BoP-IW 5: Rion's Shadow Campaign: Eliminate Friendship

Battle Information

Game platform: XvT - Balance of Power
Missions: 5
Release date: 2000-08-05
Last updated: 2009-02-28
Creator:

Neo

Average rating 1.4
Reviews: 7
Bug reports: 2
Times completed: 57
Patches used: None
Battle Medal: Silver Infiltration Crescent

Battle Reviews

Somehow this is worse than the original which is something onto itself. It still contains the same bugs as the original, and new ones that the first one did not. Featuring such curious decisions such as having your bombers start at 0% shields while launching under the guns of 2 nebulon B frigates, being targeted by an entire squadron of ties at the very beginning of the mission and only minor changes between xvt and bop (swapping the factories for shipyards and adding b-wings in one mission), it is one to forget.


Worst battle in the IW section of BoP. The storyline and briefings aren't bad, so the battle look promising follow up of the initial Rion's Shadow saga. But as soon as you start, the first mission will redefine a new threshold for pointless waiting. The other missions are messy and inconsistent. In a few words, this battle was plain boring and meaningless. Play elsewhere. You have been warned.


Long waits, missions that pit a single flight against enemy fleets.

Yeah, this is poor quality.



Probably the most boring battle I ever flew. Especially the first mission made me think of new definitions to the word 'boring'. The last missions aren't that fun either. Going up against capital ships and installations time after time with just lasers isn't quite my idea of fun. I don't have any comments on the technical part of the battle however, that's why I still gave it a 2.


To much Unnecessary waiting a round A few tweaks would make this battle a lot better.


Battle is good but first mission sucks. It's really long and boring. You have to wait almost 10 minutes for some X/Ws. They suck. And you must wait again for your ETRs to dock.


Battle Bug Reports

CPT Vanguard88

2024-09-29

Mission 1: Y-Wing Razor 3 collides with freighter chance and is destroyed due to having conflicting flight paths. Multiple sentences missing punctuation.

Mission 2: No mission complete message. Messages incorrectly to state to go home after Corvettes are destroyed, not golan platforms.

Mission 3: Rejuvenator spelled incorrectly. Valkyrie spelled incorrectly. No mission complete message.

Mission 4: Once Primary mission objectives are completed, T/A Elite 1 immediately aborts mission while the rest do not. Rejuvenator spelled incorrectly. No mission complete message. Serpent's smile, Challenger & Griffin have arrival/departure trigger errors.

Mission 5: ISD Serpent’s Smile collides with CRS Warspite 25:40 into the mission and destroys the Warspite and itself, depending on its shields/hull. All starships designated as secondary targets instead of primary targets. Y-Wing shields do not charge on hard, they go to 14% and then stay there, even if they lose hull the shields do not regenerate. Warspite spelled incorrectly. No mission complete message.


GN Dunta Polo

2010-06-23

Mission 1: Razor flight destroys Rebel X-wings instead of disabling them for capture as per primary objectives.


High Scores

Battle Total: 444,327 CPT Vanguard88 2024-09-29
Mission 1: 29,800 COL Brucmack
Mission 2: 105,560 CPT Vanguard88 2024-09-29
Mission 3: 96,672 CPT Vanguard88 2024-09-29
Mission 4: 109,150 LC Linkan
Mission 5: 108,030 CPT Vanguard88 2024-09-29

Top Ten

(of available records)

1 444,327 CPT Vanguard88 2024-09-29
2 176,939 MAJ Artyis 2003-01-06
3 140,877 MAJ Zhaim Jifarr 2002-08-09
4 139,297 FA Giovanni Palermo 2012-09-26
5 134,061 CPT S 4patas 2004-07-19
6 133,925 GN Abel Malik 2002-11-17
7 130,373 GN Wil Striker 2003-01-11
8 119,714 COL Zystem Fryar 2003-08-10
9 118,920 CM Sabbath 2002-12-20
10 114,537 COL Drak 2003-01-15
Notes for installing IW Battle 25 (XVT)
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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 BoP one for additional material like patches, sounds etc.
3] Press the Balance of Power button to start BoP and fly the battle.


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- Create a new pilot for the Battle based on your name and the Battle number. For example,
  SL Stele playing EH Battle 80 would make a new pilot file named "Stele80." 

- The missions are accessible from the Training Missions.

Should there be bugs, errors or plan odd things which don't work, e-mail so I can put them right please

FLT Neo: iw_neo@yahoo.com
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			      IW Battle 25 - Eliminate Friendship
		      Rion's Shadow Campaign Tour of Duty #3 - XvT version
			         by FLT Neo (iw_neo@yahoo.com)
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 Mission 1: Recon Confederate systems

	We are attempting to discover who and what is moving through Rion space and so have
	some craft to a patrol a regularly frequented nav buoy. From here we can monitor what
	the confederate is up to and if come upon any Rebel craft, capture them for our use and
	purposes.

 Mission 2: Destroy New Republic defense systems

	This is a lighting raid against the system Jolar. The main problems are going to come
	from the starfighters which the corvettes launch so keep an eye on these, but as long as
	you don't stray too close to the corvettes you should be able to knock out the 
	uncompleted platforms without getting vaped by an enemy missile.

 Mission 3: Destroy Shipyard Construction

	Ok now for this mission you've got back-up in quite a big way! Enforcer is more than
	capable of covering your back, so let them deal with the snubbies while you hit the
	shipyard. You've got heavy rockets on this mission so use them to take out the shield
	generators on the shipyard and make your life that much easier. Oh and watch out for
	enemy bombers as combined with the enemy cap-ships, they will shed the Ka'tal in short
	order

 Mission 4: Destroy Confederate Task Force

	Here the main problem are the bombers that task force has as they are protected by fighters
	and can don the Fear, no problem. Also the arrival of reinforcements can prove bad as the
	advanced which they drop will give you a real headache.

 Mission 5: Destroy Rion shipyard

	This mission looks fairly simple apart from the two frigates which are miles off. These will
	turn up at some point so watch out for these guys and the fighters they drop. Also the Tie 
	Advanced's will prove a problem as some go for you, others the already damaged Warspite.

Should there be bugs, errors or plan odd things which don't work, e-mail so I can put them right please

Battle created by FLT Neo (IW_Neo@yahoo.com) for the Infiltrator Wing

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