Supreme Cmdr

quote: Originally posted by Gamaliel: I will report to the airlock now and await further orders. Respectfully, Gamaliel. While you're in there twiddling your thumbs, pack up the saved game and send to [email protected] . If you don't know how the saved games work, read this.

Whatever you do, make sure you're not eating or drinking anything while reading this. frigging hilarious.

quote: Originally posted by JaxFox: Heh I had to start this one December 19, 2001. Who's going opening day to see it. ME!!!

If you guys scrounge up the B5 models (ships, station etc) in Max 2.5 or 3.0 format, I'll be happy to work on a B5 mod with you guys....right up to the point where I get sued.

Once I release GBS-II, I will decide what to allow modification of. In fact, I put those sig checks in the files in order to prevent tampering. Next thing you know, some idiot goes and tampers with critical files and starts posting bogus bugs when he's hosed the integrity of his BCM install.

No, but I'm considering it for a future patch.

quote: Originally posted by Soback: SC will add an option to target the drone you deployed on the planet in some later patches. This option is already in the RC9 patch.

quote: Originally posted by Oban: I had no intention of demeaning the intention of your work, uhm, I never thought that was the intention.

quote: Originally posted by ACID_DRIP: Ohh and also, i use a cable modem, and i just found out that when i run BCM and then exit, i guess it disables my network or something becuase i have no online capabilities until i restart the computer, thanks Thats just ludicrous. BCM doesn't do ANYTHING with your cable connection. Are you mad? Also, you have a POS sound card on your rig, so, unless you know how to configure it and have their latest drivers, you're on your own. You should also read the FAQ in the sound section. Read it twice.

Damn, and I was so looking forward to deleting that post.

quote: Originally posted by $iLk: What it did to me, it would throw me back to FP view as if I had hit F1, and not when I clicked on my character. I was on the planet in FP mode, so was my CC. I used ALT + S to go to Tacops. I find the mission zone, and select my CC, and it throws me to FP view - outside of Tacops. And rest assured, if you post it again without posting the exact steps you are performing, as well as an explanation as to why YOU think its a bug, I'm going to delete the post. Rules are rules. Learn to abide by them. They are developed for your own benefit and to minimize my time chasing shadows. [ 12-08-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

quote: Originally posted by actrade: I hate to post something like this, but I'm out of answers SC. After much RTFM, I finally got into actually playing the game quite a bit I've been bopping around here in there with the different RC's, but finally got a chance to play in depth with RC9. All last night, one CTD after another, with no discernible (sp?) pattern, completely random, often without me even touching the keys and usually 10-15 minutes into the game. Tried both roam/campaign, same result. In frustration, I went back to the official patch version 1 (only after complete reinstallation as to avoid random variables) and have since played hours without any problems. Did a reinstall, installed RC9 and back to CTD, once again without touching anything or doing anything in particular. Went back, reistalled, installed patch 1, no problems. Installed RC9 over the top of patch 1 (thought I'd try it to eliminate another variable), CTD after 10-15 minutes. Here's my dilema SC. I don't know if this is unique to RC9 or was introduced in one of the other RC. The only way I see to solve this is to try other RC's and see which one (if any) introduces the CTD. I'm on a 56k modem and it will be awfully time consuming, but I'd like to try it so I can report back to you which RC is causing the problem. RC9 is the likely culprit as I've never CTD before, but as I said, RC9 is the one I've played the most with. I do feel that I played the other RC long enough to see a CTD, but didn't play for hours to verify. Sorry for the rambling post but I wanted to be as clear as possible. BTW, is there anyway to send a crashlog to you? Perhaps this would be easier? I also recently reinstalled WINXP and all my drivers, so they should be rather clean.Regards. What Tac said. Also you also need to ensure that DX 8.1 is installed properly and that your video drivers are DX8 compliant. Also, depending on when you downloaded 1.0.02 RC9, you may need to download RC9b also. Read previous posts. In fact, if you are not sure, download RC9b anyway and apply ON TOP of RC9. Make sure you unzip it properly!! Anyway gentle, this is the wrong thread for these kind of posts. I don't want to keep deleting threads and making you guys type it all up again. So, please, both of you (Actrade and Vindi89) type your post again in the Misc Issues II thread where they belong. This thread is only for issues which CAN be reproduced and as such are confirmed problems. Random crashes and lockups which are not common to the game, do not belong in this thread. I can't fix what I can't reproduce. The game is rock solid as it stands. So, anything out of the ordinary, you should start looking at your installation, hardware, drivers etc. Particularly the hardware acceleration tabs of your audio and video cards. I will delete both of these posts when I come back. This will give you a chance to cut and paste them in the relevant threads. All further posts of the like in this thread, will be deleted by me or the mods, on sight. We have to keep these threads clean and on-topic or information will be hard to find. [ 12-08-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

quote: Originally posted by Vindi89: Hello, this is my first time posting on these forums so don't rain down hell if I'm doing anything wrong. I've been playing BCM since I got it and its a great game, especially love the freedom. Anyways on to my problem. I notice everytime I try to access the "Miscon" screen the game would crash and go back to my desktop. And another thing is, whiles I'm playing the game maybe between 10-20 min. it would crash back to my desktop. ok here are my system specs. Athlon xp 1900 Epox 8kha+ motherboard Sound Blaster Live! Value Geforce 2 mx400 (pci)- I have an Agp geforce2 ultra which I lent to a friend so I will be getting that back soon. Windows Xp pro Nvidia detonator 23.11 256 ddr ram. and I'm using 1.0.02 RC9 So thats it. Any help would be appreciated. By the way SC great job you're doing by actually interacting with your gamers. I think thats the coolest part of what you are bring to the gaming community. Maybe others will follow.. hehe. Hi and welcome this thread is for confirmed and reproducible issues only. For the kind of stuff you posted, go to the Misc Issues thread and post there. Anyway, you might need to scrub your install and start from scratch. Then apply the 1.0.02 RC9 patch. For instructions on how to do this, read this.

quote: Originally posted by KreKol: I do know what it means and there is no problem. Just being a smart (post your own word here). hehe, figures

quote: Originally posted by antaren4279: I hope this is not an exploit hole that gets pluged, but I found a way to make millions without using inflation or drones. Nah, I won't plug it.

quote: Originally posted by EAGLE: We werent asking to change it, just talking about it. And SC when was the last time u paid attention to anything that starts with "It would be nice if..." *Looks around and walks away from the thread* *whack* Now, siddown

quote: Originally posted by Paddy Gregory: First of all, I didn't think the problem was driver related (marine strafing at 300mph while crouched?), Strafe is fast and the speed is correct. Where you got 300mph is one for the history books. I can't wait to delete that report as soon as I see it. Please post it soon.

quote: Originally posted by $iLk: 2 problems I had today.(I'm using RC 9) Both FP related problems 1. I cannot aim the arm laser as male commander, it just points straight like in the 2nd demo does with marines (i.e. no mouse look.) 2. I was playing on the ground in First person in an insurgent base. I used ALT + S to go to Tacops and give orders to my aircraft that were in the region. I would select the area in Tacops, and it would dump me into First Person instead of letting me use Tacops in the area I was in. First time I've had this happen, but it did it several times. It would let me use tacops in any region in earth, but when I picked the mission zone I was in, it dumped straight to FP mode as if I hit F1. 1. The wristlaser does not work like the second demo. In the second demo, that weapon was an entire arm that was static. In BCM final, it is the actual character mesh. That weapon has NEVER had the up/down pitch that you have in weapons because it is not a separate object like weapons. Because the arm is attached to the mesh, you can't manipulate it. Dunno why you are only noticing this now and reporting it as a bug. Its not a bug and there's nothing that I can do about it at this time. The wristlaser only fires ahead. 2. There have been NO changes to Tacops. It works as designed. Learn how to use it. In fact, I was just using it in fp mode while checking one of the reports above related to run+jump. If you click on your character in Tacops, it will zoom to your character. You need to zoom out.

quote: Originally posted by chris506: SC, Just upgraded to RC9. Have not previously experienced any lockups within the game. My problem is this, all FP functions/animations work fine until I press run/walk toggle to locked run mode and then press space to do a jump. Whole system locks up forcing re-boot. Have tried this eight times in different locations/circumstances, happens every time. Please investigate.... (is anybody else having this problem?) OK. Will investigate. Fix that DAMN sig!!! Works fine here. In fact, one of the reasons I pulled the first patch was because I discovered a similar problem at the last minute. But it was related to NPCs going into run pose when in float state. So I fixed it and re-uploaded the patch. You must have downloaded it before that. Anyway, download RC9B above (which also includes that new BCM.EXE file) and try it. If you still have the problem, let me know which character is causing it. But they all work fine here. [ 12-08-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

quote: Originally posted by Schmendrick: Just found something really odd.Whenever I try to start a new game with these settings: -Race: Syrion -Career: Commander -Planet: Sarien I get a CTD immediately when I try to access Tradcom. OK. Will investigate and get back to you Fixed this one. The name of the station was incorrect in one of the data files. Download this 2.6MB bcm1002rc9b.zip file and unzip into your install folder. [ 12-08-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

quote: Originally posted by chris506: SC with reference to the bug i reported previously which affects ammo levels in the training missions. OK. Will investigate and get back to you

quote: Originally posted by MerfGlurf: SC, I have a savegame that I saved immediately after capturing the Storm Carrier (before getting all the way back to Earth; while I was still in Lyrius on my way to Earth), and a savegame that I saved after having dropped off the Storm Carrier at GHQ, immediately after docking with my CC in Earth region; the savegame which lists my AE as dead in tactical. Dunno. The saved game won't do that because it does NOT alter the stats of you nor your crew. quote: The error message I get whenever I try to run any program after quitting BCM has been with me since the gold version and in every version since. (Did I miss something you said?) Those a symptomatic of driver issues. Update your audio/video drivers and READ the FAQ, especially where is tells you knock down sound/video acceleration a few notches.

quote: Originally posted by KreKol: I have a dead I/M (Inmate, take a look at what I do for a living and you will understand why I did not use the P word) in my detention hold that has been there for a few days and I am sure he is smelling up the place. None of my crew will take the body out and I have docked with several stations with no success. It is going to be very hard to keep other I/Ms in there. They are not going to be able to take the smell and will think we don't feed our I/Ms. I am afraid they are going to escape and wreak havoc on my ship. SC if you have the time could you please fix this. Send me the saved game

quote: Originally posted by Joel Schultz: Um, ok, this is 100% reproducible but it has to do with the appendix not the binaries.The "missiles" page is lacking the helpful explanation of the guidance logic that were found on the first pages of Appendix D of BC3K (which luckily I still have in my 3-ring binder). Are you blind? That was included in the missiles page about four updates ago. The explanation of the logic is right at the TOP of the file. Now, siddown

quote: Originally posted by KreKol: I want to know what happened to RC8????? Do you know what RC means? It means Release Candidate. Internal use only. So, that doesn't mean I have to release very version to the public. As such, I didn't release RC8. And the problem is what, exactly?