On board the Victory-Class Star Destroyer Audacity, Darth Vader is touring the perimeter systems for the Emperor. You have been given the job of sneaking aboard the ship and assassinating Lord Vader. This is vital, because Vader will continue to decimate the Jedi Knights if not stopped. Once Vader has been taken care of, you are to place a single charge to destory the Star Destroyer to keep it from continuing in its mission even without Vader. Planting the charge will also cover your escape, as everyone will be too busy trying to save the ship to stop you. |
First, the obvious: the plot is nothing more than a way to get Vader
into a level. The rest is there to give it some validity but it violates
so many constants in the Star Wars universe it's unbelievable. Apparently
this takes place before the Battle of Yavin, when Vader and the Emperor
are hunting down the Jedi Knights. Of course Katarn would still be in
Imperial service at this point; and why Vader only merits a Victory-Class
Star Destroyer with no escort is unknown. The good news is, after the
first few steps through the level, most of the plot is forgotten. The
level envelops you in the Star Wars universe, and there's really only one
thing on your mind: Vader.
There are also several items that Star Wars fans should be familiar with. The Star Destroyer comes complete with an accurate bridge, where you can look out of the standard windows over the rest of the ship, and next door is a holographic display complete with rotating TIE. I felt like I'd stepped into TIE Fighter. The bridge area even has a pad for Vader to communicate with the Emperor, straight out of ESB. For you to get around the ship, you need the standard keys and code cards, but the author has managed to get around the usual dreary business by giving you the afore-mentioned areas to explore. You pick up the keys along the way, running through this maze of corridors and rooms to find all kinds of secrets. The eventual goal is to reach the captain, who has the key to Vader's private chamber.
It's difficult to find something to gripe about here, but I managed to come up with a suggestion. Despite what was done here, the author didn't use all that was available to him via the numerous web pages out there. I would have expected to see some grey shirted officers on an Imperial ship, or perhaps some stormtroopers without the helmets (I think there's a WAX for that) in their quarters. If the author wants to take this a step further, there are numerous areas where one more little item would increase the experience a lot. Dare we hope for a second version? |
Level(s) replaced: | None (?) |
Difficulty Settings: | No |
New BMs: | Yes |
New FMEs: | Yes |
New WAXs: | Yes |
New 3DOs: | Yes |
New VOCs: | Yes |
New GMDs: | No |
New LFDs: | Yes |
New VUEs: | Yes |
Base: | New level from scratch |
Editor(s) used: | DFUSE 1.00, WDFUSE 1.50, WDFUSE 1.666, and beta releases of WDFUSE 2.00. |
Known Bugs: | There are some pretty bad HOMs in the hangar bays, and the computer slows a bit when you look out the windows. |
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Assassinate Darth Vader. (kilvader.zip, 493k)
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