Faq from Bridge Commander Files

System Requirements

3-D Hardware Accelerator (with 16MB VRAM)*

US version of Microsoft Windows® 95 OSR2/98/ME/2000/XP operating system

Pentium® II 300Mhz processor (Pentium® II 450Mhz processor recommended) or Athlon® processor

64MB RAM**

650 MB of uncompressed hard disk space for game files; plus an additional 100 MB for Windows® swap file

100% Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/XP compatible computer system (including compatible 32-bit drivers for CD-ROM drive, video card, sound card and input devices.)
DirectX® 8.0a or higher (included)

100% DirectX® compatible 16MB video card and drivers

100% DirectX® 8.0a or higher compatible sound card and drivers

Quad Speed CD-ROM drive (600 K/sec sustained transfer rate)

100% Microsoft®-compatible mouse, keyboard
(note that certain programmable joysticks can be used for some parts of the game, but is not required.

General Questions

Q. Will there be a Bridge Commander 2?
A. No sorry.

Q. Will there be another official patch?
A. No sorry.

Q. Can you visit other parts of the ship?
A. No, this is not possible in bridge commander

Q. Is it possible to use a Joystick in BC?
A. At this time, no. Unless you have a programmable joystick which over rides in game key bindings.

Q. Where can I find other Bridge commander related sites?
A. http://www.bcfiles.com/file.links

Modding Questions

Q. Can someone mod multi-vector assault or saucer separation/ re-combination?
A. This mod is being worked on by several people, be patient until its released.

Q. Can P81 make....
A. No. He quit, stop asking.
A2. If you know of a model that has been made by p81 that is not in BC format, suggest it to someone who mods. Though, be aware many already have what the want to do, and may not want any additional work at this time.

Q. Can I send my mod to BCFiles to get help with modding it?
A. No, we are not a fix it shop. We don't fix mods or help people mod because we have a site to run and our own mods and mod teams to work with. Sometimes we do attempt to fix bugs in a file, but we wont spend a lot of time on it. If it's defective, it will simply be deleted and not added to the site.

Q. Can you mod the Demo?
A. Yes. See the Demo modding category on BCFiles for avail mods. (there's not much avail)

Q. Can you have animated models in Bridge Commander?
A. No it is not supported by Bridge Commanders Graphics engine.

Files Questions

Q. How do I extract a RAR / ACE achieve?
A. Win zip can't extract such achieves you need another program such as WINRAR or WINACE.