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That is ture, Jukaga was not beloved, nor do I think had he been succssful in his coup, he would have held the throne for long. However, the Emperor and Thrak did go along with his ideas. Jukaga's family in general never seemed to fit in. They seemed more intelectual and liberal in their...

Re: Yes Maniac changed through the games. In WCI he and you were both 2nd Lts. assigned to the Tiger's Claw. He was always talking about going in "guns blazing" and giving you bad advice. The other pilots would correct him, but he never really listened. During Secret Missions 1, he...

I think a lot of regular Kilrathi, like Kirha, would. Some of those closer to the seat of power were a little more flexible with their honor. Jukaga comes up the false peace which many of the Clan Leaders, when first hearing of it, raise such a roar, that Jukaga wonders if they might attack...

Ever read any of Stephen Ambrose's books on WWII? Based on what you said I think if you haven't you'd very much enjoy Citizen Soliders, among others. The HBO Band of Brothers mini-series is adapted from one of his books. I'm not sure how much you can blame Tolwyn for the Battle of Terra...

I preferred Dax#2 as well. I thought they did a nice job with her character as a whole, especially as the unprepared, mostly unwilling recipient of the Dax symbiant. DS9 was the best of the bunch, imho because it had that darker edge. The other Treks have that antispetic feel to them. In...

Yes it was. In fact it was several Arrows.

You might even be able to find an old copy of PC gamer w/CD. Can't recall which one, but one of them had WC1 and a bunch of other cool older games. I remeber folks were scrambling for it. That might be on e-bay as well. The nice thing was, you could play the free SM1 & 2 from the KS that...

I remeber the old days of using the Origin -k command to fly the losing missions in WC1&2. iirc correct the dos version of Sm1 &2 let you replay missions from previous games, and you could choose which mission. I think you had to give up a save game "bunk" Those were the days.

The WC novel cover for Fleet Action has orange/yellow on the big Kilrathi capships kicking the Earth's butt. End Run has Blue white on the Dralthi on the cover. The mystery ship :) on the cover of Freedom Flight goes with the Orange look. The only time I ever saw Green flame was on the...

I think the US use of atmoic weapons is a topic for another board. That kind of topic only leads to someone getting people yelling, getting banned, etc. Maybe without Tolwyn, Blair would have had better luck proving his case after the Tiger's Claw incident. Maybe Blair not in "exile"...

Yeah, it isn't clear (at the time) who is is. At least it wasn't to me, I'm a little slow :) He was good at poker, but his love life sucked. At least that was Hunter's assessment, iirc.

It was a free game I was happy. I'm not sure party sounds would have been that interesting. I guess they could have included video footage of a celebration, but the file size would have jumped and made downloads harder for many. I liked the fact they did have three endings, the successful...

'Cause I couldn't figure out how to bring in the Stletek :) Actually this would have been a perfect opportunity for the Mandarins. Their purpose was to help the Kilrathi win the war. If they can cause Confed forces to fight with each other, that makes life easy for the cats. I'm not saying...

Or the make Angel look like a tramp phase. Lombrad warned about the dangers of romantic entwinement with Angel. I never saw Lombard as Blair, but I did think that Angel must've been two-timing them. :) Of course at the time most of those books and games came out, we never had a name...

Freedom Flight pointed out that the Firekkans were a mostly introverted species. Those that did go off planet often were treated as outcasts. This was before the Sivar Eshrad. I imagine after that, there may have been a cultural shift whre they felt they couldn't afforard to be so insular...

The novels (sp End Rund and Fleet Action) showed he had a tough time sending folks off to die. Based on those alone, I could have seen him attempt some type of coup, but the extent of his madness surprised me.

Mrs. Hamill isn't exactly a hottie. I met them at a premiere. She seems very nice though. I think she's one of those women who just doesn't age as well as other women. Looks aren't everything. I have to say what Antix said, he looks better than me.

Me, read into something too much? Surely you jest. :) I still think you could make a good story out of it. Had the Gettysburg been out too long? Was the Captain named Bligh? The first step from the light (path of good, etc) is often the hardest, so they say. The next ones are easier...

I've spent about half an hour lookin for it but I can't find it. I recall reading a story in the early 90's (not in the onion or Weekly world news, but an actual newspaper) about some guy on a college campus who dressed up as Btamn and patrolled for crime. Can't find it, but if I do, I'll let...

The few shots of Firekka I saw in the game and the descriptions in Freedom Flight gave me the impression they weren't at the cutting edge of technology. Plus, the Kilrathi did a number on their planet. The way Rikik was acting in the later novels, it didn't sound like Confed was sending much...