Watch Dralthi Evade Gratha's Mine in SM2 (October 28, 2020)

[ChrisReid]

Bonkus_Maximus has been streaming lots of classic Wing Commander lately, and he managed to catch a relative rarity on tape. Like the Raptor, the Gratha can carry mines, but you don't see them very often. Even when they're deployed, they can be easy to miss in the midst of a furball. Bonkus caught this one while flying a Dralthi II and knew immediately what he saw. It might be the first one he's ever seen! Fortunately, it looks like he dodged it in order to live to tell the tale. Video of the encounter is below, and you can spot it circled in yellow to the right. You can find more of his videos on Twitch here.

Also, for those who hunt unicorns, here it is from last night... the Kilrathi mine drop!!

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Original update published on October 28, 2020

 

[wcnut]

Really? I've seen this before. Though come to think of it, it is a lot more common in the SNES version of Wing Commander. There the mine is a flashing red and blue ball. It will play the same sound effect that you get when you crash into a ship.