Missions
IRON NEST Mission Troubleshooting
Diagnose a stalled objective, missing target, bad firing solution or irreversible loading mistake.
Evidence map reviewed: Aug 9, 2026
Direct developer answers are separated from player diagnosis. The page offers a repeatable check order without claiming every stall is a game bug.
Start with the latest order, not the last action
When a mission appears stuck, identify which link in the chain has failed: order → map evidence → firing card → loading → gun controls → impact report → next order. Repeating the last action is useful only when that link is actually wrong.
Read both teleprinters and the current clipboard. A successful impact may still require a report, reconnaissance result or stand-down/quarters prompt.
Confirm the IRON NEST and observer markers, then trace every bearing from its documented origin. Preserve blue spotter markers when later messages refer back to them.
Audit target identity, shell, actual charge count, bearing, elevation, loaded barrel and armed state in that order.
Check for another target, a changed target effect or a newly revealed counter-battery threat. Mission completion comes from the latest command state, not visual confidence.
Do not search for an unload control. The developer-confirmed rule is that a gun cannot be unloaded; use the second barrel or preserve the load for a valid target.
Relocate the IRON NEST map token and discard every firing line/card derived from the old position.
Symptom-to-check matrix
| What you see | Most useful check | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| No range or bearing appears | Correct measuring tool and IRON NEST reference-spike origin | Drawing from the center of the large token |
| Two spotter lines almost meet | Observer IDs, copied bearings and report tolerance | Forcing a perfect intersection without recon |
| Calculator rejects the setup | Shell, range and number of available/selected charges | Changing elevation alone until the value looks plausible |
| Gun will not produce the expected result | Breech/loading sequence, exact loaded barrel and armed state | Assuming the left and right cards were not swapped |
| Counter-battery pressure continues | Latest mission feed and any unlocated/revealed batteries | Returning to ordinary targets before the threat is cleared |
| Mission state seems frozen | Wait for the impact/report cycle, then check teleprinter and required support action | Reloading immediately and losing evidence of what happened |
A clean retry protocol
- Screenshot or write down the failure state before restarting.
- Record the mission, objective wording and whether the failure happened before or after impact.
- On retry, change only the first unsupported assumption.
- Use the firing checklist before every shot until the failure is isolated.
- If the same verified inputs fail repeatedly, check the official announcements and Steam discussions for a current-build issue before treating it as player error.
This page distinguishes documented recovery rules from diagnosis. It does not claim every stalled mission is a bug, and it does not invent a universal reset sequence.