Wing Commander 4: The Price Of Freedom - Strategy Guide (Page 06)

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Richard Poffley has also provided me with coverage of the WC3 exhibits at the
ECTS's (European Computer Trade Show), other trade shows in the U.K., and
more... thanks!

Aubrey Chen is the only living Wing Commander encyclopedia I have ever met.
If there was ever something about the game or storyline I wasn't sure about,
it was a pretty safe bet that he could answer my question.  He also caught
countless minor factual errors about the game that would have otherwise gone
unnoticed.
                                        
Still others helped to distribute the FAQ throughout the online community:
    Dave Rubin
    Michael Santo
    Dave Stanworth

Extra thanks to those Origin employees who have taken time from their busy
schedules to answer my endless flow of questions:
    Eilenne McKeon Butt
    Tony Morone
    Frank Roan
    Frank Savage
    Galen Svanas
    David Swofford
    Chris Todd
    Chris Douglas
    Chico Marvici

And a big thanks to all the other people who have forwarded me info, given
me (again, James :))ideas, suggested a question or topic to cover, or
otherwise helped me with  the production of the FAQ...
    Nicholas Albright                 Ben Herd
    Nobu Aoki                         Pham Hoang
    Wayne Baker                       David Jakovac
    Ron Blancarte                     Dieter Janssen
    Nick Buol                         Lee Johnson
    Matt Burch                        Ingo Jungherr
    Mark Carlson                      Kan Keung
    Matthew Dusk                      Ted Liu
    Geoffrey Elbo                     Tommy McClain
    Paul Fleming                      Richard Scalan
    Lynn Forest                       Chad Stanek
    Nicholas Golusin                  David Thornloe
    Gary Goodman                      Chip Yamka
    Dan Hardwicke                     Chek Yang

This section was probably a lot bigger than you expected it to be, but everyone
in here deserves every bit of recognition they got, and more.  This FAQ
wouldn't be nearly as good as it is without their help.

Hope I didn't forget anyone.  :)


                                                
*11.2.*  Other sources of information
=====================================

Several magazines and other periodicals have included WC coverage.  If you'd
like to check any of them out for yourself, here's a (probably incomplete)
list:

    AP Newswire                     June 23, 1994
    Austin American Statesman       June 20, 1994
    CD-ROM Today                    August/September, 1994; December, 1994
    Cinescape                       October, 1994
    Computer Gaming Revelation      October, 1994
    Computer Game Review            July, 1994; August, 1994; October, 1994
    Computer Games Strategy Plus    August, 1994; October, 1994; November, 1994
    Computer Gaming World           May, 1994; June, 1994; December, 1994
    Computer Life                   January, 1995
    Daily Variety Magazine
    Electronic Entertainment        April, 1994; June, 1994
    Game Developer                  June/July 1995
    The Hollywood Reporter          May 17, 1994
    Interactive Entertainment       Episode 3
    Los Angeles Daily News          June 28, 1994
    Medina County Gazette           December 7, 1994
    PC Format                       July, 1994; August, 1994
    PC Gamer                        July, 1994; August, 1994; December, 1994
    PC Games                        January, 1995
    PC Power                        December, 1994; January, 1995
    PC World                        June, 1994
    PC Zone                         January, 1995
    Star Wars Galaxy                Fall, 1994


Several magazines have also already featured reviews of the game.  You can find
them in any of the following gaming magazines:

    Computer Game Review            February, 1995
    Computer Gaming World           February, 1995
    Electronic Entertainment        March, 1995
    PC Format                       February, 1995
    PC Gamer                        March, 1995
    PC Games                        February, 1995
    PC Power                        February, 1995
    PC Zone                         February, 1995


WC has also been featured on CNN, the Mulray Show, Censored TV Bloopers, the
Jon Stewart Show, Entertainment Tonight, The Computer Man, PCTV Users Group,
and was shown in some of Intel's Pentium commercials on TV.


11.3.    Contacting the FAQ authors
===================================

Do you have another bit of information you'd like to see added?  Did we screw
something up?  Have any questions you'd like answered in a future revision of
the FAQ?

If, for these or any other reasons, you'd like to contact the WC3 FAQ team,
send e-mail to coryf@ilhawaii.net  All mail will receive a reply!


*11.4.*  Where to find out more
===============================

Have more questions about WC3 that aren't answered in the FAQ, or just want to
find something out straight from the source?  Ask Origin directly:

    OSI Customer Support                OSI Marketing
    --------------------------------    ----------------------------------
    CompuServe: 76004,2612              CompuServe: 71333,136
    America Online:  OriginCS           America Online:  OSI

    Internet:  support@origin.ea.com    Internet:  marketing@origin.ea.com
    Phone:  (512) 335-0440
    BBS:  (512) 331-4446

If you have any questions about pricing, ordering, or availability, then call
your domestic branch of Electronic Arts:

    United States:   1-800-245-4525
    United Kingdom:  0753-549442
    Australia:       +61 (75) 280 800
    Canada:          604-451-3600
    France:          72 17 07 83
    Germany:         05241/24307
    Japan:           03-5410-3100
                                
If EA can't answer a question for you, you can also try to contact one of the
FAQ's volunteer foreign correspondants to get informations regarding pricing or
availability in your country:

    Canada         -- Aubrey Chen (akychen@flash.lakeheadu.ca)
    New Zealand    -- Mike Christie (m.christie@psyc.canterbury.ac.nz)
    Singapore      -- Philip Langdale (rogergl@singnet.com.sg)
    United Kingdom -- Rich Poffley (richard@anduril.demon.co.uk)

Note that these correspondents are not employees of Origin or Electronic Arts,
but well-informed WC fans who will still do their best to answer your
questions.


    11.4.1.  Origin's WC3 tech support FAQ
    --------------------------------------
        
    Origin has released a technical support FAQ that outlines solutions to
    dozens of common problems with WC3.  This is available via ftp at
    ftp.ea.com in the /pub/patches directory, or from Origin's official support
    forums on CompuServe, AOL, or their BBS (see section 1.7).


*11.5.*  Revision history
=========================

Version 2.30:   Added section on WC4. Wing Commander strategy guide
(12/3/95)       included in the distrubution package. Minor errors
                remedied. A new author.

Version 2.01:   Several minor errors and omissions remedied.
(7/30/95)

Version 2.00:   FAQ nearly doubled in size.  All old sections changed to
(6/24/95)       reflect the way the game actually is rather than simply being
                pre-release speculation.

                New sections on the WC3 demo, gameplay strategies and tips, and
                storyline questions added.  Countless other less significant
                revisions.

Version 1.10:   Revision history section heavily abridged so that it didn't
(10/24/94)      expand to five or ten pages upon this version's release.

                FAQ grew by about 50%; most new info was in section 4,
                including more detailed descriptions of what capital ship
                combat and planetside missions would be like.  A basic
                explanation of what a polygon-based graphics engine is was
                put in section 3.8.  Official information from Origin regarding
                estimated frame rates, and the WC3 Premiere Edition added to
                sections 3 and 6.  Several other less significant changes too
                numerous to list.

Version 1.01:   A few minor changes, including the addition of the WC3
(8/11/94)       periodical reference list and this revision history section.

Version 1.0:    Initial release.
(8/5/94)



*11.6.*    Conclusion
=====================

Well, thats all. I'll continue to keep the legacy going, as long as there
are Wing Commander fans all over the world. Thanks for reading the FAQ!

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