Pedro Pablo Laracuente

Lol, i didnt notice it used dark basic.... that thing is from the year 2000 or earlier, ain't it? i bought it once but i said o to hell with all the damn programming, i could only go as far as the NWN scripting with its toolset and i apparently became good with it but that's all i know. By the way: don't these cockpis screenshots remind you of Xwing Alliance?

It could be good but i doubt of the quality being too good... the graphics are...well...just bad, and did you see the price!!!? 20 bucks just like UC! Anyway, i just looked at the page and peeked on the forums and the features list and i did not seem overly impressed. Does UC deserve to be as low as this game? i think not!

That's one of the main functions of the GBS tools, scripting missions. There have been some good scripts made for BCM and BCMG

hehe, something like that happened in the BCM days but i never thought of a mining drone flying . Tip: why not report this on tech support including the mzone you were at and all information you can provide for the SC to look into this.

LOL!!!! now that was very funny man....lol WE LIKE THE MOON!!!!!!

*me steps out of the arena as he sees a BIIIG shadow cover the whole place*

hey, i was annoyed as hell by that too but you've got to understand the rush UC had and the Dreamcrusher publishers that tried to f*** up the SC down to his very last breath. Remember there was a 99% of these tools being released on the cd but the above reasons f***ed that and some other things if i remember correctly.

Just log in and download RC3.

You mean that they will enter with you right? 'cause i thought they already followed you...or not?

Very cool, friend!!! It should be really god in MP

But hey, there still isan add-on on the works, its not anothere game but it's another product. Or am i talking nonsense? And yes, that gamespot review is stupid, and the actiontrip one is nonsense. Pure b***shit in my opinion.

Alright, i tried going against 2 stations and i didn't last 5 seconds (yes, 5) operational, and my ship went poof! at 10. My first atempt was ith a cruiser (sunflash) and headed against pixan in Lennen. Results: After hyperjump to station i could not get anywhere near to decent firing range and i could not move my ship that much, i collapsed way too easily. I tried this against another rAider station in the area with a Super Carrier (Firestorm) and i got the same results as above with little variations. Look boys, for reference i found via the search function of this forum the thread that made the SC change the stats of stations, you can review it here and you will see how all this came to be. One of the SC posts there gave me the idea of asking any of the beta testers like Gallion or PugWash (i assume thye DO have GBS-III) to build a script to change the stations stats for us. I have not played UC for too long because i still don't have my own in my computer so i would really appreciate that those of you around here who have Universal Combat post your thoughts about this since i would really like to know what the others think, so please, anyone?

Curse DreamCatcher, i wont even ask for your reasons SC, cause it is clear what happened. I really wanted to use these tools but i guess we can't have everything...what a shame.

lol, and hey... we already hav to start playing since UC is out though we really need to get organized again. Well, i think it has been a really big while, i even considered joining an official fleet for i thought we were really dead!!! There are a lot of new people around so we should attract some new people. Anyways, take all the time you need since my order seems to be stuck in customs thanks to the huge economical crisis around here :@...a big mess if you ask.

quote: Use your cloaking system and station capture is much easier. I know that old trick man, i even wrote a newbie "starting the game guide" a long time ago (two years?) which featured capturing a star station. Look, do this: start a new game and launch your ship from earth (galcom) and then wait there as a sitting duck until you are acquired by an enemy Battlecruiser and you will see what i mean, the station does not get a single scratch, belive me , it's not fun! you don't get to attack the ship, the station does it all for you. Wait until you have a higher level of experience and you can command Galcom vessels on the area, gather a big fleet and attack any of those insurgent or raider (whatever your enemy is) station and your fleet will be completely annihilated without much problems. Sorry if my post seems a bit rush.... i got an emergency trip to the US and i got to go.

There was a FPS in the works but it was dropped a long time ago (you guys remember EFC Elite Force Command or something like that?), right now, as far as i know, they are working on a XBOX title and an add-on for UC.

Allright, i got to play UC more today and now i can hardly wait until my copies arrive!!! but 1 thing has reached my mind: After launching from galcom in Roam mode i found that any hostile craft (fighter, hvy cruiser, transport, etc) that jumps to Galcom is commiting suicide. Even before they finish the jump Galcom defenses are obliterationg the ship without mercy and if its a slow ship it does not get any chance to move, and if i recall correctly the SC said he would revise this for (BCG) UC. Maybe it has been revised and its only Galcom that is so overpowered but this really concerns me since it would really spoil the fun of conducting a strike against a space station. I still remember how fun it was to defend a starstation on the early days of BCM before it was patched to have super-powerful stations! and if the SC likes it that way maybe you could consider making a Scenario like you did for BCM which was an exact copy of the normal roam mode but with weaker stations. Then again, i still have not had enough time with the game since i've just played it on someone's else PC so dont kill me please!!!

Hey, i got to play UC for some time today and i must say i'm impressed, i can't wait until my copies arrive, i really liked the game, especially the new models. They look good in action... i must ssay that i had a lot of fun playing roam and not to mention the fleet defense IA scenario (though i didn't figure out until my fourth try that i had to elevate instead of going forwardor i would get bumped from the carrier to the water) and #14 on the chase for a crashed gunship! lot of fun I think i have to disagree with the post above of mine, the game's music is a really good one, cheers to Vanethian!!! and a price of 19.99 is not just fine, IMO its not what UC's quality deserves. Heck, that quality nonsense is rubbish! does anyone remember that one of the shittiest games of all time "Real war" was released at 49.99!!! and later its shittier expansion "Rogue States" was released at a price of ummm... 29.99? or was it 19? Great job SC, indeed

Ummm... actually, there was a quick save function back in the BCM days...dunno what happened to that

deploy your drones and after they're full sell the minerals somewhwere where the inflation rate is very high (hint: not Earth!) and then establish a trade route between a low inflation base and a high one. The manual explains everything about drones and else so don't ask: i give you the directions but you must know the controls Cheers

Maybe this will get deleted since only first impressions go here and i still have not received my copy of UC but here it goes anyway Opal_Dragon: if i recall correctly, you can go to debris fields again in UC and collect lots of cargo pods, the lobs thingie got cut from the game during development but you really should set off and roam the huge universe (its even bigger with the new galaxy now...if that wasn't cut from the features) and explore, destroy your ennemies and raid their ships!!! there's a lot to do in the game. There's no practical way of obtaining money other than deploying the drones and waiting for your salary but the game is not about getting rich anyway. Throw Resnig through the airlock and have a fun time exploring young commander. EDIT: oops...!!! i overlooked the part were you said that you're on a planet...well cheers

Reading the manual is your best choice until the SC wraps up some n00b tutorials...damn, where on earth is Cmdr Nova?

quote:You know where the first impressions thread is, right? Lol man!!! Hey SC, i dont want to mess or anything but... can you give us a rough estimation of a possible release date for The GBS 3.

Well, the SC has got his bases covered so we can go back and enjoy this game guys, DC is going to be screwed by the SC with all the reasons he has to sue them, i suggest you guys buy the game and spread the word, i think its the best we can do. On a side note, the only game from DC i liked was Hegemonia, and they weren't the real publishers for that game, they bought the rights to publish it here in the U.S. C'mon boys, lets buy UC and have some fun, we have been eagerly awaiting for this game, don't hesitate and buy it bye

Ahh well, this was not the best that could happen but at least you sue them for loses, and that isn't a bad thing. Either way, i know this really sucks SC, so my feelings go to you! And since it's unlikely anything about the game price or support will change (i presume) i will place my order now. And i thought DC was a good publisher with their devs...aw damn To the H*ll with them! Cheers