A Light Infantry Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Where I stand In Dune: A hile back, 3 years ago I downloaded Dune 1 for PC. It as ok. Then I downloaded Dune 2, it was pretty good. I then bought an EA classics box. One of the things was Dune 2000. I accidently misplaced it. After beating RA2 (not YR et) I played Dune2K. Its pretty good. Im just getting patch. Not too long ago I learned that Dune started as a book. Im eading it. I also just saw the dune movie, the one made in 2000. Its good. so all in all, Hi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty_Square Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 The books were written long before the games. The movie is quite old too, unless you mean the mini-series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timenn Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Well, you can see that Dune2000 is based on the movie. The Harvesters looks like the Movie Harvester, and the Bene Gesserit wears exactly the same robe. And the blue-in-blue eyes are also the same, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Light Infantry Posted January 11, 2003 Author Share Posted January 11, 2003 the movie i saw was made in 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 That's the minieseries, also known under the name of Frank Hertbert's Dune. :)The origionall movie was released in 1984 by the Dino De Laurentiis Entertainent Group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 That's the minieseries, also known under the name of Frank Hertbert's Dune. :)The origionall movie was released in 1988 by the Dino De Laurentiis Entertainent Group.actually the movie came out in 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 Sorry, took the coyright of the wrong version. :-Thanks. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rhetoric Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Hmmm...I feel in one of my spamming moods now....I can't believe I have seen the rare and reclusive gryphon posting.All hail gryphon,all hail gryphon!LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 Did you like the original Dune movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I loved it when I first saw it. Soon after that I started to read the novells, liked them more and unfortunately didn't like the film after that. It just had to many errors. Or mayby not errors, but lack of time to work out the story line propperly :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inoculator9 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Thats exactly how it happened with me. I saw the movie and I thought "great scifi movie" then I read the book and decided it just wasn't a good dune movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 I saw that miniserie thing. It came on a channel called AXN in november '02.It was pretty cool but, as discussed above, wasn't too good compared too the game. To top it all, I played the game first. So I had pretty high expectances of the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 BTW- Whats a stealth raider? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 As in reply to the same question in 2 other topics, the quote below has been taken from Shiroko's FAQ page.3.1.2.2 - Stealth Raider (Multiplayer Only)The secondary special Ordos unit that was added in V1.06. The stealth raider acts exactly like a normal raider except it is in stealth (For more information on stealth mode see 6.8 - Stealth Units). Stealth raiders require an Ordos light factory and an Ordos barracks to be produced. Both of these structures can be built only by an Ordos player (So an enemy player must capture both in order to get them).Stealth raiders give you tons of possibilities of tricking your opponent, from the simplest attack from the back to the smartest tricks of blocking its base.Remember stealth raiders in yellow and red power mode cannot cloak.An Ordos player starting a game will receive stealth raiders, which may be a problem to the other players. A good trick of killing this raider is placing a light infantry in the corner so if the opponent sends the raider blindly it'll be caught, just make sure to put something else over there to kill the stealth raider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Cooool! A fast AND invisible scout! Thats as good as it can get! But it can't be produced in practice, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygirl4 Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 boba fettif you want to build stealth raiders you need to download v1.6 patch from westwood.com :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 Cooool! A fast AND invisible scout! Thats as good as it can get! But it can't be produced in practice, can it?yeah, like shygirl said. you will have to patch dune2000 to 1.6, and then you can build the stealth raiders in practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted March 20, 2003 Share Posted March 20, 2003 This should be the page at Westwood where you could get the patch if you don't already have it. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceGuid Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 1. My Dune experience is different. First I saw the film. Then I played the games DuneII and Dune 2000. Then I read Dune novels. And still love all Dune products. All are perfect regarding their media usage. David Lynch movie is a great achievement, not exactly like the novels, but still makes you feel the duniverse in a very immersive way. I am a "faithfull" and I like weirding-modules. YA HYA CHOUHADA: long live the fighters!2. There is an error in Shiroko FAQs.Stealth raiders do not require ordos-barracks but ordos-hitech-factory.3. I reveal it now (non-one noticed before): Dune 2000 devastator has auto-repair upto 50%. It is your prefered tank forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terror Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 2. There is an error in Shiroko FAQs.Stealth raiders do not require ordos-barracks but ordos-hitech-factory.ok thanks for the addition.btw, i started dune with Dune2. After that the books, the movie, Dune2k, Emperor and the miniseries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygirl4 Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 i was thrown in at the deep end , i got my dune2000 cd free with my comp , and i have been playing on-line for about 2 years now , so you could say im battle hardened , ive completed all the missions several times on medium and hard settings ,but i havn`t played the missions now for at least a year , playing on-line is much more fun , as the ai become rather predictable , ive probably played in excess of 500 players from around the world , and before westwood stopped there ranking system for dune2000 i acheved rank 2 for two months , but i guess rank means nothing as i have also beat the players ranked number 1 in the world several times , so i guess im a veteran too hehe.any way if you want to play dune on-line you should do it now as dune 0n-line wont be availabe for ever.http://mysite.freeserve.com/shy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 This should be the page at Westwood where you could get the patch if you don't already have it. :)Thanx, gryphon. I'll download it today. But could someone tell me about patches? I'm not familiar with them. 'course, I've seen links to them, but all I know is that they change the way your game works. But, I don't know how to operate them, so could someone post the procedure in points?And SpiceGuild, You weren't the only one who knew about the fact that devas along with harvies recharge upto 50%, I'm sure quite a few other people (including me) have known this fact.And third, could any one tell me how to aim a DHM correctly? Every time I launch it, it hits near the designated target but not quite where I want it. So, I launch it between 4 building so that it hits atleast one. But I want to know how to aim it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 A patch is usually released a few months after the game [ some games get multiple versions as more are needed ] and contains file updates for last minute changes to the software fixing bug's that additionally have been overlooked, in some cases extra units for the game. Or extra features for the game, as an example the Yuri's revenge patch that you need inorder to play online. If you don't have it it will download itself the first time you conect for online gaming.Installing them [ in case of major commercial software ] is usually not that hard. They com as *.EXE files who will install themself ones the process is started. With as only option "this will install patch 1.09 for Space invaders", would you like to continue ? yes / no. After that, just sit back and enjoy the ride.Some games have pathches you need to "install" yourself, they come with an "readme" file saying something sort of "replace file spaceinvaders.exe. with the verion in this patch", things like that. Although for commercial games, that kind of patches are not that commen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiceGuid Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Sure i know your site ShyGirl4.Also your rank inspires much respect.The bad news is i perfectly qualifies as a total newbie (except i am sure you never cheat).The AI is predictable: the exact reason why i never play online (shame on me). If the adversary is not predictable, then where are my prescience talents?Also i am a turtler, which explains why i have this nice detail about devastator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Fett Posted March 25, 2003 Share Posted March 25, 2003 I didn't get 2 things about the last line:1- Whats a turtler?2- Whats all that about the Deva? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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