Usual links

X-Wing guide to installing and playing: http://s93768914.onlinehome.us/xwing/

Module download page: http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Star_Wars:_X-Wing_Miniatures_Game

Tip jar: http://s93768914.onlinehome.us/pub2/500release/index.html

Didn't we just have another release in June??!

Yes, it was 5.3.1, to make the Hound's Tooth (YV-666) playable, right after FFG's preview article for it.

Here are the details of that release, here: http://teamcovenant.com/mu0n/2015/06/16/x-wing-vassal-module-v5-3-1-available-now/

Ok, I'll bite, what's new here?

Small release, your v5.3.0 (and v5.3.1) squad files are (still) safe

This new v5.3.2 version pretty much adds the Kihraxz ship, dial and all of its 4 pilot cards. It also adds the Lightning Reflexes elite talent upgrade. It doesn't modify or remove anything important from v5.3.0.

If you're currently not interested at all by wave 7? Carry on with v5.3.0 (or v.5.3.1) and wait for a future, more important release.

If you're very interested by anything wave 7? Get this update, and the few next ones as FFG previews give us more functionality in working ships (as soon as dial information is released, as well as more upgrades). The next functioning ship or bunch of upgrade cards will call for a v5.3.3. It will be similar to v5.3.1 and v5.3.2 in terms of having to update to it - only if you're interested in using wave 7 stuff, or playing against it.

Starviper has a new look

Radarman5 thought it looked a bit too much like a frog, so he went back and edited his art. NICE.

Complete list of changes:

@Mu0n:

Additions

• Cards
  • Cartel Marauder (Kihraxz Pilot)
  • Black Sun Ace (Kihraxz Pilot)
  • Graz the Hunter (Kihraxz Pilot)
  • Talonbane Cobra (Kihraxz Pilot)
  • Lightning Reflexes (Elite Talent upgrade)
• Dials
  • Kihraxz dial, making the ship playable

New ship art:

• Cobbled together a Kihraxz Ship art from FFG previews

@radarman5:

New ship art:

• StarViper ship graphic edited to look less like a frog

Could we get IG-88s that match the main colors of the card art background? (Red, Blue, Purple, and Brown/Green?) (As in, change either the blue tint or blue stripe to alternate colors.)

Thanks for all these awesome updates, Muon!

Awesome as always - thanks!

Thanks. Really like the new star viper look.

Any word on the new ship templates like before? So we can easily build squads.

I already played my first game with 5Ks, thank you so much

Dodging that StarViper redesign.

I already played my first game with 5Ks, thank you so much

And how did it go?

I already played my first game with 5Ks, thank you so much

And how did it go?

I didn't find any bug, and I won vs a DoubleDeci build (I know, my was was a pretty hard counter to them)

I already played my first game with 5Ks, thank you so much

And how did it go?

I didn't find any bug, and I won vs a DoubleDeci build (I know, my was was a pretty hard counter to them)

I really want to see the matchup against BBBBZ and AC/DC. I think the most similar lists will be the hardest to beat.

Fel+Chirpy could go either way, I think.

Dash should be interesting, as will be Corran.

Han will be frustrating.

Brobots don't seem like a good matchup, either.

Brobots are better than some of the alternatives - you can afford to pour fire from those not in arc, and you've got 3ATT to do it with. The main challenge is keeping arc on the sodding things.

BBBBZ is probably going to counter it out of the gate, though - ATT3 does poorly vs 8HP AGI1, while the return fire will do just fine - to say nothing of only one list having barrel roll to arc-dodge, now and then.

In fact it's that matchup that suggests we won't see much 5K at all - it's possible, but a hard sell when there's already lists in play that threaten to kick its pants.

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The Aggressor's actions, when you cycle through them with the shortcut, are Focus, Boost, Barrel Roll, Evade, and EPT. No TL in there, and BR doesn't belong.

At least, it's that way for me. Dunno about anyone else. I'm using the latest version.

Just to let you know.

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The Aggressor's actions, when you cycle through them with the shortcut, are Focus, Boost, Barrel Roll, Evade, and EPT. No TL in there, and BR doesn't belong.

At least, it's that way for me. Dunno about anyone else. I'm using the latest version.

Just to let you know.

Plus, the Aggressor can BR. Just need to spend two points on Expert Handling.

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The Aggressor's actions, when you cycle through them with the shortcut, are Focus, Boost, Barrel Roll, Evade, and EPT. No TL in there, and BR doesn't belong.

At least, it's that way for me. Dunno about anyone else. I'm using the latest version.

Just to let you know.

Every ship that has EPT (only exception so far is now the K-Wing and Huge Ships) can barrel roll.

Target lock has been separated and put on the left of the ship (if it's facing towards "up") for a while now and it a toggle with Shift-L; it acts as the blue target lock token, that follows your ship until it's spent.

that poor special k looks severely outnumbered

Dodging that StarViper redesign.

You like the original StarViper design? I did that without having a top down image of the model to work from, so it's a bit off compared to the actual game piece. It really bothered me how squat it looked.

Dodging that StarViper redesign.

You like the original StarViper design? I did that without having a top down image of the model to work from, so it's a bit off compared to the actual game piece. It really bothered me how squat it looked.

Dodging that StarViper redesign.

You like the original StarViper design? I did that without having a top down image of the model to work from, so it's a bit off compared to the actual game piece. It really bothered me how squat it looked.

No, I actually meant to type "digging that StarViper redesign", but my Swype keyboard misread it. New design is awesome.

lol. Yeah, my ipad would make some odd word choices if I let it have its way. Cool, I'm glad you like it.