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Happy Birthday from J. Allen Brack
Wing Commander Prophecy veteran J. Allen Brack was kind enough to follow Sean Murphy and George Oldziey in sharing some memories of WCP's development and wishing the fans a happy birthday! Read on:
Greetings to the Wing Commander community!
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since Wing Commander Prophecy
launched. Like most games, Prophecy took lots and lots of time and effort to
get out the door, and we worked really hard to make it the best Wing it
could be.
Prophecy was conceived as the next WC trilogy, following Casey from raw
recruit in game one, to a hero of the Confederation with game 3. We had a
great cliffhanger with Blair at the end of Prophecy resulting in his
transport to Nephilim space, and interesting plans for what could happen next.
Sadly, the remaining 2 parts of that story will likely never be told.
Memories of the game in no particular order:
- Captain Johnny and the Friday Doughnut Horn.
- Crunching late into Halloween night to post the demo for the game.
- Staying up 3 days straight as we got close to ship.
- Spending time on the one page addendum, realizing that I was too
tired and not making sense, and calling in a friend to assist.
Certainly for me the most difficult part of the experience was cutting
multiplayer. It was something we were all excited about, but just couldn't
make work in time for the holidays.
I'm also grateful for the opportunity to work on Secret Ops. The episodic
content idea didn't have a lot of AAA support at the time, and we worked
hard to prove that the concept could work. At almost one million downloads,
it was a huge success for the time.
A lot of the WC veterans have transitioned to online in recent years. Lots
of folks worked on Star Wars Galaxies, and have transitioned onto other
products recently. Be sure to check out their great work, past, present,
and future.
When the web first came out, I thought success for me would be the day I
worked on a project that had people create their own fan page. Thanks for
making one of my dreams come true and keep up the great work! You guys have
kept the Wing Commander spirit alive since the Usenet days. You are true
heroes of the Confederation.
J. Allen Brack
Lead Producer
World of Warcraft
Now I'm awfully curious about what Captain Johnny's doughnut horn was...
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Post-Party Prize Procurement
Another big party has come and gone, so it's time for all the trivia and random drawing winners to claim their prizes. Send in your mailing address to get your stuff. Be sure to include your IRC and real name, plus size/preference where appropriate. Here are the prizes and list of winners. The results of the Great XBox 360 Contest are also below. Be sure to check out their entries if you missed them Friday!
Birthday Prizes
- CIC Glass - Wedge, Sycrus
- CIC Playing Cards - Ironduke, Wedge
- CIC Polo Shirt (submit size) - TheFraix
- TCS Eisen T-Shirt (submit size) - Justice, Paragon, Priest
- TCS Eisen Hat - Taser, Wedge, Powell99
- Confed Replica Patch - Blitz, ventsetti, HCl
- WC2 Game - BobMcDob, Justice
- WC4 DVD - LeHah, Vinman
- WC CCG Pack - ZFGokuSSJ1
- WC Novel (submit preferences) - Jetlag, matthew954
- WC Movie DVD - Frogzilla
- WC Movie Action Figures (submit preferences) - No Regret, Blonde
- WC Movie Poster - Shades
- WC Movie Longsleeve T - Jetlag
- XBox Live 1 Year Subscription - Jetlag
- XBox Live 1600 Point Cards - Justice, Jetlag
- XBox Smack Talk Device - Dundradal
- Nasa Sticker Set (donated by EddieB) - Dyret
- Star*Soldier Print - Mekt-Hakkikt, Vinman, AD, Shades
Arena Xbox Contest Prizes
- XBox 360 Elite - NinjaLA
- CIC Polo, Playing Card, Glass & Star*Soldier - IronDuke
- TCS Eisen Hat & Star*Soldier - Blitz
- WCM Soundtrack & Star*Soldier - Pedro
- CIC Glass & Star*Soldier - SabreAce
- Star*Soldier - Paragon
- Star*Soldier - matthew954
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