Can only echo really the other reviews - on easy, it was okay, still needed decent dog-fighting skills against the other fighters, but the bombers do the heavy lifting against the cap ship target, thankfully. I suspect you could spend hours looking for higher points, on higher difficulties, but I do feel this would be frustrating really. A solid mission on 'easy' for points/practice though.
So for a mission I played on easy it definitely lived up to that description. If you pick the interceptor this mission quickly becomes about how fast you can dogfight and let the bombers get through. This battle did remind me of one thing though: never joust in a TIE Interceptor. Not even on a milk run like this.
Good dogfighting mission where you have to render a Mon Cal Cruiser defenseless before your bombers come in and mop up the ship. Decently designed and enjoyable. Really shows how much better Imperial ships and pilots are versus the Rebel scum.
I played on Easy. There's not much to this. Dogfight a handful of starfighters, then your T/B come in and destroy the Calamari Cruiser. I bet this gets awful on higher difficulties if you have to engage the Cruiser in your shieldless T/I.
I havent tried this on hard... yet. Reserving final verdict once I do but I didn't find anything wrong with it. It gets a 4 actually for trying to get a mission going in shieldless TIEs. You also choose whether you want to fly in a T/F or a T/I. I cannot ignore what Yoda and Phalk said, but will wait until I try this on hard. Though I... like hard. ;)
Terrible mission. Unshielded T/Fs or T/Is are totally useless against a CRS (with barely any warheads as well), so it's all about dogfighting for eons and hoping the precious CRS will go down on ISD lasers or whenever a T/B flight is launched. Pointless. Forget about flying this one. A complete rttytrlrrmess.
A poorly executed attempt at a standard ISD vs CRS skirmish. The ship options don't make a ton of sense and there's little effort put into the briefing, description and dialogue. While some attempt has clearly been made to accommodate difficulty levels, the balance is not there and several FGs on easy just fly home.
There are currently no open bug reports for this battle.
Mission: | 48,020 | CM Vanguard88 | 2023-07-18 |
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(of available records)
1 | 48,020 | CM Vanguard88 | 2023-07-18 |
2 | 31,832 | FA Pickled Yoda | 2022-07-10 |
3 | 23,290 | HA Pete Mitchell | 2017-09-29 |
4 | 21,655 | COL TK-7764 | 2003-02-27 |
5 | 21,360 | FA Pickled Yoda | 2017-10-01 |
6 | 20,280 | CPT Tvan'Oris | 2003-04-24 |
7 | 20,260 | FA Pickled Yoda | 2021-04-04 |
8 | 19,706 | SL Ketan-Shej | 2003-05-16 |
9 | 18,627 | LC Savageaz | 2003-02-13 |
10 | 18,478 | AD TK-2107 | 2003-02-22 |
This battle has been flown by 37 pilots a total of 40 times.
GN Abel Malik - 2003-02-11
VA Darwin Matir - 2003-09-03
GN Elwood the Brave - 2020-04-15
RA Genie - 2021-10-24
MAJ Hunter - 2003-05-23
SL Ketan-Shej - 2003-05-16
CM Magnus Vader - 2005-03-30
COL Malidir - 2004-06-27
LT Nancy - 2003-02-24
COL Nightmare - 2003-04-28
CM Nova Discordia - 2023-09-07
HA Pete Mitchell - 2017-09-29
COL Phalk Sturm - 2021-10-21
FA Pickled Yoda - 4 times, last on 2022-07-10
LC Savageaz - 2003-02-13
COL Shae Kitane - 2003-02-21
LC Solohan50 - 2021-10-25
AD TK-2107 - 2003-02-22
COL TK-7764 - 2003-02-27
CPT Tvan'Oris - 2003-04-24
CM Vanguard88 - 2023-07-18
MAJ Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 2021-10-25
MAJ Xye - 2021-10-27
COL Zystem Fryar - 2005-01-18
=========== Readme for Siren Song =========== Title: Siren Song Missions: 1 Medal: N/A Game Platform: X-Wing Vs Tie Fighter (XvT) Additonal Patches Needed: None Author: FM/LCM Darth Angelus/Vortex 1-2/Wing-XIII/ISD Grey Wolf ===================================================================================================== Installation Instructions: 1] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle. 2] Check the Misc folder in your XvT one for additional material like patches, sounds etc. 3] Press the X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter button to start XvT and fly the battle. ===================================================================================================== Additional Information: This mission supports XvT's Randomise function to help extend its longevity. Randomise can alter almost everything about the mission. Almost all of the rebel craft have alternatives, hopefully these will feel play balanced as well. ==================================================================================================== If you have any questions or comments you wish me to address in person, please feel free to e-mail me at laverick@bigfoot.com, your views are always welcome FM/LCM Darth Angelus/Vortex 1-2/Wing-XIII/ISD Grey Wolf THIS LEVEL IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. ELEMENTS TM & © LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.