r/StarWarsSquadrons

I got Squadrons when it came out, went in for the full experience with VR headset and HOTAS. I played through the full campaign and loved it.

Then I tried the online battles and hated it.

I'm a casual gamer, not very competitive. I wanted the experience of being a space pilot, but didn't have the time to train to be a really good one. I would enter combat and die in about ten seconds every time.

I haven't touched the game in about five years, but I'm thinking about jumping back in. I don't want to play through the full campaign again, but I'm wondering if there are good chapters/levels that are enjoyable to replay over and over.

I think what I'm looking for is an experience like StarFox -- I need to get from point A to point B and have some freedom to fly around and shoot bad guys that get in my way. Rather than an infinite dogfight where I'm just flying in circles all the time trying to shoot the guy who is behind me trying to shoot me.

Any recommendations?

So I've continued my old game, but I'm seeing things that don't make sense to me because I've forgotten pretty much everything. Like the brackets around your target and there is a little arrow to the left or right of it. and sometimes i see red lines radiating out from a ship. Totally lost on that.

As for the title, when trying to find the answer to these questions, EVERYONE under the sun is calling the cockpit instruments the HUD. Um no. And I'm actually kinda shocked that everyone has gone with it, even the wiki page.

Anyway. any help would be appreciated. Clearly i'm able to play regardless, but I'd like to know

Edit: The radiating lines are ships hit with targetting beacons and the arrow on the right indicated i have missiles as my right aux. Thanks all who helped!

Mystery solved. The green Arrow is the missile aux.