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Heh. Quarto, you are truly a kindred soul. ;-) That's the exact same idea that I've been trying to establish for the Border Worlds faction in the Aces. Basically, I want the Border Worlders to have a small, flexible and efficient fighting force that will defend the nation, but isn't trying to be...

Heh. Well, what else do you expect in the Border Worlds? ;-) In HTL, we use Arrows, complete with Kilrathi War era weaponry and armour in the recon role. They are most definitely not supposed to make heavy contact with the enemy. I would expect a recon fighter in a game to have a little more...

I agree that the Border Worlds shouldn't have technology that is superior to what Confed has. However, I don't think there's anything wrong with a BW design being better in one specific respect to its Confed counterparts. The Vindicator, for example, had much better ship killing capability than...

Heh. Well, the nose probably comes from the fact that the Retaliator is based on the Dragon, which was itself based on the Excalibur. Basically, the Retaliator is what the Excal would have been if it had been further developed for killing fighters, rather than as a special ops craft like the...

Very cool. BTW, is the Spectre the fighter that someone once said looked kind of like HTL's Retaliator? I can see some resemblence in the wallpaper, espically the chopped off nose and the wingtips. Best, Raptor

So how many new designs does the BW have in UE2? So far I've heard about the Rapier IV and the Spectre. Anything else? Also, timewise, when is UE2 in relation to Prophecy/SO? Best, Raptor

I think he starts the game off as a second lieutenant, and is then promoted to first lieutenant. Best, Raptor

The choice of techno tracks probably reflected the fact that there's a new generation of pilots on the frontlines. Orchestral is for old fogies like Blair. :) Seriously, loved the UE tracks, Needham. Best, Raptor

First Lieutenant, IIRC. Best, Raptor

The Kilrathi nuked the moon bases pretty throughly in FA. It's probably a safe bet that the ones at Sirius are a write off as well. Best, Raptor

Hmm. I wonder if Confed awards promotions posthumously. :D Best, Raptor

Re: And again As I said before, a very nice job on the site, Neo. I did plug the update on the CIC frontpage with our latest story, but I forgot to post it here. Best, Raptor

Going back a bit, I think the "canon" explantion for the Hakagas' gun loadout was that they were designed purely to work as part of a fleet rather than leading small battlegroups. They would have tons of cruisers and DDs around them to take care of capships, so they're primarily decked out with...

Could that the Kilrathi cruiser's AI is to close in and use its heavy weapons. In that case, the Ajax might as well get its shots in while its waiting for the lock. Best, Raptor

Re: Re: Re: Re: Theories So would the Grovsner colonies share a border with the UBW? Best, Raptor

That can be to your advantage sometimes. In tougher missions like outrunning Ella, I often left the last leeched fighter intact to avoid fighting the follow up waves. Best, Raptor

As opposed to American football, where the losers whine about their best, while the winners go home and **** the prom queen. :) Props to anyone who can place that quote. A couple of other differances: -You can't protect the ball carrier from being tackled by running interference -you can't...

Rubgy is very big here in New Zealand. It's our national sport, and one of the few sports where we can claim we're among the best in the world, even if the All Blacks aren't as invincibile as they were a few years ago. It's played very widely at the national, university, club and school levels...

Whether the mechanics of the Dargon's AB system are worth aguing about. Best, Raptor

Are you kidding? Wingnuts spend ages arguing over far less. :) Best, Raptor