"If you're given the right to vote, do it. Do not let others choose for you, or you may not choose at all next time."
1. Mission Compendium up to 2,250 missions online
Yay for TAC 2&1/4 K ! Several new battles have been released this week, including the first XvT Intel battle ! TIE, XvT *and* XWA Pilots should be happy this week, there have been battles for all tastes !
2. Mission Creation Contest: Hammer's Pride Competition
The goal is to design a single free mission, in order to advertise the Emperor's Hammer. This mission should be designed for non-EHers, and should introduce the EH, the TIE Corps, subgroups etc. The winning submissions would be spred through the mission creation community in order to advertise the Emperor's Hammer. The plotline of the missions is up to you, as long as it introduces the EH.. remember the missions will be flown by non-EHers. There is three categories, TIE, XvT/BoP, XWA, top3 submissions for each will be rewarded (up to IS-GR), deadline is May 15th. All submissions should follow the EH standards of the Tactical Manual, avoid the use of patches due to the advertising nature of the missions. Site available at http://www.emperorshammer.net/tac/hpc.html
3. Some changes in the cheating policy
Some changes about mission skipping. From now, skipping missions is strictly forbidden, various abuses led me to this decision.
Skipping Missions
You are not allowed to skip a mission in a battle whatever the reason is. All missions of a battle must be completed. You are not to use the ingame 'skipping mission' option of X-Wing Alliance. If you encounter a battle that has a fatal bug in it that prevents you from playing the rest of the battle, you cannot edit your pilot file to skip the mission. If you encounter a fatal bug, fill out a Bug Report on the Battle Center to explain why you could not finish a mission, and save a backup of your pilot file so you can finish the battle after it has been repaired. Skipping missions may lead to have the batle removed from your combat profile.
4. Rate the battles you fly
You can rate up to 5 any battle or mission of the compendium... I guess everyone prefer to have some comments about a battle before fliyng it or not, so help others to avoid average battles and choose the best ones to fly in rating the battles you fly !
5. XWA Mission Creation Course
http://www.emperorshammer.net/tac/xam: Six new graduates this week, and the course has reached the 100 graduates mark after one year of active service !
95. FL-TCT-TCS/LCM Marcus Caine/Kraken 2-1/Wing XX/ISD Subjugator (#7956) 95%
96. FM/COL Miackus/Mantis 3-2/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard (#4157) 81%
97. FL-TCS/LCM Xanatos Screed/Butcher 2-1/Wing XVIII/SSD Avenger (#6306) 84%
98. FL/LCM TK-2107/Chaos 2-1/Wing XIX/SSD Avenger (#6640) 84%
99. CMDR/COL A. C. Badlands/Ghost/Wing XI/ISD Immortal (#541) 100%
100. FM-TCS/MAJ Nurel Turr/Beth 1-4/Wing III/SSSD Sovereign (#2375) 85%
6. Fleet Admiral Striker on leave
I will be on leave from tomorrow to Sunday 12th May, national fencing championship followed by a deserved week of vacation in Turkey. BSFs and new battles will be processed upon my return, I shall clean everything pending before leaving... My Command Attaché should be able to answer any of your TAC-related questions if there is a problem.
Enjoy the 11 next days...I will >:)
TAC-PROF/FA Striker/CS-3/SSSD Sovereign
"No pasaran"