Nostalgic cadets?

steel · Post by **steel** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 1:59 am

Out of boredom I went to the Academy and checked the rosters. I was surprised to see 1 cadet in XWA, 3 in XvT and 5 in TIE. I had expected it the other way round... I wonder what the roots of this reversal to older games are.

[edit] corrected a spelling mistake

SL Alex · Post by **SL Alex** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:03 am

I'm not going to complain. I'd just like to see those 9 cadets (especially the 5 TIE ones) graduate and get to the Fleet.

Jacob Jansen · Post by **Jacob Jansen** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 3:23 am

There always were more TIE Cadets than XvT and XWA..

Kenseu · Post by **Kenseu** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:34 pm

I think it's because TIE is old enough to gain that venerable status, whereas XWA just seems a little outdated. Furthermore, XvT is too close to XWA to gain the venerable status that it might deserve, while TIE is solidily distant.

Zwibble · Post by **Zwibble** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:52 pm

XvT doesn`t deserve any status at all. It plainly sucks. It`s the result of trying to bring the multiplayer-only game-hype from FPS to flightsims, with no love whatsoever. XWA is still the best and if it would have an Imperial counterpart, it would be the coolest as well.

Kenseu · Post by **Kenseu** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:41 am

Hmmm... TIE Fighter Alliance.... just doesn't have the same ring to it.

But you're right, a new game in the spirit of TIE fighter would rock. Too bad that Lucas has basically killed all interest in the original movies with his crappy prequels and his crappy meddling. Maybe someone could make a mod for.... some game.

Oh, and now that we've got you on record making disparaging remarks about an official Imperial platform, whichâ€”given your position as Academy Commandantâ€”puts your in a position of conflicted interests and is an inappropriate remark, I'm going to try and get you fired, Michael Brown style, and then steal your job. I knew all these political science courses would come in handy.

Reservist Foley · Post by **Reservist Foley** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:10 am

I'd love to see a new game.

Jacob Jansen · Post by **Jacob Jansen** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:20 am

I would love to see a new TIE 2006.. TIE was by far the best one of them all...

Xenophon Ualtar · Post by **Xenophon Ualtar** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:22 pm

I must admit that I am pretty much old school. My favorite of them all is that original X-Wing game. I just remember how much I was in love with that game. Nothing like being able to play out your favorite movies of all time.

*sigh*

isnt nostala (sp) great

Post by **Jagged Fel** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:48 pm

Kenseu wrote:Maybe someone could make a mod for.... some game.

Well there is a Imperial Concourse mod for XWA, to make it look and feel like TIE. Changes the hangar, the main screen, everything in the Family Transport, Tech Room, etc. If it's Rebel, it's gone. There's also a project somewhere that's converting the TIE campaigns to XWA format.

Jacob Jansen · Post by **Jacob Jansen** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:16 pm

Jagged Fel wrote:There's also a project somewhere that's converting the TIE campaigns to XWA format.

Now that would be fun to play...

Kenseu · Post by **Kenseu** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:41 pm

Jagged Fel wrote:Well there is a Imperial Concourse mod for XWA, to make it look and feel like TIE.

That's a start, but XWA is getting a little old. I'd like to see a slightly new approach to gameplay. Something fresh. Maybe just an engine that could support bigger battles. I don't think the Battle of Endor could be re-created anytime soon, but if you do the math, and ISD and a MC-90 have a total compliment of 144 fighters. I'm not sure what the maxium number of ships in a battle at a single given time XWa support, but I'd assume it's less than 146.

Mike Mar · Post by **Mike Mar** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:54 am

I would like to see an XWA "Empire Style" with something there is in Battlefront or Rebellion. A Galaxy where you could control the movements of fleets and fight battles to conquer or destroy enemies.

Zwibble · Post by **Zwibble** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:24 am

Kenseu wrote:Oh, and now that we've got you on record making disparaging remarks about an official Imperial platform, whichâ€”given your position as Academy Commandantâ€”puts your in a position of conflicted interests and is an inappropriate remark, I'm going to try and get you fired, Michael Brown style, and then steal your job. I knew all these political science courses would come in handy.

Nice try, but that was actually Vort. Since he can't seem to figure out how to make sure he's logged in, maybe you want to go after his job after proving his incompetence?

For what it's worth, TIE is still my favorite, even though it has no MP. But to be fair, I never payed XWA all that much attention, so I'm not qualified to comment on it. I agree that XvT ain't so hot, but I had some fun times with it anyway before I got old and lost any vestige of skizzlz I might have once had.

Post by **Jagged Fel** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:08 pm

Kenseu wrote:I'm not sure what the maxium number of ships in a battle at a single given time XWa support, but I'd assume it's less than 146.

98 per region. Still pretty hectic when you get down to it, though.