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  3. Weather Conditions prior to landing

    in Universal Combat Series

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    OK,

    I am wondering if there is a way to view weather conditions on a planet or moon prior to sending a craft down into the atmosphere.

    I have searched the forums for weather and atmosphere. I have read the appendix and the manual.

    OPERATING SYSTEM: winXP

    OS ENVIRONMENT: 1400 x 1050

    GAME ENVIRONMENT: 1024 x 768 Windowed, 32bit

    GAME VERSION: 1.00.02 RC7

    GAME TYPE: roam - no npc's

    CAREER/RACE/CASTE: CMDR / TER / MIL

    ASSET/LAUNCH BASE: Battlecruiser MK3

    QUAD: TERRAN

    SECTOR: Alpha Centuri / Sector C8

    REGION: CENTRIS

    TARGETS: CENTRIS or MOON-01 or MOON-02

    PROBLEM

    With a planet or moon targeted, I am unable to see the weather in the NID / NIR while in orbit.

    I have reviewed the manual on page 19:

    "This provides access to various modes, including navigation, weather display, probe launching, etc."

    I have reviewed the manual on page 23:

    "NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION RELAY (NIR)

    This mode displays your ship's regional location along with the current game date and time. If in a planet's atmosphere, it also displays your planetary coordinates. The local time indicated in the NID in a craft on a planet is consistent with its position on the planet and game time. The current weather condition is also displayed as well as a weather forecast mode that allows you to be aware of the next predictable weather condition."

    Two Questions based on this info:

    1. does the weather and forecast ONLY display if you are in the atmosphere (i.e. after planetfall)?

    2. is there any other way of discerning a planet or moons weather without entering it's atmosphere?

    Thank you.

    [ 05-01-2004, 04:28 PM: Message edited by: msteele999 ]

  5. Universal Combat - First Impressions

    in Universal Combat Series

    Posted

    OK - I'm going to give my two cents worth.

    I love this game. I have been seeking a real time, real strategy, realistic game for a long time. I *enjoy* the time spent cruising towards a starbase after hyperjumping to it - let's me get the crew settled in, start repairs, check inventory, enter captain's log entries :-)

    I enjoyed losing my shuttles on a planet and then reading the manual and asking questions here to figure out how to find them.

    I think the graphics are awesome - and the interface completely thorough - almost everything can be accessed via the keyboard.

    AND - it actually runs in a window - so I can mine a planet for hours while doing other things - very realistic. I was not looking for a new quake-engine based first person shooter. I wanted something with depth - and I got it.

    Kudos to SC

    (hmmmm - did this come out too Fanboy?)

  7. How do you *feed* the crew

    in Universal Combat Series

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    Hope this one does not sound crazy ... but:

    - how do I feed my crew - I noticed that anyone sent to the medibay came back with a much lower hunger factor - is this the best way?

    - I cannot get my medics to stand down and stay OFF DUTY - they are getting fatigued - how do I get them to rest

    Thanks again!

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