Trust me, Earthworm, I doubt I will argue any longer. I'm tired of it. I just hope that if I see anything on the subject I can resist the urge to put in a comment. Anyway, I will try to get those books. Like I said, I haven't seen them in any of my local book stores. Who is/are the author(s)? BTW, I have every one of those novels (including End Run) except for the movie novels. I've read each one over many times.
Anyway, about P2. Just a couple of things. Yes, I've seen several magazine articles. Plus, just the feel I've gotten from the game. First, notice that nowhere... on the box, manual, cd case, game... that it didn't make any referances to 'Wing Commander.' The closest they may have come is by saying something like 'Sequel to the hit game Privateer!' I hate to say this, but it seemed to me that they just used the 'Privateer' name to get more people to buy it. In the game, there is no Confederation, just a Tri-System wide police force. There are no Kilrathi, or any other kind of alien, for that matter. The worlds are all dark, evil, and crazy. There are no references in the game whatsoever to anything WC related. Correct me if I'm wrong, by the way, because I'd love to know anything related at all. I didn't notice one thing. Don't take this the wrong way, because I'm not trying to offend or make anyone angry, but it seems saying that privateer 2 is a WC game is just like saying Starlancer is the WC prequel. I didn't see any connections at all, and neither did the magazines. (yes, I know you don't agree with them)
Anyway, I'd like to know how Privateer2 fits in. I heard that the Tri-System was an early colony, but that the jumps got somehow caught in a loop, and essentially cut off the Tri-System from the rest of the Universe. I don't think that's at all true, however, especially since it was just a rumor from people trying to make the game WC-ish. Anyway, any feedback would be greatly appreciated (I'm not gonna argue madly about this one, only calmly try to find out what other people think)
Thanks.