Topic: "Planet Invasion via ISD" level

I'd like to see a level, a sort of mixture of Titan and Conquest, in which an ISD hovers over a Rebel base. The Imperials would have to capture the Reb base (it contains something special, not worth destroying), and the Rebs would have to capture the ISD.

Both sides would start with a shield (ISD shield and shield generator like Hoth), which can be destroyed by bombers or cannons (the ISD would have its guns, the Rebs some ion cannons). The guns would be located outside the shields (for the rebs, actually outside, for the Imps, they would stick through the shield like in Titan mode), and can be destroyed be fighters/bombers.

Once the respective shields are down, both sides can use transports to invade the base/ISD (they could be used as spawnpoints), and they then fight through, taking first the hangar, then turret control room, then command centre/bridge (with other rooms interspersed). The winner is the first one to capture the bridge/command centre (or destroy it, either way will work).


So, the battle starts with some nice dogfights, with those less confident in flying able to man cannons. It then progresses into escorting and landing transports, then into infantry fights.

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Re: "Planet Invasion via ISD" level

I would like that. Similiarly of the Bespin Landing pads of Star Wars Battlefront.

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3 (edited by Kampher 2006-10-25 19:07:28)

Re: "Planet Invasion via ISD" level

Only problem is, ISD's are not capable of atmospheric flight. A Victory Class Star Destroyer mk1 would need to be used, as it was one of the last Imperial Capital ships to field repulsorlift generators.

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Re: "Planet Invasion via ISD" level

It would be a great map. I know that Warlord Zsnj (or whoever he is), and his SSD The IronFist was capable of atmospheric flight. In fact I believe a battle sorta kinda similar to this happened in Rouge Squadron the book series. Now I DONT claim to know the ins and outs of star wars lore, but surely their was some type of imperial battleship capable of something like this. I know the executor's sister ship (Isard's ship) was atmosphere capable. Where there any other SSDs, or other ships of similar power, with this capability? Perhaps a previously unknown, or only slightly mentioned SSD that the Dev team can use for their purposes?

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Re: "Planet Invasion via ISD" level

Kampher wrote:

Only problem is, ISD's are not capable of atmospheric flight. A Victory Class Star Destroyer mk1 would need to be used, as it was one of the last Imperial Capital ships to field repulsorlift generators.

I was thinking that, but VSDs are much less canon than ISDs, and most people don't know the atmospheric capabilities of an ISD...

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Re: "Planet Invasion via ISD" level

A similar idea to this was tossed around on the dev forum once upon a time where the Imps start on the ISD in space (Forget its name) and launch the assualt on Hoth ground base. The main issue was that it allowed the imps to attack anywhere on the map as they choosed. While the rebels were basically tied down by walking/tautauning between CPs. So you wouldn't get the linear advance seen in the movies. Most players would land the AT-ATs, AT-ST right in from of the main entrance and begin the slaughter. Also the transistion betweeen space and ground may be difficult. But we decided it wasn't the way we wanted the map to play, so we didn't really try to hard.

How ever the sheilded base ida may have some merit, for stoping this huge advantage.

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Re: "Planet Invasion via ISD" level

I wouldn't put the ISD in space - would be too high up for good combat.

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