Battle Information
Battle Medal:
The Artifact of Power
Battle Reviews
4
CPT Jagged Fell III
Reviewer's rating profile
2024-07-23
I am torn on this battle. The story is great and I love the twists and how that is reflected in the missions. But most of the missions, at least on easy, have half their mission time consumed by waiting after the enemy is all dead. Also, in m4 a friendly, mission critical craft is marked as an enemy (the idea is that it is under cover, but why would OUR IFF show them as hostile?). For those two reasons I have to knock this down to a 4. With any weaker of a story, I would have scored it even lower due to my EXTREME dislike of wasting a player's time with waiting.
4
GN Master
Reviewer's rating profile
2023-09-23
I enjoyed this one, great story and well built.
A few wait times but not too bad. Mission three was interesting.
3
VA Locke Setzer
Reviewer's rating profile
2023-09-13
It's better than the TIE version, mostly because the goals are simplified and the plot/objectives are more clear. Can't decide if Mission #3 is the best part or worse part about it though...
3
LC andr3
Reviewer's rating profile
2022-08-20
There is some story to it and the missions are quite nice and different from each other.
4
COL Phalk Sturm
Reviewer's rating profile
2020-09-29
Battle is well developed and the story line about the dark artifact is compelling and immersive. Also, having the chance to fly the A-9 Gunship is a bonus, since it's a Sith only superfighter I have wanted to fly for a long time. However, the 4th mission is nearly impossible to complete having a few of your critical FRGs colliding against each other or the PLT Icarus. This needs to be addressed.
2
LT Kal J'qan
Reviewer's rating profile
2006-09-14
Not nearly as good as some of the other reviews suggest. The plot is rather silly (especially when blowing up fellow DB ships, only for them to reappear in the next mission), and the custom craft are really only a small redeeming feature. The third mission is way too hectic, with Frigates flying around all over the place shooting at each other; it's very hard to work out which ones you're supposed to kill in the heat of battle. In the last mission you fly an unshielded T/I, which is supposed to be challenging of course, but it just gets frustrating when your wingmen fly into you and destroy your ship. It would help if the orders for the wingmen were a little more sophisticated, so they don't all go after the same enemy fighter (and thus endangering you).
5
VA Astix
Reviewer's rating profile
2005-03-04
This battle's a beaut. Humourous, bug-free and enjoyable. I had a spot of bother installing the craft, but hey I'm an eejit. One of the best custom battles I've flown.
4
GN Abel Malik
Reviewer's rating profile
2005-02-12
This ones a pretty good DB xwa battle, well worth flying
Battle Bug Reports
2010-02-10
Battle requires Hyperion fighter but this isn't stated on the compendium.
2006-09-14
In mission 4, after a certain amount of time, your Frigates (mission critical craft) follow a flight plan which causes two of them (I don't remember which) to fly through each other, usually destroying one of them. This means that you have to finish the mission before they reach this point in their respective flight plans, and also that you can't stay to mop up all the enemy fighters - you have to end the mission before all of them are destroyed, thus limiting your score arbitrarily.
High Scores
| Battle Total: | 79,940 | COL Deimos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission 1: | 8,829 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 2: | 38,412 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 3: | 10,481 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 4: | 8,781 | CPT Vertigo | |
| Mission 5: | 14,828 | COL Deimos |
Top Ten
(of available records)
| 1 | 79,940 | COL Deimos | 2005-03-21 |
| 2 | 34,754 | VA Astix | 2005-03-04 |
| 3 | 31,286 | CPT Von Predator | 2005-05-23 |
| 4 | 28,324 | MAJ Tuba | 2010-09-17 |
| 5 | 25,983 | LC andr3 | 2022-08-20 |
| 6 | 24,712 | MAJ Frankie | 2005-02-11 |
| 7 | 21,880 | VA Locke Setzer | 2023-09-13 |
| 8 | 21,861 | CPT Jagged Fell III | 2024-07-23 |
| 9 | 21,736 | FA Pellaeon | 2005-05-14 |
| 10 | 18,378 | HA Anahorn Dempsey | 2014-09-19 |
Battle Completion Statistics
This battle has been flown by 48 pilots a total of 53 times.
HA Anahorn Dempsey - 2 times, last on 2014-09-19
LC andr3 - 2022-08-20
VA Astix - 2005-03-04
COL Deimos - 2005-03-21
GN Dunta Polo - 2010-02-11
MAJ Frankie - 2005-02-11
MAJ Hermann - 2 times, last on 2020-09-11
CPT Jagged Fell III - 2 times, last on 2024-07-23
MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2 times, last on 2024-03-01
VA Locke Setzer - 2023-09-13
GN Master - 2023-09-23
FA Pellaeon - 2005-05-14
HA Pete Mitchell - 2 times, last on 2019-01-03
COL Phalk Sturm - 2020-09-29
FA Pickled Yoda - 2005-02-05
COL TheBlackxRanger - 2024-03-08
MAJ Tuba - 2010-09-17
CPT Von Predator - 2005-05-23
X-Wing Alliance Free Mission Title: Rite of Supremacy Missions: 5 Medal: The Artefact of Power Author: SCO-TCT-TCS-PROF/FA Ender mBind/CS-10/SSSD Sovereign (mindb_ender@hotmail.com) Plotline by: Nocturnus, Keldorn and Sarin Game Platform: X-Wing Alliance Version: 2.0 Release Date: 15/oct/2004 Ships: TIE Interceptor, TIE Advanced, Hyperion THESE LEVELS ARE NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. ELEMENTS TM & (c) LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. 0] Download the Hyperion Interceptor Gunboat for XWA and install it according to its own instructions. - Download the TIE Drone for XWA and install it according to its own instructions. - Download the Dreadnaught Mk.I for XWA and install it according to its own instructions. 1] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle. 2] Check the Misc folder in your XWA one for additional material like patches, sounds etc. 3] Create a new pilot for the mission based on your name or PIN and the mission number. For example, SL Stele playing Free Mission 80 would make a new pilot file named "StelFM80." or a Pilot with PIN 2883 playing Free Mission 69 would make a new pilot file named "2883fm69" [Game> XWA Options > Pilot Options] 4] Press the X-Wing Alliance button to start XWA and fly the battle. 5] Begin flying the eighth battle, fly on till you've finished mission #5 Description ----------- Created for the Rite of Supremacy competition of the Dark Brotherhood. Each mission focusses on a different Clan of the Brotherhood, ensuring everyone gets enough coverage. Story Line ---------- [View Plotline.txt for the descriptions.] NOTES ------------------- GENERAL: You need XWA (or at least all the ships involved there). Other Information ----------------- This is the first release of a very quickly made and hardly tested mission. Bugs could arrise - please mail me if they do - also if you have hints, death threats, questions or apraisals.SCO-TCT-TCS-PROF/FA Ender mBind/CS-10/SSSD Sovereign GOE/MoS/GSx2/SSx7/BSx4/PCx7/ISMx17/MoI/MoT-50rh-60gh-6bh/IS-1SR-2GR-1PR/LoC-TS-Rx1/DFC-Rx1/CoS/CoE/CoLx2/CoB/LoAx15/OV-4E [LGNR] {IWATS-AIM-GFX-ICQ-IIC/1/2/3-JS-M/1/2-OPT-SM/2-TM/1-TT-XAM-XTM/1/2-XTT}