Good Old Game's Afoot!

Move over GameTap (what, they already did?) - there's a new challenger: Good Old Games is preparing to launch this month with a plan to sell classic PC games via online distribution. No word on anything great, yet -- the splash image at their site suggests the usual assortment of almost-public-domain bargains (FreeSpace, FreeSpace 2, etc.) Still, there's always hope. Videogamer says it best: "One series which I think would be a particularly great addition to the collection is the Wing Commander series (just me then?) - so please get to it chaps!" Hear, hear!

Star*Soldier Gloss: Page 16

This is the Star*Soldier gloss for the fourth pilots page:

CONCEPT: See the previous post!

REFERENCES-

• "Bobcat" - A type of Earth wild cat.
• "laq" - Alternate honorific from False Colors.
• "Pak Ma'hran" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant.
• "Moof" - Originally Ernest Gibson from the Secret Ops fiction.
• "Gallagher" - Trelane, from the Wing Commander community.
• "Christopher 'Warlord' Dybbuk" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Randall 'Rattler' Russell" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Johnathan 'Ogre' Crane" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Cataclysm" - See, because he's a cat.
• "Etienne 'Doomsday' Montclaire" - Main character introduced in Secret Missions 2
• "Sutaghi" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action
• "Thrak’hmar" - Modification of Trak'hmar, a moon from Voices of War and a destroyer from the WC:CCG.
• "Thundering Anger" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Storm Bringer" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Kilra'k Demon" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Khodran 'The Fang' nar Jatargk" - Derived from Khajja "The Fang" nar Jatargk, Wing Commander I ace
• "Milford 'Bookworm' Wattley - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Brad" - This actuall was an in-joke: the IRC group has a running gag about how you tell everyone that 'Brad broke up with you' when you want to eat an entire unit of ice cream.
• "Fat Lady" - Originally Harlan Elliot from the Terran Confederation Handbook KIA list
• "Singer" - When the fat lady *sings*? Eh? Eh? Aw.
• "Kabaka Warrior" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Gmarktu" - System near Kilrah mentioned in End Run
• "Wendy 'Redline' Akers" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Ranger" - Originally Mike "Ranger" Unknown from the Super Wing Commander introduction
• "Monkey Boy" - That's what they call us!
• "Tsahl" - A Kilrathi clan name from the Wing Commander III novelization (Vurrig nar Tsahl)
• "Baron Ragitagha" - A new head for one of the noble clans introduced in Fleet Action
• "M'nress" - Similar to M'ress, Star Trek: TAS' resident Kilrathzinticaitian. Also, similar in modification to those Babylon 5 Kilrathi words on the WCU map.
• "Steel Death" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Caxki" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action
• "Bhurak 'Starkiller' nar Caxki" - Kilrathi ace from Wing Commander I
• "Lyndon" - Hey, hey, LBJ...
• "Kramm" - First name which originally belonged to Deathfang, an unused Wing Commander III ace.
• "Battle Brother" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Ralph" - Originally Farrell Malph from the Confederation Handbook KIA list. I also like that it no longer makes any sense with the name.
• "Clarkson" - Kelly again, maybe.
• "Fang" - Originally Khajja "The Fang" from Wing Commander I.
• "S'thran-Pak" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
• "K'M'tlee" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Lightning Strike" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
• "K'za T'qal" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u Caxki Quadrant
• "Vengeance" - Originally Krulan nar Ragitagha from Wing Commander Academy.
• "Qarg" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Wade 'Kingpin' Swanson" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Lane 'Viking' Boyd" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "S.E. 'Broadway' Sarasin" - Pilot mentioned in the 'awards' blurb in Claw Marks.
• "David" - My father's name.
• "Cueball" - Originally Kendal Kendrick from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "K'ta Mek" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
• "Ice Wind" - Originally a (KIA) pilot onboard the Tarawa in End Run.
• "Vruskt 'Rogue' nar Sihkag" - WC:CCG pilot card
• "Dor-Chak" - Kilrathi word meaning striking bird and also a type of rifle. From the Confederation Handbook.
• "K'k-Tahn" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
• "Oargth" - System mentioned in End Run.
• "Angela 'Veil' Hendrick" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Vanguard" - Originally a KIA pilot mentioned in a Wing Commander Prophecy losing endgame.
• "Ki'ra" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Janguar" - Terran wild cat.
• "dai" - Alternate honorific introduced in False Colors.
• "Shata" - Race conquered by the Kilrathi early on, mentioned in Action Stations.
• "Nargrast" - Kilrathi word for one of their hells, also the name of a moon in False Colors.
• "Volles" - Kilrathi clan introduced in False Colors (Ghradhark nar Volles)
• "Nancy" - My mother's name.
• "Crossbones" - Originally Markham Colt from Special Operations 2.
• "Brands" - A college history teacher.
• "Yuri 'Warlock' Ivanchenkov" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Tiger" - Terran wild cat
• "Ragitagha" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action. Note the lack of 'nar'.
• "Star Pouncer" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Savage Fury" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Strike King" - TCS Lexington pilot from the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Furfighter" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
• "vigrid" - System first introduced in The Secret Missions.
• "Laser Fang" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "H'rekkah" - System first introduced in Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Metailurini" - Terran wild cat.
• "Tal'q" - System first introduced in the ICIS Manual.
• "Khitz 'Skitz' nar Ki'ra" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Xenosmilu" - Terran wild cat.
• "Waxman" - One of the background pilots from the original Wing Commander.
• "Lawrence" - D.H. Lawrence (Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, etc.)
• "Slaveholder" - We were asked to remove some of the nastier Kilrathi bot names since the game was 'E for Everyone'... but not this one.
• "T'Rel Meh" - Epsilon Sector, Sa'Kahn Quadrant
• "Flame" - Originally a TCS Tarawa pilot from End Run (KIA)
• "Hillman" - Bob Hillman, rockin' folk musician.
• "Tiger" - Originally Tom Vale's wingman from the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Garriott" - After Richard and Robert Garriott, founders of Origin Systems.
• "Baron Kur'u'tak" - A new leader for one of the noble clans introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Khulragh" - Alternate spelling of Kulrag, a clan from Wing Commander Academy (used here as a first name!)
• "Sharm" - Kilrathi system where Paladin hid in Special Operations 1.
• "Bokoth" - Derived from Bokoth nar Kiranka, from the Wing Commander movie novelization.
• "Sivar's Honored Warrior" - Derived from a Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG (Sivar's Honored Hrai).
• "Baragh" - One of the systems near Kilrah in End Run.
• "Griffin" - Originally Hunter's rio at the start of Fleet Action.
• "Qhargha 'Baron Sihkag' nar Sihkag" - Uh oh, he shouldn't be there. That's an error.
• "Crimson Birha" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Terragon" - One of the star systems from Wing Commander Armada's "gauntlet" mode.
• "Kodkod" - Terran wild cat.
• "Som'mers" - Clan introduced in the Kilrathi Saga manual (Bhuk nar Som'mers) which clearly refers to the great Anthony Sommers, Wing Commander programmer.
• "Ski" - Originally "Ski" Glazowski, a technician from the Wing Commander III novelization.
• "Carter" - Doctor Carter, from ER!
• "Blood Most Noble" - Bloodfang squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'sK'taq" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Blooded Claw" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'sthak" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Chris 'Falcon' Cummings" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Ingraya" - Kilrathi system mentioned in Action Stations.
• "Jack 'BoomBoom' Kabeli" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Gilkarg" - Derived from Gilkarg nar Kiranka, Thrakhath's father (named for the first time in the Kilrathi Saga manual).
• "Darkpride" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Asgard" - System from the original Claw Marks Vega Sector map.
• "Morghan" - Kilrathi-ization of 'Morgan'.
• "Qarg" - I used Qarg a lot... probably because it was the least familiar noble clan before this game.
• "Downtown" - Originally 'Downtown' Ross from Wing Commander II.
• "Karl Frank" - A shout out to another alt.games.wing-commander poster.
• "Goblin" - Originally Kris "Goblin" Pelley, a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirts. One of the rare cases where I used the Prophecy callsign for a different character.
• "Todd 'Twitch' Gaffney" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Amanda 'Deadbolt' Carruthers" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Renata 'Comet' Drake" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Takhar" - Kilrathi word meaning brother of equal rank, introduced in Fleet Action.
• "B'shras 'Baron Caxki' nar Caxki" - A new leader for the Caxki clan.
• "Thylacosmilus" - Terran wild cat.
• "Spider" - Originally Spyder from Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Cheryl" - Old girlfriend.
• "Big Duke" - Originally Big Duke Grecko from End Run (and other novels).
• "Turtle" - A redshirt from the original Wing Commander's dialogue.
• "Luke Gilmore" - Double Gilmore Girls reference.
• "Ivan 'Posse' Krotchevsky" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Striking-Bird" - Translation of 'Dor-Chak,' from the Confederation Handbook.
• "Andy 'Wiley' Brunk" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Kuklext 'Motley' Ragitagha" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Unrepentant Rage" - Sorthak squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Kenny 'Hottman' Hott" - Instructor from the Secret Ops fiction.
• "Bhorgh" - Kilrathi-ization of 'Borg'.
• "Val" - Clan introduced in False Colors (Akhjer nar Val).
• "Capp" - Originally a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt, mentioned in the 'bar scene'.
• "Barbe" - College professor.
• "Cheetah" - Terran wild cat.
• "Paghk" - The system deep in Kilrathi territory visited by the Tarawa in Fleet Action.
• "Lynx" - Terran wild cat.
• "Silent Doom" - Strakha squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'vt Tag" - Vukar Tag Sector, K'vt Tag Quadrant
• "Lisa" - Originally a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt, mentioned in the 'bar scene'.
• "Deleon" - Alex Deleon, from 'Exo Squad'.
• "Grinder" - Originally Camilla Saint James, from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Chloe Catson" - After a *cat* named *Chloe*.
• "Lair Master" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Ghoran" - This was a clan created by the Privateer Online, 2nd Attempt world plans. A nar Ghoran character was supposed to be running the Kirankas for some reason.
• "Chris 'PRofessor' Rankin" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Monique 'Roulette' LeCroix" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Schlitterbahn" - Originally Sinjean Brun from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Rostov" - Star system in Wing Commander I, one-armed bartender in the Wing Commander III novelization.
• "Jennifer 'Phoenix' Blair" - Make your own story, ladies and gentlemen... Jennifer Blair was Chris' aunt and Phoenix was his original 'concept' callsign for WC2.
• "Scarab" - Originally a Border Worlds pilot who dies in the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Goran-Pak" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "K'Tkhur M'etrh'Kuru" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Furball" - Terran slang for Kilrathi.
• "Valgard" - Star system first seen in The Secret Missions.
• "David 'Pops' Williford" - TCS Midway redshirt.
• "Russ 'Rusty' Wilbury" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Zrank 'Longshot' nar Sihkag" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Marbak 'Baron Kiranka' nar Kiranka" - A new leader for the Kiranka clan! Or... well, make your own story.
• "Charlotte" - A family member.
• "Axxialla" - Originally Gabriella Carpentinu from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Randy 'Mule-Skinner' Skinner Jr." - Original R.A. "Mule-Skinner" Skinner from the original Claw Marks. Is this his son?
• "Silas" - A family member.
• "Barney" - Originally Morlock Barnes from Milk Run.
• "Dragster" - Originally Amhar Bagheer from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Harrison" - Astronaut Harrison Schmidt.
• "Lieutenant" - Originally Roosevelt Sullivan from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Radio" - Originally Lieutenant Rollins from Wing Commander III.
• "Nalga" - From Fleet Action, a terrifying animal from Draga.
• "Vharr" - Clan introduced in False Colors (Nrallos lan Vharr).