XWA-TC 25: Ticket to Chimaera
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Battle Reviews
5
CPT Jagged Fell III
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2023-10-21
I really enjoyed the story of this battle. I'll be honest in that I turned on cheats for the mine field, but it didn't feel like it was TOO unfair, just I didn't have the time to invest to run it perfectly.
4
VA Locke Setzer
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2023-04-05
I liked it! It's basically a training battle, but who doesn't need a refresher on the fundamentals from time-to-time?
3
MAJ KEBLAOMEGA
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2021-11-22
An average battle. It was nice to fly some classic imperial starfighters for a change, but the entire plot was that it was a training competition, and the missions were pretty uncomplicated. Not bad, but not particularly memorable.
3
LC andr3
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2021-11-14
Designed as a training battle that's supposed to each you some very useful skills. It kind of does - except it does not: Either you know which tricks to apply or you have to figure it out yourself.
2
LC Solohan50
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2021-06-21
I played on Easy. I can't say I enjoyed these missions too much. The first two missions are incredibly easy. In the first mission, I literally killed one X-Wing and then the mission was over. Then in the 3rd mission, you have to clear a minefield in a shieldless ship and the mines sometimes shoot missiles at you. The 4th mission is the only one I'd even consider remotely decent and, even then, it's lackluster at best.
EDIT - I played this again and I agree with my original review. I played this in XWAU and it worked fine too.
3
GN Aardvark
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2021-06-11
I wanted to like this battle - I really did. But I can't. It had it's good points such as a plot that was sorta believable, various mission types and skills and the utilization of the in-game email was a nice touch. However, the briefings left me unenthused and I found certain parts of the battle overly grindy. In addition, the excessive use of unshielded craft and the gunboat made it more frustrating than fun and challenging.
2
SL Zekk Terrik
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2021-06-09
I was definitely not a fan of this battle. I thought the plot line was kind of dumb for something I would expect for the TIE Corps – I have to try out to be stationed on board the ISD Chimaera and fly for Grand Admiral Thrawn? I have to say, Grand Admiral Thrawn’s standards are pretty low. I completed the entire battle in under 10 minutes. Blow up some Rebel fighters, blow up some mines, capture some things, and then blast on an entire convoy. I did not find the mission briefings particularly funny and engaging, and the battle creator is going to lose points for making me fly an assault gunboat. NEVER do that.
Bonus points, however, for funny flight group names and the funny cargo on board the convoys. X-W Group Tortillas, Tapas, Fidel, Cuba, finding AOL CD’s and cigarillos aboard the convoys. Highly amused by that. Other than that, it was pretty dull.
4
COL Phalk Sturm
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2020-10-27
This is a training battle, make no mistake. In unshielded T/Fs and T/Is. Eventually you get to fly the Turtle of War, see the venerable Cygnus Spaceworks Xg1 Star Wing, or better known as Gunship. It is challenging and hard to beat, so no one cares about the plot, here. Go out there and perform the drills. This is as straight forward as it gets.
4
AD Hav Antiel
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2020-09-29
After flying HA Striker's XWA-TC 17 battle, I was dreading flying his other creations. However, this battle is a set of straightforward training missions with a minor and interesting plot. The battle reminds me of the early missions in TIE Fighter. However, I'm not sure if anyone downloading custom missions for XWA needs a primer of this nature.
5
RA Genie
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2020-09-16
Amazing training battle. Highly recommend it. Well crafted. It does not do anything revolutionary, but what it does, it does to perfection. I feel it was tested thoroughly by its creator. The 4th mission is quite hard because you are on a hard timer, so brace yourselves! Use the corvettes' blind spots (*hint* *hint*) ;)
3
GN Stryker
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2020-09-11
If you want a refresher in how to fly, especially in ships commonly seen in multiplayer games (namely unshielded TIE Fighters and Interceptors), this is for you. If you want something with a bit of plot, or don't like inspection and minefield clearance missions, steer clear (you have to do both in one mission). Overall, a solid 3/5 purely for sake of it being a handy training tool.
4
CPT Serge Broskopf
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2002-07-29
A nice, enjoyable and well constructed battle. Maybe the two first missions were a little short and the capture mission could use a minor touch here and there concerning the errors mentioned in earlier reviews. Because of that, I gave it a 4. But everything else: story, e-mail, fun factor... leave it as it is. Oh... and why no TIE Bomber training mission? :-)
4
CM A. G. Snijglau
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2002-07-08
This is a great battle for training purposes! Covers all the basics in ultra-difficult terms. Too bad the capture mission was a little buggy....(why were those ATR's ramming the INT?)
4
COL Torres
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2002-01-24
Although it was one of the hardest battles I've flown, I still found it to be an exciting battle. Its refreshing to fly something new like this.
4
SL Kitten-claw
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2001-12-03
Back to Basic, we all need to fly a refresher course from time too time, highly recommended battle.
5
MAJ Murkrow Defender
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2001-12-01
Good battle. It was a bit anoying having to fly the old fighters but at least it wasn't extremly hard. I normally wouldn't have given it a 5 just cause mission 3-4 were a bit harder than they should have been but I GOT MY FIRST HIGH SCORE! GO WHOEVER MADE THE BATTLE!
Battle Bug Reports
2010-02-26
M2: despite in flight msg and goal, ATRs hyper out instead of flying home to the INT. Nasty: friendlies destroy cargo ships before ID'ing cargo
High Scores
| Battle Total: | 19,864 | COL Deimos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission 1: | 2,900 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 2: | 7,317 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 3: | 2,615 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 4: | 7,032 | COL Deimos |
Top Ten
(of available records)
| 1 | 19,864 | COL Deimos | 2005-05-25 |
| 2 | 17,129 | COL Rau Aznable | 2004-07-11 |
| 3 | 12,823 | MAJ Tek Selkirk | 2003-07-24 |
| 4 | 11,025 | COL Phalk Sturm | 2021-06-26 |
| 5 | 10,661 | HA Pete Mitchell | 2021-06-27 |
| 6 | 9,657 | MAJ Tuba | 2010-08-30 |
| 7 | 9,574 | GN Aardvark | 2021-06-11 |
| 8 | 8,218 | HA Anahorn Dempsey | 2021-06-29 |
| 9 | 7,700 | RA Colo Delste | 2021-06-11 |
| 10 | 7,345 | CPT Maw'la | 2003-02-08 |
Battle Completion Statistics
This battle has been flown by 355 pilots a total of 375 times.
GN Aardvark - 2021-06-11
HA Anahorn Dempsey - 8 times, last on 2021-06-29
LC andr3 - 2021-11-13
CM Andrelious J. Inahj - 2004-08-03
COL Angel - 2003-03-07
CM Anthonius - 2003-10-26
COL Archangel - 2003-06-20
CM Aresis Lothorekith - 2003-02-12
CM Armagon - 2002-09-16
MAJ Artyis - 2002-11-17
LCM Beignet - 2003-12-14
CM Billy Taldrya - 2003-05-15
CM Brenn Tantor - 2002-08-13
CM Cabbel - 2002-09-17
LC Choosh - 2003-01-06
LC Chris Cox - 2003-05-16
LT Chris Pape - 2009-09-30
LT Cole Archer - 2004-10-01
RA Colo Delste - 2021-06-11
CPT Con Selar - 2003-01-02
COL CrimsonFury - 2003-08-18
CPT Cupcake - 2021-06-29
LT Damon Spears - 2003-01-23
LCM Dargor - 2004-07-23
LT Dark Iceman - 2002-10-21
CM DarkSith_99 - 2018-10-25
LCM Daryus - 2003-04-18
CM Dash Rendar - 2003-07-25
COL Davi Anthol - 2002-08-14
COL Deimos - 2005-05-25
VA Dolza - 2003-01-12
GN Doyon - 2021-06-15
GN Dunta Polo - 2009-02-17
LT Edward De'Galeon - 2002-08-06
LT Eifel - 2004-11-18
GN Elwood the Brave - 3 times, last on 2014-12-02
CM Epicedion - 2020-09-25
CPT Eriond Kath'Razzit - 2003-05-25
MAJ Eugene - 2003-04-12
COL EvilGrin - 2021-06-16
GN Exar Kit - 2002-11-21
CM Fahrer - 2004-12-21
CPT Fallien Skull - 2003-04-30
MAJ Flelm - 2014-03-30
MAJ Frankie - 2003-03-29
CPT Frenchie6 - 2020-09-16
CM Frenzy Lekvoda - 2003-07-14
RA Genie - 2 times, last on 2021-07-08
FA Giovanni Palermo - 2004-10-02
MAJ Granite - 2004-06-05
CPT Grimlock - 2003-01-17
CPT Habu - 2024-08-14
LCM Halk Knight - 2010-01-11
AD Hav Antiel - 2020-09-29
MAJ Hermann - 2 times, last on 2020-09-15
LC Honsou - 2021-07-01
FA Howlader - 2009-10-24
MAJ Hunter - 2003-02-08
CPT Iam Thinking - 2021-07-03
CPT Jagged Fell III - 2023-10-21
LT James Greer - 2003-06-16
CM Jan Schneider - 2003-03-17
LCM Jasio - 2003-04-05
MAJ Jaxx Nassin - 2021-06-25
LCM Jer - 2003-09-23
COL Jer Stryker - 2003-01-12
LCM Josef Hassan - 2004-12-10
MAJ Kalve Ryder - 2021-06-28
LCM Kat Lyons - 2003-01-17
MAJ Kazraran - 2023-02-24
MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2021-11-22
MAJ Keiran Laserlight - 2003-07-04
SL Ketan-Shej - 2003-03-19
LC Kodiak Kereban - 2005-01-31
LT Korbane Ashoka - 2002-09-06
CPT Krayt - 2002-08-24
LT Lance Menu - 2003-09-11
LCM Lazyleesblood - 2003-06-27
COL Lenvik - 2003-07-16
CPT Leslaw - 2002-08-21
VA Locke Setzer - 2023-04-05
CM LQC-75-3 - 2022-06-08
CPT Marc Kendoran - 2003-07-16
CM Matthew Weeks - 2013-09-11
MAJ Mauser - 2015-07-10
CPT Maw'la - 2003-02-08
LCM Mayk Drazzic - 2003-07-14
Mayk Wolverine - 2003-04-23
CM Milo Antu - 2021-07-10
MAJ Morgoth - 2021-06-22
COL Mosh - 2003-04-26
LCM Naar Treib - 2003-04-09
CM Neko - 2021-07-03
COL NiksaVel - 2021-06-26
CPT ObiVader - 2003-02-13
HA Pete Mitchell - 2 times, last on 2021-06-27
COL Phalk Sturm - 2 times, last on 2021-06-26
COL Phantom - 2003-04-19
MAJ Picard - 2002-09-04
FA Pickled Yoda - 2 times, last on 2021-07-08
MAJ Praetorian - 2003-01-27
CPT Psyko Prefect - 2003-10-01
LT Rabbit - 2004-09-20
LCM Race Kesyk - 2024-04-21
GN Rancorous - 2 times, last on 2009-05-16
COL Rau Aznable - 2004-07-11
VA Rejili Holthaus - 2004-09-18
MAJ RichyV - 2009-11-21
CM Roulex - 2004-10-02
MAJ Ryan Chi'Cath - 2003-05-27
LCM Sam Booker - 2003-02-21
LC Savageaz - 2004-08-07
COL Shae Kitane - 2002-12-31
GN Silwar Naiilo - 2 times, last on 2021-06-21
CM Sirik Xirok - 2003-01-11
LC SkyShadow - 2021-06-14
LC Solohan50 - 2 times, last on 2021-11-24
VA Starrett - 2002-09-09
CM Steve Sunrider - 2003-04-23
GN Stryker - 2 times, last on 2021-07-05
COL Talons Pryde - 2021-06-29
MAJ Tek Selkirk - 2003-07-24
COL TheBlackxRanger - 2 times, last on 2021-11-27
LCM Thomas O'deevs - 2004-07-10
LC Thorn - 2002-08-27
LT Tiberia - 2024-04-04
AD TK-2107 - 2002-12-09
CM TK-9780 - 2002-09-03
CM Todar - 2004-06-01
LC Tolbr - 2003-10-16
MAJ Tuba - 2010-08-30
LC Turr Phennir - 2003-02-13
MAJ Tycho Atreides - 2002-08-17
LC Tygra Shadowclaw - 2003-09-03
CPT Ulath - 2003-02-27
LCM Vissan - 2003-02-14
COL Vladet Xavier - 2003-02-11
CPT Voort SaBinring - 2004-07-11
MAJ Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 2 times, last on 2023-09-24
MAJ Wreckage - 2021-06-11
CPT Xander Drax - 2002-09-04
MAJ Xye - 2021-12-16
LCM Yilana - 2003-03-18
LT Zacarias - 2003-06-18
SL Zekk Terrik - 2021-06-09
CM Zekk Thyne - 2002-11-17
COL Zorn Starn - 2003-02-13
HA Zsinj - 2009-09-23
TC-XWA Battle 25 - Ticket to Chimaera by Fleet Admiral Striker (striker@tiecorps.org) ------------------------------ Title: Ticket to Chimaera Game Platform: X-Wing Alliance (XWA) Missions: 4 Medal: Chimaera Cross Author: TAC-PROF/FA Striker/CS-3/SSSD Sovereign (striker@tiecorps.org) (TC PIN #420) Plotline: LO/AD Ramos/CS-11/SSSD Sovereign The plotline of this battle is based on the EH Timeline Project conducted by the LO Office. Installation Instructions ------------------------- 1] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle. 2] Check the Misc folder in your XWA for additional material like patches, emails or sounds. - Copy the fronttxt.txt file and the pilot file included (*.plt) into your XWA directory, use it to play the battle. - Copy the squad5.cbm file into your XWA/Frontres/Tour directory 3] In EHBL, create a new "EH Pilot" in the Game Menu (Check "Prepare for EH Battle"). 4] Press the X-Wing Alliance button to start XWA and fly the battle. - This battle uses difficulty levels. If you have problems with a mission, there is no shame using the easy or medium difficulty level... - Look at your mails, you may receive some fresh news... Summary of Files ---------------- -> /XWA/ fronttxt.txt Trainee0.plt -> /XWA/Missions 1b8m1_LO1.tie 1b8m2_LO1.tie 1b8m3_LO1.tie 1b8m4_LO1.tie mission.lst email.txt -> /XWA/Frontres/Tour squad5.cbm (optional) Plotline -------- 072901, 0434 Imperial Standard Time - Recent contact has been reported from numerous Warlords across the Outer Rim regarding the Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera and most importantly Grand Admiral Thrawn, who is rumored to be captaining the vessel, relieving command from its previous Commodore, Captain Pellaeon. Though the most recent speculation has included a fleet of Star Destroyers under Thrawn's command, there have been no reliable witnesses to back up the claims. Incoming Transmission... hailing frequency 3023-13. Origin: Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera Link accepted... standing by... From: Grand Admiral Thrawn, ISD Chimaera To: Grand Admiral Stephan Ronin, SSSD Sovereign Translating to basic... stand by... Good morning, Grand Admiral. First, Admiral, let me congratulate you on your series of victories in the Outer Rim. You certainly have earned that uniform in battle. You have not only secured a sizeable region of space for the Empire, but have defended it successfully against the Rebellion during this time of chaos. For this the Empire thanks you, as do I. Now... on to pressing matters. As you know, I had been assigned to the Unknown Regions to further the cause by our illustrious... and late Emperor. Now I return to find that his own dominion has been overthrown. I've contacted some of our less powerful, though no less informed allies, and by current intelligence the Rebellion has control of nearly 3/4 known space. The Rebellion, even as we speak, are making plans to formally establish their so-called government on Coruscant. This... is not to be tolerated. Palpatine's error is but an error. It will be corrected. More precisely, WE will correct it in the coming days ahead. I have called upon the remnants of the Empire's Fleet for this task. I trust I will have your support, and the support of your fleet. Captain Pellaeon will elaborate on the specifics. Until next time, Admiral... glory to the Empire... *transmission transfer in progress...* From: Captain Gilad Pellaeon, ISD Chimaera To: Grand Admiral Stephan Ronin, SSSD Sovereign Admiral, Grand Admiral Thrawn is in need of your forces and services. The Empire's fleet has been scattered and broken for some time now, and only through reformation can we strike back at the rebel insurgents. The Emperor's Hammer comes with a high reputation in terms of starfighter excellence. In light of this, here are our requests. First... under Thrawn's command, his forces must be the most highly trained and loyal officers in the Empire. However, Thrawn also understands that the EH has had little conflict over the past year and thus may not be at full readiness. Therefore, you have three (3) months to initiate a rigorous training program before the rendezvous with our forces. We will supply the combat chamber scenarios if you desire. Second... your Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer must remain in the Outer Rim to defend the EH territories, as well as your Super-Star Destroyer. Both would draw unwanted attention to our activities and cause a panic in the Rebel territories if we were to use it in assaults. This is NOT Grand Admiral Thrawn's goal. Third... during the campaign, your ships may be anywhere at any moment, at Grand Admiral Thrawn's discretion. However, in light of your excellent reputation and talent, the Grand Admiral feels it would be foolhardy to throw away such talent. Therefore, we will allow two (2) of your finest EH squadrons to replace two of our standard squads aboard the ISD Chimaera. Per Thrawn's orders, your finest Squadrons must be judged on both flight skill, tactics, and the ability to think outside the lines. That is all, Admiral. We await your response. - Captain Pellaeon, 1st Officer Imperial Star Destroyer Chimaera +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Tie Corps Domain - http://www.tiecorps.org/ | | Emperor's Hammer Battle Center - http://www.tiecorps.org/battles | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ THIS LEVEL IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. ELEMENTS TM & © LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.