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Reading the script - man there are some cool ideas in there. I actually really like the idea of the first mission of the game being a mission off the Tiger's Claw in a WC1 Rapier (maybe it could be the WC2 Rapier as another prototype like the Rapiers in WC1 originally were). That seems like a...

Good points - Microprose made the first games I played - I guess I have an unreasonable amount of nostalgia when it comes to them.

My understanding was that Bill Stealey, who co-founded the original iteration with Sid Meier, returned to get this company up and running. Is that not a good sign?

Fellow Wingnuts, I know we were all saddened all those years ago when Origin left us. But I recently discovered some good news - one of the other giants of 80s/90s Software development seems to be back - MicroProse - who was founded by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey and who developed amongst other...

I always thought WC2 did Capship attacks best - really capturing the "WW2 in space" feel I think they were going for. In WC1, I never worried about capships unless they were going to jump out - just clean up the fighters and then I can pull back, recharge my shields and afterburn in on gun runs...

Oh my goodness that's gorgeous. I wish I could hop in a game and fly that right now.

All I know is I can't wait for the Scimitar.

Hey Lew! Great to see some stuff from you again. Look forward to it! As a sidenote - I'm a US Navy Lieutenant and an E-2 Hawkeye Weapons and Tactics Instructor, so if you have any questions on historical accuracy or anything else when it comes to the USN side of the house, I'd be happy to help...

I agree with your assessment of the color schemes, Defiance. I was always more partial to the Silver/Green tones that Confed ships had from the 2650s to mid 2660s. That's why I especially loved your Yorktown model in WC2 livery.

Quarto, did that limit not exist in WC1? I seem to remember missions with more than 16 total ships - for example BiFrost with the Supply Depot had 18 total enemies, and then if you include you, your wingman, the escort Hornet by the Claw and the Claw itself, that would be 22 total ships...

I thought the Scimitar had the most useful gun armament of any WC1 fighter. You could just lay on the Mass Drivers and it would take a while for the capacitor to deplete. And for most Kilrathi ships, five to six direct MD hits was enough. She did have the slowest top speed but if you mastered...

My favorite Wing Commander fighter is the Scimitar. Yep, I said it.

Wing Commander II still takes the cake for me - I've always been more partial to the art style and music from the first two games and WC2 really draws it together with a well done (albeit predictable) story line. WC3 was also excellent for the impending sense of doom that permeated, which was a...

I started as Sylvester, which was bestowed on me when I went to aviation challenge as a 12 year old with a lisp. I joined the CIC forums the next year so that's what I picked and I used that pretty consistently until I actually became a US Naval Flight Officer. At that point, I switched to my...

I always thought the producers intended/anticipated that one day their would be a nuclear powered Lexington, but if so, they should have done a bit of editing on the hull number.

This is the most accurate statement ever written about a Wing Commander game.

Working like a charm now. Thanks L.I.F.!

I got in to a match 1 out of 5 tries. 1 out of three with WCIII ships. 0 out of 2 with WC1/2 ships. Here's the log info: Unable to retrieve UI (animated) texture () Error, LoadScreen failed to screen of type GameBalanceScreen when loading section GameBalanceScreen from file...

I tried the instructions you linked to - didn't work. I'm going to uninstall HWR and unsubscribe from all mods, then download with just HMW and your mods and see if that works.

L.I.F. - have you ever encountered the "general failure" error with HW2 in your travels, and if so, how did you correct it?