2005.329 (November 25, 2005)

Head Museum Open For Visitors

The CIC has a chilling secret. Hidden deep within the server we have a collection of severed heads for our amusement. And now you can check them out too! Although characters in front of particular in-game backgrounds might be preferred in some situations, the CIC Head Museum might help out anyone experimenting with CrazyTalk. You can always paste the characters on top of different scenes as well. We have four sources for heads: the first two DOS Wing Commander games, the Japanese Claw Marks and Super Wing Commander. Hopefully these come in handy for a wide variety of fan projects. Make sure you check out the Japanese drawings if you haven't seen them before.

Ships and Bits

While strolling through the untamed wilderness of Wing Commander III's .TRE files some time ago, Wedge came across an unusual text: a set of specifications and notes about the five Confederation fighters in the game. It was apparently originally intended for display in the ship selection screen, though there's no evidence that it can be accessed in the finished game. Much of the data is contradictory to what has been officially established... including putting the Longbow and the Excalibur's service entry dates well after the end of the Kilrathi War. Still, it's a very interesting curiosity, and you can find it archived in an article here.