Question on Arien Cracken Z-95 and Cluster missiles.

Pilots ability- After you perform an attack, you may choose another friendly ship at Range 1. That ship may perform 1 free action.

Cluster Missiles- Attack [Target Lock]: Spend your Target Lock and discard this card to perform this attack twice. Attack value: 3. Range: 1-2.

When making the first attack with the CM, and friendly at R1, does Arien's ability take place right away after the first attack? Then after the second attack, another friendly at R1 should also get a free action?

Am I correct in this?

Doug

Cluster missiles is treated as two separate attacks against the same target. So I would agrea, there are two opportunities for Crackens ability to kick in.

Absolutely correct

Yes precisely, the friendly ship could get 2 actions. Benefits to have a ship with a full action bar like awings, bwings, ewings since they have lots of options to choose from without picking the same action.

It works but just keep in mind all of the other limitations that will go with it.

But what is the most in-combat actions that can be performed?

Cracken + Cluster Missiles

Farrell + ptl + squad leader

Green + ptl x 2

96 pts

First free action from Cracken goes to Farrell, who squad leaders a green, who does focus + ptl + boost. Farrell ptl's focus, then gets a free boost.

Second free action from Cracken goes to another green, who does focus + ptl + boost

7?

But what is the most in-combat actions that can be performed?

Cracken + Cluster Missiles

Farrell + ptl + squad leader

Green + ptl x 2

96 pts

First free action from Cracken goes to Farrell, who squad leaders a green, who does focus + ptl + boost. Farrell ptl's focus, then gets a free boost.

Second free action from Cracken goes to another green, who does focus + ptl + boost

7?

It's things like this that give new guys (and me) headaches. Stacked and nested abilities and actions can be overwhelming.

But what is the most in-combat actions that can be performed?

Cracken + Cluster Missiles

Farrell + ptl + squad leader

Green + ptl x 2

96 pts

First free action from Cracken goes to Farrell, who squad leaders a green, who does focus + ptl + boost. Farrell ptl's focus, then gets a free boost.

Second free action from Cracken goes to another green, who does focus + ptl + boost

7?

Well I believe it goes

1-cracken takes his action

2-cracken gives action to Farrell from first cluster attack

3-cracken gives another action to farrel from second attack of cluster missiles

4-Farrell takes his regular action

5-Farrell gets 2 bonus actions from crackens attacks and another from ptl

6- farrell gives uses 1 of his actions to give to one of the greens basically canceling one of the free actions from cracken

7- 1st green pilot gets the free action from Farrell, a regular action and then his ptl.

8-2nd green pilot gets a regular action plus a ptl action

Now these don't happen exactly in this order since the free actions from cracken would need to be used immediately. However it helps break it down so we can count exactly how many actions took place.

If I did it right I count 10. I could be way wrong tho. Also as I mentioned in the breakdown one of those actions from squad leader tech gets canceled since your using an action to give an action so it's a wash really.

But what is the most in-combat actions that can be performed?

Cracken + Cluster Missiles

Farrell + ptl + squad leader

Green + ptl x 2

96 pts

First free action from Cracken goes to Farrell, who squad leaders a green, who does focus + ptl + boost. Farrell ptl's focus, then gets a free boost.

Second free action from Cracken goes to another green, who does focus + ptl + boost

7?

Well I believe it goes

1-cracken takes his action

2-cracken gives action to Farrell from first cluster attack

3-cracken gives another action to farrel from second attack of cluster missiles

4-Farrell takes his regular action

5-Farrell gets 2 bonus actions from crackens attacks and another from ptl

6- farrell gives uses 1 of his actions to give to one of the greens basically canceling one of the free actions from cracken

7- 1st green pilot gets the free action from Farrell, a regular action and then his ptl.

8-2nd green pilot gets a regular action plus a ptl action

Now these don't happen exactly in this order since the free actions from cracken would need to be used immediately. However it helps break it down so we can count exactly how many actions took place.

If I did it right I count 10. I could be way wrong tho. Also as I mentioned in the breakdown one of those actions from squad leader tech gets canceled since your using an action to give an action so it's a wash really.

11 Technically - if you count the Squad Leader - but 10 actions with executed outcomes. Here is a sample in order of execution:

1. Green 1 regular Action = Focus.

2. Green 2 regular Action = Focus.

3. Green 2 PTL = TL, Evade or Boost

4. Farrell regular Action = Focus.

5. Farrel's ability triggers free Barrel Roll.

6. Cracken regular Action = TL.

7. Cracken Cluster Missle Attack 1 - gives free action to Farrel - Farrel triggers Squad Leader Action - Gives free Action to Green 1 = Evade

8. Green 1 PTL = TL or Boost.

9. Cracken Cluster Missle Attack 2 - gives Farrel free action = TL.

10. Farrel PTL = Boost or Evade.

Actually I was specifically pondering the max non-standard actions, as in the ones done after the activation phase. Like boosting out of arc, AFTER everyone has moved (like a decimator PTL boosting off of Isard).

A green PTL boosting is fine and all, but it gets immensely more powerful if it can be done after things like soontir move instead of at PS 3

Actually I was specifically pondering the max non-standard actions, as in the ones done after the activation phase. Like boosting out of arc, AFTER everyone has moved (like a decimator PTL boosting off of Isard).

A green PTL boosting is fine and all, but it gets immensely more powerful if it can be done after things like soontir move instead of at PS 3

If the green PTL boosts off of a free action from Airen Cracken...