This article describes the best solution(s) to the Stolen Camper Call Incident. Follow the instructions below to learn how to get the most Reputation Points and/or other benefits, and avoid unnecessary penalties or complications.
The Stolen Camper incident is completely linear; it will work the exact same way each time you play it. As a result, the instructions given in this article will always be best.
Choice of Reward[]
This incident gives you two options to choose from, based on what you want to accomplish:
- A massive search area, but the scene itself gives an extra Reputation point, and only requires police to resolve.
- Four smaller search areas (1/4 as much work required), but gives only the base reward, and requires basic medical unit response.
Below are instructions on how to do either of these things as efficiently as possible.
Optimal Conversation - Wide Search Area[]
Following this conversation flow will spawn a massive Search Area, 144 sectors in total. Once the search is completed, the scene itself requires only police response, and provides an extra Reputation point if the instructions below are followed properly.
Follow this conversation if you have plenty of CCTV cameras, Spy Drones, specialized search units (e.g. Police Helicopters), or just a large number of free units that could assist in the search.
| Speaker | Dialogue | Extra Effects | |
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Operator | - 112, what's your emergency? | |
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Caller | - Hey, I need help. | |
| WHERE ARE YOU? | |||
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Operator | - So, where are you calling from? | |
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Caller | - I don't know. In the camper. We're moving. |  Wide Search Area discovered |
| WHAT'S HAPPENING? | |||
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Operator | - What do you need help with? | |
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Caller | - The camper was stolen... I'm in the toilet. I don't think they know I'm here... They hit dad on the head. | |
| DESCRIBE THE CAMPER | |||
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Operator | - Ok, can you describe the camper? Maybe you know your licence plate numbers? |  Stolen Camper SceneReputation Reward increased by +1 |
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Caller | - White, it's brand new.... a big one... I... don't know the numbers... Uhh... I think dad said that one of the backlights is broken. | Wide Search Area Work per Sector reduced to 20 |
| YOU'RE DOING GREAT | |||
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Operator | - You're doing great, miss. Everything's gonna be fine. | |
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Caller | - ....please hurry up! | |
| SENDING POLICE | |||
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Operator | - Just stay calm. The police are going to find you! Make sure your phone is on silent and call again if something happens. | |
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Caller | - Ok... make it quick, please! | Call ended. |
Optimal Conversation - Small Search Areas[]
Following this conversation flow will spawn four different Search Areas in random locations across the city. They consist of only 36 sectors in total (9 per area). Once the search is completed, the scene itself requires both medical and police response, and provides only 3 Reputation points when resolved.
Follow this conversation if you do not have particularly good search units, or do not have enough units available to begin a wide search.
| Speaker | Dialogue | Extra Effects | |
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Operator | - 112, what's your emergency? | |
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Caller | - Hey, I need help. | |
| WHAT'S HAPPENING? | |||
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Operator | - What do you need help with? | |
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Caller | - The camper was stolen... I'm in the toilet. I don't think they know I'm here... They hit dad on the head. | |
| DESCRIBE THE CAMPER | |||
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Operator | - Ok, can you describe the camper? Maybe you know your licence plate numbers? | Stolen Camper Scene Reputation Reward increased by +1 |
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Caller | - White, it's brand new.... a big one... I... don't know the numbers... Uhh... I think dad said that one of the backlights is broken. | Small Search Area #1 Work per Sector reduced to 20 Small Search Area #2Work per Sector reduced to 20 Small Search Area #3Work per Sector reduced to 20 Small Search Area #4Work per Sector reduced to 20 |
| HOW OLD ARE YOU? | |||
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Operator | - How old are you? | |
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Caller | - I'm 15. Please, help. | |
| CALM DOWN | |||
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Operator | - Please, calm down. It will be easier for me to help you if you're calm. | |
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Caller | - I'll try... | |
| PEEK THROUGH THE DOOR | |||
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Operator | - Can you take a peek through the door? | |
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Caller | - Let me see. . . Uhhhh, I can't really see anything... But I've heard some... machines? A construction site? | Wide Search Area removed Small Search Area #1 discovered Small Search Area #2 discovered Small Search Area #3 discovered Small Search Area #4 discovered |
| OPEN THE DOOR WIDER | |||
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Operator | - Open the door little wider and take a better look. | |
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Caller | - I might try, but... Uhhh... Oh, my god! | Call ended. |
Exploiting the Scene Duplication Bug[]
The incident script is written in such a way that it does not expect the Wide Search Area to appear and be resolved before the call is asked to PEEK THROUGH THE DOOR. Thus, when you ask her to peek, the script simply removes the Wide Search Area and replaces it with four Small Search Areas.
However, if the Wide Search Area is resolved before asking the girl to peek through her door, the instance of the Stolen Camper Scene that was discovered by resolving the search remains on the map, and then resolving the four Small Search Areas spawns a second instance of the scene (though slightly different). Both instances can be resolves separately, for nearly double the Reputation reward.
In order to get this to happen, however, you would need to be pretty lucky, or sufficiently well-prepared. The Wide Search Area is 144 sectors in size, and most vehicles will struggle to complete more than a few search sectors between the two questions. If you can, sending every unit in the area into the closest search sector, and then micro-managing each unit carefully to search as many sectors as possible, will increase the chances of hitting the right one. Of course, if you have CCTV cameras in the area, they can search many sectors simultaneously. Spy Drones can also be very helpful, if placed in the corner between 4 search sectors.
The one thing you can always do, however, is to get the Search Area to appear as soon as possible in the conversation, and then spend as much time as possible exhausting every remaining conversation option except PEEK THROUGH THE DOOR (or any question that damages your reputation or ends the call prematurely). Getting to DESCRIBE THE CAMPER as quickly as possible also helps, as it reduces the amount of search work per sector by 33%, which is a massive help.
Additionally, it helps to wait as long as possible between every question you ask. The caller will give you two "reminders" after every question you ask, before she gets frustrated and hangs up the phone. The first reminder is "Hello?", and the second is "Are you there?". Once that second reminder is heard, you have only a few moments to pick your next response.
Below is an example of the exact path that maximizes the allotted time.
| Speaker | Dialogue | Extra Effects | |
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Operator | - 112, what's your emergency? | |
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Caller | - Hey, I need help. | |
| WHERE ARE YOU? | |||
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Operator | - So, where are you calling from? | |
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Caller | - I don't know. In the camper. We're moving. | Wide Search Area discovered |
| WHAT'S HAPPENING? | |||
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Operator | - What do you need help with? | |
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Caller | - The camper was stolen... I'm in the toilet. I don't think they know I'm here... They hit dad on the head. | |
| DESCRIBE THE CAMPER | |||
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Operator | - Ok, can you describe the camper? Maybe you know your licence plate numbers? | Stolen Camper Scene Reputation Reward increased by +1 |
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Caller | - White, it's brand new.... a big one... I... don't know the numbers... Uhh... I think dad said that one of the backlights is broken. | Wide Search Area Work per Sector reduced to 20 Small Search Area #1Work per Sector reduced to 20 Small Search Area #2Work per Sector reduced to 20 Small Search Area #3Work per Sector reduced to 20 Small Search Area #4Work per Sector reduced to 20 |
| YOU'RE DOING GREAT | |||
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Operator | - You're doing great, miss. Everything's gonna be fine. | |
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Caller | - ....please hurry up! | |
| START OF STALLING SEGMENT From this point on, ask questions in the following order if possible, while stalling for as long as possible between questions. If the search is completed before this segment is over, you can immediately skip to the end of the segment, which is marked below.
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| HOW OLD ARE YOU? | |||
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Operator | - How old are you? | |
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Caller | - I'm 15. Please, help. | |
| CALM DOWN | |||
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Operator | - Please, calm down. It will be easier for me to help you if you're calm. | |
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Caller | - I'll try... | |
| WHICH DIRECTION? | |||
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Operator | - Do you know where you're going? Do you have direction of travel? | |
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Caller | - No, and there's no window in the toilet. I can't see anything. | |
| HOW DID IT HAPPEN | |||
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Operator | - How did that happen? | |
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Caller | - We stopped to buy a few things, I waited inside... they were hitting dad... I locked myself inside but they've stolen the car! | |
| WHERE IS THE SHOP? | |||
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Operator | - So, where is the shop? Do you remember the address or what the store look like? | |
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Caller | - No, I wasn't really paying attention... | |
| I NEED DETAILS | |||
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Operator | - I need some more details to be able to find you. | |
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Caller | - Ok, but I'm locked here... What do I do? | |
| HOW IS THE ROAD? | |||
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Operator | - What kind of road are you travelling on? Is it smooth or bumpy? | |
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Caller | - It... It is rather bumpy. Gosh, they're driving really fast. | |
| END OF STALLING SEGMENT If the Wide Area Search has been completed, simply continue the conversation as below. If the search hasn't been completed, you won't be getting duplicated scenes no matter what you choose next.
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| PEEK THROUGH THE DOOR | |||
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Operator | - Can you take a peek through the door? | |
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Caller | - Let me see. . . Uhhhh, I can't really see anything... But I've heard some... machines? A construction site? | Wide Search Area removed Small Search Area #1 discovered Small Search Area #2 discovered Small Search Area #3 discovered Small Search Area #4 discovered |
| LISTEN TO THE MEN | |||
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Operator | - Stay in the toilet. Try to hear the men if they're talking, they might say where they're heading. | |
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Caller | - I can't really hear them. The engine's too loud. | |
| SENDING POLICE | |||
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Operator | - Just stay calm. The police are going to find you! Make sure your phone is on silent and call again if something happens. | |
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Caller | - Ok... make it quick, please! | Call ended. |