Raise the Flag 2023
This competition will determine the Flagship of the TIE Corps, the TCCOM’s Escort Squadron, and TCCOM’s Wingman for the next 12 months. Any forms of activity presented by the pilots will grant points to their ships. Avenger & Spectre Squadrons are eligible to take part in the competition.
Judges: TCCOM, SOO & WO will not take part as members of Avenger. BGCOM’s may opt-in to Avenger if they so wish
Point System
Single Player
- 2 points to each TIE Fighter Single Player mission flown from the TC Battle Center
- 3 points to each X-Wing vs TIE Fighter Single Player mission flown from the TC Battle Center
- 3 points to each X-Wing Alliance Single Player mission flown from the TC Battle Center
- 5 points to each X-Wing Single Player mission flown from the TC Battle Center
- 5 points to each TFTC Single Player mission flown from the TC Battle Center
- 10 points for every mission high score
- 10 points x # of missions in the battle for every battle high score
Each battle/free mission in the compendium can be flown only once throughout the month for credit in the competition.
Note that battles already flown in previous months of this year are eligible to be re-flown for points in Raise the
Flag, however, they will not count towards Ace of the TIE Corps competition awards.
Multiplayer
| Game |
Points for LoS |
Points for LoC |
| Star Conflict |
1 |
8 |
X-Wing versus TIE Fighter &
X-Wing Alliance &
TFTC |
2 |
10 |
| Empire at War |
2 |
5 |
| EA Battlefront 1 & 2 |
6 |
12 |
| Squadrons |
4 |
10 |
| Elite Dangerous |
5 |
5 |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic |
5 |
8 |
Ewok Hunt
Ewok Hunt is banned. It can still be played during RtF, but screenshots for matches played in September need to be submitted in October.
Custom Matches in Squadrons
Modifiers are not allowed in custom matches in Squadrons for 4 or 5 players. When submitting the results of a custom match with 4 or 5 players, a screenshot showing that no modifiers were used must be included.
For 2 or 3 players, the following set of modifiers may be used:
- 60% raider/corvette hull (both factions)
- 80% capital ship hull (both factions)
- 80% flagship hull (both factions)
When submitting the results of a custom match with 2 or 3 players, a screenshot showing what modifiers were used (if any) must be included.
Art
- IU courses will carry a weight of 10 points per completed course.
- 2 fortnight long comps, one fiction and one graphics, will run each back to back from the 1st-14th and 15th-28th. The 29th-30th will not have any bonus comps running.
- Submissions to the three judges
- Fiction will be limited to one submission per pilot per fortnight with bonus comps providing a prompt each fortnight.
- Word count minimum (1000) and maximum (4000) will be implemented.
- No AI derived fiction writing!
- Graphics will be limited to one submission per pilot per fortnight with bonus comps providing a prompt each fortnight.
- No commissioned artwork
- Graphics utilizing pre-existing work AND/OR AI generated work must be sufficiently modified to be considered valid. For example, don’t download something from DeviantArt and submit it as your own.
- Graphic Scoring will be based on the following metrics (⅓ each):
- How the piece fits in with the prompt - as decided by the judges.
- How you created it - submission should include a description about this
- Pictures / evidence of the process - screenshots of the work in progress
- Memes will be limited to 20 submissions per pilot for the month
- Cap of 200 points earned via memes per pilot (max of 10 per submission)
- Memes will be judged by the TCCOM.
Bonus points
Bonus points and participation points are awarded to the pilot.
- Fiction Bonus Competition (each):
500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 50 (top ten)
- Participation (each): 200
- Submissions that place also earn participation points
- Graphics Bonus Competition (each):
500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 50 (top ten)
- Participation (each): 200
- Submissions that place also earn participation points
Battlegroup Scores
Individual pilots and Squadrons will continue to be scored as in recent years.
Battlegroups will use a ratio of their headcount against the largest Battlegroup set at the start of RtF.
For example as of 7th August
- BG1: 60 members excluding WC
- BG2: 41 members excluding WC
- BG3: 38 members excluding WC
Ratios as follows:
- BG1: 1.0
- BG2: 60/41 = 1.46
- BG3: 60/38 = 1.57
Medals to be awarded
- Top three squadrons: TUA/MUA/MUA for all participants (more than zero points)
- Top ship: MUA for all participants (more than zero points)
- Overall individual point totals, Iron Stars with Wings: Platinum, Gold x4, Silver x5, Bronze x6, Copper x9 (top 25)
- Fiction bonus comps (each), Iron Stars with Ribbons: Gold, Silver x2, Bronze x3, Copper x4 (top ten)
- Individual best fiction piece between all four bonus comps: Upgraded to IS-PR
- Graphics bonus comps (each), Iron Stars with Ribbons: Gold, Silver x2, Bronze x3, Copper x4 (top ten)
- Individual best graphic piece between all four bonus comps: Upgraded to IS-PR
- Every 350 points earned from all sources: ORA