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    Lord of the Wings - what the and indeed ****??

    I feel I must start by saying the handling of the wingsuit in this game is arguably the worst of any ‘flying’ ability in gaming history!! On top of that, what in the name of all that is holy possessed you to make the deployment so convoluted?? Why the **** do we have to deploy our parachute first??

    I’ve just given up on the Clutch Nixon stunt Lord of the Wings, after what must be close to 20 attempts!! Fist off, you start us off on a ledge about three feet above the one below it. This ledge in turn has another below that, again about three feet below. Only after the third ledge is there any depth below. This makes deploying the wingsuit practically impossible. Sometimes I got lucky and managed to deploy it in time and start hitting the checkpoints (of which we have about 5 seconds between each), but then you make turns and obstacles which are just too difficult to negotiate.

    Did the developers even test this particular one??

    Seriously, frustrations like this make me not want to play. They make me dislike a game I otherwise enjoy.
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    I haven't done this nixon challenge yet. Why do you have to deploy the parachute first? As a rule this is not the case.
    Note im not arguing here, just after more detail for when i get round to doing it.
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    If I turn on the prompts it’s what they tell me. As soon as I get any air a prompt comes up saying ‘Hold X for parachute’ and then immediately after it says ‘L3 for wingsuit’

    Another thing is that the only chance you have to get them deployed is to run to the ledge and hit X to jump off. Problem with that is they start you about 12 inches from the edge.
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    Originally Posted by OurJud Go to original post
    If I turn on the prompts it’s what they tell me. As soon as I get any air a prompt comes up saying ‘Hold X for parachute’ and then immediately after it says ‘L3 for wingsuit’

    Another thing is that the only chance you have to get them deployed is too run to the ledge and hit X to jump off. Problem with that is they start you about 12 inches from the edge.
    I believe it's a case of the game telling you what are the options once "airborne". You can do either.
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    Originally Posted by MikeWeeks Go to original post
    I believe it's a case of the game telling you what are the options once "airborne". You can do either.
    When I tried just hitting L3 (because I couldn’t believe they wouldn’t just give the option of chute and wingsuit) nothing happens. I just land on the ledge below and my time runs out.
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    Getting the wingsuit deployed is not really the issue here, as you’re not going to get through the course anyway.
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    This may sound like im being a prat because you know, the internet!🙂 but im not trying to. But, just try pulling the wingsuit first. It may be different during the challenge so it may not work however, if one was to fast travel and use air drop, the wingsuit can be deployed without the chute. If one was to jump of a mountain, the suit can be deployed without the chute. I couldnt telk you what the prompts say in these situations as i dont honestly pay much attention now. I just do what i do. Just for giggles try it without the chute and see what happens. Im away from the game atm and cant check myself.
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    Yall ninja'd me while typing 🙂 Where is this particular challenge? On the map that is?
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    Well, you may be correct, but as I say in my last but one post, I did try this and nothing happened.

    Bear in mind I was so frustrated by this point that I was doing everything in my power to resist launching the controller through the tv screen, so maybe wasn’t concentrating fully.
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    Since this is a challenge (which I haven't done any) and not in free-roaming, try seeing if there are any UT vids of the specific challenge.
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