From the Commander of Raven Squadron, GN Stryker:
Since returning to the TC, Richlet has been an active member of the Challenge community; he has amassed hundreds of multiplayer victories, and has been the Challenge cheerleader-in-chief when he's not been able to participate himself. For this stellar record, he has more than earned his promotion to Major.
Congratulations, MAJ Richlet!
From Thunder Squadron CMDR MAJ LegionX:
In the short time that Constellation has joined us, she has outdone herself with outstanding works of fiction and art. She has also shown a passion to lead and help grow the community with positivity and kindness. We look forward to seeing her climb to higher goals and with this I am recommending Constellation Hoshiteru to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
Congratulations, LCM Constellation Hoshiteru!
The COO is pleased to announce the addition of Major LegionX, Captain Colo Delste, Captain TheBlackXRanger and Captain Vapen Vanman as Combat Operations Office Assistants, appointed after completing COE/2 and volunteering.
For completing a first Legion of Combat in Star Wars Squadrons, SL Roxy Foxy of Gamma Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Roxy Foxy!
The Training Office is proud to announce the release of a new Imperial University course, Forward Air Controller (FAC). This course, part of the War College, is designed to teach TIE Corps officers the essentials to successfully operate as a Forward Air Controller in support of Hammer's Fist ground combat operations.
Good news, everyone!
The TIE Fighter Total Conversion team have released v1.3 of their amazing mod for X-Wing Alliance. They have a news post and download available at Mod DB as well as a brand new website - https://www.tiefightertc.com/.
I was able to successfully do an upgrade from a 1.2 install, but you can also do a clean install if you prefer. If you do upgrade, pay close attention to the instructions - you revert to XWAU with the Palpatine Total Converter, then install 1.3 and then apply the reimagined conversion.
This has some implications for our battle center support of their campaign content.
1.3 is now our officially supported version of TFTC.
You may keep using any existing pilot files, but you should update to the new version immediately.
1.3 has added an additional mission to the prologue battle, which means TFTC CMP #0 is now 5 missions long.
If you have an existing pilot file, it will appear as your next mission (even if you've finished the last battle) and you can BSF it again.
From the Commodore of the ISDII Warrior, VA Marenta:
The previous five months as Rho Commander, CPT Westric Davalorn has become a steadfast and dedicated leader for Rho Squadron, inspiring subordinates to mirror his example of quality workmanship, activity, and total commitment to compete and excel in their performance and continuing his outstanding levels of activity and engagement with Rho Squadron, the ISDII Warrior, and the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps. He has encouraged Rho to participate in all levels of activity across the fleet as well as directing participation in Imperial Storm 4 and Squadron ReMobilization 4.
He has competed in Thunder Banner Comp, Rho Refresh, Chalquilla Cup 2, Crossword Challenge, Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganza, Protocol Pandemonium, Bounty Hunter Dilemma, Bounty Hunting Race, Signal Scramble Infection, TFTC-R Graphics and Playthrough, SPL Logo and Banner, and Raven Patch; placed sixth on CoOp Killboard for June and July and sixth on SP Killboard for July; ran three competitions for Rho Squadron; received two Commendations of Loyalty for his exemplary activity; submitted six Rho Squadron reports; completed one Imperial University exam; received six Imperial Achievement Ribbons; received a Distinguished Flying Cross for his contributions to Jolly RHOgers in Chalquilla Cup 2; and received one Silver Star and two Bronze Star merit medals for his contributions during his tenure as Captain.
It is for these reasons, and his continuous contributions to Rho Squadron, that I proudly recommend Westric Davalorn for promotion to Major.
Congratulations, MAJ Westric Davalorn!
From the Commodore of the ISDII Warrior, VA Marenta:
In his tenure as the Commander of Sin Squadron, MAJ SkyShadow has provided an outstanding example of leadership and devotion to Sin Squadron, leading an amazing group of pilots and continuing his levels of activity and engagement with Sin Squadron, the ISDII Warrior, and the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps. He has rallied Sin to participate in all levels of activity as well as encouraging participation in Imperial Storm 4 and Squadron ReMobilization 4.
He has competed in Challenge with Words, Crossword Challenge, Jigsaw Puzzle Extravaganza; placed top of the Co-Op Kill Boards for the months of March, April, and July, ran two competitions for Sin Squadron, received a Gold Star for his contributions to TTT3 and the Internet Office, received a Commendation of Loyalty for his exemplary activity, submitted five Sin Squadron reports, completed three Imperial University exams, received six Imperial Achievement Ribbons, and received two Silver Star and three Bronze Star merit medals for his contributions during his tenure as Major.
It is for these reasons, and his continuous contributions to Sin Squadron, that I proudly recommend SkyShadow for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.
Congratulations, LC SkyShadow!
Reposted from moddb.com:
Hello pilots! First off, we have a new website! This site aims to be a comprehensive center of information about the project in its entirety with in-depth guides to installation, tweaking settings, joystick and keyboard info, version changelogs, ship information and even every single mission that you can play! Take a good look around and let us know if you have any suggestions on anything else we could add in the future.
But the main reason we are here today? Well it is with great pleasure that we finally announce the release of the TFTC Version 1.3 patch! This patch is the culmination of 8 months work and provides a whole plethora of balance changes, bug fixes, new missions, sounds, visuals and gameplay behaviours including:
The new performance enhancing ddraw that shunts rendering power from the CPU to the GPU. Expect massive FPS gains from this and also in VR!
3 new missions for the Reimagined campaigns as well as several extensive gameplay changes for several Reimagined missions.
New package of sound effects.
New interdiction effect when in hyperspace.
New voice actor for all reimagined Thrawn dialogue.
New iMuse hook which improves behaviour of the ingame music.
New time acceleration hook which allows you to speed up the game by 4x.
Countless fixes
Countless balance improvements.
To see the full extensive list of changes, please check the Changelog section on the website. We have also updated our installation tutorial video for the new version.
From Thunder Squadron CMDR MAJ LegionX:
Since joining the TIE Corps, Ryuzokin has shown to be one of the most role model pilots to date. Achieving Legion's of Combat and Skirmishes, Participating in every possible competition he can, and even running his own aboard the ISDII Challenge as well as serving as Thunder Squadron's Flight Leader for Flight 3. His dedication to the Corps is clear, and he continues to strive forward towards excellence. With all this I am recommending Ryuzokin to Captain. Congratulations and well earned!
Congratulations, CPT Ryuzokin!
From Rho Squadron CMDR CPT Westric Davalorn:
Since his promotion to Commander on the Twenty-Second day of the Second month of this Imperial year, CM FamePlane has earned 178 Legions of Combat. In addition, he continues to demonstrate his passion and dedication to Rho Squadron and the TIE Corps in general with his contributions to squadron communications and morale, and his efforts to encourage participation in external events and competitions.
FamePlane helped the Warrior achieve victory in Imperial Storm IV and helped Rho Squadron complete six of the eight tasks for Squadron (Re)Mobilization IV. FamePlane also participated in the Squadrons Championship League. For these reasons, and for being awarded three Imperial Security Medals and three Bronze Stars of the Empire in the months prior, we proudly recommend him for promotion to Captain.
Congratulations, CPT FamePlane!
From Rho Squadron CMDR CPT Westric Davalorn:
Since his promotion to Commander on the Ninth day of the Fourth month of this Imperial year, CM Alexandre “ossusplayz” Morgan has earned 21 Legions of Combat, 1021 Legions of Skirmish, and submitted over 13,000 words of fiction. In addition, he continues to demonstrate his passion and dedication to Rho Squadron and the TIE Corps in general with his contributions to squadron communications and morale, and his service as Squadron Executive Officer.
Ossus helped the Warrior achieve victory in Imperial Storm IV and helped Rho Squadron complete six of the eight tasks for Squadron (Re)Mobilization IV. Ossus also participated in the Crossword Challenge, Jigsaw Puzzle, Protocol Pandemonium, Rho Refresh, Challenge with Words, and Signal Scramble Infection competitions. For these reasons, and for being awarded a Palpatine Crescent, a Bronze Star of the Empire, and two Silver Stars of the Empire in the months prior, we proudly recommend him for promotion to Captain.
Congratulations, CPT Alexandre “ossusplayz” Morgan!
From Rho Squadron CMDR CPT Westric Davalorn:
Since his promotion to Lieutenant Commander on the Thirteenth day of the Sixth month of the previous Imperial year, LCM Cray Xerious has earned 9 Legions of Combat, 18 Legions of Skirmish, and submitted over 5600 words of fiction. In addition, he continues to demonstrate his passion and dedication to Rho Squadron and the TIE Corps in general with his contributions to squadron communications and morale.
Cray helped the Warrior achieve victory in Imperial Storm IV and Rho Squadron complete six of the eight tasks for Squadron (Re)Mobilization IV. Cray also participated in the Rho Refresh and Signal Scramble Infection competitions. For these reasons, and for being awarded four Imperial Security Medals in the months prior, we proudly recommend him for promotion to Commander.
Congratulations, CM Cray Xerious!
The Combat Operations Exam has been updated to a new version which replaces the previous version which is outdated by new platforms, rules, etc. COE/2 is now live at Imperial University at https://tc.emperorshammer.org/university.php
I'd like to thank RA Sylas "Professor" Pitt for helping with reviewing and getting the exam online quickly! And in the process I'd like to announce that MAJ Legion X is our first graduate! Nice work!
The Internet Office team has been at work recently, with several site updates in the last week and several larger updates as of today.
First, the Operational Readiness Award is now fully implemented within the site. This medal replaces the Iron Star - Copper Wings (IS-CW) and Copper Ribbon (IS-CR), which have now been redesignated as competition placement awards. A description of the new award is available from its listing on the Medal Board. Please refer to TIE Corps announcements and policies for use of this award.
All existing IS-CW/CR awards have been converted to ORAs, along with updating the historical citation text if it happened to mention the IS-CW/CW by name.
The ORA will be displayed as an additional ribbon on the EH and TIE Corps uniforms with the upcoming release of TTT3 3.0.2. A rendering of the full medal will be available at a later date.
Other notable recent changes include:
A more comprehensive list of changes is available in the site changelog. As always, problems or suggestions can be submitted via the issues tracker on GitHub.
For filling in his INPR SL Tordenvaer of Gamma Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Tordenvaer!
Tonight the AirLock Podcast, run by MAJ LegionX, returns LIVE once again tonight for its second season! We will be on https://www.twitch.tv/eh_legionx173 for the LIVE portion of the show, and the recorded video will be uploaded to the Emperor's Hammer Youtube channel either the following night or day after that.
Tonight's Episode will start around 8:30pm EST tonight, so don't miss out! Look forward to seeing you at the show, or hearing from you all who watch the video!
For filling in their respective INPR both SL Maximus Meridius and To4oo4, hailing from Gamma Squadron, are promoted to full Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Maximus Meridius
AND Congratulations, LT To4oo4!
TIE Corps in Battle Season Five is here! It's a little later than I intended, but now we don't have a handful of 16-pilot squadrons to try to balance the competition around.
Rounds for Season Five are being initiated mid-month to avoid the usual competition cycle. With the first round starting on the 16th, it'll run until the end of September 16th just to keep it simple. The second round should start on September 15th to get us on a more standard mid-month schedule. Assuming it starts on September 15th, it'll run until the end of October 15th. That means that TCiB will overlap with Raise the Flag, but each of the rounds that overlap with RtF also have half of their runtime outside of RtF.
Full competition details: https://tc.emperorshammer.org/competitions.php?id=3442
Assignments for the first round:
Good luck, pilots!
For filling in his INPR SL Asen Starlancer of Gamma Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Asen Starlancer!
| VA Naiilo has served as the Commodore of the ISDII Challenge with distinction, leading by example and inspiring pilots to think outside the box to do more than just accomplish objectives. As a reflection of his proven ability to handle the responsibilities of a flag officer in the TIE Corps, it’s my pleasure to announce his promotion to the rank of full Admiral. Congratulations, AD Silwar Naiilo! |  |
For earning a first set of Legions of Combat in Star Wars Squadrons SL Flik Metis of Sigma Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Flik Metis!
For completing the TCCORE Imperial University course SL Lenan-she Chaabar of Epsilon Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Lenan-she Chaabar!
For earning a first half dozen Legions of Skirmish in Star Wars Squadrons, SL Brobruhlone of Delta Squadron has been promoted to full Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Brobruhlone!
From the Commander of Gamma Squadron, CM Witchblade:
Sub-Lieutenant Marcus Corsec has had an immediate impact on the squadron and has already completed his INPR and for this he should be promoted to Lieutenant.
Congratulations, LT Marcus Corsec!
From Rho Squadron CMDR CPT Westric Davalorn:
Since his promotion to Lieutenant on the Twenty-Ninth day of the Fifth month of the Imperial year, LT Bronx Bluar has earned 39 Legions of Combat and 38 Legions of Skirmish. In addition, he continues to demonstrate his passion and dedication to Rho Squadron and the TIE Corps in general with his contributions to squadron communications and morale.
Bronx helped Rho Squadron complete six of the eight tasks for Squadron (Re)Mobilization IV. Bronx also participated in the Signal Scramble Infection and Bounty Hunter Dilemma competitions. For these reasons, and for being awarded two Imperial Security Medals in the months prior, we proudly recommend him for promotion to Lieutenant Commander.
Congratulations, LCM Bronx Bluar!
CPT Xylo Pethtel first joined the TIE Corps after fighting by our side against both Rebel and Imperial remnant forces nearly a year ago. Since then, he has had a highly decorated career, earning four Silver Stars, eight Bronze Stars, and many other awards - including the coveted Iron Star with Platinum Wings. He is stepping down from his command position in order to spend time studying leadership in the Imperial University, and we wish him well and look forward to his return.
CM LQC-75-3, previously Flight Leader in Inferno Squadron and currently one of the top pilots in the fleet, has stepped up to take the vacant position. I have absolute confidence that Inferno will grow and excel under his leadership. Congratulations, Commander.
August 1st has become the official anniversary of the reactivation of the Infiltrator Wing, and we are celebrating that with a competition open to EVERY MEMBER of the TIE Corps!
Whether you like flying, puzzles, or fiction, or a mix of all three, there is something for everyone in this month-long extravaganza!
Details can be found here: https://tc.emperorshammer.org/competitions.php?id=3430
From the Commander of Beta Squadron, CM KEBLAOMEGA:
Since joining Beta, LT neurotictim has been an enthusiastic and irreplaceable team player. His great attitude is always appreciated, as is his willingness to fly with all pilots of the TIE Corps from the newest cadets to the battle-hardened veterans. He is working tirelessly to build a stronger community both within the TC and between EH and other organizations. For this, he has absolutely earned a promotion to Lieutenant Commander.
Congratulations, LCM neurotictim!
