XG-1 "Star Wing" Assault Gunboat Thread

By FTS Gecko, in X-Wing

So I was pondering Gunboat like ships in other games, and besides a complete lack of actual space shooters and flight sims, especially console based, I'm trying to think of sub ins just out of boredom.

Also because the only game I can play in this murky greymatter dump is Elite Dangerous, which I have little inclination with the four RPGs I have on backlog. Not saying its a bad game, but playing it alone is boring, and I have enough assclowns to deal with on Dark Souls Online.

Yoooooo we could partner up! I'm running an Asp Explorer with a combat loadout at Wolf 865, I do a lot of RES stuff. I don't play as much as I used to but with the Thargoid stuff happening I got all the reason to.

If you got a mic, hit me up in PMs.

Elite Dangerous is one of the few reasons I can think of to upgrade from my Xbox 360. The other is Witcher 3.

Seriously, I just haven't had the inclination to buy into the new console generation yet. I watch TV on the 360, and have a hefty catalogue of games on it which are not yet backward compatible on the XBone (and probably unlikely to become BC either).

FFG, make it happen!

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(edited the Gunboat miniature model - isn't she drop dead gorgeous?)

FFG, make it happen!

(edited the Gunboat miniature model - isn't she drop dead gorgeous?)

We already have ordinance tokens! Uss them!

See... they are not exactly needed... (and I wanted to do something different)

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A FFG release of the Assault Gunboat would really renew my interest in investing in this game. Up to Wave VI (spring 2014?) I bought at least one and usually several of each craft. Since then I've bought the scum and villainy and imperial veterans sets, the rebel aces, a couple of Kihraxz fighters, a couple of T-70s and Tie FOs to supplement the FA core box and one Special Forces TIE. Sorry to say, I'm just not interested in the 'Wacky Races' vibe that I personally get from most of the craft releases of the past two or three years.

The Gunboat would deffo have me opening my wallet again - I'd want at least four of this beautiful, iconic ship.

Come on, Mu1, Mu2, Mu3 and Mu4 - your Emperor needs you...

Come on, Mu1, Mu2, Mu3 and Mu4 - your Emperor needs you...

I hope they make Rho group pilots as well, someone has to take over for that sorry Mu lot. lol I wish I could remember the quotes from TIE Fighter better, but Rho and Mu had a bit of a rivalry going.

This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

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It's 12.5 metres long.

Long enough.

10 metres ;)

This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

Its been a long time .... to wait for a tiny plastic toy ... which is refused to be released ... because somebody decided that all the other new Q-rap needs to come first ...

I don't think Mu Squadron would make it into any AG expansion.

All my Pokemon playing friends tell me that Mu 2 would be horribly imbalanced.

Not sure I believe that it would wipe the other team singlehandedly though.

This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

Its been a long time .... to wait for a tiny plastic toy ... which is refused to be released ... because somebody decided that all the other new Q-rap needs to come first ...

It's because FFG and Del Rey can't bite the hand that feeds it. **** em.

10 metres ;)

15 metres. :lol:

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

tiefighterstats.jpg

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This thread has been going two and a half years, I notice. Surely it can't be long now??

Oh don't worry they are well aware of it. I have pitched the case for the Gunboat directly. I won't name names but they are well aware of this thread. It's just... it's not a pressing issue. Hoping the LCG appearance is an indicator of it being recanonized.

10 metres ;)

15 metres. :lol:

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

tiefighterstats.jpg

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters. All we can assume is that it's somewhere in or between 12.5m - 17.4m in length. Furthermore, I doubt the specs of a recannonized gunboat would strictly adhere to those specs.

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters.

Ah, DOS. An elegant OS for a more civilised age.

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters.

Ah, DOS. An elegant OS for a more civilised age.

That moment when you knew about format c: or dir/p and none of your friends did and suddenly you were a computer programming expert.

10 metres ;)

15 metres. :lol:

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

tiefighterstats.jpg

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters. All we can assume is that it's somewhere in or between 12.5m - 17.4m in length. Furthermore, I doubt the specs of a recannonized gunboat would strictly adhere to those specs.

X-Wing Alliance set it at 10 metres ;)

10 metres ;)

15 metres. :lol:

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

tiefighterstats.jpg

At least we have it in RPG and Card Game form. Now all we need is miniature form.

By those stats the XG-1 is basically a B-wing combigned with a Y-wing with weaker shields.

10 metres ;)

15 metres. :lol:

Let's look at the stats in the game it first appeared at:

tiefighterstats.jpg

Everything in that list is in intervals of 5 meters. All we can assume is that it's somewhere in or between 12.5m - 17.4m in length. Furthermore, I doubt the specs of a recannonized gunboat would strictly adhere to those specs.

X-Wing Alliance set it at 10 metres ;)

Please don't encourage the ratfans to beg for a compromise.

X-Wing Alliance set it at 10 metres ;)

Which feels way to small to me.

How about we compromise at 12,800 meters?

How about we compromise at 12,800 meters?

Hop in...

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...I said, hop. In.

So, if I got some of the third party stuff and wanted to use it in standard rules game, what ship would best be "reskinned" as an assault gunboat?

Something abouts the BTL A-4 Y-Wing.