Both tribes games have no terminal velocity, so something will keep accelerating. A quirkof this isif you go down a hill and keep jumping on the way down you buildup speed, and if done on the right hills there are small ramps at the bottom for flying off, ala ski jumping.

And it is the right time to use your jet pack at that point as you start to fly.

I was thinking of buying Tribes 2, but I only have a 56k modem. Is the single/bot good?

It is playable online with a 56k, but the patch is 80-100mb. The bots are iffy. They will perfrom some actions, but only playing bot matches will make you miss out on multi person vehicles and some maps.

But as I said, it is playable.

Actually, I think there is a new Tribes game coming up in the future. So you may want to wait for that. The new Unreal Tournament also has vehicles in it. Question coming up in a few ;)

In the game 'Starlancer', you find yourself fighting the sinister Eastern Coalition. Halfway during the game, on of your fellow pilots goes rogue on you. What is the callsign of this turncoat, and what Alliance squadron is he in league with?

Damn! I should have bought starlancer when I had the chance... oh, wait.. I never had teh chance because ditching 110$ on a game isn't my idea of fun.
Sorry, dunno.

Nnnnng... haven't... played... Starlancer... in years... damn. I'm reasonably sure the squadron was the Cobras, but not the name of the 45th Volunteers' traitor who joined them.

Hey Bozos. The game is for sale for a mere 4 bucks now. Tancred: why am I not surprised that you have the answer? ;)
It were, indeed, the Cobras. The traitor from the 45th was the Squadron leader, Viper. Because it was a pretty hard question, your answer will do. [img]smile.gif[/img] You're on.

Hey, thanks! I think I'll just go ahead and buy myself a Starlancer, being a total Freespace freak that I am. [img]smile.gif[/img]

You really can't compare Starlancer to freespace, or even Wing Commander. It's a good game in it's own right, but it'll never become as populair as those other two. More options and NPC interaction between missions could have taken that game a long way.