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quote:What makes you any better than, say, Cruiser? He reported what he thought was an issue with the PTA coverage on his favorite ship. His post sparked my interest and I immediately investigated and was able to find - and fix - the problem. Thats how we do things around here. Well said SC. I just downloaded the tutorial(video) and I have read some good reviews. I have the original BC, BCM, BCMG, and UC. [ 01-10-2006, 07:22 AM: Message edited by: StarRider ]

I agree UC, ...start fanboy comment... All 3000ad titles have been chock full of features never seen before in 1 single title. Take Battlezone II. It was said to have cooperative gameplay on the box..., nada. But, did people complain?, a little, did it last?, yes. UC was a bargain for $20. Count me in on UCWA. ...end fanboy comment...

I am watching Star Trek right now. My comment is on graphics. UC has better graphics than the original Star Trek, close but not quite as good as Next Generation. BCMG is more like the original Star Trek in terms of graphics quality, the planets, more of a 2-d look to space, but the hyperspace affect is better than Star Trek. I thought it might interest some others. Take notice next time when you see with ST or STNG.

Here is an analogy to an arcade shooter and a military game. Unreal 2 vs. Operation Flashpoint. OFP has huge maps, but the graphics aren't that great though. The ground clipping and the running/walking are graphically terrible compared to Unreal 2. Any military FPS with the size and scope of OFP will certainly not compare to the graphics quality of Unreal 2. I hope the reasons are obvious. Freelancer vs. Universal Combat or BCMG. UC has a huge universe and you can land on planets, anywhere on them and fight in mission zones. Same situation with ground and objects, almost exactly the same problems. Again, UC is a military game. Freelancer, small maps/systems, small universe, excellent graphics. But, remember, even Freelancer was criticicized heavily 1 year ago because the graphics were 'dated'. I think 'some' gamers are the most finicky souls on earth, esp. when it comes to graphics. I'm a graphics hound, love the look of EVE, the graphics of Freelancer. But I enjoy BCMG and UC for other reasons, gameplay,gameplay,gameplay. UC is a treat, a bonus that was added to satisfy us graphics hound. In fact, I was thinking over the weekend that the Edge to Edge title is being developed in part to satisfy all the Graphics Critics, to prove that 3000ad can produce a graphically wonderfull game in the 3000ad universe. I hope I didn't go to far off topic.

I don't think this game is above critisizm. However, to critisize this game's features by comparing them to some other games such as Freelancer and Eve, is to disqualify the argument. There is no game you can compare the BC series to, any version. So to say the graphics look 4 years old does not make any sense. What are you comparing it to? UC looks incredible graphically, even close up planets. The improvements are many and great. I only wish Dreamsnatcher didn't dumb it down from Derek's original design. The only think I don't like with BCMG and UC is the multiplayer, so far I have not been able to get a server up and running. Freelancer is incredibly easy to get a server up and running, but I get bored with that game too fast.

SC, Could you provide a sticky at the top of the UC and BCMG game sections labeled, "Tutorials" showing everyone where this info is kept. This way, any and all tutorials for both games will be captured and available to everyone right when they get in each section. Please include mention of any tutorials in the manuals and 'how to' information contained in manuals. Some people just don't open books. This will save precious time(mainly yours) in answering questions about how to get into the game. Just a suggestion 'o great one'....;-) Al.

First Impressions. Good: Planets look great Music is good. Menu is excellent. Graphics are incredible considering scope and size. Sounds have improved, esp the lasers, more bass-sounding now. Bad: BC exits hyperspace too far from jump-gate. It use to take only seconds to get to jump-gate in sub-light speed. Now it takes minutes. The jump-gates have graphics annomolies, I liked the old jumpgates. Maybe Freelancer had some influence on deciding new jump-gate design. Those are the big pluses for me and the minuses. Other than that, for a newbie, its a perfect game.

Just a joke

I like the idea, but how about this. "Supreme Commander Warning: Entering the planets atmosphere without setting waypoints is hazardous to your crews health. PlanetFALL Y/N?". If they still enter the atmosphere, they have no one to blame but themselves.

I was suggesting that UC-Gold have improved collision detection. Thats all. I had posted that in a thread somewhere here. I understand the reasoning now from your description in the dreamsnatcher forum.

I take back what I said about Collision Detection in a UC-Gold version in another thread. You make alot of clear points in that thread.

The Alternate Universe's Top 10 Selling Games of 2003 The Alternate Universe is the the Mirror world in Star Trek, a place where people see things differently, game reviewers live and die for good space-sims, and games come out on time. 1. Battlecruiser Millenium Gold 2. Battlecruiser Millenium 3. Universal Combat 4. Half-Life 2 5. Halo 2 6. Doom III 7. Eve 8. Morrowwind GOTY 9. Homeworld 2 10. Battlecruiser 3000ad

I'm play'n BCMG as I write this, eeeeeexxxxcellent!!! Now Smither's, rub my feet.

I have had this same problem with UC. In BC 3000ad, BCM, and BCMG, I could enter atmosphere without setting waypoints. When I got UC, I was crash landing all the time. I like taking my BC into a planets atmosphere. Its no big deal, so I set a waypoint, makes sense. In previous games, I have always set waypoints after I entered the atmosphere. The problem with doing this is it takes forever to get where I'm going. I always set waypoints when I launched shuttles, but I guess I never thought of doing that with my BC. Anyway, I noticed the same thing. My first thought was the game changed in UC, but I didn't know I had to set a waypoint, thanks.

Sorry about the file. It is working now, just follow the link. It was not working. I totally agree. If there was ever a game that GC is usefull for, Battlecruiser is it. I have used GC2 with Battlezone II and Homeworld. I think it might come in handy with Imperium Galactica 2, but I have not tried that. I absolutely love the music to BCM, btw, ever since I heard it on the BCM Demo. I actually would use the BCM music from the Demo and then play BC 3000ad before I bought BCM. I have 2 monitors in front of me. While I am dinking around with web pages, I can give commands to BCMG through my headset on the other computer and watch the action. I use a Sybex Switch, so when I need to use the keyboard, I just switch over to the other computer. My other computer, the gaming one, I have a dual monitor setup. Right now, as I am playing the game on 1 computer, the other screen I have powercows website up, re-reading some things on his "Tips" page.

I have updated the BCMG Game Commander 2 file that someone else posted with more commands. Get it here. Let me know what you think. I will also make one for BCG(UC). I am just going to copy and rename bcmg.gcc to BCG.gcc and create the commands to run BCG using Game Commander [ 02-28-2004, 09:38 PM: Message edited by: StarRider ]

In case anyone is interested, I took a Game Commander 2 file from here and I'm adding commands to it. Interestingly, the Command and Control is pretty cool, pitch up, pitch down, etc. I use the Auto Fire Tab and just put 'Pitch up Hold', for when I want the movement to stop. I'll post my file here when I am done with it. I hope to be done today sometime.

I always name my ship the StarGazer. It was the first starship Capt. Picard(Star Trek) had as a captain. There was an episode where the Kolromi war strategist, they guy that played 'strategema' with Riker and Data, used the StarGazer as the opposing vessel during wargames with the enterprise. My name, StarRider, comes from a song by the Rock Group 'Foriegner', the song 'StarRider'. It was a late 70's hit. It was a song on their debut album. "StarRider, Rider, Rider, Take me to the stars"...

I have BC 3000ad, manual,and key ref card. When I bought it in early 2002, I printed out all the PDFs and put them in a very thick binder. It was not until BCM though till I started to get into the game really.

Battlecruiser on the X-Box would be a mistake, however, a halo-like game centered around Galcom Marines, ground and ariel combat including some missions aboard the GalCom space station would be cool. I hope Battlecruiser is not finished. I think the PTE-III terrain engine could be improved with more collision detection, a new ground campaign spanning several different planets and solar systems. Universal Combat Gold Edition should have this, sell for $30 under 3000ad at GameStop stores. The ground missions is where I see the most room for future development if SC wants to invest the time. This could work into a different game even, eventually moving on to the X-Box as stated above. OT: Sad news, my Eb store close to me just closed this week. So, I have to go downtown to get to an Eb.

I have BC3000ad, BCM, BCM-G, UC, X-BTF & X-Tension, Freelancer, I-War 1 and 2, Wing Commander Prophecy, and Star Wars X-Wing Alliance. Finished Freelancer(yawn...), X-BTF, I-War 2. Freelancer is very arcade, but fun when you run a server and just play open-ended. I play in short bursts, upgrading my ship every time, lots of MODs, I even get to fly the Starship Enterprise. Not much depth in fighting, trading, or pirating. Good to play LAN parties with for non-gamer friends. Server setup is a no-brainer. X-Tension is the game before X2, and all I can say is X2 is just a graphics upgrade with a sucky storyline and single player experience, so I have read. Good economy, better than Freelancer. Terrible dog-fighting. Good for building an empire. X-Wing and Wing Commander are just like Freelancer in terms of arcade play. Both use Voodoo graphics. I-War 2, excellent story, neutonian(sp?) physics, some open-endedness. Can't compare to anything really. Tachyon: The Fringe, poor story, pseudo-neutonian physics, a little open-endedness...barely. Similiar to I-War. Battlecruiser, in-depth gameplay, uses your imagination more, totally open-ended more than any other game on the market. It can satisfy any craving you have, Space combat, ground combat, naval, Fleet command and control. It feels like a space-sim that plays like a strategy game. That is the best way for me to put it. Truely a class by itself. hmmm, what's that on my nose..... ;-) So, have a story told to you....Freelancer and I-War 2, X-Wing, Wing Commander. Play economics 101...X Universe Gameplay, Gameplay, Gameplay.....BC/UC. What do you want?

I might as well chime in. I went to Comp_USA on 2000 looking for a good space sim. I picked up the BC3k box and was going to buy it, then I asked one of the Comp-USA stooges about it, and he trashed the game and recommended Independence War. I didn't buy either, wanted to think about it. About a year later a friend Ron recommended it to me, he played through till his ship couldn't be upgraded anymore. He loved the game. In late 2001, I was at GameStop and saw BC3k for $5, and remembered seeing it at Comp-USA. I snagged it and started playing it on an old 200mmx w/ a voodoo2 card while I worked. I e-mailed Derek about something and he motivated me to go buy BCM. I am gratefull to be a part to this little club, though not too active on the boards. I am looking forward to BCG later this year or early next. Al

quote:Originally posted by Numskll: I'm a newbie and a baby. I'm struggling with the learning the game. I wonder if there are fan sites, walk throughs, or other useful newbie information out there. Here, this website i have used before when I first started out playing BC 3000ad http://cowzilla.com/bcweb/ If you find them usefull, please e-mail Chuck and let him know you use his pages, so he keeps them up. [email protected] Click on the TIPS button, there is a link to a mini-walkthrough and a mining and upgrading walkthrough. I agree with you on cheats, I don't use them either, it takes away from the purity of Battlecruiser. Al.

I just thought I'd pass this along, download is 15 mb for the first mars explorer. It reminded me of BCM, when I was flying around. http://www.polygonworlds.com/

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: If I do make any changes in this regard, I will definitely leave in the military, insurgent, raider, trader and explorer castes. Thanks SC Fyi, I just started playing in campaign mode, usually play roam. I am really enjoying it. Changes the focus, getting more involved in game now. btw, having the mouse support sounds good in BCM-Gold. I liked the mouse support so much in the freelancer demo, I just changed my other games to mouse support, getting rid of joystick. I am buying Gold from GameStop. Again, thanks for everything SC, I am a very satisfied customer.