Introducing the 'Flight Group Alpha' extension for Vassal

By Mu0n729, in X-Wing

Original campaign by Claes Sörensson
Original Vassal extension by Biff Denzer (what this post is about!)

2020-05-03_0909

This extension, based on the HotAC extension, provides several updates to make game play more enjoyable. These include resized ion clouds and special tokens (minefields, ion clouds, and mines A/B/C) reporting that they have been overlapped by player & AI ships just like obstacle tokens.

To download the Flight Group Alpha Instruction Manual and Mission Briefings (v205), visit:

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/161035/flight-group-alpha-imperial-co-operative-campaign?fbclid=IwAR2IBMGi4Dq7jjV-MWoLT1Ic2AWVtC46XUyjrnW84sOTyNEeWC6pMNOEXpk

- Biff Denzer

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To download the Vassal extension, visit:
http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Star_Wars:_X-Wing_Miniatures_Game

To install a module extension, right click on the Star Wars: The Miniatures Game module in the vassal launcher and select 'Add Extension'. Find the Flight Group Alpha Extension in the dialog that appears. For more general info on how to set up to play on Vassal, visit: http://xwvassal.info/guide

Flight Group Alpha VASSAL Extension Update v2.2

An updated FGA extension is now available on the Shuttle Tydirium podcast’s Holodrive. Allot of updates are included in this v2.2 release. Thanks to Vagabond & Mu0n for their guidance and effort with the content included in this release. This update has been submitted to the vassalengine website, it just has not yet been posted.

- Stat tracking on emplacements, minefields, container, sensor beacon, mines A/B/C

- Reporting target distance to emplacements (must use Turbolaser Base under Turbolaser turrets), fixed rotational issue

- Reporting attacks as obstructed through ion clouds and minefields

- Altered layer assignments for terrain to put them at a lower level than ships, tokens, etc.

- Added BFF-1 Ship

- A/B/C Mines have range finders appropriate for their attack ranges

- Clean up of emplacement and token menus

- Reduced file size

- Corrected version conflict with HotAC extension

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I1T7mflVq6U2_At0YEtQgv1_wSPXskxh?usp=sharing

Flight Group Alpha VASSAL Extension Update v2.2.2

An updated FGA extension is now available.

- Includes new FGA v7.2 AI updates

- Corrects nudge issues on emplacements

- Corrects rotation issues impacting autorange functions on ion clouds

- Corrects the D-34 Outpost token to align with the mission configuration

http://www.vassalengine.org/mediawiki/images/f/f3/FGA_Vassal_2.2.2.vmdx

Edited by Biff