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Good luck on the next one. You're gonna need it.

What a great game

Poor homebase Mon Calamari Cruiser Liberty. However, White Base, Pillar of Autumn, or Normandy she ain't. Anti-shield surgical strikes being removed in Hard difficulty, starting from XWvsTF: Balance of Power, sure is as controversial as certain Company of Heroes 2 game mechanics like snowstorms, not being able to swim in Thief: Deadly Shadows, and boarding frigates in Homeworld 2. Really, would like to know what the Totally Games devs think about their improvements and "deprovements" from X-Wing to XW Alliance then and especially now.

Better than Discovery! 🖖🏾

I used to be in the emperor's hammer all the way back in 2004!

I've said this maybe a buncha times, and I'll say it again: expectations for this set of missions should have been like the gameplay experience of Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (and in some ways, Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike). The reality, however... If only RSII isn't a Nintendo console exclusive. It better get the Bayonetta 1 polished port treatment someday soon.

Planet appears to be missing some textures lol

Next is Geonosis. What a fateful, though there are strange rumors of it having a second battle back in the Clone Wars... I don't think Legends had such a thing, it was in Republic hands for the rest of fhe conflict. Time for a first time raid. It's kind of nice to see the Rebel-allied (of all things) Geonosians hold their own against the Imperial occupiers. That's a far cry from them nearly becoming extinct in the Disney Alt-universe. If only they were more effective against Stormtroopers. They're sonic weapons are supposed to be anti-infantry, after all. 1:34: Ah, if only Y-Wings are available, but alas, space is still in Imperial hands. 2:17: By the Force. AT-AT!!! What a mess, the tow cables didn't seem to work. 4:48: ...Time to load an old save/go back to a past timeloop, if it were me. Failure is NEVER an option, even to the benevolent enough Rebel Alliance. Then again, it's an expendable raid to decrease Imperial production and defense, so... next raid. 6:24: Finally, they work! 11:45: From a disaster akin to the Bay of Pigs, to the current triumph akin to the Gulf War. The grateful Geonosians shall be pleased. Time for the space battle. Interesting, the Imperials have pre-Yavin Interdictors already. Not that the Rebels are planning to flee, anyway. 15:06: Good call, turning this moment to a cinematic mode. Those Broadsides never stood a chance. Nice save with Mon Mothma's Nebulon-B in the end.

Wait, this vid wasn't a two parter? Ay, caramba. Just noticed. It's been more than an in-game month since the campaign's start. Techs Blood Raven'd on Bothawui and Tatooine. Huh, T-47s and A-Wings are acquired too. 1:48: Yay, Mon Mothma and Bail Antilles are back. Lots of build-up there, plhs the droids scouting around other planets. Ah, Naboo sure is near to Tatooine and Geonosis, just like in the lore. Next stop, Ryloth before it got changed into a somewhat normal planet from The Clone Wars 2008 onwards. 10:32: There are still losses, but this space battle is an improvement from the last one. The sooner the Rebels get MC80s and active fighter-bomber support, the better. Very strange. The Twi'leks here are an independent bunch, shunning both Rebel and Imperial forces. Normally, they should be leaning slightly close to allegiances with the former. 12:43: Ah, another shield generator. Was wonder why you didn't use sensor pings back on Mon Calamari, though. 13:22: Should have been more careful with that Mauler. They bite slow, but the fire control of the T-47 Airspeeders sure is nice to see. 16:24: Yep, that's like a Supreme Commander UEF Mavor. Such is the problem of the T4-B, it trades the T2-B's shields for extra firepower.

Contemporary space combat flight sim FreeSpace 2 did their own cliffhanger better. At least that felt like it has a neat sense of closure and acceptance in what shall come, without leaving too many nagging loose ends. Besides, there's something quite satisfying on not knowing what happened to Aken Bosch and the Iceni, plus whatever motives the dreaded Shivans had... just imagining the possibilities is worth more figurative gold than a possible anticlimactic resolution and rehashed explanations. Looking at you, Mass Effect 3.

How are you getting the otana to fire like machine gun speed. Is this a mod or something with the latest upgrade patch?

You have no idea how much I've always wanted to blast Antan out of the sky ever since I first played this particular level. I've never gotten over how much we got screwed on seeing him get taken down.

I can't get over the typo in the briefing...

Love it all! EH_OBS_Obiwan here, And man, are those sounds nostalgic! Impressive flying! *S*

Next up,the very helpful planet Mon Calamari//Calamari/Mon Cala/Dac... yes, it has many names, just take your pick. Oh, yeah, the Marauder Corvette's a Cruiser in this game for balancing. Foolhardy, the Corellian Corvettes fighting on the front. 4:34: Sundered Heart's down! 5:16: Mon Mothma better have gotten in an escape pod... Such is the problem of the Assault Frigate, they aren't fast movers despite their firepower. 10:00: That was an honest fluke. 'Tis a good thing losing the hero units, especially Mothma, isn't an instant game over a la Star Wars: Rebellion. 11:16: Guess they're ready to fight and die against the Empire. The best one can hope for is that they won't become the enemies of tomorrow, like some mujahideen. 12:58: The Empire's got their own tanks. Leastways, they aren't the Sabers. Shield generators. Alas, they aren't easily taken down, unlike in titles like Supreme Commander. Hence, occasional sabotage ops. 17:17: There, it's down. Responsive bombing runs would have sufficed immediately afterwards, to ease tensions. 19:02: Finally, liberation. The Empire's getting real good at defending the worlds they've taken over. Imagine their efforts on defending homeworlds, like Coruscant.

Time for the -filler- downtime missions. Nice, the T4-B is now available. First off, Nal Hutta, a home planet of the Hutts. Sure is strange, seeing Rebel flown Marauder Corvettes, after seeing them be enemies in X-Wing Alliance. 1:56: Marauder's down, I suppose. Perhaps the space battle at Nal Hutta needed X- and Y-Wing support. 3:47: What a dump. Even Coruscant is better... when's Endor gonna be in Rebel hands? Yep, the local Hutts themselves are surprisingly good and fast enough soldiers. 6:21: Kriff, artillery unit down. 7:49: Victory, but it sure doesn't feel as satisfying. Oh, well, at least this ain't another Jabiim. Next up is Shola, an original planet for this game. Wonder who once lived there, the Kwa? Gree? Spawn of the Bedlam Spirits? 12:07: That's the problem about Shola. Being a burned planet, it's hostile to organic units. Unfortunately, one needs organic units to capture planet positions at most. 12:52: Good. 13:06: Nevermind. 14:12: Uh oh. 14:36: Oh, dear. 16:56: Here's the good thing about this game: if all main enemy buildings are destroyed, but there are still stragglers, then the entire map reveals itself for convenience.

Ah, dang, reupload, and past comment's gone... well, I guess I'll leave this one for the algorithm. But I'll try to nutshell: - Mon Calamari sure has a lot of good stuff for Blood Raven'ing. - Kuat liberated after a hard fought battle. Now, about its local population of Empire collaborateurs... - Enter Han Solo, and later, Chewbacca. - Kashyyyk will be liberated. Will it be a tough one? - TIE Maulers are real dangerous if they're allowed to overload close to groups. - Atzerri shall have to wait.

Is there a CRV named Sean? 3:34: Sorry, allied missile. Since this is a TIE Fighter sim, there's no need to worry about a timer if one wants to take on FRG Rogelo, unlike in X-Wing. I forget. What happens if and when the Astin is downed by you?

Deep space missions like this are interesting. Where were the pilots of the docked craft bunking? Their own ships, the containers, or the tugs? Where they also wearing spacesuits if one of the latter two? 4:31: No worries. Redundant system. Nice of this training sim having non-reinforcement Assault Gunboats backing you and the Perfect (what Imperial professional even names their ship like that?) up later on.

1,996 in-game tally. Sounds sort of poetic in chronological terms. 6:15: Wish Maarek Stele really got this rank in proper Legends canon, and also wish the Medals still got some movable interactivity, like the Medal of Progress back when it was first awarded.

This mission could have been better. An allied Rebel pilot named Keyan Farlander should have participated, while there should have been reports of a Rebel fleet under attack by some missile boat. Not only that, can't the bonus objectives been more sensible? Solo'ing a few Star Destroyers with an A-Wing (an effective craft, but still) seems extreme, especially with the prior X-Wing and TIE Fighter in mind (and no, self-imposed challenges do not count on canon). These aside, it sure is interesting to see what seems to the same Immortal from X-Wing, and it is a bit funny that you, Vanguard, took out that namesake Star Destroyer... and no, the Protector here isn't the same as the one in TIE Fighter, for obvious reasons.

"Good job ace, dock and get some r and r." "Nah, i want some more."

It is mind boggling how spiteful disney/kkennedy are towards Star Wars fans. Never mind the complete f'ery of the EU, as if it never existed at all once that B' came along. But the games as well. "Rogue Squadron" on N64, "X-Wing Alliance"...Two classic and amazing Star Wars games they won't even acknowledge. It's so disheartening. However... It's always great to see folk keeping the dream alive. I really hope one day someone is able to wrench the Star Wars properties back from the wretched hands of disney. And I would hope the first act of that new owner would be to nullify every single disney-Star Wars realted property...Return to the original EU story-verse (maybe minus the vong arc). Back to the days of adventure and imagination...Back before the Dark Times...Before disney...

"The Tyranny" ? Seriously? I mean.....the names "Ravager", "Executor", "Admonitor", "Agonizer" or even "Annihilator" aren't pleasant names themselves but atleast they sound a bit..... intimidating. Naming a ship "Tyranny" is just being over-the-top, cartoonish evil which is something the Empire kinda likes to do I suppose. Damn the Sith and their naming conventions.

*(reads description)* Maybe it's because of the plot? Either way, if it is a bug, I have no way to say feedback on this... hope that doesn't come to bite this playthrough hard. Funny. Mon Mothma's not advising you to take and hold Fresia, but you just did that so casually, because the planet was already cleared at this point. Somehow. 1:13: Gonna check that out often, the objectives, completed ones possibly included? Kessel. Very valuable planet. Take and hold it, would you kindly? 2:33: A familiar experience to X-Wing players. Hmm, seems the Empire is still using Clone Wars era Acclamators for troop transport, support carrier, and lite Star Destroyer roles. No Venators though. 2:51: Like the drink, just not spelled the same. 4:32: I dunno, the fleet can be able to battle them. Good thing the Sundered Heart retrieved the prisoners very fast. 5:28: Ah, fine, withdrawing because of mission accomplishement. The Death Star. We know how that goes. Before the droids have to go to, hmm, Mon Calamari, mayhaps a detour to valuable Kuat might suffice first.

Cleverly using Mon Mothma's bonuses for planetary production at the start? 2:01: Now, to make history and have the chance to mothball the Z-95s. 2:54: Ambush. That's the thing about Turbolaser Towers, they're not as effective on infantry. 4:34: Hmm, I would have restarted. However, do move on from that, Vanguard. 5:49: Costly, but the fruits harvested shall be worth it. Not mentioned in the game is the fact that one of the X-Wing pilots is Luke Skywalker's pal Biggs Darklighter. Yes, the same man from X-Wing Tour of Duty 2, Mission 7 - "Protect A Disabled X-Wing". Will see the next mission later.

As this sim shows, TIE Fighters work better in groups, and with proper leadership to order them right. 4:34: Don't worry. One, this is just a sim, and two, rarely are battles won without a TIE Fighter being lost. 5:48: An inevitability, losing Alpha 1. Poor Pelicans. Their hyperjump point is too far.

This kind of training mission should be impossible for unshielded TIEs in X-Wing vs TIE Fighter. Also, why doesn't this have a spot on the Strategy Guide? 1:17 and 1:40: The X-Wing 1994 Collector's CD-ROM Editon should have applied these too, even as optionals. 2:53: Take it slow. 7:43: Worth a restart. A dodecagon has 12 sides. Hence, the Dodec groups. 17:55: And depending on friendly cover fire.

Strange, Korriban being an important tank production world for both sides. It should just be an avoidable backwater world for obvious reasons, really. And it's interesting in that it's Pirate controlled. Normally, there should be an Imperial garrison, by orders of Sith Lord Emperor Palpatine. 1:02: Dang, that's some swarm. Oh, yeah, the game also has time compression. Never used it much myself, because of the frenetic pace of the game. 2:45: Oh, hey, a Clone Wars era AT-AP. 3:17: And a Speeder Platform too. 3:25: Courtesy of Y-Wings being around. For the Empire, it's TIE Bombers. That was one risky bombing run coordinate. If I have a say on feedback, you might wanna scroll the mouse pointer to units and buildings, hostiles included if possible, so they can be read up on for a second or two (enough time to pause and read). Same with the control scheme, so viewers who don't even play the game can understand some things when they pause from the action... far as I can say, you're doing good enough work on some of those parameters. 4:46: Good shields, not so strong hull. That's the T2-B for you. 6:18: Planet's not cleared yet, game! 6:27: Huh. Where's the AT-AP tally? 7:24: Humidity shouldn't be that bad if red roses are growing nicely, Threepio. (But I have to wonder, is Wayland really a planet that can grow such pretty flowers?) 11:05: Haha, it's the weird TIE Maulers... but don't let their look fools you, they're surprisingly decent mechanized units in the game. 11:16: And yeah, engine overloads can make it a very effective bomb. Well, there goes the flawless run, but I don't care, EaW is heavily improbable to finish without a single loss. Keep at it, Vanguard! 12:05: Good to hear. Exfil now, brave pathfinders! 13:18: This game's tallies can be quite inaccurate if not misleading. Wayland is now on Rebel hands. Breaks lore, sure, but that's how EaW rolls. Doubt the Rebels will find Mt. Tantiss though.

Miss these games. I love how the Tie Fighter title text is bronze.

As always, these are much appreciated! Thank you

One of the best games for its time, shame they dont remake it

First, playthrough maker Star Marshal does Dawn of War, and now Vanguard does EaW... as an RTS fan, this is schway! Ah, the Steam version. Gets enough updates, unlike the GOG version... I wonder why? 2:00: Love it when SW video games do this transition too. 2:44: One will be surprised on how many works does Anthony Daniels reprise his Threepio role. 3:42: Haha, space barrels! Almost like in Westwood's Command and Conquer titles. So many TIEs. If this were an X-Wing game, the Corellian Corvettes would have lost, even with enough effort. 5:25: Kuat's not fully razed yet, game... ah, fine, holding back. EaW canon begins on Kuat (the Imperial campaign is basically non-canon), and it'll end on Kuat come Forces of Corruption. 6:37: In actual Legends canon, Wayland was supposed to be so secretive, not even the two droids plus Rebel Alliance High Command know about it. This may be used as evidence that EaW is set on a parallel Elseworlds away from proper Legends canon.

Sometimes I am amazed at how bad the numerical disadvantage is in these games. 2 against a few dozen while protecting an unarmed shuttle?

WOW, what version is this??? Just started a replay of this masterpiece and this looks completely different from the TF '95 version on GOG EDIT-So I did some digging and found the answer to this. WOW!! Getting this today

There has to be some kind of Mandela effect, me and others thinking that Santa Claus appears in the '94 version of X-Wing. 1:17: If Disney Star Wars has Galen Erso and Orson Krennic, then Legends has Bevel Lemelisk. He and Tarkin were there when Ackbar was rescued in the sixth Y-Wing training sim (also called "Interception and Capture"), as featured in the Darksaber novel. 5:43: It's fine, R2, it can be repaired. Sensors are still up too. 7:40: I guess the mission's done. Picking off stragglers. Theta's the potshot group, I guess. Applaud your X-Wing allies for surviving this.

103 TIE Interceptors killed? Is Theta squadron infinitely replenished until the Star Destroyer's destruction?

I loved this game as a kid. can you play today with mouse and key?

I put a lot of miles on my copy of TIE Fighter back in the 90s. I got the top rank in whatever that secret order was called.

One of my favorite games when I was in elementary school. It was such a brilliant concept and well executed.

This mission starts from a bonus campaign start up? I always thought it was started up through a reload of a completed Romulan main story campaign.

Bro how do you get the most unstable game of all time to run so smoothly?

I must have tried this mission 7000 times and never progressed past it

It's not the Battle of Endor, but this mission sure felt appropriately important and even fun when compared to the tedium of XWA's own Endor. (reads description) That's a shame, Corvus losing her shields would have meant a nice segue into why the gravity wells didn't work when the Vorknkx started escaping. Speaking of, Corvus seems to be a reference to the player character of id Software/Raven Software collaboration Heretic+Shadow of the Serpent Riders, first released on late 1994. Despite (or because of) being a Doom clone, it's a real good game, and I could admit that it seems to have aged slightly better than its ambitious sequels Hexen, Hexen II, and Heretic II. 2:26: Audio saying 12 is wrong. Text saying 16 is still correct. 3:10: Because the Japanese translation, Kamikaze, would have concerned the censorship board. Hmm, wonder if Soyokaze or Nadesico could fit right in as Star Wars ship names... besides, FreeSpace 1/Port+Silent Threat: Reborn and 2 has the Soyakaze for one of its Orion-class Galactic Terran Destroyers. 4:34: Pull away... ouch, didn't make it. Don't fret about Strike Cruisers Ebolo and Daring. They knew the risks. 10:10: Don't see any pursuing missiles, take a rest. 13:05: Nah, just honed skills, and possibly neutral Force enhancements like some sort of foresight or timelooping. 14:02: *Thus die all traitors.* Darn it, your focus on the mission goals suddenly ended up not showing the end dialogues. Interesting how CGI is used for Zaarin's demise. Heck, I'll even argue that it looks better than X-Wing Alliance's because it was used sparingly and with finesse. 15:45: Title drop. Heh, silly how the Emperor's throne room is still used for Thrawn's location because of crude asset copypaste. VAs at 17:30. Sure, there's no Steve Blum, Jennifer Hale, Kevin Conroy, Hynden Walch, Yuri Lowenthal, and/or Cassandra Lee Morris for this game, but seriously, LucasArts sure had some superlative choices for their games' characters. 4,060,678+690,818 = 4,751,496. That's the final campaign score, theoretically speaking. 21:11: Such a foregone conclusion. Brings into mind the endgames for titles like Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Would be weird to see the training missions after the main plot's finished. Meantime, would like to see all medals, patches, the kill list and so on.

I played this game for years. Thanks for the memories!

I didn't know you could pick up ejected pilots. Do you have to shoot them with Ion cannons to pick them up?

This looks like a very fun game for being in the late 90’s

Why do the enemy T/Is just fly in circles after being damaged?

The penultimate mission. Here we go. The Strategy Guide advises you to spare the fifth Z-Beta T/I. What you did here is close enough. Forget the music bug. Helps with the higher stakes, really. 10:20: Sorry, FRG Maru Ki. Hurting you because Vanguard cares. 12:27 felt good. Nice one with tractor beaming the last one so to make them collide with To-phalion Base. 15:05: That B-Wing was supposed to attack the Vorknkx if it doesn't get captured, but since it ain't getting away, the craft's task becomes superfluous while giving you a chance to have one last Rebel kill. Speaking of, I wonder if that B-Wing was piloted by Maarek Stele's former friend Grommet, and if not him, could it be a far too desperate Hamo Blastwell? Ah, we need X-Wing/TIE Fighter expansion pack lore! (And also curious that it's supposedly from Rogue Squadron.)

Any opinions of your wingmen, in any of the missions? Do they even TRY to do their jobs?