2006.063 (March 4, 2006)

Pioneer Fighters Are Combat Ready

Today we have mock ups of the various guns that will feature prominently in WC Pioneer. From top to bottom, the various barrels represent the laser, photon blaster, mass driver, meson gun, neutron gun, plasma gun and particle cannon. The various weapon effects are sitting next to a couple Kilrathi guns and the tractor beam. Howard Day has also loaded up a Hornet and the game's Hydra with various weapons to give eager fans a taste of how the fighters will look when prepped for battle. You can find more shots and provide feedback at Crius.net here.

New Scoreboard Entries Now More Visible

Sharp eyed viewers have noticed there's a new little section on the front page of the CIC. Kris put together a little program that displays the five most recent pilots' scores from the Standoff Simulator. You can see them below the first day's news. If you'd like to get in on the action, complete directions are available here. In the future, the score box should pull information from a wider range of missions and sources. And it's up to you to keep it fresh. Good luck improving your scores! Here's the top ten as it stands today. There's been quite an increase as people get more practice in.

Pilot	Scores	Total Score
Sternenwind	28	96826
Jarmok	28	78967
Sonic TH	28	76824
Cardinal	28	76517
u4eake	28	43541
Justice	22	35339
Will_Styles	27	31957
Quarto	10	25120
Exarch	8	24247
CataclysmX	18	23874