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Offline BloodEagle

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C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
on: February 17, 2010, 01:52:20 pm
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #1 on: February 17, 2010, 02:01:39 pm
At last, I can replace my GDI disc!
 
HELL YEAH!
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #2 on: February 17, 2010, 02:17:39 pm
Good to see. The previous games, C&C and RA, have also been freely available for some time now.
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 04:02:35 pm
It's always amused me that Command & Conquer is probably the most popular franchise among PC-types that I know next to nothing about.  Even if I don't wind up getting into it, I need one of you lot to clue me in a bit at some point, so I can up my nerd-cred. :p
 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #4 on: February 18, 2010, 04:09:42 pm
In short Kane is the king of the universe and Tanya from Red Alert 2 is my wife. . .
 
 
Also tesla troopers are a waste of cash.
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
President of the Scooby Doo Model Appreciation Society
The only good Zod is a dead Zod
NEWGROUNDS COMEDY GOLD, UPDATED DAILY
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Offline CP5670

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #5 on: February 18, 2010, 04:16:37 pm
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It's always amused me that Command & Conquer is probably the most popular franchise among PC-types that I know next to nothing about.  Even if I don't wind up getting into it, I need one of you lot to clue me in a bit at some point, so I can up my nerd-cred.

They are classic-style base building RTSs. Try out the first C&C.  I think it remains the best of the series and is one of my favorite games ever, especially the singleplayer campaigns and story. It's free now, so you can't really go wrong. :p
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 04:21:27 pm
C&C is honestly the purest of base-building RTSs.  You have one resource, one type of collector unit, and a bunch of combat units and buildings to blow the **** out of the other guy.  Great story because there are only two factions to share the spotlight, and both are fairly well developed.
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #7 on: February 18, 2010, 04:27:25 pm
all factions in any C&C are different in strategy but well balanced for a good fight
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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #8 on: February 18, 2010, 06:46:21 pm
C&C1 didn't have power plants?
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #9 on: February 18, 2010, 09:46:27 pm
I don't really count power as a resource, due to how it's not really collected.  It did have power plants.
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #10 on: February 18, 2010, 09:53:52 pm
seeing as many people like them, I may give them a look-see
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #11 on: February 19, 2010, 12:08:42 am
Quote from: CP5670 on February 18, 2010, 04:16:37 pm
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It's always amused me that Command & Conquer is probably the most popular franchise among PC-types that I know next to nothing about.  Even if I don't wind up getting into it, I need one of you lot to clue me in a bit at some point, so I can up my nerd-cred.

They are classic-style base building RTSs. Try out the first C&C.  I think it remains the best of the series and is one of my favorite games ever, especially the singleplayer campaigns and story. It's free now, so you can't really go wrong. :p
I'm not a huge RTS player, but I did greatly enjoy Age of Empires 2 and Age of Mythology, so maybe I'll give it a shot at some point.  One thing I am unclear on, though, is the overall chronology of the series.  I know that the Red Alert games are some sort of spinoff/alternate universe from the main series, but is it necessary to slot them in somewhere?
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #12 on: February 19, 2010, 12:21:28 am
Depends.
Spoiler:
The Soviet ending to RA1 has Kane appearing at the end and declaring "a new age is upon us".  So either yes, same continuity, or no, Easter egg.
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #13 on: February 19, 2010, 01:22:22 am
The continuity between series is a bit FUBAR.

Originally, Red Alert was a prequel to the Tiberium series.

Then Red Alert 2 came out, and went in an entirely different, cheesy direction. Nonetheless, apparently there was still going to be a connection to Tiberium somehow, or so the original devs claim. (Apparently time travel, Nikolai Tesla, and aliens were involved. Somehow.)

After Westwood was bought out by EA, Red Alert was officially dropped from continuity, making Red Alert and Tiberium into two different continuities. Lots of people still place Red Alert 1 in the Tiberium continuity, since Kane has one scene in it, but it's an amazing one.
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #14 on: February 19, 2010, 02:58:13 am
As far as i'm concerned EA can eat my hat.
 
Red Alert, RA2 and 3 all precede c&c.
 
Also power plants are valid resources.
 
Total annihilation and numerous others follow the trend.
 
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
GO GO DEKKER RANGERSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #15 on: February 19, 2010, 03:27:11 am
Quote from: Colonol Dekker on February 19, 2010, 02:58:13 am

Total annihilation and numerous others follow the trend.
 

another kick ass game

going back on topic anyone who hasn't played the C&C games is missing out, they were light years ahead of anything in their day and the early ones still hold their own today

on a tangent has anyone here played dune 2?
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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #16 on: February 19, 2010, 02:03:24 pm
That and the original Dune are available via Abandonia...

Speaking of which, I picked up Master of Orion the other day. A great game for sure.  :yes:
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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #17 on: February 19, 2010, 03:51:41 pm
Quote from: Thaeris on February 19, 2010, 02:03:24 pm
That and the original Dune are available via Abandonia...

Speaking of which, I picked up Master of Orion the other day. A great game for sure.  :yes:
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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #18 on: February 19, 2010, 03:53:38 pm
There were only two Dune games made, If I understand this properly...

Unless you're stating that you don't care for Master of Orion. Which is fine, I suppose.

...I still need to install C&C sometime - I've just not done so yet.  ;)
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"Look on the bright side, how many release dates have been given for Doomsday, and it still isn't out yet.

It's the Duke Nukem Forever of prophecies..."


"Jesus saves.

Everyone else takes normal damage."

-Flipside

"pirating software is a lesser evil than stealing but its still evil. but since i pride myself for being evil, almost anything is fair game."


"i never understood why women get the creeps so ****ing easily. i mean most serial killers act perfectly normal, until they kill you."

-Nuke
 

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Re: C&C: TS + Firestorm Exp. = Freeware
Reply #19 on: February 19, 2010, 04:01:21 pm
Quote from: Thaeris on February 19, 2010, 03:53:38 pm
There were only two Dune games made, If I understand this properly...

To my knowledge, there have been four Dune-related games produced. The first Dune game (developed by Cryo) is a sort of adventure game. Dune 2 (by Westwood) is an RTS, as is Dune 2000 and Emperor: Battle for Dune.

EDIT: Make that five. Cryo did a sort of remake of the first game back in 2000-ish.
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