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 |          X-WING VS. TIE-FIGHTER: Balance of Power (c) LucasArts            |
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 |    Cracked by: HOSON                  |            Genre: Spacecombat Sim  |
 |   Packaged by: HOSON                  |     Release date: Dec 18, 1997     |
 |  Release size: 1.44 x 71              |   Installed size: 190 MB           |
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 | GENERAL                                                                    |
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 |  Balance of Power is really a transform of the existing X-Wing vs. Tie     |
 |  Fighter into the true Star Wars experience it should have been from the   |
 |  beginning. The expansion adds two all new campaigns (yes, campaigns!)     |
 |  to the game. These 30 new missions are completely interdependent and      |
 |  story-driven, giving the player something more to strive for than just    |
 |  the completion of individual missions.                                    |
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 |  LucasArts has designed the new campaigns to be totally compatible with    |
 |  whatever playing method the user prefers. All of the missions can be      |
 |  completed in either single-player or multiplayer mode, and each of the    |
 |  two campaigns is dedicated to serving a particular side. The Imperial     |
 |  campaign finds the player as a pilot for the Avenger Squadron, an elite   |
 |  unit dedicated to serving the Galactic Empire in the most dangerous,      |
 |  most difficult missions.                                                  |
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 |  Not only will you get to fly in the best squadron in the entire Rebel     |
 |  fleet, but Balance of Power also includes the B-Wing starfighter, a       |
 |  heavy-hitter that was left out of the original product because the        |
 |  designers felt it was too powerful and would unbalance the game's         |
 |  multiplayer element. Maybe they were right, but things have changed.      |
 |  The B-Wing is by no means a "freebie." Trust me, you'll need all the      |
 |  help you can get, because Balance of Power also throws something          |
 |  completely unexpected into the mix: a monstrous Super Star Destroyer      |
 |  that is the primary target of one of the Rebel missions!                  |
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 | FEATURES                                                                   |
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 |  * 2 new campaigns -- fly for the noble Rebel Alliance or the sinister     |
 |    Galactic Empire                                                         |
 |  * 30 new missions available in both multiplayer and single-player modes   |
 |  * Fly the awesome B-Wing fighter                                          |
 |  * Save your game in the middle of a battle or campaign                    |
 |  * User-customizable hot-key messages for use in multiplayer games         |
 |  * All new neutral and enemy ships                                         |
 |  * Combat engagements now have customizable balance settings               |
 |  * Native support for 3Dfx and PowerVR. Also Direct3D support.             |
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 | RIPPED                                                                     |
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 |  8 of the 10 new SMK cutscenes (look for an add-on soon), and the CD audio |
 |  tracks. We left the Balance of Power introductions intact.                |
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 | INSTALLATION & GAME NOTES                                                  |
 |                                                                            |
 |  We've included the COMPLETE version of the original XvT (v1.14), because  |
 |  it just wouldn't run stable without it. You can choose to play either     |
 |  XvT or Balance of Power from the launch menu. Also, some ppl were having  |
 |  trouble with the previous Hybrid release of XvT. This should now be       |
 |  solved (bettre late then never).                                          |
 |                                                                            |
 |  Must be installed to C:\XVT. (Or you can manually edit REGDATA.REG).      |
 |  Unzip, then decompress by typing this from the command prompt:            |
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 |  UNACE X XVTBOP.ACE C:\XVT                                                 |
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 |  Start the game by running XVT.EXE - don't run the other executables!      |
 |                                                                            |
 |  To enable 3D support, click ADVANCED OPTIONS from the XvT launcher, then  |
 |  select your preferred 3D card. Note that 3D support must also be enabled  |
 |  from within game afterwards.                                              |
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 | GREETINGS                                                                  |
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 |  Razor 1911, Paradigm, Class, and Backlash.                                |
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 |                               Hybrid members                               |
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 |                           HOSON, and Mad Turnip.                           |
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 |    Casca, Cattino, Cyber, Dante, Dmize, Eci, Free|Jack, Jammer, Hando,     |
 |   Le Vey, MindBender, ned, Phoenix, Principal, Replicator, and Warchild.   |
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