Recent content by pendell

H'lo folks, I don't come through here often anymore, but I saw two WC references by SF writers that I thought you might appreciate: Jerry Pournelle http://www.jerrypournelle.com/computing/December98.html Terry Pratchett...

Heh. My first WC game was privateer, and I was overwhelmed with the number of different weapons on the civilian market. Because of this, I never really noticed the multiplicity of weapons in later games, and felt severely cramped in the earlier ones. When I eventually got WC1 through a...

Haven't been here in quite some time. Nonetheless, I recently got a new PC with WinXp last service pack before vista. Just got around to playing WC3 . #^$$%@#%@@%#. THANK YOU for the helpful tech support forum and the site on the main site! Without the patches and files there, I...

How about a radar that uses Tachyon emissions rather than radio waves? That would greatly expand the detection radius... Respectfully, Brian P. -- BTW Napolean, it's ASDIC not Aztec. -- BDP.

How about the next one be set 100 years in the future, with a mixed Kilrathi/human crew taking on a new, previously unseen alien race? I was thinking of a Hallas captain (like Hobbes, honorable) with a human CAG, and of course a mixed group of fighter pilots with Firekkans, Kilrathi, and...

Recovery Mission with Broadsword facing Ralatha and final mission of WC2: SO1(?) with 2 Fralthi: 1. Kill all the fighters (doh!) 2. lock onto one of the cap ships with any weapon but a torpedo, then turn around and fly VERY FAR AWAY (say, 17-20k). 3. Stop and turn around. As long as...

You can't delete. Ever. They do that deliberately so that no one can go back and pretend they never said something. Same with editing -- you can only edit something you have created within the last two hours. After that, it's set in stone forever. Respectfully, Brian P.

I don't really care much about Quality -- he wasn't a great pilot and his taunts sucked ... :) -- Brian P.

Merry Christmas! -- Brian P.

I'm told liquid oxygen will get you to the proper temperature the most rapidly. The trick is keeping the grill around afterward ... Respectfully, Brian P.

Why not? Synchronize the shield so that they drop for the second it takes the gun to fire, then pop it back up. I understand WW1 pilots had a similar synchronization mechanism which allowed them to shoot through their propeller arc without shredding the blades... Respectfully, Brian P.

I disagree .. "Heavy" should probably refer to it's size and mass as well as it's armor. The two usually go together. I suggest that Lexington was BUILT as a heavy carrier, but advances in technology rendered it vulnerable, just as the "Tiger" tank of WWII was nearly invulnerable in its...

Ermm .. Lehah, in real life, Col. Dom is in the US Air Force. So he *does* have a chain of command. Respectfully, Brian P.

Fighter: Centurion. A joy to fly, cargo space, and as much weaponry as you can afford (a Centurion with 4 fusion cannons or 4 plasma cannons can ROCK!) . Bomber: Longbow. Small torp armament, but 16 missiles. In addition, in all the games it was in you could *choose* your missile...

Well, yeah. When every snot-nosed kid comes around toting the Ace of Aces medal it sort of de-values the whole thing for people who earned it killing Vakteeth and Sorthaks. Betya it starts a lot of fights in pilot bars .. "Hey, shrimp! All those kills are for REMORAS, aren't they?" [big...