So what is the significance of the x1?

i know that vader's was a TIE Advanced x1, but so were all the others, well there were x2's and x7's ut the other three pilots do not have that one their pilot card… my buddy and i thought maybe it meant only one vader allowed in play, but thats true of other named pulots… and they.dont have it… the. we thought maybe if you may vader thats the only advanced allowed…

so, is there any significance or were they just distinguishing because that was the specofoc model he flew and they were being.fancy…

MilesD37 said:

I think its because the only one which appeared in the films was denoted the x1. Although the others were technically tie/advanced, I think maybe the x1 designation was only used for the original protoype that Vader flies…. Plus so far the game only features film era ships, so this should be the only one in existence at that time.. I always thought that the difference was that the x1 had a hyperdrive… but maybe im incorrect!

So in short, I think it's FFG being fancy/ appeasing the beardys who would otherwise say "why isnt Vaders ship designated the x1?"

I actually think this was a missed opportunity for FFG to give Vaders ship slightly improved stats (as they have already designated it as unique and seperate from the other Tie/advanced ships). Like maybe it could do a different turn or have more green manouvres or something…

To dig a little into Star Wars lore, the TIE/ad x1 was more of a prototype ship, it eventually went into production as the "TIE Avenger" (TIE/ad) which had a slightly different wing shape (imagine a hybrid of the x1 and the interceptor).

"I actually think this was a missed opportunity for FFG to give Vaders ship slightly improved stats (as they have already designated it as unique and seperate from the other Tie/advanced ships). Like maybe it could do a different turn or have more green manouvres or something…"

How about 2 actions per round?

DagobahDave said:

Vader was "the best starfighter pilot in the galaxy," so the two-actions-per-round is really a pilot ability and not a ship ability.

I agree that it might have been a missed opportunity, but prototypes are usually deficient in some way, so between those deficiencies being corrected in later models, but later models probably having cheaper, more streamlined production making them less hardy, I think the stats should even out.

right on, just wanted to make sure there wasn't a special rule when used him… thanks guys!