Recent content by Kalor

Thanks... those will come in handy. The reason I want to play the game as a cargo runner is because I can play space sim combat all I want in the "regular" Wing Commander games or the X-Wing games. Thanks, Robert Aronson (Kalor)

Okay... um... how on earth does the original Privateer's economy system work? Costs of commodities don't seem to be based on anything but some randomly generated value within a certain range that changes almost constantly. How are you supposed to tell which places are the cheapest to buy things...

Speaking of that, I mentioned earlier in my big-ass post that I was a goodly way into developing a design for a space simulator combining the best of the Wing Commander and X-Wing series into a new, original formula. Anyone with art, music, and/or programming skills without much to do want to...

Why are they a good way to learn? Would it not be more effective to learn something from the ground up instead of from some point in the middle? Thanks, Robert Aronson (Kalor)

If a game is designed efficiently and effectively around the fact that there is no mouse, you can play a FPS extremely well on a console. All it requires is a little practice. As for mods, I was never pleased with the quality of them (being the tyrannical quality freak that I am), so I don't...

Actually, I don't. The only games I've ever owned in which I got into the provided material were X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Space Quest V: The Next Mutation, and Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. The way I see it, in the old days the storage, audio, and video mediums were so limited that...

Sweetness! It worked! Now if I can just get past the fact that I get never get close to hitting a target in the ancient 3D engine... Thanks, Robert Aronson (Kalor)

Nah, I understand. In fact, I've given the remake another chance. I'm actually enjoying it. I disliked it very much at first because it just sort of drops you into the universe with no tutorial, no guide, no story, no nothing, and just sort of expects you to know what you're doing. So, doing...

DOSBox 0.63 runs Privateer almost perfectly -- there is only a lack of sound (plenty of MIDI music, though). Personally, I don't at all mind the lack of sound effects. I suppose I'm biased in one sense: I've almost never preferred game remakes over the originals... I only prefer remakes if...

Alright, thanks guys! This game looks really fun... too bad the remake is awful. Its 3D flight engine may be far better, but the rest of the remake is just sad when it comes to immersion -- nothing compared to the original. If you're going to remake a space combat simulator, remake...

Privateer Newbie Help Hey all. I wasn't sure where else to ask this, so here I am. I just started Privateer, purchased a laser cannon, and joined the Merchant's Guild. The real deal is this: I have a laser cannon. But I launch from the Achilles mining base (the place where you start the...