Death Star Tunnel Run - Battle 7: Mission 4 - X-Wing Alliance Upgrade

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • If the number of times I failed this mission is to be any judge... this is the hardest mission in the entire game.
    Or I'm just bad. It's honestly such a shame we can never know what the truth of the matter is.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 44

  • @Calmputer
    @Calmputer  3 роки тому +7

    Points needed for ranks:
    Recruit 0
    Flight Cadet 100
    Flight Officer 10000
    Lieutenant JG 17500
    Lieutenant 25000
    Captain 33000
    Lt Commander 41000
    Commander 52000 -- Me (57953).
    General 65000
    Points needed for Kalidor Crescent upgrades:
    Kalidor Crescent: 3500
    Bronze Cluster: 7000
    Silver Talons: 10500 -- Me (10992)
    Silver Scimitar: 14000
    Golden Wings: 17500
    Diamond Eyes: 21000
    Pilot Ratings:
    Campaign will let you get up to Marksman 1st class.
    Skirmish will let you get up to Ace 1st level.
    kills against multiplayer opponents will let you get up to Jedi Master.
    (these are according to the Strategy Guide, but... your mileage may vary)
    Unrated
    Certified
    Marksman 4th Class
    Marksman 3rd Class
    Marksman 2nd Class
    Marksman 1st Class
    Expert 4th Grade
    Expert 3rd Grade
    Expert 2nd Grade -- Me.
    Expert 1st Grade
    Ace 4th Level
    Ace 3rd Level
    Ace 2nd Level
    Ace 1st Level
    Top Ace 4th Order
    Top Ace 3rd Order
    Top Ace 2nd Order
    Top Ace 1st Order
    Jedi 4th Degree
    Jedi 3rd Degree
    Jedi 2nd Degree
    Jedi 1st Degree
    Jedi Master

    • @pqsnet
      @pqsnet Рік тому

      You can easily change ship in the map editor.

    • @hannybenny7632
      @hannybenny7632 9 місяців тому +2

      Bravo for the run! I've done it too before 25 years ;)

  • @codybudris7137
    @codybudris7137 Рік тому +6

    20 yeaR OLD GAME STILL BEATS THE 2016 AND 2019 EAshitterfront series

  • @zoukiller360tv5
    @zoukiller360tv5 3 роки тому +3

    Good Job! look forward to seeing Tie fighter Next.

  • @rustyneedles3743
    @rustyneedles3743 3 місяці тому +1

    22years old, holy shit!

  • @Mammel248
    @Mammel248 Рік тому +9

    If the number of times I failed this mission is to be any judge... this is the hardest mission in the entire game.
    man this took me ages to beat as a kid

  • @Ambaryerno
    @Ambaryerno Рік тому +10

    I really wish they'd have just replicated the run from the films rather that throwing all that extra crap in there (like space troopers with the E-Web).

  • @ukemike1
    @ukemike1 7 днів тому +2

    These were some of the best space combat sims ever. I played my way through every mission from every game in the series on my hot rod 386 33Mhz, and I did it with a ball mouse for a controller. That was my first computer that had a hard drive, 250mb!
    Remember how these games came on dozen or so 3.5" floppy disks?

  • @robbhays8077
    @robbhays8077 10 місяців тому +4

    I beat this back in the day. Took me several hours long play sessions.

  • @xXxCHARG3RxXx
    @xXxCHARG3RxXx 3 роки тому +12

    I managed to do the run with the old model. It was so f**king difficult. Took so many attempts 😭

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  3 роки тому +2

      **salute** o7
      I can't imagine the frustration and sheer tenacity involved in doing that.

    • @HaganeNoGijutsushi
      @HaganeNoGijutsushi 2 роки тому +3

      Yup, I played this as a kid, so with the original version. Absolutely maddening. I'm sure I didn't do it as fast as this run though, in fact I think I kicked shield recharge to the max and only had a speed of 75 or so.

    • @jirikivaari
      @jirikivaari Рік тому +1

      I did it many years ago. I almost did it like in 2nd attempt then I did like 40+ attempts after that before success. Honestly cant even remember, all I remember is skull and bones face I had after failing for the millionth time. I think I did it around 110 speed, altho when you come back you have to run it faster or the explosion will get ya! Only played original version.
      Run it on max speed for extra fun! Something like 140+ would be kwaazy.

    • @ArnieS1947
      @ArnieS1947 Рік тому +1

      I did the same many years ago. It was intense. My face was dripping with sweat afterwards!

    • @mackstro
      @mackstro Рік тому +1

      those damn containers!

  • @loopkin
    @loopkin Рік тому +3

    I spent a lot of hours trying to do this mission back then. And when I finally made it to the reactor, my version of the game had a bug that made fhe tunnel disappear and dropping you into oblivion, so I never made it until months later where I got my hands on the patch to fix the game.

  • @ChallengeCommander
    @ChallengeCommander 8 місяців тому +2

    04:45 I did on the old model basic game. It was agony. With cockpit being offset you had to fly very weirdly and still hit things and in the narrow dark tunnels with the pipes, you can only fit down with one orientation as there are scaffolds that you hit if you enter the pipes wrong. Which, dueojg the escape having to do at speed is very stressful. Took me hours and many repeated attempts.

  • @vindicator05
    @vindicator05 Рік тому +2

    Got it in the first run back then.
    I got PTS from it, though.

  • @Matteblak
    @Matteblak 27 днів тому +1

    I dont at all remember the part with the trooper units. Mustve missed it in the dozen playthroughs I've made.

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  26 днів тому

      They weren't as deadly in the original game, I think... Something about playing the game on modern computers messes things up a little bit.

  • @wheelwrightpl9429
    @wheelwrightpl9429 Рік тому +3

    None of the sense of speed from the movie

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  Рік тому +3

      True.
      Then again, the game came out in 1999, 23 years ago, computers back then weren't strong enough for a faster speed... also, the game was locked to 24 fps back then...
      So some cutting of slack might be in order.

    • @wheelwrightpl9429
      @wheelwrightpl9429 Рік тому +2

      @@Calmputer Maybe you're right about back then, but even today's Star Wars games have no sense of speed, because you can fly at WW1 or WW2 airplane speeds, and get away with it. I think that higher speeds would require some kind of automatic collision avoidance system, but this takes away control from the player, which is bad. I wonder how F-16 ground obstacle avoidance pod handles it, and if some of it could be incorporated into a Star Wars game.

    • @Pyxis10
      @Pyxis10 Рік тому +2

      ​@@wheelwrightpl9429 You would. I remember Star Trek invasion that has a sequence like this with a borg cube. Turns out warping through hallways is a terrible idea, but gave that sense of speed.

  • @talaris-uk
    @talaris-uk 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks for this series, I’ve really enjoyed watching you play whilst I’m living in Japan as I don’t have access to my gaming pc to try out the latest mod updates. Is there any word when this new Death Star II mission update will be released?

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  3 роки тому

      Thank you for watching! ;)
      You can play the upgraded version on a laptop. you just might have to disable anti-aliasing and some of the bloom... and you can control it with either a mouse or an Xbox controller! So don''t despair.

    • @vincetxwa
      @vincetxwa 3 роки тому +2

      We're still in final testing stages and putting the package together, so there's no fixed release date yet, but I'd say you can expect something soon! Keep an eye on xwaupgrade.com

  • @chrisamon4551
    @chrisamon4551 3 роки тому +3

    Wow! Did you actually complete the tunnel run in one go? I spent like a week doing it when I was a kid and ended up having to give myself invulnerability in order to beat it the first time! Did you say the falcon used to be bigger in the unmodded game?

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  3 роки тому +2

      The run itself is in one take. but there's a cut between the blue briefing screen and the start of the mission... as I failed a LOT between the intro and the final run. it also took a few successful runs before I was happy with the commentary ;)
      I'm thinking of making a montage of all the failed runs... just the "oh Shi-BOOM" takes.
      The unmodded falcon is about the size of a B-Wing. so the XWAU team first doubled its size to be accurate. eventually they opted to decrease the size of most fighters instead.

  • @classimo
    @classimo 2 роки тому +2

    Finally completed Hard Tour of Duty in XWA.
    Finished at rank General w/ scores 121164 while at Ace 1st Level & having Kalidor Crescent at Silver Talon.

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  2 роки тому +1

      Massive respect!
      I found some of the missions borderline impossible on normal, I can't even pretend to consider playing on hard!

    • @classimo
      @classimo 2 роки тому +1

      @@Calmputer Thank you. I started encountering problems in Joining Rebellion Training & Battle 1 was a painful experience already. When playing in hard mode, you need to expect all of your teammates will be gone quickly and leaving you alone to complete the mission. I just uploaded all my missions except Death Star Tunnels.
      There were a few (around 6-10) that must play in medium. I forgot some of them. If you see the mission named with "M" at the end of mission number, that's medium.
      ua-cam.com/play/PL1Pg9jeTklodq4j86A2LhRX167xPZk43G.html

  • @Fillet2K
    @Fillet2K 3 роки тому +1

    So what's next now that you're done with this game? I wonder if there's a remake to the first X Wing game with the XWA upgrade in the works?

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  3 роки тому +3

      the current plan is go through TIE Fighter: Reimagined (TFTC)... but Waylon just released X-Wing Conversion version 5 as well (also contains the Rebel story missions from XvT Balance of Power).
      It's a great time to be a fan of the old X-Wing games, that's for sure!

  • @ArnieS1947
    @ArnieS1947 Рік тому

    Is it possible to reset the story without using the flight simulator or reinstalling the game?

  • @blaze3846
    @blaze3846 3 роки тому +2

    I'd wait until 1.2 is released it has more fixes

    • @vincetxwa
      @vincetxwa 3 роки тому +1

      Ooooo does it have a mission where you have to defend the Death Star Core? No pressure :P

    • @blaze3846
      @blaze3846 3 роки тому +1

      @@vincetxwa I was referring to TFTC

    • @vincetxwa
      @vincetxwa 3 роки тому +1

      @@blaze3846 So was I :P

    • @Calmputer
      @Calmputer  3 роки тому +1

      @@vincetxwa sounds more like a collaboration in the making if you ask me. ; )

    • @vincetxwa
      @vincetxwa 3 роки тому +1

      @@Calmputer Well ideas are surely not lacking :D

  • @robertsartino7664
    @robertsartino7664 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome!!!