Bandit LOAF
Long Live the Confederation!
Hmm......in that case, EA's actually a consideration this time around, isn't it? I didn't run into that problem with The Starflight Role-Playing Game because Binary Systems owned the game and EA was simply licensed to distribute it, and I had Rod McConnell's (the owner of Binary Systems both then and now) permission to publish as long as I made no profit. If EA owns Wing Commander, it's them I need to talk to.
Damn.
Yeah, Chris never owned Wing Commander outright, it was work he did for Origin. There was some thought of giving it to him before the buyout, but EA basically pointed out that Origin wasn't really worth anything without the Wing Commander and Ultima IPs.
Wait, wait, wait, now I'm confused......did the Standoff and Saga folks have to get clearance for their projects from EA? I seem to recall asking something like this before (different thread, of course) without getting a clear-cut answer. And if so, the question becomes how to get in touch with the legal department at EA, and whether or not I then want to go through all the ensuing hassle.
EA has an unofficial live-and-let-live policy about the fan projects; if you aren't making money (or a spectacle of yourself) then they aren't going to shut anything down.
In any case, even if I have EA's blessing, Mr. Roberts oversaw the creation of the original game, and so he's the one to whom I'd want to mail a copy.
That won't be a problem.