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♬Who will be Fan Project of the Year?♬
Better late than ever! We've been spinning a few too many plates these past few months and we just haven't had time to do the 2025 Fan Project of the Year and Hall of Fame award contest yet. But we don't want to give up on the tradition, so we're kicking it off today!
As always, we are asking the community to highlight your favorite projects of the past year. It could be massive ongoing fan games, it could be fan art or music or it could be any of the incredible mods or utilities that WingNuts have put hard work into.
We will also be deciding the second ever Hall of Fame award. You can nominate projects or individual fans who have made a contribution to the community and the fandom over the year. Last year's winners were Klavs and HCl so whoever you nominate will have to be pretty impressive!
Please email your nominations to news@wcnews.com and check back next week for the final vote. Here are our previous honored winners:
Fan Projects of the Year
Runners Up
2024
WC4 Remastered
Originator / Confederation / WC3 Enhancement Patch / Mac's Lore Videos & Art
2023
Wing Loader / WC4 Remastered
Confederation / Originator
2022
WC4 Remastered
Mac's Lore Videos / Gemini Sector RPG
2021
[url="https://wcrespace.com/"]WC4 Remastered
AI Enhanced WC Videos / Wing Leader
2020
[url="https://www.wcnews.com/news/2020/10/21/check-out-wc4-cinematic-trailer-with-full-ai-neutral-net-treatment"]AI Enhanced WC Videos
WC4 Fan Remake / wcdx
2019
Prophecy & Secret Ops Model Upgrade Pack
WC4 Fan Remake / Wing Leader
2018
Flat Universe
Secret Ops Model Upgrade Pack / WC1 Sprite Refresh
2017
Secret Ops Model Upgrade Pack
Homeworld Remastered / Flat Universe
2016
Flat Universe
Homeworld Remastered / Secret Ops MUP / Enhanced Soundtracks
2015
Homeworld Remastered Mod
Flat Universe / Secret Ops MUP / Klavs' Model Archive
2014
Flat Universe
Klavs' Models / Prophecy Fan Movie
2013
Collected Works of HCl / Klavs' Models
Defiant Few
2012
WC Saga
Klavs' Models
2011
OpenGL Patch for WCP & Secret Ops
TacOps Online & Standoff
2010
Astro Commander's Mini Models
DirectDrawHack
2009
Standoff
Gemini Gold
2008
Ascii Sector
Flight Commander
2007
Standoff & WC Saga
Ascii Sector
2006
WC4 Homeworld 2 Mod
Das Erwachen
2005
Standoff
Privateer Gemini Gold
2004
Standoff
WC Saga
2003
Standoff & WC Saga
Holding the Line & Vega Strike
2002
Unknown Enemy
Kilrathi Empire & WC Saga BS
2001
Unknown Enemy
Holding the Line & Vega Strike
Web Sites of the Year
Runners Up
2016
WCSaga.org
Daedalus Station
2015
Daedalus Station
WCSaga.org
2014
Daedalus Station
Wing Commander RPG Wiki
2013
Concordia Hangar
Daedalus Station
2012
Pix's Origin Adventures
Wing Commander RPG Wiki
2011
Shotglass'
WC Saga
2010
Paper Commander
Prelude to Darkness
2009
WC Saga
Standoff & Paper Commander
2008
Paper Commander
Standoff & WC Saga
2007
HCl's Wing Commander Editing Site
Pericles' Paper Inside
2006
HCl's Wing Commander Editing Site
Wedge's Wing Commander
2005
WC Saga
Fleet Tactics
2004
Fleet Tactics
Wedge's Wing Commander
2003
Wing Commander in Russia
WC3D & Wedge's Wing Commander
2002
Wing Commander in Russia
BlackLance HQ & WingCenter
2001
Wing Commander in Russia
Acenet Central
2000
Acenet Central
Wing Commander in Russia
1999
Wing Commander in Russia
Acenet Central & HCl's WC Editing Site
Hall of Fame
Runners Up
2024
Klavs
HCl
I also want to note that I'm handling this job for the first time in CIC history. The competition has always been run by Chris Reid in the past and it's a great example of the kind of thankless, labor intensive work he does for the CIC while I get to have fun thinking about Privateer 2 lore and movie trivia. Chris will return next year so I want to take this rare opportunity to thank him for his endless work. CIC staff aren't eligible for the Hall of Fame award but if they were, Chris would be first on my list.
Finally, to head this off at the pass: you are not allowed to give your Wing Commander Project of the Year award to the President, no matter how pathetically he may beg.
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Original update published on February 1, 2026