It's All Great To Me (December 17, 2006)

[Bandit LOAF]

TCSTigersClaw has taken some pictures of an early Greek magazine preview of Wing Commander III. The interesting thing about these images is that the screenshots used are the very first ones Origin released of Wing Commander III. Look closely for some interesting differences with the finished game -- that triangular Kilrathi starship, for instance, doesn't appear in the game... and the TCS Victory's flight deck textures are completely different. We're working on tracking down the original digital versions of these pictures, and will post them as soon as possible.

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Original update published on December 17, 2006

 

[Marc]

I get the impression that the shot where we see the arrow inside the 'totally different TCS Victoty's flight deck textures' is actually the arrow flying throught an ennemy ship's launch bay. This impression of mine comes from the way the opening of the bay out into space seems to cut at an ood angle.... like the Bhantkara class carrier for instance.

that is assuming, of course, that we are talking about the same picture.

 

[Delance]

That's greek to me.

It had to be said.

 

[AD]

I get the impression that the shot where we see the arrow inside the 'totally different TCS Victoty's flight deck textures' is actually the arrow flying throught an ennemy ship's launch bay. This impression of mine comes from the way the opening of the bay out into space seems to cut at an ood angle.... like the Bhantkara class carrier for instance.

that is assuming, of course, that we are talking about the same picture.

Possibly, but I also remember a WC3 preview on an old disk I had way back when that had an early look at the game, including really low suggested system specs. I thought it was a WC2 or Privateer disk but I haven't been able to find it since. But the point is there were a number of incomplete or shots that ended up changing in the final version.

 

[floundericiousMI]

The "Triangular Kilrathi Ship".....

Isn't that just one "wing" from a WCIII Kilrathi Corvette?

 

[Fatcat]

The "Triangular Kilrathi Ship".....

Isn't that just one "wing" from a WCIII Kilrathi Corvette?

Looks like this thing: http://tactics.solsector.net/joans/kdorklath.htm
I forget where I heard this, but I think it was originally the Dreanought model. The Dorklath appears in the WC4 opening, getting 'pakked. Interesting pics, though.

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Looks like this thing: http://tactics.solsector.net/joans/kdorklath.htm
I forget where I heard this, but I think it was originally the Dreanought model. The Dorklath appears in the WC4 opening, getting 'pakked. Interesting pics, though.

If you ever find out who told you that, be sure and tell them they're crazy.

These triangle ships (Psych made up 'Dorklath') were designed as transports for Wing Commander III. They appear in early sketches, but aren't in the PC version -- they show up in the 3DO port (with the PC version's transports used as tankers). The triangle-ships also appear in the WC:CCG, as the artwork on the Kilrathi transport card.

 

[AD]

The Dorklath appears in the WC4 opening, getting 'pakked. Interesting pics, though.

No it doesn't. There are no kilrathi ships in the WC4 intro. We see a Kilrathi transport about 1/2 way into the game.