Talk:Distraction tactics/@comment-34219060-20180130043821/@comment-178.128.28.73-20190117161102

Same version (1.4005, build 6890, no EP), same place, similar problem.

I thought it was me who failed to bring the Decoder to the door. I didn't forget about it, I just didn't receive it from the main missions. However after days of searching it turned out I don't need the decoder AT ALL; it should be Ghost who interacts with the lock and opens the door for Strelok.

So I reinspected my problem: whenever I finish off the last military stalker, Ghost will automatically pick another target in the map, and keep crouching and aiming at it. The picked target may be: Quick saving/reloading the game will free Ghost from aiming at that target, but will also remove the script to make him unlock the door.
 * a zombie in Buried Village to the east,
 * or one of the four Monolith guys in their Camp to the south,
 * or a Poltergeist or Pyrogeist in the center of the map,
 * or just a snork nearby.

So I retried this mission and got a "lucky" outcome, which means: After that, Ghost ran to the door and successfully opened it for Strelok, so the mission could continue.
 * I killed five military stalkers (3 snipers and 2 riflemen inside the yard) while Ghost and the last military (rifleman at the front door) were shooting at each other,
 * To speed up our victory, I gave the military a few leg shots with pistol, disabling him,
 * And luckily attracted and killed 2 nearby snorks,
 * And finally let Ghost finished off the disabled military stalker.