Topic: A walk down memory lane (for the old timers so to speak) (Read 9314 times)

Toasty0 · « **on:** August 16, 2003, 12:35:58 am »

I know some of you will get a kick out of this.

Be sure to click the picture(The direction was for the Gorn who can be dense all the time

)

Best,
Jerry

Aoav160 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2003, 12:40:49 am »

It made me install SFC and play it.

jualdeaux · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2003, 09:23:31 am »

I know what you mean. I heard from someone that there was a computer game that was going to be based on SFB. That was all it took to get me interested. The game was great and I wish I had time to actually play it.

SPQR Drall · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2003, 12:26:48 pm »

Good memories!

I bought the game as it came out and I was really doubtful that it would deliver the SFB feel if promised. Then I tried it and I realized it did! Boy I was excited!

SPQR Drall

Scipio_66 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2003, 12:32:23 pm »

Quote:

Be sure to click the picture(The direction was for the Gorn who can be dense all the time )

Best,
Jerry

I find your comment insulting, especially coming from someone who's link is broken. I've jabbed at that picture on my screen 10 times now with my finger claw, and nothing has happened except that I've scratched the glass and will have to buy a new monitor. Don't feel so smart now, do you?

<reality on>

Thanks for the link. That does bring back pleasant memories. As long as I live, I'll never forget the day a friend told me, "There's going to be a computer game based on Star Fleet Battles!"

-S'Cipio

3dot14 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2003, 02:09:15 pm »

ahhh indeed...

Well here is a question for you all.

Q: What is the difference between a Lead Designer and a CEO?
A: Hair. Want Proof? Here is the Lead Designer (circ 1999, on SFC1 bonus disc) and here is the CEO(circ 2001, the dirt files).

SPQR Kremen · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2003, 05:58:00 pm »

Gotta love the mad scientist hair....

AcePylut · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2003, 06:47:21 pm »

The very first SFC match I played online, I was in a gorn BCH.. fighting against a bunch of other noobs while being directed by a guy that had the game for about 4 weeks.

I killed most of them (before getting chomped) with the ole "Trac and unload all plaz" trick

Klingon Fanatic · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2003, 06:49:08 pm »

I never played SFB. I played FASA Trek. What hooked me was the Repair Roundevous skirmish on the demo and the rest is history, LOL.

Please, somebody make the SFC1 missions for SFC2/OP...

Qapla!

KF

E_Look · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2003, 11:11:00 pm »

I had vaguely heard of SFB and even more vaguely heard that there was going to be some Star Trek type game in which you could command and direct a group of ships and go against another ship or groups and that you could have some control over the workings of your ship. Then I forgot about all of this. One day, during an obligatory (y'all know the drill) run to Price Club (now Costco), I saw SFC1 for about thirty bucks USD or so. I grabbed it, tossed it into the cart and well... I'm still running it! And God bless those guys who put out SFC1 versions of models!

dderidex · « **Reply #12 on:** August 23, 2003, 11:33:23 pm »

SFC is cool, I did like the groups you could join. SFC:OP is cooler, just because the Dynaverse idea was taken further and the ship selection and race selection was wider.

Really wish they had included an option to ONLY allow 'built' ships in the campaign and pick missions based on which ships were actually in each sector with which mission. (IE., a true dynamic campaign)

Still, it's cool.

Not half as cool as SFB, though.

Seriously, to all of you who played the SFC series and thought these games were pretty cool - YOU MUST GO BUY SFB! You're already familiar with the game mechanics, and if you thought you could do a lot with your starships in SFC (compared to other space or RTS games)...you ain't seen *nothin* yet!

Besides, the SFB Kzinti are just cooler than the SFC 'Mirak'.

And you'll never convince me the SFC Fed DN is half as cool as the SFB Fed DN:

NannerSlug · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2003, 12:52:15 am »

where did you find this? or more appropriately, how?

Dash Jones · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2003, 10:39:40 am »

Cool pics dderidex!

Lepton1 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2003, 01:58:43 pm »

Has anyone ever tried playing SFC slow like the ad said to make it more like SFB? Sounds dreadful.

Aoav160 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 25, 2003, 05:51:14 am »

h yes 3dot14, http://home.cogeco.ca/~joshuali/sfc2/eb2001.jpg, the famous, "I will eat dirt."

kziti kat · « **Reply #19 on:** August 25, 2003, 07:28:05 am »

Well I loaded up SFC1 because of this thread.

Took me a little while to get reacquainted with the UI, but I adjusted

I had forgotten how much better the missions and story line were in the original. And best of all are the missions created by the community. The api for SFC1 was so much simpler than the one for SFC2. This allowed a lot of people to create some great missions. In hindsight, making the missions so hard to make have made SFC2 a lot less 'fun' than the first iteration of the game.

... but aside from the missions and api, I much prefer SFC2.

762 · « **Reply #20 on:** August 26, 2003, 12:27:23 pm »

"The most successful captains even know what the enemy is thinking, despite the fact that they're not members of the same species."

Somehow I doubt that's Sun Tzu.

LordKreug · « **Reply #21 on:** August 26, 2003, 08:27:11 pm »

Impressive paint jobs on those minis. The Starline 2400 sreies, are they not? I still have a little over 100 of the original Starline 2300 series. I loved SFB, started playing it 20 yrs ago (gawd, I'm old!). I still have a huge box of expansions, Captains logs, Nexus mags and tons of SSDs, including over 400+ pages of the rules. It is, however a complex game filled with numerous rules that is hard for some people to grasp. When I saw SFC1 in the store I bought it right away. Two days later I actually got a computer! LOL
My wife thought I was completely nuts!
I do truely love this game, in spite of the bugs, etc that have plagued it. Ty Taldren and all concerned who made it happen!

Wolf2525 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 27, 2003, 05:39:20 pm »

Heh, I'm in the same boat. I've got boxes full of SFB stuff. Even got a great deal on a huge mess of minis. Mostly older stuff, but I can't complain for the price I got. They're fun to paint for a break from all the darn Warhammer and WWII crap I have.

But, this game gave me a chance to play without having to go out and find someone who actually understands, or cares to learn the mondo load of rules. I played my dad's SFC1one day when I was housesitting for them, and then ran out the next day and picked up SFC2. Still need to try to get him to give it to me so I can complete the series, lol...

Toasty0 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 16, 2003, 12:35:58 am »

I know some of you will get a kick out of this.

Be sure to click the picture(The direction was for the Gorn who can be dense all the time

)

Best,
Jerry

Aoav160 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 16, 2003, 12:40:49 am »

It made me install SFC and play it.

jualdeaux · « **Reply #25 on:** August 16, 2003, 09:23:31 am »

I know what you mean. I heard from someone that there was a computer game that was going to be based on SFB. That was all it took to get me interested. The game was great and I wish I had time to actually play it.

SPQR Drall · « **Reply #26 on:** August 16, 2003, 12:26:48 pm »

Good memories!

I bought the game as it came out and I was really doubtful that it would deliver the SFB feel if promised. Then I tried it and I realized it did! Boy I was excited!

SPQR Drall

3dot14 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 16, 2003, 02:09:15 pm »

ahhh indeed...

Well here is a question for you all.

Q: What is the difference between a Lead Designer and a CEO?
A: Hair. Want Proof? Here is the Lead Designer (circ 1999, on SFC1 bonus disc) and here is the CEO(circ 2001, the dirt files).

SPQR Kremen · « **Reply #30 on:** August 16, 2003, 05:58:00 pm »

Gotta love the mad scientist hair....

AcePylut · « **Reply #32 on:** August 16, 2003, 06:47:21 pm »

The very first SFC match I played online, I was in a gorn BCH.. fighting against a bunch of other noobs while being directed by a guy that had the game for about 4 weeks.

I killed most of them (before getting chomped) with the ole "Trac and unload all plaz" trick

Klingon Fanatic · « **Reply #33 on:** August 16, 2003, 06:49:08 pm »

I never played SFB. I played FASA Trek. What hooked me was the Repair Roundevous skirmish on the demo and the rest is history, LOL.

Please, somebody make the SFC1 missions for SFC2/OP...

Qapla!

KF

E_Look · « **Reply #34 on:** August 16, 2003, 11:11:00 pm »

I had vaguely heard of SFB and even more vaguely heard that there was going to be some Star Trek type game in which you could command and direct a group of ships and go against another ship or groups and that you could have some control over the workings of your ship. Then I forgot about all of this. One day, during an obligatory (y'all know the drill) run to Price Club (now Costco), I saw SFC1 for about thirty bucks USD or so. I grabbed it, tossed it into the cart and well... I'm still running it! And God bless those guys who put out SFC1 versions of models!

dderidex · « **Reply #35 on:** August 23, 2003, 11:33:23 pm »

SFC is cool, I did like the groups you could join. SFC:OP is cooler, just because the Dynaverse idea was taken further and the ship selection and race selection was wider.

Really wish they had included an option to ONLY allow 'built' ships in the campaign and pick missions based on which ships were actually in each sector with which mission. (IE., a true dynamic campaign)

Still, it's cool.

Not half as cool as SFB, though.

Seriously, to all of you who played the SFC series and thought these games were pretty cool - YOU MUST GO BUY SFB! You're already familiar with the game mechanics, and if you thought you could do a lot with your starships in SFC (compared to other space or RTS games)...you ain't seen *nothin* yet!

Besides, the SFB Kzinti are just cooler than the SFC 'Mirak'.

And you'll never convince me the SFC Fed DN is half as cool as the SFB Fed DN:

NannerSlug · « **Reply #36 on:** August 24, 2003, 12:52:15 am »

where did you find this? or more appropriately, how?

Dash Jones · « **Reply #37 on:** August 24, 2003, 10:39:40 am »

Cool pics dderidex!

Lepton1 · « **Reply #38 on:** August 24, 2003, 01:58:43 pm »

Has anyone ever tried playing SFC slow like the ad said to make it more like SFB? Sounds dreadful.

Aoav160 · « **Reply #41 on:** August 25, 2003, 05:51:14 am »

h yes 3dot14, http://home.cogeco.ca/~joshuali/sfc2/eb2001.jpg, the famous, "I will eat dirt."

kziti kat · « **Reply #42 on:** August 25, 2003, 07:28:05 am »

Well I loaded up SFC1 because of this thread.

Took me a little while to get reacquainted with the UI, but I adjusted

I had forgotten how much better the missions and story line were in the original. And best of all are the missions created by the community. The api for SFC1 was so much simpler than the one for SFC2. This allowed a lot of people to create some great missions. In hindsight, making the missions so hard to make have made SFC2 a lot less 'fun' than the first iteration of the game.

... but aside from the missions and api, I much prefer SFC2.

762 · « **Reply #43 on:** August 26, 2003, 12:27:23 pm »

"The most successful captains even know what the enemy is thinking, despite the fact that they're not members of the same species."

Somehow I doubt that's Sun Tzu.

LordKreug · « **Reply #44 on:** August 26, 2003, 08:27:11 pm »

Impressive paint jobs on those minis. The Starline 2400 sreies, are they not? I still have a little over 100 of the original Starline 2300 series. I loved SFB, started playing it 20 yrs ago (gawd, I'm old!). I still have a huge box of expansions, Captains logs, Nexus mags and tons of SSDs, including over 400+ pages of the rules. It is, however a complex game filled with numerous rules that is hard for some people to grasp. When I saw SFC1 in the store I bought it right away. Two days later I actually got a computer! LOL
My wife thought I was completely nuts!
I do truely love this game, in spite of the bugs, etc that have plagued it. Ty Taldren and all concerned who made it happen!

Wolf2525 · « **Reply #45 on:** August 27, 2003, 05:39:20 pm »

Heh, I'm in the same boat. I've got boxes full of SFB stuff. Even got a great deal on a huge mess of minis. Mostly older stuff, but I can't complain for the price I got. They're fun to paint for a break from all the darn Warhammer and WWII crap I have.

But, this game gave me a chance to play without having to go out and find someone who actually understands, or cares to learn the mondo load of rules. I played my dad's SFC1one day when I was housesitting for them, and then ran out the next day and picked up SFC2. Still need to try to get him to give it to me so I can complete the series, lol...

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