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Responding to public interest in Princess Aisling Duval's fiancé, Federal Ambassador Jordan Rochester, political journalist Cassia Carvalho has compiled a profile for The Imperial Herald:

"Jordan Rochester is now a household name throughout the Empire, though few were aware of him prior to his engagement to Princess Duval. But in the Federation, the Rochesters have been associated with success for over two hundred years."

"The Rochester name can be traced back to self-made tycoon Apollo Rochester, who was the biggest landowner on Biggs Colony in the Altair system. Each generation since has strived for fame and wealth, and the expression 'as rich as a Rochester' has become common parlance."

"The family matriarch is Isolde Rochester. She is a member of Congress, an influential figure in the Liberal Party and a staunch supporter of Shadow President Felicia Winters. Isolde raised five children,

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Great news for Wing Commander music fans!

George Oldziey

has finished processing the Wing Commander jazz and bar music

recorded

earlier this year by his awesome Latin jazz band, and the digital version is now available. If you backed his

Kickstarter

last year, you should have received a message with download links and a password, so log in and check it out! If you didn't back the project but still want to hear an awesome sample, the Victory's famous tune has been released as a teaser here. It's my favorite - I just love it! More goodies are still in the works, which George details below.

Your browser cannot play this file. Click here to download the track.

Greetings all. I'm terribly sorry for the LONG delay, but I just sent links to the digital media versions of the Wing Commander Bar Music recording to those that contributed at $20 and more to phase 1 of volume 2, so check your inboxes. The

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Todd Papy and Sean Tracy stop by to hang out and answer questions while playing the latest Star Citizen Alpha 3.2 release.

To watch Reverse the Verse LIVE each and every week, tune into Twitch.

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Victory is Life Giveaway We’re joining forces with GameSpot, ORIGIN PC and Eaglemoss on a giveaway for a Special Edition Star Trek Online PC Gaming Desktop and other Deep Space Nine prizes! To celebrate the PC launch of Victory is Life, we are giving away an exclusive ORIGIN Millennium Gaming Desktop, featuring artwork from our latest expansion. The grand prize winner will also receive a poster signed by Deep Space Nine cast members (including XXX) and a Gamma Vanguard pack for Star Trek Online (PC Only). In addition, ten lucky winners will win a coveted Gamma Vanguard Pack and a model of Deep Space Nine from Eaglemoss. An additional 100 winners will receive a Gamma Vanguard Starter Pack, which unlocks items to help them battle the Hur’q. Enter the contest below for your chance to win. Good luck, Captains! GRAND PRIZE: Star Trek Online ORIGIN PC Bundle (Quantity: 1) An

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Here are this week's major stories.

A series of successful operations against the League of Reparation has led to much of the terrorist group being dismantled. But while the group has been dealt a severe blow, agents have yet to identify the organisation's coordinator, Nexus.

Meanwhile, an independent report suggests that a fringe Thargoid-worshipping cult may in fact be harbouring undercover Thargoid agents. A leading exotheologian responded by saying that he did not believe the group to be a threat, despite its unsettling beliefs.

Political journalist Cassia Carvalho has compiled a profile on Jordan Rochester, fiancé of Princess Aisling Duval, for The Imperial Herald. The article documents Rochester's family history, and raises the question of how he will balance being both a Federal statesman and an Imperial consort.

In other news, celebrated author Olav Redcourt has begun a promotional

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Adm_Maverick

has posted a status update for his scratch-built

papercraft

Tallahassee model. He showed off a few images to demonstrate what he's done lately, and this includes a nice resizing up to a significantly larger scale model. The blueprints for his new design are displayed right next to his previous generation cruiser. We can't wait to see the larger results! He's also previously used different color materials to show contrast during the construction phase, which are clearly very different than any scheme we'd ever seen in game, but I kind of like the funky colors. There's some potential for some very creative artistic license there!

So what am I doing? Well, I'm sort of starting over... kind of. As I mentioned previously I lost the file that had all the notes for scaling so I couldn't finish the last version of the model I was working on. Well, I decided to take the first steps and go big

Happy Bungie Day.

If you’re new to the community, you may find yourself asking, “Wait, why has Bungie dedicated a day to celebrating itself?”

To turn the page back to the beginning, Bungie Day is a holiday started by our community. Every year on the seventh day of the seventh month, we join our fans in

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Temporal Anomalies have opened a hole to an alternate universe, one with a fantastic sale, Captains. But this Flash Sale will only be available for a limited time – from 10am-6pm PST today only, on all three platforms. Hurry and grab yourself some items at a one of our largest discounts ever, before the portal shuts and it’s all lost. Today’s Flash Sale is: 30% OFF EVERYTHING IN THE "DUTY OFFICERS" AND "PERSONNEL" TABS IN THE C-STORE! Don’t wait! The Flash Sale Anomaly can be gone before you know it! .share-footer a { margin: 20px 10px 10px 0; background: url(d7afaaa14e96d0d973f76157ae31ec5b1466398539.png) no-repeat 0 0; opacity: .5; display: inline-block; height: 60px; width: 60px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid transparent; -webkit-transition: opacity .3s; transition: opacity .3s; } .share-footer .TI { background-position: 0 20%; } .share-footer

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Hello everyone,

Last week the team published the Monthly Studio Report for June, bringing you insight into what all of our studios have been working on. If you haven’t yet, check it out to see what was accomplished throughout June, including the live release of Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.

With our latest contest, we’re asking you to help us celebrate one of the recent additions to the flyable fleet in Star Citizen: the Origin Jumpworks 600i. Craft the next great 600i commercial for a chance to win superb prizes, including a standalone Aegis Eclipse with complimentary Lifetime Insurance.

With the Drake Vulture concept promotion in full effect until July 18th, we recently released the Q&A on Drake’s dirty bird. Head over to the Comm-Link and see the answers to the top-voted community questions on this unique industrial salvage ship.

With that, let’s see what’s going on this week:

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Every week, designers, engineers and other developers from our five offices around the world answer backer questions submitted on SPECTRUM and voted on by YOU.

You can submit your questions for consideration in future episodes of Calling All Devs here.

And for info on becoming a subscriber, go to: Subscriptions - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42

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When the

Kilrathi Saga

bundle was released, it was met with a mixed reception. While it provided an accessible method for playing the classic trilogy on faster Windows 95 computers, it also contained a few technical glitches and oddities. One notable change is that the

Wing Commander III

port had its MIDI soundtrack swapped out for WAV audio recordings of the same, and not particularly high quality ones at that. Today, playing the originals through DOSBox provides a much better overall gameplay experience on modern hardware. But just as the Kilrathi Saga remains a must-buy item for collectors, we do want to preserve the KS WC3 music for posterity. Forums member

Darkmage

kindly exported the raw WAV music from the game's data files, and

Whistler

converted them to MP3 format for your convenience. You can listen to a sample track below and download the entire package

here

(9.1MB). It's a far cry from the MIDI

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This report presents the latest data on starports experiencing technical issues as a result of Thargoid Sensor related interference.

The following starports are currently closed:

De Lay Survey, Ahemaker

Hurston Platform, Yamahun

Malthus Terminal, Pleiades Sector HR-W d1-41

Mitchell Ring, Carnoeck

Neumann Camp, Shinrarta Dezhra

Norgay Hub, Obambori

Meanwhile, the following starports are on the brink of closure:

Alexandria Dock, Chanab

Antonio de Andrade Enterprise, Ratemere

Burnell Station, Sol

Digges Terminal, Checha

Hutton Orbital, Alpha Centauri

Newholm Station, Sothis

Norgay Hub, Obambori

O'Leary Vision, Segon

Riebe Enterprise, Checha

Sharon Lee Free Market, Orrere

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Stegman’s Cordimon worker’s jacket has been a staple of both functionality and utilitarian fashion all around the universe for well over seventy years. This exclusive edition makes a big, bold statement in red, black and gold, and is sure to turn heads in smokey dives as well as upscale establishments. Exude the tough tenacity of street smarts and moxie, wherever you go.

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Imperator-level subscribers will receive a Stegman’s limited edition IndVest, along with the Cordimon jacket.

If you’re an active subscriber, these items will be added to your account on July 11th. If you wish to get these, please Subscribe no later than July 15th. For more information about subscriptions can be found here!

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Forums member

pahandav

noticed a minor glitch with the

DVD port

of Wing Commander IV. The game provides transition scenes of Blair navigating the ship's passageways en route to hotspots like the lounge or flight control. Seasoned players usually skip these scenes to save time, so you may not have noticed that, on the DVD version, a few of these clips are lacking audio:

I was getting ready to do a stream of Wing Commander 4 and noticed that the walking videos on the Lexington had no sound. So, I extracted the audio from those videos from the CD version, and reencoded them to AC3.

To use these, you'll need to load SC_5150A.VOB through SC_5150G.VOB in AviDemux, go to Select Track under the audio menu, click on the box that says Track 0 from audio, and then click add audio track. Select the .ac3 file for the VOB file. Then make sure that the output format on the main window is set to MPEG-PS Muxer, and

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Humanity’s first maps were of the stars. Created millennia ago, they were dots charting the night sky painted upon cavern walls on Earth. One wonders if those original mapmakers ever imagined that one day their descendants would get to visit those stars?

Though the methods have drastically changed, the Imperial Cartography Center (ICC) carries on that proud tradition of charting celestial objects. This UEE government agency is best known for their Deep Space Scanning & AstroGraphical Stations that search for jump points and for the elite Stellar Surveyors unit that assesses newly discovered systems. Yet, the responsibilities and reach of the ICC extend far beyond those two departments. From working with the Ark to keeping the Starmap current, to tracking the Baer comet as it crosses the Stanton System, the Imperial Cartography Center is essential to modern space travel.

Expanding Space

Once Nick

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The Arc Client has received a facelift with some fresh new features that we’re excited to share! This blog will highlight some of the most noteworthy changes, additions, and updates you’ll find in the new Arc 5.0 Client when it goes live to the world on July 11th, 2018! Arc 5.0 Home Custom News Introducing Custom News, a brand new section to the Arc Home UI. Custom News is located on the right side of the Home screen and spotlights some of the most important articles, like patch notes, refer-a-friend, and events. Featured News The Featured News section is now more media friendly. Videos will be embedded directly into the carousel, so you can watch trailers from the comfort of your favorite game’s Home screen. Breaking News When there’s a critical announcement, you’ll be the first to know thanks to the stylish new Breaking News module. Get current info on

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The Church of Eternal Void has denounced the so-called Far God cult, which worships the Thargoids.

A spokesperson identified as Cardinal Hieronymous made this statement:

"As disciples of the Guardians, we hereby declare war on those who have sold their souls to the Thargoid demons. We vow to expunge their poisonous creed and purge them from the galaxy."

Since this statement was made, the Church has seen a dramatic upswing in support from local communities. Juanita Bishop, who has been campaigning against the Far God sect, commented:

"It's about time somebody did something! The public need to get behind the Church and help them get these alien-lovers off our streets."

Security forces in many systems have issued reminders that the Far God sect is legally recognised as a religion, and that any hostility against its members will be considered a criminal act.

Dr Alfred Ulyanov, a leading

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Noted DOS aficionado

Christian Klein

has

posted

some interesting comparison shots of the Japanese editions of

Wing Commander III

. We've covered these a couple of times in the past, but it's worth pointing out again that the game received a full audio dub (check out the intro

here

), and that Japan is the only market where a Windows 95 port of WC3 was released as a

standalone product

! The front box art for DOS/V machines (a version of IBM DOS with better support for the Japanese language) was pretty much identical to the Western release with some Japanese text thrown in, while the Windows 95 edition featured a more unique design (though certainly not as "out there" as

some

other

Japanese box art). The same design is featured on the cover of the Japanese

guide to WC3

for PlayStation. Christian also provides us with a look at the reverse side box art and the CD-ROM disc labels, which are more bland than the

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General: An item has been added to the Promotional tab of the C-Store called: Featured Episode Weekly Reward. This can be claimed once per account and is the weekly reward received when playing a Featured Episode. This is to make up for this reward being missing from the second week run of “Home”. Home: Resolved an issue that caused the Jem'Hadar soldiers with Dukan'Rex to not assist in combat while aboard the Hur'q ship. A special cutscene for Gamma Recruits now plays at the end of this episode. Resolved an issue where the 2 Piece Bonus set for the episode rewards was not working. Resolved an issue where the Morphogenic Console did not provide a damage bonus to rear arc fire. Made small updates to the cutscenes throughout. Summer Event: The Liquidators baseball outfits are now available for Remans. Resolved an issue where some baseball hat options were

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Sometimes exploration of new ideas and new technologies leads to dark places. In Star Trek, we’ve seen many a cautionary tale about omniscient supercomputers, time travel, genetic manipulation, and telepathic oppression. The pursuit of knowledge isn’t always safe or pretty. Hearts and Minds is a mini-mission that explores the consequences of some unconventional research gone awry. This mission is a “story in one act,” so you can easily finish it in a quick play session, and it’s easy to complete it with any additional characters that you may have on your account – which is handy, because the mission offers a special reward. Since Hearts and Minds is a horror story, it will only be around for Friday the 13th, whenever that may fall on the calendar – and perhaps another sufficiently horrifying day that we might choose! Fortunately for the squeamish, Hearts and Minds is creepy, but not