forces would become too strong and your cash flow too
weak to sustain any kind of reasonable resistance, let alone take the country.
My advice: do not spend too much time training. I recognize the impulse to create a
trained custom super-merc, but the game will penalize you seriously for days of training.
Your best bet is to create your custom merc with an understanding that some skills
improve far faster than others through action, set those that don't a bit higher and those
that do a bit lower. Then improve through action, and always maintain the understanding
that it is highly unlikely that you will ever be outstanding in all categories.

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? 7.3 - MINES

Do all mines run out of Gold/Silver?
Short answer: No.

Can you go in mines and explore ?
Yes, you can go inside and explore all the mines. Can usually find silver in them which
can be added to your bank account, same way you would add money.

Happened to someone else that the Chitenza mine was tapped out? if so any idea's
if you can do something about it?
In real mode one mine might tap out. Nothing to do about it. It happened to me with
the Drassen mine. But it's random. Just a nasty little surprise to make the game harder.
Occasionally and in no necessary order one mine or the other might stop working in
"real" mode (not sci-fi). There's no way to start producing there again. There's
just no
more silver/gold.

Someone said you have to convince head miners to start getting mine profits. I
didn't have to convince anyone in Drassen, I just talked to the head guy, he turned
it over to me and I seem to be making money. Are there multiple people to talk to
for each mine, or just one?
Just one - no convincing necessary. They were always happy that I wanted their money.
Some might require a couple of "talk" sequences.

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? 7.4 – THE FLOWER SERVICE

Anybody found a use for send flowers yet? I was experimenting sending them
various places. But never got any indication that the stuff was recieved. Is there a
point or just a way to blow like 200 bucks real stupidly?
Just pick out a bouquet, attach a nasty message and select Meduna as your destination.
Pick overnight delivery, wait one day and get ready to laugh your head off. It's pretty
funny 'cause she gets all pissed off and poor Elliot gets slapped about 6 times.

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8. JA2 LINKS

- My own page for the Guide (will always be the first site to have it, of course):
http://www.terravista.pt/Meco/4883/index.htm

- Official Jagged Alliance 2 Website (from Sir-Tech):
http://www.sir-tech.com/ja2/

- Terravirtua JA2 Discussion Board:
http://www.terravirtua.com/sqlboard/

- Talonsoft JA2 Discussion Board (have to open an account first – and read the rules!):
http://www.talonsoft.com/discussion.html

- Tactical Planet JA2 Discussion Board:
http://forums.tacticalplanet.com/secondary.asp?topic=236