XWA-ID 2: Praetorian Squadron: Dark Forces

Battle Information

Game platform: X-Wing Alliance
Missions: 5
Release date: 2008-10-27
Last updated: 2012-11-02
Average rating 3.9
Reviews: 7
Bug reports: 3
Times completed: 22
Battle Medal: Classified

Battle Reviews

While the story was quite good, there were far too many gameplay issues with it to give it a good score. The majority of the issues centered around the use of the dungeon ship itself. Mission two gives you rockets when you are sent to destroy X-Wings, when there are already bombers arriving to take care of the facility. Mission 3 and 4 are essentially the same, except in 3 you are attacking and 4 you are defending.


Highly enjoyed this battle and the story was excellent.


Fun battle where you get to fly in Prae.
Just felt lacking something.
TIE Prae is always amazing to fly.


A pretty good battle but had to dock a point because I was disappointed that as the only XWA battle in the compendium that utilized the Scimitar patch, that it only made a cameo in one mission and I didn't even get to fly it.


pretty standard battle. Some things are off like a hyper beacon that allows you to jump out right at the start of the mission before you finish any goals or a shuttle that needs to be destroyed according to the goals but it really needs to be captured (no goal for that) and then destroyed for no apparent reason.


One of the best battles I have flown. The TIE Praetor makes things so easy. Mow down enemies while flying this marvelous starfighter. It's like silk on a gatling gun. The missions are challenging and especially when you have to face dozens of enemy alphabet fighters all coming at you. The only part that was a bit disappointing was last mission where a MC90 has to go down and you are practically on your own. Besides that little thing, the battle is also one of the best. Long live the TIE Praetor.


This was a fairly simple but enjoyable plot that flowed smoothly and flying the TIE Praetor was a lot of fun, that thing is just silly! The only thing I disagree with is killing civilians, even in Intelligence Division Missions. Also, lots bonus points awarded for no real reason drop this from a 5 to a 4 in my opinion.


Battle Bug Reports

CM Vanguard88

2024-06-02

Original bug report by the first poster is not valid, the cruiser is there. Pilot probably did not install the patch for the ship.


CM Vanguard88

2024-06-02

Mission 1: Bonus goal for 75% of ship type Tie Defender completing mission is impossible to complete on medium and hard as it has been configured to award the points by ship type: Tie Defender and there are only 8 defenders on hard and medium and 12 on easy, meaning the most % you can get on those difficulties is 66%.

The convoy craft flight paths are configured in such a fashion that disabling the craft too close to each other can result in the captured craft crashing into the other disabled craft or destroying each other with their proximity explosions: you have to destroy the non-mission critical craft and disable the mission critical craft instead of disabling them all and destroying them later.

Mission 2: Advanced wingman command panel does not work.

Bonus goal for 75% of ship type Tie Praetor completing mission is impossible to complete because the T/P cannot figure out how to enter the hangar of the dungeon ship.

Mission 3: Bonus for inspecting enemy ISD's somehow goes to 400%.

Once all enemies are destroyed T/P patrol for craft to attack instead of going home to the Dread. T/P unable to enter Dread hangar.

Mission 4: Bonus goal for 75% of ship type Tie Praetor completing mission is impossible to complete because the T/P cannot figure out how to enter the hangar of the dungeon ship. Tug Sigma cannot figure out how to enter the Dread hangar either. Tie praetor 5 can still be issued orders despite the fact that it is disabled.

No radio response is given to the line "two down, lichtor how are you holding out?" if the lichtor has not been attacked.


SL Zekk Terrik

2020-01-18

On mission 5 (Dark Forces) there is no cruiser for you to destroy like the objectives say. Yet again another impossible to complete battle, this is like the 5th one in a row. :(


High Scores

Battle Total: 149,866 CM Vanguard88 2024-06-02
Mission 1: 13,760 CM Vanguard88 2024-06-02
Mission 2: 34,382 CM Vanguard88 2024-06-02
Mission 3: 42,351 CM Vanguard88 2024-06-02
Mission 4: 37,963 CM Vanguard88 2024-06-02
Mission 5: 21,410 CM Vanguard88 2024-06-02

Top Ten

(of available records)

1 149,866 CM Vanguard88 2024-06-02
2 135,578 HA Pete Mitchell 2019-01-26
3 113,661 HA Anahorn Dempsey 2014-06-21
4 95,899 FA Pickled Yoda 2014-06-07
5 73,968 VA Zósite Kónstyte Styles 2009-02-08
6 68,920 MAJ Tuba 2011-02-26
7 64,811 COL Phalk Sturm 2020-10-24
8 59,402 COL Zeth Durron 2009-09-05
9 54,510 HA Anahorn Dempsey 2018-06-08
10 52,821 GN Abel Malik 2009-02-08

Battle Completion Statistics

This battle has been flown by 19 pilots a total of 22 times.

GN Abel Malik - 2009-02-08

HA Anahorn Dempsey - 3 times, last on 2018-06-08

LC andr3 - 2023-04-06

GN Dax Corrin - 2009-03-23

GN Dunta Polo - 2010-02-13

MAJ Hermann - 2020-08-15

CPT Jagged Fell III - 2 times, last on 2024-05-21

MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2024-02-12

GN Mark Schueler - 2011-02-23

GN Master - 2023-09-30

HA Pete Mitchell - 2019-01-26

COL Phalk Sturm - 2020-10-24

FA Pickled Yoda - 2014-06-07

AD Stryker - 2020-09-13

GN Triji Boliv - 2023-05-20

MAJ Tuba - 2011-02-26

CM Vanguard88 - 2024-06-02

COL Zeth Durron - 2009-09-05

VA Zósite Kónstyte Styles - 2009-02-08

Title               : Praetorian Squadron: Dark Forces
Author              : TAC-PROF/AD Dempsey/CS-3/SSSD Sovereign (#12519)
		      dempsey@slayersrealm.com
Platform            : X-wing Alliance
Number of missions  : 5
Medal               : 


Required patches
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* DGN Lichtor V (http://sco.emperorshammer.net/patch/xwa/DGN-XWA.zip)
* TIE Praetor (http://sco.emperorshammer.net/patch/xwa/T-P-XWA.zip)
* MC90 MonCal Starcruiser (http://sco.emperorshammer.net/patch/xwa/C90-XWA.zip)
* TIE Scimitar Assault Bomber (http://sco.emperorshammer.net/patch/xwa/TSB-XWA.zip)


Installation instructions
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1] Install the patches using the Super XP Installer
2] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle
3] Create a new XWA pilot using the EHBL, make sure to check the 'prepare for EH battle' box
4] Press the X-wing Alliance button on the EHBL to start the game
5] Remove the patches in the reverse order of installing them when you have completed the battle


Introduction
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What starts out as a routine operation against a hostile convoy turns into a nightmare that could
threaten the very existence of the Emperor's Hammer!


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