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I wonder if a new Wing Commander will go the way of many big titles (Star Trek, Batman, Superman), doing a prequel. What we know of the early days of the Kilrathi War is mostly bits an pieces, and the story is also a strong point to revive a game series. Cheesy as it may be, the "alien race...

You could create an image of the CD and launch it via Nero ImageDrive or Daemon Tools. No mucking with exe files, no hassle.

If you're looking for tech specs for S:AaB, take a look at this site - there's quite a lot of information, but I can't verify if it's all made up or based on production materials of some sort.

The observation may be valid, but the argument doesn't change - single-bay ships have a problem if the bay is blocked by something, they either can't start or retreive fighters, or both. I don't know right now which ship in Standoff you're refering to, but as far as I know CVE's are just...

Yes, you might want to consider using DOSbox (a DOS environment emulation software) to run Privateer and many other DOS-based games in Windows. Please take a look at this thread to find out how it works. If DOSbox seems to complicated or to uncomfortable, there are add-ons like D-Fend (google...

Never mind. It's the only thing I can do for the community at the moment, and not even enough of that.

I've taken a longer coffee break and gave the translation a shot - it's not proofread, but I guess it's better than google.

Zelvik, Abebooks.de has a pretty good network of international used-book sellers, who ship for a reasonable rate via ground mail. (it just takes a looong time). eBay Germany infrequently has the original WC novels, but keep a lookout. I have some time ago ordered Freedom Filght twice, so if you...

LOAF, Delance, I do understand your points, and in the circumstances you describe I would argue the same way: A validated citation is not the guarantee for a valid argument. Therefore that danger of a "the bible says so"-argumentation is something I would not want to happen, neither in the CIC...

Spoiler Warning - References to a lot of movies ahead, all from 2005 or older. Yes, I know about the spoiler tag, but using it would make this post sillier than it already probably is. Blair dead, Blair alive - it's a cliché in itself, a plot device to keep the audience's interest until the...

You're right, that behavior is odd. The only thing that reminds me of is the "dynomite" cheat in WCP, where you can destroy any target with ctrl+F12 (yes, I confess - I used that the first time around). If it does it by itself, there's something seriously wrong with your installation. To be on...

One of the nicest features in the CIC for me is the Encyclopedia, really. I use it frequently to help my addling brain, and to get things together I read a long time ago somewhere. A BIG thanks for all the work that went into it. The only possible flaw I could find with it is the lack of...

Can we go go even earlier? Space War on the Atari 2600, in 1978 - I even played it on a friend's system, and couldn't get enough of it (although he was arguably better than me). Okay, it's non-PC, but there was an Amiga version...

I don't really understand what you're proposing... - reviews about other space sims are available aplenty in other places, and comparisons between games are a pretty sure way to have people getting hot and agitated. But maybe I'm just reading you wrong.

The full story why the WCA TV show was not continued has been discussed several times in the forums. But in a nutshell and as far as I can recall, the reason behind the cancellation lay in the networks' (USA? NBC?) decision to step out of animated shows altogether. The WCA game is a nice gem...

There are several hints in Thomas Perl's guestbook about joystick compatibility, and several workarounds to this issue - see http://perli.net/guestbook/ But why not use a simpler way like DOSbox to run your original Priv2 DOS version in XP? (Hint: Read the rules before answering.)

Rather next to the Hardwicke system, i believe. But watch out, those jump links are closed.

Phox has a point there. Maybe instead of following that pawlowian reflex, looking to WWII to explain anything German, we should look into the actual topic: Science Fiction really has a long-standing tradition in Germany. Between Wells and Verne, Germany had its own SF genesis in the 19th & 20th...

Quarto, thanks for picking up the strands I left dangling in my last post. Your reasoning about the suppression of national idealism in Germany is sound: The people aren't used to fly flags or do parades, and the repetition of historical facts discourages any revival of those traditions. The...

AD, I guess you're really looking forward to that movie. So let me apologize if I've spoiled part of your fun. Therefore let me explain - my statements might have sounded polemic, but there was some thought behind them: I definitely understand that shooting far from the represented location for...