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The Pilots Federation has reported that five independent ships have been attacked by terrorist organisation the League of Reparation, with the loss of all crewmembers.

No details have been released regarding specific names or locations, except that three of the ships were attacked in Alliance-controlled systems, one in a Federal system and one in Imperial space.

The Pilots Federation also confirmed that the message 'FOR JAMESON' had been etched by laser beam into drifting hull fragments from all five ships.

Captain Niamh Seutonia, a member of the tri-power taskforce investigating the League, released this statement:

"We are treating these incidents as terrorist actions by the League of Reparation, targeted against people with ancestral connections to the INRA. Analysts have been despatched to all five locations."

"Meanwhile, we have determined that League agents receive their orders via

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*Pilots Federation ALERT*
Safeguard Interstellar requires deliveries of medicines to treat casualties from the NMLA's recent terrorist attack.
The humanitarian aid organisation is helping to coordinate relief efforts for the starports in the Alliance, Empire and Federation that were bombed last week. CEO Noel Beaumont announced:
"Hundreds of thousands of civilians still require urgent medical attention after being evacuated from the damaged stations. Many have severe caustic burns inflicted by the corrosive enzyme payload of the explosives. We have already exhausted the majority of supplies in nearby systems."
"To reinforce overstretched health services, we request shipments of basic medicines and advanced medicines. These can be delivered to three starports being used as staging areas: Krylov Ring in the He Bo system, Mackenzie Relay in the Cemiess system, and Davis Terminal in the Duamta

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Last year’s indefinite hiatus of Mass Effect franchise unfortunately meant Mass Effect Andromeda would not receive any further updates from BioWare, leaving one of the game’s most intriguing plot threads dangling out in space. The mysterious lost Quarian ark housing several of the series’ familiar alien races had been memorably teased in the game’s campaign, but never received a proper follow-up.

However, last year it was announced the distressed starship Keelah Si’yah would finally have its story told in the form of a new tie-in novel titled Mass Effect Annihilation. The book was to reintroduce the Drell, Batarian, Elcor, and Quarian races along their journey into the Andromeda galaxy, also revealing why they didn’t initially make contact with the Initiative. As evidenced by the novel’s official synopsis, the reasoning was considerably horrific.

The Quarian ark Keelah Si’yah sails toward the Andromeda

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Yesterday we talked about WC4 rumors in the press, and today's the whole big preview. A lot of magazines got in to glitzy cover stories on Wing Commander 4 like this, which was fabulous to see on news stands in game stores in the mid '90s. Based on the success of WC3 just a year earlier, editors weren't going to miss out on this, and the January 1996 issue of X-Gen is a prime example of a flashy six-page preview of the game. They gush about the production values and technical benchmarks that the game sets. They also talk about how it was made with Playstation development in mind (WC3 was actually the first PSX game, shortly after PC WC4 shipped). The article also has some nice storyboard art and set photos, which can be somewhat uncommon for this shoot. Good stuff!

Blair, Maniac and Admiral Tolwyn return in the biggest games production of all-time. Wing Commander IV is the most expensive, most

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Woah! I’ve never seen this ad before:

It's part of a mid-90s cross-promotion between Origin and Intel. Most of the print media focused on Origin’s air combat games, Pacific Strike and Wings of Glory. But WC did show up in a commercial narrated by Levar Burton!

The shot in the magazine ad above uses one of the first published pre-release screenshots from Wing Commander III which features an Arrow and a triangular Kilrathi transport.

The triangle transport didn’t make it to the finished game! PC (and Mac and PlayStation) pilots know the Kilrathi transport as a sort of long latticework ship.

The design shows up in Wing Commander IV... but again only in a cutscene, you only see Kilrathi shuttles in-engine.

It even shows up as the Kilrathi transport in the Wing Commander TCG!

What’s happening here? Turns out it was cut late because of a clipping issue and replaced with the model for the Kilrathi tanker,

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“MARTOK!” The call rang out across the great hall, ending all conversation. Members of the High Council, dispersing to their own factions, stopped their myriad conversations and turned to look at the source of the sudden, piercing exclamation. Chancellor Martok turned as well, from where he had nearly ascended the dais to take his seat. The source of the shout was a young, strong warrior. He stood in the doorway of the Council chambers, hand on his mek'leth, shaking with rage. From the moment this warrior rose to a position of power, Martok had known he would be...trouble. And now, it seemed, that day had come. The warrior known as J'mpok strode forward, towards the dais, murderous intent in his eyes. Like he had with every challenger before, Chancellor Martok rose to meet him. *** General Martok stood in an empty council chamber, remembering the surprise and pain as J’mpok’s mek'leth

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FredDude posted this nifty sneak preview of Privateer 2 from the October 1996 issue of Computer Gaming World. You can see they're pretty excited. The author spends quite a bit of time talking about the dark and cutthroat environment that the game exists in. There's also some hints of the devious storyline highlighted by a number of star actors. They're almost more optimistic about it than WC3/4, and it's perhaps these lofty expectations that affected the general perception of the final game. You can find their somewhat disappointed final review

here

(although they did still end up being jazzed about the unique story).

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Mod "Advanced Widescreen HUD" for the Freelancer game has been released and accessible for everyone!

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Supply campaigns for the Federal and Imperial navies have concluded successfully, with traders delivering large amounts of military provisions.

The League of Zearla, acting on behalf of the Federal Navy, stated:

"Many thanks to all the pilots who came through for the Federation. You can now collect your rewards at Payson Hub in the Zearla system."

An announcement was also made by the Sirsir Co, which coordinated a similar supply campaign for the Imperial Navy:

"You have performed a great service for the Empire. Payments have been authorised at Mitchell Hangar in the Sirsir system."

Marquis Felix Novantico, a retired military strategist, commented:

"Tensions caused by Nova Imperium have triggered much activity of this kind. But for the Federation to do the same suggests concern about a potentially hostile Empire, should Hadrian Duval claim the throne."

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Following a skirmish with a group of mercenaries, security forces in the Meene system have launched an operation to capture enemy agents in order to investigate the attack.

Security Chief Harper Vargas of the Meene Defence Force gave the following statement:

"The mercenaries were targeting Ram Tah's Phoenix Base, but it's clear they were just hired hands. We need to recover as many surviving mercenaries as we can and interrogate them, so we can find the real culprits."

The Independent HIP 29241 Green Party, which is overseeing the initiative, has asked pilots to recover both occupied and damaged escape pods, and to deliver them to Felice Dock in the Meene system. The organisation has also placed a kill order on all ships on its wanted list, to ensure that those contributing to the recovery can do so safely.

The campaign begins on the 8th of November 3304 and will run for one week. If the final

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Hello Everyone,

Two years ago we tentatively announced Foundation, our first update for No Man’s Sky, after an intense launch period. We had no idea what to expect.

Foundation started us down a new road, and two years later we’re releasing community missions, dropping weekly content, and NEXT – our biggest update yet – continues to see AAA player numbers. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response.

The Abyss launches for free on all platforms today, an eerie underwater update. Explore oceans with new depth, filled with treasure and dangerous new life forms. Dive with friends, pilot a submarine around sunken wrecks and uncover a ghost story amongst buried treasure.

The Abyss is our next small step along this journey, and there are more to follow.

Sean

Full patch notes available here.

The post No Man’s Sky The Abyss Release appeared first on No Man's Sky.

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Gamescom 2948 is right around the corner, and we’re looking forward to meeting all the Star Citizen fans making the trip to Cologne. Team members will be on hand at Bar Citizen events in the evenings, with Friday’s meetup including a special town hall Q&A with guests John Crewe, Dan Trufin, Sarah McCulloch, and Brian Chambers. You can get all the Bar Citizen details below.

Plus, our community warriors Ulf, Tyler, and Jared have loads of exclusive goodies to give away, so if you see them, don’t hesitate to say hello!

Meetups in Cologne during Gamescom Week

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We’re taking every opportunity we can to meet with the community throughout the whole Gamescom week. We had so much fun last year that we’re planning a similar schedule!

Join your fellow Star Citizens and members of the CIG development staff at the following locations:

Wednesday, August 22nd

Join us at the Deutzer Brauhaus from 6pm to

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Hello Everyone!

It’s been exciting to see the range of ways players have been exploring the features introduced in our exocraft update – from pushing the limits of the Pilgrim’s grip and suspension, to matching the colour schemes between bases and exocraft. Thank you so much for playing and for sharing. It really makes us feel like we’re on this journey together with all of you.

Listening to you, the players, is an essential part of this journey for us. This week we are reaching out with a survey to discover more about what the community is most interested in seeing in No Man’s Sky. Please take this opportunity to have your voice heard!

Explorer Feedback Survey

Community Research Update

Polo has been deeply immersed in their analysis of the co-ordinates retrieved from the decrypted data packet, cross-comparing against the Anomaly’s extensive databanks. They are still lost in data, processing an infinite spread of

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We've just released a quick patch, mostly VR-related. Here's the list of changes:

Tweaks

• VR: Made the key to reset the VR camera orientation rebindable in the controls settings.
  

Bugfixes

• VR: Fixed some missing tutorial prompts
  
• VR: Fixed problems to launch the game with SteamVR running
  
• VR: Fixed several crashes that could occur in the crafting/upgrade/equipment menus
  
• VR: Fixed an issue with the perks screen, where you couldnt select perks anymore after switching between ships
  
• VR: Fixed a crash that could occur in the repair screen of the service stations
  
• VR: Fixed a crash that could occur when changing keyboard bindings in the options menu
  
• VR: Fixed wrong display of Chinese and Russian HUD marker fonts
  
• VR: Fixed crosshair having the wrong rotation after checking and unchecking "Aim using headtracking"
  
• Fixed not every location having a jump suppressor when having "Low Profile" enhancement equipped
  

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DocteurJ

is back with another extensive stream and commentary on the Wing Commander series. In this episode, he's flying the final mission of Wing Commander 3 to cap off his

summertime playthrough

of the game. As you're already aware if you skipped ahead and pressed play, DocteurJ is helping make sure Wing Commander fandom lives on in the French gaming community. Along with his work with

OldiesGamesTV

, he's covered everything from the

first few WC games

all the way through

Prophecy for Game Boy Advance

. It's great to see fans doing their thing around the world. Merci!

Enfin ! Le combat final contre l'empire Kilrah commence ! Va-t-on réussir à remporter la victoire ?

Finally ! The final fight against Kilrah's empire begins! Will we succeed in winning?

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Marty2Life has had great success with the project he first shared last month to convert the original Wing Commander over to German. The translation has technically existed since 1992 on the SNES and Amiga, but was never available in the more popular DOS edition of the game. He's done a really comprehensive conversion here that goes beyond just the cinematic and conversational text. Everything from the main menu to the in-flight systems have (mostly) been ported over. Marty intends to tackle the Secret Missions next and then eventually circle around to ensure compatibility with other variants such as the Kilrathi Saga. You can grab the patch here (570 k zip). Installation is as simple as copying the key files over your WC1 installation (so backup first as needed).

Hello all Pilots,

After almost 30 years the time has come ...

Wing Commander 1 in German

Thanks to the toolbox (a great thing) and the

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Acclaimed game developer BioWare has been the creative force behind numerous huge franchises such as Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, with each adventure presenting its own unique and expansive worlds to explore. However, recent years have seen fans grow worried of BioWare’s direction under EA, especially with the controversy surrounding last year’s Mass Effect: Andromeda.

With new concern mounting over the upcoming release of Anthem, BioWare head Casey Hudson has assured fans of the studio’s continued commitment to creating immersive worlds. He has done so in a recent blog post, saying:

Video games are a unique medium. The only thing that stays the same is that they are constantly evolving. Many of the things we love about games now were not possible a few years ago. And that’s one of the hardest things about making games—continuing to innovate and evolve, while

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Crossfire is known for an open and free Roleplay environment. Doing roleplay for years we have kept it simple and without enforcement. Motivating players to do roleplay appeared to us to be the better way. With the introduction of Crossfire 1.9 the server sided roleplay massively gets improved....

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The Affiliated Counter-Terrorism unit (ACT), formed by all three superpowers to combat the NMLA, has launched its investigation.
The organisation has been working closely with Alliance Interpol, the Imperial Internal Security Service and the Federal Intelligence Agency to collate data on the terrorist strikes against nine starports.
Captain Niamh Seutonia, one of ACT's joint leaders, told the media:
"Initial forensic results from the targeted stations suggest the use of a more compact bomb design than in previous attacks, possibly constructed on-site. Worryingly, the NMLA's new generation of weapons seem to be easier to transport and conceal."
"The good news is that a comparison of reports has revealed one very promising lead. I will personally take a team to follow this up, and we're hoping for an early breakthrough."
Inspector Mara Klatt also provided a brief progress report:
"Our working