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If you like Depeche Mode (I do), you might also like alpha conspiracy. He even has a remix of DM's "world in my eyes", and he's also working with Iris, another group with a similar sound. Bit of fun trivia: alpha conspiracy [known as Necros back then] and Basehead did the music for...

Have you ever microwaved halves of grapes? They spark! http://www.pmichaud.com/grape/ Fun can be had by experimenting various types of grapes, whole or different shapes cut, etc. Don't do it much more than 5-10 seconds, unless it isn't your microwave :-)

Is there a way to extract sound effects from Privateer 2? I seem to remember this mentioned a LONG time ago, but my searches have come up fruitless. Any hints will be appreciated!

Yes, it's a bit of a trick to set up the Mac emulator, but it can be done. In fact they ARE working on a PC version of the latest game, Escape Velocity Nova. It's in beta right now; should be finished soon. I'm certainly looking forward to it!

You need to turn off Smart Targeting, Ctrl+T or Alt+T IIRC. Then you can target Sosa's pod normally. Hope this helps!

I find that extremely funny. I wonder how remotely close they came to hitting something? :D One can only imagine what the pilots thought as a giant 18-inch shell went whistling past...

Erm, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't WCMods down now? Does anyone know if they have any alternatives in the works?

Question: if all the aces were not included with the original WC3, could they have been in the Kilrathi Saga version of WC3? I also wonder this about the 'missing' movie scenes (like the Hobbes explanation); were they included in the Kilrathi Saga? I haven't played either in a long while so...

How does one listen to the audio files in Prophecy? I know how to extract them using Treman (I think), or is there a better way? Do you have to extract them all, or can you choose what to get and listen to? You don't mean you listened to ALL of them in one go, do you? Whoa. There isn't a...

Ok, looks like the site is down now... but I know how to extract the videos. So could someone tell me where to find them in the movie files? The TRE path or movie filename or whatever. There wouldn't happen to be some kind of index of all the WC3 or WCP movies, like the one someone made for...

Huzzah, HCl is back! Welcome! And what a great project it sounds like he's making. We will watch with considerable interest. I'm especially looking forward to the Privateer 2 player... and the Secret Ops high-res upgrade! (look at his site) Mmmmm. Yes, the player I mentioned (and...

Just stumbled across something big here, maybe. So far I've been able to extract Prophecy videos using Treman. They extract as .WVE files, which is a popular EA format. They can't be viewed, though I can listen to the audio with GAP 1.32. From what I hear there's no known utility for...

Erm, but Bob, Far-Gate is Real Time Strategy. Not exactly what we're talking about. Still, it's not bad. Would anyone believe I already have it? :-) It's SUPPOSED to be released September 11th... Yeah, Jumpgate is cool. Lots of potential, but they still need to tweak a few things...

Thanks Zor Prime, but I have those utilities. Doh, no Prophecy extractor yet. Ah well. Huzzah Mad Hatter! Let us know where to get it, and then let's all bug the CIC to put it on their main music page instead of making it a news feature that gets forgotten the next month. :-) Also, did...

Drat, you're right, it extracted in mono. I thought it might have depended on the method of extraction... I guess not. Still, Zor Prime is right, this is far better than nothing. (and DEFINITELY better than hearing JUST the voice taunts over and over and over again...) So can ALL 18 WC4...