XvT-TC 84: VSD Gilded Claw : Path of Destruction
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Battle Reviews
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.
pretty good set of missions, felt pretty quick overall. shot down some fighters, shoot the shuttle, and shoot the giant capital ship at the end. no issues or bus that i was aware of and worked for me
Not terribly difficult, but not boring either. Sometimes you just want to blast some bad guys. If you're in that mood, or just want a quick battle, this is the one.
I played on Easy. This is another extremely quick battle. It's good for quick points and the missions are simple enough. The AI will even do most of your work on Easy. I don't have much else to say about this one, it was very, very quick.
I really enjoyed this battle - short and sweet, with missions that were solid, if not stand-out. I do have to confess, I do like being able to cheese my way through a sequence in a T/D the entire time. But overall, I thought this was very fast, engaging fun.
Having not played XvT SP for a while, I found myself rusty again. This battle seeks to answer the question, how many missiles does it take to destroy a TIE Defender? The answer is 50. If you played this one while hungry, don't worry, you will eat enough missiles to satisfy even the biggest of appetites. I'm putting some of the difficulties I am having down to my own rust. Will try this one a few more times and see what it's really made of. NNo trouble with missions 2, 3 and 4. Somehow Mission 1 on hard gets the better of me, as usually near the end I cant keep the Claw alive (from the Ywings) while having a ton of craft on my back. Perhaps I will try it again at a later point. --------------------------------------------------- Update: After reflying this battle I feel it deserves a bump to 4 out of 5
This was my first XvT custom flown for EH. I may be a little biased here with my opinion given the game is least favorite of the series for me. The first two missions looked somewhat identical I think. Like two variations of the same encounter really. The third and fourth were pretty okay. I've encountered two bugs trying to fly this battle though (see attached report). Overall it was okayish but nothing too fancy.
The missions were pretty straight forward at first, but that last mission was pretty challenging. Take this with a grain of salt from someone who isn't super great at these game, but I definitely got to a point where I lost count of how many more ships I had in reserve. All in all, this was a fun mission with a fairly straightforward set of objectives and story.
Played the first 3 missions on Hard. They were a challenge but easily beatable. The story was pretty straight forward and the mission briefings were ok. Everything went off the rails in mission 4. After countless tries I could not tackle the onslaught of ATRs and had to drop it down to medium before I could beat it after a couple more tries. That 4th mission was quite the challenge especially as the crutch of additional waves was missing in this 4th mission.
Although the plotline of this battle is rather standard, the battle itself is well fleshed out. I enjoyed the challenge of the ATRs in the last mission.
Battle Bug Reports
2020-08-23
I've encountered two bugs trying to fly this battle.
First one in mission 1. Whenever (twice in fact) I tried to destroy the Strike Cruisers while enemy fighters were still present in the area, the game sort of crashed with a popup window giving null pointer information. It worked fine when the Cruiser went down after all enemy fighters were cleared.
The fourth mission appears to be impossible to be finished on the hard difficulty. Even if you destroy all ATR from Lake and Placid groups; the game fails to register respective primary goals as complete. It works all fine on medium difficulty though.
2020-08-19
On the download page for this mission it should indicate the EH Ship patch for XvT is required. The readme that opens after loading the mission in EHBL did correctly indicate the patch was necessary, just the TC website was incorrect.
High Scores
| Battle Total: | 559,125 | LC Rando | 2018-06-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission 1: | 127,180 | COL Brucmack | |
| Mission 2: | 99,960 | COL Brucmack | |
| Mission 3: | 173,295 | LC Rando | 2018-06-26 |
| Mission 4: | 188,360 | LC Rando | 2018-06-26 |
Top Ten
(of available records)
| 1 | 559,125 | LC Rando | 2018-06-26 |
| 2 | 316,863 | LCM Marek Ny`Irfa | 2020-08-23 |
| 3 | 301,509 | FA Pickled Yoda | 2018-06-26 |
| 4 | 298,870 | GN Dax Corrin | 2004-06-10 |
| 5 | 288,909 | MAJ Aldaric | 2018-06-30 |
| 6 | 278,601 | GN Mark Schueler | 2018-06-30 |
| 7 | 276,587 | COL TK-7764 | 2004-07-05 |
| 8 | 238,298 | LCM Lo Mar | 2020-08-29 |
| 9 | 220,088 | RA Genie | 2020-08-28 |
| 10 | 198,873 | GN Gilad Pelleaon | 2018-06-26 |
Battle Completion Statistics
This battle has been flown by 87 pilots a total of 107 times.
MAJ Aldaric - 2018-06-30
HA Anahorn Dempsey - 5 times, last on 2021-02-20
LC andr3 - 2022-03-01
AD Apophis Kuma - 2004-10-11
RA Colo Delste - 2021-10-02
FA Conker Blackwood - 2009-11-12
GN Coranel Both - 2 times, last on 2023-09-10
LCM Corran Shub - 2020-08-22
COL CrimsonFury - 2004-08-02
LC Daisuke Airyu - 2004-07-29
GN Dax Corrin - 2004-06-10
LCM Dekar Jansen - 2021-10-12
COL Drak - 2004-10-24
GN Dunta Polo - 2009-03-15
GN Earnim Branet - 2018-06-24
GN Elwood the Brave - 2 times, last on 2018-06-26
CPT Frenchie6 - 2020-08-10
RA Genie - 2 times, last on 2021-10-06
AD Gidda - 2004-11-24
GN Gilad Pelleaon - 2018-06-26
MAJ Gustan - 2020-08-18
COL Gyssler - 2012-05-16
LC Gytheran - 2021-10-22
AD Hav Antiel - 2 times, last on 2020-08-31
MAJ Hermann - 3 times, last on 2021-10-30
COL Jer Stryker - 2004-06-27
MAJ JetMech - 2020-08-20
LT Kate Flyer - 2005-05-31
MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2021-10-17
LC Kenath Zoron - 2009-05-07
COL Lenvik - 2005-01-27
LCM Lo Mar - 2020-08-29
LCM Marek Ny`Irfa - 2020-08-23
GN Mark Schueler - 3 times, last on 2018-06-30
COL Nightmare - 2005-01-20
HA Pete Mitchell - 2017-09-26
COL Phalk Sturm - 2 times, last on 2021-10-30
FA Pickled Yoda - 6 times, last on 2022-10-30
HA Plif - 2016-01-07
LC Rando - 2018-06-26
LCM Rin Jaeger - 2020-08-16
CPT S 4patas - 2004-07-17
CPT SL8c8 - 2020-08-22
LC Solohan50 - 2021-10-11
LC Spade - 2004-07-24
LC Taygetta - 2021-10-13
COL TheBlackxRanger - 2021-10-21
COL TK-7764 - 2004-07-05
CM TK-9780 - 2005-03-13
MAJ Tuba - 2011-11-12
CPT Victor O‘Brien - 2016-01-07
CPT Wildfire - 2020-08-19
MAJ Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 3 times, last on 2023-05-21
MAJ Xye - 2021-10-13
COL Zystem Fryar - 2004-06-15
TITLE: VSD Gilded Claw : Path of Destruction MISSIONS: 4 MEDAL: Medal of the Golden Talon GAME PLATFORM: X-Wing vs TIE Fighter Created by: FM/MAJ Blade/Krayt 3-2/Wing XIV/ISD Intrepid Pin # 8905 Files included - 4 Mission files (gilded1-4.tie) 1 Imperial.lst 1 Readme.txt 1 Patches.txt Required patches ---------------- * EH Ship Patch for XvT Installation instructions -------------------------- 1] Make sure you have the EH Ship Patch for XvT installed 2] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle 3] Check the Misc folder in your XvT one for additional material like patches, sounds etc. 4] Press the X-wing vs TIE Fighter button on the EHBL to start the game 5] Create a new pilot and fly the Imperial training missions THIS LEVEL IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. ELEMENTS TM & © LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.