VASSAL Armada Online play

Vassal is a Java (which most people already have on their computers) application used to replicate board games.

The Armada Vassal module is a top-down (2D) recreation of the Star Wars: Armada miniatures game.

It's not a substitute for the real thing, but a supplement, to let player hone their skills and connect with opponents across the globe!

Why Vassal?

• It's 100% free.

• Always up to date with the latest releases and previews.

• Easy to use.

  • If you can use a mouse and a keyboard you're good. Simply put, every game piece has a right-click menu with all available actions.

  • As you play, you can learn hotkeys for important actions (hotkeys are visible in the right-click menus) to greatly speed up play.

• You can automatically set up your fleet based on export from the major list builders. Very fast and convenient.

• Lots of automation and reporting reduce bookkeeping to a minimum and speed up play.

• Support for Corellian Conflict and Rebellion in the Rim.

• You can play from home (convenient and safe).

• You can save games and continue later.

• You can log games and review them later.

• GREAT community! Easy to find games and always friendly and casual.

• You can join ongoing games as an observer and watch.

• Get inspired by the lists you meet online and the talented players behind them

The only real drawback: you try something on Vassal, then decide to buy more plastic to try it IRL 🙃

How to successfully Vassal?

• Watch the tutorials below!

• Get online, watch a game or two.

  • Vassal's open nature means you can easily watch other people play.

  • Excellent way of getting inspiration for lists and play styles.

• The Vassal players are all very welcoming and casual, so take the plunge and PLAY A GAME.

  • Even if you're really good at Armada, don't expect to win your first game - many Vassal players are really good + it takes some getting used to a digital format.

  • Don't be discouraged. Play another game. Then another.

• When in doubt: RIGHT-CLICK. (Almost) everything has a right-click menu with actions.

• Learn the important shortcuts for a faster, less mouse-intensive game.

  • Did I mention right-clicking? Right-clicking shows the hotkeys (if any) for that command.

• Use the Preferences menu to customize your play experience.

• EMBRACE the top-down graphics!

  • It looks pretty, but it'll never be 3D. If you MUST have 3D, TTS is the thing for you.

  • 2D does, however, offer utter clarity and pixel precision.

• Learn to use Shrimpbot over in the Discord to generate setup files based on fleet builder export.

  • Text export of fleet, PM to Shrimpbot, !vassal <paste list>, download vlog file, open/join a room in vassal, load continuation <vlog file>, step forward until fleet appears.

  • This way you can have any fleet set up in SECONDS!

• Get a 2nd screen - or a big one. Being able to see the tabletop AND have room for the chat on one side is VERY helpful.

  • My home office/nerd space has THREE big screens... compared to my laptop that's a huge difference.

• Don't be afraid to use Discord voice chat. Text chat is nice, but voice is even better. Especially if you're learning the game/module.

  • That said, I know many players appreciate Vassal bc they don't need voice to play.

• TTS is an excellent platform for online play. No reason to limit yourself to Vassal.

• Playing online isn't a substitute for the real thing. Push the plastic and the pixels both

Module version 4.2.5 "This is Vassal WC 2021"

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

Direct download link: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AmLOw84tw_3YhO8ApmKE2NT7f2oPpQ?e=FKoQ0V

Checksum: 66ec389a

OVERVIEW

Official VASSAL WORLD CUP 2021 version!

Fixed the chat delay bug!

### WARNING!!! ###

THIS VERSION OF THE MODULE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH ANY VERSION PRIOR TO 4.0.0!

REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR VASSAL INSTALLATION!

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Vassal Armada includes:

• every ship, squadron, card, and token (up to and including wave 9/Clone Wars)

• every card updated in the Card Pack

• support for Corellian Conflict and RitR

Bug reports:

• report them over at the Discord

Feature requests/suggestions/questions:

• report them over at the Discord

Matchmaking:

• join a tourney announced on this forum

• hang out in the Vassal Armada lobby (when logged into the module)

• join our Star Wars: Armada Discord server: https://discord.gg/ym4sUAy

• join my blog's Discord server: https://discord.gg/H5R34FE4zB

• use the Facebook Armada Online group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/starwarsarmadaonline/

Tutorials:

Green Knight