Hidden stuff

[Hunoa]

I didnt knew about retreat function :O.

[Gruntlord6]

I didnt knew about retreat function :O.

its a flag near the defend button.

[Duke Leto III]

The screenshot shows in both rows only vehicles..?

About the ornithopter sketch: in dune 2000 only the atreides have ornies. but in Emperor the Harkonnen have the gunship that looks like the right ornie on the sketch. and the left ornie also looks familiar but i dont remember it...

[MrFlibble]

The screenshot shows in both rows only vehicles..?

Obviously those icons are just placeholders.

[D2k Sardaukar]

Here are some strange things I found out in the strings in the .exe.

C:MsDevProjectsJuly2000MovieCodeAhandle.cpp

C:MsDevProjectsJuly2000MovieCodeDdstuff.cpp

C:MsDevProjectsJuly2000MovieCodeMovies.cpp

July 2000? Huh, didn't the game release in 1998? Is it perhaps from update?

'END_STATUS : UNKNOWN END STATE',0

'END_STATUS : DRAW GAME',0

'END_STATUS : WASH GAME',0  

'END_STATUS : CONNECTION LOST',0

'END_STATUS : OUT OF SYNC',0

'END_STATUS : OPPONENT SURRENDERED',0

'END_STATUS : I SURRENDERED',0

'END_STATUS : ENDED NORMALLY',0

'END_STATUS : WASH GAME', I didn't know you can WASH a game...  :P

AttackBestUnit(AI)

The computer attack your best unit first. Nasty.

'ACK ACK'

'Got ACK in AcceptNewMessage'

Anybody know what does mean or do?  :)

SandWormInitialSleep

SandWormFedSleep

SandWormShotSleep

Three ways to get worm gone/sleep. Just wait, feed it or shoot it.

Besides the Deviator, Frigate, Thumper etc. there is also a name 'bird' in it. Not sure what it is/does.

[Nyerguds]

Eh, all of these games have some leftover strings with source filenames and stuff. The fact actual function names like "AttackBestUnit(AI)" remain is quite interesting though...

The ACK seems like command codes in network packets. Seen similar stuff in C&C.

You should ask Hyper about this... he's messing with this kind of stuff.

[Gruntlord6]

Here are some strange things I found out in the strings in the .exe.

July 2000? Huh, didn't the game release in 1998? Is it perhaps from update?

Thats the code name for the game.

[D2k Sardaukar]

Thats the code name for the game.

That's funny, I didn't know that.  ;D

[Gruntlord6]

That's funny, I didn't know that.  ;D

yea, mvi found that a while ago, he asked the director about it.

[mvi]

he asked the director about it.

Did I? Don't remember that, least the code name shows they've got a sense of humour ;-)

[MrFlibble]

So the logic is like Dune 2000 ~ June 2000 ~ July 2000? ;D Cool :)

[Nyerguds]

more like "it's gotta be finished by then" :P

[Duke Leto III]

Maybe July 2000 has something to do with the Dune timeline in the books. A while ago I read something about some dates in the games in in the books. Some people believe there is a link between them.

[AMIgaBot]

dune2000 is unfinished game. there was many other ideas that were going to be added june 2000/july 2000. what they were noone knows since game is just like as its.

[mvi]

dune2000 is unfinished game. there was many other ideas that were going to be added june 2000/july 2000. what they were noone knows since game is just like as its.

I'm afraid I'll have to correct you there. Dune is a finished game. Want some proof? My conversation with one of the developers:

Apparently Dune 2000 was cut short of its intended scope, and was originally going to feature co-operative play, is that true?

No, it was alwasy supposed to be Dune, on Windows with multiplayer. It was a short budget targeted product.

Did anything get cut, out of interest?

Hmmm, I was there and did the technical plan and I put it out of the door when it finished quality assurance. There wasnt anything that we planned that didnt make it in.

[mvi]

Maybe July 2000 has something to do with the Dune timeline in the books. A while ago I read something about some dates in the games in in the books. Some people believe there is a link between them.

Well, all the books (and even the heresy of BJ/KJA) are set many thousands of years in the future, so I think the developers were just having a play on words ;-)

[AMIgaBot]

um  then why  they  made 8 colors when there can be set only 5ai and 6 colors uh

i mean dark yellow color (something between yellow and brown) i have played all missions and watched mercenaries/smugglers bases  color that im talking about is not matching  any of these.

did they just copied  color scheme from RA1 ?

btw if you have contact with devlopper ask him  how to disable autosell function for skirmish :P

[Gruntlord6]

um  then why  they  made 8 colors when there can be set only 5ai and 6 colors uh

i mean dark yellow color (something between yellow and brown) i have played all missions and watched mercenaries/smugglers bases  color that im talking about is not matching  any of these.

did they just copied  color scheme from RA1 ?

btw if you have contact with devlopper ask him  how to disable autosell function for skirmish :P

Because there are more then 8 colors in the world. Understand?

[Nyerguds]

auto-sell happens to be one of the AI's mechanisms to recover from low cash. To get around it, simply destroy their base without draining their resources first.

[Hunoa]

Can someone make upgrade with arrows moving camera to make easier camera moved and make that we in options choose what i want(F1= windtrap F2=refinery ETC.) its just my pleasement...

[MrFlibble]

What does your request have to do with the hidden stuff in the game? Do you mean that those features you propose were supposed to be in the game, but got scrapped before the release? ???

[AMIgaBot]

dune2000 had  microphone support but was scrapped later. also  there was some more  game functions that were planned. e.g  toggling stealth visiblity , help button  as you notice there is no  tutorial in this game also there is no tips and hints built in game.

this happens today. i.e  in silent hunter 3 game  there are ai functions to drop torpedoes from plane but  due of lack knowledge they removed function from ai base so ai cant use aerial torpedoes . also removed weapon from armament..  in  data/sounds you can see  so many unused sounds. also    campagin was unfinished.  , there was  plan that you  start mission being towed/escorted from/into harbor  resupply at middle of sea. (u-boat milk cows)  ubisoft was forced to release  it  faster due to pressure of  awaiters.  this is just a example.    regarding dune2000  there is way to  import units from cnc.  but this require bunch of editing and  its mostly pointless.

[Gruntlord6]

dune2000 had  microphone support but was scrapped later. also  there was some more  game functions that were planned. e.g  toggling stealth visiblity , help button  as you notice there is no  tutorial in this game also there is no tips and hints built in game.

this happens today. i.e  in silent hunter 3 game  there are ai functions to drop torpedoes from plane but  due of lack knowledge they removed function from ai base so ai cant use aerial torpedoes . also removed weapon from armament..  in  data/sounds you can see  so many unused sounds. also    campagin was unfinished.  , there was  plan that you  start mission being towed/escorted from/into harbor  resupply at middle of sea. (u-boat milk cows)  ubisoft was forced to release  it  faster due to pressure of  awaiters.  this is just a example.     regarding dune2000  there is way to  import units from cnc.   but this require bunch of editing and  its mostly pointless.

Seriously, do you know how to read? The technical director said nothing was scrapped.

[AMIgaBot]

then what happened to  mysterious features ?  please look at text iub file.  you will see some weird stuff inside.  not the missions description, deeper 

if you have contact with technicasl direction then ask him how to launch game at windowed mode

[Gruntlord6]

then what happened to  mysterious features ?  please look at text iub file.  you will see some weird stuff inside.  not the missions description, deeper 

if you have contact with technicasl direction then ask him how to launch game at windowed mode

He obviously has better things to do, and he was the director, not a coder.

You have no idea what they could be reffering to.