ghost_zero

Hello, nice project. However, for me sound/music does not work. I am using Linux - maybe it is related to that..?

I would say that depends but on newer monitors definitely because most of them are Widescreen which means they have less height but more width, so if I remove some space from the width, it shouldn't stand out as much as when I remove it from the height. I kind of expected a Generals 2, after all it is the favourite C&C from our current community manager. However, I am disappointed because I prefer Sci-Fi RTS (Fantasy RTS are also OK but I like Sci-Fi most - though that doesn't mean I don't enjoy RTS like Generals, I just would have preferred). Also I never considered Generals part of the C&C series. It is a good game but I just never understood why it is a C&C. Furthermore. I think what C&C would have needed most would have been a reboot with a complete new franchise. But, of course, that is my opinion. Btw. so far the story sounds kind of lame. I mean: Oh, we finally have peace but wait there is this terrorist attack... Btw.2 will this game also require Origin? Btw.3 according to one interview as of now three factions are confirmed but one of those is a secret for now (the known ones are EU and GLA). It seems like they did some changes to the factions, after all there was no EU and why would they hide the third otherwise for now.

Hmm.. a new community manager who likes C&C Generals (and C&C3) most but actually any C&C (does that include C&C4?) most, is kinda strange. I mean: Generals might be a good game but it doesn't really belong to the C&C series. C&C was just used as a selling label. Furthermore, Generals was his first C&C game that just sounds wrong. If it would have been C&C3, I could agree more with ti. (At least it wasn't C&C4 ). But we will see how this turns out.

Hi, after finishing the campaign I wanted to try out the Skirmish game and when I entered it, I saw an information that the Mode is Dominance (or something like this) but I can't change this and even with other maps it is always the same, so I wondered are there actually more than one gameplay mode? If so, why can't I select them? If not, why is the mode even specified as it is always the same? Btw. I hate the default mode with capturing TCN nodes. I would have preferred a mode like kill the enemy crawler X times or something like this. This mode seems to be more like a FPS capture the flag mode than a RTS game.

I also bought the game for the story mostly and that is - I guess - why I am even more disappointed with the game than I was before already. Personally I don't think iti s worth buying for the story, especially since the most interesting parts (at least you can guess the more important story parts from them) were already in the trailers. Well, the only thing that could save C&C4's story - and as far as I am concerened the whole game - (but highly unlikely) would be an EPIC - and though used a bit sarcastic; this would be what is really needed though (in the best case with gameplay changes; hence, why I said unlikely) Addon (or even DLC). But if you ask me the best would be to discard the whole game like it never existed and create a REAL(, EPIC) finale to Kane's story (those who bought that C&C4 maybe should then get a discount on the "real" one) BUT the likelyhood of that happening is probably 0. (Of course, this is my personal opinion)

That is the next part, actually, only GDI vs. Nod - well that explains why TCN Nodes in the campaign go to red for Nod and blue for GDI; interesting if enemy and allied were both e.g. GDI; and not e.g. always blue for when it is captured by allies and red by enemies - but why do they then display "Mode: Domination", if it is the only one (pretty useless somehow)? Do they intend to bring more in the future or for mods or..? I guess there is no possibility to change the timeout either?

You mean C&C4 don't you?

I totally agree with the topic starter. This doesn't answer anything at all, it just gives new questions. Furthermore, the whole compaign had no plot at all. There were only two more interesting cutscenes in between the missions (or something like this) but the missions themselves were pretty senseless or let's say I didn't have much interest in doing them story-wise. I just hoped that in the in-between cutscenes they will reveal something that wasn't clear. Of course, I already thought a while if I should buy it at all because the whole new concept wasn't really interesting to me from the start (especially, since it has lost everything that made a C&C a C&C title, not to mention the need for an Internet connection) but then I decided to buy it because it is the last title from the Kane story (though I already had my doubts when I heard that Kane is proposing an alliance between Nod and GDI and even wants to stop the Tiberium from spreading further - because previously he always tried to increase it but, of course, now that he has the Scrin tower he might not require that part anymore but still and alliance with GDI?) and I really wanted to know how it will end and various revelations BUT this game didn't even have that. Actually, I am not even sure if the story is better than the one from Supreme Commander 2 and that one wasn't too good BUT the issue here was mostly that the different campaigns weren't to good connected story-wise (mostly an issue with telling the story - well that was better in C&C4 with the videos, of course) but regarding the story itself I think C&C4 might have had the worse one. Personally, I don't even think that this is definitely the end of the Kane saga. After all Kane could still come back - maybe with reinforcements - , the end was that he want through a portal (more or less like what happened at the end of the Scrin campaign in C&C3).

Just a guess (especially since I don't know the story yet): If this is going to be the end to the Kane story line but not the end of the Tiberium story line itself, then I guess it is most likely that whatever comes later is somehow related to the Scrin. Btw. he says that one question is still answered which I actually believe is more suited to be answered in the Red Alert series but, of course, there has to be something "left" for an expansion (if one is going to be released).

Acutally, I think StarCraft II is a bad example because that one doesn't include a network mode and therefore forces you to use the Online Mode for just Network-Multiplayer too. Furthermore, they are in no way better than EA here because they definitely use it against software "piracy" (under " because piracy is strictly speaking actually the totally wrong term) but tried to "cover" it by saying that they want everyone to use the new Battle.net (2.0) because of the new features and such things like e.g. Statistics. Actually, they could either include some of those things easily for Network mode too or actually I don't even necessarily need them if I just want to play over LAN. If both of them would at least have the "courage" to admit that it is an anti-piracy measure... I still wouldn't buy them but they would at least be honest. Actually, LAN parties - which are a bit bigger - should be kinda hard with everyone requiring an internet connection - normal DSL probably won't be enough because even if they are not in the same game they still use the same internet connection speed. Especially, in case of ADSL the upload speed should be reached relatively soon. This is the reason why I won't buy any of those two games - at least not at the beginning but maybe once the have reached the "bargain price range". Also I want to point out that with solely online there is another problem and that is that once they servers have been removed the game will be completely useless. Btw. the same goes for StarCraft II's non-existing LAN-Mode too. However, Blizzard normally doesn't shut down servers. However, from EA we already learnt that they do so. Not to mention that for most things I just don't want to be online and it doesn't really matter if you have a good internet connection or not, to require an internet connection for things you obviously don't need it is just lame. Furthermore, there is the possibility that under some circumstances that I want to play the game that I don't have any internet connection at all - e.g. ISP is down because a lightning struck an "important structure" or I am on holiday somewhere and want to play it on my Notebook or something like this.

Are the 12 to 15 hours for the campaign for BOTH/ALL (maybe there are more than two --> e.g. Scrin) sides? If so, I think that is extremely little. Also: What I still don't get is: If the Crawler respawns: How exactly can you win?

How are command points earned in C&C4? Is this like it was in C&C3..?

Actually, 20 seconds seem pretty fast to me but well I don't know the game and its dynamics yet, so it is hard to comment that "seriously".

I am not too sure if this is really so good. After all it happened before that EA had shutdown their online services and this game ONLY works online so far. I hope it won't be just the campaing but also Skirmish and if possible LAN. Especially because of the point I mentioned regarding the possibility of a shutdown of those online servers I mentioned.

I know about the petition but the Diablo 3 graphic petition had even way more signs and it was mostly ignored by Blizzard. Regarding LAN by "modders" it depends on how far this mod was implemented: If there is nothing, you can't re-enable it.

Btw. I want to add that by requiring an internet connection the game will be completely unplayable once the servers are gone and in contrary to Blizzard it is pretty likely that this will happen sooner or later. Now some might say that the same goes for the activation: That is a bit different because here the activation could be removed pretty easily by Patch. This can't be done with a game that builds upon the need to have an online connection. However, with such Game services like OnLive will probably have it even easier or will become even more popular because if I already need an internet connection why shouldn't I do it that way. Especially, since I don't require new hardware because of the performance.

Aren't dial-ups still mostly paid per minute (don't have such an internet connection)? So being online would pretty soon add to those internet bill. Btw.: There are broadband internet connection with transfer limits and then it isn't that great, if you would have to be online all the time (even if it is only a small transfer) when in reality there is no real need for this. Btw.2: I won't buy StarCraft 2 (at least not until it has reached a pretty cheap price) since I know there won't be a LAN-mode. So it will probably be the same with this game - as it doesn't even have an offline single-player mode. Also: Regarding the software piracy statement (actually I hate to use that word here as software piracy has absolutely nothing in common with the "definition" of piracy): If the companies are going to far with their anti-piracy measures the only thing the will achieve will be even lesser sales because than those who bought the game before, will stop being because they will just feel "teased". Furthermore, I still think that most of those who haven't bought a game but still played it, wouldn't buy it anyway - even if they can't "copy" it.

Nothing against new ideas but that leveling idea is probably the most stupid thing I have heard in a while for a RTS. Come on, those with higher levels can use MORE units - even if it might be true that you can counter them with your lower level units too (which I really wonder), it still gives the other player different strategic elements which that player knows the other WON'T HAVE as he has a lower level and therefore is already at an advantage. OK: Maybe I am a a bit influenced by the point that I also hate most MMORPGs. Btw.: Am I right and only ONE CLASS will be able to build structures? How will the others operate? Especially, how will they be able to have a fair fight if one has to build structures and the other one doesn't? And actually base building is still one of the things I like most in RTS games, so if it is more or less missing, I really have to think about buying the game. One more thing: The need to be online to just play single-player or LAN multiplayer is totally stupid and it definitely is not required, even with that leveling system. There could be different profiles for online and offline (or you should be able to choose if you want to have different profiles or the same profile for both or whatsoever). Furthermore, I think those with old dial-ups would be more concerend about the internet costs because those are mostly paying per minute and then the need to be online all the time would increase the online time and therefore to pay price pretty much.

Of course, it is not necessary BUT a WHOLE campaign like this would be kinda strange - though, of course, I wouldn't be surprised if Nod would have a fraction who doesn't agree to work together with GDI. Regarding Blizzard and Warcraft III: However, Warcraft I didn't have that much factions (4) - nor Warcraft II - but the point is that they were mostly balacned (at least after a few more patches). The problem with C&C might be that not many trust EA to balance more than two sites well (maybe not even two). Nevertheless, I want to have at least the Scrin back (not because I liked them so much in Tiberium Wars but because it would be strange regarding the story) because after the ending of Tiberium Wars it would be strange to not have them in the final story part. Also the Scrin could undergo a major change now. After all the force we saw in Tiberium Wars was just a collection force and not an invasion force. However, according to the end the next time we see them, it would be a full invasion force.

Actually, if Nod & GDI fight together to do something against the Tiberium than there has to be at least one more faction who oppose them - otherwise whom would you fight in the campaign?

The graphic engine from SC2 isn't called Havok. StarCraft 2 will just use the physics API/engine (actually it is more an API) called Havok for physics (Havok and PhysX are currently the two bigger physics APIs/engines and are "just" licensed by developers so that they can use them).

Are those 4-leg walkers again in production Mammoth Mk. IIs? Or upgraded Mk. IIs?

In the press release the Scrin weren't mentioned. Won't they be in the game? Which I think would be very unlikely, especially regarding the Scrin end of the C&C3 campaign. Btw.: I don't get the reason why I would need to be online to prevent cheating? As long as I play single player only it should be completely pointless if I cheat or not..? Or is this related to that "strange" survey regarding MMO elements?

@hagren: Why would they use that pic to make an announcement for a continuation? Shouldn't it show something new or was it intended to just "show" the old series that will get a continuation? Of course, there is also the possibiltiy that they didn't yet have any screens of C&C4 available and therefore couldn't use one... I guess we have to wait and see what will be announced at 29th July.

It definitely says continuation of a popular series. So it just being a mod is very unlikely. And it also say that hey are the first on the ground (in the USA) to witness the first playable version and find out how far the development is. However that assumes that the scanned in picture is correct (I don't have a current GameStar at home). @hagren: How did you get the original screen from the mosaic? If that is true it looks like C&C3. In that case the question would be if it is a second AddOn or if they used the previous game to just let us know for which game the successor is and it isn't actually a screen of the successor, though that would be strange as it says it hides the successor to a popular series...