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Of course, and I don't think any of those elements require a huge budget. That's my entire point. And....like I said, even a quality cast like in the previous games is cheap as heck compared to CGI.

I'm confused by this. So...you agree with me? Or did you not fully understand what I said? I was of the opinion that I wouldn't hold my breath for an AAA WC release, and thus suggested a low budget niche release online, but with all the story and drama and action, just with outdated flight...

Sometimes I don't get the game industry. Why isn't there more room for retro-style gaming with a (late) 90s style budget for anything but arcade games? No RPGs, space sims...well, I've got to admit strategy is represented. What I'm talking about is simply cutting down on the eye candy to...

Yeah....got through the mission on the first try on Hero. It's insane, the difference in difficulty. But that's typical for Wing Commander - the step up from ace/ hard to Crazy was big too in WC3.

Not unwinnable I'm sure, only close to being so. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions, though if anyone has info on those diff. levels, keep it coming. I just thought everyone played Prophecy and SO on Nightmare...but now that you mention it I think Standoff was too difficult on Nightmare...

Hmmm. Which one, then? I think I missed that part in the documentation.

Does anyone happen to have inside knowledge on what the difficulty levels in WC 3 & 4 and Prophecy (which is different) do? I'm trying to figure out which difficulties, if any, boost the stats of enemy fighters and which don't. I've been playing WC3 and 4 on Ace (it would seem that it's...

Wow, didn't see that coming...after fighting my way through the not so easy retreat mission, I'm presented with a game over.... So that would mean I need to somehow save the station....any tips? I'm going on full afterburners after the Mantas with plenty of ammo and missiles, but to no avail...

For some reason this gem of a mod passed by me over the years, and after just completing Secret Ops, it was time to test it out. Needless to say, I play on Nightmare. I have to say that the entire concept of flying Scimitars out of a Bengal is excellent and the nostalgia factor is high. You...

Of course I'm aware that ship losses are tracked, however, everything is reset between episodes. Wingmen are immortal until episode 5. Anyway, I don't blame them, Standoff is amazing, and I've read the are technical reasons for all of this.

Yup, can't really call 'em Redshirts if they're immortal, either... Never heard that Goblin line. Must be fun. Assuming you get it by not letting him break and attack.

Does anyone else think that the redshirt wingmen in WC: P added hugely to the game? I'll tell you why: it's the Jagged Alliance effect. The side characters are voiced in an interesting or funny way and given unique in-game dialogue, and most importantly, are mortal. You start to care about...

Maybe he was unpatched? No....that's not possible for Spoony. I guess I'll have to try it out anyway, if I can find it.

What elements from the Wing Commander setting are present in the game?

I just saw this review, and suffice it to say that Spoony was very negative of the game, citing numerous problems with AI (one pirate was unable to destroy his ship standing still for 35 minutes, the constant respawning enemies etc.). Check out the review at : http://spoonyexperiment.com/...

Things really fell into place in Wing 4. The AI works brilliantly, and for once the ships and weapons match what the game tells you about them. I was totally surprised to find out that yes, a light Banshee Interceptor actually does its job better than a heavy Avenger. Even the wingmen are a lot...

Yeah, the Close Combat series is still close to my heart. About the only real-time tactics series done right (with a few exceptions) complemented by deep multiplayer campaigning. It's still worth it if one could find a reliable opponent.

The thing is, these old MS joysticks still work better than any of the new fragile usb sticks. I've no interest in buying one of those. If my hardware is not worth supporting, I guess that's one more reason not to support M$, especially considering that the it's not a question of cost for them...

Nope. it doesn't register in Windows and I know why. It's because M$ dropped gameport support from XP64 onwards in order to sell new joysticks for USB ports. My options are to install XP32 again (dual boot I guess for now...), buy a gameport-usb adapter or try Windows 7 with XP mode (no idea if...

Yeah, I did. The strangest thing happened. When I was shutting my computer down for the night, blam, the installer is there. I quickly installed the game before the PC shut down....and it works! I guess some runtime was blocking the installer...who knows... Anyway, movies works now...