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This page contains my old news.
Due to page loading times, I can't keep it all on my main page. So it goes
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| Final map pack...----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 4th of december 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------22:00
CET |
I know this is old news, but when it was fresh
(last week) I couldn't post it.
Westwood released the fourth and final Emperor
map pack. With the editor available, this was a bit unexpected... Anyway,
you can download it from here.
It contains two maps: Guild Complex (4 players; Arrakis) and Fortified
Canyon (6 players; Arrakis). You must have the previous map packs installed
in order for this one to work.
Many people feel betrayed by Westwood's lack
of support for Emperor. But I ask them, why can't we support Emperor ourselves?
There are so many great games out there supported by the fans long after
their makers abandoned them! There are even a few (like Total Annihilation)
who are still played and supported by some fans even though the companies
that made them don't exist any more!
In any case, I've made an online petition to convince
Westwood to continue supporting Emperor. Here
it is. Go and sign it, Emperor fans! |
| I know, I know, long time no see------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 29th of november 2001----------------------------------------------------------------------------21:00
CET |
It's true that I say this a lot, but now I really
am very buisy. I barely have time to surf the web at all, much less post
news. And no, it's not just because I play Yuri's Revenge all the time.
:)
Anyway, I did get time to completelly update
my YR
page. As a matter of fact, I did that nearly 2 weeks ago, but I didn't
post news about it.
Don't be fooled by the lack of news on my site.
There's much going on with Yuri's Revenge. Much playing, that is. I love
this game! And there's a constant stream of fan-made maps flowing in. Check
Westwood's
official RA2/YR site to get them. Other than that, Delphi promised
a patch would be released last week. It looks like they're delaying it
further, but that's not a problem. I don't see anything wrong with YR.
But then again, I never went hunting for bugs. ;) Speaking of Delphi, he
just said that he'll be helping Devinoch in the Renegade community.
Note: Yes, this should have been posted last
week, as you can see from the post time. But I haven't been able to upload
a single thing last week.
Note #2: That YR patch was released by Westwood
while I had problems with uploading, so I couldn't post about it. Use YR's
auto-update feature to get it. It fixed gameplay issues, mostly. The Soviets
got powered up a bit, because they were a little too weak. |
| Yuri update, Yuri maps...----------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 3rd of november 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------22:00
CET |
| As I promised, I'm updating my Yuri's
Revenge page. However, I've re-done only half of it for now, so expect
another update soon (that will get rid of all the pre-release info and
replace it with actual game info).
You probably know by now that Final Alert 2
Yuri was officially released, so you can download it from Westwood's
official RA2 site, as well as from a bunch of others (RAX
being one of them, as I posted earlier). Since the interface is identical
to the one in the RA2 version, you can jump straight into map-making (assuming
you're already familiar with the old FA2). The most important thing is
that YR maps are popping up all over. There must be over a dozen of them
already on the net, only 1 week after the release of FA2 Yuri. |
| The needs of the many are outweighed by the
needs of the Yuri...--------------C&C
news |
| 29th of october 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------14:05
CET |
Just in case you were wondering: No, I'm not
dead :)
With Yuri's Revenge released a few weeks ago,
everybody's playing it! Westwood Online is full of players trying out their
new toys. And oh my, those toys sure seem dangerous. :)
Unfortunately, school keeps me a bit too buisy
so I don't have much time for the site. But I am working to make
a major update on my YR page. I'll split it into several pages, change
the info so it fits the actual game better and not the pre-release descriptions...
and so on.
News flash: RAX
has somehow got a hold of the updated version of Final Alert 2, which supports
YR maps. Go and get it now, mapmakers! |
| Ladies and gentlemen, I present... THE
MAP EDITOR!!!----------------------Dune
news |
| 13th of october 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------21:00
CET |
Yes, it's true, the Emperor map editor has finally
been released by Westwood! It's a free download, but it's not "polished"
in any way. They just released the editor that they used for making maps.
Download
the editor now!!!
You must have the 1.09 patch installed if you
want to be able to use the maps made with this editor. So far, you can
only get the patch by auto-updating Emperor, but it should be made available
on the Westwood FTP server soon. |
| Forget the countdown... YURI'S REVENGE IS
HERE !!--------------------------C&C
news |
| 9th of october 2001------------------------------------------------------------------------------20:30
CET |
My countdown was getting confused anyway. Good
thing Westwood saved the day by releasing YR ahead of schedule. :)
For more information about YR (the biggest expansion
pack in Westwood history), visit my Yuri's
Revenge page or the official
RA2 site. |
| Only 5 days left... or is it 4?----------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 8th of october 2001------------------------------------------------------------------------------06:00
CET |
| I'm a bit confused now as to the exact number
of days left before the release of YR. I think I started the countdown
wrong, because I also counted the 12th as a day in it. But the 12th is
the day of the release, so I shouldn't have counted it. Then again, right
now America and Europe are in different days, so there's a bit of confusion... |
| 7... 6...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 6th of october 2001------------------------------------------------------------------------------23:15
CET |
Yesterday's lack of news made me forget about
the countdown. My bad :)
Anyway, there are 6 days left until the release
of YR. I'd better check with Westwood to make sure they haven't moved it
one day earlier or later... |
| 8 days remaining -----------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 4th of october 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------22:10
CET |
The countdown continues! Only 8 days left!
Oh, and there's something I should have done
ages ago: updating my Yuri's
Revenge page with the info on the Allied Robot Control Center. In all
the excitement I completelly forgot about that. Well it doesn't really
matter anyway, the correct info was already on my page. The only thing
missing was the picture. |
| 9 days remaining -----------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 3rd of october 2001------------------------------------------------------------------------------20:00
CET |
| Only 9 days left until YR is released! I've decided
to start a countdown. There isn't really much left to say about Yuri's
Revenge, we already know the "theory". We just have to get our hands on
the real thing! :) Pre-order
it from EA store if you want to get it delivered to you. Or just do
like I'll do: storm into the store on october 12 and grab it before everyone
else. :)
I'm also starting a contest for the WWRTS visitor
no. 10 000! The prize? I'll post your name on this page, along with whatever
else you want me to post. I'll also change the page title to "WWRTS - >your
name< is visitor no. 10 000" for a few days. To prove that you are visitor
10 000, send me a screenshot of this page with the counter on the left
saying "10000". |
| Map pack #3... where's the editor? ------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 1st of october 2001------------------------------------------------------------------------------05:30
CET |
Okay, so the third Emperor map pack was released.
You can download it from here.
It contains another two maps: Argan point (2 players; Arrakis) and Abandonded
City (8 players; Arrakis). You must have the first and second packs installed
in order for the third one to work.
But my question is: Where is that editor that
Westwood promised???? |
| Robot Tank and YR release date ---------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 25th of september 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------13:00
CET |
| This could be the last YR unit that Westwood
tells us about before the release of Yuri's Revenge. Well, actually, we
already knew nearly everything about the Robot Tank from other sources.
But if you didn't read about it before, read
now.
Sadly, the delay rumour turned out to be true.
YR was indeed delayed. Electronic Arts caused the delay, because they wanted
to change the YR box. Yuri's Revenge will be released on the 12th of october. |
| New webpage and other stuff...--------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 16th of september 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------18:00
CET |
I just uploaded a new webpage, the RA2
screenshots page. For now, it contains 17 screenshots from Yuri's Revenge.
Also, my site has joined 5 different "top 100"s
(well, actually one of them is a top 150). You can vote by clicking on
the buttons in my navigation bar (they're at the bottom of the navbar).
Go vote for WWRTS!!! :) |
| Battle Fortress and 2 rumours -------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 15th of september 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------14:20
CET |
| Yes, Westwood released info on a new YR unit.
This time it's the Allied Battle Fortress. Read all about it from my Yuri's
Revenge page.
There are two RA2 rumours going around the community.
It's being said that RA2 was pulled from store shelves due to the image
of the WTC burning (on its box). This is partially true. Electronic Arts
is designing a new box for RA2, which should be out in 2 weeks. Until then,
stores can pull RA2 off the shelves if they want to. So far, only some
Wal-Mart and Staples stores have done so. It's also being said that, for
the same reasons, Yuri's Revenge is being delayed by a few weeks. EA hasn't
confirmed or denied this, so we don't know yet. |
| Map pack #2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 15th of september 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------14:20
CET |
| The second Emperor map pack was just released!
You can download it from here.
It contains two maps: Glacier Bridge (8 players; Sigma Draconis) and Rift
Valley (2 players; Arrakis). You must have the first pack installed in
order for the second one to work. |
| The terrorist attack...------------------------------------------------------------------------
other
news |
| 12th of september 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------16:00
CET |
| I'm sure you all know what happened yesterday
in Washington and New York. This is a terrible tragedy. My condoleances
to the families and friends of the victims. We must all stick together
and make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. If you live near
the affected areas and want to help, you can donate blood. If you are religious,
join others in prayer for the victims and the survivors... |
| Guardian GI and other news ----------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 10th of september 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------17:05
CET |
| Yes, it's that time again! Westwood released
info on yet another unit from Yuri's Revenge. This time it's the Allied
Guardian GI. Read all about it from my Yuri's
Revenge page. Besides the GGI, I made some other updates to that page
as well. Now that I think about it, the Allies probably won't get a bunker-like
building, because bunkers are designed to stop rushes. And that's also
what the GGI is for.
YR has probably gone gold, although Westwood hasn't
announced that. But since the game is due out at the end of this month,
there's not much doubt that it really has gone gold.
Also, 8 webmasters returned home after visiting
Westwood headquarters and playing Yuri's Revenge before everyone else.
They'll write about the visit on their websites:
Red Alert 2
Xtreme
RADEN
Red2World
RA2 Source
StarCraft Legacy
WarCraft
III.net
AOE II Center
HOMELAN
|
| The map editor will come! -------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 9th of september 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------00:15
CET |
| News flash! Chris Longpre asked Emperor fans
on the official
Emperor forum whether they want a "polished" Emperor map editor that
will take months to make and will cost money to buy or a "as-is" map editor
that's hard to use but would be available in a very short time for free.
Nearly everyone (including me) said we wanted the "as-is" editor. So Chris
agreed to release it sometime in the near future! Yaaaay! :) Read the whole
topic here. |
| New Emperor maps ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 6th of september 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------20:40
CET |
| Those long-awaited maps are finally available!
You can download from
here the first Emperor map pack (it's strangely listed as the third
pack, though). It contains two maps: Carthag (8 players; Giedi Prime) and
Claw Rock (3 players; Arrakis) |
| C&C Theater of War -------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 6th of september 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------20:40
CET |
| A new C&C bundle pack has been announced!
It's called C&C Theater of War and it will contain 4 (yes, that's FOUR)
games from the C&C series: Command & Conquer 1, Red Alert, Tiberian
Sun and Red Alert 2. Come to think of it, that's the entire C&C series.
However, we're not sure if any of the expansion packs will be included.
The bundle pack will be released on the 25th, this month (september). Needless
to say, this bundle is the best RTS offer I've ever seen! If you pre-order
it at www.eastore.ea.com you get
a $5 discount. |
| Some (pretty old) YR news ------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 4th of september 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12:20
CET |
I know this news is long overdue, but my computer
has been acting strange in the past few days, so I couldn't access any
FTP directories - including my own.
Like every week, new Yuri's Revenge info was
posted on the official
RA2 site. This week it was the Soviet Industrial Plant's turn. The
biggest surprise about it is that it will cut only 25% of the price and
build time of vehicles. This makes sense, because it's only $2000. Read
more from my YR
page.
Next week Westwood will start releasing info
on the Allies, until the end of September. That's 4 new units/buildings.
I think I can guess what they are: Robot Tank, Guardian GI, Battle Fortress
and some bunker-like building.
Delphi also mentioned that the YR version of
Final Alert 2 will be released shortly after YR. |
| Robot Tank and Spy Plane -------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 26th of august 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------13:15
CET |
| Info on the Soviet Spy Plane has been posted
on the official
RA2 site. We already knew most of it. A more important thing is that
Delphi posted in the official
forums that the Allied Robot Tanks will need only one control center,
no matter how many tanks you have. To read more about these two units,
as well as about the rest of Yuri's Revenge, go to my YR
page. |
| General Emperor news ------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 23rd of august 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:00
CET |
Okay... where do I start? Devinoch (the Emperor
community manager) said that Westwood will be releasing 2 Emp maps each
week, starting August the 31st. And some of them will be maps for the 3
homeworlds, not Arrakis maps (yay!). Two contests are still running: the
sneaky
tactics contest and the ladder
contest.
Also, a new Emperor review just popped up. It's
written by the people at Gamereviewonline.com
and you can find it here.
The site was created very recently, so give them some hits to encourage
them to keep up the good work! :) |
| Yuri's Revenge trailer! -------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 23rd of august 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:00
CET |
| That's right, a YR movie has been released. IGN
somehow got it from Westwood. Don't ask any questions, just go and download
it. :) It can be found by going
here. But be warned: the trailer is HUGE (52 Mb). If you don't want
to download it all, sites like RAX and
RADEN
have alternatives (slide shows and lower quality versions of the movie).
I'd make a screenshot gallery out of the trailer, but... I'm one of those
people who can't download th whole thing, because it's too big. |
| Info on the Battle Bunker --------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 18th of august 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------17:25
CET |
| The Battle Bunker is a new Soviet building that
will be available in Yuri's Revenge. Read all about it here
(my YR page, as usual). Also on that page I wrote what I know about the
Chaos Drone, a Yuri unit that doesn't have an official description yet. |
| Emperor patch released------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 18th of august 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------17:25
CET |
| The 1.08 patch was released yesterday or the
day before. I didn't post news about it since you already know that it's
released if you play Emperor online. After a while though, I realized that
I should post about it anyway. You can get the patch using Emperor's auto-update.
We'll have to wait before the patch will be available on the Westwood
FTP server. |
| www.westwoodrts.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 15th of august 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------18:40
CET |
| Yes, you guessed it - I have a web domain! It's
www.westwoodrts.com
It's easy to remember and you can also e-mail me at [email protected]
My site, however, will remain on this server and you can access it using
the old (and long) URL if you want to.
There's also some other news: On the official
RA2 forum Delphi started a "give the 3 best reasons" contest. The prizes
for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place include a free copy of Yuri's Revenge! Some
other stuff is also given for the 1st and 2nd place, but who cares? :)
Click
here to go to the contest topic.
Only small bits of info have been released on
the YR units, so many things are uncertain. There are many rumours going
around the official
RA2 forum. |
| Emperor patch info-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 10th of august 2001--------------------------------------------------------------------------------22:10
CET |
Info about the next Emperor:BFD patch was posted
on the official Emperor site.
The patch will be released some time in the next 2 weeks. The most important
features are the balancing changes (slower Air Drone and better Devastator)
and firewall support. There was also some mention of -new maps- in the
Emperor community update. Hmmmm...
The next WWVW (Westwood Versus the World) Emperor
tournament will be on Thursday, August 16th, from 9-11 A.M. PST and 4-6
P.M. PST. Prizes will be awarded to those who defeat Emperor team members,
so I guess everyone will get a prize. :) Check the official
Emperor site in the next few days to find out the screen names that
the Westwood guys will be using.
In other news, Westwood also posted the description
of the Siege Chopper, a soviet unit to be included in Yuri's Revenge. There's
not much new info on it, but if you haven't done this yet, go to my
YR page to read all about it. |
| WWRTS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 7th of august 2001----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22:00
CET |
I bet you didn't expect this! :) I changed my
site's name. "Edric O's planetary HQ" just didn't sound well, so now it's
WWRTS (Westwood RTS).
Also, Westwood released some info on Boris, the
Soviet hero unit from Yuri's Revenge. But we already knew all of it, so
the only update that I did to my YR
page was to add Boris' picture.
There isn't much Emperor news. The Westwood guys
are working hard on the next patch, which will include firewall support,
balancing changes (less powerful Air drone + better Devastator) and a few
new maps, some of which will be on the House Homeworlds (Caladan, Sigma
Draconis and Giedi Prime). |
| New Yuri's Revenge info and some rumours ----------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 29th of july 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14:30
CET |
The new info just keeps on comming! The official
descriptions for the Floating Disk and the Genetic Mutator have been released,
so I updated my Yuri's
Revenge page. Also, the Westwood staff said that Yuri's army won't
have attack dogs.
Besides that, there are some rumours on the official
RA2 forum. For example, some people think that Yuri's Floating Disk
is linked to the moon missions. Maybe it's alien technology. And
there's an important question: will the slaves (from the Slave Miner) be
controlable? If so, can you send them in a Bio Reactor? Last but not least,
there's a big controversy about Boris' range. Some people think that it's
very short, others think that it's unlimited and the MIGs just take longer
to arrive if Boris is far away. |
| Another Yuri's Revenge update --------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 25th of july 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13:25
CET |
| New info on Yuri's Revenge has been released,
so I updated my YR page. I also updated it with info that had been released
earlier, but that I didn't know about. I added images to the Yuri units
and buildings that I have images for. Also, I added in-game images to the
unit
descriptions and the building
descriptions. Go to my Yuri's
Revenge page to read the new YR info. |
| Yuri's Revenge update at Westwood --------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 15th of july 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12:55
CET |
| The official
RA2 site has been updated, and now it includes new info on Yuri's Revenge.
The info is about the Magnetron, the Grinder and the Bio Reactor. These
things already had brief descriptions in the Gamespot preview. With the
new info, I updated my YR
page. Besides the more detailed descriptions of these 3 Yuri units
(well, actually two of them are buildings), I also included a description
of the Initiate. For some reason I skipped the Initiate when I made my
previous YR update. |
| Massive site update--------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 8th of july 2001---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21:40
CET |
| I didn't seem to do anything in the last week,
but actually I prepared this massive update to my site. I started and completed
the Yuri's
Revenge page, which includes all the info released so far on this future
RA2 expansion. I also did a complete update of my Emperor
section, to turn it from a preview into a description of a released
game. And I finally made a Subhouse
page, that includes all the info on the Emperor subhouses. |
| Gamespot previews Yuri's Revenge ---------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 26th of june 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23:00
CET |
| The guys at Gamespot were given exclusive access
to one of Westwood's top secrets: Yuri's Revenge. :) A lot of new units
and buildings from the upcoming expansion pack were described in the Gamespot
preview. I'm working on my Yuri's Revenge page (or pages) and I'll
include all the new info. |
| Emperor released!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 14th of june 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15:45
CET |
| Emperor was released!!! More exactly, it's being
released. Different parts of the world are getting it at different times.
So it might be at a store near you... or you might have to wait a few more
days. |
| FA2 released! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 12th of june 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20:00
CET |
I've been a bit lazy in the last few weeks...
Well, maybe very lazy. :) I haven't updated anything on my
site. But now I'm back!
Final Alert 2 (the official map and mission editor
for RA2) has finally been released! It's still in a beta stage, but it
works fine and I don't think there's much left to add/change. Download
it from
here! For a list of its features, check my news post from the time
it was first announced (last month). |
| Unit list completed!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 26th of may 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18:15
CET |
| I bet you're wondering what I've been doing for
the past few days. I was working on my E:BFD section. I added a few screenshots,
but, most importantly, I completed the unit list (with descriptions) for
the 3 main Houses! I'm working right now on a subhouse page and on completing
the list of Atreides buildings (I already finished the building list for
the other Houses). From what I've seen, Edric O's Planetary HQ is
the very first site to have a complete list of ALL the House units. Other
sites missed a unit or two. Go to my Emperor:
Battle for Dune section to see the unit lists. |
| New pages & updates-------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 20th of may 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20:00
CET |
My net connection hasn't been working for the
past few days, because of a short-circuit in a wire... :(
But the good news is that I'm back and I used
the "spare time" to make 2 new (large) pages for my RA2 section: The Unit
descriptions and the Building
descriptions. I also modified my Tiberian Sun unit
and building
pages, to list Nod and GDI things separately. Speaking of TS, I noticed
that I didn't cover the Firestorm new units! I can't believe how I forgot
about it... now I made a Firestorm
page. |
| Official RA2 editor!!!!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 13th of may 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21:00
CET |
Westwood has announced an official RA2
map editor. It's called Final Alert 2, because it'll be based on the current
Final Alert, with some of the FA team (as well as Westwood staff) working
on it. For now, FA2 is in the beta stages. This editor is the proof that
Westwood does listen to fans. Here are its features:
-
Create single-player missions or multi-player maps
-
RA2 will now recognize fan-created maps for
play on Westwood Online
-
Final Alert 2 will feature a basic tutorial and manual
for those unfamiliar with map and mission editors.
-
Westwood's "Frame Work Mode" now embedded into the
FA2 code (color codes terrain based on elevation)
-
Insert familiar RA2 vehicles, infantry, structures
and monuments in the maps
-
A newer more streamlined, easy to use interface complete
with tool tips
-
Allow players to script AI behavior for single-player
missions
|
| Emperor news--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 21st of april 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23:45
CET |
| Delphi sent out a new community update, with
new info. First of all:
"On April 28th and 29th Westwood Studios will
be attending LAN WAR 10 (http://www.lanwar.com)
in Louisville Kentucky. During this humongous LAN event, 420 event attendee's
will have the chance to experience hands on game time with Emperor: Battle
for Dune. This will be the first time that the public will get a chance
to play the game and offer feedback too Westwood staffers. We'll be sure
to keep everyone updated from the event with news posts and pictures!"
There is also the new unit of the week (not from
the community update), the Ordos Saboteur:
"The Saboteur represents the human embodiment
of all that is House Ordos. Culled from the standard Ordos Scout troops
and subjected to occult-like methods of indoctrination by Ordos chaplains,
Saboteurs are psychologically prepared for their 'kamikaze' raids into
hostile territory. Unbeknownst to the prospective 'Sabo', this preparation
is designed not to reconcile the candidate's feelings with the unavoidable
outcome of self-obliteration; rather, the purpose is to maximize efficiency
and effectiveness while minimizing the possibility of self-doubt or defection.
One might ask why not use automated, self-guiding
Saboteurs in the field, thus removing concern for human error? Uncharacteristically,
Ordos commanders wanted to retain the human ability to 'improvise' if necessary
on the battlefield. With the unpredictable, ever-changing conditions of
warfare on Arrakis, this provision makes a strategic sense that even the
methodical, unfeeling Ordos can indulge. In combat, the unarmed Saboteurs
move across the landscape with alarming speed and stealth, usually alerting
those in the vicinity only after they've detonated their massive charges.
Some speculate that the charge's explosive compounds are laced with unstable
atomic particles - a practice in direct violation to universal law, but
not beyond the Ordos' capacity to employ controversial means to advance
at all costs."
And there's RA2 news, too. Delphi said that "the
RA2 editing community will have much to smile about soon". Do I hear someone
say "Map editor"? :)
In other news, I have started uploading the RA2
section of my site. So far, there's only the main page. And I fixed some
old-dated stuff in the TS section. |
| RA2: Yuri's revenge-------------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 15th of april 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14:00
CET |
The long-awaited RA2 expansion pack was finally
announced! It's called "Yuri's revenge". The basic story behind it is that
Yuri left the Soviets and created his own faction, a Psychic Army. And
both the Allies and the Soviets now fight against this new global threat.
They said it will be the biggest expansion in Westwood history. It will
feature 30 (yes, THIRTY) new units and buildings! Why so many? Because
Yuri's Psychic Army is a faction in its own right, with its own units &
buildings, that are different from the Allies and Soviets. And yes, you
will
be able to play with the Psychic Army in multiplayer. The x-pack will also
feature 14 new missions, some of which will even take place on the Moon!
Westwood also released info on a few units, so read the
full press release to find out more. The Yuri's revenge logo (that
you can see below) doesn't have the words "Red Alert 2" anywhere on it,
which is a bit strange... could it be a stand-alone add-on?
And, just like I promised, I'm starting work on a
RA2 section for my site, that will cover RA2 as well as the x-pack. |
| The eye in the sky----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 15th of april 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14:00
CET |
First of all, Happy Easter everyone!
Now for the actual news. Westwood said that May
will be Subhouse month, just like we expected. They also released info
on the new unit of the week, the Ordos Eye in the Sky:
"The philosophies of war pertaining to House
Ordos dictate that every element, living or inanimate, is deemed expendable
if the potential economic gains help defray costs of the overall war effort.
It seems that the Ordos have struck an interesting combination that challenges
this axiom in developing a certain air platform - the Eye In The Sky. Piloted
by a skilled Saboteur, this lightly-armored and slow-moving aircraft is
sacrificed in battle during every sortie, yet its human cargo is momentarily
preserved - an Ordos strategy that is highly atypical - to continue the
fight. After detonation over the intended target, the smoking hull of the
aircraft plummets to the planet's surface below to inflict great amounts
of damage; conversely, the Saboteur pilot is jettisoned and is free to
carry on with the mission at hand. Fortunately for the Executrix, they've
negotiated and renegotiated contracts with parts suppliers in an effort
to manufacture the Eye In The Sky as quickly and as cheaply as possible
- a condition that assuredly unnerves the pilot somewhat as he or she travels
en route to the target destination. Even the suicidal Saboteurs are prone
to anxiety if their plans of self-sacrifice are frustrated prematurely." |
| Ordos month------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 10th of april 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18:00
CET |
| As I can see from your votes on my poll, I'm
not posting enough game info/news. So I decided to start covering all the
news released by Westwood, like the "units of the week". And yes, it IS
a coincidence that I started to do this only at the beginning of the official
Ordos month. This week (actually last week), Westwood gave out info about
the Ordos chemical trooper:
"What motivates the Chemical Troopers to act
in battle is largely a mystery. Contrary to the Ordos credo of turning
subterfuge into economic viability, Chemical Troopers seem to operate in
a manner more consistent with Harkonnen philosophy - they fight for the
thrill of combat, not profit. Some speculate that the prolonged exposure
to the thick green gas - the contents of which are still shrouded in secrecy
- that is dispelled from their primary weapons has caused irreversible
damage to the thought centres of their brains. More specifically, it is
said their ability to reason has been gradually overrun by irrational,
primitive impulses to add to chaos, not order. Consequently, they tend
to squander their precious ammunition at inopportune moments on the battlefield
- a trait that inevitably leads to the Ordos Executrix terminating a substantial
percentage of Troopers when the fighting is done. Nevertheless, when the
hazy, pungent cloud from their toxic gas projectors begins to lift, Chemical
Troopers remain a blood-thirsty lot who exert the acute ability to intimidate
and overpower during the tides of war. Unprotected enemy units, particularly
infantry, react immediately and violently to the noxious gas; armoured
units generally fair better, but reports have filtered through over time
that side-effects can crop up and plague the infected for years after initial
contact."
NOTE: I updated my Emperor
preview pages, but only partially. I'll soon upload info on the Atreides
buildings and some new Ordos units. The rest is already online. |
| Small uploads-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 30th of march 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14:30
CET |
| I made a few changes, most of them "invisible
to the naked eye", but you can see the new counter style. Also, I (finally)
updated my Prophecy
- Legacy of Kadesh story, in the misc
section. More news comming soon! |
| Renegade screenshots-----------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 21st of march 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:30
CET |
| That community update contains more than just
Emperor news. Delphi said:
"April is looking to be a big month for
Renegade. I just got word that tons of new art, cool screen shots, and
team interviews will be posted up on to the preview site."
There's no release date for Renegade yet, unfortunatelly.
But the game is getting closer to being completed. Two new screenshots
were in the update. The
first one is the new model for the Nod chemical trooper. And in the
second one, you see the same trooper... through Havoc's sniper vision.
I can't wait to see how that glass helmet blasts open. :) Delphi
also said:
"These shots have come with a huge price
(washing the executive producers car for a month), hopefully my efforts
will be greatly appreciated! =)"
And yes, his efforts were really appreciated. ;)
And in other news, you might have noticed that I modified the site layout
slightly. I only left the hit counter, because there was really no need
for the visit counter. |
| Emperor news----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 21st of march 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:30
CET |
Delphi (Chris Rubyor), from Westwood, just sent
out another community update. They've updated the Emperor
official site with new icons and wallpapers. Also, the Emperor release
date remains in mid June. Delphi also said that Quick Match is the set
standard for tournaments and rankings in the game.
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In other news, happy birthday to my site! It's
now 1 year old. Sure, I should have said this on the 10th of March, but,
err... I forgot. |
| Emperor update--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dune
news |
| 10th of february 2001----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:00
CET |
| There are new Harkonnen units lurking around
:) Westwood just release descriptions for all the E:BFD Harkonnen units.
So I updated my Harkonnen
preview page. In the new Gamespot preview there are also a number of
other units, but I'm not sure if those are confirmed by Westwood. I'll
look around and see. |
| New page uploaded------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 4th of february 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------11:30
CET |
This page was getting rather large and taking
more and more seconds to load. So I thought it's about time to make a news
archive. There it is, on the sidebar and also right
here. I also made a few tweaks here and there, including a small update
to that old Dune3000 article.
You might all be wondering why don't I have a
RA2 section? What am I waiting for? Well, I'm actually waiting for the
expansion pack to be announced. Then I'll make a RA2 section to my site.
I love that game! (but I still think TS is better) |
| Westwood's new outlook on cheating-----------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 2nd of february 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15:45
CET |
Westwood just changed their policy towards cheaters.
They adopted a zero-tolerance stance against them. The tournament rules
have been updated. Here's some data:
"The contest rules are as follows:
· Any individual using multiple accounts
for tournament play on one title, during any one tournament month to elevate
individual ranks will be disqualified
· Sabotaging internet connection between
yourself and another player to prevent or force a loss is forbidden
· Use of cheats, hacks, mods, trainers,
etc. is not allowed
· Arranging losses or wins with another
player is not permitted
· Any other tournament practice the
contest coordination staff deems unfair will be cause for disqualification.
· Westwood Studios may modify these
rules without notice and will post any such rule modifications to this
page.
When the rules are violated we will take the
following action:
First Offense: Warning!
· All accumulated points will be removed
from contest records and the offender's score will be reset to zero.
· A warning email will be sent to the
offending player notifying them of their rules violation.
· The offending players Westwood Studios
account will be updated with a record of the rule violation.
Second Offense: Banning!
· Offender's serial numbers will be
banned permanently from all current and future Westwood Studios contests
and tournaments."
|
| E:BFD special units---------------------------------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 2nd of february 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15:45
CET |
| Delphi (Chris Rubyor) from Westwood sent breaking
news to a few webmasters. All those people who pre-order E: BFD will get
3 new multiplayer-only units, one for each side. Chris said:
"Those who pre-purchase the game will
receive a special code to <unlock> the units over Westwood Online. This
will give these special fans a distinct advantage during multiplayer games."
I waited a long time to post this because I wanted
to be absolutelly sure. Now there's no doubt about it. The people who pre-order
will
get those units, but it appears that Westwood will release the codes for
the rest of us to use at a few weeks after the release of the game. |
| Chat session and site update----------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 31st of january 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:45
CET |
I'm just reminding you that Westwood will be
hosting an hour-long chat session with the producer for Red Alert 2, Harvard
Bonin. It will be today at 4:00 PM (PST). Everybody is welcome. But I won't
be there, since the time will be 2:00 AM for me. :(
I thought it's about time to remove that "under
construction" label from my Tiberian Sun section. So I added 2 more pages:
TS
strategies and a
short FAQ |
| E:BFD fansite kit-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 29th of january 2001----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10:00
CET |
| Westwood just released their Emperor
fansite kit. It contains all sorts of new stuff, including units and
buildings (without descriptions, unfortunatelly). I put those new pictures
in my Emperor:BFD section, along with my guessed descriptions. I also changed
the layout of some of those pages. Most importantly, I also added a screenshots
page. |
| New stuff uploaded------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 26th of january 2001-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12:30
CET |
| I just uploaded 3 new pages to my Emperor: BFD
section. Also, I added a mini poll at the lower end of the sidebar on my
main page (this one, of course). Start voting, please! (especially since
my votecaster doesn't seem to be too popular) |
| Dune 2000 mods---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 23rd of january 2001----------------------------------------------------------------------------------18:00
CET |
| I'm behind schedule in some ways... I should
have posted this some time ago. Well, the upcoming Emperor: BFD seems to
have boosted people's interest in Dune2k. Something "impossible" has happened:
The Dune2k code has been broken and mods started to appear everywhere!
I uploaded a Dune2k
mod pack on my site. It's also on my downloads list. |
| Emperor section & pictures-------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 22nd of december 2000-------------------------------------------------------------\------------------19:00
CET |
I took a good look at my site... and noticed
there's no Emperor: BFD section! This needed to be changed right away :)
Now you can visit my Emperor
main page.
And also I added pictures to my units and buildings
descriptions for the games that this site covers |
| New download------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 22nd of december 2001-------------------------------------------------------------------\-------------19:00
CET |
| Well, for the past few days I've been working
on a custom campaign for Age of Kings. Now I've finished it and it has
12 missions. You can download
it now, and it's also listed on the Misc
articles & other stuff page. |
| New pages-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 29th of december 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------23:00
CET |
| "Comming soon" - that's such a relative concept
:) Well, I finally added those new pages I was talking about: Misc
articles & other stuff |
| "Last Survivors" - TS mod------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 29th of december 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------23:00
CET |
| Okay, I admit it. These past 2 moths, I completelly
neglected my site. But this is changing right now. I decided to upload
a TS mod I made last summer. I never finished it back then, and now I just
found it and finished it in one day. Merry Christmas everyone! |
| No news...-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 30th of november 2000--------------------------------------------------------------------------------15:30
CET |
| Hmmm, my last news post is from a month ago.
Well, RA2 has been released so there's not much C&C news. Dune Emperor
is being developed pretty much secretly, no new info. And SPW is stagnating
because there's nobody to help me with the programming. So what news is
there? None so far, but I will add some more pages on my site soon. |
| RA2 is released!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 31st of october 2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13:50
CET |
| OMG what have I done? I completely forgot to
post about this. Red Alert 2 has finally been released... 4 days ago. Haven't
you got it yet? Well what are you waiting for? :) |
| Top 10 Dune sites-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 20th of october 2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------21:10
CET |
| Maybe you've heard about the top 10 Dune sites.
Now my site has joined. So you can vote for us here.
Or click on the link at the bottom of the page. Hurry! :) |
| Previews, previews and more previews!--------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 20th of october 2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:30
CET |
| Wow! These guys move fast! There are already
lots of Dune Emperor previews. Check the Gamespot
preview, the CGO
preview, the Daily
Radar preview or the pc.ign.com
preview! You can also pre-order Dune Emperor from EA store, right
here. |
| Official announcement-------------------------------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 20th of october 2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19:30
CET |
| Well, this is it. Westwood officially announced
Dune Emperor! Go to http://www.duneemperor.com,
the official site. But this leaves a question: if the game is called Dune
Emperor, what about the www.Dune3000 domains? |
| Sneak peak, screenshots... leaked just for
you!----------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 14th of october 2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22:45
CET |
Wow! This is incredible! It seems stuff isn't
just leaking from WW, it's a raging torent. But I personally think they
let it out on purpose. You can download the sneak
peak. There are also some screenshots
of much better quality. But keep in mind it's a taiwanese site.
It's comming, it's comming! |
| Sneak peak confirmed-------------------------------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 12th of october 2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------20:30
CET |
| Over at FED2k
there have been numerous clues that there WILL be a Dune3k sneak peak in
RA2. First of all, Brian (a RA2 beta tester) made a few comments on the
sneak peak news, saying that he actually saw it. Second, Chris Rubyor (Delphi),
from Westwood, said that we'll know everything in a couple of weeks. And
RA2 will be released in a couple of weeks... |
| SPW help needed------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SPW
news |
| 12th of october 2000----------------------------------------------------------------------------------20:30
CET |
| It seems Stefan (the programmer of SPW) doesn't
want to continue the project. That's why there hasn't been any progress
for so long. So if anyone wants to help me, please send me an e-mail. Fremen59
has already offered his help (look in the forum),
but he's not able to do everything. |
| Dune 3000 sneak peak?----------------------------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 11th of october 2000----------------------------------------------------------------------------------16:00
CET |
| It seems there might be a Dune 3000 sneak peak
on the RA2 CD! This means that Westwood will announce the game before RA2
is out, which is highly unlikely... still, who knows? Thanks to RAX
for the hint. |
| RA2 gold!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------C&C
news |
| 10th of october 2000----------------------------------------------------------------------------------21:00
CET |
Well, this is actually old news, but I didn't
have a news section when it was fresh!
Red Alert 2 is gold! For those of you who don't
know, that means Westwood has finished it, and now the only thing left
to to is multiplicate it. Which means... no delays! It will be out on the
27th of october without a doubt. |
| Dune 3000 screenshot!------------------------------------------------------------------------------dune
news |
| 10th of october 2000----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15:00
CET |
| Finally, solid proof of Westwood's work on Dune
3000! Edward Aldrich scaned a page from Computer Games magazine. Part of
the screenshot is blured (I wonder why), but you can clearly see the rest.
It seems to be an atreides base with a palace and a barracks, and something
that looks like a siege tank. They're under attack by... I guess the Ordos,
but I can't tell. Se it for yourself here.
Thanks to FED2k for this news. |
| News section on my site!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------site
news |
| 10th of october 2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14:55
CET |
| Welcome to my news section! I thought my site
needed something new, so here it is. More news comming up... |
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