Making the Games: Assorted Prophecy Ship Artwork (November 19, 2008)

[Bandit LOAF]

... and the rest (with one exception!) of Wing Commander Prophecy's ship designs appear today: the Seahawk AWACs, multiple types of shuttles... and, oddity of oddities, a super-detailed rendering of the Dula VII starbase.

Thanks to Captain Johnny for both archiving and providing this material!

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Original update published on November 19, 2008

 

[AD]

We may have reported on it before, but there's a version of the starbase on a black background from Dean McCalls website. It's a slightly larger image too:

 

[Mekt-Hakkikt]

I always liked seeing the Kilrathi Starbase: the design is solid and it made the Prophecy universe a little less empty.

 

[Dundradal]

I always liked the Seahawk. It's a perfect vision of AWACs in space.

The inflight refueling introduced in WCP was a great feature. It's one of the assorted things from the novels you can tie into the game. Tolwyn describes in FC wanting a system similar to the Kilrathi, who used multipurpose shuttles for everything, later Tolwyn and company used the system to great effect at Baka Kar. Confed finally got around to reading the memo and we've got some great looking shuttles.

 

[AD]

I always liked the Seahawk. It's a perfect vision of AWACs in space.

The inflight refueling introduced in WCP was a great feature. It's one of the assorted things from the novels you can tie into the game. Tolwyn describes in FC wanting a system similar to the Kilrathi, who used multipurpose shuttles for everything, later Tolwyn and company used the system to great effect at Baka Kar. Confed finally got around to reading the memo and we've got some great looking shuttles.

In-flight refueling isn't new in prophecy. WC2 does this as well on select missions. The difference is that you have more control of it in Prophecy whereas in WC2 it was pretty much scripted into a couple missions.

 

[Shades2585]

What was Dula VII in? Was it suposed to be P3 or Privateer Online?

 

[Vinman]

What was Dula VII in? Was it suposed to be P3 or Privateer Online?

It's the Kilrathi starbase taken over by the nephilim in T’lan Meth.

 

[Shades2585]

Humm. I remember the base being taken over in T'lan Meth but I don't remember ever seeing a picture in the game. Was it?

 

[Mekt-Hakkikt]

Well, the station does not appear in any FMV cutscene but in in-flight cutscenes. It's also (at least) in one of the Sim missions.

It's rather hard to destroy because you have to hit its bridge (which are just some antennas) from the right angle.

 

[Shades2585]

AHH! I never played any of the Sim missions. That's why i don't remember it. Which sim was it?

 

[Quarto]

AHH! I never played any of the Sim missions. That's why i don't remember it. Which sim was it?

Oh, come on, that's no excuse - this is the station where we rescue Blair, and you don't remember it?

 

[Dundradal]

In-flight refueling isn't new in prophecy. WC2 does this as well on select missions. The difference is that you have more control of it in Prophecy whereas in WC2 it was pretty much scripted into a couple missions.

Perhaps that's why it slipped my mind. Good looking out.

 

[Vinman]

Oh, come on, that's no excuse - this is the station where we rescue Blair, and you don't remember it?

In his defense, it is a pretty frantic mission.

 

[Shades2585]

I remember saving Blair but for some reason I don't remember that base. Of course I think I've only played Prophecy all the way through maybe once or twice. (Things always interrupted me.) :-(

 

[Mekt-Hakkikt]

It blows up in an in-game cutscence, maybe you remember that (it's the WCP eternaly blowing up).

 

[Dyret]

Perhaps that's why it slipped my mind. Good looking out.

Hehe, looks like you should have paid more attention to your own community replay.

 

[Dundradal]

Hehehe good point, I'm reading so many mission briefs though sometimes things are blurring together.