Kane's Wrath - Scrin Sub Factions Preview

[Sonic 296]

GameSpot have posted a new Kane's Wrath preview that takes a look at the Scrin Sub Factions, Reaper-17 and Traveler-59. Here is a quick sample.

 

Reaper-17

It's a given that the Scrin are a violent race. However, inside the Scrin there exists a more violent caste known as the Cult of the Reaper. This cult acts as sort of the lethal enforcers of the Scrin, eliminating anyone who stands in the way of progress. The cult takes its mission seriously and wraps its ideology in religious tones as it exterminates whole worlds. However, inside the Cult of the Reaper there's a sect that's even more aggressive. This is the 17th sect, otherwise known as Reaper-17.

 

Reaper-17 is known for excessive tiberium infusion, which might explain why the sect is so violent and cruel. In fact, it's almost on the point of insane; the sect members practice self-mutilation. Between that and the tiberium, their bodies have mutated. Reaper-17 is for all purposes an outcast sect in Scrin society. The sect members are specialists in ground warfare. In fact, they do not practice traditional Scrin doctrine, such as mind control or aerial combat. They rely on tiberium-based conversion beams and shard weapons. The signature unit of Reaper-17 is the Reaper Tripod, a walker that eclipses the familiar Scrin Annihilator.

As well as the new Scrin sub faction information, there are few new screen shots as well......

 

 

Click here to read more about the Scrin sub factions.

[Redmond Boyle 0]

Seems interesting, I shall read it.

[Inferno 22]

Coolness, except I dislike the traveler faction. Reaper-17's gonna pwn, except they don't have aerial combat which seriously sucks.

[JahSpoR 0]

omagowdz! look at the titans in "screen28" ..

 

is that further development or preveous?.. or am i just too blind to realize they look the same as usual?

[Inferno 22]

The same as usual is good. They look awesome and seem to pwn more than standard predators.

[JahSpoR 0]

The same as usual is good. They look awesome and seem to pwn more than standard predators.

 

they MUST pwn more than predators in main..

at least in firepower..

 

Too many laser colours.. starting to look childish :?

[Redmond Boyle 0]

The Traveler seems a little unoriginal and I guess it will be annoying experience to play against them. But I'll accept them for now.

[JahSpoR 0]

Looks like the Nod Flame Tank has been upgraded with some sort of white napalm?

[sith_wampa 6]

Looks like the Nod Flame Tank has been upgraded with some sort of white napalm?

 

Maybe, but it looks like it might just be lighting effects from the Scrin shields exploding.

[Inferno 22]

The Traveler seems a little unoriginal and I guess it will be annoying experience to play against them. But I'll accept them for now.

Deja vu.... Yuri trauma's.

 

Looks like the Nod Flame Tank has been upgraded with some sort of white napalm?

Nah, that's just standard fire.

[JahSpoR 0]

Looks like the Nod Flame Tank has been upgraded with some sort of white napalm?

 

Maybe, but it looks like it might just be lighting effects from the Scrin shields exploding.

 

theres no scrins shooting at em... bottom of the pic.. their gas barrels are black and green now..

[Redmond Boyle 0]

Maybe it's just Tiberium Flame, like in some Tiberian Dawn mission where there is those tanks that shoot green flames.

[JahSpoR 0]

making tiberium liquid and then making it gel to use as napalm would be evil..

 

wonder what the blue tiberium would do as napalm then!

[sith_wampa 6]

Looks like the Nod Flame Tank has been upgraded with some sort of white napalm?

 

Maybe, but it looks like it might just be lighting effects from the Scrin shields exploding.

 

theres no scrins shooting at em... bottom of the pic.. their gas barrels are black and green now..

 

What I meant was that the Scrin unit's shields are getting blown up by the flames, and I think the lighting effects from that are affecting it. And the different color barrels could be a new skin/cameo.

 

Or I could be entirely wrong.

[JahSpoR 0]

Yes you might be right.. but if I know EA right, they wouldn't make it look that cool without enhancing it in some way.

[Gben 20]

I'm loving the green on the tripod's legs... is that the normal placement of player colour? or just the new skin to signify it's beefier scrin unit?

 

It's very 1950's War of the World... which is cool!

[JahSpoR 0]

meh

 

all the colors looks goofy to me.

[Inferno 22]

Green represents stronger? 'cause the Nod lasers by that one subfaction were green as well....

[sith_wampa 6]

It means they're powered by Tiberium.

[hagren 0]

meh

 

all the colors looks goofy to me.

Theyre a bit bright, yes; but who doesnt like a good laser show?

 

I was disappointed that theres no aerial subfaction for the Scrin (And still am), but the more i read through all the info, the more i want to play this game. It seems as a superb mix of subtlety and action.

 

Ecept that, CnC3 colours are great, imho.

[Inferno 22]

Yeah, me too. Instead of an aerial faction, they put in a Yuri faction. Oh well....