XvT-TC 81: Saving Anna Darksaber
Battle Information
Battle Medal:
A Free Pizza Dinner!
Battle Reviews
And enjoyable and well designed series of missions, which were clearly detailed. Bonkers plot though! Great fun - give it a go :)
I flew this as part of Raise the Flag competition 2021. Overall, the battle seemed straightforward with no major hang-ups. There is not much to say about it. It was fun but the battle did not contain any elements that makes it stand out from nearly every other battle you have ever flown.
Didn't really understand the story much, but it appeared like some weird TIE/A cousin love story. No worries, the missions were solid and they didn't take ages to complete. Good for RTF points and always fun due to Frodo.
Very fun and lots of rebels to shoot
This is a battle crafted for TCIB and high-score chasing thinly disguised as a storyline. Having said that, it's not half bad. The missions are actually fair, in what is pitted against you which is rare. Usually, in most other battles, you are either overpowered or having to fight against overwhelming odds or even worse having to do something at the blink of an eye else it's mission fail. In this battle, I am happy to say it is not the case. It strikes a good balance. The briefing is good and the story is decent. The gameplay overall allows for people to quickly complete it or to fly for hours to try and get a good score. A tiny criticism that I see a lot of mission creators do, is cap ships often ignore you until you fire upon them. Unless there is a reason for that platform (or cap ship) not to be firing at you, they should be firing at you the moment you are in range!
Technically, there was nothing wrong with this mission - 5 missions of a reasonable challenge level. Story-wise, on the other hand, it suffers. Who is Anna Darksaber and why should I care about her? Furthermore, how come all of the briefings required a second document to make sense? This is, unfortunately, not Frodo's best work and sadly lacks the pizazz I'm used to from him.
I did not think this battle was very fun at all. First off, let me address one thing. I will admit that I am not completely familiar with using Imperial military equipment and protocol to address family issues, but is the protagonist of this battle really just allowed to take an entire Imperial Star Destroyer based on the fact that his long lost sister MIGHT have contacted him through the Force? It seems a little ridiculous to put the lives of our young Imperial sons and daughters at risk just to reunite the family, but maybe that is just me. Darth Vader did it...but that is Darth Vader, so oh well. Some of the briefings were not very clear and there were a ton of misspellings – for instance, in the last mission, it is not very clear that you are supposed to slow down and be boarded, and the XvT chat logs are notoriously hard to read.
I played on Easy. Most of the missions pose little challenge and just have you shoot a bunch of dumb enemies. The storyline was semi-interesting, but started devolving into memes towards the end.
Interesting story line and relatively simple missions. This battle is good for a SPAM flyer like me looking to increase his FCHG rank, which is not something I can usually say about Frodo March’s missions.
A nice plotline, but sorry to say the missions were not up to the designers normal very high standards. Too often the missions just turn into a turkey-shoot.
eewwww, a very cool Battle by Frodo, the Hell is freezing over ;) Nah, very good work Frodo, I really enjoyed the Battle and the Storyline.
Another excellent battle by Froho, I especially love the fic included, hilarious, great work hobbit :P.
Battle Bug Reports
2009-04-01
Mission 2: Goal to inspect all enemy platforms shows as completed when only 2 of 5 are inspected.
Mission 4: Goal for ISD Intrepid to withdraw shows as completed before the ISD has hypered out of the area.
High Scores
| Battle Total: | 319,600 | RA Genie | 2021-05-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission 1: | 37,130 | COL Brucmack | |
| Mission 2: | 98,250 | COL Brucmack | |
| Mission 3: | 89,530 | RA Genie | 2021-05-22 |
| Mission 4: | 94,519 | RA Genie | 2021-05-22 |
| Mission 5: | 31,090 | COL Brucmack |
Top Ten
(of available records)
| 1 | 319,600 | RA Genie | 2021-05-22 |
| 2 | 271,004 | COL Brucmack | 2005-02-14 |
| 3 | 211,390 | LT Eifel | 2005-06-04 |
| 4 | 206,747 | LC Brin Chaser | 2004-07-05 |
| 5 | 204,873 | COL Phalk Sturm | 2022-07-08 |
| 6 | 185,127 | CPT Von Predator | 2004-08-10 |
| 7 | 180,666 | COL TK-7764 | 2004-07-05 |
| 8 | 173,768 | GN Dunta Polo | 2009-04-02 |
| 9 | 172,533 | CM El Guapo | 2004-07-05 |
| 10 | 171,361 | LT Kate Flyer | 2005-04-18 |
Battle Completion Statistics
This battle has been flown by 115 pilots a total of 130 times.
COL Aardvark - 2021-05-13
GN Abel Malik - 2003-12-14
CPT Alsdyr - 2003-12-24
HA Anahorn Dempsey - 5 times, last on 2021-02-19
COL Benjamin Jahou Morgan - 2004-07-05
LC Big Poppa K - 2004-06-21
LCM Bizkit - 2005-03-21
LC Brin Chaser - 2004-07-05
COL Brucmack - 2005-02-14
MAJ Colo Delste - 2 times, last on 2021-10-11
CPT Con Selar - 2003-12-23
FA Conker Blackwood - 2009-11-06
GN Coranel Both - 2016-03-19
COL CrimsonFury - 2003-12-14
CPT Cupcake - 2021-05-20
CPT Dante - 2004-01-01
LCM Dargor - 2004-06-27
GN Dax Corrin - 2003-12-14
CPT Derek Dan - 2003-12-23
COL Drak - 2004-10-25
LCM Drake - 2004-06-27
GN Dunta Polo - 2009-04-02
GN Earnim Branet - 2004-06-26
LT Eifel - 2005-06-04
CM El Guapo - 2004-07-05
COL Flint Darkstar - 2005-06-09
LC Frey Gallandro - 2004-01-01
RA Genie - 2 times, last on 2021-10-15
COL Gyssler - 2 times, last on 2012-05-02
LC Gytheran - 2021-10-31
AD Hav Antiel - 2020-03-31
MAJ Hermann - 2 times, last on 2021-10-12
COL Highlander - 2021-05-28
MAJ Jack Stone - 2004-06-19
LCM Jer - 2004-07-01
LCM Josef Hassan - 2004-11-26
LT Kate Flyer - 2005-04-18
MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2023-09-07
MAJ Keiran Laserlight - 2003-12-23
CM Kysar Xero - 2004-06-18
LCM Lah - 2004-07-15
COL Lenvik - 2005-01-27
COL Malidir - 2004-06-25
LCM Mel Aani S'ger - 2004-07-02
CM Michael K Starburst - 2003-12-14
COL Moagim Daar - 2004-12-30
MAJ Morgoth - 2021-05-07
COL Nightmare - 2004-07-06
CM Nova Discordia - 2023-09-29
HA Pete Mitchell - 2 times, last on 2021-05-30
COL Phalk Sturm - 2 times, last on 2022-07-08
FA Pickled Yoda - 3 times, last on 2021-05-29
LT Raist - 2021-05-07
LC randyrumrnr - 2021-05-30
LCM Rez Chaser - 2004-07-01
CPT S 4patas - 2004-06-25
AD Silwar Naiilo - 2021-05-10
LC SkyShadow - 2021-05-17
GN Smitrock - 2004-10-16
LC Solohan50 - 2 times, last on 2021-10-15
LC Spade - 2004-07-24
AD Stryker - 2021-05-16
COL Talons Pryde - 2021-06-01
COL TK-7764 - 2004-07-05
CM TK-9780 - 2005-03-10
MAJ Tuba - 2011-11-12
CPT Tvan'Oris - 2003-12-23
CPT Von Predator - 2004-08-10
CPT Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 3 times, last on 2023-09-02
MAJ Wreckage - 2021-05-21
CPT Xye - 2021-10-18
SL Zekk Terrik - 2021-05-15
COL Zystem Fryar - 2004-06-18
TITLE: Saving Anna Darksaber MISSIONS: 5 MEDAL: A Free Pizza Dinner! GAME PLATFORM: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter Created by: COM/RA Frodo March/ISD Intrepid 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 XvT one for additional material like patches, sounds etc. 3] Press the X-wing vs TIE Fighter button on the EHBL to start the game 4] Create a new pilot and fly the Imperial training missions Created for the BG Comp! Read the plotline!!!!>:P THIS LEVEL IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. ELEMENTS TM & © LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. But it is made, and distributed, AND Supported by Frothy© and Hobbits everywhere!!:)