What prize kit should we be using for store championships?

Anyone have ANY idea how to remedy a Vassal error claiming I don’t have my mod file in a writeable location? I do, and I’m running under Admin and I’ve reistalled 3 times now. Honestly, it’s a TERRIBLE laptop I’m borrowing running Vista and just launching Firefox makes me want to punch myself. I have ZERO patience for slow PCs, but I’m away from home atm and don’t have access to anything else.

So, maybe I’m missing something obvious, but how do I find out which card is in which expansion? Like if I want Palp crew, how can I quickly find out what I need to buy?

12 minutes ago, K-2SO said:

So, maybe I’m missing something obvious, but how do I find out which card is in which expansion? Like if I want Palp crew, how can I quickly find out what I need to buy?

A good resource: https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/X-Wing_Miniatures:_Second_Edition_Wiki

Look under upgrades.

Oh cool. Thank you.

YASB 2.0 also lists sources.

On 9/10/2019 at 7:30 AM, DXCrazytrain said:

What prize kit should we be using for store championships?

I'm trying to coordinate 4 store championships and all 4 stores are asking me what prize kit to order. Can anyone please let me know what to tell them?

Hello, folks.

As is the case with my questions: I don't know if this has been posted, and I apologize if it has. If you could kindly direct me to where I may have missed the answer, it would be greatly appreciated.

With that said, I have a question about the Y-Wing found in "Most Wanted" for Scum and Villainy. If I wanted more, would I have to purchase the (ugh) Rebel Y-Wing to help flesh out my Scum squads? Or does anyone know if they plan on releasing anymore of this fighter for S&V? Or is it way too early to tell..?

I mean, I COULD purchase the (ugh) Rebel Y-Wing, but I've gone this long in finishing my Galactic Empire, Scum & Villainy and First Order sets with as little Rebel / Resistance fighters as possible (aside from the X-wings from the core sets). It's more an aesthetic than it is anything else. On top of that, I don't think that purchasing anymore Y-Wings (right now) will give me any extra Quick Builds for S&V Y-Wings.

Does any of this make sense?

Thank you again.

1 hour ago, Steamdragon said:

Hello, folks.

As is the case with my questions: I don't know if this has been posted, and I apologize if it has. If you could kindly direct me to where I may have missed the answer, it would be greatly appreciated.

With that said, I have a question about the Y-Wing found in "Most Wanted" for Scum and Villainy. If I wanted more, would I have to purchase the (ugh) Rebel Y-Wing to help flesh out my Scum squads? Or does anyone know if they plan on releasing anymore of this fighter for S&V? Or is it way too early to tell..?

I mean, I COULD purchase the (ugh) Rebel Y-Wing, but I've gone this long in finishing my Galactic Empire, Scum & Villainy and First Order sets with as little Rebel / Resistance fighters as possible (aside from the X-wings from the core sets). It's more an aesthetic than it is anything else. On top of that, I don't think that purchasing anymore Y-Wings (right now) will give me any extra Quick Builds for S&V Y-Wings.

Does any of this make sense?

Thank you again.

We have no information on release plans beyond what has been publicly stated on ffgs website.

So, there is no way to know.

31 minutes ago, thespaceinvader said:

We have no information on release plans beyond what has been publicly stated on ffgs website.

So, there is no way to know.

I figured as much. I thought I'd ask at least. Thank you!

Hi, everyone! It's been a long time since I last played X-wing, and I've been thinking about getting back into it. I don't have anything from 2.0, and I'm trying to figure out if I need to get the new core set or not. I saw that FFG is releasing standalone damage decks. If I get one of these damage decks and some conversion kits, will that be enough? Is there anything else I'll be missing from the core set? Are all the pilots, upgrades, and tokens available in the conversion kits? I assume I can read the updated rules online, so I shouldn't need a physical copy of that. Can I reuse my existing maneuver templates and range finder?

Thanks!

On 10/17/2019 at 12:35 PM, TurtleFreak said:

Hi, everyone! It's been a long time since I last played X-wing, and I've been thinking about getting back into it. I don't have anything from 2.0, and I'm trying to figure out if I need to get the new core set or not. I saw that FFG is releasing standalone damage decks. If I get one of these damage decks and some conversion kits, will that be enough? Is there anything else I'll be missing from the core set? Are all the pilots, upgrades, and tokens available in the conversion kits? I assume I can read the updated rules online, so I shouldn't need a physical copy of that. Can I reuse my existing maneuver templates and range finder?

Thanks!

Visit the wiki page for the X-Wing Core Set to see what's in the core set.

You'll be missing the new maneuver templates that have a line down the middle (which is needed for the new way bumping is managed, and the horizontal line on the 1 straight is used for some barrel roll stuff). But that doesn't matter if you plan on buying the fancy acrylic ones (tend to be around 15 - 20 bucks) or FFG's plastic ones (I'm told they're clumsy to work with), or if someone can give you their spares.

The rules are best read online; the core set comes with a much-simplified version that is far from complete. The Rules Reference and Official Rulings are the final word.

There are pilots and upgrades exclusive to the core:

• Luke Skywalker (T-65)
• Jek Porkins
• Iden Versio
• Valen Rudor
• Night Beast

Upgrades:

• Instinctive Aim
• Sense
• R2-D2 (astromech)
• R5-D8

Luke, Jek, Iden, and R2-D2 are pretty worth having, IMO.

If you want these, you might be able to find someone who has duplicates who will give 'em to you (if they bought two cores). Technically they're also for sale in various venues. But if you're buying everything, you could easily spend more than it's worth (might be better to just buy the core yourself). So only buy if there's just a card or two you need. The other option is to simply proxy the stuff you don't have -- this is almost always accepted except at tournaments, and it can save you a massive amount of money long-term. You can build and print lists with YASB so you don't need to pull out cards, and as long as you have the dial, you can proxy the base with another pilot's and just work it out. Most people are fine with this, in my experience; we all know how expensive this game gets.

Other stuff to hold onto from first edition are bomb/mine tokens (as they're only in a few expansions, not in the conversion kits), and any acrylic tokens you like. Just remember that token shape & color in 2.0 has changed and it matters quite a lot now -- round tokens are removed at the end of the round (yes, the rule is based on a pun to make it more memorable, and that's fantastic!), colors have meaning and effects target them, etc -- so you'll want to remember what the real color is for old acrylic tokens that don't follow the new rules.

BTW, if proxying isn't your thing, you might want to pick up the core. It's $40 (or $34 on Miniature Market and maybe lower elsewhere) and comes with maneuver templates, range ruler, all the components for 2 TIEs and an X-Wing, and copies of multiple cards exclusive to the core. But that's 40 bucks you don't need if proxying is fine and you're getting maneuver templates and a deck separately anyway.

Lastly, The Wiki has lots of other great resources, so I hope you'll check it out! I and several other people help manage it and it's a great way to look up information.

Awesome summary, thank you! Based on that, I think I'll go ahead and pick up the core set along with the rest. I don't really need more ships, but maybe I'll use them in epic mode now that the huge ships are being converted. This is kinda my last hurrah for this game in terms of purchases. I just want to get all my stuff updated for 2.0 so I can play with the new streamlined rules.

Thanks again!

Questions about Target Locks:

1. If a Targeting Battery Hardpoint fires at someone at R4, does the Huge ship get a Target Lock or not?
2. If Tarkin is in a ship and uses his ability to grant Target Locks to all ships on his side, do those ships need to be within Range 3 of the target to acquire the Target Lock?

2 is a definite yes. His ability does not state an exception to the normal Lock rules, so no exception exists. Compare, for instance, ST321 for an example where that exception is provided.

11 hours ago, heychadwick said:

Questions about Target Locks:

1. If a Targeting Battery Hardpoint fires at someone at R4, does the Huge ship get a Target Lock or not?
2. If Tarkin is in a ship and uses his ability to grant Target Locks to all ships on his side, do those ships need to be within Range 3 of the target to acquire the Target Lock?

When you acquire a lock, you follow the Lock rules unless something says otherwise. Lock's steps include checking range, and to pass or bypass that check, you either need to extend your lock range (Boosted Scanners, Colonel Jendon) or ignore range restrictions (e.g. Dutch Vander, ST-321 as thespaceinvader mentioned, etc).

If you fire Targeting Battery outside range 3, you need something like Boosted Scanners to successfully acquire the lock, because it doesn't say ignore range restrictions.

Tarkin likewise doesn't ignore range restrictions, so your allies will need to be close enough to benefit, or have long-range locking capabilities of their own.

New Question:

Quick Build for Hyena Bomber:

b]Baktoid Prototype (2)[/b]
Passive Sensors (0)
Barrage Rockets (0)
Hull Upgrade (0)
Total: 2

Barrage Rockets requires a Focus, yet the Hyena can't Focus. It can Calculate, though. Does this mean you can fire Barrage Rockets with a Calculate token???

If not, then this is a terrible Quick Build!

4 minutes ago, heychadwick said:

New Question:

Quick Build for Hyena Bomber:

b]Baktoid Prototype (2)[/b]
Passive Sensors (0)
Barrage Rockets (0)
Hull Upgrade (0)
Total: 2

Barrage Rockets requires a Focus, yet the Hyena can't Focus. It can Calculate, though. Does this mean you can fire Barrage Rockets with a Calculate token???

If not, then this is a terrible Quick Build!

Look at the ship ability for the baktoid prototype... you are a friendly ship to yourself, you have networked calculations, you lock the target, you fire ze missiles.

I'm just full of questions lately. I'm thinking of "Aces High" scenario from Epic Battles. What happens when a ship dies from a source other than someone shooting at it?

• Landing on an asteroid and taking your last hit.
• Console Fire taking out the last hit.
• DBS-404 firing at R1 and taking a last Crit.
• Blowing yourself up with a Bomb or Mine.

Are there rules for what to do in this situation?

6 hours ago, heychadwick said:

I'm just full of questions lately. I'm thinking of "Aces High" scenario from Epic Battles. What happens when a ship dies from a source other than someone shooting at it?

• Landing on an asteroid and taking your last hit.
• Console Fire taking out the last hit.
• DBS-404 firing at R1 and taking a last Crit.
• Blowing yourself up with a Bomb or Mine.

Are there rules for what to do in this situation?

At world's, all of these were ruled as being equivalent to fleeing the play area. AKA, loss of 2+ points.

On 12/5/2019 at 10:08 AM, BowBaller said:

At world's, all of these were ruled as being equivalent to fleeing the play area. AKA, loss of 2+ points.

That being said, the Aces High scenario is not really an official tournament format so you can implement your own house rules (or local tournament rules as the case may be) to fill in any gaps. You can see some discussion about refining/modifying the Aces High rules over in this thread:

Just got the game. Are there second edition missions I can run with the core set, or with an added piece or two?

On 12/9/2019 at 2:01 AM, JskyWalker said:

Just got the game. Are there second edition missions I can run with the core set, or with an added piece or two?

The core set contains an "escalation" gamemode specifically designed to be played with the contents of a single core set.

For larger games, the "epic play" expansion includes missions designed for larger numbers of ships (mostly 200+ or 300+ points I think). The "never tell me the odds" and "fully loaded" expansions (available in late January) contain alternate battlefield conditions (not exactly missions) which are designed for 200pt games.

If you are looking to buy a small amount of ships to go with your core set, I highly recommend this buying guide (full disclosure, I helped write some of it). It will help you get the best bang for your buck.

What happens when a ship that has a docked ship on it (Houndstooth or Gozanti) leaves the board due to a Victory condition as part of Epic Battles?

Technically, Flee only happens when you leave due to a maneuver or action. If a Gozanti is within R1 of a board edge that is part of the victory conditions, it is removes during the End phase.

What happens to ships that are docked on it? Do they count as fled? Due they emergency deploy?

15 minutes ago, heychadwick said:

What happens when a ship that has a docked ship on it (Houndstooth or Gozanti) leaves the board due to a Victory condition as part of Epic Battles?

Technically, Flee only happens when you leave due to a maneuver or action. If a Gozanti is within R1 of a board edge that is part of the victory conditions, it is removes during the End phase.

What happens to ships that are docked on it? Do they count as fled? Due they emergency deploy?

From the FAQ in the Epic Battles Rules Reference (page 8):

"Q: Q: If a ship is docked to a ship that escapes, does the docked ship also escape?
A: Yes."

That help?