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I never much cared for the Epee as a fighter. The only reason I can think of Confed using it is because of its ability to mount a single torpedo. I always prefered the Ferret to it in WC2. However, it is a good craft in Standoff. Still think either the Hornet or the Gladius is the worst.

I think Vukar Tag is the Confed's "Battle of Midway." Only time to my knowledge that Confed is more or less able to dictate the terms of the engagement, is able to suprise the Kilrathi fleet while its conducting ground operations, turns the war around for Confed (they can't keep their advantage...

For me the most iconic WC ships are any of the following: Tiger's Claw, Dralthi, Excalibur, or Rapier.

Capships in WC The limitations of the various game engines is one of the biggest reasons we don't see very many capital ship engagements in the games (outside of a few notable missions and cut scenes). Secondly, like it has been mentioned, the whole series is done from the perspective of the...

Gladius...not the best I personally don't like the Gladius for anything in Standoff. The top speed is slow and you burn through the afterburner fuel like a drunk at a keg party. Secondly, the guns are spaced too far apart for any respectable hit ration on your target. How many times have we...

WC 4 and name Lord Flasheart, Check the "Where To Buy" section on the mainpage. Scroll down, I believe its on the right hand side. I was like you, didn't get into WC till 4 had just come out and I had to play it on a friends computer. The first copy of any WC game I ever owned was...

Marine LC in Prophecy The Marine LC doesn't seem much wider than a Shrike or Devastator. It might be longer than the Devastator but its been a while since I've played the game. Even if it wasn't any larger than a Devastator not needing a massive powerplant to run weapons, computer sytems, and...

I ignored the fighters around the Exeter and just went straight for it. The tactic I used to do this was to close at the normal rate on the fighters, afterburn pass as they turn to follow you, slow and fire off missles/guns at the Exeter. Then bolt in a different direction and then come back...

Cap ship defenses Possibly one reason cap ships of the WC1/WC2 era have flak guns is the lack of turrets for beam weapons to serve adequately in an anti-fighter role. I have never seen the specs on the number of flack guns a cruiser or carrier might mount but it has to be a decent amount given...

My mistake. Tarsus. Sorry about that everyone. Thanks for the specs on the Armada version of the Gladius. If I can get my copy to run correctly I'll have to take a serious look at it. Missile load out does seem odd though with 8 dumbfires.

Plasma gun on nightmare I regularly play WCP/SO on the nightmare difficulty level. Except for maybe the Devil Ray every other alien fighter/bomber will be destroyed with one shot. The problem is in getting a shot to connect fully with the target. If just part of the shot lands then it might...

Starman, The images look spectacular! Very good job converting FS/FS2 graphics to WC. I especially liked the look of the two capships slugging it out. Very nice job on both models and the weapons fire. Just one question. In the dogfight scene you are flashing red, obviously from taking...

Good Tigershark I found the Tigershark to be a very solid and respectable craft in all regards. I believe its the WCP manual that states its the latest incarnation of the Hellcat multi-purpose fighter (and possibly the last multi-purpose craft as Confed is switching to more specialized...

Duragno vs Intrepid If I'm not mistaken the Durango had the hanger bay/flight deck added on by the Border Worlds. The WCIV novelization always read more like the Intrepid class destroyers was just the two arms and the central section, minus the bay underneath. Let me re-check my copy though...

Least Favorites WC1-Hornet is absolutely horrible. Two lasers, weak shields and armour. Only saving grace is its speed. WC2-Don't really have a least favorite here. Thought all the craft were very solid and good for the missions they were assigned to. Don't like using the Sabre on the...

Maniac is OK Its been a long time since I've played WC 1 and 2 so I wont comment on the flying style of Maniac in there. But I just recently played through WC3 and I found Maniac to be a pretty decent wingman. I tended to use him in missions that required a lot of aggressiveness and a...

Primate, There is a really good thread on here about how starships move that is quite extensive. Does delve a little into how fighters operate too. In the books though fighters use a mix of the hydrogen scoops and reaction thrusters to operate. Scoops closed for movement between navpoints and...

I hate this place. It’s a hell hole. I hate the rain, I hate the mud, and I hate the bugs. Especially the bugs. Even the bugs have bugs. Why couldn’t I get a nice posting to an orbital station or a carrier? Been here only 18 hours and everything I own is already wet or muddy or both. The...

Meson, Thanks for the post. I have to agree with you that its probably enviromental. After a couple of hundred years in space I'd be suprised if the environments weren't starting to affect the human genome. Of course it could always be blue drinks, Gatorade and Powerade havent been around...

6th Marines, Part 3 “CPL Angelos here.” “L.CPL.. LeHavre checking in.” “PVT Baradai here. What the fu-“ ”Stay off the line till everyone’s reported in!! Continue!” “PVT Trayzk here.” “PVT Shelly reporting.” Then silence. An uncomfortable silence. Like the kind people have...