

Front shields cover top and nose of your ship's hitbox. Shields cover your ship in an egg shaped arch. Why? Below I'll describe why this button will become your best new friend in a dogfight. Map the 'Spacebar' to 'match target speed'. Why? Because you're going to use this almost everytime you go to work and you shouldn't have to reach across the keyboard to hit it. The 'F' button should act just like the '' buttons now.

Map the 'F' button to cycle ship systems. This is called ‘scratch my back’ maneuver. *Target each other at point blank then boost his shields after which he will immediately boost you back. If the dogfight is still on, boost him and get on with the dogfight. You have to have friendly targeted and be almost at point blank range. Target your friendly that appears to be low on shield coverage. That’s perfect to disengage, rally, and get back in there. This boost will quickly replenish your shields but disable your weapons for about 1 minute. You would use this however if you’re grouped and pulling away from a hairy bombing run OR your bogey is dead but left you with no shields – a bad state indeed. You shouldn’t use this when you’re solo, because if you’re getting splattered with blaster fire and your shields are nearly breached, it’s best to fall back on /iffscramble. Careful lad, you won’t be able to use this on the same enemy twice. Why? Because as a Rebel this button will safe you and your ship more often than you’ll care to remember – and besides, there are NO BUFFS IN SPACE farm boy. As you advance and learn special tricks as well as droid commands, you’ll want to fill your toolbar up with a logical setup you have memorized. Okay, before we launch lets cover some basics that will save your hide. This way when you’re competent enough for a transfer by your trainer, you’ll be ready – and not be like all the others grinding their way to certain death (and chassis decay). Yeah okay, the tools do make up for lack of talent too often for the ‘experienced’ fighters, but lets make the most of what we have. You burn your capacitor out before you’ve lined up a shot, your throttle control appears random, and your flying is nothing short of lunacy. Listen up farm-boy, I’m not trying to get you down but I’ve seen you up there buzzing around the planetary space station with your lender Z-95 shooting at civilian transports, and frankly, I’m not impressed. The Bothan Brawler’s Rebel Pilot Guide – Tier 1 through 4 - Updated v1.3
