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imperialscum said:

Well no matter how you spin it, JEJ voice acting is incomparably more important to Vader's portrayal than Prowse's physical acting. You could easily replace Prowse with some other random guy while JEJ was irreplaceable.

Agreed. I'm not saying that some people wouldn't notice the difference but, in general, you could get way with a different large man in the suit.

Just, you know, not Hayden.

lastjedi said:

anyone know what book or story they might do for star wars VII?

I doubt it will be one of the existing stories

i hope they don't do timothy zahn's thrawn trilogy.i hated his books.

I think we'd be very curious to hear about this.

lpd said:

the story was going to involve the Wookie race

That was true until they changed it to Ewoks.

I did not think we were fighting?

yoda-sama said:

Agreed on being kept away from his money.  Disagreed on the removal of the Episode IV A New Hope, at least to the point that it isn't an option...  I'd say that both IV and purist versions of the same cover should be available, so people can choose between consistency and correctness when they print their own set.

Just remember that the film itself doesn't have the EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE part.

TV's Frink said:

Uh-oh, I didn't get the forum anything.

There's still time!

I actually think the establishing shot of the walkers, which Bingo describes as too static, is too revealing. They're pretty clearly Imperial Walkers, so why the binoculars? Might be better if there's fog or mist that clears right around then.

But hummy, even if that were canon, he says "three weeks in hyperspace"

when we all know the Falcon wasn't.

Although some of them are obviously from ESB

Bingowings said:

Warbler said:

Adele sings :

*sigh*fall

 

fixed

Guys guys guys guys guys I just got a Bingo joke! Finally!

I don't even understand how that could work.

Was there really anything interesting in the film that one could spoil, if one had already seen the OT?

Oh it's been too long since a good 005 comparison.

Thanks, man.

I really did not expect that. They fit right in, don't look out of place at all, etc. Great job! Always wanted to see more of them.

Yesssssssssssssssssssss

I do think it could be a little more different from the ANH, yeah. But gosh is that great.

I am so pleased to hear those are your intentions. I often feel that so many fanedits have to start from scratch - Creating useful resources can only help.

In case folks have it seen it, be sure to check out X-Wing Alliance Upgrade Project: http://www.xwaupgrade.com/

Cobra Kai said:

Not if you talk to the younger fans who grew up with the SE's and have never seen the OT.  Some of them only know of the originals as being basically  "rough cuts" with "missing scenes".  And yes I have actually seen that exact quote recently on a message board. 

That's a tricky issue. If not for technical difficulties and/or lack of time/money, wouldn't a character called Jabba have been in "Star Wars"? Wouldn't there have been more Wampa action in ESB? And wouldn't there have been a sandstorm scene in ROTJ? or B-Wings?

So, the "artist" was limited by problems. I can see the rough cut perspective.

Oh it's shift for communication! Fair enough. Good find, though!

Yeah, keeping your wingmates focused on objectives is really crucial, because otherwise they really are dumb as bricks. I seem to remember obsessively commanding them to attack over and over as I approached the enemy for initial engagement, just to make sure they stayed on course, tight with me. There might even be a way to tell them to form up with you? Not sure what, but potentially ctrl+f.

You know, I bet we could find the keyboard reference sheet somewhere.

Anyway, I would then command them to attack any time I switched targets, so that our firepower was always combined. Hypothetically this wastes shots (If my shot destroys the enemy, and they fire after I fire, they've wasted energy), but I think effectively it turned out much better. Targets were destroyed faster overall, killing flights of targets piece by piece instead of all at once, which gradually decreases enemy shots fired over time (per flight) instead of all three gunboats or whatever ending at once and all having equal time to get off shots.

At least, that is my memory of years ago.

EDIT: Also, back then, I had to play with a mouse. I had a joystick briefly but it broke. Gosh flying with a mouse is a pain.

Later, I played most of XWA with a steering wheel and pedals.

Also, you could target whichever shuttle they go for first and Ctrl+d to defend, right?

Are you issuing commands to your wingman/squadron? Ctrl+A, I think, when targeting a gunboat, will tell them to attack it with you.

Additionally, it helps if you have more than one character file with high ranks, so you can at least have a competent wingman (or whoever you have the ability to put in the slots)

Jenova said:

Hey, does anyone know if there is a ac3 file floating around anywhere that includes John Williams revised ending music "Victory Celebration" and matches up with the Despecialized Edition? I'm a film score buff and I think Williams Special Edition music ends the trilogy on a way more epic note. It is the only thing missing in these Despecialized versions that I feel keeps them from being perfect (although I understand that isn't necessarily the intent). Harmy, would you ever consider making one for the fans who actually like the new music that we could mux in ourselves?

Given that the 97/04 ending to ROTJ, which uses the Victory Celebration, is a different length than the 83 ending, this would not work without some editing of the music.

Sorry, is that...the Falcon? I can't tell.

Although I really like the idea, the way it works right now is a little problematic. One establishing shot of the Jedi's ship, and we abruptly cut to a room of characters we've never seen, who talk for a bit, and then right back to that spaceship. If you can move the Palpatine's office scene to a little later, perhaps introducing those characters better, that would help a lot. I do like the idea, though, other than losing Valorum.