TACTICAL BRIEFING

Mission files can be found in the ZIP file NL40TAC.ZIP included with this NL. If anyone has any questions regarding where to find specific mission files, please contact the Tactical Office at Bamwolf@aol.com

-No installer with this NL. Many members have stated that the installers don't work on their systems. A method I used before the installers came along was to copy the EH mission files directly to the original mission of your choice in the TIE\MISSION or TIECD\MISSION directory. For example, if you wanted to play HMRB17M1.TIE as Battle 2 Mission 2 of TIE Fighter, you would type:

copy HMRB17M1.TIE C:\TIE\MISSION\B2M2BW.TIE

then hit Enter. This allows you to keep your Hammer missions organized by name and you can copy multiple files by using the F3 key, which writes out the previous command so you don't have to type so much. Using F3 and Backspace will allow you to change parts of the previous command easily. For instance, if you wanted to copy HMRB17M2.TIE to a TIE mission after typing the above command (for HMRB17M1), you could hit F3, then backspace so the screen looks something like:

copy HMRB17M

then type 2, hit F3 again, and do the same for the mission you want to copy over. Using this method or the renaming method both work, so it's up to you.

-MISSION COMPENDIUM. ** Has been updated and is ready for distribution. Contact CA:XO AD Compton (LoveWilKil@aol.com) for details.

-BUGS. No mission corrections with this NL.

Contact us with any mission problems. We'll work on them.

-MISSION DESIGNERS! - Designers of all new EH Battles must submit a plotline that includes a suggested medal name along with the missions for the battle.

Unfinished missions/battles - Before you make your own battle, how about picking one of the incomplete Hammer battles and design missions for it's plotline? You will still get credit for it and you may exercise a little latitude if you wish to edit the approved plotline as long as you stick to the original story. Check the Battle Board for any unfinished Battles, then contact the Tactical Officer for permission to start work.

-Note to Tie CD players. Disable in flight speech when you play the edited missions or you will hear the speech from the original TIE missions. I have also been getting messages from members that have trouble flying the EH missions if they chose "Minimum Install". Try "Recommended Install".

-GAME LOCK-UPS! If you run into a lock-up during a briefing, try the mission in the Combat Chamber. Some missions submitted to the Tactical Office do NOT have edited briefings. Also, you may have a briefing but not a map. Just skip the briefing room map option.

If a mission locks after a new ship or group of ships enter, you're just not killing them fast enough......the TIE game engine only allows ~30 active ships at once.

If you get the "Error to read CD" error when trying to play EH missions, choose "FAIL".

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