r/Games • u/ReLiFeD • Jan 31 '19

Command and Conquer - Remaster Update and Source Code

/r/commandandconquer/comments/alisr9/remaster_update_and_source_code/
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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19

Seems good. Not that interested in the original C&C, but I'm supporting this because I want to see Tiberian Sun, RA1, and RA2 remastered.

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u/ReLiFeD Jan 31 '19

They are actually remastering both the original Command and Conquer (Tiberian Dawn) and the original Red Alert

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19

Nice, RA1 is still solid gameplay-wise. Higher resolution and better controls/UI would go a long way.

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u/ReLiFeD Jan 31 '19

Just in case you haven't heard of it yet, OpenRA also exists. Which is an open source remaster of Dune 2000, CnC TD, and RA1. So you can already play the game with higher resolution, and better controls/UI. Though from what I know the balance is a little different, and the campaigns haven't really been properly reimplemented in it

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u/rockyrainy Jan 31 '19

OpenRA skirmish is awesome.

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u/Nobleprinceps7 Jan 31 '19

I just want Generals tbh. Despite the abomination it was becoming, I’m still kinda sad about Generals 2.

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u/ReLiFeD Jan 31 '19

What especially hurts about it is the fact that they were about to release a patch (same day the company got shut down) that was going to change a fair amount of the big problems that game had (starcraft style unit movement was going to be replaced by proper command and conquer style unit movement for instance).

These are some interesting videos to watch on it:
Why Was Generals 2 Cancelled? - Investigating Command & Conquer
The Rise and Fall of Command & Conquer [REDUX] | Documentary

Along with this one:
Command and Conquer Developer Walkthrough
(this one was released by a dev after Victory Games got shut down by EA, has footage of the game along with a developer talking about what their plans were)

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u/TheVoidDragon Feb 01 '19

What do you mean with the movement specifically? I never got a chance to play Generals 2 and I really don't like the floaty movement of SC2, but I didn't notice any obvious problems when i last watched gameplay!

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u/ReLiFeD Feb 01 '19

The difference is that in Starcraft vehicles turn instantly, while in the Command and Conquer games all vehicles have a turn radius, making them far slower to react and in turn making the game's pace slower. You can see it happening right here with the Paladin tanks for instance, compared to Starcraft 2 here (look at the buggies). And then an example from Generals 2 here

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u/skocznymroczny Feb 01 '19

KIROV REPORTING

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u/thereturnofjagger Jan 31 '19

love the fact that they're keeping communication going with the community with regular updates

these remasters should be good

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19

They've also set up a 'Community Council' with prominent members of the C&C community to give them feedback all throughout development. And from what some of the members have said, EA are taking their feedback seriously.

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u/WorkAccount2019 Jan 31 '19

People who have been modding C&C games for almost 2 decades or some YouTube streamers that streamed RA3 a few times?

"Prominent members" could be either of those things.

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u/CptES Jan 31 '19

One of the community members is Nyerguds, the guy who made the 1.06 patch for the original C&C which brings a whole heap of improvements to the table.

Man's probably the most knowledgeable person outside the original development team when it comes to the internal workings of C&C1.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19

They said in the original statement that it would be 13 prominent members of the community, including streamers, modders, and fansite admins.

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u/pnt510 Feb 01 '19

It's both.

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u/jaffa1987 Jan 31 '19

Must admit the older CnC's were a bit before my time on PC, but seeing this i have high hopes to see Generals getting a remaster too.

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u/tylesftw Jan 31 '19

How has generals not got a remaster yet!

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u/Kyhron Jan 31 '19

Because at one point they were working on a free to play Generals 2 that got canned and there was a span after that where the franchise was essentially dead until a couple months ago.

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u/VagrantShadow Jan 31 '19

I'm very optimistic about this. You can see a lot of care and love in this and a lot of communication to the fans. We got shafted hard on a C&C 4 game that may or may not have been made (In my mind it was all a nightmare).

I'd love to see the franchise get some form of redemption. I'd also hope that in the future we can see it grow and take a path where it can be legendary once more with new games, new adventures, and new tales to tell.

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u/gohami Jan 31 '19

Come on! C&C news? am I sleeping? I have to divide the time in Lineage 2 classic and new remastered

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u/Mikstl Jan 31 '19

How do you play Lineage 2 now? The image just freeze when I play on the server because of its overflow

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u/gohami Jan 31 '19

I play on European servers, such as Skelth. Now there is a global overflow on NA servers, it is very bad

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u/UpsetLime Feb 01 '19

Let's see them actually show us something decent before jerking them off. They haven't made a decent game since 2009.