TIE-TC 94: The Ultimate Shield
Battle Information
Battle Medal:
Medal of Invulnerability
Battle Reviews
Really enjoyed this. The mission design is generally pretty basic, nothing super new there. And some of the ship orders are a little wonky, particularly caps attacking you. All of that said, the concept was novel and it was well told in the briefings. Tie Fighter is kind of a limited platform and they managed to do something really unique with it. I love that level of creativity, so a solid 5 from me. ;)
A thoroughly enjoyable battle. Quite a unique plot compared to the battles that I have seen so far. Though simple, each mission is clearly set out and advances the story nicely.
Ramming the 'Ultimate Shield' in the latter mission brought a smile to my face.
The battle isn't too challenging in terms of difficulty though reaching for those high scores will keep you occupied.
Interesting story line. The last mission was particularly fun. Make sure to make good use of your wingmen, particularly in ignoring the invulnerable X-Wing. Last mission also provided some good opportunities to go after large targets. Craft were varied and not real bugs to mention. A fun battle.
With the exception of some capital ships chasing you - which personally I don't mind - this is a well-made battle. Highly recommended for a bit of fun and ... ramming. There is a mission whereby you have to destroy the shuttles and transports before they make it home. Normally you can use your wingmen, but if you are chasing high scores, you gotta do it yourself. It was a bit of a stretch at first :) Overall it's a good battle, solid, no major flaws. Giving it a 5.
Now that was cool :) Mildly annoying, but cool. You just have to get your strategy down...the tractor beam helps a lot in Mission 4
It has been quite awhile since I just had so much...fun with a battle. This was really enjoyable... not the most challenging, but if you ask me fun factor is much more important than challenge and this was filled with fun!
Pretty Good! One downfall was that your wingmen would treat the Revolution(Invincible X-Wing) as a vulnerable fighter. They would stay on him untill you tell them to ignore him Also, the Revolution would treat itself the same way. It would dodge, and so forth. In this respect, I found these missions easy, because I could tell my wingment to go after the objectives while I hit the Revolution a few times. This would cause the Revolution to follow me the whole mission, and using competent flying, I was able to almost ignore the Revolution and complete the mission. Why the 3? It's just fun!
[Good] The storyline that was thought up is pretty good. The Rebels would still be doing research. [Bad] For the longest time I couldn't do it, because I was flying with collisions off (not sure how THAT happened..), and neither the breifings or the readme file ever mentioned to check for that. [Good] It is different from the usual, because you have to ram the fighter (if collisions are set to ON) in the end of the battle. [Bad] The XW is often loaded with Adv. Mis. This is a bit much, because it is invincible. At most, it should have had standard concussion missiles, NOT advanced. [Good] You had wingmen that weren't rookie-level AI. [Bad] I just didn't get the feeling while flying it that it was "fun". It wasn't a chore, and it wasn't a joy; it was just plain bland. The missions just needed some perking up, perhaps. [Bottom line] An okay to so-so battle that lacks a little in the area of keeping players interested.
Very good battle. I like that invincible X-Wing thing, but not the best battle I've seen. It has a good plot, and a must fly for EHers.
Battle Bug Reports
There are currently no open bug reports for this battle.
High Scores
| Battle Total: | 201,760 | COL Mini Minkus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission 1: | 39,357 | HA Daniel Bonini | |
| Mission 2: | 84,898 | COL EmpReach | |
| Mission 3: | 63,440 | COL EmpReach | |
| Mission 4: | 50,339 | COL Mini Minkus |
Top Ten
(of available records)
| 1 | 152,643 | RA Genie | 2020-04-05 |
| 2 | 134,308 | LCM Mason Selrood | 2004-06-14 |
| 3 | 131,355 | RA Genie | 2020-04-04 |
| 4 | 128,169 | LC Repulsor | 2014-06-05 |
| 5 | 110,944 | LC SkyShadow | 2020-04-20 |
| 6 | 103,203 | CPT SL8c8 | 2020-04-08 |
| 7 | 95,352 | COL Dirty Vader | 2004-07-17 |
| 8 | 88,782 | CPT Daar Skeloria | 2003-09-07 |
| 9 | 88,643 | AD Gidda | 2002-12-09 |
| 10 | 88,267 | MAJ Colo Delste | 2022-04-02 |
Battle Completion Statistics
This battle has been flown by 295 pilots a total of 333 times.
GN Abel Malik - 2004-12-06
MAJ Aldaric - 2018-06-05
LCM Aleksey Chugunov - 2003-12-16
CPT Alexi Stukov - 2003-01-02
CPT Alimet - 2002-08-07
HA Anahorn Dempsey - 11 times, last on 2021-06-30
GN Andrzej Mezynski - 2002-08-17
COL Angel - 2004-05-30
AD Apophis Kuma - 2004-12-25
CPT Atmos Myremod - 2003-04-11
FA Brukhar - 2005-01-29
MAJ Colo Delste - 2022-04-02
GN Coranel Both - 2 times, last on 2023-09-09
CPT Daar Skeloria - 2003-09-07
MAJ Deleted Member - 2002-09-14
MAJ Devin Taralis - 2003-02-18
COL Dirty Vader - 2004-07-17
LCM Drax Remlinger - 2003-01-04
GN Elwood the Brave - 6 times, last on 2023-09-18
MAJ Evo Sarnok - 2003-12-17
CM Fahrer - 2005-02-26
COL fr0Zen - 2023-09-04
CPT Frenchie6 - 2020-09-10
MAJ Fritz Von Stukart - 2004-09-15
HA Frodo March - 2 times, last on 2014-06-07
RA Genie - 2 times, last on 2020-04-05
AD Gidda - 2002-12-09
GN Gilad Pelleaon - 3 times, last on 2018-06-30
FA Giovanni Palermo - 2009-05-21
GN Golbez Harvey - 2015-06-30
CPT Great Griffin - 2005-03-17
MAJ Gustan - 2020-04-05
COL Gyssler - 2003-01-01
LCM Hastour Stiephanec - 2002-08-28
AD Hav Antiel - 2017-04-04
MAJ Hermann - 3 times, last on 2021-03-18
LC Iceman - 2003-03-23
FA John T. Clark - 2016-06-29
CM Kahooli - 2005-04-18
VA Kane Reese - 2002-11-25
MAJ Kazraran - 2022-12-29
MAJ Keiran Laserlight - 2003-07-17
VA Ky Terrak - 2003-06-10
LCM Lo Mar - 2020-09-13
GN Mark Schueler - 3 times, last on 2020-09-14
LCM Mason Selrood - 2004-06-14
GN Master - 2003-08-10
MAJ Nolij - 2015-06-04
LCM Orrimaarko Reeft - 2003-07-10
HA Pete Mitchell - 3 times, last on 2020-09-12
COL Phalk Sturm - 2002-08-06
AD Phoenix Berkana - 2022-10-19
FA Pickled Yoda - 9 times, last on 2021-10-03
HA Plif - 5 times, last on 2018-06-05
LC Repulsor - 2014-06-05
LC Savageaz - 2005-02-14
LC SkyShadow - 2020-04-20
CPT SL8c8 - 2020-04-08
LC Spade - 2003-05-27
CPT Syntroth - 2022-10-06
MAJ TheBlackxRanger - 2023-08-03
CPT Tiamat - 2004-06-16
CM TK-9780 - 2005-04-20
COL Ulrich Drachen - 2016-06-30
MAJ VinDoros - 2003-07-24
CPT Viper - 2005-03-25
CPT Von Predator - 2004-07-02
FA Von Reinthaler - 2004-09-09
CPT Voort SaBinring - 2003-11-16
CPT Wap Eal - 2003-02-16
CPT Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 2022-05-14
COL Wraithdog - 2014-07-02
COL Zeth Durron - 2010-05-24
Required patches ---------------- * none Installation instructions -------------------------- 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 THESE LEVELS ARE NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. ELEMENTS TM & (c) LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. Emperor's Hammer Battle Center - http://www.tiecorps.org/battles/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Original battle submitted by: FL-OPSA/LG EmpReach/Omega-3/SSSD Sov Corrected by Project Phoenix (Jan, 2000) - Battle1.lfd file created - Mission briefings created for all missions - Added cloaked figure during brief for mission 2 - secondary goals - End of mission messages added for mission 3 - Added debriefing questions for all missions - Missions edited with TFW. by FM/CM Killer/Alpha 1-3 (hansonwe@ix.netcom.com) - M4: startpoints of ISDs corrected by VA Wlodek (28/10/2000)