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oh hahahahahaha, oh god my sides.....splitting...oh funny. Dont give up your day job....

Reading either in the manual or within some other document, I came across the subject of game time outside the Station continuing regardless of what the player is doing. Now, I have noticed a post from you saying that it now stops while the player is docked, and you decided to leave it like this. Does time stop in any other situation during play, or is it when you only dock at a station ?, and what reasoning made you stay by that decision ? - (just out of interest) Thanks.

I think everyone’s too busy playing to make any mods up yet.... give it time and those wonder modders out there will start tinkering or do something.

I have checked out all known links, yet still haven’t found a matured site with enough info on BCM. Ok, it may be early days so lets give it time.... Still, saying that I am sure allot of you hard core Commanders out there already have a mind full of info... to share amongst us Ensigns.

Rosko mate, Can you tell me how to find these debris fields... they sound interesting. I have been flying here there and everywhere I have yet to find such a patch of space junk. Also I heard there are Asteroid fields/belts too, perhaps someone could point to the direction where I could find one of those to play around with. Can you mine of asteroids by the way??

Just wondering that when I was in the X-Tension forums in the far far distant past there were always certain Web Sites from fans of the game I could go to for reference in anything from tips, tactics and general A-to-Z for a newbie or hard core gamer to refer to. Our honoured SC seems to strain and get grey very fast when confronted with questions of a newbie nature, and alls fair to us newbies trying to find a reference to our problem in a Manual/FAQ/VCF can prove taxing if not frustrating. Sometimes it’s like finding a needle in a haystack. So any one out there who knows about Mining/Probes/Marine Despatch techniques etc etc., why not make a web site covering this so a simple "Say check out *** Web site out" could then be said rather than the cold reply of "Read the Manual" or "Read the VCF" etc etc....SC will remain Sane, and space will be a happier place for one and all, god bless you... File Closed............

So is it the Gravity or the AI that’s stopping this shuttle from getting off the ground, Still don’t explain the reason when my CC was on ground level and the shuttle still went in the opposite direction! surely Gravity does not alter the navigation of a shuttle .... I expect it’s the AI then of the pilot...Marines (Grunts) I doubt are less efficient piloting shuttles I guess. Is it only possible to actually guide the Commander in 1st person...understanding he’s your counterpart character in the game, I guess he will be the only one available to use with hands on direct control? Its just as it has been stated before he’s NO.1 priority safety wise he must not even get his shiny buttons scratched else GAME OVER MAN.

Shoot me if I am missing the simple answer to this prob, but I can`t seem to get freeform mouse look, meaning I would like movment of mouse to completly control line of sight when in 1st person mode. At the moment all I am getting is left to right movement with mouse... Any suggestions ?

Right, I went down to he surface of a moon, landed the beast and decided to play a little and I sent a shuttle out. Due to me being zero altitude the shuttle went along the ground more like a buggy. I played with it a little then asked it to RTB. It hit retros and went away from me..VERY away from me. I stopped it. I then went into orbit with my CC, then tried again.. I ordered the shuttle to RTB. So off it went in one direction yet never being able to lift off from ground level.. what did I do wrong ?

1. Made a landing on a moon, and it was almost pitch black when viewing outside the ship, got myself out there and noticed it was just as black. Are there any landing spotlights that can be projected from the ship at all to illuminate the general landing area?? 2. Why is it that when my Commander (me) got outside I wasn’t wearing any Helmet? surely it couldn’t have been a breathable Atmosphere ? 3. I saw while on the Bridge, small flashes or explosions on the screen when viewing outside, plus these was on the display when planning Waypoints, still there when I got back into space...what are they? 4. SAS Diode... Can’t seem to get it cleared, as soon as I started the game my ship was boarded! The ship seems to be constantly being boarded from the word go. Isnt this a little overkill on the boarding thing???... If shields are up, like in Star Trek or something shouldn’t this prevent transports to and from the ship? Thanks...right back to work..

Cant you just mow them down with a ship, like grass !!!.. Havnt tried it myself yet, but surely squishing them on the shields would be the easiest...as long as you have the Window wipers in operation of course.

Thanks, I will wait to the official patch though.... so is this situation common amongst all other players out there??? I know the BCM universe is complicated, and dynamic in its approach...but its seriously making my system sweat, and I hate to have to lower the settings that in the first place make this game what it is, a visual orgy of what space exploration should be like.

Playing the game, and amongst the heated firing, Marines attacking ships etc.my system drops to a crawl of about 5fps! Now is it all the AI that’s involved with each object like ships etc? but what brings my system down so much that normally chugs quake3 and anything else around at a blistering pace. It’s strange, there isn’t a mass of poly counts on the screen, plus its in space! so why does it still crawl.... I have read the FAQ tried the reducing resolution, altering options etc. I have nothing running in the background either. Seems ludicrous really I have to alter anything with the spec I have more than meets the System requirements. (I thought) While when I am not in amidst of combat everything flies... I guess it’s the AI routines/FX etc. Combat in X-tension another space (The only close alternative I can come up with) game never caused any slow down. I am not comparing the two games as such but the situation and arena they are both placed in; In Space, ships/space debris/FX etc. are similar. I know planets are not Bitmaps, so there’s another reason. Perhaps understanding what’s going on behind the scenes in the blackness of space I may understand why my system of what I thought was more than enough crumbles under the strain. Where’s Scotty when you need him!!!!!

Yes they did, I ordered way back in July, got a confirmation on the 20th of this month by email. Dont worry, apparently they are not confirming every order for some reason... But just to be on the safe side, Email Jennifer there and request an update to your original order Quoting any references you may have.

Well I finarly got my copy yesterday, after being told it had been dispatched on the 20th November....6 days it took it seemed to get from there to me...not bad.. Just thought I let all know who was in the same boat as me. OH, I have a Large map which I really have no use for so if anyone in the UK wants another LARGE map just send me there address. [ 11-28-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

I got a confirmation from BMT that my order was despatched on Tuesday 20th November,what ever that means. I still havnt recieved the game mind you.

Here I sit all way over in the UK, feeling like a child once more and waiting and wishing for more. When will BMT deliver the goods, I am getting itchy fingers and anything else that can get itchy is!!! Can’t remember the last time I awaited for something with such an optimistic and excited attitude before, ... I guess that’s what marriage does to you, after 6 years...!

I have a MS FF joystick, mark2 version that’s been out for about a year, like that was said before it now has the power pack built into the base which is neat. So far the only accident it has had was a drop to the floor by an angry wife, but thankfully all that happened was the thumb button flying out which popped right back in, other than that it is still fine. I am very happy with its performance, and it’s still a great joystick for any flight Sims, with force feedback or not.

Being based in the UK, I pre-ordered in and around August I believe. As eager as the rest to play this game I was wondering when I could expect it through the post?

Oh the sarcasm can be cut with a knife on here sometimes, it’s a place to post questions is it not. Hardly flooded is it with such, so the odd as you put it "Newbie Question" is better than nothing as I am sure I am not the only guy that hasn’t Ate/slept or dreamed BCM 24/7 till now... I am looking forward to the game like the rest of you. Just adding to the Board and such. Like Driving we all start out as Learners. Give me a chance guys. !

So to allow us freedom to exsperiment within the game and such, will there be an option to save at anytime ?

Sorry first of all if this has already been mentioned somewhere, but can you target specific areas of other craft to disable systems etc. ??

Say, you ask the same question down at the X forum http://www.egosoft.de/xtension/index.htm and you will get a far better view of X, get X Gold for 20 quid or less now in the shops because its Elite for 2000, its a great open space trading game, apart from planet visits it allows you to do almost anything within the confines of space. Its beautifull to look at and has so much play time in it if like all these games time is put in.

Forgive me if this has been covered before, but with such a incrediable and flexable Graphics engine does the game BCM allow a ship to go into large cracks or caves on a planets survice ???

I have a Gforce original 32DDR card will be moving to the GFORCE3 very soon, does BCM take advantage of the extra 32ram and so on ???