TIE-TC 78: Verpine Encounter, Part Two

Battle Information

Game platform: TIE Fighter
Missions: 5
Release date: 1997-01-19
Last updated: 2014-12-31
Creator:

SA Kawolski

Average rating 3.2
Reviews: 10
Bug reports: 1
Times completed: 422
Patches used: None
Medal of Fruition
Battle Medal:
Medal of Fruition

Battle Reviews

CM scottrick

3

2024-01-12

Overall, this was a pretty decent set of missions.


GN Triji Boliv

3

2024-01-11

Overall, pretty good. M3 was rather obnoxious, but no real complaints otherwise.


VA Locke Setzer

3

2024-01-04

I think it has some ups and downs. It's pretty good on a whole, but is a little inconsistent on design, polish, and difficulty. I think the structure of Mission #3 is an interesting idea, but then you have a kill-kill-kill for Mission #4 that's designed in a way to make it rather annoying on harder difficulty levels (fighters with missiles raining on you while all you have to destroy are the fighters without missiles). Use of invincible cruiser is too abused for my tastes. But there's certainly far worse things you can fly in the compendium!


CM Jagged Fell III

2

2023-12-28

I am still very new to TIE fighter but while the story was okay the game play just did not do it for me


CM Vanguard88

0

2023-12-25

There are many bugs and issues with this battle including ships hypering into other ships, stations with starfighter orders, overlapping secondary and bonus goals (having to capture a craft then destroy it), too many invincible capital ships and multiple of the same ship/labelled flightgroup existing at the game time.


CM Andrelious J. Inahj

2

2004-08-02

I'm sorry, but I do not agree this is worthy of the scores you guys have given it.


LT Edward De'Galeon

4

2002-07-04

Its truly hard for me to judge this battle independently as it does truly belong in a series with battle 77. Still, I should try to judge it on its own merits and this one just isn’t quite as good. Its still well written like its predecessor and has some fun missions for sure, but those difficulty hops were a bit hard to swallow. On the plus side, its bonus goals are either non-existent or easier to figure out, which is an improvement over the first battle in this series. Those last two missions are what keep me from giving this one a 5 however. If mission 4 wasn’t so easy then so hard all at the same time due to those new fighters with Adv. Concussion missiles and if the last mission wasn’t so easy that I could finish it in 5 minutes this battle would have walked away with a 5. Still, I recommend this battle wholeheartedly especially if you have already played battle 77. You owe yourself the pleasure of finishing off the series that was so well written. I give it a 4.40 (Rounded down to a 4 for purposes of the EH review scale)


LC Linkan

5

2000-09-07

This is a well constructed battle that I recommend everyone to fly. It has lots of nice dogfighting...very nice.


LT Zekk Terrik

5

2000-09-04

I thought that this was a very fun battle (I only played it because it's required in the SSSD Sovereign's CR 12) and I liked the witty comments from the briefing officer. But, however, it wasn't much of an encounter with the Verpine race. I blew up more Rebel scum than aliens.


CM Jodo Kast

5

2000-03-21

It was a very good continuation of the Verpin battle. I enjoyed this double battle.


Battle Bug Reports

CM Vanguard88

2023-12-25

Mission 1: If platform Warbashi is not immediately destroyed when attacking it then R-41 group Davis and Z-95 headhunter group Edward will crash into it upon exiting hyperspace.

If platform Monsini is not immediately destroyed when attacking it Z-95 headhunter group Frank will crash into it upon exiting hyperspace.

Asteroid group Astroids is misspelled in the map interface.

Upon entering the combat area at the beginning of the mission the game informs you that all bonus goals have been completed despite the fact that there are no bonus goals in the mission.

Platform Type 4 Warbashi has orders to circle despite the fact it is a platform and cannot follow any waypoints. Platform Type 4 Monsini has starfighter orders.

The arrival condition for R-41 group Davis is that 100% of platform Monsini must be attacked, meaning that if ATR Ponge attacks it before the player has the chance to fire a salvo of rockets large enough at it to destroy it and the Ponge lands a single hit on it, then R-41 group Davis will arrive and crash into the platform.

ATR Ponge has been given advanced concussion missiles and orders to attack a platform. Due to the fact that it is attacking a platform with starfighter orders it is often unable to land a single hit on the platform before being destroyed.

Mission 2: Upon entering the combat area at the beginning of the mission the game informs you that all bonus goals have been completed despite the fact that there are no bonus goals in the mission.

ISD Avenger is incorrectly referred to as SSD Avenger in the inflight messages.

Arrival condition for CRL Hierarch and Carrack cruiser Larkyon cannot be met as their arrival conditions require that they are 100% destroyed.

B-Wing group Vulture and Y-Wing group Condor have orders to attack Carrack Cruiser Larkyon despite the fact it will never arrive. B-Wing group Vulture will attack Imperial craft when all Verpine craft and B-Wing gold have been destroyed.

Reinforcing group Tie Defender Sigma has no orders and will hold steady.

Cargo Ferry group Masonite, Modular Conveyor group Remedize, Container Transport group Klackate & Freighter group Sould all have circle orders but there are no loops assigned to them. Modified corvette Midnight has been given 99 loops.

Mission 3: Z-95 Headhunter group Black, Z-95 Headhunter group Blue (hard difficulty only) & X-Wing group Blue often will attack and destroy X-Wing group Eagle and Condor despite not having any orders to do so.

X-Wing Blue, Y-Wing Red, B-Wing Red & Z-95 Blue depart via hyperspace instead of returning to the Hierarch hangar from whence they came.

Overlapping flight groups with the same identifying color (Z-95 Blue & X-Wing Blue, Y-Wing Red & B-Wing Red)

Mission 4: Gunboat group Epsilon has been given orders to Escort the cruiser Lacodi.

All Imperial starfighters have orders to attack IFF Rebel, meaning they will attack the invincible cruiser Lacodi. This is an issue as the cruiser has twin missile launchers and will decimate your starfighter complement.

Overlapping flight groups with the same identifying color (X-Wing & A-Wing Red, B-Wing Gold & A-Wing Gold)

Mission 5: ATR group Yoriek frequently crashes into the Cruiser Lacodi. On occasion they will crash into a capital ship on their way to hyperspace depending on where they are when the cruiser is disabled.

Overlapping flight groups with the same identifying color (There are two X-Wing Blue groups in this mission, as well as Tie Defender Rapido and A-Wing group Rapido)

Stormtrooper Transport Starway, Shuttle Escape and Escort Shuttle Alpha 4 all have escape waypoint routes that will cause them to crash into the base of the Cruiser Lacodi and explode. If not disabled far enough away from the cruiser CORT Zack will crash into the cruiser and explode when trying to dock with the disabled ships.

All Imperial fighters and ATR group Yoriek will obey the player orders.

Tie Defender Rapido will never arrive due to being given a none (FALSE) arrival condition instead of always (TRUE). As a result of this none of mine group MZK will arrive, meaning that A-Wing group Rapido will never arrive.

Shuttle Escape has to be captured for a bonus goal but has to be destroyed for a secondary goal as well.


High Scores

Battle Total: 405,200 CM Gandalf
Mission 1: 100,918 CM scottrick 2023-12-26
Mission 2: 126,825 CM scottrick 2023-12-26
Mission 3: 115,726 CM Gandalf
Mission 4: 73,524 COL Mini Minkus
Mission 5: 117,886 MAJ Jedgar

Top Ten

(of available records)

1 405,200 CM Gandalf 2002-11-27
2 403,127 LCM LPhoenix 2024-01-16
3 399,334 CM Vanguard88 2023-12-26
4 393,636 COL Astarosta 2002-11-27
5 337,402 CM scottrick 2024-01-11
6 316,792 LT Ron L. Hubba 2003-11-20
7 295,854 COL Benjamin Jahou Morgan 2003-12-07
8 294,883 VA Locke Setzer 2024-01-04
9 293,183 LC Repulsor 2014-05-15
10 288,965 COL Moagim Daar 2004-12-30

Battle Completion Statistics

This battle has been flown by 396 pilots a total of 419 times.

GN Abel Malik - 2004-09-07

COL Absolut Vodka

MAJ Ace

LC Ace Hobbes

LT Adrian Tepes

CM Agace

CPT Ahkliat

MAJ Aidan Pryde

MAJ Al R.S.

LC Alec Qarni

CPT Alexander Anderson

LCM Alexandr III Biges

CPT Alimet

SL Alphafoxtrot1 - 2003-09-15

CPT Amadeo

HA Anahorn Dempsey - 10 times, last on 2021-06-20

LT Andreev Anton

LT Andrew

CM Andrew

GN Andrzej Mezynski - 2002-09-04

COL Angel - 2004-05-30

CM Anthony Starr

LT Antylon Payton

LT Aphotic Ace

MAJ Arathar

LC Ardeth Mordor

LCM Arkady Grigorovich Ourumov

CM Arlins Scabo - 2003-09-22

COL Arso Slyth

AD Arthak Rhade

MAJ Artyis

CM Asen Starlancer - 2024-01-05

COL Astarosta - 2002-11-27

COL Astin

CPT Atmos Myremod - 2003-08-28

CPT Avantar

MAJ Aven Kronn

LC Azazel

CPT Azrael

CPT Badger

COL Beef

CM Benjamin Colley

COL Benjamin Jahou Morgan - 2003-12-07

LCM Bernie

LT Bhaal - 2003-08-08

CM Blade

MAJ Brad Tack

VA Brakka

LC Brandon

GN Brian

LCM Brian Klem

COL Brucmack

FA Brukhar - 2005-01-25

MAJ Bryan

LT Bryan

COL Calias

MAJ Caltin Doros

MAJ Calvin Senzin

COL Calzeo Inkwolf

COL Carl Lost

Chamberlain

VA Chandler

LCM Charlie X - 2 times, last on 2020-03-26

LCM Chris

LC Chris McCollum

LCM Cochrane

MAJ Colo Delste - 2021-06-30

SA Compton

GN Coranel Both

CPT Corran Halcyon

SL Corran Horn

CM Corsair

CM Cracoucas

MAJ Cray Mikalen

MAJ CrazyR2

LCM Crevent Thrawn

COL CrimsonFury - 2005-02-14

CPT Crowe

LC Curtis - 2002-12-29

COL Daavak Tron

MAJ Dae Cam

LC Daisuke Airyu

LCM Daniel Frost - 2003-01-26

COL Daniel Stephens

COL DarkC

AD Darksaber

CPT Darkstar

Darth Vader

LT Dau Solari

COL Dave

CPT Dave Darklighter

GN Dax Corrin

CPT Deamon

CM Death Knight

MAJ Deleted Member - 2003-04-07

LC Delplancq

CPT Demon Yoda

LC Dengar March

CPT Derek Dan

MAJ Devin Taralis - 2003-01-31

CPT Devlin

CPT Dharus

LC Diaboli - 2005-06-11

CM Dirk Logan - 2002-09-03

COL Dirty Vader - 2004-06-20

MAJ Dodger

CPT Dontal Renegade

LT Dorja

COL Drak

COL Drako

COL Dras Hempor

LCM Drax Remlinger - 2002-08-25

CM Dread

CM Dudesrule

CM Dulcatos - 2003-02-28

COL Duncan Idaho

GN Dunta Polo - 2010-06-09

CM Edvard

LT Edward De'Galeon

CM Elvaron Starfire

GN Elwood the Brave - 5 times, last on 2024-01-14

CM Esm'ael Rasxus

LT Fieldmarshall

CPT Firzam Coldsteel

LC Florian

GN Ford Prefect

CPT Fox

MAJ Fox

MAJ Fritz Von Stukart - 2003-11-30

LCM Gaius Gracchus

COL Gallows

LCM Gambit

CM Gandalf - 2002-11-27

LCM Ganner Kruellis

Garet Jax

CM Garrett Hap'Kette

CPT Gavin Dahl

FA Gelton Torr - 2003-12-25

LC Gen Es'mith

AD Gidda

GN Gilad Pelleaon

FA Giovanni Palermo - 2009-05-17

GN Golbez Harvey - 2015-06-30

VA Gord Darkonian

CPT Great Griffin - 2004-10-02

LT Grey Wolf

COL Gyssler

LC Gytheran - 2024-01-13

COL Hades

LCM Hadrian von Astaan

LT Harrison

AD Hav Antiel - 2 times, last on 2018-06-26

LCM Hawky

LCM Herman

MAJ Hermann - 3 times, last on 2021-03-05

MAJ Hev Randrowan

FA Howlader - 2009-10-19

MAJ Hunter

LC Iceman - 2003-03-02

VA Indaro Gallia

COL Ixion Deathbringer

COL Jacob Van Nowak

CM Jagged Fell III - 2023-12-28

VA Jan Wemmel

LC Janich

GN Jarek La’an - 2019-02-22

MAJ Jaruus

CPT Jaster Sadista

LT Jay Terrel

CPT Jay Urick

LCM Jean Paul Gerard

MAJ Jedgar

AD Jeff 'Tiger' Loruss

CM Jodo Kast

FA Joe

COL Joerg

SL Jonathan

MAJ Jonathan

FA Jorddyn

COL Josh Popelka

CPT Julian Clary

CPT Juve

LT Kaek - 2003-07-16

CM Kahooli - 2003-08-17

GN Kaisin Mirtez

LCM Kaleel Tempus

VA Kane Reese - 2002-11-18

CPT Kaneda Pellail

LCM Kaoru Miki

SA Kawolski

MAJ Kazraran - 2022-03-26

MAJ KEBLAOMEGA - 2023-12-18

MAJ Keiran Laserlight - 2003-07-08

VA Keldorn Cochrane

LC Kenath Zoron

FA Kessler

FA Khadgar

AD Khaine

SL Khalitar

CPT Killer

COL Killraven

LC Kodiak Kereban

MAJ Koriel

CPT Kou Taiki

AD Krax Tarnisar

VA Ky Terrak - 2003-05-19

SL Lazarus

COL Lenvik

LC Linkan

VA Locke Setzer - 2 times, last on 2024-01-04

MAJ Lohr Zadash

COL Loor

LCM LPhoenix - 2024-01-16

LT Lucutus

Mage

LT Magnus

MAJ Mairin Astoris

FA Manesh

Manitsas

FA Marcin Szydlowski

COL Marconius

LC Mark - 2002-12-27

GN Mark Schueler - 2017-06-07

CPT Mark Stephenson

GN Master - 2003-02-27

CM Matthew D'Varak

CM Matti Kuokkanen

CM Matu Vonnegut - 2024-01-03

MAJ Mawy

CM Miackus

MAJ Michael

LC Michael Emrys

CM Michael LeRoy - 2016-06-13

LCM Micheal Perry

COL Mini Minkus

COL Moagim Daar - 2004-12-30

COL Mobiles

AD Mordann Tal'kyra

CPT Morth

MAJ Mortu

LCM Mulder

LC Murad Ibn Mark

LC Murleen

CM Nicholas

CM Nick Chi'Cath

COL Nightmare

CPT Ninj Prefect

Ninja

MAJ Nolij - 2014-12-06

LCM Nom Ramadon - 2002-08-28

LT Nomanic

LT Nyyec

CPT ObiVader - 2002-08-28

VA Oldham

LCM Oorl Quygg

CPT Panaka

COL Pavel

LCM Peh

FA Pellaeon - 2003-05-12

HA Pete Mitchell - 2 times, last on 2018-06-10

COL Phalk Sturm

VA Philo

CPT Phoenix

AD Phoenix Berkana

FA Pickled Yoda - 2003-02-02

LCM Pit Viper

HA Plif

CPT Predator

MAJ Prinz von Hoffman

MAJ Prophet

CPT Psyko Prefect

CPT RAF

COL Raith Sienar

AD Ramos Kanzco

GN Rancorous

AD Ranthier Khaen

GA Rapier

LT Raven Arestar

LCM Raxell

AD Reaper

LCM Reb Crush

CPT Red Fox

MAJ RedTaz

CM Regis Knox

LC Repulsor - 2014-05-15

LCM Rian Tolock - 2002-08-23

GN Ric Hunter

COL Ricardo

LT Robot

CM Roger Duncan

CPT Rogue

LT Ron L. Hubba - 2003-11-20

CPT Rover

CM Rue Sokky

MAJ Ryan Chi'Cath

LCM Ryuu - 2004-06-20

CPT S 4patas - 2004-07-31

CPT Saadam

MAJ Sanj

MAJ Sarn Erec - 2003-01-31

LT Sarrin Krast

GN Sasquatch

COL Sauron

CM Sauron Tarrke

LC Savageaz - 2003-04-03

CM Schitzo

COL Scoser

CM scottrick - 2 times, last on 2024-01-11

CM Sergeyli - 2009-08-23

CM Serin Jansj - 2002-08-20

LCM Serpentine

COL Shae Kitane

MAJ Shakur

GN Sickman

CPT SL8c8 - 2019-12-17

LC Solohan50 - 2023-12-17

LC Spade - 2003-05-18

LT Sparrow

CM Spearhawk

CM Stallion

FA StarLion

LC Steve Strangelove

CM Steve Sunrider

LC Strahd - 2003-05-17

LT Streck Dara

HA Striker

COL Stuart - 2002-11-16

COL Styles - 2002-12-09

LCM Syn

COL Tad Taliesin

COL Talons Pryde

LC Ted

FA Ted Tiger

CM Tentor

LC Thaas Pobyn

COL TheBlackxRanger - 2 times, last on 2023-12-22

AD Theodore

LCM Thorper

CM Thunder

LCM Ti'Anna

CPT Tiamat

LC Tiger

LC Timbal

LC Tissaya Argat

CM TK-9780

COL Todbringer

LT Tom Gilbert

LCM Topace31

COL Torres

LCM Travinor Hell

CPT Trideo Arkson

GN Triji Boliv - 2 times, last on 2024-01-11

AD Tron

AD Troutrooper

LC Turr Phennir

CPT Tvan'Oris

LCM Tyler

COL Undo

LCM Uriel K'rrden

LCM Vance Blackguard - 2003-11-30

CM Vanguard88 - 2023-12-26

LT Vapester

CPT Vector

MAJ Veers

CPT Veers

SL Vexan

MAJ VinDoros - 2003-06-17

CPT Viper

FA Viper Pred - 2005-05-04

CPT Von Predator - 2004-06-19

FA Von Reinthaler - 2004-09-09

CPT Voort SaBinring - 2003-11-12

CPT Vuffi Raa

CPT Wap Eal

COL Wes Janson

COL Westric Davalorn - 2023-12-20

CM William Flechette

LT Willis

LCM Willis

LCM Wilq Fastclaw

VA Wlodek

COL Wolly

MAJ Wolve Excelsior Berkana - 2 times, last on 2024-01-15

COL Wraithdog - 2014-06-29

AD Xanos Goatham Zorrixor

CM Yabbo Wagyx

CM Yarik Kelve

SL Zekiel Masters

SL Zekk Terrik

COL Zeth Durron - 2010-03-29

MAJ Zhaim Jifarr - 2002-11-16

CM Zlachmyr

COL Zorn Starn

VA Zósite Kónstyte Styles

HA Zsinj

COL Zystem Fryar

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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