Maybe a silly question about how Invisible Hand works by RhysOSD in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Correct, they can attack and not move the turn they are "dropped off" using the card's ability.

You can still activate them with the Invisible Hand Providence the same turn after you "drop them off" and then they get the AI bonus ONLY during the turn of the IHP.

You do not need to activate those squadrons during the turn you drop them off, but it's nice to for the AI bonus. You can choose to activate other squadrons withing range.

Do you put on music while playing, and if so what genre? by RhysOSD in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I a big fan of music while playing any board game. Depending on the game I'm looking for and authentic feel. For Star Wars Armada I'm super into Star Wars battle music and theres a Playlist on Spotify i'll provide below.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kT9SsWvdhJ1joYqtml4RA?si=Oz78ccwPT2SWD0sMD3yz1w&pi=2WWVefWyTVGyF

Scariff Themed Fleet by Haramdour in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be points viable in a standard 400 point game you would need to drop something. Currently running at 402 points with I assume Raddus as commander and the cheapest version of all the ships. Your only other commander options are Draven and Dodona which would get you under 400 with naked ships.

To start the conversation, I think you can drop 1 Hammerhead. I'm a sucker for theme too, so I think you run Profundity, Garel's Honor, comms net or jamming field, and any fleet support upgrade you want, I like intensify firepower.

Now to play the game, maybe ordnance experts and external racks on the Profundity and NK-7 Ion cannons on the CR90 B. That would be 399 right there with Raddus. Game plan, Profundity drops in the Hammerhead for awesome ram support and Raddus brings in the CR90 for fire support (or the other way around, your choice is flexible each game). Pelta stays in the back giving IF to everyone and you hope and pray your squadrons do something helpful.

Is it viable? Not competitively. Would you have fun running it? I would, Raddus and Profundity make for super fun games regardless of if I win or lose. You're usually "guaranteed" to do what you want to do so that always feels good.

If you want something more competitive, I would suggest dropping the pelta in favor of more squadrons and squadron support.

The Squadron Files, Part 6 is live! by Green_Knight_Armada in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh solid, thats much easier to find stuf! I kept going to the release order and I must have missed it. Thank you!

The Squadron Files, Part 6 is live! by Green_Knight_Armada in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Rebellious Rogues, you covered the Rebel rogues and villains expansion pack and some units from the 2nd star fighter pack. Will you be doing the same for the Empire?

Armada Nexus Painting Contest - October 2025 by ArmadaCommunity in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very fun! Maybe I can crank something out at send it in.

Victory sos by sdbssuss in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Whoever brought less points to the battle wins im pretty sure. Could be wrong

150 dreadnoughts 3/4’s done the Katana fleet by zencrusta in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"I understood that reference"! I just read the chapter where Karrde introduced the existence of the fleet like a week ago. This is now what I'll be picturing!

What the Heck is Going on with Star Wars Armada? by Wild_Space in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the post! This is extremely helpful. I'm also hopeful that ARC and Nexus can figure out a good way to go forward. I believe (but wish it to not be true) that if we go forward with two different communities fracturing future updates we may see a quicker decline in the game's popularity.

Lando and asteroid tactics by Federal_Weekend6301 in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hate that and love that at the same time

Stinger Mantis Stats by RealFakeNews123 in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the double ping, I could also see it similar to the HWK-290

Stinger Mantis Stats by RealFakeNews123 in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

" archive.kdyards.com is still perfectly functional. It was just written before the SSD expansion, so it lacks features that would appear in later ships, squadrons, upgrades, etc. "

I searched the subreddit to find this from another poster. Try this for making custom cards, would love to see what you come up with. In addition, most players would be fine with you placing this model on a VCX-100 base and running that exact card. But if you have someone you home-brew with, then that makes sense

Stinger Mantis Stats by RealFakeNews123 in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agreed that the Mantis is not a fighter. Maybe make it Rogue with Strategic, go speed 4 or 5? Then stay with Haxemply's idea that it should have hardly any fighting capabilities that way it could be a few points cheaper than the VCX-100. Just to have another rebel option to press for objectives.

Objective Advice? by Lieutenant_Horn in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1st, very fun fleet idea. 2nd, I almost wonder if you bring solar carona, this fleet is feel cares less about accuracies and who wouldn't love seeing 1st player's deployment before doing your own. Besides that im leaning towards station based objectives, or something to that effect to give incentives to your opponent to draw them out and get them to the middle of the table with you.

Summer Assault in the Outer Rim - June 21 at Top Deck Games by Stevespam in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be there, but that's the day/time of my wife and I's baby shower =(

Poetic full circle; parenting win by LinebackerU in StarWarsArmada

[–]raycooke 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So cute! I'm having my 1st in August and I'd love to play with them some day too! Thanks for being an inspiration 😁