Wing Commander Prophecy Demo Updated (May 8, 2017)

[Bandit LOAF]

PopsiclePete has a slightly crazy update for us today: he has released a new version of the 1997 Wing Commander Prophecy Demo which fixes a small graphical error. The original demo displayed a small line next to each ship VDU... and with this update, that has been fixed! The Wing Commander Prophecy Demo is actually a series of new missions which form a 'midquel' that takes place during the finished game. Well worth exploring for any hardcore WingNut! You can download the new installer here. Can you spot the difference? Here's the before and after:




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Original update published on May 8, 2017

 

[Wedge009]

Oh man, I remember that line even in the original game... can't remember if it was specific to a particular rendering mode, though. I always assumed it was a mis-aligned texture or something like that, nice work cleaning it up.

 

[PopsiclePete]

I did clean it for the regular WCP/SO games, it's included in the lastest OpenGL package containing the beta Model Update Project.

 

[Quarto]

I did clean it for the regular WCP/SO games, it's included in the lastest OpenGL package containing the beta Model Update Project.

Hmm. I wish I had more time - or any time at all - to work on WCP. As you guys continue to improve WCP with the Model Update Project and the myriad other improvements you've made along the way, I would really like to see a "perfect" version of WCP, which would include a complete integration of the demo missions and assets into the main game, as well as the additional "attaboy" videos that exist on the third CD but were never used in the game.

 

[KrisV]

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