JANUARY NEWS Part 2

Saturday, 30th January 1999
Cool new screenshot
BG:TS got this image from the German magazine, PC Action. It shows a GDI base with a construction yard, a vehicle factory, a comm center, some barracks and lots of power plants. There are also some cool new units which I haven't seen before in the sidebar:
Tiberian Hell Interview
Hypertank asked Erik Yeo some questions. Click here to see the interview. Here is a small sample:
Hypertank: When executing waypoint commands will your units return fire if they are ambushed?
Erik: If they see enemy units en route.

Hypertank: Then is it possible to retreat your units from an unbalanced fight?
Erik: Oh yes. Big time. That was very important to me. I wanted units to last MUCH longer this time so you could retreat, flank, hide etc.

No more air combat
Noooooo! Tiberian Sun won't feature air to air combat, according to what Erik Yeo said in a recent chat.
Music from Red Alert
Reload have all the music files from Red Alert available in streaming MP3 format. You'll need a program such as WinAmp to listen to these.
New Red Alert Patch
Westwood have announced that they're releasing a new patch for Command and Conquer: Red Alert. It combines Westwood Online with the game to make multiplayer gaming much more easy. It will also allow four-player internet games.
Wednesday, 27th January 1999
New Movie
Westwood Surf have a short movie about the making of Tiberian Sun. It includes information about the acting and has good commentry, which is lucky as the quality is terrible. It was on the Dune 2000 CD so you may have seen it before.
TS Screensaver
Strategy Central has a really cool Tiberian Sun screensaver. It features a GDI base and includes very detailed images and amazing animation. I suggest you download it now!
TS Preview
Here is a small introduction on Tiberian Sun (from a magazine called 'Details'):
Once you play Command & Conquer 3: Tiberian Sun, you'll know what it's like to have a front-row seat to armageddon. Pick a side - the multinational Global Defence Initiative (think of NATO with a budget problem), or the cult-like Brotherhood of Nod, and you're ready to take over the world. But don't expect an easy time of it. Enemy infantry can switch into jump-jet mode, leapfrogging your defences; random ion storms can hammer your technologically advanced units, forcing you to resort to more primitive weapon systems. The makers of C&C 3 have developed stronger, smarter soldiers and weapons to do battle into the future. They've managed to develop a real-time strategy game that destroys the competition as well.
Saturday, 23rd January 1999
PC Action Preview
PC Action have a huge Tiberian Sun preview, more than twelve pages! It features interviews with Joe Kucan, Rade Stojsavljevic and Erik Yeo. BG:TS have some more info on it.
New Wallpaper
Here is a cool wallpaper from TiberiumSun.com:

It is available in three different resolutions: 640x480, 800x600 or 1024x768.
Wednesday, 20th January 1999
RSN Questions
Here's a couple of questions from RSN:
Kim: How long time have u been working on the game? and how many have is on the TS team?
Rade: Actually the development been in progress since 1996 but the idea was born all the way back in 1993. The team started up with only 3 but now it's on about 25.
Actors
The Internet Movies Database has lots of new information about all the actors and characters in the Tiberian Sun FMVs. It talks about characters like Vega, Brink and Jacob. Click here for more. This info was from BGTS.
Release Date
Westwood and Electronic Arts have set the official TS release date as March 31st, 1999, according to PC Gamer. Thanks to TSCC for this info!
6 Command and Conquer Games!
Terry Brooker told me that in a press report, it said there will be six Command and Conquer Games not including Command and Conquer Red Alert. This is just a rumour and may not be true, cool if it is true though. I know for definite of four other C&C Games: C&C: Tiberian Dawn, Tiberian Sun, Tiberian Twilight, Commando. There are also many expansion packs and there will be a TS add-on disk, but I doubt theses are included. Check out my 'Intro' section for info on past, present and future RTS and C&C games.
New Preview
If you're new to Tiberian Sun, TS Nation's preview is a great read. Click here to read this detailed article.
Another new Westwood Game
There's a new Westwood action game in production, called 'Nox'. PC Fan have some info on it.
Saturday, 16th January 1999
New Layout
If you've been here before, you'll probably notice the new layout of my page. It should now look better on smaller resolutions. Everything is the same except I got rid of the big title bar at the top and created an easier to use sidebar. I hope you like it, please email me with your comments and suggestions or if you encounter problems with the new sidebar.
PCG ad for Tiberian Sun
There is an ad for Tiberian Sun in this month's PC Gamer. It has screenshots featuring a medic, some jump jet infantry, a nod power plant and an unusual tank which I'm not sure about. Check out the scanned image here from TiberiumSun.com.
Another Rade Interview...
RSN this time...
Kim: How long time have u been working on the game? and how many have is on the TS team?
Rade: Actually the development been in progress since 1996 but the idea was born all the way back in 1993. The team started up with only 3 but now it's on about 25

Kim: How many units will there be in TS?
Rade: That's an interesting question. We found out that players didn't want hundreds of different units. It's hard create so many interesting and unique, instead they will there will be alot of units that look alot like each other. We aim at quality instead of quantity and becos the game has such a penetrating story, some units will only be available in specific missions.

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