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Bindibadgi · 12th Jun 2007, 11:09

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06...erceptor_mod/1

It may be a little crude by the standard of bit-tech readers, but the Nintendo 64 Tie-Fighter mod appeals to a special place in all our hearts.

Paradigm Shifter · 12th Jun 2007, 13:54

Actually, that isn't a TIE Interceptor or a TIE Fighter.

It's the TIE Advanced X1 Prototype. Flown by Darth Vader at the Battle of Yavin when the first Death Star was destroyed by the farmboy.

It was the basis for the later TIE Advanced. It had one major advantage over the Eyeballs (TIE Fighters) and Squints (Interceptors) it had shields.

Krikkit · 12th Jun 2007, 14:00

Exactly what I was about to say Paradigm.

Looks like an awesome mod to me, a bit big perhaps, but definately very cool.

The basic way to tell them apart is:

TIE: Square wings
TIE Bomber: Two Cockpit pods with angled wings
TIE Interceptor: Pointy wings
TIE X1: Angled wings, unpointed, with Darth at the helm.

I love Rogue Squadron...

Bindibadgi · 12th Jun 2007, 14:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter

Actually, that isn't a TIE Interceptor or a TIE Fighter.

It's the TIE Advanced X1 Prototype. Flown by Darth Vader at the Battle of Yavin when the first Death Star was destroyed by the farmboy.

It was the basis for the later TIE Advanced. It had one major advantage over the Eyeballs (TIE Fighters) and Squints (Interceptors) it had shields.

Yep, it's also called the Imperial Tie Fighter in some places too.

Paradigm Shifter · 12th Jun 2007, 14:22

Can you point me in the direction of somewhere that refers to the TIE Advanced X1 as an Imperial TIE Fighter? A quick google didn't turn anything up other than the TIE Fighter.

The TIE Advanced X1 shouldn't really be called the 'Imperial TIE Fighter'.

All of the Empire's TIEs are 'Imperial' but the TIE Fighter is the simple one with a small ball-pod and hexagonal wings around it. The TIE Bomber was a twin-pod craft with canted wings, with one pod containing the pilot and the second containing torps or thermal detonators, dependent on it's designated role at the time - torps for anti-ship runs, thermal detonators for anti-ground runs. In the games they could also be equipped with concussion missiles, space bombs etc.

...

Man, I love this mod, though!

It's been so long since I exercised my Star Wars geekdom - since Episode 1 came out, my interest in Star Wars has all but died...

Krikkit · 12th Jun 2007, 14:24

Episode 3 was pretty good if you ignore the love story.

Flibblebot · 12th Jun 2007, 15:10

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Originally Posted by Krikkit

Episode 3 was pretty good if you ignore the love story.

Well, all 3 prequels were pretty good if you ignored the story

Not sure what the pink bits on the front are all about, though - maybe Darth Vader was going through a gay phase?

Paradigm Shifter · 12th Jun 2007, 15:50

I don't think that's pink, per se, just not as blue-grey as the rest of the plastic. The camera isn't quite set right for the lighting conditions either, I expect...

And... the prequels... good? That's like saying that cyanide is good for you.

I realise that some things are set in stone (like the fact that Anakin Falls) but Ep 3 in particular was a horrendous let-down - whiny emo teenagers do not good anti-heroes make.

Not helped by the fact that Eps 1 and 2 hardly set it up to be any good.

pendragon · 12th Jun 2007, 18:23

nice mod! :: wants ::

Aankhen · 12th Jun 2007, 19:45

Wow. That mod looks… ace!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krikkit

Episode 3 was pretty good if you ignore the love story.

Too bad the original trilogy couldn't be salvaged by ignoring parts of it.

Neogumbercules · 12th Jun 2007, 21:20

I don't know, I think a decent paint job and that mod will be a lot better. Episodes 1 and 2 were AWFUL. Ok, well Episode 1 was awful and episode 2 was better but incredibly boring. Episode 3 was good, though.

Krikkit · 12th Jun 2007, 21:23

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Originally Posted by Neogumbercules

Ok, well Episode 1 was awful and episode 2 was better but incredibly boring. Episode 3 was good, though.

Exactly what I thought. They weren't as good as the first 3, but that's just the way it is. It's nice to see a Star Wars film with a properly epic battle scene (and of course General Grevious, who died far too easily imho).

speedfreek · 12th Jun 2007, 23:13

And people call me a geek?

And my 64 just sits there unmodded.

Gravemind123 · 12th Jun 2007, 23:21

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Originally Posted by Krikkit

Exactly what I thought. They weren't as good as the first 3, but that's just the way it is. It's nice to see a Star Wars film with a properly epic battle scene (and of course General Grevious, who died far too easily imho).

The Darth Maul fight scene in Episode 1 was pretty awesome in my opinion. The rest of the movie around it may have sucked, but that is probably my favorite fight scene in all of the Star Wars movies.

The mod is pretty sweet, I would keep my N64 hooked up and in view for people if it looked like that, which would lead to me playing it more often again.

DXR_13KE · 13th Jun 2007, 00:26

http://www.scifiscoundrels.com/images/comparison.gif

just if someone wants to see the difference in size of some ships...

Ghys · 13th Jun 2007, 03:11

damnnnn and Kypp Duron in EP3 of the kevin smith trilogy destroys like 4 of them by himself ! (damn do I feel nerdish knowing that)

Brooxy · 13th Jun 2007, 10:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flibblebot

Well, all 3 prequels were pretty good if you ignored the story

Not sure what the pink bits on the front are all about, though - maybe Darth Vader was going through a gay phase?

I can justify the prequel trilogy with 2 words : Natalie Portman

It's a nice mod, atlhough it looks extremly chunky and clicking to see the guy's blog theres no proper worklog

CardJoe · 13th Jun 2007, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brooxy

I can justify the prequel trilogy with 2 words : Natalie Portman

Q.F.T

Paradigm Shifter · 13th Jun 2007, 11:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

http://www.scifiscoundrels.com/images/comparison.gif

just if someone wants to see the difference in size of some ships...

That was cool - I've never seen that before.

Thanks!

Krikkit · 13th Jun 2007, 11:53

That is awesome, I saw a different version with all the Star Trek ones on it before.

I never realised how much bigger the Executor class Star Destroyers were, that's a seriously awesome ship.

12th Jun 2007, 11:09	#1
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12th Jun 2007, 13:54	#2
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,213	Actually, that isn't a TIE Interceptor or a TIE Fighter. It's the TIE Advanced X1 Prototype. Flown by Darth Vader at the Battle of Yavin when the first Death Star was destroyed by the farmboy. It was the basis for the later TIE Advanced. It had one major advantage over the Eyeballs (TIE Fighters) and Squints (Interceptors) it had shields. __________________ Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.8GHz \| 6GB Corsair 1600MHz \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5 \| XFX 4870X2 2GB \| 4TB \| WUXGA

12th Jun 2007, 14:00	#3
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,199	Exactly what I was about to say Paradigm. Looks like an awesome mod to me, a bit big perhaps, but definately very cool. The basic way to tell them apart is: TIE: Square wings TIE Bomber: Two Cockpit pods with angled wings TIE Interceptor: Pointy wings TIE X1: Angled wings, unpointed, with Darth at the helm. I love Rogue Squadron... __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

12th Jun 2007, 14:22	#5
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,213	Can you point me in the direction of somewhere that refers to the TIE Advanced X1 as an Imperial TIE Fighter? A quick google didn't turn anything up other than the TIE Fighter. The TIE Advanced X1 shouldn't really be called the 'Imperial TIE Fighter'. All of the Empire's TIEs are 'Imperial' but the TIE Fighter is the simple one with a small ball-pod and hexagonal wings around it. The TIE Bomber was a twin-pod craft with canted wings, with one pod containing the pilot and the second containing torps or thermal detonators, dependent on it's designated role at the time - torps for anti-ship runs, thermal detonators for anti-ground runs. In the games they could also be equipped with concussion missiles, space bombs etc. ... Man, I love this mod, though! It's been so long since I exercised my Star Wars geekdom - since Episode 1 came out, my interest in Star Wars has all but died... __________________ Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.8GHz \| 6GB Corsair 1600MHz \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5 \| XFX 4870X2 2GB \| 4TB \| WUXGA

12th Jun 2007, 14:24	#6
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,199	Episode 3 was pretty good if you ignore the love story. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...

12th Jun 2007, 15:50	#8
Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,213	I don't think that's pink, per se, just not as blue-grey as the rest of the plastic. The camera isn't quite set right for the lighting conditions either, I expect... And... the prequels... good? That's like saying that cyanide is good for you. I realise that some things are set in stone (like the fact that Anakin Falls) but Ep 3 in particular was a horrendous let-down - whiny emo teenagers do not good anti-heroes make. Not helped by the fact that Eps 1 and 2 hardly set it up to be any good. __________________ Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.8GHz \| 6GB Corsair 1600MHz \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5 \| XFX 4870X2 2GB \| 4TB \| WUXGA

12th Jun 2007, 18:23	#9
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12th Jun 2007, 21:20	#11
Neogumbercules Ultramodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,495	I don't know, I think a decent paint job and that mod will be a lot better. Episodes 1 and 2 were AWFUL. Ok, well Episode 1 was awful and episode 2 was better but incredibly boring. Episode 3 was good, though. __________________ Abit AB9 Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 CPU, 2GB Corsair DDR2 6400, nVidia 8800GT, Seagate 160 GB HDD.

12th Jun 2007, 23:13	#13
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13th Jun 2007, 00:26	#15
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13th Jun 2007, 03:11	#16
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13th Jun 2007, 11:53	#20
Krikkit Don't panic! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lancs, UK Posts: 15,199	That is awesome, I saw a different version with all the Star Trek ones on it before. I never realised how much bigger the Executor class Star Destroyers were, that's a seriously awesome ship. __________________ \|E8400 @ 4.4GHz\|WC: 2*120.1 GT's, MCP350, Storm G5\|4GB Dominators\|DFI LT X48-T2R\|8800GT\|74GB Raptor\|Chieftec BA01\|OCZ ModXStream 600W\|Dell 2208WFP\| The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The LOL!!1!!1!, The Zlad!, The Kempness, The Braaaaaains...