Perry has a ship dealer. Darn it!. O.K. Plan B for that, not a problem.
Yes, TC, Privateer 3 is in development. I am laying out the basics of the story, starting with a transitional intro that "explains" how you get started having come from the successful conclusion of Righteous Fire. I think the way I have some things taken care of are sheer genius, if I do say so myself.
Unfortunately, not much can be done with Privateer 2, since it has almost nothing to do with Wing Commander. I plan to borrow some ships, some features, things like that, but mostly Privateer 3 will just pick up where RF left off, to a certain extent.
And yes, every time I say "Privateer" I mean the original.
Hopefully I wont be but a couple of years or so before I can approach EA with a ready to program and produce game.