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[Team Black]

OK we've had several ideas, the most popular one being "What CNC3 should've been" - or "Scrinvasion", as others have called it. We'll decide on a better name later OK

It can be based off of things talked about on the Petroglyph forums.
If you didn't know, most of the ex-Westwood staff are now working in Petroglyph, including the ones who made Tiberian Sun.
There is awesome info here on the intentions of TS, before EA butted in, including some plans for CABAL and the Scrin. There were planned something like 2-3 expansion packs planned, that were cast aside for the crappy RA2 folly...
The information they gave is enough for a guideline, but there's more than enough gaps in to fill in with our own creativity.

Or it might be good have something entirely new and unique, but it'll be a lot more tedious to plan since there's no real guidelines, and anything is open game.
Not only that, but most 'unique' ideas are sometimes more cliche than ones that are borrowed from elsewhere - If our story is going to have an evil dictator plot world domination, we may as well use the Tiberian Universe anywho

Another idea is to have a star wars mod, but ehhh....

When I get a clear idea on what the theme should be, we'll proceed with the more detailed planning, like campaigns and unit concepts and stuff -
Right now there's a great deal of ideas already planned for the "scrinvasion" theme, so that's what I'm leaning toward.

But I want to hear what everyone else thinks. It is, after all, a community project

This post has been edited by Team Black: Jun 15 2007, 05:55 PM

[Team Black]

why design a complete terrain set for only a few levels?

Actually, the terrain might be more compatible than you'd think - If Earth is increasingly influenced by tiberium, then its surface (in red zones, at least) should greatly resemble the one on the Scrin planet as well, with likely few differences - Just have different looking cities and maybe a different LAT, and it might be enough. Different lighing, like the Ion Storm yellow, perhaps, might add to the effect...

>Is it solid enough to carve in granite yet: "What CNC3 Should've been" is the theme, released in 2 packs: Scrin vs. Rebels <> Scrin invade Earth.

(Wow, I totally underestimated tibweb's ability to cooperate and kick this into gear so fast!
not even a week old, and we're already got the theme together! Thumbs up to you guys XD )

We're practically ready to start planning the unit list & campaign

This post has been edited by Team Black: May 22 2007, 04:13 AM

Reason for edit: Team Black smells like sausage

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

>Is it solid enough to carve in granite yet: "What CNC3 Should've been" is the theme, released in 2 packs: Scrin vs. Rebels <> Scrin invade Earth.

that is a good idea. we start small and can become bigger.

and Lightstorms idea , of having only the half tech on both sides Scrin/Rebels is good too.
for that we can maybe take up my idea of the Scrin, using on one side mutation based lifeforms like bugs, and on the other side technological advanced tanks/mechs/aircrafts.

This way we can give the Rebels nearly all mutated based units.
And the Scrin would get all technological units.

My idea of the sides units/buildings
Rebels: use cheap, numerous and weak units
Infantry: Mutated Human shaped aliens (2 feet, 2 arms and a gun; or 4 feet; worm like etc)
big Units: Mutated crazy alien shaped units (insect/bug like; worms etc)
Base: use fixed placed buildings, almost bunker like. so the most of the buildings are subterranean.

Scrin: use expensive, few and strong units
Infantry: normal Scrin infantry and armor suits with a scrin trooper
big Units: Tanks and Mechs
air Units: big interplanetary Ships for Basebuilding (deployable ships) and smaller battleships.
Base: use deployable ships and upgrades.

This post has been edited by Lin Kuei Ominae: May 22 2007, 12:16 PM