TIE-F 281: Wing Commander's Own 2009 #7: Taking the bait

Battle Information

Game platform: TIE Fighter
Missions: 1
Release date: 2010-07-09
Last updated: 2010-07-09
Average rating 3.3
Reviews: 3
Bug reports: 0
Times completed: 21
Patches used: None
Comments:

Created for the intended Wing Commander's Own competition that never saw the light of day. Storyline by COL Domi.

Battle Reviews

I have mixed feelings when you are required to do something "wrong" (let an enemy capture a ship). Otherwise it mostly becomes a protect mission and then a long dogfight afterwards if you desire.

I'll take a moment and say that I think I disagree with the concept behind these - a story told across frees over different platforms. I understand the idea and the motivation behind it, but I don't think you can tell a story across frees effectively, and it tends to make missions like this one look worse than it is. In a battle, it'd be fine; as a free, it stands out as being a bit indecipherable story-wise, and not as engaging as you might otherwise expect for something that's pretty well built.


A mission which proves that "challenging" and "frustrating" are not far apart. Personally, I would have used one or two fewer waves of X-Ws. On the other hand, it's a matter of your own personal taste (and ambition) how long you want to fight. The primary goals solve themselves without the player doing anything at all.


This one is for immediate dogfighting lovers. Very intense and difficult to survive with all those advanced missiles against your T/A. Surely survival of the fittest :)


Battle Bug Reports

There are currently no open bug reports for this battle.

High Scores

Mission: 59,424 COL Hawkins 2015-10-10

Top Ten

(of available records)

1 59,424 COL Hawkins 2015-10-11
2 58,414 LC Tempest 2015-10-09
3 46,963 LC Rando 2018-05-07
4 37,864 MAJ Aldaric 2018-04-28
5 36,851 COL Gyssler 2018-05-03
6 26,606 LC Repulsor 2014-02-06
7 23,891 LCM Dan-Elin 2016-10-23
8 23,124 LC Repulsor 2014-02-02
9 21,551 VA Locke Setzer 2024-05-25
10 18,708 FA Pickled Yoda 2014-03-02

Battle Completion Statistics

This battle has been flown by 18 pilots a total of 21 times.

MAJ Aldaric - 2018-04-28

GN Coranel Both - 2016-10-29

LCM Dan-Elin - 2016-10-23

HA Daniel Bonini - 2011-11-11

GN Earnim Branet - 2018-05-05

COL Gyssler - 2018-05-03

COL Hawkins - 2015-10-11

MAJ Hermann - 2020-08-05

MAJ Landon Cruise - 2014-02-27

VA Locke Setzer - 2024-05-25

GN Mark Schueler - 2 times, last on 2017-06-03

HA Pete Mitchell - 2021-06-15

FA Pickled Yoda - 2014-03-02

HA Plif - 2014-09-21

LC Rando - 2018-05-07

LC Repulsor - 2 times, last on 2014-02-06

LC Tempest - 2 times, last on 2015-10-09

MAJ Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 2022-05-25

Title               : Wing Commander's Own 2009 #7: taking the bait
Author              : TAC-PROF/FA Dempsey/CS-3/SSSD Sovereign (#PIN 12519)
		      dempsey@slayersrealm.com
Platform            : TIE Fighter
Number of missions  : 1
Medal               : N/A


Required patches
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none


Installation instructions
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1] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle
2] Press the TIE Fighter button on the EHBL to start the game
3] Create a new player and play Battle 1 Mission 1


Introduction
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This is the seventh mission in a 9 mission series across 3 flying platforms for the Wing X
"Wing Commander's Own" competition. Plotline based on a story layout by the Wing X Wing
Commander, COL Domi.


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