I think it's worth noting that all those things you can now just give a prompt and say "make me a song and don't stop until you have one", ditto on a film, and now a game. Used as a *tool* game development should speed up significantly. So much of the remake was working out old formats which...

That's very much not what I meant. The existence of the technology isn't an issue, anyone can use it so it's not like looking on in awe at something which is out of grasp. It's the the fact that despite the limitations it's largely being accepted and even embraced that is the demoralising...

The WCIV remake actually supports WC3, or did. Just lacks the models. It’s interesting seeing so many vibe coded remakes and no one so much as asking for any info. But what I’m learning from the number of likes and views is people as a rule are generally fine with this? That’s a good motivation...

That still gives them everything to this point. It should have been opt in not opt out

Blessing would be overselling it. In the wingleader channels Howie has stated that he’s not a fan of the ethics of using AI but that he made the art public and won’t stop anyone. Not sure what changed exactly, maybe Howie wasn't clear on it being fully AI before? I think using his art and...

The physics for one! Like the earlier games and WCP the 3DO version has actual momentum. It feels so much better than the PC version that I actually now find it really difficult to come back to WC3/4 on PC.

I hadn't realised it wasn't on PC... I probably won't bother then. It's not a game I can play infront of the kids.

Grim took care of that for you already. Works a treat: https://www.wcnews.com/chatzone/threads/wing-commander-prophecy-unlimited-hd-movie-support.28146/page-4#post-419956

I *really* wish we'd had the tools we have available now when starting the WC4 Remake. AllTinker has liborigin about to release which opens up most of the gains there. The flip side of that to community is I think it's arrived at just the right time to be disheartening; what was a "solved" issue...

No plans to be honest - I was still in high school when we made that so it makes me cringe these days. If did try and update it (or standoff) I'd get lost in trying to replace models and voiceovers. HCl released his source code for the scatter gun and standoff which between them should be most...

Should be, and there’s an updated gl in the check your drivers threads. I’d love to hear if it works well for you

@AllTinker do you have anything for repackaging? If not there’s no immediate way to do it - but I will take the time make a tool if no one else can help you if you have a complete set, although I’m afraid that I won’t have the free time for a couple of months

I just confirmed that originator can export all the speech for you (tools -> Bulk Exporter). If you get to the point of having replacement speech I'm sure we can help you repack them.

Depends what you mean by alive - real life has really caught up with me and the rest of the team for the past year. Four day weeks are a long forgotten dream and I'm back to doing long hours. I'm hopeful I'll get back to it in a few months. This happens whenever the day job approaches release on...

I voted for the overhaul mod this year. Normally I shamelessly vote for the wc4 remake but we haven’t earned it this year with real world getting in the way. That said I think I’d have voted the same way regardless - I had *never* played WC1 as it was meant to be played; my first experience was...

First pass aims to be pretty faithful - there's an awful lot that's improved just by adding momentum, it makes it a lot easier to land laser shots and brings gunplay into the mix (the first mission of WC4 is such an odd choice as it really shows off how hard it is to hit anyone with lasers). I...

The movie definitely got prioritised and the game engine and balancing took a back seat. Which is why it’s fun to try and bring the game up to the same standard as the FMV. Somehow the other titles there wasn’t such a divide between the quality. Wing Commander IV is my favourite entry in the...

The good news is both ODVS and Defiance have some time coming up to work on it. I’m still swamped at work but I will get back to it this year.

I am so sorry for your loss. Chris’s family photos were always the most joyful thing Facebook ever put into my feed — they radiated so much love.

Not mine, ODVS uploaded our trailers. He also does a lot of AI upscaling so I guess he got hit with a copyright issue?