X-Verse Fleet Fest I

[Technojerk36]

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Still working on that cursed intro!
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The idea behind the XFF (X-verse Fleet Fest) is basically an inter-player knockout tournament in which competitors have 250 million credits for which they use to put together a fleet to fight other players.

We are no longer looking for participants. If you missed the deadline, don't worry! Sit back and enjoy the battles and the debates that go along with them. There will be a XFFII so don't worry if you had a really good idea for a fleet. OR, if you speak Italian, you should check out the Italian version of the XFF. They have just started and are looking for participants.
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Rules:

You will get 250 million credits to build your own fleet. (We're reasonable, 10,000 credits over no one is really going to mind)

Ship prices are calculated as the average buying price (taken from http://eng.x3tc.ru) of the shield that comes with the S version of the ship subtracted from the S versions price. (Capital ships only have one version so the price will be calculated from that value).

All shields, weapons, crates of ammo, pieces of equipment and software are worth their average buying price (taken from http://eng.x3tc.ru).

Non-buyable ships (eg Xenon and Kha'ak), weapons and warheads/missiles are not allowed. (Except the PALC which is allowed; Yaki ships are allowed)

Ships will be spawned in with max Cargo, Engine, and Rudder tunings. These will not be factored into the cost of your fleet.

Fighter drones, mines and lasertowers are NOT allowed because since this is the AI controlling the ships, fighter drones won't be deployed (unless you spawn them outside any ship but then their energy won't last long), mines won't be deployed and lasertowers will probably not be able to hit anything due to their not being able to move. OWPs are also not allowed since they cannot be bought.

All ships will be AI controlled.

There is no cap on capital ships (other than the credit limit) but for every fighter (M5-M3+) there is in your fleet, you should have a free docking bay for that ship. For example, if you have 4 Novas, you have to have a TM with 4 docking bays.

For turret commands and such, I will spawn one fleet under the race setting of Xenon and the other as Argon. So it will be default AI commands.

Battle will take place in a empty sector.

Battle is IS.

You may not change your fleet composition once the competition has started.

Maximum of 32 fleets are allowed.

A price calculator has been created just for the XFF. It can be found here.
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Fleets:
EmperorJon (The Aldrin Protection Task Force)
Olterin (Fire Vanguard)
Aro (Firin' Mah Lazors)
Cpt.Jericho (TerrorCorps. Fully Armed Response Taskforce)
Tenlar Scarflame (Admiral Faustos's Private Cursory Armageddon Investigative Unit. An arm of the Teladi Profit Protection Corps.)
Spychotic
GCU Grey Area (The Reavers)
Master of the Blade (TTAF Frigate Patrol, 'Eclipse Division')
ashkrowe (The Teladi Super Shrike Strike Squad!)
Triaxx2 (UCS Overwatch)
imperium3 (Wee Jocks Industries Rapid Response Taskforce)
Merdocharr (M-corp deep space patrol group Nue)
Gavrushka (Evil Ted's Stomping Crew)
Sticks (SticksCorp Vanguard)
Deadbeat_Spinn (D.S.'s Industrial Defense Taskforce I)
Stealth Hunter (StealthCorp's Fifth Rapid Reponse Force)
xXxSamxXx
Mutiny (---Queen's Peace Enforcers---)
Phinixa (The Argon Defense Task Force (ADTF))
Alex Vanderbilt (Lunar Corporation Security Service)
travisdh1 (HOW FEW REMAIN)
Spitzeuk (CheeseTech Incorporated - Secondary Response Fleet)
Chaosimperator (SYCLON CORPERATION TASK FORCE (SCTF))
kalu (ZAP Gamma Fleet)
007bradz (Trans-Intergalactic Terrorists (TiTs))
Wildjames (Teladi Task Force)
perkint (Just hit the red button!)
X2-Eliah (Kisses 'n Hugs)
Killjaeden (TeH Sludgeworm Accident)
stemardue (The Desperate Ronins)
Algoran (The Sunset Squad)
NUKLEAR-SLUG (Family G'Yvr)
Le Baron (The Gummi Bears)

Total number of fleets: 33

A list of all the ships that are submitted in this competition, look here. (Credit to Deadbeat_Spinn)

A thread about the technical side to XFF has been made. It can be found here.
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I will post results in this thread. I'll also be recording the battle using FRAPS and will post them to Youtube. Check out my channel for the latest videos.
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Special thanks to Mutiny, Cpt.Jericho, Lord_Dakier, Jimyd, EmperorJon, Tenlar Scarflame, Gavrushka, cyberfuzzie, Deadbeat_Spinn, Aro and imperium3.

Original idea by Mutiny.

Original thread can be found here and the original rules post can be found here.

[Technojerk36]

In order to use these save games, you must have this map pack installed along with this script.
For instructions on how to use the saves and set up your own battles, check out my 'for Dummies' guide on it here.
For a list of predictions of who will win, check this post out. (Kudos to Deadbeat_Spinn)
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Rankings


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Pre-Competition
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09.04.10
Teaser Match
EmperorJon vs. ashkrowe
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (Media Fire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: EmperorJon
EmperorJon's Springblossoms shredded ashkrowe's under-sheilded capital ships.
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26.04.10
Placement Match
Wildjames vs Aro
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (Media Fire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Aro
Aro's PALCs slowly and steadily melted Wildjames's Heavy Ospreys.
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Round One
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03.05.10
Mutiny vs Le Baron
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (Media Fire)
Warning: This battle is a lag fest. I got a consistent 5-7 fps through out most of the battle.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Originally, Le Baron but since he withdrew, it's now Mutiny who will continue onwards.
Quantity over quality seems to be the moral of today's match. Mutiny's 'Queen's Peace Enforcers' didn't stand a chance against the menace of 160 Solanos.
Le Baron has withdrawn his fleet to give Mutiny another chance, therefore even though Le Baron won, Mutiny will continue on to the second round.
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11.05.10
Phinixa vs perkint
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: perkint
The curse of the ghost tempest missiles prevented the ADTF from winning.
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19.05.10
Spitzeuk vs Cpt.Jericho
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Spitzeuk
Those Solanos seem to be the key to victory.
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23.05.10
Merdocharr vs Killjaeden
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Warning: This battle was pretty laggy. (I'd set my resolution to around half of what I normally have it at, medium shader and textures plus no anisotropic filtering.)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Killjaeden
Spam wins again.
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13.06.10
Gavrushka vs Chaosimperator
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube)
Winner: Gavrushka
An even match, but the Springblossom's SSCs secured victory for Evil Ted's Stomping Crew.
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14.06.10
Spychotic vs 007bradz
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Spychotic
No amount of ramming Yokohomas would save TiT's Boreas from the swarm of Solanos.
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16.06.10
EmperorJon vs Alex Vanderbilt
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Please note that this match doesn't count as I forgot to put shields on EJ's capital ship. Check the listing below for proper results.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Alex Vanderbilt
The PACs seemed to hit a lot more than the PMAMLs which is probably the reason why The Aldrin Protection Task Force was decimated.
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17.06.10
EmperorJon vs Alex Vanderbilt (Redo)
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Emperor Jon
The fact that The Aldrin Protection Task Force's flagship actually had shields this time around helped turn the battle in it's favor.
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06.07.10
imperium3 vs kalu
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Warning: This battle is very, very laggy. I had everything off or as low as possible and a resolution of 1280x1240 and got ~11FPS.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: imperium3
A spam fleet meets its demise! 'Nuff said.
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06.07.10
Stealth Hunter vs X2-Eliah
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Warning: One of the fleets is a spam fleet. Be conservative with your settings if you plan on running this match.
Video Part 1 (Youtube HD)
Video Part 2 (Youtube HD)
Winner: X2-Eliah
Spam wins again.
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10.07.10
Olterin vs stemardue
Save File (4Shared)
MediaFire seems to think that I have already uploaded this file even though I haven't. You're going to have to use 4Shared for this save.
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Olterin
It looks like FFAs are actually pretty effective against M7s.
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12.07.10
GCU Grey Area vs NUKLEAR-SLUG
Save File (4Shared)
Save File(MediaFire)
Video coming soon
Winner: GCU Grey Area
Deimos ramming FTW!
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Bonus
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22.05.10
Merdocharr vs 007bradz
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video (Youtube HD)
Winner: Merdocharr
It's those damned Solanos again!
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12.07.10
GCU Grey Area vs NUKLEAR-SLUG + Mammoths
Save File (4Shared)
Save File (MediaFire)
Video coming soon.
Winner: GCU Grey Area
Due to an error in the script, when I first tried running this battle, it ended up spawning 15 Mammoths. Posted this battle just for fun.
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[EmperorJon]

Thanks for the thanks!

Will no doubt end in mass suicide...


18x Springblossom, each loaded with:

3x 200Mj shield
10x Prototype MAML
4x Protoype SSC
300x MAML Warheads
50x Poltergiest Missiles


Should be interesting...

[Gavrushka]

Just a quick one, (and maybe an edit to first rules post unless I missed it) - This battle is IS or OOS? - I assume IS but it does make a huge difference to what you'd use...

[Olterin]

This is going to be a fun one... heh.

Fire Vanguard

1x Phoenix "Harbinger"
-5x2GJ shields
-24xPPC
-4xFAA
-8xISR
-3xTempest Missile

cost: 101 347 819 cr + missiles

2x Shrike "Avenger", "Vindicator"
-4x1GJ shields
-8xEBC(main)
-8xFAA
-2xEBC
-60xEBC Ammo crate
-3xTempest Missile

cost: 37 476 576 cr + ammo, missiles; each

16x Falcon Hauler "Gold Wing"
-1x200MJ shield
-8xEBC
-48xEBC Ammo crate
-1xPAC
-5x Tempest Missile
(software as needed)

cost: 3 477 331 cr + ammo, missiles; each

3x Zephyrus "Tempest", "Storm", "Hurricane"
-3x200MJ shield
-2xHEPT
-4xMD
-80xMD Ammo crate
-3x Tempest Missile
(software as needed)

cost: 1 533 503 cr + ammo, missiles; each

12x Solano "Green Wing"
-3x25MJ shield
-6xPAC
(software as needed)

cost: 896 700 cr; each

Ammo costs:
-EBC, total: 1 197 024 cr
-MD, total: 161 280 cr

Missile costs:
-Tempest, total: 1 320 648 cr


Total Fleet cost: 249 978 128 cr


Note: cost doesn't include software costs, reduce missile count on Falcons to suit if software is needed


21 872 credits left after equipping the fleet... crew, the drinks are on me if we win!

[Aro]

#32
Firin' Mah Lazors: 2 Panther, 3 Tigers, 10 Kestrel

[Edit: getting worried about the missiles people are using... maybe all back turrets should be set to protect/missile defense.]

[Gavrushka]

Pointless ickle fleet withdrawn..

[Mutiny]

[perkint]

[Gavrushka]

Didn't know what FRAPS was I have to say - Thank you for letting me know.. Twice!

[Cpt.Jericho]

Okay, here's my final setup (loadout is for each ship and turret):

TerrorCorps. Fully Armed Response Taskforce

2x Panther [Hyou no Ken;Shishi no Koe] (front 6xIBL, left/right 2xCIG, up/down 3xFAA/1xHEPT, back 4xCIG, 25xHurricane, 4x1GJ) (101.765.048Cr)

Deimos [Shikamettzura no Oni] (main 6xPSG+2xHEPT, left/right 2xIBL, up/down 1xPSG+1xHEPT, back 2xPSG, 6x1GJ, 3xThunderbolt, 2xSalvage Insurance (never go out without), 1xEnergycell) (50.743.331Cr)

5x Katana [Sanjuro; Django; Akira; Naomi; Yuki] (main 4EMPs+2M/AML, left/right/back 2xEMPs, 8xWraith + 14xPoltergeist, 20xM/AML Ammo, 5x200MJ) (57.910.705Cr)

12x Falcon Hauler [Tsume no Taka Squadron] (main 4xPBG/4xPAC, back 1xIRE, 2xHurricane, 200MJ) (35.077.692Cr)

44x Discoverer [Hakkensha no Me Squadron] (main 4x IRE, 7xWasp, 3x1MJ) (4.503.224Cr)

Total count: 64 ships
Money spent: 250.000.000Cr
Money left: 0Cr

Well, let the hostilities begin

[Tenlar Scarflame]

This sounds like LOTS of fun.

-updated to take stricter rules into account, also totally and completely overhauled.

Admiral Faustos's Private Cursory Armageddon Investigative Unit. An arm of the Teladi Profit Protection Corps.

Phoenix TPPC Duck Dodgers
Fully shielded, armed with:
24x Gauss Cannons in fore, port, and starboard batteries
12x Ion Shard Railguns in dorsal, ventral, and aft batteries
Stocked with 50 crates of GC ammunition.

Phoenix TPPC Gash Flordon
Sister ship to the Duck Dodgers, equal in all regards.

Both are set to Attack Capitals.

accompanying fleet:

Pelican TPPC El Kapitan
Fully shielded, armed with IRE's all around for missile defense.
Stocked with 20 wasp missiles.
Is host to a wing of 4 Falcon Haulers of this pattern:
-fully shielded
-spinal cannons mounted with 4x PRG
-turret armed with single IRE set to missile defense
-stocked with 10 Thunderbolts and 18 Wasp missiles.

Pelicans TPPC Unstoppable Road Rage,
TPPC Melodic Death Metal,
and TPPC Hundredth Idiot, all sisters ships to the El Kapitan and equal to her in all regards (including docked squadrons).

All Pelicans and all their docked vessels are set to Attack Fighters.

All ships, fighters inclusive, are armed with Fight Command Software MK1 and Triplex Scanners.

Funds left over after outfitting; 13206, just enough for a serious victory celebration.

[Cpt.Jericho]

[Gavrushka]

[Cpt.Jericho]