Star Wars - Empire at War - Forces of Corruption Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption FAQ/Walkthrough by Baruraga Version 1.0 ----------------- Table of Contents ----------------- Consortium Campaign Walkthrough [CW000] Prison Break [CW001] Galactic Map [CW002] Intimidate the Noghri [CW003] Corruption [CW004] Kidnapping on Nal Hutta [CW005] Raid Mandal Hypernautics Shipments [CW006] Expansion [CW007] Shola [CW008] Mandalore [CW009] Nal Hutta [CW010] Honoghr [CW011] The Maw [CW012] Remnants of the Death Star [CW013] Black Market [CW014] Intimidation on Saleucami [CW015] Communications Breakdown [CW016] Yavin 4 [CW017] Visions of the Past [CW018] Domination [CW019] Kamino [CW020] Utapau [CW021] Mustafar [CW022] Hoth [CW023] Tatooine [CW024] Kessel [CW025] Felucia [CW026] Bonadan [CW027] Muunilinst [CW028] A Dark Ally [CW029] Dathomir [CW030] Cloud City Conflict [CW031] Bespin [CW032] Kidnapping on Carida [CW033] Baiting the Hook [CW034] Intimidation on Alzoc 3 [CW035] Intimidation on Taris [CW036] Myrkr [CW037] Alzoc 3 [CW038] Carida [CW039] Ilum [CW040] Fondor [CW041] Taris [CW042] Polus [CW043] Following the Artifact [CW044] Endor [CW045] The Emperor's New Weapon [CW046] New Faction Material [NF000] Galactic Empire [NF010] Land Units [NF011] Space Units [NF012] Space Heroes [NF013] Rebel Alliance [NF020] Land Units [NF021] Land Heroes [NF022] Space Units [NF023] Space Heroes [NF024] Zann Consortium [NF030] Land Units [NF031] Land Heroes [NF032] Land Structures [NF033] Land Platform Structures [NF034] Space Units [NF035] Space Heroes [NF036] Space Platform Structures [NF037] Version History [VH000] ------------------------------- Consortium Campaign Walkthrough [CW000] ------------------------------- This is a walkthrough of the Forces of Corruption campaign on Medium difficulty. It includes the conquest of every possible system although it is certainly possible to skip many, even most of them and still complete the campaign. ============ Prison Break [CW001] ============ Mission Objectives: 1. Get Tyber Zann to the Millennium Falcon. 2. Tyber Zann must survive. 3. Urai Fen must survive. You begin with Tyber Zann, Urai Fen, and 200 credits. Your goal is to navigate the linear route to the Millenium Falcon while being bombarded with introductory level tips. Destroy the console to the near north and Bribe the Stormtrooper squad standing on the door's other side. 2 squads of prisoners join you; more and more allies will appear as you progress through the mission. Kill or Bribe all hostiles as you go, sending prisoners into battle first, then Urai, then Tyber. Destroying optional consoles releases more prisoners. When you move north through a door locked by a console, a new objective appears: 4: Destroy the Dark Troopers controlling the exit door. Focus fire on the Dark Troopers. When they are destroyed, the mission ends. ============ Galactic Map [CW002] ============ The Consortium controls Ryloth and its level 3 Space Station, Palace, Mercenary Barracks, 3 Grenadiers, 2 Swamp Speeders, 2 MDUs, 3 StarVipers, and 3 Skiprays. Upgrade the station and build 3 Merc Assault Squads. When you are prompted to build a Defiler, do so. When you are prompted to attempt an Intimidation mission on Honoghr, do so. Throughout the campaign use fast forward while Tyber talks so you gain some credits while you wait for the next objective to appear. ===================== Intimidate the Noghri [CW003] ===================== Mission Objectives: 1. Urai Fen must survive. 2. Destroy Imperial Fleet Commander Malinth. 3. Destroy 3 Noghri Camps. You have Urai, 3 Grenadier squads, 3 Merc squads, and 6 Swamp Speeders. March northeast and have Urai and the Swamp Speeders kill the Noghri while the Grenadiers assault the 2 camps. The Speeders will have some time to help with the camps. March north and position the Speeders in front of the gap in the Imperial wall to kill any infantry that passes while Urai and the Grenadiers advance to the third camp and level it. When that objective is accomplished, use Urai's stealth to get him past the turret so he can assassinate the target. ========== Corruption [CW004] ========== Wait for Tyber to demand a Racketeering mission on Shola; if your 3 Mercs are done, build a Defiler and comply. Build 2 more Defilers and wait for the next mission. When Mandalore becomes available for corruption, so does Nal Hutta. Corrupting everything possible before moving on with the required missions is both safe and profitable. The options at Nal Hutta are Kidnapping and Corrupt Militia. Kidnapping is preferable since some corruption methods require a Kidnapping to have been performed as a prerequisite. Of course, Corrupt Militia does not require a fight. Kidnapping on Nal Hutta [CW005] ----------------------- Mission Objectives: 1. Urai Fen must survive. 2. Capture Director Tanda alive. 3. Disable or destroy the shield protecting the compound. You have Urai, 2 Defilers, 6 Grenadiers, and 2 Pod Walkers. Head north. Have Urai kill the Twi'lek Commandoes while the Walkers kill skiffs. Once the first hostiles are cleared, use Grenadiers and Defilers to level the Hutt building on the west side while the Walkers attack the turret on the east. Pod Walkers outrange that turret, so move them back and order attack again if they are being hit. Once the turret is down, destroy the shield generator. Head north. Have Urai stealth past the next turret and stand next to Tanda. Back on the galactic map, send a Defiler to Mandalore to initiate Piracy. ================================== Raid Mandal Hypernautics Shipments [CW006] ================================== Mission Objectives: 1. Defeat the Mandalorian Clan Leader. 2. Tyber Zann's Interceptor Frigate must survive. 3. Lure the Mandalorian Clan Leader out of hiding by attacking the Space Station. You have Tyber Zann in an Interceptor IV, 6 Starvipers, and 8 Skiprays. Split the Skiprays into two groups and send them northeast to attack the station. Send the StarVipers to escort them while Tyber hides in the asteroid field to the south. After a few hardpoints go down, the Clan Leader shows up in a Keldabe. Bomb it with Skiprays starting with its mass driver hardpoints. Bring Tyber in to assist once those are gone. ========= Expansion [CW007] ========= Tyber wants to conquer or bribe his way to Yavin IV. Unfortunately, only one of these options lets you increase your anemic population cap. It is time to conquer the planets near Ryloth. Shola is a good first target as it has light space defenses and no station. Mandalore has tougher space defences but no army. Whichever target you choose, it is time to build a fleet. The only heavy hitter in the Consortium space arsenal is the Skipray Blastboat. A fleet made up of a large number of Skiprays, a smaller number (say half) of StarVipers to take out fighters, and an Interceptor or two for anti-corvette duty will serve well for this segment. In fact, it will serve well for most of the campaign. 4-6 Skiprays in a group will take out most hardpoints even if they take some losses on the run. Prioritize Space Station hangars to cut down on reinforcements. For a ground army, Tyber, Urai, a couple MDUs, and a lot of Grenadiers are about the best you can do for now. A Defiler or two can come in handy for clearing bunkers. Urai should go in the pathfinder slot so he can head for a neutral landing zone right away. Be sure to take advantage of the Forces of Corruption feature allowing you to examine the enemy's base layout before you attack; finding and destroying structures quickly can save a lot of hassle. A population cap of 21 doesn't allow for a strong fleet and ground force. Therefore, manipulate it by selling your Grenadiers to free up cap for the fleet, then sell ships once you've taken space control over the desired planet to rebuild the army. Make sure to keep at least one Skipray over the planet for bombing runs. Once you have conquered a planet, upgrade its space station as far as possible and build a Palace. Building other unit production structures will help if you ever need to build a lot of troops quickly later, and since the Consortium cannot construct mining facilities, you might as well. Leaving a few units (such as Grenadiers) is prudent, though having your planets invaded is not much of a concern in this campaign so it is not necessary. Shola [CW008] ----- Space: There are several space platforms. Send your StarVipers to kill enemy fighters before they build anything. Land: This planet hurts infantry and is defended by a lot of vehicles, so MDU Missile Pods are a good choice. If you still have the starting Swamp Speeders, they can help. You can push up the northeast passage while Urai captures the far eastern reinforcement point. Mandalore [CW009] --------- Space: The Space Station has some platforms near it, so try to take them over. This battle is not tough enough to require you actually build anything on them, though. Nal Hutta [CW010] --------- Space: The platforms are between you and the station. There is no real danger from them. Land: The path to the second landing zone is surrounded by Hutt buildings. Use Grenadiers to level them. Tyber cannot bribe the Hutts, but he can kill them quickly. The reinforcement point is too well defended for Urai to capture it. He can sneak past it to destroy an anti-aircraft turret on the north side of the big rock in the middle of the map; it will stop your bombing runs if left alone. Push into the landing zone with bombing runs and staggered MDUs. Once you have secured that reinforcement point, victory is assured. This is a good point to do something cheesy: Put the game on fast forward and leave it to amass credits. Everything the Consortium does costs a bundle, and building up a war chest while AFK saves time when you actually want to play. If you do not wish to do this or if you already have, continue to Honoghr. Honoghr [CW011] ------- Space: This is the first space battle against the Empire. Expect to lose more Skiprays from all the TIEs coming from not only the station, but also the Imperial carriers. Bomb Acclamator hangars quickly. Land: There is a build pad just north of the starting location; build a torpedo turret there to guard against Noghri coming from their dwelling to the north and AT-STs coming into the landing zone. The zone to the east is defended, but Urai can harass the enemy and possibly even capture it himself. There is an abandoned factory between the two landing zones; capture it to get some Pod Walkers, which are a big help against bunkers, AT-STs, and Scout Troopers. In the far southwest there is an Abandoned Sensor Array. If you capture it, you can easily bomb the Imperial Barracks and Noghri camps. The Maw [CW012] ------- Space: The station is ringed by platforms, so move in quickly. Other than that, this mission should prove no difficulty. A Victory cannot stand up against Skiprays much longer than an Acclamator can. At this point you must decide whether to invade Kamino and Kessel even though you cannot yet corrupt them. Waiting until they are corrupted not only makes the battles themselves easier, but the operations themselves can be prerequisites for later corruptions. Move on to Yavin 4 with Tyber. ========================== Remnants of the Death Star [CW013] ========================== Mission Objectives: 1. # of 4 data pods collected. 2. Tyber Zann must survive. 3. Scout the area to find and collect 4 data pods with Tyber Zann. The first pod is just north of the start and clearly marked. North of that is an Imperial force, but the 4 Tartans will join your fleet. Continue moving along the edge of the map. The second pod is on the northern edge to the east of center. The third is near the second to the west-southwest. Now head for the southwest corner directly. Let your StarVipers deal with the pirate and Rebel fighters en route. A ship with the last pod appears when you reach the corner. Order your entire fleet to attack it immediately. A cutscene about an Imperial fleet interrupts, but when it ends your fleet will be almost done annihilating the ship. Pick up the pod. ============ Black Market [CW014] ============ Kuat is now available, but Tyber Zann refuses to invade it. Unfortunately, the Empire can and will invade you from Kuat. Station a 25+ population fleet at Nal Hutta permanently. Establish the Black Market and buy disruptors on Kuat as ordered. Mercs are now much more valuable; replace Grenadiers lost to battles and garrison duty with them. Buy the other technologies when you can, though there is no hurry. Sabotage is introduced, which transforms ground invasions for the rest of the campaign. Sabotage every enemy structure before you invade to make battles quick and easy. Before that, you must corrupt Saleucami. There are two choices, but Intimidation will give you the prerequisite you need to set up Racketeering on Yavin 4. Intimidation on Saleucami [CW015] ------------------------- Mission Objectives: 1. Urai Fen must survive. 2. Find Governor Koong Eeth. You have Urai, 2 Defilers, and 3 Merc Assault Squads. You can simply run to the east, stealth past heavy defenses, and kill the governor before the enemy can do a thing about it. Sabotage Saleucami's Shield Generator and corrupt Yavin. Send a fleet and your army to Saleucami and start the mission. ======================== Communications Breakdown [CW016] ======================== Mission Objectives: 1. Urai Fen must survive. 2. Recapture a reinforcement point. You have Urai, 3 Mercs, and 12 Grenadiers. Immediately pull your infantry west and start building turrets on all the pads while Urai stealths south to the landing zone. 3. Destroy all remaining Hutt forces. While Urai stuns and kills the southern infantry and captures the point, have your infantry march south and destroy the Hutt buildings. Use a bombing run on the densest enemy concentration and bring in reinforcements to finish up. Urai is now unavailable until after the Hypori mission, but that is no reason to delay conquering Yavin 4 now that sabotage is available. Yavin 4 [CW017] ------- Space: The Rebel forces spread out aimlessly, leaving their frigates vulnerable to bombers and their bombers vulnerable to Buzz Droids. Land: The beginning of this battle can be something of an onslaught. Quickly capture the three pads to the front of the landing zone and the pad to the back and build mass drivers. Send Tyber up the eastern path to capture the northern landing zone. Once you survive the speeder assault, you can sweep the map clean of Rebels. Note the Rebel Training Facility a short way west of the starting point, which will churn out units if left alone. Take a fleet and your army to Hypori. =================== Visions of the Past [CW018] =================== Mission Objectives: 1. Get Urai to the controls to disable the droids. 2. Tyber Zann must survive. 3. Urai Fen must survive. You start with Tyber Zann and Urai Fen. Send them to the highlighted droid controls immediately and start landing infantry and MDUs. Build mass drivers on the pads your heroes pass and bring up the army behind them. When Urai reaches the controls, a cutscene brings a new hero and new objectives: 4. Bossk must survive. 5. Get Urai Fen to the Droid Works to gain droid allies. 6. Capture all reinforcement points. Send Urai to the marked structure. Have Tyber capture more pads. Send Bossk to unite with your army which can start marching on the landing zones. 7. The Droid Works must survive. When Urai reaches the Droid Works, start throwing Droidekas at the enemy. They make capturing the reinforcement points simple. The enemy continues landing troops at the zones it still controls, so stay alert. ========== Domination [CW019] ========== You can now build Droid Works and subsequently Destroyer Droids. Droidekas come in handy when attacking sabotaged planets, since they can catch aimlessly scurrying infantry. You can even block off bunkers with them. You can build Factories, which lead to Repulsorlift Jammers, which you may as well place on all planets just in case. Factories can churn out transports, pulse tanks, and M.A.L.s, the latter two of which are useful. MDUs are more or less obsolete in the face of dedicated artillery when there is little chance of fighting any hordes of Force sensitives. The Crusader becomes available once Tyber shuts up. Its point defense systems will be useful later, but Skiprays are still your main firepower and torpedoes are little threat to them. You also have a new hero. Bossk is more useful in space than on land in this campaign. Several new systems become available to be corrupted and conquered. Tatooine is a good place to set up a Rebel-based Black Market. Felucia, Mustafar, Muunilinst, and Utapau are all candidates for the Bribery missions you need as prerequisites for corrupting Kessel and Kamino. You also need two Crusaders. For conquest, Kamino is a good first target because of its cheap infantry production. Going up the western lanes to Hoth keeps your borders safe. Buy all of Tatooine's technology before grabbing the planet. Kessel is next to Kuat, so taking it necessitates leaving a fleet but opens up Felucia. If you wait until you can perform Piracy on Kessel to corrupt it, you can corrupt Endor later but there is little reason to do so unless you really want Ewok Handlers. Finally, head up towards Dathomir and the next mission. Kamino [CW020] ------ Space: Nothing here has any chance of stopping you. Land: The starting population cap is only 2, so send Urai north to the landing zone quickly. Land a Merc company and start building torpedo turrets on the pads in your base. When Lancets fly over, manually order the Mercs to fire on them or they will not bother for some reason. One extra reinforcement point should be enough. Pulse cannon tanks are a good choice for any remaining light vehicles and bunkers. Utapau [CW021] ------ Space: There are several platforms spread in front of the station. Send fighters to capture them or prevent Rebel capture quickly. One is particularly close to the station and is a good place for a missile satellite. Land: Destroyer Droids are ideal for eliminating infantry running around this huge ring. Mustafar [CW022] -------- Space: Be sure to sabotage the Hypervelocity Gun before attacking. There is a platform next to the station the Empire is almost certain to capture. Rush in and destroy it, then mop up the rest. Land: Send Urai to the southern landing zone while landing infantry. Send a squad to the northeast reinforcement point while the other two capture the nearby pads and build turrets. Bring in pulse tanks to clear out bunkers and droidekas to chase down infantry when your population cap goes up. Hoth [CW023] ---- Space: This battle should present no difficulties. Land: Send Urai to one landing zone and Droidekas to the other. Have infantry capture the pads by the base entrance and the point the Destroyers secured. Tatooine [CW024] -------- Space: Sabotage the Ion Cannon first. Charging through the nebula is not very deleterious to a Skipray-heavy Consortium fleet. Land: The Rebel garrison can be quite powerful. Keep landing tanks and M.A.L.s while Urai captures reinforcement points. Try to take out the Rebel artillery quickly, even if you have to sacrifice units to do it. If you are having trouble, try not sabotaging the Mining Facility beforehand so the Rebels try to defend it rather than throwing their entire army against you. Kessel [CW025] ------ Space: This is as routine as a space battle can be. Land: Move north with Urai and Droidekas. Try to kill infantry before it enters the bunker. Land artillery or tanks to take out the bunker if it is garrisoned. Felucia [CW026] ------- Space: Unlike the Empire and Alliance, pirates do not tech up. This is a comic relief battle. Land: The starting population cap is 10. This, too, is a comic relief battle. Bonadan [CW027] ------- Space: This field has no distinguishing features, and neither does the enemy. Fleet: Bring in tanks and Destroyer Droids and prepare to charge whichever direction the enemy lies. After Urai captures the neutral reinforcement point, he can take the nearby Mercenary Outfitter as well. Muunilinst [CW028] ---------- Space: This is easy even for a space battle. Land: There are abandoned factories to the far east and west of the starting landing zone. It is a long walk for infantry, so use a transport if you wish to capture them quickly. It is not necessary to do so, of course. Pulse tanks backed by M.A.L.s can dominate the narrow internal streets. Most of the galaxy belongs to the Consortium. Sabotage the Dathomir scanner (and everything else) and send Tyber Zann and Urai Fen to begin the mission. =========== A Dark Ally [CW029] =========== Mission Objectives: 1. Liberate the Singing Mountain Prison. 2. Tyber Zann and Urai Fen must survive. You have Tyber and Urai. The Prison is directly east. First, destroy the nearby Uplink Station. It is guarded by AT-STs and a Dark Trooper, but the heroes will have no trouble. Now head for the narrow path starting slightly northwest of the prison. Bribe or kill the Imperials you meet and avoid Rancors. 3. Destroy the Singing Mountain prison's power generator. Head through the narrow path and destroy the Volatile Fuel Containers behind the generator, then finish off whatever health it has left. Move to the prison building itself. Have Urai fend off the Stormtroopers while Tyber and his bribed troops destroy the prison. 4. Liberate the Frenzied River Prison. 5. Lead the Nightsisters to Rancor to mount them. You now have a horde of barely useful prisoners, 3 Ewok Handlers, and 3 unmounted Nightsisters. Get the latter in the vicinity of Rancors and they will get themselves mounted automatically. Rancors do not attack Nightsisters. When they are mounted, send them to the wall blocking the northwest path and destroy the turrets and gate. 6. Destroy the three Imperial Uplink Stations. Send Tyber and Urai stealthed past the Stormtroopers and AT-AT on the bridge to the next Uplink Station. Destroy the SPMA-T there, then the Dark Troopers. Take down the turret and put up your own to destroy the station while you are there. Now send in the Nightsisters and Ewok bombers to attack the AT-AT. The other prisoners can destroy the bacta station in front of the bridge and put up their own; it will help keep the Nightsisters alive. If Phase III Dark Troopers approach, send everything you have at them, but watch Tyber and Urai's health carefully and be ready to stealth them. The Troopers can end this mission in a heartbeat. Recuperate at the bacta station. Send the Nightsisters to the small western field. They can pass through the Rancors unmolested to the Power Generator. Destroy it, then march on Frenzied River Prison. Roll over the Stormtroopers and level the prison. 7. Tyber Zann, Urai Fen, and Silri must survive. 8. Destroy the Governor's Quarters. Summon Silri's Rancor. You have 3 more Nightsisters, so get them mounted. You have another load of prisoners as well. March east with your massive army. More Phase IIIs are out there, so deal with them cautiously. Turn the next pad into a bacta station. Advance across the river with the Nightsisters in front into 2 AT-ATs. Behind them are SPMA-Ts. Destroy them all, micromanaging the Rancors. Send your heroes north to destroy the AT-STs and the Uplink Station they are guarding. Stop short of the next prison. Maneuver Tyber and Urai to its south side and take out the fuel containers and the generator, then march in your army and flatten the prison building. March south and clear out the mining facility defenses. Send your mounted Nightsisters to the far south past the Rancors to take out the AT-STs and the Power Generator. Get your new Nightsisters mounted there. Roll into the HQ area and crush everything. Imperial Guardsmen are tough, but Drain Life stuns them. Back on the map, invade Dathomir when Tyber and Thrawn shut up. Dathomir [CW023] -------- Space: The Empire starts showing its true power at this stage in the game with ISDs and TIE Interceptors. Meanwhile, you have the same ships as ever. This battle should not be too taxing even with those considerations as long as you spread Buzz Droids around the Interceptors diligently and torpedo the ISD hangars. Land: The local Rancors are on your side, which makes taking down bunkers and the Imperial transport easy. Wait for the next mission. Build up your forces in the meantime, including a couple Nightsisters if you wish. When Bespin becomes available, move a fleet and your army there. =================== Cloud City Conflict [CW031] =================== Mission Objectives: 1. Collect eight gas containers with the Gas Cargo Droids. 2. After filling your droids at the refineries, return them to the shuttle to unload the gas. 3. Use Tyber to locate and plant evidence at the four security outposts. 4. Tyber, Urai, and IG-88 must survive. You have Tyber, Urai, IG-88, and 5 Gas Cargo Droids. Move the droids back, land a M.A.L. company and deploy quickly, and destroy the enemy bacta station to put up a Mass Driver Turret in its place. Fight off the initial Stormtroopers and AT-STs, then sieze the nearby reinforcement point. Station a M.A.L. at the juncture of the two landing zones. Deploy the other M.A.L.s with Droideka escorts to guard the right and left curves. Land 2 pulse tank companies and dispatch them to the refinery areas to clear out AT-STs; send the gas droids when the way is clear. There is a security station right in front of the landing zone, so let Tyber use it. March your heroes, backed by some vehicles, to take the northwest and northeast reinforcement points and have Tyber use the security stations there. Spread M.A.L.s around the main ring. Build turrets at all the pads except the refinery areas', which can be bacta and repair stations if your heroes need healing. When your position is settled and the droids are done, push into the northern ring with your MZ-8s, heroes, and Droidekas. 5. Use IG-88 to hack the central server cluster. 6. Tyber, Urai, and IG-88 must survive. Clear out the ring with the tanks and Destroyer Droids, stationing artillery around it as you go. The enemy is mostly Stormtroopers and AT-STs, but there are Phase IIIs at the far northern security station. Once the ring is secure, send Tyber to the station and IG-88 to the highlighted server cluster. Return each hero to the shuttle as soon as his job is completed. 7. Get Tyber Zann, Urai Fen, and IG-88 back to the shuttle. Relax and watch Vader and his Force Adepts try to get through your rocket gauntlet. And fail. Back on the map, wait for the conversations to finish. You may now build the Vengeance-class Frigate. The Interceptor IV is obsolete; replace it with Vengeances. It is possible to move away from a fighter/bomber-centric fleet now by concentrating on large numbers of Vengeances escorted by Crusaders, but such a fleet is not truly superior yet. However, the defensive fleets at Nal Hutta and Kessel are good candidates for this composition and the lacking elements will be available soon. In any case, take Bespin. Bespin [CW032] ------ Space: There is no space battle. Land: The only real obstacle is Darth Vader. Put up turrets and artillery. Do not count on blaster troops such as Droidekas. Let Vader come to you so you can overwhelm him while Urai captures points. M.A.L.s stationed in the landing zones can fire on the inner ring. It is time to move on Carida, but corrupt it first. Any option works, but just in case you pick the one that gives you a fight: Kidnapping on Carida [CW033] -------------------- Mission Objectives: 1. Bossk Must Survive. 2. Locate and secure Admiral Dalken Hol. You have Bossk, 2 MDUs, 3 Destroyer Droids, 3 Grenadiers, and 3 Mercs. Move east and set up an MDU's turret at the intersection of the three islands. March onto the southeast island and clear your way to the pad; build a torpedo turret there. Set up the other MDU nearby. Creep forward with Bossk until you can see Dark Troopers. Let the turrets fire on them as much as possible before engaging with the rest of your army. When Lancets fly over, be sure to have your Mercs fire on them. Reposition the second MDU near the first and have Bossk catch the Admiral. 3. Escort Dalken Hol back to the transport. Return Bossk to the transport while your forces hold off Imperials coming from the northeast. Put Tyber in a powerful fleet and head for Carida. ================ Baiting the Hook [CW034] ================ Mission Objectives: 1. Destroy all the Empire forces. 2. Tyber Zann must survive. In addition to the fleet you brought, you have the Merciless. This is your first acquaintance with Aggressors. They can be finicky. Move them into attack range manually rather than clicking and letting them find their own way, because there is a good chance they will not. Target hardpoints for each Aggressor individually to avoid wasting damage. Try to line them up on the target before ordering them to attack, especially when using the Blast ability of the Merciless. As to the battle itself, it is a slugfest, and you have the biggest slugs. The Skiprays should target the engines on the Star Destroyers after their hangars to give Tyber a better chance of hitting them. Drop Buzz Droids everywhere. You can now build Aggressors. It is time for a strategic defense review. Skiprays are no longer needed for destroying stations or the heaviest ships, though they can still be helpful if you do not wish to sell them. Therefore, StarVipers and their ability to keep up with Skiprays are no longer required and should be sold so they do not clog up population at the start of a battle. An Aggressor or two backed by Vengeances and escorted by Crusaders is the way to go. IG-88 is a pretty good space hero to bring along, and of course the Merciless is fantastic. You can build Canderous Assault Tanks. While the ground forces you have should be sufficient to conquer everything left, this is an excellent unit and can help in some of the upcoming battles. The rest of the galaxy opens up. Corrupt everything while the Consortium heroes discuss things. Following this walkthrough means you cannot corrupt Endor, but doing so is useless since Tyber forbids attacks on both Endor and Sullust (he is a big Return of the Jedi fan). If you choose Intimidation on Alzoc 3 and Taris: Intimidation on Alzoc 3 [CW035] ----------------------- Mission Objectives: 1. Tyber Zann must survive. 2. Collect ten Prize Shaak heads. You have Tyber, a M.A.L., and 3 Mercs. Move the Mercs northeast and garrison the bunker. Deploy the artillery south of the bunker; carbonite can be helpful here. Have Tyber kill Shaaks, Bribe infantry, and construct a bacta station for himself if necessary. You may have to stealth into the base to get a Shaak depending on how they wander. 3. Use Tyber to deliver the Shaak heads to the food Commissioner. Stealth through the base and finish the job. Intimidation on Taris [CW036] --------------------- Mission Objectives: 1. Intimidate Twitch 2. Silri must survive. You have Silri, 6 Destroyer Droids, 2 Defilers, 3 Grenadiers, and 3 Mercs. The target is due west, but you have to circle around. To the north are some Stormtroopers and AT-STs, which should be no trouble. Nearer Twitch are an AT-AT, a turret, and a Phase III, but between Silri's pet and the Defilers' explosives they will go down quickly. Attack Twitch to end it. Soon the Keldabe will become available and the next mission will be assigned. The Keldabe is what you need to make your fleets truly formidable, but it will take time to build up a good supply because it only certain systems can construct them. Mandalore is unable to build them in the campaign for some reason, so all you have is Hypori (and soon Fondor). You should only need a few, but better safe than sorry. Meanwhile, conquer the rest of the galaxy and raise that population cap to fit in Keldabes. The Empire will start attacking Dathomir even if there are Rebels between it and them, so leave a small fleet there. Get Myrkr quickly and proceed from Dathomir through the north of the galaxy. The Rebel fleet at Sullust and the Death Star at Endor will not attack you. Myrkr [CW037] ----- Space: Pirates are immaterial at this stage. Land: Do not send Urai to the west point right away as Vornskrs will kill him. Send some vehicles such as pulse tanks to clear the lair along the way first. Capture the pads and bunker north of the starting position. The Vornskrs are more dangerous than the pirates, but you can avoid them except for the lair between the southern landing zones. Alzoc 3 [CW038] ------- Space: None Land: Run down infantry and level bunkers. Carida [CW039] ------ Space: The Empire can no longer challenge the Consortium navy. Land: There is a human camp right behind your landing zone, so take it out quickly. The other dwellings are north. The other reinforcement point is well defended, so do not count on Urai alone to capture it. Ilum [CW040] ---- Space: M30cs are tough. Focus on one at a time. Land: This battle presents no obstacles. Fondor [CW041] ------ Space: There are many structures which do nothing but which your forces regard as hostile and attack automatically. Direct the fleet's firepower manually. Land: None Taris [CW042] ----- Space: An ISD or two has no hope. Land: The Empire has AT-ATs and a transport, so bring Canderous Tanks if you have them or a Nightsister if you do not. Bring artillery either way. Polus [CW043] ----- Space: The Rebels can still be vicious in space. Destroy the station's hangar quickly with Aggressors while your Keldabes Leech Shields from the Calamari Cruisers and destroy their engines so Aggressors can hit them. Land: None Nothing is left but to continue renovating the fleet and get on with the Coruscant mission. Do not bother sabotaging Coruscant. ====================== Following the Artifact [CW044] ====================== Mission Objectives: 1. Tyber, Urai, and Silri must survive. 2. Destroy the monitoring controls. You have Tyber. Head east and bribe the Stormtroopers across the wall so they can destroy the door controls. Kill the remaining Stormtroopers and have your bribed squad garrison the bunker. Head north. 3. Defeat the Force Adepts. Destroy the bacta station and stealth to get Tyber into the bunker. Ideally Tyber will gun the Adepts down from there; if not, pop him out of the bunker, stealth, and go construct a bacta station on the pad. With that behind him, he can take out the Adepts. Wait for Stormtroopers to head through the northern door and Bribe them. Use your troopers to clear out the next hall and all the controls. 4. Find the location of the artifact. You have Silri and her Rancor. Head east through the Imperial Guards. Silri's Drain Life deals with them easily; when that is on cooldown, have Cuddles get their attention and bring in Silri after. Build a bacta tank on the first pad you find and a turret on the second. Clear the room and bust the controls. Go into the Dark Trooper room and drain the Guards while the Rancor takes out the turret. Build bacta there and heal, then head north and clear out the next room. Build a turret in that room and heal up by the bacta. Break the controls and take the artifact. 5. Defeat the Force Adepts. 6. Destroy the power nodes. You have Urai. The Force Adepts should be no trouble unless you somehow attack three at once. If you are in trouble, simply stealth and regenerate. 7. Escape with the artifact. You have Silri and her Rancor. Send Cuddles back to the Dark Trooper room, then have Silri approach. But save first. 8. Defeat the Dark Troopers. Have the Rancor attack the Dark Troopers as they activate. He can deal with them easily unless he decides not to attack. 9. Gain access to the vault. 10. Defeat the Force Adepts. You have Tyber, Urai, Silri, and her Rancor. You are immediately assaulted by Imperial Guards and Force Adepts. Try to have Cuddles and Urai engage first, but watch Urai's health. Head west to find a pad if you need to build bacta. Head south then west through more Guards. You receive 3 MDUs. Go into the north room. Build a Mass Driver Turret and enter the vault. After the cutscene. quickly space and deploy your MDUs. Give one a Sensor Scrambler and the others turrets. Destroy the Dark Troopers as they jump down. Enter the vault for real. 11. Escape with the passkey. 12. Use Ysalamiri Cages to defeat the Master Force Adept. Replacement MDUs come in if you lost any. Build one Ysalamiri Cage and two turrets, then wait for the Adept to die. Watch Urai since he can get himself killed in an instant. Move south and enter the HAVt. Drive along the narrow path and activate Point Defense Laser System when you near turrets. Once the Death Star is destroyed, the final mission is assigned. There is no point in conquering Endor, but here it is for completeness. Endor [CW045] ----- Space: None Land: None Now assemble your entire fleet in one staging system. Be careful when moving there; Tyber's fleet may move through Kuat as if it could bribe its way past only to start the battle. When your fleet is gathered and looks appropriately ridiculous, attack. ======================== The Emperor's New Weapon [CW046] ======================== Mission Objectives: 1. Capture the Eclipse using your shuttle. 2. Protect your shuttle. 3. The Merciless must survive. 4. Help the Rebel Alliance eliminate the three Imperial space stations. You have your fleet (always including the Merciless) and a shuttle. The fourth objective is not a priority. Concentrate on the first. Make your way around the edge of the map to the Eclipse. Going north then west reduces the chance you will be caught up in the central conflict. Damaged Imperial ships warp in frequently, and you can get bogged down there. You can destroy the northeastern station as you pass by, though. When your shuttle nears the Eclipse, it disappears and you have to wait a short time for the boarding to complete. 5. Defend the Eclipse. 6. Eliminate the Imperial space stations. 7. Destroy the Millennium Falcon and drive the remaining Rebels away from this sector. Position your fleet around the Eclipse and start blasting everything with the superlaser, starting with the nearest enemies. Keep Crusaders along the length of the Eclipse. When objectives 6 and 7 are completed, the superlaser malfunctions. The Millennium Falcon may take a long time destroy if it decides to play around. 8. Destroy the Super Star Destroyer. Keep on the Eclipse and eliminate the Imperial ships as they come in. Take out the SSD's forward hardpoints, but do not leave the Eclipse to take down the whole ship. The superlaser will be repaired eventually. Let it finish off the SSD. 9. Destroy the remaining Imperial forces. This should be easy enough. Your fleet can wade away from the Eclipse now, but leave some Crusaders there. Clean up to win the game. -------------------- New Faction Material [NF000] -------------------- Forces of Corruption adds units and heroes to the existing Empire at War factions as well as adding a new faction with its own set of units, heroes, and structures. Each faction has been given a ground transport which can carry up to ten units or squads. Each faction has been given an MDU, which can have one of three structures (depending on the faction) built on it when deployed for a credit fee. An MDU cannot be undeployed unless the structure is destroyed or sold. The structure's health is separate from the MDU's. Costs are in credits. Costs in parentheses refer to skirmish mode costs. Times are in seconds. Health, shield, and speed numbers are in arbitrary game units. =============== Galactic Empire [NF010] =============== Most additions to the Empire's arsenal come from the addition of the Dark Trooper project. There is also a little more variety in the TIE area. The most impressive new unit is of course the Executor. Land Units [NF011] ---------- Dark Trooper Phase I Phase Is are essentially anti-infantry light vehicles that look like infantry and use melee. They can be built at planets orbited by the Arc Hammer. Cost: 500 (750) Health: 200 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.2 Can Capture: No Tech Level: 4 Number per Company: 3 Ability: Sprint Effect: Increases movement speed. Recharge: 35 Duration: 8 Dark Trooper Phase II Phase IIs are anti-light vehicle light vehicles. They can be built at planets orbited by the Arc Hammer. Cost: 750 (1,000) Health: 300 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: No Tech Level: 4 Number per Company: 2 Ability: Jet Pack Effect: Flies to target location. Recharge: 60 Dark Trooper Phase III Phase IIIs have heavy weaponry when they are not deployed and artillery weaponry when they are. With their Jet Pack ability, they are able to set up killing fields anywhere on the map unlike slow, fragile artillery such as the SPMA-T. They can be built at planets orbited by the Arc Hammer. Cost: 900 (1,400) Health: 400 Shield: 0 Speed: 0.7 Can Capture: No Tech Level: 5 Number per Company: 1 Ability: Jet Pack Effect: Flies to target location. Recharge: 60 Ability: Deploy Effect: Enables artillery fire and disables movement. HAVt B5 Juggernaut The Empire's transport distinguishes itself with its point defense ability, making it useful for assaulting positions defended by rocket-using units and structures. Cost: 650 (1,350) Health: 850 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.5 Can Capture: No Produced from: Advanced Factory Tech Level: 3 Number per Company: 1 Ability: Point Defense Laser System Effect: Shoots down nearby enemy missiles and rockets. Recharge: 35 Duration: 28 Lancet The Lancet is mobile and does not need to deploy to fire. It is therefore an excellent alternative to ground-based artillery in battles with avoidable anti-aircraft fire. However, the Lancet only fires when ordered, making it troublesome to use against weak but numerous infantry. Cost: 750 (1,100) Health: 190 Shield: 0 Speed: 3.2 Can Capture: No Produced from: Advanced Factory Tech Level: 4 Number per Company: 3 MDU The Empire's MDU can build an EM Field Generator that causes projectiles to miss for 20; a Concussion Grenade Mortar turret for 120; and an Offensive Sensor Node which has vision over a large radius and is a turret for 80. Cost: 800 (1,100) Cost: 1,000 Health: 100 Shield: 150 Speed: 2.3 Can Capture: No Produced from: Light Factory Tech Level: 1 Number per Company: 2 Ability: Deploy Effect: Disables movement and allows a structure to be built. Noghri Assassin Noghri are standard infantry except for their stealth ability. Noghri stealth lacks in duration and cooldown compared to most similar abilities, but is still the best available to the Empire. They can only be trained on Honoghr. Cost: 300 (N/A) Health: 70 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.2 Can Capture: Yes Produced from: Barracks Tech Level: 1 Number per Squad: 3 Squads per Company: 1 Ability: Stealth Effect: Hides from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge: 60 Duration: 30 Space Units [NF012] ----------- TIE Defender This absurd TIE variant is a fighter-bomber with near-corvette health. It enables bombing runs during ground assaults. Class: Fighter Cost: 650 (850) Health: 100 Shield: 70 Speed: 3.0-4.5 Produced from: Space Station Level 3 Tech Level: 5 Population: 1 Number per Squadron: 3 Ability: Ion Cannon Shot Effect: Fires a powerful ion shot. Recharge: 25 Ability: Power to Weapons Effect: Reduces speed and drains shields to increase firing rate. Recharge: 50 Duration: 6 TIE Interceptor This squadron replaces the TIE Fighter as the Empire's space superiority fighter. Class: Fighter Cost: N/A (550) Health: 65 Shield: 0 Speed: 3.5-5.5 Produced from: Space Station, Victory Cruisers, and capitals Population: 0 Tech Level: 2 Number per Squadron: 7 Ability: Hunt for Enemies Effect: The squadron roams the map looking for targets. TIE Phantom This TIE variant specializes in scouting, but is much harder to build than a Probe Droid. TIE Phantoms can only be built at The Maw. Class: Fighter Cost: 375 (425) Health: 65 Shield: 40 Speed: 3.5-6.5 Produced from: Space Station Level 3 Population: 1 Tech Level: 4 Number per Squadron: 3 Ability: Stealth Effect: Hides the squadron from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge: 10 Duration: 80 Space Heroes [NF013] ------------ Admonitor Thrawn's flagship is an Imperial Star Destroyer with Assault. Thrawn increases the stats of nearby friendly ships. It enables orbital bombardments during land battles, being an ISD. Type: Capital Cost: N/A (6,200) Health: 7,500 Shield: 2,000 Speed: 1.4 Produced from: Space Station Level 4 Population: 4 Ability: Assault Effect: Increases firing rate. Recharge: 50 Duration: 7 Ability: Tractor Beam Effect: Reduces target's speed. Recharge: 25 Arc Hammer The Arc Hammer is required to produce Dark Troopers. Though it is a space hero unit, combat is a distinctly secondary function. It carries TIE Interceptor and Phantom squadrons. Type: Capital Cost: N/A (N/A) Health: 3,800 Shield: 1,000 Speed: 1.6 Population: 2 Ability: Missile Jamming Field Effect: Reduces accuracy of incoming projectiles. Recharge: 45 Duration: 20 Executor (Darth Vader) The Executor is the largest, most powerful ship in Forces of Corruption. It is large enough to cause problems, as it begins any space battle already engaged with the enemy. It launches TIE Fighters, Interceptors, Bombers, and Defenders. It enables orbital bombardment during ground assault. Class: Super Cost: 15,000 (N/A) Health: 9,000 Shield: 7,000 Speed: 0.5 Produced from: Space Station Level 5 Population: 3 Tech Level: 5 Ability: Tractor Beam Effect: Slows target ship. Recharge: 20 Ability: Deploy Squadron Effect: Launches a TIE squadron. Recharge: 5 ============== Rebel Alliance [NF020] ============== The Rebels gain three powerful ground heroes and some extra space-based brute force. Land Units [NF021] ---------- Gallofree HTT This is the Rebel ground transport. Cost: 700 (1,200) Health: 275 Shield: 200 Speed: 2.5 Can Capture: No Produced from: Heavy Factory Tech Level: 4 Number per Company: 1 MDU The Rebel MDU can build a Mobile Shield Generator which creates a small shield for 100, a Rebel Repair Station to repair damaged vehicles for 50, and a Rapid-Fire Laser Turret for 90. Cost: 850 (1,200) Cost: 1,000 Health: 100 Shield: 150 Speed: 2.3 Can Capture: No Produced from: Light Factory Tech Level: 1 Number per Company: 2 Ability: Deploy Effect: Disables movement and allows a structure to be built. Land Heroes [NF022] ----------- Gargantuan (Garm Bel Iblis) This battle platform is unusual for a land unit in that it has hardpoints. It can transport up to 4 squads or units. Cost: N/A (5,600) Health: 800 Shield: 900 Speed: 1.1 Can Capture: No Number per Company: 1 Ability: Shield Flare Effect: Damages nearby enemies but loses shield. Recharge: 45 Luke Skywalker Like all Jedi, Luke is difficult to kill with blasters. His Force Cloak makes him a good choice for capturing reinforcement points and platforms. Cost: N/A (2,300) Health: 500 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Ability: Saber Throw Effect: Throws lightsaber for high damage. Recharge: 30 Ability: Force Cloak Effect: Hides from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge: 10 Duration: 60 Yoda Like all Jedi, Yoda is difficult to kill with blasters. Force Sight is superb for targeting bombing runs and orbital bombardments. Cost: N/A (5,800) Health: 500 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Number per Company: 1 Ability: Force Attack Effect: Deals large damage to target. Recharge: 70 Ability: Force Sight Effect: Reveals entire map briefly. Recharge: 50 Space Units [NF023] ----------- B-Wing The B-Wing is a fighter-bomber. It enables bombing runs during ground assaults. Class: Bomber Cost: 300 (700) Health: 60 Shield: 45 Speed: 2.5-3.8 Produced from: Space Station Level 2 Tech Level: 5 Population: 1 Number per Squadron: 3 Ability: Lock S-Foils Effect: Increases speed but reduces firing rate. MC30c Frigate The MC30c is an powerful frigate with fast-firing torpedo launchers that is difficult to destroy without the right weaponry, such as torpedoes and mass drivers. Class: Frigate Cost: 2,700 (4,000) Health: 900 Shield: 3,000 Speed: 4.0 Produced from: Space Station Level 3 Tech Level: 5 Population: 3 Ability: Cluster Bomb Effect: Launchers bombs in all directions. Recharge: 50 Space Heroes [NF024] ------------ Rogue Squadron This elite Rebel squadron is improved over regular X-Wings. It can destroy the Death Star if left alive after a space battle against it. Class: Fighter Cost: N/A (2,500) Health: 200 Shield: 100 Speed: 1.5-5.0 Population: 1 Number per Squadron: 6 Ability: Lock S-Foils Effect: Increases speed but reduces firing rate. Ability: Strike Effect: Increases speed and firepower. Recharge: 60 Duration: 10 =============== Zann Consortium [NF030] =============== As the expansion's new faction, the Zann Consortium has a complete set of new units. Unlike the other factions, the Consortium must purchase the abilities of non-hero units at Black Markets set up by Defilers. Land Units [NF031] ---------- Grenadier The Consortium's most basic infantry is effective against other infantry and buildings. It also does reasonable damage against light vehicles, but has difficulty hitting them due to inferior range and speed. Cost: 320 (450) Health: 35 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Produced from: Mercenary Barracks Number per Squad: 4 Squads per Company: 3 Ability: Proximity Mines Effect: Plants proximity mines. Recharge: 80 Ability: Stim Pack Effect: Sacrifices 35% of max health to increase speed and firing rate. Recharge: 45 Duration: 10 Canderous Assault Tank This heavy vehicle has a combination of firepower, durability, and speed that makes it a reliable choice in any battle. Cost: 2,000 (1,800) Health: 425 Shield: 300 Speed: 1.25 Can Capture: No Produced from: Factory Number per Company: 3 Ability: Lure Effect: Forces enemy units to attack tank. Recharge: 50 Duration: 6 Defiler The Defiler can enter the Spread Corruption slots to perform system corruption missions, making it an indispensable part of the Consortium. It also fights as a minor hero in ground battles, where its explosives and surprising durability are helpful in destroying turrets and bunkers before true artillery becomes available. Cost: 1,000 (1,100) Health: 300 Shield: 0 Speed: 0.8 Can Capture: Yes Produced from: Palace Number per Company: 1 Ability: Remote Explosive Effect: Throws a charge which may be detonated at any time. Recharge: 18 Ability: Detonate Remote Explosive Effect: Detonates remote explosive. Destroyer Droid This light vehicle's speed and shields help it excel at hunting and killing infantry. The shield does not function when the droideka is rolling. It can switch to ion weaponry for shielded targets. Cost: 1,200 (1,200) Health: 95 Shield: 160 Speed: 3.6 Can Capture: No Produced from: Droid Works Number per Company: 3 Ability: Swap Effect: Switches between blasters and ion weapons. Ewok Handler Exploding Ewoks do good damage against structures and heavy vehicles. The Consortium must corrupt Endor with Slavery to build these, but unlike other Slavery-based units it is more than cannon fodder. Cost: 950 (1,250) Health: 100 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Produced from: Mercenary Barracks Number per Company: 1 F9-TZ Transport The Consortium's transport distinguishes itself with its stealth ability. Cost: 1,200 (1,400) Health: 325 Shield: 300 Speed: 2.0 Can Capture: No Produced from: Factory Number per Company: 1 Ability: Cloak Effect: Hides the transport from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge: 10 Duration: 120 M.A.L. The Consortium's artillery fires rockets which can be blocked by terrain, necessitating careful deployment. Cost: 1,400 (1,400) Health: 150 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.5 Can Capture: No Produced from: Factory Number per Company: 3 Ability: Deploy Effect: Enables rocket launchers and disables movement. Ability: Weapon Swap: Missiles Effect: Switches between rockets and troop-slowing carbonite missiles. MDU The Consortium's MDU can make a Sensor Scrambler which causes rockets and missiles to miss for 130; an Ysalamiri Cage which disables Force abilities for 100; and a Missile Pod Turret for 150. Cost: 1,000 (1,200) Health: 100 Shield: 150 Speed: 2.3 Can Capture: No Produced from: Palace Number per Company: 2 Ability: Deploy Effect: Disables movement and allows a structure to be built. Merc Assault Squad This basic infantry is initially armed with blaster rifles of questionable value. After disruptors are purchased, Mercs pack a punch against infantry and light vehicles. Cost: 450 (600) Health: 55 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Produced from: Mercenary Barracks Number per Squad: 3 Squads per Company: 3 Ability: Stim Pack Effect: Sacrifices 35% of max health to increase speed and firing rate. Recharge: 35 Duration: 8 MZ-8 Pulse Cannon Tank This somewhat fragile tank's pulse cannon has a slow firing rate but is quite powerful. This tank will defeat most other vehicles and turrets as long as it attacks first. Cost: 1,800 (1,350) Health: 200 Shield: 300 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: No Produced from: Factory Number per Company: 4 Ability: Self-Destruct Effect: Explodes, damaging nearby units and structures. Nightsister Tame Rancors can absorb and deal huge amounts of damage, destroying turrets in a single swipe and AT-ATs in a few. Their pathfinding is sketchy and they will often fail to attack, meaning they require micromanagement. Nightsisters can only be trained on Dathomir. Cost: 2,000 (2,000) Health: 900 Shield: 0 Speed: 0.9 Can Capture: Yes Produced from: Palace Number per Company: 1 Ability: Drain Life Effect: Stuns and steals health from up to 4 nearby enemies. Recharge: 40 Duration: 5 Vornskr This specialty unit is fast and detects stealth units. It is savage against infantry, especially Force users. It can only be trained on Myrkr. Cost: 500 (650) Health: 100 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.8 Can Capture: No Produced from: Palace Number per Company: 3 Ability: Prowl Effect: Roams the map in search of enemies, especially Force sensitives. Land Heroes [NF032] ----------- Urai Fen Urai excels at capturing reinforcement points and platforms thanks to his stealth and health regeneration. He kills infantry handily and can take out turrets. His cortosis blades have a chance to block lightsabers. He can make Black Market purchases. Cost: N/A (2,000) Health: 300 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Number per Company: 1 Ability: Sonic Stunner Effect: Stuns nearby enemy infantry. Recharge: 30 Ability: Personal Cloaking Field Effect: Hides from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge: 10 Duration: 35 Tyber Zann Zann's stealth helps him capture reinforcement points and platforms, though he lacks Urai's health regeneration. Bribe helps him amass capture units. He kills clumps of infantry easily. He can make Black Market purchases. Cost: N/A (3,500) Health: 600 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Number per Company: 1 Ability: Bribe Enemies Effect: Expends credits to convert target to Tyber's side. Recharge: 50 Ability: Personal Cloaking Field Effect: Hides from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge: 10 Duration: 35 Silri The Nightsister chief is reasonably effective against all enemies between her lightwhip and pet Rancor. Her Drain Life kills even the toughest non-hero infantry. She can make Black Market purchases. Cost: N/A (3,800) Health: 700 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.1 Can Capture: Yes Number per Company: 1 Ability: Summon Rancor Effect: Summons a rancor. Recharge: 80 Ability: Drain Life Effect: Stuns and steals health from nearby enemies. Recharge: 50 Duration: 5 IG-88 This droid is notable for its two reasonably strong offensive abilities. It can also destroy the Death Star by hacking it. Cost: N/A (1,800) Health: 500 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: No Number per Company: 1 Ability: Infection Effect: Attacks target with a virus that spreads to nearby units. Recharge: 30 Ability: Radioactive Contamination Effect: Spreads harmful radiation over a small area. Recharge: 45 Bossk Bossk is yet another Consortium infantry hero, but with less interesting abilities. Cost: N/A (1,250) Health: 400 Shield: 0 Speed: 1.0 Can Capture: Yes Number per Company: 1 Ability: Flamethrower Effect: Deals high damage to target and other enemies in the arc. Recharge: 30 Ability: Swap Weapons Effect: Switches between blaster and grenades. Land Structures [NF033] --------------- Droid Works The Droid Works produces Destroyer Droids. Cost: 1,300 Factory The Factory produces F9-TZs, M.A.L.s, MZ-8s, and Canderouses. It is also a prerequisite for the Repulsorlift Jammer. Cost: 2,400 Mercenary Barracks The Barracks produces Grenadiers and Merc Assault Squads. It may produce civilians if Slavery corruption missions have been performed. Cost: 1,000 Palace The Palace generates credits and produces Defilers and MDUs. A Palace may produce other units on certain planets (Nighsisters on Dathomir, Vornskrs on Myrkr). Only one Palace may be built on a planet. Cost: 2,000 Repulsorlift Jammer This defensive structure slows enemy repulsorlift units to a crawl during ground assaults. Only one may be built on a planet and a Factory must be built first. Cost: 2,200 Land Platform Structures [NF034] ------------------------ Consortium Bacta Healing Station This placement heals nearby friendly infantry. Cost: 300 (850) Consortium Repair Facility This structure heals nearby friendly vehicles and droids. Cost: 200 (900) Mass Driver Turret This turret attacks ground and air targets and ignores shields. Cost: 675 (975) Proton Torpedo Turret This is a kind of artillery turret. It sometimes attacks targets it cannot hit because of obstructions. It does not attack structures unless ordered, but can destroy them quickly. Cost: 550 (850) Sensor Node This structure grants sight of a large radius, for what that's worth. Cost: 275 (550) Space Units [NF035] ----------- Aggressor-class Destroyer The Aggressor carries two megaweapons with a low firing rate and slow-moving projectiles. These megaweapons are ideal against stations and stationary capitals, as well as fighters caught in the blast radius. The Aggressor can conduct orbital bombardments during ground assaults. Class: Capital Cost: 4,500 (4,800) Health: 7,000 Shield: 1,800 Speed: 1.5 Produced from: Space Station Level 4 Population: 4 Ability: Self-Destruct Effect: Explodes, damaging nearby units and structures. Crusader-class Gunship The Crusader is an anti-fighter corvette. It is unexceptional before gaining its Point Defense ability, which makes it well suited for escort duty. Class: Corvette Cost: 1,400 (1,900) Health: 800 Shield: 700 Speed: 3.8 Produced from: Space Station Level 2 Population: 2 Ability: Point Defense Laser System Effect: Shoots down nearby torpedoes. Recharge: 60 Duration: 35 Interceptor IV Frigate The Interceptor is a corvette hunter. It covers Starvipers and Skiprays adequately early on but is never impressive. Class: Frigate Cost: 2,400 (2,400) Health: 2,500 Shield: 750 Speed: 2.9 Produced from: Space Station Level 3 Population: 3 Ability: Full Salvo Effect: Greatly increases missile launch rate for a short time. Recharge: 45 Duration: 7 Keldabe-class Battleship The Keldabe is a battleship heavily armed with turbolasers and mass drivers, making it effective against frigates and other capitals (even if they are moving). Leech Shields does a surprising amount of damage. It can only be built at Fondor, Hypori, Kuat, Mandalore, Mon Calamari, and Sullust. Class: Capital Cost: 6,000 (5,300) Health: 7,500 Shield: 2,200 Speed: 1.8 Produced from: Space Station Level 5 Population: 4 Ability: Leech Shields Effect: Drains shields from the target to restore the Keldabe's. Recharge: 55 Duration: 25 Skipray Blastboat The Skipray is the Consortium's bomber, essential both for destroying stations and larger ships in the early game as well as enabling bombing runs for ground assaults. Sensor Jamming is worthless against the computer. Class: Bomber Cost: 500 (700) Health: 50 Shield: 55 Speed: 2.3-3.6 Produced from: Space Station Level 2 Population: 1 Number per Squadron: 3 Ability: Sensor Jamming Effect: Takes nearby friendly ships off enemy radar. Recharge: 35 Duration: 30 StarViper Fighter The StarViper is the Consortium's space superiority fighter. Its strength is its Buzz Droids ability, which shreds enemy fighters and bombers. Class: Fighter Cost: 250 (675) Health: 60 Shield: 40 Speed: 3.5-5.8 Produced from: Space Station Level 1 Population: 1 Number per Squadron: 5 Ability: Buzz Droids Effect: Creates a swarm of buzz droids which attack nearby ships. Recharge: 60 Tartan Patrol Cruiser The Tartan is an anti-fighter corvette used by both the Empire and the Zann Consortium. Class: Corvette Cost: 1,500 (N/A) Health: 500 Shield: 800 Speed: 3.45 Produced from: Space Station Level 2 Population: 2 Ability: Power to Weapons Effect: Reduces speed and drains shields to increase firing rate. Recharge: 60 Duration: 7 Vengeance-class Frigate The Vengeance is armed with mass drivers which are reasonably useful against everything from corvettes up. Unlike most ships larger than fighters, it has no shields, limiting the benefit it can gain from its Cloak ability. Class: Frigate Cost: 2,800 (3,300) Health: 4,000 Shield: 0 Speed: 2.5 Produced from: Space Station Level 4 Population: 3 Ability: Self Destruct Effect: Explodes, damaging nearby units and structures. Ability: Cloak Effect: Hides the ship from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge: 15 Duration: 60 Space Heroes [NF036] ------------ IG-2000 (IG-88) The IG-2000 is a fighter, but with much better weaponry. Corrupt Systems is a helpful ability. IG-88 can destroy the Death Star by hacking it. Class: Fighter Cost: N/A (1,700) Health: 500 Shield: 750 Speed: 3.5-5.5 Population: 1 Number per Squadron: 1 Ability: Corrupt Systems Effect: Causes enemies in target area to lose accuracy, shields, and abilities. Recharge: 60 Duration: 12 Hound's Tooth (Bossk) The Hound's Tooth behaves like a fighter, but has much better weaponry. It can down corvettes quickly, though watch its health. Sensor Jamming is worthless against the computer. Class: Fighter Cost: N/A (1,200) Health: 500 Shield: 650 Speed: 3.5-6.5 Population: 1 Number per Squadron: 1 Ability: Sensor Jamming Effect: Takes nearby friendly ships off enemy radar. Recharge: 75 Duration: 30 Merciless (Tyber Zann) The Zann Consortium's flagship is an improved Aggressor. Very improved, thanks to Cloak; it can retreat and regenerate its shields anytime. Class: Capital Cost: N/A (5,800) Health: 9.000 Shield: 2,400 Speed: 2.0 Population: 4 Ability: Cloak Effect: Hides the ship from enemy sensors, preventing attacks. Recharge:10 Duration: 180 Ability: Blast Effect: Fires the Merciless's custom megaweapons. Recharge: 90 Space Platform Structures [NF037] ------------------------- Diamond Boron Missile Satellite This turret fires missiles designed to attack larger ships. Cost: 1,000 (1,200) Plasma Burst Satellite This turret fires plasma flak better suited for smaller ships. Cost: 750 (1,000) Sensor Scrambler This satellite reduces enemy sight range and causes projectiles to miss. Cost: 700 (875) =============== Version History [VH000] =============== 1.0 - 08/07/09 - Initial Version Email all questions and concerns to Baruraga@gmail.com Copyright 2009 Andrew Moore