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LucasArtsEntertainmentCo.
XWingAllianceversion1.00
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ThankyouforyourpurchaseofXWingAlliance.Werecommend
thatyoureadthisfiletogetthemostuptodateinformation
aboutrunningandmaximizingperformanceofXWingAlliance.
ThisREADMEfilewillcontainanyinformationnotcoveredin
themanual,suchasnewfeaturesandtipsformaximizingyour
multiplayerexperience.WerecommendyoureviewtheMULTIPLAYER
ISSUEStoseehowtobestoptimizeyourInternetmultiplayer
performance.
Foradditionalinformation,wehighlyrecommendreadingthe
TroubleshootingGuide,whichcanbeaccessedbyclickingon
TROUBLESHOOTINGontheXWingAlliancelauncher.Also,for
theverylatestupdatesrelatedtoXWingAlliance,besure
tocheckouttheLucasArtswebsiteatwww.lucasarts.com.
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1) GENERAL
a)Using3DHardware
b)UsingFlightOrders
c)DockingandMapMode
d)LeaveofAbsence
e)FlyingintheDeathstar
2)PILOTPROVINGGROUNDS
a)DetailSettings
b)FindingYourWayintheRings
c)GettingStuck
3)SKIRMISHMODE
a)ConfiguringCraftinMultiplayer
b)LargeCraft
c)Goals
d)CraftwithMultipleWarheadLaunchers
4)SCORING
a)PilotRank
b)PilotRating
c)PointCostforAI
5)MANUALERRATA
a)Page24
b)Page29
c)Page30
d)Page33
6)HOWTOCONTACTLUCASARTS
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2) GENERAL
3) Using3DHardware
XWingAlliancedefaultstothesoftwarerendererifyou
donthavea3Dfxcard.Inordertouse3DHardware
withothersupportedcards,youneedtoturn3Dhardware
oninthevideooptionsmenu.
b)UsingFlightOrders
ItispossibletobreakmissionsbyusingtheFlight
OrdersMFDtotellyourwingmatestodosomethingthey
shouldn'tdo.Forexample,tellingyourwingmatestogo
homewhenthey'resupposedtobedisablingacorvette
meansit'slikelythecorvettewon'tgetdisabled.Use
cautionwhendivertingyourwingmatesfromtheir
appointedtasks.
c)DockingandMapMode
Ifyouenterthemapatanypointwhiledocking,youwill
needtoreinitiatethedockingprocedure.
d)LeaveofAbsence
Youcanskipuptothreemissionsintherebelcampaignby
clickingtheupsidedownpilothelmetinthelowerright
ofthedebriefing.
e)FlyingintheDeathstar
YoushouldnotflytheDeathstarwithcraftcollisionoff.
BeawarethatthecockpitoftheMillenniumFalconison
therightsideofthecraft,soyou'llneedtogiveyourself
moreroomontheleftside.
FurthercluesforflyingtheDeathstarareavailableinthe
MissionHintsscreen,accessablebyquittingthemissionand
hittingthebuttonwiththequestionmarkinthelowerleft
ofthedebriefingscreen.

2)PILOTPROVINGGROUNDS
a)DetailSettings
AltDcyclesthroughsettingsinflight.
b)FindingYourWayintheRings
Ifyouneedtoknowwhichdirectiontogo,headforthe

nexttargetedring.Ifnoringistargeted,pressthe
'O'keytotargetthenextring.
c)GettingStuck
IfyougetstuckinacornerintheSalvageYard,hit
the\(backslash)keytodroptozerothrottleandturn
towardsanunobstructedpath.

3)SKIRMISHMODE
a)ConfiguringCraftinMultiplayer
Thefirstplayeronanyteamcanconfigureallflight
groupsonthatteamthatcurrentlydonothaveplayers
assignedtothem.
b)LargeCraft
Someships,liketheSuperStarDestroyerortheGolan3
platform,aresodarnedbigthatifyouputthemtooclose
togetherthey'llcrashintostuff.Werecommendthatyou
useastartdistanceofover4kilometersintemplatesthat
featurethesecraft.
c)Goals
ThefollowinggoalsareavailableforCombatEngagements:
*DestroyAllFlightGroups:Killallopposingcraft.
*DestroyAllPrimaryFlightGroups:Killtheprimary
targetsonallopposingteams.
*CapturePrimaryFlightGroups(Twoteamsonly):
Captureallprimarytargetsontheopposingteam.If
thecapturingcraftdoesnothaveioncannonsorion
pulsewarheads,acraftwiththoseweaponsmustbe
assignedtheDisableduty.Playercraftmaycapture,
buttheirflightgroupmustbeassignedtheCapture
duty.
*InspectallPrimaryFlightGroups(Twoteamsonly):
Inspectallprimarytargetsontheopposingteam.If
thereisnoflightgroupassignedtheReconduty,the
playerwillhavetoperformallinspection.
*InspectandDestroyallPrimaryFlightGroups
(Twoteamsonly):Inspectallprimarytargetsonthe
opposingteam,thendestroythem.Again,ifnoflight
groupisassignedtheReconduty,theplayermust
performallinspection.
d)CraftwithMultipleWarheadLaunchers
TheMissileBoatandtheSkiprayBlastboathavebuiltin
concussionmissilelaunchersinadditiontowhatever

warheadstheyareassignedinskirmishmode.

4)SCORING
a)PilotRank
Thesearetheranksyoucanearninthesingleplayergame
andthepointsnecessarytogeteachone.
0Recruit
100FlightCadet
10000FlightOfficer
17500LieutenantJG
25000Lieutenant
33000Captain
41000LtCommander
52000Commander
65000General
b)PilotRating
PilotRatingisearnedbydestroyinghostilecraft.In
thesingleplayercampaign,pilotscanearnupto
Marksman1stClass.UptoAce1stcanbeachievedby
flyingsingleplayerSkirmishMode,andkillsagainst
humanopponentscounttowardsallratinglevels.
Unrated
Certified
Marksman4thClass
Marksman3rdClass
Marksman2ndClass
Marksman1stClass
Expert4thGrade
Expert3rdGrade
Expert2ndGrade
Expert1stGrade
Ace4thLevel
Ace3rdLevel
Ace2ndLevel
Ace1stLevel
TopAce4thOrder
TopAce3rdOrder
TopAce2ndOrder
TopAce1stOrder
Jedi4thDegree
Jedi3rdDegree
Jedi2ndDegree
Jedi1stDegree
JediMaster
c)PointCostsforAI

CostofAIlevelinskirmishmodeisderivedfromthe
valueofthecraftmultipliedbasedontheperformance
oftheAI.
Novice:Nomultiplier
Officer:x1.5
Veteran:x2
Ace:x3
TopAce:x4
SuperAce:x5

5)MANUALERRATA
a)Page24
States/or*keysfollowtargetinmapmode;
*Togglescommandon/offwhilethe/keydoesnothing
whileinmapmode.
States+orkeysturntargettrackingonandoff;
Togglestrackingon/offwhile+doesnothing.
b)Page29
Textstates'N'keytargetsnearestHyperspaceBuoy,
actuallycyclesthroughallavailableNavBuoys.Text
StatedcorrectlyonPage32.
c)Page30
TextstatesShiftF9Shiftslaserenergytoshieldsand
ShiftF10shiftsshieldenergytolaser.They'rereversed.
ShiftF9shiftsshieldenergytolasersandShiftF10
shiftslasertoshields.
d)Page33
Textstates.keyonNumPadturnscockpiton/off,it
doesn'tdoanything.

6)HOWTOCONTACTLUCASARTS
CONTACTINGLUCASARTS
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withinformationregardingourprograms,hint&gameplay
assistance,andtechnicalsupport.
HINTLINE:U.S.
Ifyouneedahint,youmaycallourautomatedHintLine.
Thisservicecosts95centsperminute,requiresatouch
tonephone,andyoumustbeatleast18yearsoldorhave
yourparents'permissiontocall.Thenumberis1900740JEDI

(19007405334).TheoptiontospeakwithaliveHint
Operatorisalsoavailablefromthisnumber(Averagecall
lengthisthreeminutes).
HINTLINE:Canada
OurHintLineisalsoavailabletoourCanadiancustomers.
Thisservicecosts$1.25(U.S.)perminute,requiresatouch
tonephone,andyoumustbeatleast18yearsoldorhave
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VisittheLucasArtsWebsiteathttp://www.lucasarts.com.
Fromthere,youwillhavetheoptiontoreceiveonline
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