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Just out of curiosity, is it really worth a yelling match as to whether the movie is in the continuity or not? If you think it is, surely it can't hurt you that other people think it isn't, and vice versa... -The Gneech

Yup, it's just Privateer. "The Privateer Playtesters' Guide" by Loubet, Vaughan, and Nichols, published by Origin in 1993, ISBN 0-929373-16-2. I don't know about its availability ... it didn't come up on a search at Amazon.com. You'd probably have to special order it at best, and search on eBay...

Yup. My scanner's acting wonky, so I can't get the thing scanned right now, but it has a full annotated map of the Gemini sector (down to the random encounters generated by each navpoint), a list of all the ships available and the relative ability of each component, all of trade goods and what...

Fraix: That information is already in the Privateer strategy guide in a very complex table. I'll try to scan and post it somewhere. -The Gneech

What drove me nuts about WC:P was everybody was full of attitude all the time. Good-natured ribbing is one thing, but in WC:P, everyone was acting like they had a migraine, all the time. Even the "good job" messages made me want to say, "Bite me." -The Gneech ("Well, it looks like you...

Well, FWIW, I agree with Wolfman, but then I don't care much for the books, either. So sue me. :) (Well, except for the mocking part. I don't get where that came from.) OTOH, Wolf, what do you propose be done about it? I'd think most WC fans have their minds made up one way or the other on...

Well, I would think, that since his plan was contingent on constant conflict, that if the BW were really getting their @sses handed to them, that he would have black ops to give them tactical advantages ... "Oh NO, the Border Worlds have captured one of our fighter manufacting stations, how...

I didn't know there was an expansion pack for Strike Commander! Oh well, since I couldn't ever get Strike Commander to run anyway, I guess I didn't really miss anything. -The Gneech

Last I heard, Mark Hammill has a perfectly viable career on the stage; he does voice work because he likes to do voices, and he does cheesy space fantasy because he's in demand for it. Personally, I thought he was a strange choice for Blair. Yeah, there's the whole Star Wars connection and...

Well, if we're plugging games, Tachyon: The Fringe is worth a mention. As a WC fan, this game makes me feel distinctly targeted. Heck, one of the missions is to rescue a fringe-world carrier named _Intrepid_, fer cryin' out loud! (And I don't care if you paint it blue and call it a "Pegasus...

Actually, for gameplay, I like WC3 and WC4 the best ... WCP didn't have enough variation or surprises IMO, just lots of "Defend X" and "Destroy Y." No nebulae, no stealth, no planetary missions, very few "choose your destiny" situations, etc. (The only ones I can remember are choosing between...

I have seen a few, but they were a bit simplistic, or were GURPS, neither of which are really what I'm looking for. I don't want abstracted combat, I want maps and counters. Anyone here familiar with "Silent Death?" Would it make a good WC conversion? -The Gneech

Well, unless it's addressed in a book I haven't read, all we have to go on about Iceman's death is what Hawk says, right? Who knows, maybe they gave Iceman "a warrior's death," as per Angel, and Hawk interpreted it as the Kilrathi "having their fun." -The Gneech

I'm looking to put together a Wing Commander-based tabletop RPG and ship combat game, and since this is just a fan project and not for publications, I'm looking for suggestions for good rule systems to plunder shamelessly for my own use. Currently the prime candidate is _Star Warriors_, an...

Hello from a plebe. My favorite ship in WCP and SO is a skate, just as the last one is about to hook up ... I have this mental image of "{untranslatable}" being buggish for "Dangnabbit!" Least favorite is chasing around a devil ray. WC4 ... Excaliburs are fun targets because their armor is...