TIE-TC 40: Deception

Battle Information

Game platform: TIE Fighter
Missions: 6
Release date: 1996-04-14
Last updated: 2003-09-09
Creator:

CPT Rogue

Average rating 3.0
Reviews: 10
Bug reports: 0
Times completed: 331
Patches used: None
Medal of Deception
Battle Medal:
Medal of Deception

Battle Reviews

Played on easy with full cheats, straightforward goals and combat which I always appreciate.


Played on easy with full cheats. Ok battle. And decent plot


It was a very fun although for me at times frustrating battle just simply due to the fact that I don't play the SP missions very often but all in all it was fun, although I have to admit the capital ships and corvettes were a little on the easy side to take out


This was a wild ride!! Capitol ships galore, perfect for big destruction. a few capture missions which are pretty quick with a good defense. the final battle was amazing, had a good time with it


Pretty standard 'take down a lot of capitol ships' battle. Nothing too exciting. As a matter of fact I just played it and now I don't even remember what it was about. At least nothing to complain about ;)


A long but enjoyable six mission battle that has the plot of hunting down and destroying a Rebel sector fleet.
Though some what of a capital ship pigeon shoot, I found the missions to be fun and at times quite challenging.
There is plenty of competition scope here and the missions do well to cater for those who enjoy dog fighting as well as those who enjoy wearing down capital ships.
The briefing and officer text is good though very brief at times.
The overall mission quality is good and the design well thought out.
A great battle that I look forward to flying again at some point.


This is one of, if not the worst battle I've ever flown for scoring purposes. I gave up halfway through mission 3 and played the rest on easy to maintain my sanity. Saying there's too many fighters is an understatement, especially if you're playing on hard. By my count, the missions contain a grand total of nearly 650 enemy fighters. Many of them with advanced missiles. In most cases you won't have to fight them all, as the motherships can be destroyed long before they finish spewing out their seemingly infinite waves. The craft you fly are generally underwhelming and not properly equipped for the battle. To make things worse, there's no plot whatsoever, there are too many missions, and there's even a few bugs. The missions are essentially the same. Fight through legions of enemy craft while performing some primary objective. Save a starship, or destroy/capture enemy starship. The briefings and questions are underwhelming. Even one of the debriefs is incredibly lazy. The officer says 'The enemy has been destroyed' and the secret officer says 'nothing to add.' Great, that really advances the plot and makes me feel better about the time I wasted. My advice: fly it on easy (it's much more tolerable) and get through it as quickly as you can, or don't fly it at all.


Not a terribly difficult battle to fly, could use some work though.


Capital ships with attack orders...NO! :P


I would have given it a five but on 2 of the missions the tractor beam triangle is in the the cockpit square. It is a pertty difficult battle but it is not impossible!


Battle Bug Reports

There are currently no open bug reports for this battle.

High Scores

Battle Total: 483,461 HA Daniel Bonini
Mission 1: 59,743 LC Rando 2019-08-28
Mission 2: 111,039 CPT Night Grue
Mission 3: 213,078 HA Daniel Bonini
Mission 4: 51,781 GN Andrzej Mezynski
Mission 5: 90,238 COL Hades
Mission 6: 77,604 GN Andrzej Mezynski

Top Ten

(of available records)

1 483,461 HA Daniel Bonini 2004-09-21
2 302,270 LC Rando 2019-08-28
3 232,521 LC Tempest 2012-08-19
4 170,587 COL Dirty Vader 2004-07-09
5 148,861 CPT SL8c8 2019-12-20
6 146,814 LCM Marlin 2005-05-14
7 125,676 LC Diaboli 2005-03-22
8 117,796 LC Savageaz 2002-11-20
9 110,765 LCM Clarg Zethman 2005-04-12
10 104,600 CPT Viper 2002-12-27

Battle Completion Statistics

This battle has been flown by 302 pilots a total of 327 times.

GN Abel Malik - 2004-12-12

MAJ Ace

CM Ace

LC Ace Hobbes

CPT Adam Szydlowski

MAJ Aeolus - 2003-02-11

CM Agace

MAJ Aidan Pryde

SL Airamags - 2003-10-20

MAJ Aldaric - 2018-06-12

LC Alec Qarni - 2003-09-01

LCM Alexandr III Biges

CPT Alexi Stukov - 2003-12-05

CPT Alimet

LC Ambar Kilick - 2005-01-19

HA Anahorn Dempsey - 10 times, last on 2021-05-14

LC andr3 - 2021-08-19

LT Andreev Anton

LT Andrew

CM Andrew

GN Andrzej Mezynski

COL Angel - 2005-06-09

MAJ Anthony Starr - 2025-01-09

AD Apophis Kuma - 2003-01-20

CM Arcadius Calidus

COL Archangel - 2005-01-01

MAJ Arid Foxtrot

CM Armagon - 2003-12-09

CM Arne Saknussem

COL Arso Slyth - 2003-06-12

CM Arti

COL Astin

CPT Atmos Myremod - 2002-12-18

CPT Aval - 2020-09-07

CPT Avantar

CM Ayudanter de la Clars

LC Azazel

CPT Badlan

CM Banger

LCM Bebop

COL Bilbo

CM Blade

MAJ Brad Tack

VA Brakka

LC Brandon

CPT Bret K'thraz

LCM Brian Klem

LC Brin Chaser

COL Brucmack

FA Brukhar - 2004-07-13

COL Calias

COL Callista

MAJ Caltin Doros

MAJ Calvin Senzin

COL Carl Lost

COL Chei-Ras

LC Chris McCollum

LCM Clarg Zethman - 2005-04-12

SA Compton

CPT Con Selar

FA Conker Blackwood - 2009-12-09

GN Coranel Both

SL Corran Horn

COL CrimsonFury - 2005-01-26

LC Curtis

LC Daisuke Airyu

HA Daniel Bonini - 2004-09-21

LC Daniel Kamprath

MAJ Daniel Klivian

CM Darius Hunter

COL DarkC

RA Darklord - 2002-09-16

AD Darksaber

CPT Darkstar

Darth Vader

CPT Dave Darklighter

GN Dax Corrin

CPT Deamon

CPT Death Angel - 2003-01-08

CM Death Knight

MAJ Deleted Member - 2020-09-16

LC Dengar March

CPT Derek Dan

MAJ Devin Taralis - 2003-01-16

LC Diaboli - 2005-03-22

CM Dirk Logan - 2003-03-16

COL Dirty Vader - 2004-07-09

MAJ Dodger

LC Dolsar Saris - 2002-12-09

GN Doyon

LC Drake Jensen

COL Drako

COL Dras Hempor

LCM Drax Remlinger - 2002-09-06

DrDiablo

CM Dulcatos - 2005-03-11

COL Duncan Idaho

GN Dunta Polo - 2010-03-22

GN Elwood the Brave - 5 times, last on 2021-04-09

MAJ Eugene

MAJ Evo Sarnok

CPT EXE

CM Fahrer - 2005-02-09

CPT Fayde Zarr

COL Fireclaw

CPT Firzam Coldsteel - 2004-07-01

MAJ Flelm - 2014-09-22

LC Florian

LC Frey Gallandro - 2003-02-18

MAJ Fritz Von Stukart - 2004-06-20

HA Frodo March

LC Gen Es'mith

CM Ghorg - 2005-02-14

AD Gidda - 2002-11-27

GN Gilad Pelleaon

FA Giovanni Palermo

GN Golbez Harvey - 2015-06-28

VA Gord Darkonian

LCM Gruckn Rahn

COL Gyssler

COL Gytheran - 2025-02-22

COL Hades

AD Hav Antiel - 2 times, last on 2018-06-04

SA Havok

MAJ Hermann - 3 times, last on 2021-01-30

MAJ Hev Randrowan

COL Highlander - 2022-01-20

SL Hirikka

FA Howlader - 2010-01-17

LCM Hubert - 2003-01-18

MAJ Hunter

LC Iceman - 2002-11-23

AD Impulse

VA Indaro Gallia

Jack

LC Jagged Fell III - 2024-11-20

Jakar

CM Jamiek

GN Jarek La’an - 2016-01-09

MAJ Jaron Kai

LT Jasta Var

CPT Jay Urick

HA Jedgar O. Paladin

AD Jeff 'Tiger' Loruss

COL Jendris Scinar

LCM Jerry

LC Kadon Beir

SA Kamjin Maverick Lap'lamiz

VA Kane Reese

CPT Kaneda Pellail

MAJ Kazraran - 2022-02-21

MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2022-01-17

MAJ Keiran Laserlight

LC Kenath Zoron

FA Khadgar

SA Khameir Sarin

LCM Kit Juno

LC Kodiak Kereban

VA Ky Terrak - 2003-04-23

CPT Kyle Fardreamer

MAJ Landon Cruise - 2014-03-28

COL Lenvik

LC Linkan

AD Locke Setzer - 2003-07-18

COL Loor

CPT Mace

CPT Machinari

CPT Maiko Spince

MAJ Mairin Astoris

CPT Marcin Kaczynski

FA Marcin Szydlowski

COL Marconius

GN Mark Schueler

CPT Mark Stephenson

LCM Marlin - 2005-05-14

GN Master - 2003-06-12

CM Matti Kuokkanen

LC Maverick

MAJ Michael

LC Michael Emrys

COL Moagim Daar

CPT Morth

COL Nav'ric Trow

CM Nick Chi'Cath

LCM Nico Avenger - 2003-10-23

CPT Night Grue

COL Nightmare - 2003-05-24

COL NiksaVel

LC Nile Rosenau

CPT Ninj Prefect

Ninja

MAJ Nolij - 2014-06-14

LT Nurgas Hui - 2003-06-24

CPT ObiVader

LCM Oorl Quygg

LCM Pain_then_Death

CPT Panaka

CPT Paul

LCM Peh

FA Pellaeon

HA Pete Mitchell - 2 times, last on 2018-06-07

COL Phalk Sturm

COL Phantom

CM Phantom

CPT Phoenix

FA Phoenix Berkana - 2020-08-21

FA Pickled Yoda - 5 times, last on 2020-09-01

HA Plif - 2014-06-14

MAJ Powerslave - 2003-02-24

CPT Predator

MAJ Prinz von Hoffman

CPT Quicksilver

GN Rancorous

LC Rando - 3 times, last on 2020-09-19

AD Ranthier Khaen

LT Raven Arestar

CM Raven Lockholme

LCM Razor

AD Reaper

CPT Red Fox - 2002-08-07

MAJ RedTaz

COL Renegade

CPT Ric Gravin

GN Ric Hunter

COL Ricardo

CPT Rogue

CPT Saadam

LC Saeul Trigue

MAJ Sarn Erec - 2003-08-06

VA Sarok

LC Savageaz - 2002-11-20

CM Schitzo

COL Scoser

CM Sergeyli - 2009-08-21

CM Serin Jansj - 2005-03-13

LCM Sev'rance Tann - 2003-10-31

COL Shae Kitane

MAJ Shakur

FA Shotgun

LCM Sint Seelasi

LC SkyShadow - 2020-06-30

CPT SL8c8 - 2019-12-20

LCM Solaris

LCM Sotskov Yan

LC Spade - 2003-03-05

CM Spearhawk

FA StarLion

CM Steve Sunrider

LC Strahd - 2003-02-25

HA Striker

COL Stuart

COL Styles - 2003-07-05

COL Talons Pryde

LC Tempest - 2 times, last on 2012-08-19

LC Thaas Pobyn

COL TheBlackxRanger - 2021-08-27

LC Thorn

CT Thrak Stener

CPT Tiamat

COL Tiberius

LC Tiger

MAJ Titus

CPT TK-6686 - 2005-02-13

CM TK-9780 - 2005-04-30

COL Todbringer

Tomaas Banys

COL Torres

GN Triji Boliv

AD Troutrooper

LC Turr Phennir

CPT Tvan'Oris

COL Undo

LCM Uriel K'rrden

MAJ Valic

LCM Vance Blackguard - 2003-10-11

CM VectorX

CPT Vertigo

SL Vexan

MAJ VinDoros

CPT Viper - 2002-12-27

FA Viper Pred

CM Virus

CPT Von Predator

FA Von Reinthaler - 2003-11-16

CPT Vuffi Raa

CPT Wap Eal

COL Wes Janson

GN Wil Striker

LCM Wilq Fastclaw - 2003-12-01

COL Woobee

COL Wraithdog - 2002-09-13

COL Wysseri Arestar

CM Xalin

AD Xanos Goatham Zorrixor

CM Yarik Kelve

MAJ Yulig Pefan - 2 times, last on 2023-07-30

COL Zeth Durron - 2010-05-19

VA Ziggy

COL Zorn Starn

VA Zósite Kónstyte Styles

HA Zsinj

COL Zystem Fryar

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] Check the Misc folder in your TIE95 one for additional material like patches, sounds etc.
3] Press the TIE Fighter button on the EHBL to start the game
4] Create a new pilot and fly the first battle





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Modified for Project Phoenix (Apr 22, 2000)

Mission 1
-corrected the briefing animation zoom out and map movement.

Mission 2
-fixed the animated briefing by properly timing and placing the tags and labels.
-added a sentence to Officer's question number 1 for a further explanation.

Mission 3
-viewed the enemy ships in the animated briefing
-elaborated on the Officer questions

Mission 4
-adjusted the labels in animated briefing.
-elaborated on officer question 3
-elaborated on post officer question 1

Mission 5
-adjusted labels in the animated briefing
-added break points
-elaborated on officer questions 1 and 3

Mission 6
-made last text in animated briefing a few seconds longer
-corrected officer briefing grammer
-corrected officer text running off screen

by FM/LT Stele Pellaeon/Sin 3-2/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign


BATTLE NO. 40 APPROVED FOR THE EMPEROR'S HAMMER!

Battle: Deception
By:FL/GN Rogue/Dagger-3/ISD Rel  (ROGUE68804@aol.com)

These are just some short briefings for before the missions.  The missions DO NOT have edited mission briefings, so don't look at them (I didn't).  I tested them in the combat chamber.

Mission 1:Sarkis returns.

BG Sarkis, CMDR of Dagger squadron has been on a secret mission for the Dark Brotherhood.  He is part of a New Republic Convoy filled with fighter parts.  The convoy was slowly moving through the area when Shield squad was on patrol.  Sarkis has radioed that he is going to leave the ESC Watchdog soon in a shuttle.  WC Caesar has assured us that all verbal codes have been passed, but for security reasons we will not allow just any shuttle to enter our hangar.

(THE FOLLOWING IS EYES ONLY- DAGGER SQUADRON)
What is really happening is CMDR Sarkis has vital info
that must be rewiewed by the WC immediately.  
Caesar will then brief the COM.

WC Caesar will meet with Sarkis, then they will both fly the shuttle into the hangar.  Your job is to escort them and attack all bombers (Y/W B/W etc.).  The convoy is to be completely destroyed.  Shield squad was on patrol so they will be first on the scene.  
Special instructions: When the WC & Sarkis have entered the hangar and all bombers are eliminated, call for reinforcements.  Bombers will lauch and destroy the convoy, work with them to make quick work of the ships.

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Mission 2: Strategy

Dagger squadron is called to a private briefing with WC Caesar

WC Caesar: Dagger squadron currently flies the Commander's Banner aboard the Relentless, and now you will be told of our overall mission to help make since of it and complete our special assingments.  Your overall mission objectives have not changed, your primary duty of escorting our forces is still your's.  BG Sarkis has brought to my attention that the New Republic was not particularly pleased with the inclusion of the Relentless to the EH, with good reason considering our long history.  They intend on making our service come to an abrupt end.  CMDR Sarkis?

Sarkis: All the squadrons aboard the Relentless are among the best in the EH,  we just happen to be well suited for our assignments.  We could alert the fleet and crush their plans, but we information that will make it possible that we can destroy them ourselves.  This is no Calimarian task force, but a small sector fleet in the process of growing.
---Holo-projector shows the fleets contents to more than a few gasps---
Now at the time they only have have 1 CRS, 1 FRG, and their corvette escorts.  As you can see, the convoy was on it's way along with the ESC.  We can intercept all of their other forces as long as we act now and they can count on Dagger squad to pull triple duty.  My flights in, how 'bout yours FL's?

FL Jordan: We're in of course!

FL Rogue: Where Dagger goes, so go we sir!

Sarkis:I knew it I just wanted to hear you say it, more when time permits!  FL One we will precede Hammer squadrons fighters to help by engaging fighters.  They will follow and start bombing runs shortly after you arrive.  OK, launch!

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Mission 3: Scramble!

Sarkis:We are currently planning our assault on another task force.  They have just completed loading the warheads and...
---Scramble alarm wails repeatedly---
Panicked officer: CMDR Sarkis!  We are under attack sir, WC Caesar wants Dagger squadron launched!  Transports and fighters incoming!

FL Jordan: Sir. flight two requests the job of intercepting the TRNS.  We have Advanced torpedoes already loaded.

Sarkis: Granted Flight 2, Flight 3 will back you up while we take the fighters.  Let's go.

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Mission 4: Corvettes.

WC Caesar: I have arranged for the M/INT Harpax II to assist us on detached duty, this is of extreme importance as it is our most powerful tool to help destroy the forces.  And will enable us to trap them where they stand,  we have heavily encrypted Hyperspace coordinates.  They will be decrypted shortly, then we will know their location.

Sarkis:WC Caesar has positioned the Harpax II to pull a corvette group out of Hyperspace using our current knowledge of thier movements.  There should be minimal fighter escorts so let's show them what we already know, that resistance is useless!

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Mission 5:  Information is Power.

WC Caesar: We now have the location of their fleet, given to us by the Hammer's foremost intelligence specialists.  What I have in mind is to finish them in our next attack with the Relentless.  To do that we need to advertise the fact that we know where they are.

Sarkis: And we both agree that the loss of a Calimarian light cruiser will do just that.  We intend on capturing its commander first however, WC Caesar will then leak just enough info to suggest our attack plans.  He/she will then be allowed to escape.  This should be easy just make sure you cover the transport when the ship is disabled.

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Mission 6:The Final Deception.

WC Caesar: Here it is...do or die.  We finish them here or die trying.

Sarkis:  The bombers will start attacking first.  If needed, the GUN's have ordance available.

WC Caesar: We've examined the Data Tapes and know that they plan on springing more forces once we commit on attacking the Cruiser.  When they do, the Harpax II will arrive trapping them all.