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I certainly applaud the efforts to revitalize the PC-side of the franchise. I barely even have time to play WC at all anymore, so I couldn't justify the cost, but the effort (both monetary and time) is appreciated.

I can see why this might be frustrating to folks who only had access to the games through this and how it might hurt the perceived popularity of the game, but it's no big loss to those of us who already own the games anyway. LOAF, were you using other games on Gametap, or did you have the...

Just finished episode 4. I hope I'm not the only one that just flew around the Concordia for a bit, taking it all in...

No luck. Side note... Each time I apply the patch, the first time I attempt to use the game I get an error. If I click "Options," it throws a Run Time Error 54, File not found. Relaunch the launcher (har), and the error goes away. If I click "Play Wing Commander Standoff" after installing...

Thanks for the link. Not applicable to my system, unfortunately- the little "M" at the end is apparently important. I tried it anyway- no qualified hardware. I grabbed what is supposedly a 9/17 release, but they're signed with the May date. Installed anyway, with no effect on Standoff.

You're right- I can't play in 32-bit DX. I'll see what I can find for updated video drivers.

I can't play Standoff in OpenGL mode. When I launch, the process simply terminates without throwing any error. Installed the patch located earlier in this thread. I have no problems at all in DirectX mode. I've attached a DxDiag logfile for my system's configuration. Thanks!

You nailed it, Dundradal- she was kamikazied by a Sartha. "Projected impact on Kagimasha!"

Boot Camp to the rescue!

I normally dislike such comparisons, but whereas it's Friday morning at work... The outcome depends on the type of action we're discussing. Ship vs. ship? Wing vs. wing? Edge in personnel? History shows us that the most capable ship or force doesn't necessarily win. The first to locate...

Finally came across a screen cap of the field energized... Can't believe I remembered this thread when I saw it. http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=36&pos=18

I enjoyed the trailer, but I disagree with the comment on the front page. What set Wing Commander apart was the combination of incredible space combat and a gripping storyline. I love to see Wing Commander back, but I'm disappointed to see what I perceive as half of a WC offering- the gameplay...

Not quite as impressive as the ex KIS Karga, methinks... Probably more expensive, too. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC10273&mode=retail&picture=out

The encyclopedia is lifted directly from the shows themselves, with backstage info to flesh some things out. The problem was TMP muddled the waters with the initial scenes where impulse speeds were ordered and reported as "Warp point five, point six," etc. Of course, the warp scale isn't...

The Montana class would have made for an interesting fight as well, had they ever been built/faced a Yamato. Bigger, slower, but more heavily armed and armored... Plus my poor state of New Hampshire would have had a warship. At least the Granite State is getting a Virginia SSN. Don't take...

Scoops are turned off in an atmosphere, though the rationale was because they'd create too much drag. That's mentioned in End Run. I'd assume afterburners, on a "classic" fighter (ie not the Dragon) are exactly what they sound like- dumping raw fuel into the outlet nozzle and igniting it-...

Actually, if you watch STII, when the command "Energize defense fields" or similar is issued, graphics depicting some sort of shield engaging are shown. No special effect on the model is shown. http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Defense_fields You are correct, however, that the lights in the...

I really got no reply to my suggestion of using the fighter polls. Again, I don't think a cap ship is the way to start due to scale issues. Also, it'd be easier to have a "wing" of something on your desk rather than a pair of the same cap ship.

How about we take the fighter poll winners? The more I think about it, the vast differences in size for the cap ships would make a group of them difficult if we want to keep the size reasonable while maintaining detail. It'd become a similar problem that both Star Wars and Star Trek have...

The afterburner fuel paradox has bothered me about WC for some time. It's been pretty well established that the majority of the fighters in the WC universe burn hydrogen for fuel, and are equipped with hydrogen scoops. The hydrogen scoop field serves two purposes: it picks up stray hydrogen...