IE Fighter, a 1994 space flight simulator/space combat computer game, is the sequel to Star Wars: X-Wing, and the first game of the series that puts the player on the side of the Galactic Empire.As a space flight simulator game, TIE Fighter puts the player at the controls of various starfighters in space combat against enemy spacecraft. Combat is mixed between dogfights with other starfighters and assaults on larger "capital" starships which often feature powerful turbolasers and starfighter hangars. Players also occasionally engage in noncombat duties such as inspecting passing cargo ships at a checkpoint and escorting shuttles meeting for peace talks, although all missions in the game eventually reach combat. Combat can take place at short ranges using laser weaponry, and long ranges using warhead weaponry.