Wing Commander IV Communications - Cut Videos

This page collects all of the Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom communications videos which are present in the game's files but do not have audio. These do not play during regular gameplay.

Speradon K4A & K4B

These BWS Intrepid comms intended to play if the player did not have a wingman when prompted to use the IFF codes.

Speech	Download	Speaker	Transcript
	IF2544y.mp4	Sosa	Those codes can be very helpful, Colonel.
	IF2545y.mp4	Sosa	Activate IFF codes, Colonel.

Script

A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.

Shooting Script

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IF Blair answers NEGATIVE, his wingman will come

on the screen (OR Sosa will return IF Blair's

flying solo) with --

WINGMAN OR SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Those codes could be very

helpful, Colonel.

And Blair will have one more chance to signal

AFFIRMATIVE or NEGATIVE...

Regardless of his response, Blair's nav-map now

has the new nav point added to it.

When Blair arrives at the new nav point, he

sees...

...A cap ship. But unlike any he's ever seen.

It is sleek, massive, and devoid of insignia.

It also appears unescorted.

IF Blair accepted the IFF codes, he receives a

transmission from his wingman (OR Sosa IF he's

flying solo) --

WINGMAN OR SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Activate IFF codes, Colonel.

Callimachus M2

These variations of the mission's script were intended to allow Excell or Tex to be your wingman. In the final game neither can be selected.

Speech	Download	Speaker	Transcript
	IF2961g.mp4	Tex & Sosa	Tex: Time for you to make the jump, Colonel. Tex: You're on your own now. Good luck. Sosa: Hold on...hold it...hold it... hold it... sir - before you jump, Sosa: I'm downloading coordinates to you for a starbase we've located Sosa: orbiting the second planet in Axius. Sosa: Now we've just detected it through the jump point and one thing for sure: Sosa: This thing is way too big for you to try and take on by yourself. Sosa: So we are assuming you'll be attempting to slip in quietly Sosa: without opening fire and land there. Good luck, Colonel.
	IF2961l.mp4	Excell & Sosa	Excel: Time for you to make the jump, Colonel. Excel: You're on your own now. Good luck. Sosa: Hold on...hold it...hold it... hold it... sir - before you jump, Sosa: I'm downloading coordinates to you for a starbase we've located Sosa: orbiting the second planet in Axius. Sosa: Now we've just detected it through the jump point and one thing for sure: Sosa: This thing is way too big for you to try and take on by yourself. Sosa: So we are assuming you'll be attempting to slip in quietly Sosa: without opening fire and land there. Good luck, Colonel.

BWS Intrepid

These videos were intended to play alongside debriefings when ejected wingmen were recovered during a mission. The Lexington has this functionality but the Intrepid does not.

Speech	Download	Speaker	Transcript
	IF9414.mp4	Sosa	Oh, sir! I got some good news and some bad news: The good news is; we scooped up Maniac. The bad news is; we scooped up Maniac.
	IF9415.mp4	Sosa	And -- happy to report we've recovered Vagabond's pod, sir. He lives to play another hand.
	IF9416.mp4	Sosa	Also -- not to worry about Catscratch: We've just pulled in his ejection pod.
	IF9417.mp4	Sosa	By the way -- Hawk's ejection pod has been recovered.
	IF9418.mp4	Sosa	Don't worry -- we've just tractored Panther back in.
	IF9419.mp4	Sosa	Also, sir -- we have just retrieved your wingman's ejection pod.
	IF9420.mp4	Sosa	Happy to say sir, we've recovered all your wingmen. Must've been rough out there.

Script

A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.

Shooting Script

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NOTE: IF Blair's wingman ejected during the

mission, one of the following will play

immediately after Blair is given clearance to

land.

IF Maniac ejected

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

And -- good news: We scooped up

Maniac. Bad news: We scooped up

Maniac.

IF Vagabond ejected

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

And -- happy to report we've

recovered Vagabond's pod. He

lives to play another hand.

IF Catscratch ejected

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Also -- not to worry about

Catscratch: We've just pulled in

his ejection pod.

IF Hawk ejected

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

By the way -- Hawk's eject-pod

has been recovered.

IF Panther ejected

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

And don't worry -- we've just

tractored Panther back in.

IF a Red-Shirt ejected

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Also -- we've just retrieved your

wingman's ejection pod.

IF more than one wingman ejected

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Happy to say we've recovered all

your wingmen. Must've been rough

out there.

MIPs

Sosa does not have a distinct MIP profile for Orestes E2; two of these appear as mission-specific comms. Dekker's profile is missing the affirmative/negative comms.

Sosa

Speech	Download	Speaker	Transcript
	IF9421.mp4	Sosa	It's the only way to fly!
	IF9422.mp4	Sosa	I'd rather be back at my Comm desk,sir.
	IF9423.mp4	Sosa	Ready to launch, sir.
	IF9424.mp4	Sosa	Hold on, sir.... Not ready to launch, sir.

Dekker

Speech	Download	Speaker	Transcript
	IF9500.mp4	Dekker	You got it, boss.
	IF9501.mp4	Dekker	No way, Colonel.

Script

A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.

Shooting Script

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INFLIGHT TRANSMISSIONS - SOSA

Reply yes

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Yes, Colonel.

Reply no

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

No, sir.

Status good

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

It's the oooonly way to fly, sir.

Status bad

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

I'd rather be back at my comm desk!

Ready to launch MIP

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Ready to launch, sir.

Not ready to launch MIP

SOSA (COMM SCREEN)

Hang on, sir. Not ready to launch.

INFLIGHT TRANSMISSIONS - DEKKER

Reply yes

DEKKER (COMM SCREEN)

You got it, boss.

Reply no

DEKKER (COMM SCREEN)

No way, Colonel.

Loops

Speech	Download	Speaker	Transcript
	TEST.mp4	Unknown	TEST