We've Got a Secret (August 11, 2008)

Bandit LOAF · 08-10-2008, 16:00

I'm putting you back in the cockpit, Colonel, where you will be reuinted with an old friend: the thrill of battle.

Nine years and ten months ago Origin withdrew the limited-time episodic release of Secret Ops to promote Wing Commander Prophecy Gold -- and we've spent that time staying true to Mike "Boomer" McCoy's request that the files not be passed around the Wing Commander community. That all stops today, because we've finally been given official permission to distribute the entire Secret Ops package again! The free-to-download episodic Wing Commander game is free to download again!

Main starter package (112MB)
Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4
Episode 5 - Episode 6 - Episode 7

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Original update published on August 11, 2008

NinjaLA · 08-10-2008, 18:00

*glee*

Dundradal · 08-10-2008, 18:40

This is a fantastic gift for the WC community.

McGruff · 08-10-2008, 21:16

Awesome!!, I've never played them!

gr1mre4per · 08-10-2008, 22:36

This could not have come at a better time for me. My secret ops cd has gone walkies and i've been wanting to play for a while. Perhaps if I tidy my flat I could find it again...

Fantastic news for the community, you guys have done so much for everyone its untrue!

cff · 08-10-2008, 23:57

Now all that is missing are the GERMAN versions of the stuff above...

08-11-2008, 02:08

right in time for the Community Replay

JasonRocZ · 08-11-2008, 03:54

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME WOOOHOOOOOO I couldn't be any happier!!

Eder · 08-11-2008, 04:05

Wow, this is awesome beyond words. Best birthday news post ever.

Mekt-Hakkikt · 08-11-2008, 05:04

That's really cool and nice of them (and you of course).

Bandit LOAF · 08-11-2008, 05:17

I don't have the German files in my archive, but if someone wants to send along a copy I'll be happy to post them.

Mekt-Hakkikt · 08-11-2008, 06:00

Sorry, I only have the english files because I always try to get the undubbed versions.

Max Gene · 08-11-2008, 07:27

YES! THANK GOD! This'll save me a good amount of money from buying Prophecy Gold- I can finally afford to buy Prophecy! THANK YOU!

Dundradal · 08-11-2008, 07:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by SWA

right in time for the Community Replay

My thoughts exactly. I think we should have quite a few more players during the SO replay...

Bandit LOAF · 08-11-2008, 07:46

I kind of just assumed everybody was stealing SO anyway and wouldn't care about this.

Shades2585 · 08-11-2008, 08:17

I have the German one around here and will post them on the shared drive when I find the password again.

Edit:

Ok they are up on solsector when you want to post them.

Bigt028 · 08-11-2008, 09:40

Fantastic news, i have been waiting to play this for a long time.
one question, is this a stand-alone game or do i need to have Wing Commander installed?
i downloaded all episodes and the main started package form above, cant wait to get home to try it out.

Captain Obvious · 08-11-2008, 09:58

It's a standalone game.

Dundradal · 08-11-2008, 10:03

Thanks Captain Obvious!

It was just too hard to pass up

Much like Capt' getting the first trivia question last night

Captain Obvious · 08-11-2008, 10:19

Just doing my part!

Shades2585 · 08-11-2008, 10:28

If you want to read the fiction though only install each episode when you get to it or you won't get the password.

Nomad Terror · 08-11-2008, 10:39

I still had the SO files backed up, but this is amazing news! Hopefully new WC fans will be able to play this game now.

NinjaLA · 08-11-2008, 12:13

I still haven't played any of them except the episode that comes with the main file, so this is gonna rock!

Bigt028 · 08-11-2008, 12:43

way cool!!!!
playing this later..

Pulmonox · 08-11-2008, 15:42

I'm logging back in (after how long?) just to say YES! AWESOME! I've been wanting to play this ever since I found out about it... but by then it had already been pulled!

Now I finally get to finish Prophecy for good!

08-11-2008, 15:47

Greetings all,

I know this one came out YEARS ago when 3DFX cards were still popular (I had propechy once, sold it on ebay ages ago). Have just downloaded this version (thanks CIC!) and can't get it to work. Upon launching it just quits back to the desktop with a fault in serectops.exe.

I've tried changing the Settings so it uses Direct3D but it just doesn't want to work. Can anybody help?

I'm currently playing it on an old Celeron Windows XP SP2 machine with Geforce 2MX card.

Hope all of you that are reliving the WC Experience are enjoying it.

08-11-2008, 16:01

No sooner do I post then I solve it.

I just had to enable Windows 98 compatability mode.

Note to self - turn brain on first.

Thank you so much for this CIC and Origin!

oneal_cj · 08-11-2008, 16:27

New to Wing Commander. How can I access a callsign and registration key?

KrisV · 08-11-2008, 16:30

You can get a key here: http://hcl.wcrevival.de/keygen_js.html

Nomad Terror · 08-11-2008, 17:18

Congratulations to all of you enjoying Secret Ops for the first time!

Max Gene · 08-11-2008, 19:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandit LOAF

I kind of just assumed everybody was stealing SO anyway and wouldn't care about this.

To be honest? I was trying my very hardest to do so but couldn't find any way to do it. (It was the only thing I was attempting, by the way- I honestly thought the thing was still free.)

cff · 08-12-2008, 01:17

I have the German files as well. but only in the split version. Base game and speech addon. I actually sent a DL link (by now of course invalid) to the CIC for them at least once on the past..

McGruff · 08-12-2008, 04:57

I was hoping for the slim chance that these wouldn't be just as easy as regular Prophecy, but oh well, it's GREAT to be playing official Wing Commander that I haven't before.

Ready for episode two now and I see that I'm jumping into Ella. Ah, the memories. Could that still be BBQed superbase that I smell after all these years?

Bandit LOAF · 08-12-2008, 05:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by cff

I have the German files as well. but only in the split version. Base game and speech addon. I actually sent a DL link (by now of course invalid) to the CIC for them at least once on the past..

The full version has been available in German on our FTP for years - we didn't have permission to post individual episodes until yesterday.

Quote:

I was hoping for the slim chance that these wouldn't be just as easy as regular Prophecy, but oh well, it's GREAT to be playing official Wing Commander that I haven't before.

I seem to recall that WCSO is sort of unbalanced in terms of difficulty -- you'll have a set of missions designed with an ordinary number of opponents... and then a set with sixty gazillion Devil Rays.

Dundradal · 08-12-2008, 05:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandit LOAF

I seem to recall that WCSO is sort of unbalanced in terms of difficulty -- you'll have a set of missions designed with an ordinary number of opponents... and then a set with sixty gazillion Devil Rays.

I think only the first set is fairly easy...once you get into the later episodes it's the sixty gazillion Devil Rays and Mantas at every damn nav point. Most of the time your radar will be almost solid red.

Shades2585 · 08-12-2008, 08:35

Cff I don't have the split version anymore only the full versions but I would like them if you can post them.

I'm looking for both German and English.

Thanks :-)

Bandit LOAF · 08-12-2008, 08:38

Well... you don't need to look very far for the English ones...

Captain Obvious · 08-12-2008, 09:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dundradal

I think only the first set is fairly easy...once you get into the later episodes it's the sixty gazillion Devil Rays and Mantas at every damn nav point. Most of the time your radar will be almost solid red.

I remember when I first played SO I was thinking, "Damn, this is what the radar must have looked like for those pilots in Fleet Action."

Shades2585 · 08-12-2008, 09:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bandit LOAF

Well... you don't need to look very far for the English ones...

Cool! Where can I get it?

You saw the German ones I put up right?

AD · 08-12-2008, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shades2585

Cool! Where can I get it?

You saw the German ones I put up right?

You saw the top of this thread right?

Shades2585 · 08-12-2008, 12:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by AD

You saw the top of this thread right?

Those aren't German or the segmented/split files.

Wavey · 08-12-2008, 13:55

Very nice thank you

I last downloaded them at 28k many years ago ~~~

ChrisReid · 08-12-2008, 18:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by cff

I have the German files as well. but only in the split version. Base game and speech addon. I actually sent a DL link (by now of course invalid) to the CIC for them at least once on the past..

Yeah, I remember. I uploaded it: http://download.wcnews.com/files/so/...OpsSpeechG.exe Looks like it was just the SpeechG file (thread). If people have any other files we're missing, we'll post them.

Max Gene · 08-12-2008, 18:33

Should these have come with all the fiction files? I can't find them in the folder or on the CIC's file section. (Well, the viewer, but what good is a viewer without fiction to view?)

ChrisReid · 08-12-2008, 18:39

The fiction files weren't part of the downloadable packs. They were available directly at the secretops.com website. We've got them at http://www.wcnews.com/articles/sofiction.shtml

Max Gene · 08-12-2008, 19:56

Chris to the rescue! Thanks!

Shades2585 · 08-13-2008, 08:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisReid

Yeah, I remember. I uploaded it: http://download.wcnews.com/files/so/...OpsSpeechG.exe Looks like it was just the SpeechG file (thread). If people have any other files we're missing, we'll post them.

I already put all the German files on solsector for you two days ago.

Delance · 08-13-2008, 09:38

SO fiction is pretty good.

Bigt028 · 08-13-2008, 12:32

i saw the link for the fiction files, there are quite a lot, is this for informational, or do you need to donwload then to play the game. Sorry i am a first time Ops player.

Nomad Terror · 08-13-2008, 13:41

The fiction is mainly just "behind the scenes" backstory between the episodes. You can enjoy the game without reading the fiction, but it does help your experience.

There is nothing to download. You can just read them online.

08-10-2008, 16:00	#1
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 25,571	We've Got a Secret (August 11, 2008) I'm putting you back in the cockpit, Colonel, where you will be reuinted with an old friend: the thrill of battle. Nine years and ten months ago Origin withdrew the limited-time episodic release of Secret Ops to promote Wing Commander Prophecy Gold -- and we've spent that time staying true to Mike "Boomer" McCoy's request that the files not be passed around the Wing Commander community. That all stops today, because we've finally been given official permission to distribute the entire Secret Ops package again! The free-to-download episodic Wing Commander game is free to download again! Main starter package (112MB) Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 Episode 5 - Episode 6 - Episode 7 -- Original update published on August 11, 2008

08-10-2008, 18:00	#2
NinjaLA Fook, man! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seward, AK Posts: 970	glee __________________ WC webcomic and art galleries

08-10-2008, 18:40	#3
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 5,033	This is a fantastic gift for the WC community. __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

08-11-2008, 04:05	#9
Eder Mr. Standoff Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Posts: 3,337	Wow, this is awesome beyond words. Best birthday news post ever. __________________ Hi, I'm Ed. You may remember me from such great fan projects as 'Standoff' and 'Unknown Enemy'...

08-11-2008, 05:04	#10
Mekt-Hakkikt Mpanty's bane Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 4,888	That's really cool and nice of them (and you of course). __________________ "Khasra! I have heard enough of Khasra!" For the Glory of Sivar!

08-10-2008, 21:16	#4
McGruff Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CIC brig Posts: 2,614	Awesome!!, I've never played them!

08-10-2008, 22:36	#5
gr1mre4per 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Tewkesbury, UK Posts: 98	This could not have come at a better time for me. My secret ops cd has gone walkies and i've been wanting to play for a while. Perhaps if I tidy my flat I could find it again... Fantastic news for the community, you guys have done so much for everyone its untrue!

08-10-2008, 23:57	#6
cff Disciple of Murphy Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Austria Posts: 2,636	Now all that is missing are the GERMAN versions of the stuff above...

08-11-2008, 02:08	#7
SWA Guest Posts: n/a	right in time for the Community Replay

08-11-2008, 03:54	#8
JasonRocZ Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Albany NY Posts: 1,272	AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME WOOOHOOOOOO I couldn't be any happier!!

08-11-2008, 05:17	#11
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 25,571	I don't have the German files in my archive, but if someone wants to send along a copy I'll be happy to post them. __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

08-11-2008, 06:00	#12
Mekt-Hakkikt Mpanty's bane Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany Posts: 4,888	Sorry, I only have the english files because I always try to get the undubbed versions. __________________ "Khasra! I have heard enough of Khasra!" For the Glory of Sivar!

08-11-2008, 07:27	#13
Max Gene Major Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 672	YES! THANK GOD! This'll save me a good amount of money from buying Prophecy Gold- I can finally afford to buy Prophecy! THANK YOU!

08-11-2008, 07:46	#15
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 25,571	I kind of just assumed everybody was stealing SO anyway and wouldn't care about this. __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

08-11-2008, 08:17	#16
Shades2585 none Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 322	I have the German one around here and will post them on the shared drive when I find the password again. Edit: Ok they are up on solsector when you want to post them. __________________ It's not about getting what you want but working with what you get.

08-11-2008, 09:40	#17
Bigt028 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 181	Fantastic news, i have been waiting to play this for a long time. one question, is this a stand-alone game or do i need to have Wing Commander installed? i downloaded all episodes and the main started package form above, cant wait to get home to try it out.

08-11-2008, 09:58	#18
Captain Obvious Cadet Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 47	It's a standalone game.

08-11-2008, 10:03	#19
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 5,033	Thanks Captain Obvious! It was just too hard to pass up Much like Capt' getting the first trivia question last night __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

08-11-2008, 10:19	#20
Captain Obvious Cadet Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 47	Just doing my part!

08-11-2008, 10:28	#21
Shades2585 none Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 322	If you want to read the fiction though only install each episode when you get to it or you won't get the password. __________________ It's not about getting what you want but working with what you get.

08-11-2008, 10:39	#22
Nomad Terror Colonel Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,001	I still had the SO files backed up, but this is amazing news! Hopefully new WC fans will be able to play this game now.

08-11-2008, 12:13	#23
NinjaLA Fook, man! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seward, AK Posts: 970	I still haven't played any of them except the episode that comes with the main file, so this is gonna rock! __________________ WC webcomic and art galleries

08-11-2008, 12:43	#24
Bigt028 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 181	way cool!!!! playing this later..

08-11-2008, 15:42	#25
Pulmonox 2nd Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Posts: 126	I'm logging back in (after how long?) just to say YES! AWESOME! I've been wanting to play this ever since I found out about it... but by then it had already been pulled! Now I finally get to finish Prophecy for good! __________________ Fools aren't born. Pretty girls make them in their spare time.

08-11-2008, 15:47	#26
Gledster Guest Posts: n/a	Doesn't work for me :( Greetings all, I know this one came out YEARS ago when 3DFX cards were still popular (I had propechy once, sold it on ebay ages ago). Have just downloaded this version (thanks CIC!) and can't get it to work. Upon launching it just quits back to the desktop with a fault in serectops.exe. I've tried changing the Settings so it uses Direct3D but it just doesn't want to work. Can anybody help? I'm currently playing it on an old Celeron Windows XP SP2 machine with Geforce 2MX card. Hope all of you that are reliving the WC Experience are enjoying it.

08-11-2008, 16:01	#27
Gledster Guest Posts: n/a	Working now :) No sooner do I post then I solve it. I just had to enable Windows 98 compatability mode. Note to self - turn brain on first. Thank you so much for this CIC and Origin!

08-11-2008, 16:27	#28
oneal_cj Cadet Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1	New to Wing Commander. How can I access a callsign and registration key?

08-11-2008, 16:30	#29
KrisV Space Marshal Administrator Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The Reid System Posts: 3,210	You can get a key here: http://hcl.wcrevival.de/keygen_js.html __________________ The Wing Commander CIC Forum Rules

08-11-2008, 17:18	#30
Nomad Terror Colonel Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,001	Congratulations to all of you enjoying Secret Ops for the first time!

08-12-2008, 01:17	#32
cff Disciple of Murphy Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Austria Posts: 2,636	I have the German files as well. but only in the split version. Base game and speech addon. I actually sent a DL link (by now of course invalid) to the CIC for them at least once on the past..

08-12-2008, 04:57	#33
McGruff Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CIC brig Posts: 2,614	I was hoping for the slim chance that these wouldn't be just as easy as regular Prophecy, but oh well, it's GREAT to be playing official Wing Commander that I haven't before. Ready for episode two now and I see that I'm jumping into Ella. Ah, the memories. Could that still be BBQed superbase that I smell after all these years?

08-12-2008, 08:35	#36
Shades2585 none Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 322	Cff I don't have the split version anymore only the full versions but I would like them if you can post them. I'm looking for both German and English. Thanks :-) __________________ It's not about getting what you want but working with what you get.

08-12-2008, 08:38	#37
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 25,571	Well... you don't need to look very far for the English ones... __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

08-12-2008, 13:55	#42
Wavey Cadet Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 10	Very nice thank you I last downloaded them at 28k many years ago ~~~

08-12-2008, 18:33	#44
Max Gene Major Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 672	Should these have come with all the fiction files? I can't find them in the folder or on the CIC's file section. (Well, the viewer, but what good is a viewer without fiction to view?)