Sneakgab Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Aw, c'mon, Gobalopper... ;D people realize my existence ;) and you won't let me see the look of surprise on their faces ;D ;D ;D ;DAnd you went to all that effort of deleting their post's for little old me? im humbled ;DBy the way Gobalopper, I once asked if humble little old me was worthy of Ichwan Bedwineship but you never responded... I would've sent you an email but I know you're busy and I didn't want to waste you're time by making you read my email... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobalopper Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Look below your name, you've been one for awhile now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 21, 2002 Author Share Posted October 21, 2002 Back on topic, here's another interesting article on Generals:http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/pc/btg_ccgenerals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarb Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Sorry Taq for being lazy and not reading all the post but can you answer some basic Questions for me1: When is generls being release world wide2: Do you have to pay to play online if so how much3: What system requirements do you need to play it online 4: How many players can play in one game online5: Do you think it will be westwoods biggest game everMany thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Seen those screenies? Yech! Those colours!Anyway, I predict this will be just another C&C re-do with better graphics, like all C&C titles are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 Sarb wrote:Sorry Taq for being lazy and not reading all the post but can you answer some basic Questions for me1: When is generls being release world wide2: Do you have to pay to play online if so how much3: What system requirements do you need to play it online 4: How many players can play in one game online5: Do you think it will be westwoods biggest game everMany thanksResponse:Well, the release date is scheduled for the end of January. No, you don't have to pay to play online. System requirements: if you can handle Emp without much lag, you should be fine--although the graphics requirements WILL be even steeper than Emp. From what I've read so far, a 1 ghz processor with a good graphics card and at least 256K of memory should do just fine. Now, if your processor is a bit slower than that, say 800 mhz, I'm sure a Nvidia GeForce 4 or the new ATI Radeon 9700 would definitely give your system a big boost, since some games rely heavily on the graphics card, while with others the processor speed is supposedly more important. I understand that the max number of players in a game online is eight. And since Westwood doesn't exist anymore, it won't be Westwood's biggest game ever, but I think it WILL be EA's biggest game ever.I'll keep posting anything of interest that I find about Generals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 Here is a link to some comics about Generals: http://www.cncden.com/cncgen_comics.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 And here is a link to a site where you can download in-game movies of Generals in action. Cool.http://www.cncden.com/cncgenerals_movies.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 24, 2002 Author Share Posted October 24, 2002 When you get to the above-referenced video site, download this clip. It is 10 minutes long. It took my computer with my cable conn just about twenty seconds to download the 18 megabytes. It shows the first U.S. mission for Generals. Watch this, and you'll buy the game.Generals Movie (added September 3, 2002): Lots of good in-game action in this Generals movie. It's of the first USA mission in the game. You'll see tank battles, the GLA Scud Storm (GLA's super weapon) in action, rangers in a Chinook Helicopter that slide down a rope, and other cool stuff. Harvard Bonin, EA Pacific, discusses what's going on during the movie. Lots of good information can be learned if you pay attention! Credit for this video goes to Community Team, a German website that originally filmed the video at Games Convention in Leipzig. Download Generals Movie [18MB] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken124578 Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 All the information in this topic is OLD, visit the FAQ it is General's first FAQ, it is made the day the boards came out, the day i joined ;D anyway, it contains all the information you people need! which is quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakgab Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 First off, I extend my gratitude to Gobalopper for grating my Ichwine bedwineshipe...And now, here is a demonstration of Emperor Battle For dune's fame : :)im among the many of you not selected, and i too need to do something to take my mind off of it. howmany of you would join an emperor revival game each friday?[ October 24, 2002, 03:58 AM: Message edited by: Snyper578 ]--------------------STOP THE POLITICAL THREADS!!!I mIcRoWaVe CaTs FoR fUn ;)www.guru3d.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 498 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged VDelfuego Trainee (newbie) Member # 6700 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 04:02 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Naw. How about YR?--------------------Don't play with FIRE!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 48 | Registered: Oct 2002 | IP: Logged Thomas Trainee (newbie) Member # 563 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 04:02 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------i have absolutely no idea about what you are talking about--------------------This information will be processed by a room full of men wearing plate mail armor with laser beams attached to their helmets. Afterwards it’ll be distributed via pneumatic tubes to an underground city populated by futuristic gnomes. Sure, mock us, but those little guys make some amazing pie charts.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 593 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged Alien13UFO Trainee (newbie) Member # 709 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 04:02 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------hmmmm, maybe.---------------------WL-"Eat right, excersise daily, live clean, die anyway"Mercy is weakness, and weakness is death.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 391 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged Snyper578 Trainee (newbie) Member # 1123 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 04:07 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------yr would be good too--------------------STOP THE POLITICAL THREADS!!!I mIcRoWaVe CaTs FoR fUn ;)www.guru3d.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 498 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged Thomas Trainee (newbie) Member # 563 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 04:09 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------yr--------------------This information will be processed by a room full of men wearing plate mail armor with laser beams attached to their helmets. Afterwards it’ll be distributed via pneumatic tubes to an underground city populated by futuristic gnomes. Sure, mock us, but those little guys make some amazing pie charts.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 593 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged Alien13UFO Trainee (newbie) Member # 709 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 04:12 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------yr doesnt need revival ---------------------WL-"Eat right, excersise daily, live clean, die anyway"Mercy is weakness, and weakness is death.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 391 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged Thomas Trainee (newbie) Member # 563 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 04:14 AM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------i picture myself playing td using the saga engine.that would be sweet --------------------This information will be processed by a room full of men wearing plate mail armor with laser beams attached to their helmets. Afterwards it’ll be distributed via pneumatic tubes to an underground city populated by futuristic gnomes. Sure, mock us, but those little guys make some amazing pie charts.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 593 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged Snyper578 Trainee (newbie) Member # 1123 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 12:22 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Originally posted by Alien13UFO:yr doesnt need revival --------------------------------------------------------------------------------true, which is why i requested eb4d first --------------------STOP THE POLITICAL THREADS!!!I mIcRoWaVe CaTs FoR fUn ;)www.guru3d.com--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 498 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged FISKER_Q Board Veteran Member # 3372 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 12:59 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------E:B4D?------------------------Mah New Rig----Athlon XP 2400+ 2000MHz Asus GeForce 4 Ti4200 Asus A7V333ThermalTake Xazer II Soundblaster Audigy Samsung 512 MB DDRRAM PC2700--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 693 | Registered: Oct 2002 | IP: Logged OutlawStar35[GF] Trainee (newbie) Member # 2307 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 01:02 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------emporer revival? what the hell game is that--------------------POP DOG!!!http://www.generalsfactory.comWar stories in that site that i made.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 374 | Registered: Sep 2002 | IP: Logged SioN Trainee (newbie) Member # 65 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 01:03 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------quote:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Originally posted by FISKER_Q:E:B4D?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Emperor: Battle For Dune--------------------CNCSG - Genuine news coverage, information, and even comic relief at it's best."Mess with the best... Die like the rest!".:GMPT Sign up VIP:.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 284 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged FISKER_Q Board Veteran Member # 3372 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 01:08 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Got confused with the 4 ------------------------Mah New Rig----Athlon XP 2400+ 2000MHz Asus GeForce 4 Ti4200 Asus A7V333ThermalTake Xazer II Soundblaster Audigy Samsung 512 MB DDRRAM PC2700--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 693 | Registered: Oct 2002 | IP: Logged Ash Trainee (newbie) Member # 576 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 01:09 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------He means a revival of EB4D. Which like, 5 people own.--------------------CNCSeries.Com Community Director.ash@cncseries.comCNCSeries.Com's Generals Section - High Quality Info --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 483 | Registered: Aug 2002 | IP: Logged OutlawStar35[GF] Trainee (newbie) Member # 2307 Member Rated: posted October 24, 2002 01:10 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------------------o i never got to play that game but i saw the movie from ra2 and it looked crazy--------------------POP DOG!!!http://www.generalsfactory.comWar stories in that site that i made.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posts: 374 | Registered: Sep 2002 | IP: Logged All times are Pacific This topic comprises 2 pages: 1 2 Printer-friendly view of this topic Hop To: Select a Forum: General Discussion Ideas & Suggestions Multiplayer Test Discussion Game Balance Contact Us | Command & Conquer Generals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethan Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 one person knows? Generals might not even be better than Emperor, but it is sure better than RA2 and YR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 Sneak, I have tried very hard, but I fail to see any connection between your recent posts and this thread. What are you smokin', dude? Anyhow, congrats on your new status because it obviously means a lot to you. LOLHere's that link to Generals video downloads, since a lot of you will probably have lost it in the recent pages of posts.http://www.cncden.com/cncgenerals_movies.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 I never trust videos too much. The only way to rate a game is to play it first. The graphics look good enough, but the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 25, 2002 Author Share Posted October 25, 2002 True. And if it doesn't beat Emperor, I'll go right back to my Emp fix. But I think it's going to ROCK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakgab Posted October 25, 2002 Share Posted October 25, 2002 Taqwa, the point of the first post from the Generals forum is to show the unrelenting, totally narrow minded stupidity of the masses who blindly follow WW... anyone who says anything negative about WW or Generals is a blizzard bum, despite the fact that the person currently owns 0 Blizzard gameThe point of the second post from the Generals forum was to show just how innefective WW's marketing for emp was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted October 26, 2002 Author Share Posted October 26, 2002 Ok, thanks for the explanation, Sneak. I was really just joking with you about your gigantic posts that sometimes stretch the topic a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorox Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 Look in the December issue of PC Gamer, there is a large article about generals. Unfortunately an article about Doom III is also featured, which by god almost made me sh|t my pants, generals graphics are certainly good for an RTS, but once I looked at doom III, NOTHING compares. If you havn't already looked at the front cover of that PC Gamer, do it. You won't believe your eyes - trust me. I will most likely get generals too. Or maybe go back to WC3, dunno yet. But right now ut2k3 is satisfying my need for gaming ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorox Posted October 31, 2002 Share Posted October 31, 2002 Personally I think they should have come up with better factions for generals. I mean who's gonna wanna drive around in a 1980 ford pickup with a bunch of hooligans with rifles in the back (GLA) When you could be crushing people with a 35 tonne tank the mounts a 50mm rocket launcher on the front? I for one would get a much better sense of satisfaction from a bad a$$ tank then from a pickup truck 8) China might be ok too though (flame thrower tank ;D) But I think they should have the sides equally as appealing as the next. Just another case of pure American rah rah. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakgab Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 ''Personally I think they should have come up with better factions for generals. I mean who's gonna wanna drive around in a 1980 ford pickup with a bunch of hooligans with rifles in the back (GLA) When you could be crushing people with a 35 tonne tank the mounts a 50mm rocket launcher on the front? I for one would get a much better sense of satisfaction from a bad a$$ tank then from a pickup truck China might be ok too though (flame thrower tank ) But I think they should have the sides equally as appealing as the next. Just another case of pure American rah rah.''Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted November 2, 2002 Author Share Posted November 2, 2002 I would have preferred the RA2 countries myself because there were a lot of countries to choose from. But they wanted to make a game that would at least reflect the current or near-future world powers. I think an Allies vs. "Axis of Evil" would have worked well. As politically incorrect as this sounds, the world twenty years from now may actually be divided into three powers: the U.S. and its allies (including Israel), China/Asia (including North Korea since it also has nukes), and the Middle East. Where Russia, the traditional other "superpower" will fit in, only time will tell. I think Generals has an interesting concept. It will be just as interesting to see how the game actually plays out. Will it be so far-fetched that we all just make jokes about it, or will it have some semblance of possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted November 5, 2002 Author Share Posted November 5, 2002 One more time: Here is the site where you can download movies of Generals in action. I'm posting it one more time for those who are too lazy or who don't have the time to read through this whole thread and find it. Enjoy, because the game clips are awesome.http://www.cncden.com/cncgenerals_movies.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted November 8, 2002 Author Share Posted November 8, 2002 Ok, there's a new 27-minute download of Generals game play. If you have a decent cable connection like I do, it'll take just three minutes or so to download it. If not, well, I guess you're going to have to start downloading and sleep on it. Have fun.http://www.ww-unleashed.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taqwa11 Posted November 8, 2002 Author Share Posted November 8, 2002 Also, for your information, Generals has a new release date (surprise, surprise): February 11. It's just a bit over two weeks later, but you know how these things go . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorox Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Yah, I watched the 17 minute trailer. Although it was a lower res filming of someone playing it on a screen, you could still tell that the graphics are breath taking. And there's no more of this "build and then place" (can anyone say pre-built gun turret for engy rush ;D) It is more like WC3 style, where you have to place the building, and then it slowly builds up, which is definitely more realistic and less frustrating (when hit by engys) Also the tanks look quite bad a$$, and I think the new economy system could have some potential (either it'll rock, or it'll be absolutely horendous; I'm hoping for the former ;)) All in all it looks like it could be my next RTS of choice. Opponents beware, Razorox is here! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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