As with Wing Commander I and Wing Commander III, we are pleased to announced that an extremely kind former EA/Origin employee has provided a copy of the Wing Commander IV source code for our preservation efforts! We can't offer it for download at this time, but it is now preserved for future use.
2013-11-07 -- At long last, GOG has released Wing Commander Prophecy! For $5.99 you can download the gold edition of Prophecy plus an array of cool extras.
2013-11-05 -- The Concordia Hangar continues to look better and better - just as much as it keeps looking more and more full! There's two notable additions in the latest update. The Sabre heavy fighter has been refreshed with a proper paint job, and a prototype version of the Scimitar has been added.
2013-11-04 -- Here's some nifty Wing Commander art from Zohrath that we missed when it was originally created. The first image is a wallpaper image that mimics the introduction from WC1. Seeing this scene makes me want to hop in the TrainSim or listen to Shotglass' bar music.
2013-11-03 -- Chris Roberts and Sandi Gardiner have posted pictures of their first batch of the large scale Star Citizen mouse pads that we recently mentioned. They're impressive, to say the least. But even more tantalizing is all of the memorabilia hanging Chris Roberts' office!
2013-11-03 -- Origin founder Richard Garriott de Cayeux also took some time off from Shroud of the Avatar this weekend to celebrate Noche de los Muertos at The Explorers' Club in New York. He and wife Laetitia were on theme as Sir Ernest Shackleton and Amelia Earhart in a live game of 'Clue'. Public tickets to the full event ran a pricey $250, but it looks like they had a lot of fun!
2013-11-02 -- Pedro tipped us off about a comprehensive retrospective featured at Den of Geek. There have been quite a few similar articles written over the years, but that repetition reflects Wing Commander's position as the gold standard of space sims. Every time a new website produces their take on the franchise, another potential audience gets to learn about our exciting history.
2013-11-01 -- ScoobyDoo is one of the few prolific builders of the under-appreciated Tri-System ships, and he's back with two more designs from Privateer 2. The first one is the baseline CIS Salvia class destroyer. It's followed by the affordable medium Karnenan fighter.
2013-10-31 -- TurboTim hasn't been in the news for a while, but he's trying to get back into the Wing Commander groove. Tim's new at 3D modeling, but there's already a good start to a Bearcat here. The geometry is pretty accurate, and the wide gun spacing has been resolved with some inboard weapon mounts.
2013-10-30 -- The fully refined Crossbow bomber that we saw about a week ago has been added to the Concordia Hangar. Howard Day has managed to cram quite a few ships in there! Although the bay always seems cavernous when we see it in WC2, these pictures give you an idea of how chaotic it probably was when flight operations really got going.
2013-10-29 -- HCl has released the first beautiful shots of a Dralthi IV in his new Wing Commander Academy mod/engine hack. The famous Kilrathi batwing fighter looks great rendered in WC2 style graphics. It really makes you want to grab that Hellcat 'stick and clean house!
2013-10-28 -- Cybot is back with another set of quirky but useful 3D models. He's uploaded a new Confed Pack with ships such as the Bengal class carrier and Belleau Wood class transport. There's also a practical set with things like ground equipment, hangars and trucks to spice up any planetside scene.
2013-10-27 -- There's a bit less gray these days in the Wing Commander Last Line of Defense mod. Red Baron has textured ScoobyDoo's Broadsword to match the popular Confed green paint scheme. The first shot below also shows the heavy bomber being escorted by a Rapier and Ferret, and there's a very sharp five-view layout that details the model nicely.
2013-10-27 -- Chris Roberts and the Cloud Imperium team have achieved another record-breaking crowdfunding milestone. They crossed over $25 million today, just one month after hitting $20 million. As the number of contributors grows and special offerings keep popping up, Roberts Space Industries has seemingly gained the ability to print money with no end in sight.
2013-10-26 -- Forums member wackymidget has tried his hand at modelling a Scimitar-inspired fighter. He started off with the general design from Wing Commander I, but added his own touches to make it appear like it could also handle well in atmospheric flight. Let him know what you think on the Forums!
2013-10-25 -- Work on the Kilrathi campaign for capi3101's Wing Commander RPG continues to advance. There's been some exploration of a Firekkan role in Elegy of Sivar, but the bulk of the work in late September and early October involved digitizing the 60 star systems planned for the game. There's also been a lot of discussion on what became of the Goddard planet after the Sivar's historic attack.
2013-10-24 -- Howard Day's Concordia Hangar continues to fill up, and it's quite the hive of activity now! Prototype models of the Rapier, Crossbow and Epee have been added to give it a full WC2 assortment of ships. The substantial Crossbow bomber makes things especially crowded alongside the Broadsword and Sabre.
2013-10-23 -- Longtime Wing Commander modeler Zohrath was a big fan of dczanik's recent reimaginings, so he took it one step further and made full 3D representation of the Dralthi! The Kilrathi ship is unmistakable, but it doesn't just pattern itself off the classic pancake. Sharp leading edges and multi-layer wing sections are reminscent of the Arena Dralthi and even the Vanduul Scythe.
2013-10-22 -- Klavs has been struggling for a while in get Shapeways to allow 3D printing of all his various Wing Commander designs. It's a frustrating situation, since these ships have been ordered and created numerous times by fans over the past couple years, but tighter tolerances have made many previously-printable ships suddenly unavailable. He's been on the search for alternatives to keep the fleet buildup going, and there seems to be some success with a company called Sculpteo.
2013-10-21 -- grapenut has kicked off a new Wing Commander MUSH. The text-based RPG is currently in testing, so you can try it out now. Origins of the project can be traced all the way back to the popular '90s MUSH WC: Red Horizon, although this game is brand new.
2013-10-20 -- This is a reminder that Wing Commander will be showing on several HBO channels over the next month. The movie has also recently been added to the HBO GO app for on-demand viewing. If you're not an HBO subscriber, you can also pick up Wing Commander in high definition on Blu-Ray, iTunes and other streaming services.
2013-10-20 -- We've posted a new poll that revists the seamier side of the Wing Commander universe. WC games are well known for their rich 'gameflow' locations where players congregate between spaceflight missions. And even among so many noteworthy locales, the places in Privateer's Gemini Sector are especially memorable.
2013-10-19 -- Last week, we looked at the cruiser Ajax and its historical namesakes. Today, we turn to the flagship of Destroyer Squadron 67, the TCS Coventry.TCS Coventry was a Southampton-Class Destroyer, one of the two in Destroyer Squadron 67.
2013-10-18 -- Two actors from Wing Commander IV appear in the new season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy. Mark Dacascos (Troy "Catscratch" Carter) plays Kung Lao, a shaolin monk who was introduced in Mortal Kombat II (1993) and is buddies with Liu Kang. Van Dien appeared briefly in Wing 4 but is best known for playing Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers.
2013-10-17 -- Here's an updated look at the development of the Sabre that's been added to Howard's Concordia Hangar. The first shots show off the pure model, and then we can see it in the actual hangar engine. Even though Confed colors haven't yet been applied, very delicate textures are already in place and the engines are glowing a lovely orange.
2013-10-16 -- Whiplash has put together some more great pictures of his model Hellcat, which seems to be another popular ship in the news lately. He's gone crazy with the color accuracy by referencing authentic RGB values. This update also goes beyond primary hull paint and adds engine intake detail.
2013-10-15 -- HCl and Howard Day have released a playable preview of their Hellcat in Wing Commander Academy. Just unzip this file (115 k zip) into your WCA data directory. It will overwrite the game's Wraith, so back those two files up if you'd like to restore everything afterwards.
2013-10-14 -- Klavs' artistic new wallpaper image is titled 'Sabredance'. It coincidentally stars the same F-57 Heavy Attack Fighter that was recently added to Howard's Concordia Hangar. It's a popular ship lately!
2013-10-13 -- As we mentioned on Thursday, Cloud Imperium Games hosted "Citizen Con 2013" in downtown Austin on October 10. The gathering was primarily a summit to bring together the internal and external development teams that are producing Star Citizen on a global scale. Designers, programmers and artists are busy working in Austin, multiple Southern California locations, Montreal and even Mexico to bring the massive space sim undertaking together.
2013-10-12 -- Good Old Games has temporarily taken the price down on EA games, including the Wing Commander and Ultima franchises. It's a nice 60% discount this time around, which makes WC games just $2.39 each (including all expansions and WC1/2 counted as a single title).
Follow or Contact Us