One battle each from TIE, XvT, XWA and TFTC will be assigned monthly. Pilots will fly the battles and submit their pilot files through the database normally.

Rounds in Season Eight will run for one month each starting from the first day of the month until it's end. This is a return to the former schedule after a couple of Seasons using mid-month start dates - we shall see which works better!

The pilot with the highest score each month in each platform will earn 9 points. The next highest score will earn 8, then 7, and so on. All submissions will earn at least 2 points. Any mission high scores will earn 1 bonus point and any battle high scores will earn 2 bonus points.

High scores are evaluated in the order the pilot files were submitted, but both pilots will receive the bonus points if a processed high score is overtaken later by another pilot. Points will accumulate for the season for more awards and the overall top pilot will also receive the title TIE Corps Battlemaster.

The points earned by each pilot will also be added to their squadron's total and their battlegroup's total. At the end of the season, the participants from top three squadrons and the top battlegroup earn awards.

Round One Assignments
Deadline: 23:59 January 31st UTC

• TIE: TIE-TC 48: Ski Hoth - Star Wars Mercenaries
• XvT: XvT-TC 111: Praetorian Squadron - Installation Strike
• XWA: XWA-TC 24: The History of the SSSD Sovereign
• TFTC: TFTC-CMP 6: Reimagined - Arms Race

Round Two Assignments
Deadline: 23:59 February 28th UTC

• TIE: TIE-TC 122: Rebels and Pirates
• XvT: XvT-TC 138: TIE Fighter: Arms Race
• XWA: XWA-IW 2: Rion's Shadow Campaign: Infiltrate Rion
• TFTC: TFTC-TC 3: Typhoon Squadron's Day-Off: Part 1

Round Three Assignments
Deadline: 23:59 March 31st UTC

• TIE: TIE-TC 94: The Ultimate Shield
• XvT: XvT-TC 103: ASF: 341
• XWA: XWA-TC 4: Privateer
• TFTC: TFTC-TC 6: The Career of AD Adrenaline

Round Four Assignments
Deadline: 23:59 April 30th UTC

• TIE: TIE-TC 38: Deepspace Syndicate
• XvT: XvT-TC 59: Cosmetic Wars!
• XWA: XWA-TC 70: Anti-Rogue Squadron: Battle for Borleias
• TFTC: TFTC-TC 4: Typhoon Squadron's Day-Off: Part 2

• IS-PW/GW/SW/BW/CW for the top five overall individual point totals for the season
• IS-GW/SW/BW/CW for the top four individual point totals in each platform for the season
• IS-GW/SW/BW/CW for the top four overall individual point totals each month
• IS-SW/BW/CW for the top three scores in each platform each month
• ORA for every six battles completed during the competition (max of 2)
• ORA for scoring at least 80% of the pre-round high score on a battle (max of 12)
• TUA/MUA/MUA for all participants from the top three squadrons for the season
• MUA for all participants from the top battlegroup for the season