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WC Academy's 15-level gauntlet is a notorious time-sink. Each level consists of three enemy waves, and with each wave you face more and tougher opponents. Selecting the right ship and wingman can be as important as your own combat skills, so it helps to know what you'll come up against in the later levels. Forums member Kaunisto dove into Academy's data files with a hex editor, and extracted the complete mission setup and ship codes:

 Wave 1Wave 2Wave 3
Level 1 1 Sartha (1) 1 Drakhri (1) 1 Jrathek (1)
Level 2 2 Sartha (1) 2 Drakhri (1) 2 Jalkehi (1)
Level 3 2 Grikath (1) 2 Strakha (1) 3 Ferret (1)
Level 4 1 Wraith (1) 2 Epee (1) 3 Sabre (1)
Level 5 3 Epee (1) 1 Sabre (1) 3 Broadsword (1)
Level 6 1 Dorkathi (1) 2 Crossbow (1) 1 Morningstar (1)
Level 7 1 Wraith (1) 2 Jrathek (1) 3 Drakhri (2)
Level 8 3 Jalkehi (2) 2 Morningstar (2) 3 Sabre (2)
Level 9 4 Grikath (3) 4 Strakha (3) 3 Crossbow (3)
Level 10 4 Rapier (2) 5 Epee (2) 7 Ferret (2)
Level 11 5 Grikath (3) 4 Wraith (2) 4 Rapier (3)
Level 12 6 Jrathek (2) 2 Dorkathi (2) 9 Drakhri (3)
Level 13 5 Crossbow (2) 4 Morningstar (4) 6 Epee (2)
Level 14 6 Jrathek (4) 7 Ferret (4) 10 Sartha (4)
Level 15 7 Morningstar (4) 8 Wraith (3) 8 Jrathek (4)

The number in parenthesis indicates the enemy pilot skill. With a hex editor like Hexplorer you can modify each wave to be as easy or challenging as you want. If you'd just like to experience the final level, WingOver has made a small patch that lets you start the gauntlet at level 15. Back up the original WAVEINFO.DAT file and extract this zip file into your game directory. Now you can take on 7 Morningstars, 8 Wraiths and Jratheks without having been worn down by the 42 preceding waves. Easy!


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