Friday, December 26, 2025

Update for the XwaInstallerManager Posted by Forceflow
@JeremyaFr just updated the XwaInstallerManager to add some great quality of live improvements.

Upon your next launch it will as you if you want to update it. If you click yes it will download the newest version.

Please note that on the current version of the XwaInstallerManager there is a small bug which will result in an error. You can simply click okay and restart the XwaInstallerManager.

Upon the next launch you will see the much improved new layout:



This will now order Packages that belong to each other together, and mark newly available downloads. (New meaning being released within a month and not yet downloaded)
You can now also easily see what each package is.

• Full packages will create a new folder with a new separate mod installation


• Patch packages will be installed into an existing mod installation. You can see what mod and version is required in the Prerequisite column.


• Optional packages will also be installed into an existing mod installation, but are not required. In this example this is the C-3PO Language Configurator, which is only useful for people who want to play the game in a different language. You can see that the only prerequisite is to have XWAU2025 installed, this addon does not require a specific version.

There's also a nice little legend on the bottom now to explain each icon.

Many thanks to @JeremyaFr for providing this functionality, especially the auto-upgrade functionality which means everybody will be notified upon launching the XwaInstallerManager.

Should you have any further ideas or comments please feel free to add them here!

Thursday, December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas to you all! Posted by Forceflow
With the release out of the way (and thankfully so far not too many issues) it's time for us all to take a little break and enjoy the holidays!
So we wish you the same and hope you'll find the time to test out all the new things we have added in 1.1.0



Send your holiday wishes and greetings here

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

X-Wing Alliance Upgrade 1.1.0 is here! Posted by Forceflow


One would think that we learnt from previous releases, but somehow this one got away from us, yet again!
It was meant to be the release on the Golan III with some minor touch-ups here and there, but we found new ways to expand the game, so everything got bigger, yet again.

Before you install
Be sure to grab the latest version of the XWAInstallerManager available in the downloads section This will ensure the easiest installation and will match the Installation Guide

So here are the highlights of XWAU 2025 1.1.0

Golan III by Vince T
This is of course the big one. Marvel at yet another one of Vince’s creations, based on the original model from Dragon. The Golan III is a massive and truly impressive model. One of the last few original models it was in dire need of an update, and now it might just be one of the most impressive models we have.


Movies

MechDonald has completed updating all cut-scenes to stunning 2k videos. All videos are re-creations of the original videos, staying true to their original intent while massively improving on their visual quality.

A quick list of updates

• A new way to display the background of missions has been developed by blue_max. All missions have been edited to make use of this feature with new environments created by Forceflow


• Ships can now have variable sFoils to either clamp onto a target (currently used for the AMU to properly grab onto the asteroid base) and grab targets for pickup.


• There are also a lot of functional upgrades in the hooks. For more details here be sure to check the Hook_Readme.txt in your Readme/Hooks directory in the XWAU 2025 1.1.0 installation.


• Now you can get telemetry data from the game into SimHub.


• Victory Star Destroyer I & II: Replaced the static merged turret meshes with individual rotary turrets that each track their target independently


• Imperial Star Destroyer II low detailed model by Vince T for use in Battle 7


• Many more tweaks and fixes

Known Issues
Despite our best efforts one mission, B7M3, is giving us a hard time. There is a high chance that the player will be destroyed by the Death Star II and even when the mission is marked as complete while flying, it can still be set to failed when the game ends the missions automatically. One workaround that seems to work is to immediately hit Q and SPACE once you are close enough to the buoy so that the game marks all goals as finished. We don't really know what is causing this right now. It's annoying but you might have to cheat your way past that mission if it doesn't let you finish it.

It's been a lot more work than we anticipated, but we are really glad to be able to get this to you in time for the holidays! We hope you all enjoy this update, so go grab the new update and have some fun!

See the release post for a more in-depth list of changes, as well as for discussing this new release!

Saturday, December 13, 2025

The shield is down... Posted by Forceflow


Get ready for the next XWAU patch. Things are moving along, and while we cannot promise anything, we are trying very hard to get you guys a Christmas present. Hopefully Santa wont be too late As always things have gotten more complicated than we imagined, but this means you can expect quite some extra content.

We don't want to spoil too much, but if you've paid attention you'll already know of a big thing coming, and up above a small teaser of yet more incredible cut-scenes to enjoy, but there should be quite a few surprises included in this one as well!


So stay tuned for a release update soon™

Discuss these hopefully exiting news here

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Attack of the AI Bots... Posted by Forceflow
Hey everybody.

just an update on the situation regarding bots crawling (and bringing down) the site and forum.
Things are still ongoing and it's a constant battle to keep the crawlers out. I am having to use more and more drastic measures to protect the forum. This might now lead to collateral damage due to the way I am blocking the bots. As such, should get an error messages when trying to access the forum (it should state an error 403 code when loading the page) please contact me (webmaster@xwaupgrade.com) and I'll try to sort it out.

This is very unfortunate, but unfortunately required to protect the forum.

I have also activated a CDN for the forum that is apparently now included with my contract. This also includes some level of bot protection, so hopefully with this I might be able to lessen some of the restrictions that are currently in place.

Should you be able to access the forum you can discuss this further here

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