Making the Games: Miscellaneous (October 21, 2008)

[Bandit LOAF]

This is the eighth set of Feng Zhu "concept" ships, commissioned for an unspecified Wing Commander title following the release of Secret Ops. What we have here is one tough little image that didn't fit anywhere else -- it's not a blueprint, it's not a categorized concept sketch... it's just: something. In fact, that's all we can say, since it isn't labeled, either. More Confederation fighters? Multi-roles? Another elaborate freighter cargo storage system?

A personal note: when I visited Origin back in October, 1998 these Feng Zhu pieces were arranged in a huge grid on a wall. Mike "Boomer" McCoy proudly showed them to me, but barred me from taking any pictures (not that my protoplasmic digital camera would have resolved enough detail in the first place...). He said that his favorite was of a medical ship designed for Wing Commander Online -- if it exists, we haven't seen it yet! Still, it's absolutely amazing that this artwork which I assumed lost forever, could appear once again.

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

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Original update published on October 21, 2008

 

[Mace]

I'd say it would involve something with a marine landing craft or at least docking procedures.

the full ship on the right is too bulky to be a fighter, the forwart extending parts could be clamps of some sort, to attach itself to a ship, and the "garage door" front could open up for the marines to walk through, as for the canopee(spelled correctly?), the front part could be the cockpit, while the longer stretched part would be seats for the marines, who have a nice view of the outside of whatever they are about to board.

The two ships on the left might be an alternate suggestion for thesame procedure.

Can't place the odd stretched wing on the craft top left though

 

[Mekt-Hakkikt]

I don't know, the ship on the right could be a bulky fighter IMHO. Like the Wolverine in SL.