C&C3: The Forgotten Interview at CNC World

[Sonic 296]

Our friends at CNC World have posted a great interview with Blbpaws, who is the mod leader for C&C3: The Forgotten. For those who don't know, C&C3: The Forgotten is a modification for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars which tells the story of a neglected faction of humans featured in Tiberian Sun, but were marked by their absence from C&C3. They are 'The Forgotten'; a race of mutated humans afflicted by the Tiberium infestation. Here's part of the interview.

 

Chickendippers: Can we expect to see new sides/structures/units?

Blbpaws: Yes, absolutely. The Forgotten are a faction entirely new to C&C 3, though they have long played a pivotal role in the C&C fiction. For those who don't know, they are the individuals suffering from Tiberium illnesses living in war-ravaged areas of the planet. The new units and structures reflect this, with older technology, creative dual-use equipment, and innovative techniques. One of the neat things is that in the campaign you'll start out with very few units, and gain new ones through your own actions in most cases. For example, before you can get access to Nod's old Tick Tanks, you'll need to find and capture an old Nod base; before you can use aircraft or missile technology, you'll need to infiltrate a GDI air and missile base. In other cases, their units are drawn from their role in past C&Cs, such as the war Camper, a combat vehicle similar to the one they employed in C&C Tiberian Sun.

 

Chickendippers: Who's working on C&C3: The Forgotten, anyone we might recognise from previous projects?

Blbpaws: The team is very experienced, and nearly everyone has done serious modding before. Most of them, including our Head Artist Tsumetai, our Head Coder CommieDog, our Senior Advisor Mike Thomas, and our Producer Nick Allain worked on C&C All Stars, the last C&C Labs project. Others, such as our singleplayer mission scripters and mapmakers Drummin and Predatore, oversee or contribute to the map section on C&C Labs. Still others, such as the artist Kane Nash, are working with us for the first time but are notable names within the broader C&C community. We've also drawn some folks either already in the industry or aspiring to futures in that world, such as our talented 3D artist Nielsen. I have no idea how I ended up working with such talented people, but I'm incredibly grateful for this team.

Click here for the full interview. And make sure you visit the C&C3: The Forgotten site for more updates and new screen shots of the mod.

[Publix666 0]

Ive got to say this is probably my most wanted Mod for C&C 3. The amount of work and the extra mile these guys & gals (not sure if there is any gals on the team, but to be safe) have gone will make this Mod seem much more then a mod and more like an expansion pack that EA should have done. Im excited as hell to see a "summer" possible release date for this, you can bet i'll be there day one to download it. From the looks of it this is going to be absolutely amazing, just like All Stars is (my favorite Gen/ZH mod).

Edited April 12, 2010 by Publix666

[Gben 20]

That was a good update. I'm really curious about how this mod turns out... well the SP part anyway. I'm not a big fan of TibSun, but I think the creation of the Forgotten mutant people was the best idea of the game and it was a shame that the concept was not properly carried through in the EALA versions of the game.

 

I'm looking forward to some cheesy dialogue and bad acting... but a great story none the less!

[Nmenth 291]

I'm looking forward to some cheesy dialogue and bad acting... but a great story none the less!

If I was directing their videos, I'd whip their cast into shape and make sure the end results were of the highest standard possible with whatever limited resources and budget they are working with.

 

 

Very few mods interest me, but this one is starting to...

[Blbpaws 1]

Thanks for the kind words guys. We're also very excited about this, and really believe we won't disappoint.

 

I didn't do the directing or casting, so I can't speak to that, but I did write the script (and all of the story elements such as the Forgotten Fiction pieces), so I do truly hope you enjoy it.

 

Is there anything you guys would want to see in future updates? Parts of the fiction you'd like to see explored, or certain units? More shots of the missions, perhaps? We'd like to keep you in the loop as much as possible, and we know that nothing helps something cool spread like word of mouth. We hope to be that cool thing--let us know what you want to see so we can make it happen!

[Publix666 0]

Me personally, im very interested in the lore behind the mod, but im sure you dont want to spoil anything for the masses and i dont want it to get spoiled so i will wait. Patiently until the summer lol.