TIE-TC 219: Shinsen Gumi Saga #2 : Gunsmoke and Haze
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Battle Reviews
Seemed like a very nice battle but i smashed my way through it.
Well built and good story.
Recommended
So, this battle is a mixed bag of goods. Enter M4, an accidentally great mission. But Genie, how can you be so sure it was accidental and not purposely good? Fly M5, one of laziest missions ever crafted. At least the mission creator even admitted it by naming the AWs Sloths. The placement of the Calamari was just... bad. His plan looked like it was, I'll pit you in a TIE Fighter so that you cannot destroy everything. Well, if you put aside a few hours and some heavy dose of patience you can actually clear it all out, but I wouldn't recommend it. You'd come out of that mission a changed pilot, if you were to attempt that.
So, as said in the beginning, a mixed bag of goods. Not the worst but definitely not the best battle out there either. The last mission, tries to be good, but fails. If you fly this battle regularly instead of chasing high scores, it is half decent.
This had some fun missions at the beginning, but the last three missions were not that great, in my opinion. The inspection mission was pretty tedious and I didn't enjoy it that much. The last mission is quite easy compared to the rest of the missions. As somebody else mentioned, it would be better if you could reload.
The earlier missions were more fun for me, since I usually enjoy flying in a tie fighter as long as the mission isn't soul crushingly difficult.
I think it's well made (most missions anyways) and well written. But I didn't much love it, even though I am normally a big fan of battles with TIE Fighter missions. A lot of it comes down to the fact that I feel like too much of this battle relies on luck and not on player skill, and I don't think luck should ever be an integral component of a mission's design.
Simplistic missions, no story. The last mission is laser grind. I do not understand why almost nobody supports reloading ordnance in their missions since even TF has this very cool option.
I really dislike flying a stock TIE Fighter. Like, really. Otherwise the battle was well built and worked properly, which is worth something. And they did give me a mission where I got to boom boom some ships, so there's that.
An enjoyable series of missions, which had a great deal of variety - always fun to fly an un-shielded TF, as it just reminds me of the many happy hours running the first TF Battle/Mission 1, when first playing the game. Some of the briefing humour made me giggle as well - well worth a read of the 'cloaked figure' dude!
Let it be know that I *hate* flying unsheilded craft! Having gotten that out of the way, this is a good battle to sharpen your skills on with a nice variety ships to fly.
A good sequel to the previous battle of this saga. The humour and the challenge remains. The 5th mission is probably the ultimate inspection mission. I think I speak for everyone who flew this battle so far when I say "We want more!"
Battle Bug Reports
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High Scores
| Battle Total: | 237,621 | LCM scottrick | 2023-04-26 |
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| Mission 1: | 25,892 | COL Dirty Vader | |
| Mission 2: | 17,191 | COL Dirty Vader | |
| Mission 3: | 57,433 | COL Dirty Vader | |
| Mission 4: | 64,604 | RA Genie | 2023-05-08 |
| Mission 5: | 18,116 | LCM scottrick | 2023-04-26 |
| Mission 6: | 86,945 | LCM scottrick | 2023-04-26 |
Top Ten
(of available records)
| 1 | 237,621 | LCM scottrick | 2023-04-26 |
| 2 | 222,545 | RA Genie | 2023-05-08 |
| 3 | 185,220 | CPT Wolve Excelsior Berkana | 2023-05-13 |
| 4 | 139,122 | COL Locke Setzer | 2023-04-21 |
| 5 | 131,564 | LT Ty Seerlan | 2023-05-14 |
| 6 | 84,630 | CPT Morpheus | 2004-07-07 |
| 7 | 81,272 | MAJ Calvin Senzin | 2004-08-31 |
| 8 | 68,695 | CM Arlins Scabo | 2004-07-05 |
| 9 | 67,659 | LC andr3 | 2023-04-20 |
| 10 | 66,968 | COL Moagim Daar | 2004-10-15 |
Battle Completion Statistics
This battle has been flown by 87 pilots a total of 99 times.
GN Abel Malik - 2004-11-15
SL Alejandro Araujo - 2023-04-20
HA Anahorn Dempsey - 5 times, last on 2021-10-19
LC andr3 - 2023-04-20
COL Angel - 2005-05-30
CM Anthony Starr - 2005-05-15
CM Arlins Scabo - 2004-07-05
CM Asen Starlancer - 2023-05-12
CPT Aval - 2023-04-27
FA Brukhar - 2004-06-18
MAJ Calvin Senzin - 2004-08-31
FA Conker Blackwood - 2009-08-26
COL CrimsonFury - 2004-08-08
GN Dax Corrin - 2004-08-07
MAJ Deleted Member - 2020-09-15
GN Elwood the Brave - 3 times, last on 2014-02-16
CM Fahrer - 2005-03-27
RA Genie - 2023-05-08
GN Golbez Harvey - 2015-11-27
COL Gyssler - 2004-08-07
LC Gytheran - 2023-05-12
AD Hav Antiel - 2017-09-27
FA Howlader - 2009-10-19
GN Jarek La’an - 2022-09-14
MAJ Kazraran - 2022-10-14
FA Khadgar - 2004-08-03
MAJ Landon Cruise - 2014-02-27
CM Leofric - 2023-04-21
COL Locke Setzer - 2023-04-21
CM Lonestar - 2005-01-27
GN Mark Schueler - 2012-08-23
GN Master - 2 times, last on 2023-05-14
LT Mathius Jerikko - 2023-04-17
CM Matu Vonnegut - 2023-04-23
COL Moagim Daar - 2004-10-15
CPT Morpheus - 2004-07-07
CM Nova Discordia - 2023-04-16
HA Pete Mitchell - 2017-07-11
COL Phalk Sturm - 2020-09-05
FA Pickled Yoda - 2 times, last on 2014-06-12
HA Plif - 2023-05-16
MAJ Prost Varsis - 2023-04-20
LC Savageaz - 2004-06-10
LCM scottrick - 2023-04-26
CM Serin Jansj - 2005-04-13
LC Solohan50 - 2023-04-22
MAJ TheBlackxRanger - 2023-04-20
CPT Trideo Arkson - 2016-01-09
GN Triji Boliv - 2023-04-18
CPT Tvan'Oris - 2005-02-05
LT Ty Seerlan - 2023-05-14
CPT Viper - 2004-08-10
CPT Wap Eal - 2004-11-01
LC Westric Davalorn - 2 times, last on 2023-06-07
CPT Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 3 times, last on 2023-05-13
COL Wraithdog - 2014-10-07
VA Zósite Kónstyte Styles - 2 times, last on 2009-05-21
COL Zystem Fryar - 2004-06-18
Title: "Shinsen Gumi Saga #2 : Gunsmoke and Haze"
Missions : 6
Game Platform :TIE
Author : FM-MAJ Daisuke Airyu/Viper 3-2/Wing XIV/ISD Intrepid
Author Email : airyu@isdchallenge.org
Medal: TBC
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Required patches
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* none
Installation instructions
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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
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AUTHOR'S COMMENTS
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Shinsen Gumi Saga #2 : Gunsmoke and Haze
This battle is based loosely upon the back story and history of my character, as well as MAJ Yutzka Serovich.
GUNSMOKE AND HAZE
COL NiksaVel was successful in his raid on the Black Sun's pilot academy, and brought the four pilots back to the PLT Daedalus. Airyu, Seithen, and Serovich entered the standard pilot training there, while Quicksteel chose to join the Intelligence Division.
Airyu and Quicksteel, the most adept of the group, completed their training in almost no time. Serovich and Seithen, however needed a little more grooming on their skills. While they continued their training, Airyu was stationed in Asp Squadron on board the ISD Intrepid, and Quicksteel was sent to a small ID outpost.
The time came for Serovich's final examination, a training mission based from one of the several training outposts of the Daedalus. Midway through the mission, a series of malfunctions on the craft rendered it disabled. With Serovich dead in the water, and the outpost's defenses inoperational, a small New Republic strike force hypered in.
The rest may or may not be history... that's up to you.
Mission 1: Escort the transfer of new personnel to the Intrepid
Mission 2: Duel with a pilot attempting to defect
Mission 3: Ward off the NR strike force during the rescue operation
Mission 4: Destroy the NR strike force
Mission 5: Do a quick recon flight on the NR strike force's base
Mission 6: Annihilate the NR strike force's base
FM/MAJ Daisuke Airyu/Viper 3-2/Wing XIV/ISD Intrepid
GSx2/PCx3/ISMx8/MoI-BC/MoT-1rh/IS-1BW-2BR-2SR/LoC-CSx6-Rx4/DFC-Rx2/CoB/LoA/OV-3E [EXCR] {IWATS-AIM-CBX-FLA-GFX-ICQ-IIC/1/2-M/1/2-SM/2-TM-TT-VBS-XML-XTT}
Former Ship Doctor, ISD Challenge, FMC
Former Professor, IWATS-GFX
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