First Contact II

2012-07-23T22:12:12Z

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{{Mission|previous=First Contact|next=Preserving the Balance|campaign=Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius Campaign Walkthrough}}

'''MISSION 13 - PART 2'''

'''Fighter squadron:''' 56 Squadron

'''Description:''' Samuel Bei continues his pursuit of two unknown ships.

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==Background==
While on a reconnaissance flight to know the whereabouts of one of the [[GTD Temeraire|GTD ''Temeraire'']]'s scouting wings, you encounter two unknown vessels. You are given authorisation to pursue them after they jump to another location in the system.

==Walkthrough==
This mission is a playable cutscene.

Once you regain control of your ship, you are given orders to jump back to the ''Temeraire'' as a massive Shivan fleet has been detected entering the system.

==Notes==
* The aliens react to Sam very differently than they do to other human scouts. While their call seems to be audible to humans of all sorts (as evidenced by the ''Duke'' incident), particular individuals seem to be considered ideal. This is not dissimilar to the idea of the Sensitives presented in MindGames, another user-made campaign.
* The portentous, mystical statements the aliens deliver can be hard to interpret, but they make it clear that Sam has a special role as an instrument of greater forces.
* It is suggested that the mystical connection between these aliens and humans has a tenuous basis in canon since Lieutenant Ash, in the last moments of his life, claimed to "feel" the Shivans following him.
* A FREDding oversight allows the player to call in a support ship, despite the fact that he is cut off from communications. This was fixed in Director's Cut.

==Total number of forces==
{{total_numbers_2
|belligerent_1 =[[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]]
|belligerent_2 =Unknown
|ship_1 =
|ship_2 =
* 3 [[Vishnan Arbiter]]
** ''Vishnan Arbiter 4''
** ''Vishnan Arbiter 5''
** ''Vishnan Arbiter 6''
* 1 [[Vishnan Protector]]
** ''Unknown Vessel''
|strikecraft_1 =
* 1 [[GTF Pegasus|GTF ''Pegasus'']]
** ''Alpha 1''
*** Bei
|strikecraft_2 =
* 2 [[Vishnan Missionary]]
** ''Unknown'' (2)
|casualties_1 =
|casualties_2 =
}}
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