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A couple of notes about the video: - A joystick definitely helps in aiming. Of course there are better players that do this with just the keyboard. - Gameplay was at the same speed as the video. I found if I try to slow down DOSBox too much, the response becomes correspondingly sluggish. -...

Hopefully this reply will give you some ideas on how to complete this mission. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDdqKVrh-dU

Looks like another classic gaming brand being trampled into the dirt :( The demo video looked just like HAWX but with less action. The dearth of good jetfighter simulations is perhaps a reflection of the changing face of global conflict today. Asymmetrical warfare on the ground marginalises...

I wonder how they will plan to release the manuals and blueprints? They are an integral part of the WC lore after all. On that note, I wouldn't mind too much if they leave the copy protection questions intact. That makes it an incentive for newcomers to RTFM :)

Ranch is an American term that is derived from Spanish. My Downunder Peeve with Wing Commander continuity is that Doomsday's home was spelt Hawk Bay instead of Hawkes Bay...

Yes, and your google translations are pretty much correct. I would say that Wing Commander = "Galatic Flight Commander".

I'm sure all the broadswords in WC2 have the same shield and armour stats in-game. The bombers can die quite easily in that mission because of the Drakhai Sartha pilots. If you take too long then they'll easily kill the broadswords outright with guns and dumbfire (reminds me of Standoff!), or...

I think the Heart of the Tiger novel goes into a bit more depth over Blair and Maniac's relationship.

Now I am wondering if there is any strategy that you can use for the "second attempt" mission. From my memory this is the only mission in all the WC2 expansion packs with a Broadsword vs Gothri dogfight. The good news is that a Broadsword with full shields can take a direct hit from the...

As DaveO said, you will need to engage the Gothri outside the Fralthras' flak range. Also, a four-on-four dogfight is horribly crowded and runs at a low framerate - you should lure two Gothri away from the main dogfight and create some distance between you and your wingmen. For the actual...

On the contrary, I've just found the official Microsoft stance on this issue. 64-bit Windows is not compatible with DOS applications at all. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282423

The CD version of Wing Commander IV is a DOS game so I suspect 64-bit Windows will not support it. You can use an emulator called DOSBox, instructions as per here. Alternatively you can download the Windows upgrade from here and do a manual install.

Yes, P2 uses MIDI for its in-flight music. You can try applying Windows 95 compatibility mode on the program first. If that doesn't work, you can try this.

Yep, Mash's patch for WC3 KS is the way to go.

The MTX client is horrible but you can (eventually) switch it to http mode for downloading under file->options->network. This will avoid bittorrent for those with ISPs that throttle traffic etc.

I find the Jazz gets shot down by the Ralatha (just like any other AI sabres during a torpedo run). In terms of dogfighting the sabre was quite a shock to me the first time I played the K'tithrak Mang missions. However taking into consideration the number of missions that you fly in the sabre...

'fraid I'll need to sit on the sidelines on this one - but for anybody else reading, it's well worth the effort :)

"'tis the night before Christmas, the Kilrathi gave to me..." Merry Christmas to you all :)

I never heard of that exploit before... could you record it and post it to youtube?

Some virtualisation software like VMWare has rudimentary hardware 3d graphics support. I think the real problem in a few years would be to actually obtain and activate a copy of Windows XP...