Marvin

Thanks, Denny. Same to you. This is one of those days I wish I was in Italy ... roast lamb, great wine, conversation I don't understand until after the third or fourth glass.

quote:Originally posted by DennyMala: If you feel generous PM me so that it will not invalidate the MP training session.... Or, you could listen in on TeamSpeak and pretty much get the gist of what's happening. 'Cause, even tho' one picture is worth a thousand words, one verbal command is worth an entire day of typing up a PM.

Take care, Remo. See you next week.

You can't upgrade while docked.

My wife appreciates the fact you start all these things at 5:30 ... means I only get to watch half of Bill O'Reilly. Though, I'm sure she would rather you start at 5:00 sharp. But, yeah, I'll be there. Of course. And, Denny, you can always come up on TeamSpeak and .

Thank you, sir. Didn't intend to post a Tech issue here ... it just kinda' metamorphed into one.

But mostly just to get her out of the house whilst I battle the Gammies.

quote:From Alice's Adventures In Wonderland: How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheefully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in With gently smiling jaws! Hurry on over to Prime Fleet East & West.

quote:Originally posted by Cantata: When she gets mad she threatens to dump me for Resnig. LOL. I wonder if I can get him to take my wife out to dinner.

LOL, thinking about that last post, I have a feeling the Russians have lost their touch. There used to be a saying: The U.S. is known for taking NASA technology and using it to build a vacuum cleaner. The Russians (back when they were known as "Soviets") were known for using vacuum cleaner technology to build their space stations. Instead of all that high-tech stuff, they could come up with a F.O.D. bomb (Foreign Object Damage). Just spew a bunch of nuts, bolts and other useless parts out the back end. If the enemy is close enough at your Six, the stuff will be sucked up the intake(s). Bye, bye jet engine.

Deep Throat was probably a failure at his job too. Lucky for him and Bernstein and Woodward that Nixon kept tapes. My guess is all good politicians have learned from that mistake.

I hope not. In any case, it's rather odd that I almost always see another player's craft canted at an angle after planetfall. Last night, both Remo's FC and Gordon's CC looked to me (and I emphasize, "looked") to be sticking out of the ground after landing. Mine, on the other hand, looked just fine to them.

Werewolf's problem with losing his command craft might be associated with CCs sometimes going invisible. Gordon and I experienced this at various times but could not duplicate it with any reliable success. About the hyperspace issue mentioned in the VCF: it affects more than just the VDD/VID. It also affects the HUD and all display data for any other ship in the area. Even if the ship leaves the area and comes back, it will appear to occillate between two points: where it entered and where it exited hyperspace. For the ship that actually went Hyper, everything looks normal ... both in hyperspace and afterward. Noteworthy is the fact that, if you have a shuttle tow you through hyperspace, other craft will see your CC okay but they will see your shuttle trapped until it docks ... at which point, you can launch it again and, to all players, it looks normal. Same goes for any other asset that initiates hyperdrive. One think I didn't see in the VCF: Command tabs for OCs (ie. Cargo, Crew, Command) are inop. And I can't get the cannon to move with the mouse (but that might be just me).

Mano, Interesting analysis on air-to-air radar for the current generation of fighters. And the links will probably keep me reading all night long.

quote:Originally posted by Mrxknown: Am I still a commander in Prime Fleet? LOL. It would be nice to see you over at the PF forum once in awhile.

quote:Originally posted by Extinct_Reptilia: I've recently read that the SU-35 is the first ever craft to break the sound barrier in vertical flight... Wow, that's impressive! I assume you mean going uphill. I think the Brits broke the sound barrier going vertically downhill a long time ago. About stealth: it's not very useful in a dogfight or in most situations where you have one fighter attacking another. It was developed to thwart ground defenses and acquisition radar. Nonetheless, if Russia ever goes back to its tactical philosophy of using GCI to control all stages of air combat, stealth will play a factor ... because if GCI can't see the enemy, then they can't properly vector their planes for the kill.

Okay, I think this is the first post of two players meeting in multiplayer. That's me (in my "android" outfit) watching Gordon check out the systems on his shuttlecraft. We both deployed mining drones in Alaska, then rendezvoued for a quick beer. Notice it's sunset ... meaning we were off duty. That large object looming in the background is Gordon's command craft ... properly parked in the horizontal position.

Don't forget the "Macho Factor." When the Phantom F-4 was being developed, the designers wanted to include an internal gun. But, since it was designed to carry AIM-7 radar missiles for long-range attack, the gun was deemed unnecessary. "Wisdom" at the Pentagon dictated that a pilot "couldn't miss" with an AIM-7. Nonetheless, the F-4's weapons systems included instrumentation for the AIM-9 IR missile. For the USAF, the F-4D was the last model to not carry an internal gun. Operational experience proved that radar systems often failed, IR missile parameters weren't easy to achieve, and pilots often ended up in a close-quarter face-off with a MiG pilot with a gun. So, until the F-4E could be built, D-models were fitted with an external gun. The moral being this: it's combat realities that eventually dictate the weapon of choice. So, until an oddball weapons system proves to be a necessity, "Macho" rules. Thanks to "Macho," we've gone back to single-seater fighters. And pilots prefer to concentrate on what's out front. Sure, you could put a guy in back, have him face backward, and give him a slew of rear-firing missiles. But, if he were to shoot down just five amitious enemy aircraft, he'd become an Ace ... still a sore spot with most pilots. They didn't like sharing the glory in Nam and I doubt the attitude has changed much, since. BTW, the actual range of an AIM-7 depended on the closing rate to the target, which wasn't always the range used when rating it. And Jane's always seems to overestimate Russian aircraft. Just ask any USAF pilot which plane he'd rather fly when in combat.

It was still pretty dark when somebody parked his MkIII. Actually, this was an MP glitch ... to the player (no names, please), his ship looked just fine. Though, at 2:00 o'clock in the a.m. (Gordon's time), another cup of coffee would've probably helped.

LOL. Jon Stewart had this arguement with Stephen Colbert a couple nights ago on The Daily Show ... exact same arguement, except a lot funnier.

quote:Originally posted by Spacedust: ...what do the abriviations mean under weapons (e.g. FPW, ATA, STS etc)? I don't think it says in the manual. Check the Appendix ... it'll tell you about your weapons, your assets, your crew, etc. quote:And how do you feed the crew? If they don't have the AI to feed themselves, send them to MediBay for an I-V.

I do. Up and ready most any time you are.

A panorama of Utopia. Gordon and I explored this place last night during multiplayer. Rather interesting. If you look closely, you can see my Megaron parked out front. The pix shown here is three screen shots, each taken at a resolution of 800x600, stitched together. Gordon made it inside the station with his command craft while I roamed around in an OC below ... looking for a ground entrance. When I couldn't find an open doorway, I kinda' pushed my way through.

This makes absolutely no sense. Does this mean a car dealer can buy and sell stolen vehicles? Or, if EBGames "bought" the Brooklyn Bridge, they could sell it back to New York for twice what they paid?