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The Wing Commander movie club knew going in that Star Trek II was a timeless classic and… well, it was. It's very hard to argue that it isn't the best Star Trek movie and even when there's no clear behind the screens quote it's pretty obvious that everything from how it envisions a future military academy to the dramatic, imposing capital ship battles influenced Wing Commander and countless other pieces of similar media over the years. Which is to say we had a great time… now we just need to find a little connection to include The Voyage Home and The Final Frontier!

Here's our excuse for including Star Trek II, the Reliant's prefix code that gives us that first jolt of hope after Khan's attack.

This is a little joke I had never noticed before our group viewing: the planet where the Trafalgar is going to ambush the Kilrathi in Chain of Command is "Seti Beta 1" which is a little play on "Ceti Alpha 5"

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This is a reminder that we have another fun #Wingnut movie night planned on Discord this evening! The ongoing theme will be movies that are referenced by Wing Commander in some way. Tonight's film is Go for Broke! (1961) and you can find details on why we're watching it in the announcement post here. The movie will start at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST but feel free to drop by and hang any time!

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The annual fan project of the year vote is (finally) happening and there's still time to make your voice heard! You can vote for your favorite fan project of 2025 below as well as the second entry in our Hall of Fame awards series. There was lots of incredible fan work this year so there's really no wrong answer. Winners will be announced March 15th (Wing Commander's first contact day).

Fan Project of the Year

Wing Commander AllTinker Overhaul Mod - Origin couldn't do it... a generation of fans couldn't do it... but 36 years after the release of the original Wing Commander, AllTinker has done it! They've produced a beautiful patch that limits the game's speed and makes it function as it was intended to at release... along with plenty of other long, long, long overdue bug fixes! Mash's Patches - While AlLTinker is having success with the early games, Mash seems to have the later ones well under control!

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The world premiere of the Wing Commander movie took place March 11, 1999 in Los Angeles and it's an event we've never seen much material from... until now! It turns out stock photo company Shutterstock is offering sixteen red carpet photographs taken by Alex Berliner that day showing the various celebrities that showed up to celebrate Wing Commander. Roughly grouped, they are: Beverly Mitchell, Clifton Collins Jr., Amanda Tosch, David Warner, Dule Hill, Ryan Aliso, Rachel Leigh Cook, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Kimberly McCullough (Freddie Prinze Jr.'s girlfriend at the time/potential ancestor of Sparks). These are the unmarked low resolution versions:

We've also preserved higher (but not full) resolution watermarked versions below if you want to get a closer look at any of this. If anyone has access to a Shutterstock account that includes the full resolution versions (or a ridiculous amount of extra money)

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The good news is that the next (technically two) series of the Wing Commander Prophecy guide are already done! The bad news is that these four missions, H'hrass DL and H'hrass D, don't seem to have any secret spawns. That's because these missions have more specialized purposes: DL1 and DL2 are an 'easy' losing series intended to help boost players who have had trouble early on and who need a little more hand holding to grok space combat. D1 and D2 are pure plot; together they form the 'away' mission where Blair is lost at the abandoned relay station. For comparison's sake, H'hrass has only 74 total spawns compared to 236 in the preceding G'wriss series!

You can find the individual pages for the first series missions below.

• DL1: H'hrass - Mine the Jump Point
• DL2: H'hrass - Cruiser Group Assault
• D1: H'hrass - Relay Station Insertion
• D2: H'hrass - Relay Station Defense

Previous updates in this series:

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Core Dynamics has announced the limited release of the Kestrel, a new small combat ship engineered exclusively for high-intensity engagements.
Designed as a pure combat fighter, the Kestrel prioritises speed, agility and striking power over versatility. Its compact frame, Size 5 thrusters and high-speed manoeuvrability make it particularly effective in close-quarters combat, interception duties and rapid strike operations. Engineers have also confirmed the ship will be fitted with supercharged Frame Shift Drives, a first for such a small craft.
A Core Dynamics senior test pilot stated:
"The Kestrel was built with a singular purpose: to win fights. Its handling characteristics and acceleration allow experienced pilots to outmanoeuvre much larger vessels, while the three Mk II large combat hardpoints, which can be fitted with the new Mk II Plasma Shock Accelerator, ensures it delivers decisive