Wing Commander IV Communications - Cut Videos

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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.

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.

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.

Loops

Speech Download Speaker Transcript
TEST.mp4 Unknown TEST

Script