X2D2 Builder — YASB for X-Wing (X2D2 2.0 Edition)

X2D2 Builder is an unofficial, yet another squad builder for Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Second Edition (2.0) Tabletop Game.

In the physical X-Wing Tabletop Game, each player has 200 points to spend to build a custom squadron of pilots/chassis and upgrades to utilize in their game session (typically a 1v1 battle). This digital app is the interface by which point values, slots, keywords, etc. for each game piece are tracked and surfaced for selecting a squad.

About the app

This is a static web app for building, browsing, printing, and sharing X2D2 X-Wing 2.0 squads. It also maintains a copy of rules text. The builder is hosted as plain HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and data files.

Balancing Standards

This is a fan variant of the 2.0 edition of the game that continues the original mission of the community-led 2.0 version. This builder retains a crucial focus on stewarding/emphasizing all of the original, official-only content in Standard play and strong theoretical and historical balancing of pieces. The goal of this builder is to allow for as many items as possible to be tournament competitive, providing ways for players to utilize execution skill to change the outcome of a game (flight movement options), and encouraging existing-piece opportunities to interact and counterplay against strategies. This community will continue to modernize the balancing of points, slots, keywords, while consider future expansions into fair, well-tested, safeguard-guided new custom cards and experiences (such as Campaigns and Scenarios). Finally, as a summary, this community focuses on stewarding the historical and highly balancing original game while faithfully bringing new experiences that are in line with the 2.0 experience.

Direct experience in historical balancing and playtesting of community versions for thousands of players over the years 2023 to 2026 plays the largest role in informing a strong balancing perspective. Methodology includes tournament-result based data gathering, Discernment-playtest methods, fair-both-sides-interaction, and international community collaboration.

2 Minor Rule Updates

This version maintains two community-agreed rules:

  1. First-blood scoring - the moment of scoring is during the game the first time a player scores half/all of a ship, the bid is also scored.
  2. Regen does not undo half-scoring - regenerating or changing health does not undo the scoring of half of a ship.

What this builder supports

The builder includes:

  • faction-based squad building
  • multi-faction squad building
  • card browser
  • rules browser
  • print-friendly squad output
  • translation support
  • X-Wing 2.0 card and rules data

Useful community links

Credits

This project builds on work from many contributors in the YASB and X-Wing community, including:

  • Geordan Rosario for the original Yet Another Squad Builder
  • Stephen Kim / Raithos for YASB 2.5
  • Evan Cameron, Jonathan Hon, Devon Monkhouse, and Mark Stewart for 2.0 launch data
  • Ganon for the community 2.0 version.
  • Patrick Mischke, godgremos, Clément Bourgoin, ManuelWittke, and other translation contributors (WIP)
  • Thomas Kohler for the site logo
  • GeckoTH for icon and template work
  • Hinny and Josh Derksen for X-Wing symbol fonts
  • hpanderson for maneuver dial functionality
  • wffurr for upgrade card text in printouts
  • zacharyp for squad names in permalinks and obstacle choice modal support
  • patschke for Quick Build support

Disclaimer

This builder is unofficial and is not affiliated with Atomic Mass Games, Fantasy Flight Games, Lucasfilm Ltd., Disney, or Asmodee.

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