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I never really understood why Roberts seemed to dislike this aspect of Wing Commander II. I think the story is that he wanted things to be more clear-cut, but then in IV you fight a civil war against your own comrades who are trying to commit genocide, which seems a hell of a lot darker than...

So they weren't responsible for the initial draft of the script then? I thought it was interesting how well they managed the sci-fi jargon and feel of the story and universe which I wouldn't expect from any off-the-shelf script monkey. Blair is a self-insert for the player, and having someone...

It was never going to happen anyway given Chris Roberts' comments about how hard he was trying to avoid that comparison.

Tolwyn gets a lot more moments where we can see why he acts the way he does, even if it's only in retrospect. I wonder if we would feel differently about the Menjou character in that film if he had been developed in the same way; he's a jerkass and a politicker but he's also not Literal Space...

That's pretty neat although I can't imagine it being very satisfying to play. Has anyone tried running the original games on a Steam Deck or Ayaneo?

They don't use the Origin models anyway, I believe they're the ones Howard Day made for Pioneer, which was an aborted Privateer fan game (not to be confused with Pioneer, which is an aborted Elite fan game)

When I glanced at the first thumbnail after seeing the previous posts I assumed it was Caspar Van Dien and was briefly confused before I actually read the title. They really look alike. Also, Malcolm McDowell played an archaeologist in the series finale of Rebels.

Do we know who the voice actors for the pilots were? I always wondered if it was really George Oldziey or Madeline Kahn (whoever she is) voicing the redshirt pilots.

Thou art a criminal. I shalt not resurrect thee.

It really is quite good. I wasn't expecting much but this is way beyond the entry-level Sound Blaster or DOSBox midi emulation I'm used to. It feels much more modern than the graphics and other sound effects. I got into Privateer late during the period where it wouldn't run on any modern...

That's not true anymore, they got a big investment a few years ago: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2018/12/20/billionaire-clive-calder-and-son-invest-46-million-in-studio-behind-crowdfunded-game-star-citizen/

Thanks, that's still a lot better than what we had before! I wish that it were possible to take photos of the underside. IIRC the handbook CG has quite a few differences from the final model?

Do you have any other photos of the model?

What's the term, institutional memory? It's pretty interesting looking at newer games, especially the ones trying overtly to be retro, and what they don't pick up on. I watched a video on the EVE VR fighter game, Valkyrie, and the developer talked about how the problem was that battles always...

Eh, is this really such a big deal? I haven't read the book in years, but doesn't the emperor have only a few lines in total? I'm having a really hard time remembering Walken in anything other than Privateer 2 and that one Adam Sandler movie but I don't think the role calls for anything really...

I'm certainly not happy that he's dead (and I don't know how I missed this when it happened), but I really am glad that this series has been able to attract the kind of talent that can't be summarized in one line, whether it be John Hurt, John Rhys-Davies or Malcolm McDowell.

Isn't this just as much the fault of the editors, though? Certainly there have been more than a few high-profile authors who needed them, and False Colors goes to show just how much can slip through in the initial draft (though at least Keith seemed able to remember details when he needed them)...

That's a pity. I was hoping at least that Howard Day would release his Privateer mod.

Was there a memo written somewhere in whatever the Origin continuity department in the 90s was that BARBARA MILES was to be the Official Terran Newscaster? I remember a bit from False Colors where Tolwyn mentions her in passing and it's an interesting thing to remember when they had trouble with...

Whatever became of the Tarsus (and other ships) Howard Day was working on in Rogue Galaxy, anyway? I assumed that they'd be released as a mod after the game was and then there was nothing.