XWA-TC 28: ViB: The Lost Missions

Battle Information

Game platform: X-Wing Alliance
Missions: 4
Release date: 2002-02-24
Last updated: 2012-11-02
Creator:

HA Ender mBind

Average rating 2.0
Reviews: 17
Bug reports: 1
Times completed: 264
Patches used: None
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Legion of the Vanguard
Battle Medal:
Legion of the Vanguard

This battle includes an "extra" ship (Under-Cover Gunboat) to be used on first mission only! Read the Readme.txt.

Battle Reviews

CM Jagged Fell III

3

2023-10-23

I REALLY wanted to like this one more. It has everything I love, custom audio, detailed "storyline" and all but the battles have very little connection to each other, the extra plot lines are very obtuse with nothing really drawing the person in and it is a slog to read them. The first mission I found ridiculously hard to do anything but pop the frigate and take a random shot at the fighters chasing me. Luckily the whole point of the mission was to keep the fighters interested in you and not the transport with you. The second mission is a inspect everything before they fly way style one which are not my favorite. The third was ok, just taking out some capitol ships and fighters, and strangely enough my favorite mission was the last where you fly and unshielded T/I in a dogfighting contest. I usually hate them but the combination of how the enemies came in, and the high AI of your wingman made it fun, not terrible.


LC Solohan50

2

2021-12-10

I played on Easy with cheats. This battle is a mixed bag. The early missions are well done and then the later missions are a grindy and slow-paced.


MAJ KEBLAOMEGA

3

2021-11-23

Not the best, but not the worst collection of missions. There is no overarching plot - it's just random missions. The second was started off more interesting than most custom missions, but then just sort of ended. The fourth was funny as with its reference, but it went on too long.


LC andr3

1

2021-11-16

Those missions are definitely 'lost' and rightfully so. There is no relation between them and they are not even interesting by themselves.


COL Phalk Sturm

3

2020-10-28

A bundle of different missions with unclear relative plotilines among them. The missions are not bad, some are a bit more cryptic than others and that makes a bit of a mess, and confusing the player of what to do. The last mission is a 2v2 unshielded T/Is madness, that really turned into frustrating after killing the 30th and seeing there were more to serve in order to finish the Primary Objectives!. This was totally unnecessary. If you want to waste your time like that, go into the simulator, but take no credit for it.


AD Hav Antiel

2

2020-09-29

As a collection of unrelated missions, it's OK. The first three go together well, but the last one is completely unrelated. That last mission is enough to lower my rating significantly. There's no need to have T/Is hyper to different regions, and flying an unshielded, hyper-equipped T/I against shielded T/Is seems unfair. And 10 waves of said shielded T/Is is too much.


LCM Lo Mar

1

2020-09-18

So this wasn't really a battle. It's just a collection of random missions that are fraught with inside references and jokes. A note to everyone - 15 years later? None of that ages well. I did like the throwback WoW and MSN Zone references, so I'm tacking on a point for that. But other than for something like RtF or FCHG points? I'd skip.


HA Frodo March

3

2006-11-04

People who give this 0s and 1s should look a tad deeper into this battle. The battle is pretty much made to have four missions that don't exactly follow each other...But thats the Ender style. My point is that it deserves at least a 2 or 3 because it didn't make me want to cry or anything. It didn't exactly make my day either.


LCM Danel

3

2005-06-06

Yes,OK is not a super battle, but there are worst in XWA.I like the idea of flight the Toscan Fighter or the T/I without shields.Mission 3 had here and there some details to see and we must hyper to find the combat area.Mission 4, well the dogfight is interesant,only the exit position of the enemies T/I are very near of the actual combat position of the friendly T/Is.


CPT Carcharoth

0

2004-07-25

things i dont like about this battle: -No storyline -Stupid bugs (ATRs DESTROY the inspected craft instead of disabling and capturing, resultiong in a LOSS) -Why do i battle 8 squadrons of a-wings and xwings for ONE HYPERDRIVE, ánd i survive that encounter :/ (20-3 odds) -Hornet sqd does not fly Toscan fighters, and why not use the TIE/A or TIE/D for inspection duties? -useless random Starwars quotes things i liked about this battle: -made me feel a good pilot cuz i destroyed 342658235 awings and xwings without heving to reload shields


COL Rau Aznable

1

2002-11-28

Just... fly to get it on your record, ok? Don't think about anything else.


CM TK-9780

1

2002-08-25

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CPT Serge Broskopf

1

2002-07-31

Er... I'm still trying to figure out what I should call this. First of all, this appears to be a gathering of several loose missions, which do not follow each other up in any way (the note added to mission #3 stating it was originally an Xvt Free mission stressing this). Reading the storyline doc-files doesn't help. I also wondered what the 4th storyline DOC had to do with the 4th mission :/ (2vs2 mp simulated as a mission battle???) Mission #1 had you placed against incredible odds, mission #2 and #4 had you basically do nothing and mission #3 was somewhere in between these. This battle was annoying and terrible to fly. I rated it 1, because all missions were flyable and had no bugs, apart from capital ships flying through each other in mission #1.


CPT Alexi Stukov

1

2002-03-17

Terrible battle, the plot made no sense, installation was confusing, the last mission was so incredibly easy and pointless, I killed all the enemies before they could target me.


COL TK-7764

2

2002-03-17

Not that great. Some installation instructions would have been nice.


COL RogueWing

3

2002-03-01

The missions don't seem to fit together as a continous battle, but each mission is fairly nice and fun to play.


HA Ender mBind

4

2002-02-25

Muhahahahah! for a good one: read first the storylines and then the TAC comments in update.txt and notice they didn't read the storylines;) For the rest its an excellent battle of course O:-D


Battle Bug Reports

GN Dunta Polo

2009-12-23

Mission 1: Transport craft crash into the Pyrath Naval Base. A-Wing group Wraith alert Rebel forces only when their last wave arrives (and the message appears regardless of whether the player has destroyed all Rebel capital ships in the area).


High Scores

Battle Total: 63,671 HA Daniel Bonini
Mission 1: 14,372 COL Deimos
Mission 2: 1,945 COL Mordred 2023-01-15
Mission 3: 44,273 HA Daniel Bonini
Mission 4: 7,217 COL Deimos

Top Ten

(of available records)

1 63,671 HA Daniel Bonini 2009-05-19
2 63,671 HA Daniel Bonini 2009-05-19
3 63,540 COL Deimos 2004-08-19
4 35,100 COL Drak 2003-01-02
5 32,168 LCM Artur Knight 2003-01-03
6 27,178 LCM Vissan 2003-04-20
7 25,480 COL Mosh 2004-07-05
8 23,581 LT Zacarias 2003-05-15
9 20,782 MAJ Michael 2003-01-27
10 18,071 MAJ Frankie 2003-03-30

Battle Completion Statistics

This battle has been flown by 251 pilots a total of 261 times.

GN Abel Malik

MAJ Ace

CM Ace

LC Ace Hobbes

COL Aeishline Strathaven - 2003-11-06

MAJ Aeolus

LC Alec Qarni

CPT Alexander Shrike

CPT Alexi Stukov

CPT Alsdyr - 2003-10-22

LCM Altar

HA Anahorn Dempsey - 6 times, last on 2015-11-28

LC andr3 - 2021-11-15

CM Andrelious J. Inahj - 2004-08-26

LCM Andrey Ivanovich

GN Andrzej Mezynski

COL Angel

COL Archangel - 2003-06-20

LC Archon - 2002-08-09

CM Aresis Lothorekith - 2003-02-12

CM Armagon - 2002-09-16

LCM Artur Knight - 2003-01-03

MAJ Artyis

Autoris Maximus

CPT Avantar

LC Azazel

LCM Beignet - 2004-05-30

LC Big Poppa K

CM Billy Taldrya - 2003-05-15

CM BlackHellKnight

CM Blade

LCM Bobecc

MAJ Bobxavi

CM Brenn Tantor - 2002-08-13

LC Brin Chaser

LT Bubonicus

CM Cabbel - 2002-09-15

COL Carl Lost

LCM Cat Carlo

LC Choosh

LC Chris Cox - 2003-11-15

LT Chris Pape - 2009-10-22

CPT Con Selar - 2003-01-04

FA Conker Blackwood

GN Coranel Both

MAJ Cray Mikalen

COL CrimsonFury - 2003-08-22

COL Crsepe

CPT CTXclr

LCM CyberShadow

CPT Damarcus

LCM Danel - 2005-06-07

HA Daniel Bonini - 2 times, last on 2009-05-19

AD Daniel Licinius Trajanus

LCM Dargor - 2004-07-26

COL Dark Angel - 2004-09-13

COL DarkC

AD Darksaber

CM DarkSith_99 - 2018-10-25

Darth Vader - 2003-03-08

COL Davi Anthol

GN Dax Corrin

COL Deimos - 2004-08-19

CPT Derek Dan - 2002-08-12

VA Dolza - 2003-01-06

CPT Draiff Stryker

COL Drak - 2003-01-02

LC Drake Jensen

LCM Drax Remlinger

LCM Dufar Jabar

GN Dunta Polo - 2009-12-23

COL E. Tarkin

LT Eifel

Ekim Yellek - 2005-03-09

GN Elwood the Brave - 2 times, last on 2014-12-04

Enahropes Teriad Entar

HA Ender mBind

CPT Eriond Kath'Razzit - 2003-05-25

MAJ Eugene - 2003-04-21

GN Exar Kit - 2003-02-22

CPT EXE

CM Fahrer - 2004-12-16

CPT Fallien Skull - 2003-11-28

COL Flint Darkstar

MAJ Frankie - 2003-03-30

CPT Frenchie6 - 2020-09-25

CM Frenzy Lekvoda - 2003-08-20

LC Frey Gallandro

HA Frodo March

CM Furious George

COL Garik Hizad

FA Gelton Torr

LCM Geraacka

CM Ghorg

AD Gidda

GN Gilad Pelleaon

FA Giovanni Palermo - 2004-11-25

LC Girth Snail - 2003-01-10

LCM Gold Leader

MAJ Granite - 2005-05-18

LCM Gregor MacDonald - 2003-10-25

CPT Grimlock

COL Gyssler

LCM Halk Knight - 2010-01-12

AD Hav Antiel - 2020-09-29

MAJ Hermann - 2 times, last on 2020-09-17

MAJ Hev Randrowan

FA Howlader - 2010-01-17

CM Hox Reek

MAJ Hunter - 2003-01-13

LC Iceman

MAJ Jack Stone

CM Jagged Fell III - 2023-10-23

GN Jarek La’an - 2003-07-23

CM Jason Dehner

LC Jason Hunter

LC Jeffery Domm

COL Jer Stryker - 2003-01-02

MAJ Johann Glorick

CPT John Clark

COL Justin

GN Kaisin Mirtez

SA Kamjin Maverick Lap'lamiz

VA Kane Reese - 2002-12-16

LCM Kat Lyons - 2003-01-21

MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2021-11-23

MAJ Keiran Laserlight - 2003-07-04

VA Keldorn Cochrane

Keller - 2003-04-20

LC Kenath Zoron

SL Ketan-Shej - 2003-03-23

Khameir Sarin

LC Kodiak Kereban - 2003-10-12

LT Korbane Ashoka - 2002-09-06

LCM Lazyleesblood - 2003-06-27

COL Lenvik - 2003-08-16

SL Linoge

LCM Lo Mar - 2020-09-18

VA Locke Setzer

COL Loor

CPT Machinari

MAJ Malik - 2003-11-03

FA Marcin Szydlowski

LC Mark

GN Mark Schueler

GN Master

CM Matthew Weeks - 2004-07-30

Mayk Wolverine

MAJ Michael - 2003-01-27

LCM Mithrandir

COL Mordred - 2023-01-15

LCM Morte Scura

COL Mosh - 2004-07-05

MAJ Murkrow Defender

CPT Nakata

LCM Narnil

CM Nicolas

COL Nightmare - 2003-02-16

MAJ Nuno - 2002-11-24

COL Nurel Turr

CPT ObiVader

CPT Optimus

CPT Paco

FA Pellaeon

HA Pete Mitchell - 2002-12-19

COL Phalk Sturm - 2020-10-27

LT Philledume

VA Philo

LCM Pi Stryker - 2003-06-14

FA Pickled Yoda - 2002-12-07

MAJ Powerslave

MAJ Praetorian - 2003-02-17

CPT Predator

CM Predator

MAJ Prinz von Hoffman

CPT Psyko Prefect - 2003-10-01

CPT Quicksilver

COL Raith Sienar - 2004-09-17

GN Rancorous - 2 times, last on 2009-05-17

COL Rau Aznable - 2002-11-20

LCM Razor

VA Rejili Holthaus - 2005-01-26

CM Renoshi Bespin - 2002-12-19

CPT Rexal Qel

GN Ric Hunter

MAJ RichyV - 2 times, last on 2009-12-29

COL RogueWing

MAJ Roth Jalis

CM Sabbath - 2003-08-25

CM Saber

MAJ Sandor Clegane - 2004-09-08

LC Savageaz - 2004-08-07

CPT Serge Broskopf - 2002-08-05

COL Shae Kitane - 2002-12-31

LCM Shandar Dastin

LC Solohan50 - 2021-12-10

CPT Soontir Fel

CPT Soontir Fel

CM Steve Sunrider - 2003-04-18

LC Strahd

HA Striker

CM Symon Ilmen'Nost

LCM Talon Virgilio

COL TheBlackxRanger - 2022-03-02

CM Thom Shveed'oo

LT Thomas Kenobi - 2002-09-16

LCM Thomas O'deevs - 2004-07-10

CM Thomas Solo - 2003-01-14

LC Thorn - 2003-01-11

AD TK-2107

COL TK-7764

LCM TK-8148 - 2002-08-28

CM TK-9780 - 2002-08-26

LC Tolbr - 2003-09-24

FA Tomaas Montte

COL Torres

GN Triji Boliv - 2004-07-17

MAJ Tuba - 2010-10-14

LC Turr Phennir

CPT Tvan'Oris

MAJ Tycho Atreides - 2002-12-16

LC Tygra Shadowclaw

LCM Tyrian

CPT Ulath - 2003-03-22

CPT Vertigo

LCM Victor Kage

MAJ VinDoros

CPT Viper

CM Virus

LCM Vissan - 2003-04-20

COL Vladet Xavier - 2003-02-19

CPT Vladimir Corax

CPT Von Predator

CPT Voort SaBinring - 2004-08-26

CM Vortoq

GN Wil Striker

MAJ Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 2023-01-07

COL Woobee - 2003-01-12

CM Xanatos Screed - 2003-02-01

CPT Xander Drax - 2002-09-10

CPT Xanthos Deia

LT Xeno

LCM Yilana - 2003-01-08

MAJ Z'Harm Kelh Gasu'lk

LT Zacarias - 2003-05-15

SL Zekk Terrik - 2020-01-17

COL Zeth Durron

LCM Zev Lolet

COL Zippy Hawk

VA Zósite Kónstyte Styles

COL Zystem Fryar

X-Wing Alliance Battle

Battle Name:     ViB Prologue: "The Lost Missions" 
Created By:      COM/VA Ender mBind/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard
		 (a.c.w.t.zwegers@bk.tudelft.nl http://2883.tiecorps.org)
Support:	 Striker and Blair Vallyn (thank you very much!)
Release Date:    28/aug/2001
                 
Ships:           TIE Advanced, TIE Interceptor, Assault Gunboat, Toscan Fighter
Difficulty:      Playable.
Missions:	 4 including briefings
Medal:		 Legion of the Vanguard (medal and ribbon included)
                 
Filename:        viblm.zip
File contents:   1b8m1viblm01.tie, 1b8m2viblm02.tie, 1b8m3viblm03.tie, 1b8m4viblm04.tie
		 1b8m1viblm01.lst, 1b8m2viblm02.lst, 1b8m3viblm03.lst, 1b8m4viblm04.lst
		 xxxxViBLMxwa0.PLT, Mission.lst, Readme.txt, Storyline1.doc, Storyline2.doc,
		 Storyline3.doc, Storyline4.doc, 60 wavs in 4 folder, vibmedal.jpg
		 vibribbon.jpg, xwasfoil.exe, ViB Prologue VII - Week of War.skm
		 ASSAULTGUNBOAT1.OPT

Hardware used:   Celleron 450Mhz, GForce II Ultra, 194Mb
Software used:   Allied, XWA, Notepad, Windows Media Recorder, CoolEdit, PainshopPro,
		 XTR.05

THESE LEVELS ARE NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.
ELEMENTS TM & (c) LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.

Installation of missions:
-------------------------

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. 
-And these into your /Wave/MissionVoice/ directory (create the folder if it doesn't exsist):
		 1b8m1viblm01.lst, 1b8m2viblm02.lst, 1b8m3viblm03.lst, 1b8m4viblm04.lst
		 and the directories called /B8m*/ filled with 15 wavs  each
		 (place the directories as a subfolders from /Wave/MissionVoice/... 
		 as /Wave/MissionVoice/B8m1/)
-Run the xwasfoil.exe to patch your game so you can fly the gunboat etc.
-Place the skirmishfile in your skirmish folder.
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.

note: the original .lst files in your Missions folder will be overwritten

Installation of OPT:
--------------------
Added to this battle is an "Under-Cover" Gunboat, not really a new craft,
just a new paintjob. It's recommended to be used only for the first mission of the battle. 
Or else gunboats in the other missions will look like they are on some disco-trip;)

- Place the OPTfile in your FLIGHTMODELS folder.
- rename ASSAULTGUNBOAT.OPT to ASSAULTGUNBOATbk.OPT or something like that.
- rename ASSAULTGUNBOAT1.OPT to ASSAULTGUNBOAT.OPT
- to change your gunboats back, reverse procedure.

Battle description
------------------
These are the missions described in Vanguard in teractive Battle (ViB) Prologue
chapters but were never actually made or released as XWA missions, the main platform of 
the Vanguard. This battle tries to solve that problem and in principle it covers the 
History of the Vanguard since September 2000 plus it explains where this M/FTR the Luggage
came from anyway (which features in about every Vanguard battle;) )


Story Lines
-----------
also see http://www.gimmie.tudelft.nl/homes/blok10b/ender/vanguard/vib/
Storyline1.doc, deals with the storyline of Mission 1 ViB Prologue -I: "Lost Luggage"
Storyline2.doc, deals with the storyline of Mission 2 ViB Prologue II: "Customs Inspection"
Storyline3.doc, deals with the storyline of Mission 3 ViB Prologue V: "Patrol"
Storyline4.doc, deals with the storyline of Mission 4 ViB Prologue VII: "Week of War"


NOTE 
-------------------
You need the XWA (or at least all the ships involved there), you need the S-Foils patch to 
be able to fly the Gunboat in mission 1. You are not required to use the custom Gunboat
if you don't want to.

Level Hints (READ THIS ALSO IF YOU DON'T WANT ANY!)
---------------------------------------------------
Read the Storylines, they include a lot of hints.

Soundfragments
-----------------
All wavs generated by At&T labs and Bell Labs Text to sound generators. All have been 
reduced to at max. 11.025Hz 8bit Mono (EH TAC requirement) with Windows Media Recorder, 
sometimes editted with CoolEdit Pro (trimming, amplification).


Other Information
-----------------

This is the First release. Bugs could arrise - please
mail me if they do - also if you have hints, death threats,
questions or apraisals.



COM/VA Ender mBind/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard
GS/SSx3/BS/PCx5/ISMx13/MoT-2rh-1gh/MoI/LoC-PSx79/DFC/CoL/CoB/LoA/OV 
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