11/10/2010 - OpenRA Release, Reinforcementz II Assistance Mod Update, Mental Omega 3.3 Release Approaching, C&C Stargate Mod Release.
LATEST NEWS
Generals 2 anticipated as game of the year
As you know, Voodoo Extreme is hosting a poll on the most anticipated game of the year. We ned you C&C Fans to vote and make sure it wins and make our C&C community proud.
So what are you waiting for? go here to vote and make C&C a world recognized game.
The time if finally upon us, one of C&C3's most unique Total Conversions - MidEast Crisis 2 - has been released! MEC2's gameplay focuses on Occupation Warfare in which players are encouraged to not only capture parts of the map, but to put the map to use. Low on fuel? Capture a gas station. Need money? Hold key positions on the map with units.
Click the image above to download, it weighs in at 132MB but is well worth your time.
It's a week of new C&C announcements this week. The next game to be made available in the universe will not actually be Generals 2 but a browser-based Free4Play game called C&C Tiberium Alliances.
It seems heavily influenced on C&C3. Playable factions are the Mutants, GDI and Nod whilst units such as the Mammoth Tank and Avatar will be making a return. Some of you may remember that C&C4 originally started life as an online-only title before management decided to develop it into a full release so it's interesting to see the idea being revisited. Check out the launch trailer below:
The private beta will be starting soon, head over to the official website to apply now. Personally this is one C&C game I'll be giving a miss; browser-based gaming just isn't my cup of tea.
The rumours are true, the new C&C game being developed is officially Generals 2!
In the near future, world leaders are mere seconds from signing a global treaty and bringing an end to war as we know it when a devastating terrorist attack rips through the peace conference, killing all in attendance. In a world left with no politicians, diplomats, or activists, only the Generals remain. It’s up to you to assume their roles, command of their forces, and put an end to global terrorism once and for all.
All-out War – Take control of three unique factions, competing for resources, building up your base of operation, and leading massive batteries of tanks, soldiers, and aircraft into battle.
Uncanny Sense of Realism – Frostbite 2 technology allows for visceral, visually stunning conflict at an epic scale. Incredibly detailed units and environments, dynamic physics, and exhilarating visual effects bring the battle to life in ways never before seen. This is the closest thing to real war without the consequences.
New Ways to Dominate or Ally with your Friends – Go beyond classic deathmatch with a selection of new multiplayer game modes, designed with both cooperative and competitive play in mind.
Thrilling Campaign – Command the war on terror in an electrifying single-player campaign. Experience the dramatic story from multiple perspectives—from heroic General to crazed terrorist—while engaging the enemy in pulse-pounding tactical combat.
Ever-evolving Experience – Enhance your game with an expanding array of downloadable content. From maps and units to factions, campaigns, and more, the fight against terrorism is deeper than ever.
Interestingly Victory Games - the new studio EA setup in February to work on the game - have been absorbed into the Bioware brand. There's some more information in two interviews that have been published with BioWare Label head Dr. Ray Muzyka and Generals 2 executive producer Jon Van Caneghem at Gamespot and IGN.
Finally here is the impressive all in-game launch teaser trailer:
C&C3 total conversion MidEast Crisis 3 have been hard at work updating their United Nations side introducing two very interesting and unique gameplay mechanics; the law system and advertising!
When playing as the UN, if the enemy uses WMD's, terrorists or kills civilians you will be able to build extra Brummbars. By default a player can only ever build 1 of the UN supertanks, however if your opponent keeps using forbidden weapons and tactics you can unlock up to 4 of them
The new advertising mechanic displays adverts on the battlefield distracting troops whilst also generating money for you. This can be used on your own idle troops or enemy forces to stop them responding to your attack!
Above you can also see a screenshot of the UN's Comanche attack helicopter, other new units features in these updates include the Jeep, Spy Drone and F-35. Read the Geneva Convention update here whilst the Black Helicopters update is here.
XWIS - the online gaming service for the classic C&C games - is running competition; Play the most ranked games of Red Alert 2 during the month of December and win €100 ($130)!
It's that simple; you don't have to be the best player, you could lose every match and still take home the prize - that would get 2012 off to a good start! Entry is dead simple, make a forum post here before the 11th of December and away you go!
CnCNet is a community built open source tool created to connect the LAN lobbies of classic Command & Conquer games allowing internet games without any form of registration.
Version 3 has just been released which boasts improved performance and less lag due to its unique client-host model as opposed to the Peer-2-Peer model of the official online play. Not only that but the servers are located in both USA and UK for minimum latency.
CnCNet now fully supports all classic C&C games, yes that means Command & Conquer (Covert Operations), Red Alert (Counterstrike, Aftermath), Tiberian Sun (Firestorm) and a newcomer Red Alert 2 (Yuri's Revenge).
TT Patch represents the pinnacle of community development, this monumental achievement is a patch for C&C Renegade incorporating huge changes. Most notably the anti-cheat bits, the map downloader, the auto-updater, but also loads of bugfixes and other improvements, such as a fix for blue hell.
The patch contains the following highlights:
Built in anti-cheat (replacing RenGuard, BIATCH and RR)
Automatic downloading of maps and other content
Auto-updater, so that you will always have the latest bugfixes and we can easily respond on cheaters
Better compatibility with programs such as VoiceOverlay for TeamSpeak
Countless engine bugfixes and performance enhancements
Most prominent bugfixes:
Blue hell fix!
Purchase terminals now work directly after rejoin.
The pistol now starts out loaded when you spawn.
The repair bays on Glacier Flying and other maps with repair bays now work correctly.
You will no longer be killed on some maps if you are standing right next to the weapons factory and someone buys a vehicle.
Taking a screenshot no longer causes lag.
Using a sniper scope no longer causes lag.
Points fix - fixes an error in the way points are calculated when damaging vehicles with green health.
The selection of where you spawn when you join the game/die/etc is now more random.
Enhancements:
Support for using the left and right side buttons on mice with more than 3 buttons.
The weapon back and forward keys will now skip weapons that are out of ammo. You can still access those weapons by pressing the number keys to select the specific weapon.
New feature on vehicles that calculates damage points based on last occupant for a short interval.
It's surely an impressive list of improvements, but these are just some of the highlights, there's much, much more in the full announcement.
The Red Alert is a Total Conversion mod which sees the original Red Alert game ported to the shiny Red Alert 3 engine! The mod includes remastered music, a vastly improved skirmish AI, and all of the great gameplay that helped define a genre.
Who doesn't want to see classic units such as the Chrono Tank, Demo Truck, MIG and MAD Tank in glorious 3D?! The launch trailer is below, but you need to download this masterpiece now!
DiViNiTY has been working on a nifty project called CNC Retro which allows you to play C&C1 in your browser, both the single and multiplayer! It's pretty impressive stuff even for such an early beta:
Some of the current release 03 features are
+ Can be played Singleplayer & Online with Multiplayer (Client-Server)
+ Once downloaded the Java applet & CNC Retro Data it is not necessery to download them again. (except when i update CNC Retro Online)
+ 9 Singleplayer "Retro Missions"
+ Lots of new Multiplayer Maps
- Takes some time to load
- You cannot save the Progress for NEXT Session - don't begin a Campaign SAVEGAME DATA will be lost!
