2014.222 (August 10, 2014)

Wing Commander 2 Dark Gunsight Fixed

Did you know that Wing Commander 2 has a much darker crosshair than Wing Commander 1? Some users find it a little hard to make out against the darkness of space, especially when the screen contrast or brightness is not optimal. Fortunately, HCl has a good handle on WC1/WC2's graphics format, and forums user Dondragmer was able to use that information to create a simple patch. It's really great that fans are still making tweaks to this game. If you want your Wing 2 reticle to be a much brighter green (as it was in the first Wing Commander), download this patch (36 kb zip) and follow the instructions in the README file. If you're not daunted by a little hex editing, the README also explains how you can change the gunsight to a color of your choosing!

Happy Birthday CIC!

As long time fans are aware, today is the actual 16th Birthday of the Wing Commander CIC. We first launched at wcnews.com on August 10, 1998. As most of the staff was only around 16 years old at the time, we could never imagine things going for so long into the future or that so many of you would still be with us now. We wouldn't be here without everyone being so devoted - it's continually amazing that Wingnuts generate and find enough interesting stuff to keep the news page going every single day. Thanks to you all - we'll see you at the party next weekend!