SS Buzzards Nerfed in Extradition Mission !

[JC Hammer]

Anyone else notice that when you pick up a Buzzard at Sandy Shores to complete the Extradition mission, its already smoking?

 

It will barely make it to the bridge to take out the DA..

 

no way it makes it all the way to Martins

 

I started it from Martins and picked up my Buzzard at the helipad by the harbor and it was fine....

 

 

[DarkSavageDeathlyCloud]

Strange to say the least

[Creme_Brulee]

Edit:

Nvm, the way you wrote it made it seem that it wasn't a Pegasus Buzzard -_-

Edited December 19, 2015 by Braulioaej

[Gridl0k]

Your Pegasus one? Maybe it spawned into/onto the Lazers there, at one of the recently added SS spawns?

[JC Hammer]

Your Pegasus one? Maybe it spawned into/onto the Lazers there, at one of the recently added SS spawns?

Yes, Pegasus

 

The Lazers are gone from the airfield and the spawn point is moved just out of the gang location

[JohnGazman]

Since it makes more sense for me to call a Hydra, no, I hadn't noticed.

[JC Hammer]

Since it makes more sense for me to call a Hydra, no, I hadn't noticed.

Did your hydra spawn at SS fine?

[Nutduster]

"Nerfed." What are the odds that Rockstar did this intentionally? 1000 to 1, I'd say. More likely it was a glitch (if you experienced it just once) or a new bug (if it's repeatable).

[FrugalDangerMan]

You can hear two of the buzzards at the airport explode when you hack the laptop during The Los Santos Connection. The one by the main entrance that will spawn an enemy after collecting the coke and the one on the right side of the hangar.

 

Merryweather airlift helecopters also seem to arrive damaged. Shooting the pilot through the door causes it to smoke instantly.

 

Npc spawned flying vehicles seem to be severely damage from the get go.

Edited December 19, 2015 by PNutterSammich

[Hunter]

SS Buzzards? I didn't know the Nazis used Little Birds/Buzzards.

[JC Hammer]

"Nerfed." What are the odds that Rockstar did this intentionally? 1000 to 1, I'd say. More likely it was a glitch (if you experienced it just once) or a new bug (if it's repeatable).

 

I did it three or 4 times, I thought maybe I hit a tree or something the first time (spawn point has been moved into the desert area)

 

Tried it with Buzzards from Mckenzie field and the Helipad in the harbor and they were both fine

 

Smells like R* f*cking with missions again

[Tails Prower]

Nope it's a BUG!

 

The spawn point at Sandy Shores started failing when Lowriders was released and has not been fixed yet.

 

Bad code makes the game think the helicopter has already spawned so when you call for one, the game then blows it up or damages it because it thinks

one is already on the landing pad, they tried to change it to prevent the spawn resulting in phone call saying your vehicle could not be delivered but as usual

mucked up!

[CarnageRacing00]

Could be that they're spawning several feet above the ground and then dropping and getting damaged when the physics are enabled by player proximity.

[JC Hammer]

Edit:

Nvm, the way you wrote it made it seem that it wasn't a Pegasus Buzzard -_-

 

I just assume everyone has a Peggy Buzzard by now, sorry

[Creme_Brulee]

 

Edit:

Nvm, the way you wrote it made it seem that it wasn't a Pegasus Buzzard -_-

 

I just assume everyone has a Peggy Buzzard by now, sorry

 

It's ok, lol.

I was just confused for a bit. I could have one, but I prefer using my Hydra in this mission anyway.

[JohnGazman]

 

Since it makes more sense for me to call a Hydra, no, I hadn't noticed.

Did your hydra spawn at SS fine?

 

 

It spawned on the roof of the LS Hospital, but yeah, it was fine.

[zecanelao]

I've been experiencing something like that for quite a long time. When I call a helicopter at the Sandy Shores airfield, if it isn't destroyed, it spawns smoking. This glitch doesn't affect the Hydra. It seems that no one has reported this glitch to Rockstar yet. Very annoying.

[Lazysunday88]

Same thing happens with Cleaning the Cat House. I call in my Cargobob and it's already toast, so it must be a bug with chopper spawns.

[A.I.R]

Why use any air vehicle in extradition? Just shot the titan throw the gate

[soundism]

Nope it's a BUG!

 

The spawn point at Sandy Shores started failing when Lowriders was released and has not been fixed yet.

 

Bad code makes the game think the helicopter has already spawned so when you call for one, the game then blows it up or damages it because it thinks

one is already on the landing pad, they tried to change it to prevent the spawn resulting in phone call saying your vehicle could not be delivered but as usual

mucked up!

This. I abondoned the helicopter stratagy after repeatedly calling in a Valkyrie at the SSAFPS (sandy shores airfield Pegasus spawn)

 

For a leg up, I now either snipe the Titan from the gas station at the intersection of 68 and PCH or drive a little further and HL the Titan from the end of the runway.

[Lakitu]

Not directly related, but it is to do with this: I noticed that at Paleto Police Station there is an issue with the helicopters spawning outside the helipad on the grass on the other side of the fence, and at Sandy Shores a similar thing happens when they don't spawn where they should

[Tails Prower]

Not directly related, but it is to do with this: I noticed that at Paleto Police Station there is an issue with the helicopters spawning outside the helipad on the grass on the other side of the fence, and at Sandy Shores a similar thing happens when they don't spawn where they should

 

Been like that since LowRiders, I believe helicopter spawns were all moved to prevent spawning during gang attack and

other issues occurring.

 

Paleto Bay - Police at back of station would randomly give you a star for taking plane/chopper even if it was your own however

the new location does not fit well for bigger helicopters like the Savage.

 

Merryweather Dock. - same - Merryweather would shoot you for taking what was yours.

 

Actual experience, loss track of number of times I had this happen.

[blusunone]

Since it makes more sense for me to call a Hydra, no, I hadn't noticed.

I always grab a Hydra too. Either way i have never had a problem with any of my Pegasus vehicles. Try just using Pegasus you should be fine.

[AUScowboy]

I drive close enough to Grapeseed so it'll spawn at Trevor's airfield by the O'Neill Ranch...

[xoC18H21NO3xo]

I've been noticing that sometimes if I call for the Buzzard and it arrives at Sandy that if I come to Sandy from the west, the Buzzard just blows up and I get that vehicle has been destroyed message from Pegasus. It doesn't seem to happen if I am soloing the mission, but on Extradition (in particular) with other players, it seems to destroy itself.

[Skeve613]

I've had this happen during other missions when spawning choppers at Sandy Shores too. A couple of times I just heard an explosion and got a notification that my Savage had been destroyed, another time I arrived to find my Buzzard was already smoking from the tail pipe before I got in it. Now that I know this isn't just a fluke only I've been seeing, I'm going to try to do some testing to figure out what is going on.

[am30]

It's not been nerfed. I had this in another couple missions. Just a bug, nothing more.