Recent content by Dragon1

Hey all, I appreciate all the thoughts here. Just to clarify one last time, this was a speculative in-universe reimagining of FS2, using AI as a sounding board. It was not meant as a political statement about AI itself. I'm am an historian and enjoy using whatever tools I can to test alternate...

No, problem. And I'm sorry I called you an asshole. Your follow-up response proves that you aren't. I'm not a tech bro nor am I a champion for the use of AI. I do, however, think it's not quite the harbinger of creative doom than many of my own circle thinks it will be. I am a professional...

Well, you are under no obligation to be polite. I was not passing this off as an academic essay. I thought it was a curious and fun exploration that was developed with chatgpt about a very controversial game. I literally titled the post 'fun with AI.' While you might have not found it amusing, I...

I was having some fun with AI this morning and came up with an essay about one of my least favorite games, Freespace 2. The chat chain began as a discussion about the poor dogfighting dynamics and clunkly, lackluster capital ship battles of the game. It ended with this. I hope you enjoy: The...

This is devastating news. I met Mr. Jason and his wife at the Orpheum theater during one of John Carpenter's concerts in 2017. I literally ambushed him in the line at the bar to tell him thanks for all his incredible work. I said I was a life long fan, and that I appreciated everything he's...

I owe so much to this community, to LOAF, and to all the contributors of this site. Thank you so much for keeping Wing Commander alive. Happy 26th, wcnews!

Bravo, Ben! It is your love of Wing Commander that keeps us fans together. And it is your passion and eloquence that has helped make us better fans and better people. I am deeply appreciative of you and this site.

I just came across this image on Deviant Art. Kudos to CountvonSchnaps for this amazing illustration! https://www.deviantart.com/countvonschnaps/art/Wing-Commander-Tallahassee-Class-Cruiser-935258599

This is an absolutely stately looking Melek! It's kind of funny that I always think of Melek as groveling. Melek here looks like he could pull together a fragmented feudal empire, kind of like King Richard in the animated Disney Robin Hood.

I'd love to collaborate on something down the line if you ever decide to revive an RPG or strategy game. There's so much room in the timeline to explore. It'd be really cool to do something focused on the adventures of Shotglass or Col. Halcyon in the 40s.

Ughhh . . . yeah that was me some years ago. If we're really looking for non-canonical carriers, I kind of like the 850 meter Polaris-class Carrier that shows up in the Prophecy development material. The specs for that ship just feel right for the immediate post-WC2/3 era, especially with the...

LOAF, does the rush and drain on resources explain (or help explain) why some of the capship textures appear to be unfinished or broken? There's one side of the Lex that always seems to bug out when I fly towards the ship at a certain angle. Some of the turrets also appear to pop in and out of...

When I was 15, Wing Commander IV was the best game I had ever played. The FMV was, and still is, the best of any game from that era. The space combat is exhilarating even today. Dogfights are fast paced and dangerous, unlike the plodding battles and clunky mechanics of other space sims then and...

In addition, Confed seems to like to use destroyers as fighter training ships anyways. Blair (and/or LaFong) first experienced combat while flying as cadets off the destroyer TCS Formidable. Perhaps Confed reacquired the Intrepid after the Border Worlds crisis and simply decided to keep it as a...

That's too bad. I always liked the khakis!