Has anyone beat it yet? It's hard as hell! But it's also very fun. I think my problem is I keep engaging the TIE Fighters in the early stages instead of taking down the Star Destroyers. I think if I focus on the SDs, I'll lose a lot less wingmen. I hate having to do stage 4 alone. I managed to get to the trench run, and died 3 times in the trench (all to obstacles, though the first time I was close to biting the dust from the turbolasers). I got 3400 clicks from the exhaust port (out of 9999) and dies my final death.

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Have a good one,
Freelancer

WTF is this?

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

<ubuu> does hitler have a last name?

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We are all dying to live, yet living to die...

I think he's talking about X-Wing Alliance... but its the Battle of ENDOR, not Yavin. Unless he is actually talking about a Rogue Squadron game or something.

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"Guns don't kill people, I kill people."

Does anyone read http://www.massassi.net anymore?

Apparently not as you and I seem to be the only ones who know about it so far.

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Frogblast the Vent Core!

--End of Line--

Very addictive. My only complaint is the level of detail. I know he wanted to go for that retro arcade look, but better graphics would go a long way with this.

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Try not, do; or do not.

Anyone remember the OLD Star Wars arcade game? That was awesome!

Sorry... just reminded me of it.

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free mp3 ~Jump - Young America

new album comes out April 20th

Arghhh, I just managed to make it to the exhaust port level with 23, YES, 23 wingmen! I do pretty well in the trench, make it to the exhaust port, and I really don't know what to do, because there are no proton torpedos in this game.. I figure "maybe if I shoot it with lasers it will work".. no good. It says I missed when I clearly shot it all up pretty good. The worst part? If you miss, it makes you fly into the wall at the end of the trench and die.

I *did* have one more life after that, but I lost it when I ran into the wall trying to dodge Darth Vader's lasers. Those things take off like 33% of your armor every time they hit!

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Have a good one,
Freelancer

[This message has been edited by Freelancer (edited April 27, 2004).]

Nope, because I jump straight to the forums from the link in IE that I've got - haven't seen the homepage in yonks.

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We are all dying to live, yet living to die...

Woohoo! I finally beat it! That trench run is almost as hard as the one in X-Wing. For all those in trouble, the secondary mouse button is your proton torpedos (only available in the trench run). I wish I would have known that sooner!

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Have a good one,
Freelancer

So can you PLEASE tell us what this is in?

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Rites of Xanthus

The TC that exacted a terrible toll on my time and eyesight.

A free Star Wars game that was posted on the main page yesterday.

http://www.bruneras.com/

Cool. I liked the Battle of Endor. I'm d/ling now.

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

I got to the tower + star destroyer part.. all my wingmen were destroyed, so I was taking like 20 turbolasers + 50 TIE fighters + A star Destroyer by myself..

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"Just remember -- No matter how bad things get, Northern Minnesota will always be there"
-- Garrison Keeler

It's good except for me.. there is a small line at the top where the mouse pointer shows up when I move my mouse to the top of the screen and when I click it minimizes the game and wont let me continue playing So i've given up playing because i keep accidentally clicking it.

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Same for me, except it's Opera's session save that does it for me.

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"No good can ever come from staying with normal people"
-Outlaw Star
"Some people play tennis. I erode the human soul"
-Tycho, Penny Arcade
"I'm a Cannabal-Vegitarian. I will BBQ an employee if there is no veggie option"
-DX:IW
A Knight's Tail
Exile: A Tale of Light in Dark
Scions of Light[/i]
The Never Ending Story Squared[/i]

I can't even play it, it takes me immediately to the desktop upon double clicking on it.

Not bad... I downloaded them... except for graphics they keep pretty close to the story which is awsome.

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

<ubuu> does hitler have a last name?

fish, the secret is to engage the two SDs in the first stage, ignoring TIEs unless they're on your wingman. Every time you see one on your buddies, take him out. Otherwise, focus on the SDs. On all of the deathstar missions, the same goes. Focus on the turbolasers FIRST, then engage the TIEs, making sure to keep them off your wingmates in the process. Also, when the SD shows up on the surface of the death star, there is no need to take it on. It simply shows up, releases a crap load of TIEs, then jumps out.

Doing this I managed to finish the game with 23 wingmates.

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Have a good one,
Freelancer

I heard that Battle for Endor required a pretty high-end computer or it would lag horribly. Is Battle for Yavin the same? I just want to make sure it's worth the download.

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Check out updates for my editing work at the Shadow Jedi Academy.

You don't need a super computer just a decent/average one.

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<Outlaw_Torn> you mean your related to that damned sasquatch, Mech?
<MechWarrior> Lets just say the part of the family tree that does fork has bossy the goat in it.

<ubuu> does hitler have a last name?

GAH! How in ze hell do you get past Darth Vaders TIE? As soon as he comes in.. I get shot like 800 times

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"Just remember -- No matter how bad things get, Northern Minnesota will always be there"
-- Garrison Keeler

I just downloaded it a few hours ago and played it twice, along with the Battle of Endor. In Yavin, I haven't yet gotten to the trench run. The TIES have a nasty habit of crashing into me. In Endor, I got to stage 5, killed over 200 TIES, but then they blew up all of my Mon Calamaris. I think I'm gonna be up all night now.

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Our very existence is at stake

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

"Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right." -Isaac Asimov

Hmm, what I did was fly in a rough circle (or square) rpeatedly. Start in the upper left corner, then jig to the upper right corner, then lower right, then lower left, and repeat. As long as you don't do this too quickly (make broad, exaggerated movements), you should be able to hold out. Once you get to 8,000 clicks or so out from the exhaust port, Han comes to relieve you.

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Have a good one,
Freelancer