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Tour of Duty ?: Pirate Dawn
Version: 1.0
Date: March 14, 1994
Author: Aristotle Vinuya
Scenario
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As the old Republic crumbles, its pieces absorbed into the newer and more
powerful Empire...as brave refugees of the remnant government band together
into a desperate Rebel Alliance...as the two forces join in battle after
battle for the hearts and souls of the galaxy, more rational minds produce
better ideas for taking advantage of the situation.
Thieves, murderers, and other criminals--once guilty in the eyes of the
Republic--find freedom in the new era as pirates preying on Rebel and
Imperial alike. Forming their own underground societies and putting into
power their own merciless masters, the pirates profit off the chaos and
lawlessness allowed by the Empire.
You are a member of one of these vicious bands. Unwilling to fly for the
Imperial governors and unbelieving in the cause of the Allies, you instead
put your valuable piloting skills to use participating in the operations of
Tiger squadron. You know that the riches, power, and glory you desire can
be best attained as one of these heartless killers...as one of these
honorless robbers...as one of these pirates.
Disclaimer
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This software is free. If distributing, please distribute as is without
modification. The author is not responsible for any damages resulting
from use or misuse of this software.
Usage
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This software is a user-designed add-on for the LucasArts game, X-Wing.
It stands alone and does not require additional add-on's such as B-Wing.
The package consists of the following files:
README This file
INSTALL.BAT Installs the add-on to your X-Wing game
UNSTALL.BAT Removes the add-on from your X-Wing game
*.XW_ X-Wing mission files
*.BR_ X-Wing briefing files
The installation assumes that you have un-archived all the files from the
distribution. It does not matter where you un-archived the files. The
installation also assumes that:
* You are using the default X-Wing directories:
\XWING
\XWING\MISSION
* You have at least 60 Kbytes of free space left on
your hard drive
Simply run INSTALL to play the add-on. Your X-Wing Tour of Duty I will be
replaced by Pirate Dawn. Afterwards, run UNSTALL to restore your original
Tour of Duty I.
Credits
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This Tour of Duty was created using Henry Chang's X-Wing Mission Design
Kit (XDK) version 1.3 and Tim Scott's X-Wing Briefing Assembler Kit (XBRFASM)
version as of August 29, 1993.
X-Wing, Star Wars, and elements of the X-Wing game are Registered Trademarks
of Lucasfilm, Ltd.
Although original for the most part, players familiar with the X-Wing Tour
of Duty I may recognize that one of the missions in Pirate Dawn is a
contextually accurate antithesis of one of the missions in Tour of Duty I
by LucasArts.
Author's Notes
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I expect that this particular tour may require more suspension of disbelief
than other homemade tours out there. After all, this is X-Wing and you're
supposed to be the good guys. And pirates don't usually get briefings from
Mon Calamari or get called "red leader" when a missile comes after them.
Anyway, I hope that X-Wing players still enjoy trying the tour. I wouldn't call
myself an X-Wing expert, but I can beat these missions in about 3 or 4 tries
so they should neither be too difficult nor too easy. Please share any
comments, suggestions, or new ideas for missions with me. I can be contacted
via:
CompuServe as 73772,336
UNIX E-mail as vinuya@pascal.csid.gmeds.com
After playtesting the missions several times, there was only one inconsistency
that I am aware of. XDK would not allow me to create a mission that could be
completed by capturing an enemy starfighter. Instead, for those types of
missions, I had to indicate that the mission could be completed simply by
boarding the enemy starfighters. (Just nitpicking a minor detail.) Thanks to
LucasArts for a great game!