I haven’t played in a month or two, with the new points update would a Vader Soontir /? still do well in extended with the potential swarms or should I try to go with more swarmy build?

I think ace lists will encounter more difficulty, with more 5+ ship lists in the meta. That's not to say Vader/Soontir is bad, but they stayed the same price while generics got cheaper pretty much across the board. I've had good success against Vader/Soontir/3rd Ace lists with 4-6 ship scum lists before the new points...

Took

Whisper Juke, Coll Detector, Fifth Brother, Stealth Device

Saber Squadron Aces x 2 Crack Shot

Alpha Squadron

3 Interceptors, I thought I had three Saber Squadron Aces, but alas the Empire Kit only supports 2, and so I had to have Alpha Squadron Pilot.

Having the Alpha hurt one round as I could have used the 4 initiative to shoot before it would have gotten blown up.

Game two i made a dial error (clearly I wouldn’t have chosen to go left facing AWAY from everyone and my opponent just said “that sucks” so I knew it would have to stick)

So she flew off the board.

While I knew I wasn’t going to get first, I also didn’t think I’d get totally owned. Dice failed me for sure on multiple rounds, as well as poor team planing on my part.

Next week is Hyperspace so it will be an all new team... this one wasn’t one for the good plays books for sure!

I still think that Soontir with Predator, Vader with AB and FCS or PS (depending on your taste/style), and Duchess with Predator, 5Bro, and your choice of payload! Lots of tools and efficiency, though increasingly challenging to fly in a swarmy meta