Saint19

Hi all, I'm away from home right now tending to personal business. My father is very very ill..and it doesn't look good(very serious lung cancer, and complications). I've been really stressed as of late. But I figured I could come here and take a break because I've seen the dedication in this forum, and from the SC. What do I come back to? Well I know I'm only a noob. But Derek, I really respect you for what you've accomplished, and will continue to achieve. I just recommended BCM to my brother and others because of YOUR DEDICATION. The sim is awesome. But you and its fans are far beyond that in your dedication. I've never seen a community like this one and am very happy to see its still here. I do much more reading on here it seems than acually playing. Take a break and enjoy life. I've had a similar situation as you and know in some ways how you must feel. I am blind, and am an orientation and mobility instructor...much to the chagrin of many in the field who think that blind people shouldn't do this job.(heh..I really should talk to you about it sometime) Every single day I'm told I can not do this job, and how unsafe it is. But my students are the ones who keep me here. Why? Because they know how dedicated I am to them...and my belief in them is unwavering. Sure they call me tough, hard and #$@#!~ But they know that I believe in them and love them. So though each and everyday is filled with people calling me names sometimes, or telling me how little I am and that I'd never be as good a teacher as them because I am blind I'm still here because of my own personal belief/dedication and my students seeing that leadership come through. "Funny thing about leadership..." I believe one of the posters said in another thread. They say they see that in me. So thats why I'm still here with them. But despite all the naysayers....I DID IT!!!! I'm here ...and I'm not going anywhere. It was hard getting here..and is harder staying here. But I'm not going anywhere. I feel much the same way when looking at you SC. YOU DID IT!!! Oh well...I'm sorry for rambling. But hey man I just want you to know I respect you for all you have done. Again, sorry for the long post. I do hope you read it. Not sure when I'll be back. But I'll keep checking the forums. 19

Copy that SC. Appreciate the quick reply. 19

Hi all, I was experimenting with the transporter last night while mining. I transported myself and a couple of marines to the planet surface. But whereas I would walk around and such..the marines just stood there. We were in a barren landscape. But I've done it before in one of the friendly bases too. Are the marines supposed to follow you? Or do you have to give them a command to follow you. I've searched the forums, and RTFM'd but can't find anything on this. I did try the FOLLOW ME command. But it says that is for multiplayer. Do they follow you?, or am I mistaken? Thanx in advance. 19

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Tyrn, Just checked. You're right. I could've sworn I used to get them when I was spacebound as well. My bad. Thanx for your help once again. 19

Hi, For some reason now my radar display no longer has the circular yellow radar pulse circle going through the radar scan. I've made sure its in ACTIVE and not PASSIVE mode. It doesn't make the beeping sound for every sweep nor does it display that pulse anymore. I was just noticing this last night. I reinstalled today and patched up again to RC9. But still no go. I can still see targets and such. But was curious as to whether anyone else has this problem or did I miss something in the VCF stating we would no longer have this. Thanx in advance. 19 [ 12-12-2001: Message edited by: Saint19 ]

hehehe....sorry Tyrn, I really was/am out of it today. I appreciate your help. I'm getting it now. I can't believe that people say you can't find good help on these boards. 19

I'd have to cast my vote for gameplay over gfx. I like gfx as much as the next guy. But the only things that ever keep me coming back is gameplay...ala Flanker1.5, and the STEEL BEASTS demo. 19

Nice work. Its very helpful. I found lots of them in the manual...but for the life of me couldnt' find NPC...hehehehe. Boy do I feel dumb. 19

Tyrn, I don't have BC3K. Can I get that appendix anywhere? 19

Eagle, Thanx it all worked as advertised. I have another question. Is there a list of what each mineral is needed for? I already know about the Radine, and Iridium. But I see so many others around. I'm just curious. Thanx in advance. 19

I'm a little confused on drones. I sent them out. But how can I check to see how long it would take for them to fill up with materials? Thanx in advance. 19

I was just about to post this as well. Sometimes I'll send a shuttle or fighter out. Then go back to tacops only to have it keep switching back to the bridge view. I'll switch back to tacops and it just keeps happening. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or not. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm using the RC9 beta patch as well. I'm not sure if it did that with the previous official patch as I never got that far with that patch before switching to RC9....what with me being a newbie and all. Thanx in advance. 19

Hi all, I'm a clueless newbie. I've not really played space sims before. BCM is my first one other than X-wing vs Tie ...many years back. But that was just so linear I HATED IT. I've only done a couple of instant actions, and training things. But so far so good. I really am enjoying reading the manual(as much as I can read with my 3year old jumping all over me). But I just wanted to say that so far from all I've read in the tutorials, FAQ, manual, VCF...this is truly a great game. I'm looking forward to really getting to know it. I've done mostly flight sims and used to love them. But they are so buggy now its frustrating. I've pretty much given up on them after well over a decade of playing HARDCORE FLIGHT SIMS such as the Falcon series JF-18 and so on. Oh well enough already. Sorry for the long boring post. But I thought I'd introduce myself. Saint19 P.S. My system is a lowly amdk62-500, 384mb Ram, GeForce2 GTS, SBLive for your info. I had to turn the acceleration on the SB back to Basic in order for the sounds not to cut out.