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I just hope we won't be limited to US aircraft only. Although lets face it I stick to the F-15E typically anyway...

I'll just post a big fat YAY! and leave it at that.

Probably the only update I'd like to see is just new animation of the original story. Look at the excitement the pachinko game generated...

They really do. The VF-1s look just as good as anything that has come after it.

I'm missing something. What do I actually need to do on the download page? I just seem to get redirected to new pages...

For those interested, I have just a small sound effects mod that replaces the VF transformation and gunpod sounds with those from DYRL. You can find them here.

What was the launch date of the SDFN-01?

Can you provide specifics?

Mikimoto, no question. Classic, as many have said, and look just as good now as they did back then. But Risa is talented as well and a nice addition to the franchise.

Just a stab in the dark, but any update on the YF-19/Mac Plus mod? Is it dead?

Fighter mode, and all the realism that went with it. Catapult launches, aircraft carriers, and hanger bays. Took my love for aviation as a kid and turned it into something special.

He knows where his bread is buttered. I always took it that the Destroids worked just fine and had more armour than a Valkyrie. the problem was they were piloted by nobodies and got destroyed because the plot demanded it. They are essentially the same as the cannon fodder VF-1As...

Ah yes, a good point. The Factory Satellite probably changes a lot about what is "easier" to produce. I believe it was modified to produce hardware other than Zentran gear, but I'm not sure to what degree. Was it only things like VFs and starships, or a much broader range? That's very interesting and something I didn't know. Does it go into how easy this was to do? Would it be easy enough to do to be worthwhile for everyday items like trucks during the Reconstruction? But it might not be cheaper or faster than getting the Factory Satellite to produce new ones with OTEC.

I would say that varies based on the type of equipment. Clearly combat vehicles would differ greatly, but for example support and transport vehicles probably less so. Taking the S-3 Viking from Zero for example, we see it in a refueling and rearming role. Presumably it serves this role quite well, and while some OTEC upgrades may be helpful, it doesn't seem as though using an OTEC replacement gains you much. I think azrael and Noyhauser are probably right that they just weren't involved in the events seen in Zero. Having that mixture makes the most sense. As fighters get replaced new ones become introduced. Perhaps the Dragon II (which I viewed as more a non-carrier based Air Force fighter) is somewhat akin to the Raptor as a new fighter than came into service in the 00's, but older fighters are still in use while receiving periodic upgrades. No need to make an expensive swap of equipment if the old stuff still sufficiently fills its role. While I agree that after a decode or so after SW1 most pre-1999 equipment would be replaced, I don't necessarily think that the new equipment would be largely dependent on OTEC. Is the helicopter in Macross Plus really going to be that different from our current ones? No doubt initially introducing new OTEC systems and even upgrades was expensive. But do you think that transition period would get a bit of a jump start immediately after SW1 when so much was destroyed? I guess to narrow down my question, specifically after SW1 and say the next few years afterward when the world was rebuilding, was it easier to just replace equipment with an OTEC versions, or was it still more cost effective to use and manufacture conventional equipment with possible OTEC upgrades, a la the F-14? Would a S-3 Viking, naval frigate, or B-2 Bomber be in regular service during that time?

In Macross Zero there were several examples where more or less exact real world aircraft and military hardware was in use alongside VF-0s, Destroids and other Overtech units. Presumably that continued up until at least the "Rain of Death". Is there any info or speculation on whether mankind continued to use or even produce existing real world designs after that point and into the future? I would imagine that some units would have survived via the Grand Cannons, but would they have been entirely replaced or production started up again in some cases?

Looks like I may need to throw down some cash...

All I can say is...HOORAY! Love the site. Love it.

I think the regular version is on one of the iMacross servers...

That connection, which I think I missed when watching the show, helps tie the overall story together so much better for me.

Looks great! Can't wait!

I loved Frontier. It had many of the elements that I enjoyed from the other series, and the homages to 7 (which I dislike) were toned down enough to become much more acceptable to me. Really it was a great trip down memory lane!

Yeah, can't wait for that...

Happy Birthday, MW! I've loved spending time here and I'm looking forward to what the future brings!

That's one of my biggest complaints. I find the droid humor too over the top. I mean a droid that can't to three? Ugh.

I also enjoyed the extra explanations about how folding worked and the limitations.