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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #30 on: 22 January 2017, 21:37:15 »
Quote from: pheonixstorm on 22 January 2017, 20:21:57
Oh do tell what you did! I emjoyed playing Rebellion and building the Death Star. Though having an army of wookies as the rebels was always a blast :)
Great Old Games has had it for about a year.  On Windows 10, certain icons display upside down and other functions don't seem to work as well as I remember.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #31 on: 22 January 2017, 22:34:07 »
I wish they had finished up the Bad Batch episodes of The Clone Wars and released them with season 6...not only did this arc intro some cool clones, it also revealed that Echo survived the Citadel...oh and the Jesse also got advanced to ARC Trooper as well...

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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #32 on: 22 January 2017, 22:38:10 »
Quote from: Charlie 6 on 22 January 2017, 21:37:15
Great Old Games has had it for about a year.

Still have my cd-rom so not going to buy it a second time. It was fun but not worth more money unlike MechWarrior 2 Mercs which I WOULD buy again.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #33 on: 23 January 2017, 06:17:37 »
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #34 on: 23 January 2017, 10:52:40 »
Well played.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #35 on: 23 January 2017, 11:49:54 »
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #36 on: 23 January 2017, 11:58:06 »
Quote from: Charlie 6 on 22 January 2017, 21:37:15
Great Old Games has had it for about a year.  On Windows 10, certain icons display upside down and other functions don't seem to work as well as I remember.

Found it in a drawer in my bedroom. Thought I lost it years back. Tried to get it to run on 7 failed but I found a Youtube video on getting it to work. Halfway through my first Imperial Campaign now and have conquered half the Universe already. Oh, and I used the Death Star to blow up Coruscant. Rebel Scum can't take it if its rubble!
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #37 on: 23 January 2017, 11:58:26 »
Remember boys and girls - the plural form of Jedi is...Jedi. Don't get too worked up ab...oh, who am I kidding. This is the Internet, somebody is going to get worked up.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #38 on: 23 January 2017, 12:16:48 »
If this doesn't have at least one vaguely bovine Sith trying to chase Luke Skywalker into a body of water, I will be gravely disappointed.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #39 on: 23 January 2017, 12:17:03 »
Quote from: idea weenie on 21 January 2017, 23:28:23
Generic?

I've figured that the X-Wing was a medium fighter while the TIE is an ultra-light.
Considering how much Star Wars space combat emulates WWII movies, I think of it more like carrier aircraft.

The normal TIE is a Zero. Light, maneuverable, and with good firepower, but fragile.
The X-Wing is more like a Hellcat. Heavier, thicker armor, and not as maneuverable, but made up for with training/teamwork. Also capable of using munitions.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #40 on: 23 January 2017, 12:48:03 »
Quote from: Stormlion1 on 23 January 2017, 11:58:06
Found it in a drawer in my bedroom. Thought I lost it years back. Tried to get it to run on 7 failed but I found a Youtube video on getting it to work. Halfway through my first Imperial Campaign now and have conquered half the Universe already. Oh, and I used the Death Star to blow up Coruscant. Rebel Scum can't take it if its rubble!


You know. This made me think of a "You might be Grand Moff Tarkin..." sorta thread. Just by destroying Coruscant.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #41 on: 25 January 2017, 15:48:00 »
Quote from: VhenRa on 23 January 2017, 12:48:03

You know. This made me think of a "You might be Grand Moff Tarkin..." sorta thread. Just by destroying Coruscant.

Scorched Earth Tactics are perfectly valid. Especially when Vader is onboard with a captive Mon Mothma and Luke Skywalker and actually succeeds in killing the Emperor.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #42 on: 25 January 2017, 16:31:58 »
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #43 on: 25 January 2017, 16:39:43 »
Quote from: garhkal on 25 January 2017, 16:31:58
I couldn't stop laughing...  AND It makes such good sense too..
#2 Eeeeh... but the rest I agree with! It's more like the Force is watching out FOR him than him using the Force XD
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #44 on: 25 January 2017, 23:10:27 »
This is extremely interesting and would have answered most of the questions in the last thread: https://youtu.be/u7AuVg8OL3A
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #45 on: 26 January 2017, 13:43:28 »
Quote from: Lazarus Jaguar on 23 January 2017, 06:17:37
Something funny I found

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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #46 on: 26 January 2017, 20:32:41 »
Quote from: Matti on 26 January 2017, 13:43:28
Whoaa! Some F-bombs there! I've got banned for posting links to such pages/images
Just add a warning about the content. Rule 2 was changed a little while ago.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #47 on: 26 January 2017, 20:44:25 »
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #48 on: 26 January 2017, 23:01:55 »
Quote from: Cache on 26 January 2017, 20:32:41
Just add a warning about the content. Rule 2 was changed a little while ago.

I didnt even notice them
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #49 on: 26 January 2017, 23:10:08 »
Quote from: Lazarus Jaguar on 26 January 2017, 23:01:55
I didnt even notice them
A good rule of thumb I go by: If I'm linking to Cracked, it needs a warning. ;)
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #50 on: 26 January 2017, 23:13:50 »
Quote from: Cache on 26 January 2017, 23:10:08
A good rule of thumb I go by: If I'm linking to Cracked, it needs a warning. ;)

Most probably though sometimes I forget too. (We mods have even warned one another over such things... it happens.) In this case the one curse word is passed through our filter as basically PG-13. So I'll give a pass this time and say thanks for referring to the rule guidance.

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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #51 on: 27 January 2017, 00:32:26 »
And here I thought it meant "No Salad For Worktroll"
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #52 on: 27 January 2017, 00:43:05 »
Quote from: pheonixstorm on 27 January 2017, 00:32:26
And here I thought it meant "No Salad Sanity For Worktroll"

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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #53 on: 27 January 2017, 05:38:13 »
Never Smell Fat Wookies ;D
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« Reply #54 on: 27 January 2017, 06:03:22 »
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #55 on: 28 January 2017, 22:55:23 »
I was at the bookstore today buying a new book and I ended up in a conversation with some guy about the old Star Wars books. Between the two of us we hatched a wonderful little theory about the Legends Universe. Palpatine set up the entire Clone Wars, Wiped out the Jedi, built up a massive warmachine and prepared the Galaxy in preperation for the Vong.

Hear me out. The Old Republic lacked a military, the Jedi were essentially useless against the Vong and there would have been no time to build a military once they showed up. And Zenoma Sekot had shown up during the Old Republic era and Tarkin did come in contact with it and reported back to his buddy Palpatine. If you look at the military Palpatine built, it essentially was the perfect force to face to Vong. Massed number of troops. Powerful warships, including Super Star Destroyers that could easily face off against Vong ships and a Death Star that would be perfect for killing World Ships in a single blow.

So essentially, Palpatine was preparing the Galaxy for a Intergalactic War. And the Rebels unknowing weakened that effort. What do you all think?
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #56 on: 28 January 2017, 23:13:51 »
That was actually suggested in-universe.  Superweapons like the Death Star and Sun Crusher were intended to fight the Vong.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #57 on: 28 January 2017, 23:17:19 »
Quote from: MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on 28 January 2017, 23:13:51
That was actually suggested in-universe.  Superweapons like the Death Star and Sun Crusher were intended to fight the Vong.

Wasn't the Sun Crusher developed after the Emperor was killed at Endor?
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #58 on: 28 January 2017, 23:32:53 »
Quote from: Stormlion1 on 28 January 2017, 23:17:19
Wasn't the Sun Crusher developed after the Emperor was killed at Endor?

it was started before, completed after.
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Re: Star Wars Thread IV - A New Hype
« Reply #59 on: 28 January 2017, 23:35:29 »
There was also the prototype Death Star that was found later as well IIRC.
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