This is probably a silly question but could someone give me an example on how Flight Controllers works exactly?
Flight Controllers
It can only trigger when the ship it is on executes a squadron command to activate some fighters.
When it does, each of those squadrons get an extra blue die when attacking other squadrons.
Assuming I am thinking of the correct card here.
Edited by Forgottenlore
Here's my favorite example of how several things can work together, including Flight Controllers.
My VSD reveals a Squadron command dial, has Expanded Hangers and Flight Controllers, and a Squadron command token.
- I spend the dial and token to activate up to 5 squadrons (we'll assume all are within range)
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I activate Howlrunner, move her to engage a blob of X-wings.
Howlrunner attacks with 3 dice base, plus 1 for Flight Controllers -
I activate Soontir Fel, move him to engage X-wings right next to Howlrunner
He attacks with 4 dice base, plus 1 for Flight Controllers, plus another for Howlrunner with a reroll from Swarm. 6 blue dice and a reroll. - Continue to activate squadrons (mostly interceptors) using bonuses as above.
It's a wicked combo to use against rebel squadrons though it costs a bit and can be fragile if you're not careful.
I have used something similar to Terghon,
Push all of the Rebel squadron upgrades into a Gallant Heaven,
Activate 4 B-Wing squads, each one of them uses 4 Blue dice as opposed to 3, then with Adar Talon I swap one of them back to inactivated
Then yavaris activates 3 B-Wings, none of them get the bonus Blue die because they were activated by a different ship,
On 31/05/2015 at 3:55 AM, Forgottenlore said:It can only trigger when the ship it is on executes a squadron command to activate some fighters.
When it does, each of those squadrons get an extra blue die when attacking other squadrons.
Assuming I am thinking of the correct card here.
Does it only activate with a squadron command or a squadron token as well?
17 minutes ago, Cybran said:Does it only activate with a squadron command or a squadron token as well?
One things is the command and another things are the dials and token. It doesn't matter what you spend (a dial, a token or both) at the end you are resolving a squadron command.
Flight controllers triggers whenever you resolve a squadron command. It doesn't care if you resolve it through a dial or a token.
Great to hear, wanted to make sure - thanks!
3 hours ago, Cybran said:Great to hear, wanted to make sure - thanks!
This sounds like a man trying to get a Flight controller "Liberty" MC80L to work?
9 hours ago, ovinomanc3r said:One things is the command and another things are the dials and token. It doesn't matter what you spend (a dial, a token or both) at the end you are resolving a squadron command.
Flight controllers triggers whenever you resolve a squadron command. It doesn't care if you resolve it through a dial or a token.
This is a good post, to be clear, most cards that have the Command symbol (Squad, Nav, Repair, etc.) can be activated using a Command DIAL or a Command Token. Flight Controllers is one of them. Engine Techs is another. So imagine a Liberty reveals a Concentrate Fire, but also has a banked Squad token. It's allowed to activate 2 squadrons via a token, and Flight Controllers will affect those two squads.
Some cards or upgrades (Madine for example), will specify what happens when a Dial or a Token is spent - but the command symbols in cards with no other restrictive text can be used with a dial or token.
28 minutes ago, eliteone said:This is a good post, to be clear,
mostall cards that have the Command symbol (Squad, Nav, Repair, etc.) can be activated using a Command DIAL or a Command Token.
FTFY.
"RRG pg 5 EFFECT USE AND TIMING":
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6 hours ago, eliteone said:This is a good post, to be clear, most cards that have the Command symbol (Squad, Nav, Repair, etc.) can be activated using a Command DIAL or a Command Token. Flight Controllers is one of them. Engine Techs is another. So imagine a Liberty reveals a Concentrate Fire, but also has a banked Squad token. It's allowed to activate 2 squadrons via a token, and Flight Controllers will affect those two squads.
Some cards or upgrades (Madine for example), will specify what happens when a Dial or a Token is spent - but the command symbols in cards with no other restrictive text can be used with a dial or token.
I am missing something, how does a liberty class activate two squadrons via a token? Last I checked a token only lets you activate one squadron. So what am I missing?
30 minutes ago, CDAT said:I am missing something, how does a liberty class activate two squadrons via a token? Last I checked a token only lets you activate one squadron. So what am I missing?
The Liberty title.
38 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:
The Liberty title.
OK, So not a Liberty class, but THE Liberty, thank you.
Errr.... Nope nothing to see here.....
(ok forgot that Sloan only lets a crit be rerolled against ships not against fighters)
Edited by slasher95611 hours ago, CDAT said:OK, So not a Liberty class, but THE Liberty, thank you.
1 to 2 (token) or 2 to 4 (squad dial + token) - it's why people try so HARD (myself included) to make a Liberty Flight Controllers Carrier work...and...well....there are reasons it doesn't pop up that often.
Leia + Liberty + FC makes it interesting, but all in all it would be far better if the liberty wasn't as easy to pop as it is and Rebels didn't have better cheap FC carrier options (IE the Assault Frig.)