Fundraiser for Vassal OP 2021 Grand Championship

I figured it would be fun to have some real prize support for once 😅 So I made a fundraiser and chipped in 80 Euros (that's about 100 USD). Feel free to make a donation - large or small - or not. It's entirely up to you.

Here is the link to the prize fundraiser: https://gofund.me/338dc5cd

PayPal alternative: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8xUzeuBe9z

Vassal Organized Play 2021

In the video, I talk about upcoming events for Vassal Organized Play.

SW: Armada, Vassal WC 2021, Swiss r4 GK vs Dreadlordloki

 

The final swiss game, vs Dreadlordloki who had a Romodi ISD+Onager list. Similar yet different from mine.

It ended in a narrow 5-6 defeat for me.

It was a very good game, with lots of exciting maneuvers. My squad game left a lot to be desired, however.

SW: Armada, Vassal WC 2021, Swiss r3 GK vs Armchairjedi take 2 (actual log)

 

I forgot to make a log of this game - but turns out my opponent did!

So I made a new recording based on that.

Vassal OP, Q2 2021, Unconventional Warfare

Announcing the next Vassal OP event: Q2 2021 Unconventional Warfare.

This time we've been inspired by AMG's Unconventional Warfare event from May.

Short version: build your fleet a certain way and gain access to perks (they are quite potent). For every battle you fight, another perk is unlocked. Catch: you don't know what the future perks are until they are unlocked!

Format

Type: Swiss

Rounds: 4

Time zones: 2 (EURO and NA - if there are enough players)

Schedule: Round 1 starts Monday, 17th May. 1-week rounds.

Rules and stuff

List building restrictions: Uses standard FFG/AMG fleet building but with an extra set of restrictions.

Errata: Hondo is unaligned (for funises), Moralo is Separatist (nerf).

The full rules are here.

The perk trees for round 1 are here.

Fleet submission

Sign up for the tournament here.

The deadline is Sunday, 16th may.

Discord

Join the tournament's Discord channel.

Vassal Grand Championship

Read more here. Contribute to the prize pool here.

• Points for this tournament:
• Entry: 1
• Completion: 1
• Top 8: 1
• Runner-up: 1
• Winner: 2
• Special: TBA

Current score.

Update for VASSAL OP H1 2021 Team league

Got some updates for the Team league:

• AMG spoiled a bunch of commanders and officers yesterday. They are already in the module (4.3.5) 😇 We are still missing 1 commander, all the titles (except Invisible Hand), and some other upgrades. I'm hoping for some release articles soon and maybe we will get the actual products soon too?
• I've updated the rules errata section and posted a preliminary version of points changes/upgrade slot tweaks (as 4 pdf documents).
• The actual rules changes are relatively minor and intuitive, dealing with stuff like:
• Assault and strategic keywords
• Huge ships
• New obstacle types
• Proximity mines
• A handful of cards also get a direct errata
• There will be a separate Warlords clone (pretty much ready, just waiting for the rest of wave 10) to handle the points changes and stuff so that won't be a problem.
• The one thing that you do need to give special attention to is the objective tweaks. Most of them are minor but together they create a lot of new opportunities for fleet building. 
• There will be some "special challenges" that allow players to score extra points towards the Grand Championship.

If you have any feedback don't hesitate to comment or PM me on Discord.

You can read all about it on the main H1 2021 League post: 

https://armadaihaveyounow.blogspot.com/2021/03/vassal-op-1st-half-2021-team-mini-league.html

Final call for the Vassal 1-day Swiss Event (Sunday, 21st March)

The clock is ticking

The signup deadline is today at midnight (in whatever time zone you live in) so don't wait until it's too late! 

Use this form: https://forms.gle/awJPxBjJMRWZSTKw7

AMG revealed 12 new cards from wave 10 during yesterday's mini-stravaganza: 4 new commanders and 8 officers. There is no reason to think we'll be getting any more cards revealed now. So no titles or other juicy stuff. That's unfortunate but the 12 new cards should give the CW factions a lot of new options.

Get the new module version (4.3.5): 

https://armadaihaveyounow.blogspot.com/2021/03/vassal-armada-module-version-435-is.html

Get the latest version of Vassal (3.5.3): 

http://www.vassalengine.org/download.php

Armada Warlords has been updated with the latest spoilers so go build a winning list! 

A very Thrawn-like commander, only potentially even more flexible and powerful!

Have that Venator toss 7 (or 8) squads with a single squadron command. Ouch.

All ships start with shields. So you WILL GET extra dice. Then maybe hope he dies in round 5 or something 😅

Prediction: Plo Koon ARCs will be a thing.

Relieve pressure on that 1 redirect you have. Or redirect even when you don't have the luxury of redirecting. Cheap and decent.

Snipe is never wrong. Mass snipe is even better.

Great flexibility. Fun fact: he comes in the Pelta pack 😅

Assault is a thing now. Pretty good with those ARCs actually. Prediction: GAR will get the LAAT with printed Assault in their squadrons II pack.

Fro rounds 4-6 you will get an extra command dial of your choice. Pretty powerful in the endgame.

And yes he works with Hyperwave to increase the number you can activate.

Vultures with counter 3...

If you use him, Tikkes limits your command choices by a lot. But note the "may" so you CAN break the cycle. But on a ship that wants to spam 1 command, he's pretty neat.

Revised schedule

Signup deadline: Midnight (GMT), Friday, 19th March.

Fleet submission deadline: 30 mins before the tournament starts,  10:00 am EST/14:00 GMT

The event takes place Sunday, 21st March.

• Start round 1: 10:30 am EST/14:30 GMT
• "Lunch" break: 1:00 pm EST/17:00 GMT
• Start round 2: 1:30 pm EST/17:30 GMT
• Start round 3: 4:00 pm EST/20:00 GMT

Times adjusted for daylight savings (from the 14th in the US but not until the 28th in Europe).

Every effort has been made to ensure that people from all across the globe can play. West Coast players have to get up real early. CET players have to stay up a bit late. These are the best times I could find 😅

VASSAL Armada module version 4.3.5 is available

Module version 4.3.5 "Fire all forward cannons" is available! 

Download: http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Module:Star_Wars:_Armada

Checksum: a615f3ff

OVERVIEW

Official build for Vassal OP Q1 2021 1-day live event. Adds 4 commanders and 8 officers for CW factions.

COMPATIBILITY

Armada 4.3.5 was built using Vassal 3.5.3. It should be compatible with module versions 4.0.0+ and Vassal 3.4.11+ but ALWAYS update to the most recent versions of both!

CRITICAL BUGFIXES

None

OTHER BUGFIXES

Fixed Kit Fist and Kickback defense token setup.

MAJOR NEW FEATURES

Added spoiled w10 cards from AMG's Ministravaganza event.

OTHER NEW FEATURES

None

TO-DO

Tweak Onager Ignition arc (the corners are off by a little).

Reduce "SET" volume.

Add setup "L"

Look at "locking pieces" functionality.

Deadline update for 1-day Swiss Event (Sunday, 21st March)

I'm altering the deal!

Got a tip from Biggs (famous for the Vassal World Cup - and his mustache) over at steelstrategy.com that Atomic Mass Games has announced a 3-day "AMG Mini-stravaganza" where they will reveal new stuff.

Hoping more wave 10 cards will get spoiled. If so they will be legal for the tournament. That's why I'm pushing back the signup deadline to Friday and the final fleet submission deadline to just 30 mins before the tournament!

In layman's terms: You have to sign up for the event by next Friday. I need a little time to enter all the players into the TTT event (and update Vassal). If you have your list ready by then, please submit it. If you want to wait, that's fine too. It's also fine to make some last-minute tweak and resubmit. I'll be using the latest version submitted.

Armada Warlords will oc update ASAP. You can also manually edit your lists. Just make sure they are legal. 😏

Revised schedule

Signup deadline: Midnight (GMT), Friday, 19th March.

Fleet submission deadline: 30 mins before the tournament starts,  10:00 am EST/14:00 GMT

The event takes place Sunday, 21st March.

• Start round 1: 10:30 am EST/14:30 GMT
• "Lunch" break: 1:00 pm EST/17:00 GMT
• Start round 2: 1:30 pm EST/17:30 GMT
• Start round 3: 4:00 pm EST/20:00 GMT

Times adjusted for daylight savings (from the 14th in the US but not until the 28th in Europe).

Every effort has been made to ensure that people from all across the globe can play. West Coast players have to get up real early. CET players have to stay up a bit late. These are the best times I could find 😅

Rebellion in the Rim pt. 3 (Round 2)

Round 2 map

Things are getting interesting. Let's dive into turn 2 of RitR!

The Fleets

We needed more squadrons, so we got more squadrons. I won, so 2 Ints and 1 TIE for me. My fellows could afford no more than 1 Int each. Ouch. Double ouch when you see the potato + squads list taking another X-wing and a Scurrg. It's a legit fleet. The best of all 3 rebel task forces. But it's already at 111 pts of squads. None of my fellow commanders can handle that. So what do we do? We send my fleet and use the ally token and hope for the best. The rest of the rebels also got more squads but they aren't as extreme.