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Two thoughts: 1. I hate the FF swarm. The Tracker in WCP allows you to do this. I use to volley them off in the hope that 16 FF missiles would give the bad guys something to think about. Instead it gave the closest ship something to think about, and everybody else just kept coming...

Re: Re: about obeying orders At least they'll give you a nice funeral and a posthumous medal :). That is .. if anyone ever finds out at all... Bad things happen on battlefields, and not everyone who dies is shot by the enemy. Respectfully, Brian P.

Hmm.. why assume that Seether has *any* Confed military rank at all? In Tom Clancy's "Hunt For Red Octobor", the CIA hero, a civilian, was smuggled aboard an aircraft carrier. He was given a Commander's uniform to allow him to blend in and to keep people from raising questions...

Manjana's BACK ?? :) :) Welcome! Welcome! Missed you! Welcome back! Respectfully, Brian P.

Agreed. So long, RFBurns, you made some good posts. I'll miss you. Respectfully, Brian P.

Is there a way to switch over to Kilrathi insignia/ranks? No particular reason .. just wanted to be different. Respectfully, Brian P.

They "studied" the folks at the H'hrass relay station by slaughtering them. The not-quite-losing tracks of WCP (leading to Hellespont and Alcor) shows them destroying all Confed installations they come across. The losing track of WCP shows them blowing up Confed HQ in Sol system...

Once accepted, it would be no different. I meant it's origin: Given by another group of natural beings who have no belief in it themselves, but give it in order to modify the behavior of the target group. Thus, it is strictly a social control mechanism and nothing more. As opposed to...

I don't think they *genetically* engineered them, I think they did a little *social* engineering -- find a likely race and inflict (apparently) supernatural portents and a Prophet on them to Explain It All. Y'know, sort of Like the Ten Commandments except with Morays supplying the...

A thought about the Nephilem: They call us the "non-aligned." Also, I note that the Kilrathi do not share this designation. Note: Taunt used by NP: "This is your proving ground!" Note: Final ace in Prophecy, as he dies: "Perhaps you are a warrior, after all!" Note: Most interested...

Meanwhile here I am in Vienna, VA, just across the river from LOAF. Whether this is good or bad, I have not yet determined. Respectfully, Brian P. PS. Loaf lives in MD, right? -- BDP.

I was kidding ... naw, you can't actually say something to her, although alt-T would probably trigger the standard "Die, bug!" message and have no effect. I would *love* to insult her during the mission, generally because she keeps bragging how SHE can find the buoy and, of course, it...

Well, yes... but, to our credit, we don't hang around in Talons waiting to blast other sci-fi Believers simply because they have not scene the Pure Light That Is Wing Commander. I think that's the difference .. fanatics who produce soundtracks GOOD. Fanatics who ambush people in Talons...

'Nother way to do it: When you get to the last Nav point, don't kill ALL the bugs. Leave two or three MORAYS (NOT Mantas) alive. Then ignore them and proceed to examine the different objects in the field. You can move more efficiently if you use the map: Lock on any target, Hit M...

Ahh.. not a problem. We've got plenty of Privateer 1/2 vets, right? Smuggling CDs can't be any harder than smuggling brilliance. I can see it now .. "Prepare to be searched .. Maintain speed and course." "Contraband WC Soundtracks detected! All units close and terminate!"...

For my part, I would encourage the Admins to take a more active role in the discussions on the CZ as posters. It seems to me that, among the admins, there are some that are very active participants and there are some who seeminglyonly post when they are 1) Closing a thread or 2) Warning...

Nah.. I'm talking about the Kilrathi capital ship sweep which is about mission 6 or so, right after the Kilrathi Timed Fighter Sweep but just before "Defend Midway". But I agree, that last mission is FUN. Respectfully, Brian P.

I've found mines to be useful against Kilrathi corvettes -- each one's the equivalent of a DF, right? So fly directly away from the CRV and let it chase you. Drop a string of about 6 mines. It will fly right smack into 'em. KA-BOOM! Scratch one CRV. Speaking of which, has anybody...

Except it didn't happen quite that way -- the Mongols assimilated, true, but they were not accepted by the native peoples. They were thrown out by a violent revolution by the native rulers, which established the Ming dynasty. This dynasty also experienced corruption, and it was...

Hmmm... if I were setting up gladiatorial games with Kilrathi and human opponents, I would give the humans a medium-length spear, a short stabbing knife and a small shield. Let the Kilrathi keep their natural weaponry. I imagine the fight goes like this: 1. Kilrathi charges...