Okay, so just for fun, I came up with this list.

Maarek Stele (TIE Defender) (35)
Calculation (1)

Rho Squadron Veteran (21)
Predator (3)
XX-23 S-Thread Tracers (1)
Ion Cannon (3)
Linked Battery (2)
XG-1 Assault Configuration (1)

Rho Squadron Veteran (21)
Predator (3)
Ion Pulse Missiles (3)
Ion Cannon (3)
Linked Battery (2)
XG-1 Assault Configuration (1)

Total: 100

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But then I thought it would be fun to host a sort of.... Star Wars: TIE Fighter squad building challenge. So my challenge is basically this:

1. Make a squad. Either 100 point, or 300 Epic.

2. You must have Maarek Steele

3. You must have at least one Gunboat

4. You may have other ships, but it must have appeared in TIE Fighter (so for instance, no Punishers or Aggressors)

5. If you do Epic, you can have a Raider but not a Gozanti

6. Maarek and Vader are the only Unique pilots you may use

They don't have to be super optimum squads, just have fun with them. Also if you have a good story that influenced your decision, go ahead and talk about it a bit. I have a good one but I'll save it for later if I get a couple replies in here.

4 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

Okay, so just for fun, I came up with this list.

Maarek Stele (TIE Defender) (35)
Calculation (1)

Rho Squadron Veteran (21)
Predator (3)
XX-23 S-Thread Tracers (1)
Ion Cannon (3)
Linked Battery (2)
XG-1 Assault Configuration (1)

Rho Squadron Veteran (21)
Predator (3)
Ion Pulse Missiles (3)
Ion Cannon (3)
Linked Battery (2)
XG-1 Assault Configuration (1)

Total: 100

So, as a person who really never got into computer games, this whole thing makes me say "Wha? Whose is this Maarek guy and why do I care?"

But, I think it's cool that this game has finally reached the depth and breadth to appeal to many different types of SW fans. (We could just use some Prequel love.)

May the Force be with you.

10 minutes ago, Darth Meanie said:

So, as a person who really never got into computer games, this whole thing makes me say "Wha? Whose is this Maarek guy and why do I care?"

But, I think it's cool that this game has finally reached the depth and breadth to appeal to many different types of SW fans. (We could just use some Prequel love.)

May the Force be with you.

He's the supposed main character that you play as in the game. One of the abilities you have in that game is to use your targeting computer to select individual subsystems of the ships you are firing at (such as the turbolasers or warhead launchers of enemy capital ships) and destroy them. It's believed this is the inspiration behind Maarek's pilot ability (cherrypicking crits).

Someone please actually try my list above.

1 hour ago, That One Guy said:

5. If you do Epic, you can have a Raider but not a Gozanti

What's the reasoning behind this? Did I miss the mission where the Raider appeared?

3 minutes ago, JJ48 said:

What's the reasoning behind this? Did I miss the mission where the Raider appeared?

Stand in for a VSD in this case, I think. Of course why do that when you can have 4 more gunboats?

For extra thematic play, keep the gunboats out of combat until marek gets hit, then have them slam in and start exploding things.

1 hour ago, Darth Meanie said:

So, as a person who really never got into computer games, this whole thing makes me say "Wha? Whose is this Maarek guy and why do I care?"

But, I think it's cool that this game has finally reached the depth and breadth to appeal to many different types of SW fans. (We could just use some Prequel love.)

May the Force be with you.

Maarek is the player character of the pc game. You fly through all the ships and ultimately end in a Defender.

19 minutes ago, FlyingAnchors said:

Stand in for a VSD in this case, I think. Of course why do that when you can have 4 more gunboats?

Meh, if you really want to base it off the games, I'd rather throw in a Corellian Corvette as a stand-in for a CR92a.

I know it's cross-faction, but still...

1 minute ago, JJ48 said:

Meh, if you really want to base it off the games, I'd rather throw in a Corellian Corvette as a stand-in for a CR92a.

I know it's cross-faction, but still...

Whatever works. I mean nebulon Bs were cross faction throughout those games, so an imp CR-90 does fit.

2 minutes ago, FlyingAnchors said:

Whatever works. I mean nebulon Bs were cross faction throughout those games, so an imp CR-90 does fit.

I meant cross-faction in the Miniatures game. In the PC games, there were quite a few craft used by both sides (Rebel commanders using Lambda shuttles, for instance).

9 minutes ago, ScummyRebel said:

Maarek is the player character of the pc game. You fly through all the ships and ultimately end in a Defender.

Actually you end in a Missile Boat...which was somehow supposed to be a counter for the Defender...god I hated that mission so much.

5 minutes ago, JJ48 said:

I meant cross-faction in the Miniatures game. In the PC games, there were quite a few craft used by both sides (Rebel commanders using Lambda shuttles, for instance).

I know that’s what I meant XD.

I mean it would probably be frowned upon at a real tournament but epic tournaments are few and far between, so...

who what WHY. WHY ARE YOU NOT USING x7!??!

2 minutes ago, Blail Blerg said:

who what WHY. WHY ARE YOU NOT USING x7!??!

Personally, /x7 never seemed as interesting to me as /D. Yeah, it's cheaper and helps you stay alive longer, but there's just something fun about getting to attack twice a round from the same ship, you know? (Especially with an Ion Cannon.)

Just now, JJ48 said:

Personally, /x7 never seemed as interesting to me as /D. Yeah, it's cheaper and helps you stay alive longer, but there's just something fun about getting to attack twice a round from the same ship, you know? (Especially with an Ion Cannon.)

HES NOT USING ANY CANNONS ON MAAREK?!?!?!

1 hour ago, FlyingAnchors said:

Stand in for a VSD in this case, I think.

Correct

46 minutes ago, MasterShake2 said:

Actually you end in a Missile Boat...which was somehow supposed to be a counter for the Defender...god I hated that mission so much.

AAAACTUALLY the last mission is flown in a TIE Avenger (Advanced). And you're being targeted by Defenders literally the second the mission starts.

Wow, so I have a lot to catch up on.... I downloaded the game on GOG and have been playing it again off and on since the GenCon announcement in celebration. I’m in the Zaarin arc where you’re constantly waging war against that traitor and you’re always in a defender... figured I had to be getting close to the end story.

6 minutes ago, ScummyRebel said:

Wow, so I have a lot to catch up on.... I downloaded the game on GOG and have been playing it again off and on since the GenCon announcement in celebration. I’m in the Zaarin arc where you’re constantly waging war against that traitor and you’re always in a defender... figured I had to be getting close to the end story.

Yeah you get sort of a downgrade in the last few missions. It's really hard to go from Missile Boat to Gunboat all of a sudden... And from Defender to Advance.

12 minutes ago, ScummyRebel said:

Wow, so I have a lot to catch up on.... I downloaded the game on GOG and have been playing it again off and on since the GenCon announcement in celebration. I’m in the Zaarin arc where you’re constantly waging war against that traitor and you’re always in a defender... figured I had to be getting close to the end story.

You see, back in the good ol days, games had way more stuff in them...

The rebels have found you, again!

Keyan Farlander (29)
Push the Limit (3)
Fire-Control System (2)
Hera Syndulla (1)
B-Wing/E2 (1)

Red Squadron Pilot (23)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)

Red Squadron Pilot (23)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)

Red Squadron Pilot (23)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)

Red Squadron Pilot (23)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)

Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Ion Cannon Turret (5)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Ion Cannon Turret (5)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Ion Cannon Turret (5)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Ion Cannon Turret (5)
Flight-Assist Astromech (1)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

Green Squadron Pilot (19)
Push the Limit (3)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Juke (2)
Autothrusters (2)
A-Wing Test Pilot (0)

Green Squadron Pilot (19)
Push the Limit (3)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Juke (2)
Autothrusters (2)
A-Wing Test Pilot (0)

Green Squadron Pilot (19)
Push the Limit (3)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Juke (2)
Autothrusters (2)
A-Wing Test Pilot (0)

Total: 300

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TIE Fighter Squad (100)

Rho Squadron Veteran (31) - Alpha-class Star Wing
Concussion Missiles (4), XG-1 Assault Configuration (1), Ion Cannon (3), Linked Battery (2)

•Maarek Stele (38) - TIE Defender
Ion Cannon (3), TIE/D (0)

Rho Squadron Veteran (31) - Alpha-class Star Wing
Concussion Missiles (4), XG-1 Assault Configuration (1), Ion Cannon (3), Linked Battery (2)

this is the you jump in and ambush the rebels squad. Ion cannons to capture the traitors and concussion missiles because they always gave you those!