I've downloaded the updated content files and new exe based on instructions in the other forum.  I found a bug that makes life rather easy.  I plucked the egg shells fro Gama Scorpii and had a trail of mycon podships on my tail.  I hit a planet and left quick and managed to get caught.  I talked to the mycon, and as expected he "grew turgid", but I didn't have to fight.  It went right back to the game play screen completely skipping the melee that should have followed.  

Thought someone would want to know.

I haven't seen any other reports of this so here goes.

I am playing full screen mode after lowering the resolution to 320x240 as recommended.  
When I talk to the Druuge or Utwig I had no problem if only 2 lines of text were printed.  If three lines were printed I could only see the upper half of the third line.  

It is possible to use a bottom justify on races whose text will appear on the bottom of the "view screen" rather than use a fixed first line?

Being fairly new to the game and enjoying it completely I find mining to be time comsuming and dangerious to start.  Are there any suggestions for what and where to mine in the beginning of the game?

I would like to confirm this report.

System config:  AMD 750, Win 98 SE, Gforce3 video.
Game options:  -r320x240 -f
Occurance:  Random
Report:  
Save game after setting auto pilot to next star
Travel though Hyperspace normally
Upon arrival at the target system the right display box is blank.  Ship status and menu are not visible.
attempting to navigate at this time creates graphic tracers of the ship path.  have not reproduced with other ships in the area.
Closing/re-starting/loading saved game results in right display box appearing normally.