I actually think instead of trying to upscale the original C&C FMV cutscenes, they should have replaced it completely with CGI. It could have been done very faithfully - including all of the original voice recordings, and the end product would surely have looked better.

Good question, I will have to look into that. You could always download the Wing Commander 1 intro from YouTube and use that for a screen saver in the mean time :)

I don't know of the specific tool you speak of although I do recall an episode of All Wings Considered where @Bandit LOAF showcased an old After Dark set of screensavers with Origin title themes. That said, these days it's rather straight forward to make a screen saver from any video of your...

Heh, thanks for getting back to me! I'd forgotten ever writing the above guide. Good to hear it worked all these years later!

Yes, I never considered that various chat apps can swap backgrounds now. In fact, I do something similar with still images in GIMP almost daily with 'swap colour for transparency' commands. In my head, the ability to do this with video seemed much more complicated, but as you point out, simple...

I think a lot of Wingnuts would be willing to donate to that. I wonder how difficult it would be to insert new high resolution backgrounds to the green screen footage. I'd assume this would require some studio-level hardware and expertise. Sorry to have derailed your thread @ODVS

Nice. Thank you for these. It's a pity there's nothing that can be done for WC3 - as that is the game that would benefit from something like this the most. I suppose unless the original raw footage is somehow obtained, such ventures would be impossible.

This is great! Iceman in WC2 would have been interesting. Most likely an extra ally for Bluehair amid all the hostility. I wonder which pilot slot he'd have replaced if any - and would he have been the best pilot on the Concordia instead of Jazz? But he couldn't replace Jazz outright because...

That's terrifying. Prayers are with them.

Yes, I have the same benefit here - living in South Western, rural England makes for a lot of places where you can easily go and be alone. That said, the weather's been awful and I've been using my stationary bike and free weights for exercise. Your estimate is probably about right, the...

Oh man, I'm sorry for yours and her loss. That's terrible. Whilst you have a rather loyal fanbase with AWC, real life is more important. Just stay hunkered down and look after each other, my thoughts are with you both.

'Imperial Wingmen' What a different game it would have been if we'd gone with the 'morally questionable' humanity right from the beginning, instead of waiting for Tolwyn to turn up and take us down that road later.

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. May I ask if they had any pre-existing conditions? Covid-19 has not yet infected anybody I know, although there are a number of cases in my area. That's scary about the nursing home deaths! I actually think the true number of people already infected is...

So, in these unprecedented times - how is everybody doing? Anybody in isolation? In my coutnry - The UK, the government has just announced the 'indefinite' closure of all bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, leisure centres, theatres and cinemas in addition to calling for social distancing, an end...

I remember thinking EF2000 looked mindblowing graphically. Just checked it out on YouTube, not so much now 😁 Time ravages all. Agree with @Pedro - the 90s was a cracking time for PC gaming.

I was a massive LucasArts point and click fan in the old days, and in the late 90s and early 00s there was an a rather large and active community attempting a project that looks very similar to this one. 'Indiana Jones and The Fountain of Youth' I believe some progress with made, but as so...

Hello @Mincemeat - Welcome back That or your lurking game is strong and patient.

I agree, but I also think it's nice sometimes to not be at the centre of universe, where your actions absolutely define the outcome. Wing Commander was great at having the player feel every part the all-important hero and the war is won or lost on the missions you fly. But you know what was a...

I haven't played it for years, but its lack of freedom was a real let down. I remember thinking it was a true open-ender before I got it. The comedy lines save that game though.