(posting on behalf of local player and good friend François "Vagabond" Beaumont)
It's back!
Heroes of the Aturi Cluster (HotAC) on Vassal v2.2.1 (Revised for Second Edition)
-Original campaign for First Edition by Josh Derksen
-Rulebook revision for Second Edition by Shaun Tiernan
-Original HotAC Vassal extension for First Edition by Dealius
-Revised HotAC Vassal extension for Second Edition by François Beaumont (what this post is about!)
HotAC is a cooperative campaign for X-wing designed for 1-6 players. The assets to play that version in vassal have been available since 2016.
A few months ago, Shaun Tiernan converted the rulebook and the missions to X-Wing 2nd edition. Many attempted to do that task, but Shaun kept his conversion really close to the original work of Josh Derksen. That is why I chose that version to adapt to vassal.
My goal was to import the HotAC 2.0 assets into Vassal. Then I wanted to make those interact with the new features available in the modern X-Wing Module, like the collision detection and the autorange finder. With the help of Mu0n, I was able to adapt some of those already.
Right now, you can load up the extension along with your X-Wing module. The assets need to be dragged into the map from the Piece/Heroes of the Aturi Cluster tabs. To run the Enemy Artificial Intelligence, you will need a D6. The vassal D6 is under Pieces/Chits/Random generator.
Vassal extension for HotAC v2.2.1 here:
http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Star_Wars:_X-Wing_Miniatures_Game
To start your journey into coop X-wing, you will need to get ahold of the rulebook here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FuTxsSqbqqsiPm7Ayo5aX2daVloQ3RhM
For ease of reference, the current Mission pack has been imported in vassal with the gracious permission of Shaun Tiernan. Note the the current version use an AI that has been perfected by Claes Sorensson. Those AI charts are also available in game with his permission.
Good Hunting!!
-François Beaumont