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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:08 am Post subject:
C&C 3 News: From Wikipedia
Subject description: It seems someone read the preview and posted about it in wikipedia..
I don't know if this is really reliable, but for the sake of the doubt, I'm posting here. Wikipedia was recently updated due to this PC Gamer article. What was written so far made sense, so I'm posting it here:
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"According to the PC Gamer preview, the story behind this game is that the world has been thrown into chaos due to the spread of Tiberium, and 20% of the Earth's surface is Tiberium-infested and inhospitable (Red Zones). 50% of the Earth is Yellow Zones, or areas that the Tiberium hasn't fully taken hold but is encroaching on the population. The rest of the earth is Blue/Green zones, where it is safe to live and also where the GDI is headquartered. The GDI is trying to prevent the spread of Tiberium and convert the Yellow Zones to Blue Zones (as usual) and Nod is trying to destroy GDI because of the link between Kane and Tiberium.
The game will use the SAGE engine, the same one used in C&C Generals. However, it will be heavily modified, similar to its edits for the Battle for Middle Earth 1 and 2. Live-action scenes will be used, despite their absence from Command & Conquer: Generals. There will be VoIP support in-game, clan support, and various observer/referee modes.
The preview also states that Kane will be returning, but it does not explain his resurrection. Additionally, the preview does not state who is going to play Kane in the live-action sequences.
Scans have leaked on the internet as of April 18th, 2006, but due to copyright issues will not be published on this page."
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Mentions for the VoIP support and clan support were visible in the Orca picture. Let's hope it's true! QUICK_EDIT
I doubt this is faked information as there are many sources.
Using the SAGE engine is a wise thing to do, it runs on most computers nowadays and we see in C&C Generals that it makes a good RTS (I didn't play BFME). QUICK_EDIT
What worries me is how quickly the wikipedia entry was added from the release of the pictues.
But if what it says is true, could be good!
I just really don't know what to think about all this at the moment. I got quite hyped up about it, as this something I've been hoping for for a very long time, providing its done well. But, there have been issues about things, to which I really don't know what to make of.
Like Delphi's explanation of the pictures. I know its CNC style to use fake preview screens and graphically modified pictures for previews.. but this seems different.
Also, how on the picture of the Orca Gunship, at the top of the page it has Genre:Shooter
And I have to agree with Elerium, and I know that a heck of a lot of people agree, that without Joe Kucan as Kane, it simply won't work.
Joe Kucan = Kane = CNC.
No Joe, No CNC.
I hope that message gets through to EA. _________________ If there is a problem on the forums, PM me. QUICK_EDIT
RA2 wasn't a good C&C, nothing to do with the main (and better) storyline. It went off on its own.
Thus --> No Joe --> no [good] C&C _________________ Organised Rules.ini by Judeau QUICK_EDIT
the story actually sounds quite prommising, i think EA might have gone through pains to not mess it up too badly, but this remains to be seen. _________________ QUICK_EDIT
if this storyline is true, it must have been shortened, as it doesn't explain why Tiberium haven't been beaten yet. In the end of Firestorm, GDI translated the Tacitus, and found all kinds of formulas and genetic information recarding Tiberium. I thought that was enough to defeat Tiberium. So, this story doesn't tell what went wrong, or why didn't Tacitus bring any help?
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link between Kane and Tiberium.
and what does this mean? _________________ QUICK_EDIT
Do you guys really think they are going to explain everything now? The game isn't even out yet. I think they want to suprise us when we play it first. Let's see how the storyline is going to end when we play CnC3 for ourselves. I hope I will be getting the same feeling when playing it as I had in 1999 though...
_________________ Criticizing n00bs is like booing at the special olympics. QUICK_EDIT
As for the link between Kane and Tiberium, as we all know kane wants to convert the world to a Tiberium planet because he thinks tiberium helps the human race to the next level of evolution. What I would do if I was in his position I would make myself a tiberium-proof version of myself. The way to do something like that is not simply injecting my ass with tiberium chemicals, first you need to test it on other human beings (obviously Kane thinks he is superior to anyone). This explains all the cruel tests on civilians. I guess he is slowly making himself into a mutant somehow, and now needs tiberium to survive in this world. Ofcourse he is then determined to destroy anyone who touches his habitat, in this case GDI. _________________ Criticizing n00bs is like booing at the special olympics. QUICK_EDIT
For once I'd like to see the red army get to be the push off for the new story. I mean Kane died in the first CnC then he died again. Coming back again will be just plain out cheesy. But if they come of of the Nod Campaign for TS not Firestorm. They could go in a different direction. Like say tiberium is a crucial to the Scrins life so they sent "Asteroids" to earth to infect it so they could live there. Now that Kane sent up the Tacitus missle and infected the whole world the Scrin can come, but some didn't die or mutate so now they fight of the invaders. And Kane feeling used fights for his dignety and revenge for being made a mutant. And say Mac escaped and now leads the resistence because Soloman is pushing up space daisys. QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject:
Desolate Commando wrote:
For once I'd like to see the red army get to be the push off for the new story. I mean Kane died in the first CnC then he died again. Coming back again will be just plain out cheesy. But if they come of of the Nod Campaign for TS not Firestorm. They could go in a different direction. Like say tiberium is a crucial to the Scrins life so they sent "Asteroids" to earth to infect it so they could live there. Now that Kane sent up the Tacitus missle and infected the whole world the Scrin can come, but some didn't die or mutate so now they fight of the invaders. And Kane feeling used fights for his dignety and revenge for being made a mutant. And say Mac escaped and now leads the resistence because Soloman is pushing up space daisys.
that is pretty much stolen verbatim from an old RA1 mod (can't remember the name). It was obviously made after RA2, because it uses RA2 cameos, TS building SHPs and cameos, and some badly-made custom units. It's a good idea, it's just already been done before. _________________ This mod is dead!
They were planning on Firestorm from before TS - It's pretty much shown in the platinum edition TS' manual when it gives a brief description of CABAL. If they scrap it's storyline all together I will be mightily pissed off since CABAL rocked. QUICK_EDIT
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:
Ra2 had no reason for Kane to be present anyway. RA2 shouldnt even exist...though atleast it wasent as overhyped as Tiberian Sun, which left out a good portion of its features and became 'Just a C&C game'. _________________ PPM's Reichstrollfuherer, 236th Trollenparties brigade. QUICK_EDIT
Interesting that the wiki article mentioned 9/11 as EA's reason for Ra2 instead of TT?
Im really curious what this new race is going be...what if it was all the sides they hinted... a psychic mutant cabal scrin force. :p
..While I wonder how this is going to affect our modding community.I never played BFM, never attempted to mod either Generals or Renegade
, but clearly 3d is the future, so we can kiss voxels, and shps goodbye. Unless C&C3 gets more new people unto the dark shadowy fold of our old modding techniques.
If I had to scrutinize anything would be the "mammoth" heavy tank. But, thats were we come in once its out. _________________ Delirium.. QUICK_EDIT
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C&C 3 News: From Wikipedia
