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    Initial reaction to WC movie in '99

    I don't think it would be. I've always viewed the Wing Commander movie like this. It's exactly what Doom 3 did to the Doom game series. It doesn't add to it, it replaces them all. Doom 3 takes place as if the first 2 (and mission packs) never happened. It's base storyline is the same but...
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    Finishing collection of games, plus info on cards.

    I'd probably be happy to trade for them. In terms of duplicates, what I'll do is write up a total list of what I have and then post it in here. I'll sort out every single duplicate card and we'll go from there. There are two lots of cards as well. You've got Kilrathi and Terran. The Kilrathi...
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    Finishing collection of games, plus info on cards.

    Okay going through them I've got a couple of sealed Kilrathi starter packs (4 or so I think, still going through my stuff) and I've got a HEAP of Confederation doubles. Lots and lots of those. I'd be happy to organise these in some way and donate/trade them.
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    Finishing collection of games, plus info on cards.

    Thanks for that reply mate, appreciate it! Is it worth having doubles of any cards? Say a couple of the fighters and their maneuvors? I doubt I'll ever get to play it (I don't know anyone who is really into Wing Commander down here) but I'd definantly like to collect them... even if I am a...
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    Finishing collection of games, plus info on cards.

    This 15 year stuff has gotten me a very good Wing Commander mood. Here are a few questions I'd like to ask, I'm interested in completing my Wing Commander game collection and I'd like to know roughly how much it'd cost me to finish the whooollee thing. What I need: -Wing Commander 2 (floppy...
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    15 Years of Wing Commander - What Was Your First Time Like?

    Gosh it's so long ago I barely remember. I remember though I had only had a PC for a very short time. It was 1991 so the game had been out for a bit, but it was the first. We got it just after we bought a Sound Blaster sound card for the PC. I was blown away. This game told a story of pilots...
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    New Metal

    Alloy? New Element?
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    Kilrathi names

    Just a question slightly off topic, would Kilrathi nobles only ever become pilots. Are any of the Kilrathi aces actually not born of any nobility but earnt their respect through their flying?
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    WC fans are Republicans?

    I'm not sure how it compares to Australian politics though. From what I can tell, it seems a liberal person is a Democrat in the US. As far as I know the current government is Republican. Over here in Australia we actually have a Liberal party. Many people compare our two ruling parties and...
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    Dating the Uniforms

    I tend to think of it like this between Wing Commander 1-3. The current uniform replaces all of them. The reason I say this is because the Academy series uniforms are very smiliar to a mix between 3 and 4. Now why would Tolwynn wear a nice Navy uniform through the Academy series then lose it up...
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    Joint Service?

    Ooohhh I understand you now. My misunderstanding. The reason I interpreted it like that because I saw a peice of fan art (by all means a fantastic looking peice) however the pilot wore a slightly different uniform and was described as something like a "marine pilot", which absolutely baffled me.
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    Joint Service?

    Do you mean pilots switching between being marines and being in the Navy/Space Forces? That doesn't make much sense. :/
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    WC fans are Republicans?

    I voted Liberal. So I dunno where that puts me. :/
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    Initial reaction to WC movie in '99

    Personally I loved it. I was excited from the moment i heard about it. IT was one of my top games (if not THE top) and to finally see it all in 2 hours of action was quite exciting. I looked past all the inconsistencies and saw it was one big "everything Wing Commander" in 2 hours. We had the...
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    Joint Service?

    And then when you try to see it from my point of view (Aussie) it gets twice as confusing. "Ensigns", majors/captains in the air force, 1st Lieutenants in the Navy?!
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    USS San Francisco SSN-711

    Everyone has their mishaps and the Royal Australian Navy is no exception. http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/HMAS-Ballarat-runs-aground-at-Christmas-Island/2005/01/22/1106334265063.html?oneclick=true Back in January (22nd) the HMAS Ballarat ran aground. Nothing too major and I actually...
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    WC1 for Pocket PC

    What programs are you using to run these? I found if these games do run on my XDA 2, they are very unstable and not the fastest in performance. I recently tried a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive emulator and it crawled.
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    A question about naval tactics

    You still use all 3 dimensions in atmospheric flight too. It's just unlike space, they don't all extend forever and the way each force acts in each of these planes, is very different to space. For example: when "diving" in space, you're not going to have a normal reaction force acting equal...
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    Pilot Crew Check in

    I know Wing Commander is one thing causing me to spend my days working towards serving in the (Royal) Australian Air Force. I'd love to be a pilot but I understand it's a VERY competitive and tough career to get. But I love the military in general. So if the Air Force says "don't come near me"...
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    tolwyn's cheap shot (wc2 dialogue)

    It is a general statement. They are quite scarce. Even if he is referring to the Concordia's crew, there wouldn't be many outside of the ship. There are just a handful of them left. I like your second point though, it does seem like to Tolwyn to quietly remind someone what Blair originally held...