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Mac's Lore has posted a new video, and this is a fun one! It's an overview of the TCS Tiger's Claw, which is an awesome story. He cover's the ship's origin, extensive service history and untimely end. Mac beautifully weaves together several sometimes-confusing threads from the game, movie, television show and Star*Soldier for a single compelling narrative. There's also a rundown of the carrier's stellar crew, with extensive backstory provided there as well. Give it a watch below!

The first carrier of the Wing Commander games, she would set the standard for all other ships in the Confederation going forward.

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Wing Commander and Ultima are Origin's two big name franchises, but the company made quite a few games in its heyday. Pacific Strike is a WW2 flight sim with heavy similarities to Wing Commander, but its fate was sealed by a common Origin issue involving PC requirements greater than what were commonly available at launch. Since there's no Pacific Strike CIC out there, LOAF recently took some time to examine a few parallels between that game's early days and the recent release of Cyberpunk 2077. But wait, there's more! In response to this analysis, ComChia430 stumbled upon a little known spinoff of Pacific Strike released only in Japan. It's a legit successor with an Origin credit on the back of the box and everything! And it turns out it's only little known in our circles. The game received several sequels in Japan and even got a toy line. To make sure this exciting story is shared and

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Hello everyone,

Thank you to everyone playing the Desolation Update, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of issues. These fixes have been combined into patch 2.61, which will be live on all platforms today.

Patch Notes

• Fixed an issue that caused player freighter colours to change. Freighters have been restored to their correct colours.
• Fixed an issue that prevented freighter recolouring from working on all the panelling of some freighter types.
• Fixed an issue that prevented freighters from being recoloured immediately after purchase.
• Fixed an issue that prevented freighter technology from being placed in the technology inventory.
• Ladders between floors of derelict freighters are now orientated so that the player always faces forwards into the next room.
• Improved the

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Here's a couple of unboxing videos for Wing Commander Movie action figures by Nerd4Life. These are Blair in his flight suit and the Kilrathi General. YouTube has a pretty good real time auto translate option now, so if you blow up the videos and turn that on, it's possible to get the message behind what he's saying. I have to say that I almost jumped out of my chair when he ripped the plastic shell off. Not everyone is as terrified about tearing the cardboard it seems, and perhaps the glue has lost some of its stick after twenty years. I'm not sure I ever had the heart to open any of my own figures. At one point I did separately purchase opened ones on eBay to avoid violating my originals!

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Five new patrols are coming to Star Trek Online, bringing new challenges and story to the universe. J’Ula, sister of T’Kuvma, is on the march once again. She is seeking the spores of prototaxites stellaviatori to fuel her devastating new superweapon. With the aid of Lt. Commander Paul Stamets and Captain Kuumaarke, captains can stand tall in the fight against the dangerous matriarch of House Mo’Kai. We’ll be revealing the new patrols one at a time in the lead up to Awakening – check back with Startrekonline.com for more! Ruins of Doom Investigate reports of House Mo'Kai activity in the Imaga System, believed to be a site where prototaxites stellaviatori grows. You will first be able to access these new Patrols from your mission journal after completing the episode “Beneath the Skin.” If you are on a Patrol mission from the journal, have completed it, or skipped it, you will then

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We've got some sad news to report today. Noted astronaut Owen Garriott passed away on Monday at age 88. Mr. Garriott was one of the early pioneers of long-duration space travel with a 60-day stint aboard Skylab in 1973. He also flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1983. Early on in his career, he served in the US Navy before going on to teach physics at Stanford and hold a variety of positions at NASA.

The elder Garriott also served as one half of the first American father-son astronaut duo when Richard Garriott went to the International Space Station in 2008. And while we often refer to Richard as "Origin founder" in our news stories, Origin Systems was actually co-founded by Richard and Robert along with their father, Owen, and programmer Chuck Bueche. In various interviews, Richard credits being sent to a programming camp that Owen picked out as a major influence that set him on the path

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Get a look at some of the core tech and assets being worked on for Squadron 42, and how they’re factoring into development as well as the game itself.

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Writer’s Note: The Knowledge of Good and Evil: Part Two was published originally in Jump Point 2.10. You can read Part One here.

“I know right. Debt ‘s debt.” Eve’ rat know that.

She stop cold. “You think that you are incurring a debt by staying here?”

“Ain’ I? Wha’ I’m suppose think? An I see one an’ ‘m null gon’ jus’ be here an’ . . . null tha’ . . . I won’ be your slave!” Start lookin for way out tha hall ta secure.

I stop cause Mom Super raise her hand. Slow like. Like she do ta quiet tha meal hall ‘fore meal. Hadn’ expected her ta be calm like tha’.

“If I gave a way to repay your debt, would you stay?”

Mom Super got wha’ she talk. Work got, ‘nough ta pay debt. Off some, an’ diff from Bazaar, lock tha’. Bes’ deal ‘m got ta stay with tha Sisters. Rules some, bu’ null like Blues or Bazaar Bosses got. ‘bout now ‘m start figure tha Sisters weren’ part tha Gov. If they’s Gov

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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. This week, we address questions on racing in the PU and Arena Commander, NPCs flying on trade routes, the future of the RSI Roadmap and more.

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

And for info on becoming a subscriber, go to: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/subscriptions

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The Lobi Crystal Consortium is pleased to announce their latest featured sale! From Thursday, March 8th at 8AM PT til Monday, March 12th at 10AM PT, shrewd Captains will be able to choose from their wide selection of wares, just by visiting the in-game Lobi store. Ships and Pets in the Lobi Store will be 20% off for this entire sale! This sale does not include the Walker class. For a limited time, Research and Development packs will be available to Captains for 20% off! From ! From Thursday, March 8th at 8AM PT til Monday, April 12th at 10AM PT, both Research and Development packs as well as bundles will be discounted. Research and Development Pack – Normally 300 Zen, Now 240 ZEN This pack includes: 15 Common, Uncommon, Rare or Very Rare R&D Materials 15 Uncommon, Rare or Very Rare R&D Materials 6 Rare or Very Rare R&D Materials 4 Very Rare R&D Materials 3 Mk 2 or Better R&D

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To celebrate First Contact Day, we’re partnering with NETGEAR to give you the chance at some major prizes: a Lifetime Subscription to Star Trek Online on PC, and a Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router! All you have to do is follow the instructions below to enter. The contest will from from April 5th at 10am PT to April 8th at 11:59 pm PT. Get one of the most powerful routers in the world, specifically designed for gamers like you, and access to tons of rewards in Star Trek Online! There are many ways to enter and increase your chances of winning – check out the instructions below. Star Trek Online // Nighthawk Pro Gaming Giveaway OFFICIAL RULES: 1. No purchase necessary. 2. Only open to residents of the United States. 3. Rules subject to change. 4. Prizes cannot be transferred or redeemed for cash. 5. Void where prohibited by law. 6. Odds of winning depend on # of eligible entries received. 7.

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BioWare’s premiere space opera saga was the subject of a particularly well-received remaster in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, offering the most definitive experience yet for the epic RPG trilogy. Though the collection features a heft of upgrades across the board, developers weren’t able to fix everything, including an infamously glitched conversation point that reintroduced players to Commander Shepard’s number-one fan Conrad Verner.

Having dealt with Verner in the first Mass Effect, players eventually encounter the N7 enthusiast again in Mass Effect 2 after discovering he had been impersonating Shepard on Illium in the wake of the soldier’s presumed demise. Upon confronting the character, Verner responds with an aggressive “Renegade” attitude, recalling how Shepard shoved a gun in his face during the first game, and in turn, taught him an “extreme” lesson about being the galaxy’s hero.

This scene has

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Marvelous Videos has put together a feature on underappreciated sci-fi films from the 1990s. Yeah, it's a little click-baity and their pronunciation of certain terms is just bizarre, but they lead off with Wing Commander as the first must-see film on the list. I also wholeheartedly agree that "fans will be amazed to see how loyal the story is to the film," but perhaps not in the same manner as they intended it.

Given how extensive the subject matter actually is, there is no other film genre that can match up to the creativeness and originality of science fiction. Thanks to this particular genre, we have been able to witness an exciting array of remarkable, mind-boggling movies. But, while it is true that we fondly remember flicks like The Terminator, Independence Day, Men In Black, The Matrix, Inception, and Avatar amongst many others, there also seems to be an entire range of the sci-fi genre that

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We loved the official art of the Support Carrier Bundle made by our Marketing Artist, Jen Mei, and heard you did, too. With that in mind, here are some wallpaper versions of the art in different sizes, for you to use on your computers! 1024 x 768 (Option 1) 1024 x 768 (Option 2) 1280 x 1024 (Option 1) 1280 x 1024 (Option 2) 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440 .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 .YT { background-position: 0 40%; } .share-footer .YT { background-position: 0 40%;

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On July 11th, prepare your blood wine and your bat’leths. It will be a Day of Honor. In honor of our favorite warriors for Kahless, Star Trek Online, Eaglemoss, Modiphius, and the Streampunks are all teaming up to hold an all day streaming event, featuring some of your favorite Trek stars and a whole heaping helping of honorable battle. We’re excited to have you join us for the event, live on the Queue Times Twitch channel. Modiphius – Featuring Rick Sternbach! 12:15 - 1:15 Host: Jim Johnson Special Guest: Rick Sternach, legendary Star Trek designer Join Modiphius's Star Trek Adventures development team and writers and special guest Rick Sternbach for an hour-long discussion on Rick's experiences with Star Trek, and how we're supporting Clear Skies, Blood of the Void, and the Streampunks group with their new shows, future STA products, and any questions fans have regarding the

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Jason Dugs

has posted a neat mini documentary/commercial for the Amiga CD32. It's narrated in German, but the vintage visuals speak for themselves. The

Amiga port

of Wing Commander is lesser known than its PC counterpart, but the

Amiga CD32

console port is even more obscure. It adds back in 256 colors similar to the DOS edition. It's a pretty cool reference for the archive!

This special shows games for Amiga CD32 and Commodore CDTV and explains something about the origin and why both systems have failed. There is also a commercial for the games Banshee, Wing Commander and Defender of the Crown II.

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The latest episode of ALL WINGS CONSIDERED is live now! All Wings Considered is the CIC's first ever streaming variety show which features news, conversation and gameplay relating to our favorite series. This week's Nav Points include:

• Maxing out our Tarsus in PRIVATEER!
• Learn to identify the pirate clans
• Privateer 2 ship of the week: the Shaman

Missed the stream? The replay will be available below once it has been processed by YouTube. You can subscribe to the AWC channel for future notifications here.

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In this week’s update we see how hover bikes will work in the new flight model, and how devs are re-targeting animations to make female playable characters unique and authentic.

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Q&A: Anvil Arrow

Following the launch of the Arrow from Anvil, we took your community-voted questions to our designers to give you more information on the recently unveiled light fighter.

Special thanks to John Crewe and Stephen Hosmer for answering our questions.

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What gives it the designation “Stealth” on the ship page?

This is an error on the webstore due to a mix up on the internal design page and it should say Light Fighter and has been corrected. However the Stealth part is still valid, in reference to the class of components with which the Arrow can be fitted. Utilizing stealth components could allow the Arrow to be used as a patrol craft without being seen, or in an ambush to surprise one’s enemies.

The commercial states that this ship is one of the fastest and most agile in its class. However, once you try it in game, it handles like a turtle. Is this a bug?

It is intended to