Wing commander IV DVD wanted

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ZFLaSH

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Hey guys,

Boy was I stunned that found a true wing commander community on the net. I own every wing commander game & add-ons and was hooked since WC1 came out back in the early 90's. The problem is that I never knew that there was a WC 4 DVD version and as you might guess.... I want it.. BAD...

I also never knew what happened with Origin and Chris Roberts. The last 2 days (it was to damn hot to do anything here in Holland) I spend most of the time reading the entire WC news archive and I was amazed even more. You guys might even make it possible that there is a slight chance Chris takes up his promise.

So you guys might know where the WC 4 DVD is for sale and keep this site alive!!!

Greetz :)
 
there are 2 versions both of which are available via Ebay. 1 version is just the 6 cd's put onto 1 dvd. the other is 2 sided and has much higher quality films
 
Well, I got the 6 cd version on 2 editions. One is with an exclusive box so the DVD with the high quality movies is the one for me then.

It's just too bad that the story of WC4 and the acting quality is superiour to the WC movie (not that it was bad, just.. eh... different).
 
You'll also need a CL Dxr2, dxr3 or a RealMagic Hollywood Plus DVD decoder card. WC 4 DVD was create for CL to show off their DVD solution before a DVD standard was created. Their DVD solution did not become the standard. There are these MCI extenions which only these cards with PC-DVD decoder software supports.

Note: The CL Dxr3 and the RealMagic Hollywood Plus cards are the same card. Just Drx3 has CL's name on it. You can get these on Ebay or the Dxr3 card from CL web store.
 
I'm pretty sure most people cannot get WC4 DVD to run on their DxR 3. But I guess one could install Sigma's drivers instead.
 
I'm using a Dxr3 card. I use to have a Dxr2 card. I find that it runs better on the Dxr3 card. It works just great with the PC-DVD software.
 
Originally posted by ZFLaSH
Hey guys,

Boy was I stunned that found a true wing commander community on the net. I own every wing commander game & add-ons and was hooked since WC1 came out back in the early 90's. The problem is that I never knew that there was a WC 4 DVD version and as you might guess.... I want it.. BAD...

I also never knew what happened with Origin and Chris Roberts. The last 2 days (it was to damn hot to do anything here in Holland) I spend most of the time reading the entire WC news archive and I was amazed even more. You guys might even make it possible that there is a slight chance Chris takes up his promise.

So you guys might know where the WC 4 DVD is for sale and keep this site alive!!!

Greetz :)
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I was looking for it too a while back, but gave up when I found out I needed to get a special card and everything.
And welcome to the board. Always nice to see a fellow Dutchman, and fellow programmer!
 
The best way to find a WCIV DVD isn't to search eBay for the DVD itself... but to search for an old Creative DVD drive -- they're very cheap <G>
 
Re: Re: Wing commander IV DVD wanted

Originally posted by Unforgiven

I was looking for it too a while back, but gave up when I found out I needed to get a special card and everything.
And welcome to the board. Always nice to see a fellow Dutchman, and fellow programmer!
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Aangenaam Unforgiven! (just some dutch) :)

Yep, I have a dxr3 from the time that there weren't that many gfxcards with a tv-out. Plus the fact that software DVD wasn't that spectacular in those days (PI 200).

Was that special DVD ONLY delivered with the creative kit or was the DVD also in stores? If so, that would make the search a little bit easier.
 
WC4 DVD was only available with the CL's DVD Encore and Encore 5x Kits. These kits consist of a DVD drive, Dxr2 card and PC-DVD software. CL no longer offer the WC4 DVD with their DVD Kits.
 
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