XWA-TC 5: Show of Force
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The battle was fun and the story was there to tie all the missions together
Another fun one. Reasonably good plotline kept it interesting. Good mix of dogfighting, protecting cap ships, and protecting your assault ships. Pretty fast battle too. Glad I got to fly my baby, the TIE interceptor, for a change as well.
i really liked the giant battle with so may starfighters to kill. i am playing this as part of rtf 21' and with cheats, blasting everything was enjoyable and the laser sounds were so crazy
Solid battle that you fight against a rogue imperial battle group. You force parts of them into submission until they all return to the course. Sounds repetitive? Well, it is a little bit. Missions four and five are almost exactly the same except for two additional TRN that you must not miss.
I played on Easy. This seems like a decent battle. Again, as with so many of these early XWA battles, is that there's a ton of waiting around. Other than that, I thought the mission had a cool storyline and showed off some capital ships that I hadn't seen before.
I liked this battle, though the spartan briefings and repetitive nature of the missions hurt the rating somewhat, as did going from a Defender or Avenger to Interceptor for the final mission; it could have easily been the other way around.
Still, a good way to spend half an hour or so earning more FCHG points!
An average battle. What to say, the missions are a bit identical, the classical inspect and protect the capship. Also it has some major flaws, like T/Bs and T/Is coming out of hyperspace, or yourself hypering in a shielded Interceptor. This is definitely something the authors should have had in mind when creating this battle. A bit too linear that feels like fodder.
Like the most recent reviewers, I enjoyed this battle. Some things must have been changed, fixed, or upgraded over the years, because I did not have any issues completing the battle. Flying on easy, I found the missions fun and engaging.
It was an okay battle to do, nothing too fancy, but nothing to unleash hate on as well. This battle was perhaps fixed over the years to some degree. The plot was relatively interesting, although i found some missions awfully too similar, especially 2 and 3. All the missions were relatively quick. Which might be odd in case of mission 4 as it appears as a quite large fleet on fleet battle. I'm not quite sure here, given I was busy chasing the fighters but it appears enemy cap ships just self-destruct after a while. Interesting concept. Anyhow, an okay one to fly!
I'm not sure about all the hate for this battle. The storyline was pretty clear if unambitious, you're just striking against a war lord and accepting the surrender of some of his forces. It's definitely clear enough and progresses. The missions are pretty simple, but fun, especially the fleet engagement. I overall had a pretty good time with it.
Awful, awful battle. Fly for FCHG points, nothing more. The last mission is particularly frustrating, as you're vastly out-numbered while your ISD sits in another region doing absolutely nothing.
sorta fun battle, but when an entire 3 sqds of tie fighters and interceptors only hunt YOUR ass, and you only have 3 other fighters to assist you, its NOT funny anymore. Also: you are part of an entire battlegroup (2 ISDs, 2 FRGs, CRVs etc etc) and still you are greatly outnumbered :/
Not really sure what this battle was about, something to do the DB. Plotline could have been alot more well done. Fighting 12 A-Wings by yourself was fun though.
It was a decent battle, only problem is it lacks plot line and missions 2-4 are exactly the same with each just having a different mix of fighters and transports.
Besides the problems already meantioned I hated the fact that the only starship order used was "wait" which made for very unrealistic, yet easy action AND that I, a T/B Pilot from Echo, had to destroy T/Bs from Echo while all the so called "EH Craft" in the battle were all unknown to me.
A fair mission. Mission 2, 3, and 4 were almost identical.
Well... Not the best battle. The missions are mostly the same and the plot is boring.
Ok battle but i'm tired with Tie Fighting with shield. Alot of inconsistencies (2 ST transports to capture an ISD with its compliment of stormtroopers? come on!) Boring missions, mission 2,3,4 are the same!
This was my first full battle. I enjoyed it immensely, and found the storyline to be airtight. Keep up the good work Maj Domm!
My first Battle, and this battle is very good. Besides the fact that most of the missions are the same. :P
I thought that this was a good battle. However, I thought it had little variety, although the last missions was fun.
Boring. Useless dogfights, while cap ships hold steady,when they don't self destruct to simulate some fight... thatand the bad impression to fly the same mission again and again, with only a few things changed....
Good missions, but #2,3, and 4 were alike - defend the capture operations. Besides a few things here and there, a battle worth fighting
A really good battle. Good plotline! Must be flown.
The last two missions really rocked! Fun, lots of dogfighting and an interesting plotline. Good Job!
Fun mission...I liked it. Well done and lots of dog-fighting. I just don't know how people got that high of a score...I tried missions on all difficulties and still got a small score...Oh well. Great battle anyway.
Great battle! One of the best for XWA I've played yet. If you love to play these on HARD, then your not going to be disappointed. Watch our for mission 5 though, or else you'll be out of the action fast! Great design and implementation!
Nice mission. I enjoyed the dogfighting. It wasn't insanely difficult like some other missions I've tried. Nice stotyline and plot twists. Highly recommended battle.
Overall battle had a good plot. The only drawbacks I found were the fact that missions two and three were very similar. Furthermore I was kind of miffed after taking the time to disable the ISD Powerful in mission 4 only to find out that it was pointless, no bonus points or anything. But missions were well balanced, dogfighting was fun without being too easy nor too difficult. Especially liked the last mission, spent it weaving between the platforms forcing the TIEs and gunboats following me to crash into them....=) Good Job
Fun mission for those who enjoy a good dogfight. Could have done with a little more anti-capship action. Overall, a very good battle.
If you like dogfighting, then this battle is for you! If not, it can get old fairly quickly. Overall, I liked the plot and the battle was well-designed.
This battle is really good. Suggest everyone downloads it.
Battle Bug Reports
2010-02-20
Mission 1: Enemy starships do not move or fire.
Mission 2: Friendly starships do not fire, even when attacked.
Mission 3: Friendly starships do not fire or move. Enemy VSD Koss is marked as a mission critical craft instead of the ISD Terror. The mission shows as complete when the VSD is still firing on the ISD (it may satisfy the mission objective but is plain stupid). Warning about enemy TIE Bombers appears late (by this point one wave has been destroyed and\\or launched torpedoes).
Mission 4: Enemy fleet is set to self-destruct on second order, for no apparent purpose and without explanation. Player's command ship is set to enemy VSD Koss instead of the friendly ISD Tallus. ISD Dark Reign, B/CRS Edno, DREAD Talkin, STRKC Pierce, VSD Qu'nos, DREAD Henlon and FRG Palpatine have no orders. L/FRGs Suili and Coddington have starfighter orders. STRKC Corvalis is set to self destruct on second order, for no apparent purpose and without explanation. If the INT Zeus's purpose is to trap the enemy fleet, why does it leave? The only possible explanation is to allow the contrived capture of the ISD Powerful, by the invincible L/C Jethro (which flees anyway when badly damaged). Presumably this is also why the Powerful is spontaneously disabled without enemy craft doing it. The fact that both fleets's starships sit there without attacking each other makes a mockery of the plot, notwithstanding the contrived self-destruct orders, and the primary goal only actually revolves around blowing up starfighters.
Mission 5: The briefing implies you need to inspect the enemy base to trigger arrival of friendly forces, but your support doesn't show up until you are hit. The holding cell stations are stacked end to end, and this causes the boarding craft to fly through the lower part of some stations when docking. The Golan 3 platform doesn't fire.
High Scores
| Battle Total: | 29,564 | COL Deimos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission 1: | 7,182 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 2: | 4,786 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 3: | 6,004 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 4: | 3,385 | COL Deimos | |
| Mission 5: | 8,207 | COL Deimos |
Top Ten
(of available records)
| 1 | 29,564 | COL Deimos | 2003-02-27 |
| 2 | 26,123 | MAJ Neko Nuwen | 2003-05-17 |
| 3 | 16,978 | HA Daniel Bonini | 2005-06-02 |
| 4 | 16,304 | LC Scuslem | 2004-05-30 |
| 5 | 14,277 | LT Eifel | 2004-10-09 |
| 6 | 14,076 | CM DarkSith_99 | 2018-04-10 |
| 7 | 13,983 | COL Wraithdog | 2014-06-12 |
| 8 | 13,908 | COL Ixion Deathbringer | 2003-08-17 |
| 9 | 13,783 | LCM Marek Ny`Irfa | 2020-09-19 |
| 10 | 13,355 | LT Dav Aosiz | 2009-08-14 |
Battle Completion Statistics
This battle has been flown by 675 pilots a total of 691 times.
MAJ Ace Fighter - 2003-08-28
MAJ Aidan Pryde - 2005-02-08
SL Airamags - 2003-07-21
CPT Alexander Anderson - 2004-08-31
LT Anaba - 2003-11-12
HA Anahorn Dempsey - 7 times, last on 2021-04-28
LC andr3 - 2021-10-07
LCM Andrey Ivanovich - 2004-09-27
COL Andrijas - 2003-10-23
COL Angel - 2002-11-14
CM Anthony Starr - 2024-02-27
COL Archangel - 2003-05-22
CPT Ard Royber - 2009-04-05
CM Aresis Lothorekith - 2003-02-21
CM Armagon - 2003-07-24
LT BATUTA1 - 2020-04-08
LCM Beignet - 2003-09-27
LCM Big Daddy - 2002-12-18
CM Billy Taldrya - 2003-05-28
LCM Brunon von Doom - 2003-04-09
CM Cabbel - 2002-09-01
LT Cauldron Hawke - 2004-06-13
LC Choosh - 2002-11-26
LC Chris Cox - 2003-05-02
LT Chris Pape - 2009-08-31
CPT Claus Shteiner - 2005-04-24
LT Cole Archer - 2004-06-13
SL Condar Freed - 2004-07-07
FA Conker Blackwood - 2003-09-20
COL CrimsonFury - 2003-08-11
LT Damon Spears - 2002-12-22
HA Daniel Bonini - 2005-06-02
LCM Dargor - 2004-07-17
CM DarkSith_99 - 2018-04-10
LCM Daurathi Ghost - 2003-07-10
LT Dav Aosiz - 2009-08-14
GN Dax Corrin - 2 times, last on 2017-03-10
LT Death Squire - 2003-06-22
COL Deimos - 2003-02-27
LT Don Julio - 2003-05-25
LCM Dougal Ceallaigh - 2021-05-02
GN Doyon - 2020-09-08
CPT Draco "Martyr" Caanis - 2003-01-12
CPT Draiff Stryker - 2003-06-03
CM Dukimar - 2003-07-21
GN Dunta Polo - 2010-02-20
LT Egzekutor - 2003-08-27
LT Eifel - 2004-10-09
LCM Eightguy - 2003-06-25
GN Elwood the Brave - 5 times, last on 2020-09-14
CM Epicedion - 2020-09-18
MAJ Eugene - 2003-01-27
MAJ Evo Sarnok - 2003-03-05
GN Exar Kit - 2002-09-13
CM Fahrer - 2004-12-09
CM Falcon - 2003-01-21
CM Faliaj Shai - 2002-12-11
CPT Fallien Skull - 2003-03-17
CM Favdaukar - 2020-04-29
MAJ Frankie - 2003-03-23
CPT Frenchie6 - 2020-09-14
CM Frenzy Lekvoda - 2003-03-03
LCM Fung - 2002-08-17
FA Giovanni Palermo - 2004-07-31
MAJ Granite - 2005-02-12
LCM Gregor MacDonald - 2003-10-12
CPT Grimlock - 2004-08-12
LCM Guardian Angel - 2002-10-22
COL Gyssler - 2 times, last on 2017-03-11
LC Gytheran - 2023-09-26
LCM Halk Knight - 2009-11-27
AD Hav Antiel - 2020-09-23
MAJ Hermann - 2 times, last on 2020-09-07
FA Howlader - 2010-01-17
LT Illandian Hunt - 2003-03-30
COL Ixion Deathbringer - 2003-08-17
CM Jagged Fell III - 2023-10-09
LT James Zirus - 2005-01-02
CPT Jan Pieter - 2004-07-16
GN Jarek La’an - 2004-06-06
LCM Jasio - 2003-01-09
CM Jason Dehner - 2004-12-22
AD Jedi Eclipse - 2003-02-02
MAJ JetMech - 2021-08-08
CPT Joe Arena - 2002-08-18
LCM Josef Hassan - 2004-12-07
COL Justin - 2002-11-24
LCM Kat Lyons - 2003-01-01
MAJ Kazraran - 2021-03-11
MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2021-10-20
MAJ Keiran Laserlight - 2003-04-16
SL Ketan-Shej - 2004-09-11
LT Korbane Ashoka - 2002-09-02
CPT Kyral Retsam - 2002-08-16
LT Lance Menu - 2003-04-06
LCM Lazyleesblood - 2003-06-04
COL Lenvik - 2003-08-02
LCM Lo Mar - 2020-09-16
CM Lonestar - 2003-11-04
CPT Machinari - 2003-12-22
CPT Maiko Spince - 2003-04-03
LCM Marek Ny`Irfa - 2020-09-19
LT Marick Winter - 2005-05-01
CPT Maw'la - 2002-11-18
LCM Mayk Drazzic - 2002-12-06
LT meleagris Gallopavo - 2011-03-27
COL Mini Minkus - 2003-03-03
COL Mosh - 2002-08-15
LCM Naar Treib - 2003-05-05
LT Nancy - 2003-02-27
LCM Nathaniel Tremayne - 2002-12-23
MAJ Neko Nuwen - 2003-05-17
LT Nikko Streld - 2003-04-06
LCM Nir Fallas - 2003-10-25
LT Nurgas Hui - 2003-06-24
RA Nutrientman - 2005-04-17
LT Orionel Jalace Bylien - 2003-12-28
Per-Aa Damar N`Eshathi - 2003-05-21
COL Phalk Sturm - 2020-10-11
COL Phantom - 2002-12-17
LCM Pi Stryker - 2003-04-21
MAJ Picard - 2002-11-16
FA Pickled Yoda - 2002-11-18
HA Plif - 2002-09-17
MAJ Praetorian - 2003-01-12
CPT Psyko Prefect - 2003-07-10
LCM Raistlin - 2003-07-27
GN Rancorous - 2 times, last on 2009-05-11
VA Rejili Holthaus - 2005-01-26
MAJ RichyV - 2009-09-17
LT Rollo Tomassi - 2003-06-12
MAJ Sandor Clegane - 2005-03-17
LC Savageaz - 2003-12-05
LC Scuslem - 2004-05-30
LC Seth Crimson - 2003-03-04
LCM Sev'rance Tann - 2003-10-31
COL Shae Kitane - 2002-11-16
LCM Shark - 2005-05-11
LT Shion - 2003-08-21
CM Sirik Xirok - 2003-08-24
CPT SL8c8 - 2019-02-23
LCM Soj Kiram - 2003-07-17
LC Solohan50 - 2021-10-04
LCM Splot - 2003-09-10
CM Steve Sunrider - 2002-12-28
AD Stryker - 2020-12-17
LT Sueki Suezo - 2002-08-13
MAJ Tek Selkirk - 2003-04-15
COL TheBlackxRanger - 2 times, last on 2023-09-09
LT Thomas Kenobi - 2002-11-24
LCM Thomas O'deevs - 2004-07-29
LC Thorn - 2002-08-15
LT Thunder - 2003-01-02
CPT Tiamat - 2003-12-08
CM TK-9780 - 2002-09-13
LC Tolbr - 2003-09-28
LCM Tom O'deevs - 2010-08-30
MAJ Tuba - 2010-08-30
CPT Turel - 2021-01-15
CPT Tvan'Oris - 2005-02-12
CPT Ulath - 2003-02-03
LCM Vissan - 2003-02-19
COL Vladet Xavier - 2003-01-29
CPT Voort SaBinring - 2004-07-11
COL Wes Janson - 2003-01-19
CM Wisal Pol-Jo - 2002-09-17
MAJ Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 2 times, last on 2023-09-17
COL Wraithdog - 2014-06-12
LCM Yilana - 2002-12-23
CM Yukito - 2003-07-15
LT Zacarias - 2003-05-31
SL Zekk Terrik - 2003-07-27
Read Me README File for X-Wing Alliance Battle "Show of Force" Files: 1] Double click the .EHM file, the EH Battle Launcher will install the battle. 2] Check the Misc folder in your XWA for additional material like patches, emails or sounds. 3] In EHBL, create a new "EH Pilot" in the Game Menu (Check "Prepare for EH Battle"). 4] Press the X-Wing Alliance button to start XWA and fly the battle. "THIS LEVEL IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY. ELEMENTS TM & (C) LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY."