This week I recommended a well deserved Gold Star of the Empire for Colonel Impulse's work on the XWA patches. He's also now the Science Officer, a Vice Admiral and apparently sharing my office on the VSD Sinister. It's obvious which one of those things is the most prestigious. I hope he doesn't mind listening to Kowakian Death Metal. I'd like to repeat my submission in case you haven't read the SOO report... Custom ship patches are one of the key ways that the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps provides additional value and enjoyment for the games that we play and love. Ever since the EH Ship Patcher was released and eventually abandoned without XWA support, playing battles for that platform has been a complicated mess. When 64 bit operating systems became prevalent, the ancient methods became untenable. This been to the detriment of all pilots, and to those whose work on the patches has been unappreciated. Impulse has done the fleet a great service by remaking a patch executable for modern operating systems. Not only that, but he has secured us against future problems by documenting his solution and providing a source code backup. We will forevermore be able to build from our current position rather than remaking lost knowledge. Work on the patches and their tools is complicated and requires technical ability of rare quality. For his skill, initiative and single-handed efforts to restore the XWA custom ships, I hereby recommend Impulse for the Gold Star of the Empire! |
