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I always thought that the 'level up' part of a space sim would be to do with your military rank - the higher the rank, the more advanced fighter you get to fly. That might be a 'variant' based system, where each variant has different armor, shield & gun specs - and you get to choose the...

Good-o. Since you've bagged CV-09 & I only have one piece of art to change, I can easily choose a new number. Bagging CV-13! Officially! I'm pretty much just going out on a limb and making up stuff so I don't trample all over canon. Hopefully in development I can figure out a way to 'close loop'...

Quick question, where did you get the number CV-09? Is there some list somewhere of all the used callsign designations? Have been doing my own mod for a while, and you've totally stolen my number! (don't worry, I just pulled the number out of my ass, I can easily change it).

I remember when the first Mass Effect was being advertised many game critics were, well, critical about combining FPS with the RPG genre. Now we feel an FPS is lacking if it doesn't have some kind of RPG element... It stands to reason that a new Wing Commander would follow suit, and be a blend...

I had to vote for the movie ship, even though yes, it does look like a battleship in space a la battle cruiser Yamato. Reason being that when I first saw it I was reminded so much of the Saratoga from space: above and beyond! That was a series that was wing commander in all but name... My...

The Armada taunts aren't too bad either - probably not enough, but both Terran & Kilrathi are there. It's also interesting to hear the Kilrathi voice work between WC2/Privateer era & WC3/4, kind of a mid point between the screechy wc2 kilrathi & the throaty wc3 ones. Still think prophecy...

Thats a good point - look IRL at the Lightning & Lightning II, Typhoon & Eurofighter Typhoon etc. etc. I guess one could argue the whole Mk I, Mk II, Mk III thing. Would that would make yours the CF-117 Rapier Mk. I, & the film version Mk. II? Which is awesome, because you could then fill in as...

I think the movie-esque rapier is interesting... then again I'm a big fan of the Movie Rapiers (unlike most people around here!) - that's no secret judging by my avatar :) . I'm guessing you were going for a variant before they fitted the rotary neutron cannon? I like the way you fit the...

You could always take a leaf from bsg when it comes to explanation. . . Anhur being the original human origin world and earth a colony. . . And any contact between the tri system and confed is hushed up, exactly like the talon pilot rescue mission. Could make a good little storyline, official...

This was a tricky one. First instinct was for WC3, due to fireworks, as mentioned. Then I realised this was a cop-out (as also mentioned). I really got more satisfaction from the WC4 ending. And why was that? Not because I had vanquished my enemy and saved the day. It's because the acting...

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/01/they-dont-make-games-like-strike-commander-any-more/

Just saw this: http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/01/space-combat-sim-sol-exodus-launches-on-steam-tomorrow/ 8 missions? They had better be at least half an hour long each or something... I've mentioned before - these days playing Wing Commander 1 is a little like playing a mini-game - with...

It's a fine balance of development time spent between story, gameplay & visuals. The Tarr Chronicles looked extremely pretty, and on the surface had nice-sounding gameplay and an intriguing background story. But the actual play experience I found monotonous & repetitive, and the storytelling...

Certainly looks a step up from 'Stealth'...

So the walking around on the Normandy part of Mass Effect, then space combat. Awesome. I always had a bit of an issue with tractoring in weapons & components from destroyed ships in freelancer. You would think if a ship explodes there would be very little left of the wreckage. Just look at...

That all being said, I would be totally into an action/rpg or shooter game based in the WC universe. New game protagonist = Dekker! Think Gears of War but more in Space and less underground... Did somebody say Shadow Force?

I think it would be rare in this day and age to have dev time spent on sections of a game that you wouldn't play unless you suck ;) That being said, there's nothing wrong with engineering parts of a game that you miss on the first playthrough - what they like to call re-play value! I'm...

Some RTS games went down this track of success/failure and variability of missions. The Dawn of War: Dark Crusade campaign often had you fighting over the same area multiple times - if you didn't defend land you had captured adequately it could be re-captured by one of the enemy factions, and...

Remember when you invest in tech such as planetside/space transitions that something else will have to suffer... to me it would be more in the spirit of WC to just concentrate on having a real solid space combat experience. Remember in wc3/4 how strange the planetside missions felt - especially...

Love reading about this - reminds me of many weird build projects I have done over the years... the best was a DOS game PC that was mounted flat on a wall... had a bunch of bus extenders for the PCI slots (I should say ISA slots!) to make the cards lie flat. Also just had to mention thats a...