This competition is a race to see who can complete the "Crazy 8" course in X-Wing Alliance the fastest, while flying a Y-Wing through the rings.

The Crazy 8 course in the Pilot\'s Proving Ground generally takes less than 5 minutes to fly, so flying it a few times won\'t break the bank if you\'re short on time. It rewards maneuverability in flight, accuracy in firing, and perspicacity in selecting energy levels and speed settings. The intersection of the Crazy 8 course is cut into an asteroid, so it is quite a bit trickier to negotiate than the ring course. Your HUD highlights the next ring you need to fly through, so if you get lost in the tunnels, you should generally fly toward the next highlighted ring.

Duration of contest is 2 weeks.

The "X-Wing Alliance High-Score Table" is stored in a file called "XWAHS.TBL" located in the main game folder (something like C:\\Games\\LucasArts\\XWingAlliance). I will e-mail a copy of this file (named "XWAHS_100928.TBL") to everyone at the start of the competition. It will be pristine except for the Y-Wing high scores for the "Crazy 8" course. Here\'s what I want you to do...

1. Back up your current copy of "XWAHS.TBL"
2. Copy the "XWAHS_100928.TBL" that I sent you into the XWingAlliance folder and rename it "XWAHS.TBL"
3. Start the game and go to the Pilot Proving Grounds
4. Choose the "Crazy 8" course (right arrow to move to selection screen on right, up/down to highlight option, enter to select)
5. Choose the Y-Wing craft
6. Press "Esc"
7. Select "General Options"
8. Select Craft Collisions: OFF
9. Select Invulnerable: ON
10. Select Unlimited Ammo: ON
11. Fly like the wind
12. Reset your "General Options"
13. ZIP the "XWAHS.TBL" file and send it back to ME
14. Send me a separate e-mail, with no file attachments, requesting confirmation

I know of no way to check to see if options like Invulnerability, etc., were enabled when the course was flown, so we\'ll just run the competition with those cheats enabled.

I\'m opening this one up to the whole House so that I can award a Cr-1E for First, a Cr-1T for Second, and a Cr-1Q for Third.

In addition, I will hold a separate "Leadership" category for the House Summit and the Dark Council. If enough of the leadership can tear themselves away from their paperwork to fly the competition, I will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for that category as well. :-)

Darkness Defend,
BTL/GM Stryker/Stingray/Drakonan