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Quick Updates from CommandandConquer.com

CNCNZ.com News Feed — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:50:06 +0000

Here are a few updates from CommandandConquer.com, the official site for Command & Conquer, that have been posted recently.

Ladder Season 3 Round 2 Qualifiers!
Qualification Round 2 for Ladder Season 3 came to an intense finish Wednesday with a new set of qualifiers for the season ending tournament. See who pushed to the top! Round 3 is already underway!
2POC's Map Madness: Three Times The Action
This week's spotlight jumps the map number up from one to three as I cover featured maps from each C&C universe!
Technique Interviewed!
We interview Technique, a commander trying to qualify for the Ladder Season 3 Grand Championship Tournament in both Red Alert 3 and Kane's Wrath. What are his thoughts on trying to qualify in both? Click here for the full interview!

Check out more at CommandandConquer.com.

New The Red Alert Screens

Planet CnC - The Ultimate Resource — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:51:39 +0000

The team working on The Red Alert mod for Red Alert 3 has 12 new screens to show off, showcasing the return of Red Alert 1 in full 3D. Here's a...

Blitzkrieg 2 Third Release Available Now

Planet CnC - The Ultimate Resource — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:48:08 +0000

Derelict Studios is proud to announce the long awaited third release of Blitzkrieg 2 The Finest Hour. The third release, under the guidance of Korona...

New The Red Alert Screens

Blbpaws — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:50:08 +0000

Over at The Red Alert, we have some great new art--12 screens worth--from Tsumetai to show you. I think, in this case, pictures speak louder than words. Hopefully this brings back memories of 1996.

Hot Fix Patch for Red Alert 3 Coming Soon

CNCNZ.com News Feed — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:15:14 +0000

In a quick post on the Official C&C Forums, community manger APOC, has announced that a "Hot Fix" patch for Red Alert 3 will made available very soon. A major game breaking issue crept into patch 1.11 affecting the Allied Assault Destroyers.

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So it turns out this was an unfortunate XML error in the patch, we're fully aware and are going to make every effort to fix it as soon as possible. Due to the 4th of July Holiday weekend, we are unable to acquire all the deploy resources to put a patch out this week. So it will not be fixed this week, unfortunately. Apologies for that but the timing isn't great.

This balance error is impossible for us to monitor and control as its a simple balance exploit that can be abused easily. While we can't tell everyone to please stay away from using the Assault Destroyer in such a fashion, we do politely ask that you refrain from exploiting it as such.

I will let you guys know next week what the outlook is for a hot-fix. The fix is a simple XML modification, as many of you would know, but we will need to go through all of our STEAM, MAC, etc deploy channels to get it out, which is what takes some extra time.

Apologies for this error, we'll address it as soon as possible next week.

-APOC

This "Hot Fix" patch will only address the issue affecting the Allied Assault Destroyers, no other balance changes will be included. These will be looked at with the next primary patch further down the line. The original post can be found here.

New CNCNZ Roundtable and Blitz II

Blbpaws — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:06:02 +0000

I wanted to point you guys to the new CNCNZ Roundtable, an excellent community feature that lets varying viewpoints be heard each month. This month featured quite a bit of discussion on the news we broke two weeks ago about the floated description of C&C 4. I participated, as well as webmasters from around the community. You can read the full thing here.

Also, the mod Blitzkrieg II, recreating World War II in the Generals engine, has made it to a release point. The mod is quite large--more than 700mb with each side having more than 50 units--and you can learn more here.

Frank Klepacki Comments on C&C 4

CNCNZ.com News Feed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:04:33 +0000

Veteran C&C music composer Frank Klepacki has commented briefly on the rumoured Command & Conquer 4. Fans on the Petroglyph Forums asked him if he would be helping with the soundtrack for Command & Conquer 4. He also commented on his work in Red Alert 3 and Uprising.

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To lay this question to rest, I haven't been privy to anything related to a C&C4. I hear the news the same way you guys do.

I see some back and forth on the work I did for RA3 in this thread... For those of you old school RA die hards, if you were curious what might have transpired if I'd done my own thing with RA3, check out my CD "Infiltrator." It harkens back to my roots of the first 2. Except for maybe the song "Construct" - thats my ode to the 1986 Transformers movie.

Personally I'd like to have Frank contribute to Command & Conquer 4 should all the right pieces fall into place. However guys like Timothy Wynn and James Hannigan, who also did great jobs on Red Alert 3 and Uprising, are more than capable. Click here for the original post.

New Look for CNC Saga

CNCNZ.com News Feed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:52:52 +0000

Our friends at CNC Saga, the biggest and longest running French C&C site, have changed to a brand new layout. Its one of the best I've seen.

So take a look for yourself. Especially if your French C&C fan.

New Poll: The Next Co-Host for BattleCast Primetime

CNCNZ.com News Feed — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:03:24 +0000

The most recent episode of BattleCast Primetime was the first one with out David Silverman and Raj Joshi was in the hot seat flying solo for most of the show. Raj needs needs a new co-host, so who should it be? Our community manager APOC, recent arrival 2POC, other C&C developers like Greg Kasavin, Jeremy Feasel or Greg Black. Perhaps someone else. Vote in the new CNCNZ.com poll. Obviously this is by no means official but its fun to find out what the C&C fans think. Special thanks to @NODSOLDIERGIRL for suggesting this poll idea.

If your reading this update on the main page just look to your right and vote in the poll box, if your reading this via the forums click here to cast your vote. And, as always, don't forget to share any feedback or comments about this poll as well.

Now to the results of our previous poll, What will the next C&C game be? With 40% people think Generals 2 is the next C&C game, well they might be disappointed in the next month or so. The full results of this poll can be found right here.

Blitzkrieg II: The Finest Hour Release 3 Now Available

CNCNZ.com News Feed — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:49:21 +0000

After a massive amount of work and development, the third release of Blitzkrieg II: The Finest Hour is now available for download. This is one of the biggest total conversion mods for C&C Generals.

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After a development that has outlasted the real World War 2, Derelict Studios is proud to announce the long awaited third release of Blitzkrieg 2: The Finest Hour. The third release, under the guidance of Korona offers more then 50 units per side, a grand total of 20 missions, and never before seen special powers such as Gliders and controllable Super Weapons. From the 1939 lightning fast Blitzkrieg into Poland, towards Britain's Finest Hour and Germany's Darkest Hour in 1945, Blitzkrieg 2: The Finest Hour Release 3 offers it all.

Visit the Blitzkrieg II: The Finest Hour site for the download.