The EH was originally
created to be a place where you could get extra missions for your X-Wing
simulator (I won’t narrow it down as there are tonnes of versions of the game).
The EH is much more than just that now, but it is still on of the main reasons
for the club.
Where do I get these extra missions?
You can find all of these
missions at the EH Battle Centre (www.tiecorps.org/battles).
The site is fairly self-explanatory. You just go to the section for your game
(the club doesn’t matter so much) and select the mission you want. You will
then go to a page that gives the details of the mission or battle, and several
options of where you can download it. Just select one of these and it will be
downloaded in no time.
Right, now I have a mission, what do I do with it?
The file that you have
downloaded will be a zip file (compaction). Extract the files from it into a
suitable directory using a tool like WinZip.
The directory that you have just
created will now have several files in it. There is usually a readme file that
explains where all of the files go. Make sure you read this!!! Usually though,
they are like this: -
TIE Fighter:
All of the .tie files
(mission files) go into the \missions sub-directory of TIE Fighter.
All of the .lfd files
(battle files) go into the \resource sub-directory of TIE Fighter.
Once that is done, load up
the game, create a new pilot to play as (using your name and the mission
number), and enjoy.
X-Wing Alliance:
All of the .tie files
(mission files) go into the \missions sub-directory of XWA.
The mission.lst file goes
into the \missions sub-directory of XWA.
The .plt file goes into the
main directory of XWA.
Once that is done, select
the new pilot file that the .plt file creates, and load up the game. Play as
normal.
REMEMBER TO BACKUP ANY FILES
THAT YOU ARE OVER-WRITING. I usually make a backup directory to store these
files until I want the game to go back to normal. Then I just put them back to
their homes.
Occasionally, things are a
bit different to them methods, but they are usually well explained in the
readme file.
Yeah, I finished my first extra mission (or battle), but is
that it?
No, far from it. Now you
have to get the credit that you deserve.
You will now have a .plt
(XWA) or a .tfr (TIE) file buried away in the main directory of your game that
holds all the info that you completed the mission, and the score you got for
it. You have to e-mail that file to your Squadron Commander (or other direct
superior) to say that you have completed it. It will then go on your record,
and you will get the respect of your fellow pilots.
Remember this though, when
you are playing, make a note of the score of each mission you play on a piece
of paper of something. Then when you send your player file, send your score by
mail as well. It makes your Commander’s job much easier, and when you are
playing a battle your Commander won’t know what score you got for each mission
(in XWA anyway). You have to do this if you are aiming for the high score.
Please, please, please,
please, please zip (compress) your player file before you send it to your
Commander by e-mail. It makes the file much, much smaller, thus making it
faster to send and receive over the Internet.
I would also suggest that
you store the file somewhere on your computer, just in case your Commander
looses it, or have problems proving that you did indeed complete the mission.
By Commander Werdna Elbee