The capital ships: And comparing them to other universes:

I did my best to scale them around 1:72 or 1:48 (it's been a while and I have to measure them again), though some definitely came out smaller (especially the large Kilrathi fighters, which are consistently huge). As for sourcing, the Klavs designs are based on the model packs he released years...

I know I need to organize them, but a thread about 3D-printed Wing Commander and now mentioning Klavs *rip* deserves these making a reappearance. Some will need reprinting in the future, especially those that got damaged in the moves: And yes, I did print up some of Klav'sCap Ship's too.

I want to make it clear that I did not intend this thread to become a dogpile on @Dishwasher, but to draw attention to yet another fan project. Sometimes, when a single person creates a project, they think they can handle it all themselves and aren't comfortable asking for help, so bringing it...

2 billion tokens, with a B? Depending on which market you use, that is minimum, what, $100? I get wanting to make something cool and to show your love for the IP, even if just for yourself, but damn, if you are spending tokens on this, then use them to be fiscally responsible; requesting the...

You're right. Using AI to help with basic, repetitive tasks is a good use; using it for creative tasks is not. It is pretty obvious this project I stumbled upon used AI to make the models, or at the very least to "enhance" the original models. They would have been better off reaching out to...

Don't worry, your project will be worth the weight. I asked the channel for more info, especially once I recognized how AI-generated it was.

Looking at the ship descriptions, they read like something you would input into an AI agent.

Stumbled on this one today: https://staragent.site/ It reports that it is a full remake. But all the models look off, almost like someone fed an "agent" the designs and various references, and that is what it kicked out. The cockpits especially look wrong, and that informs the rest of the...

The use of AI is pretty evident and may turn a lot of potential players off, especially with the art assets. Given the number of talented artists in the modding and WC community, I'm sure you could have requested assistance and received better human-made assets. That being said, the gameplay...

MY question remains: is this CryptoMax's project that he is/was undertaking with Howard's blessing, or is it another modder using the same resources? If it is CryptoMax, was there a falling out with the community prior to these releases?

I believe they were Sony BetaCams. So I'm mostly surprised the tapes have survived this long. But the masters with the integrated elements might be U-Matics.

So, if this 30th anniversary re-release (God, that makes me feel old) includes fresh encodes of the original source tapes, will they change anything about the gameplay? We know the engine can handle higher poly/res models, or would that be too much to hope for? Also, mentioning a rerelease of...

So is this not @cryptomax 's build? I thought that was being done with Howard's blessing.

Is the Wing Com Reloaded channel yours? And the build that Damsonn is playing your build? If so, what is up with the screens and displays? The seem jittery and muddy in comparison with everything else?

Damn, that stinks.

Looks awesome, though a little muddy sometimes, but maybe that is an engine limitation. Any chance of adding actual voices or redoing any of the take off and landing animations? I'm sure you could get some volunteers.

Maybe, not one I am that familiar with, I've mostly worked with Air Force Pilots, but I can ask my Naval Aviator buddies. Did a little checking and it is an active code for firing anti-ship missiles, so Torpedo Launches would likely be called Bruiser. And a list of modern brevity codes. Be...

No, Rifle, it's unguided.

Oddly, no. They would likely both be Fox-2 codes since they both use forms of passive homing: Im-Rec's match the target's visual signature to home in on it, similar to a TV-guided Maverick. FF homes in on the target's IFF transmissions. If the FF missile first pinged the target's IFF and then...