Here is the Nod tick tank, fully deployed and ready to fire!

Here are some in-game images of the Cyborg
Commando and the Mutant Hijacker Commando.

Now that's a guy running around on fire! Can't tell whether he's GDI, Nod or civilian.

Durhammo: Will the Ion Cannon vs multi missle still be off balanced,1 be way more powerful?(like the nuke was to the ion cannon in C&C)?
Aaron: Balance between the side is something we are always striving for.

Durhammo: During an ion storm will units entering the area be effected as well, or only the ones in it initially?
Aaron: The Ion Storm affects the entire map.

Sonic: What programming language do you use for Tiberian Sun and why?
Aaron: Assembly. Because it is fast and saves memory.

Apologies for wishing to remain anonymous, but I feel it's probably the best way... I just wanted to tell you that the pyramid in the screenshot (the black and purple one) is an alien artifact (name begins with T, can't quite remember) and you fight for possession of it in both campaigns. Apparently in the Nod version, it's quite impressive.

Located at CEM-UT, the aeroballistic range for hypervelocity projectile testing has been in operation for five years. Presently, a 90 mm bore railgun, 10 m in length, capable of supplying a muzzle kinetic energy of 9 MJ, with a maximum breech pressure of 500 MPa, is installed in the range. The total launch package mass can range from 4 to 1 kg, with corresponding muzzle velocities of 2 to 4 km/s.

One of the crates that's going to be in Tiberian Sun is the "battery crate". If you got it, a button will appear on the sidebar. Its purpose is to provide you with power for a LIMITED amount of time. Perhaps the best time to use it would be during an attack, when some of your power plants are wiped out...

This looks like a crashed civilian bus or truck. Also, the first shot of the cursor!

Another new image of a civilian train.

In-game image of the Nod Repair Bot.

Some evidence that they may have reviewed an early build or beta version of the game.
Should the map filename really be displayed? I don't think so!

There is probably more to come!

Sidebar pic of GDI Firestorm Emitters

Mammoth Mark II firing.

In-game shot of Nod Harpy, a light attack helicopter.

In-game shot of the Nod/alien Banshee fighter.

The after-effects of a Nod Tiberium gas missile.

Sidebar pic of a Nod buggy (with unit queuing in top-right?)

In-game shot of GDI Orca Carryall.

Ingame shot of the Forgotten Ghostalker.

Pyramids? Something to do with aliens maybe?

A train!

In-game shot of GDI Firestorm Defense Emmitters.

Forgotten unit, the "Hunter-Killer Holiday Caravan" Cool!

That's it. There are a few that they have missed. I'll post them as soon as I get round to scanning them, or if someone else scans them. And I'll update the units section with these pics very soon.

I was looking through Guinness book of records the other day and i noticed this headline:

Most futuristic weapon
An electromagnetic device called Railgun, developed for the "Star Wars" program,can revolutionaise warfare on earth.If the electricity problems can be solved, (now here comes the best part) it will combine anti-air and anti-armor weapons with the machine gun. Air and ground units will be sawn apart of a stream of small projectiles with an incredible speed. But (there always comes a but) the high speed of the projectiles will require millions of KW of electricity, so today it would have to be linked directly to a powerplant.

I remember sometime when westwood said that they got some help from the military to get ideas for new weapons and devices to put into the game. This is obviously one of them.

• Stealth Menace

  Author: Chris (from TiberiumSun.com)
  Date: 29th Jul 1999
  Summary: Fan fiction about a GDI commander called Chris, who is unexpectingly attacked.

• The Joys of C&C

  Author: Chris Warsh (from BG:TS)
  Date: 29th Jul 1999
  Summary: This article, written by someone who just bought C&C, Red Alert, etc. tells of how brilliant the first games are.

• C&C Omega I

  Author: Wof (from TiberiumSun.com)
  Date: 29th Jul 1999
  Summary: Fan fiction about an alien invasion of earth, taking place after Tiberian Sun, about the three sided GDI/Nod/Alien war.

• Hadley

  Author: StSwf (from TiberiumSun.com)
  Date: 29th Jul 1999
  Summary: Story following a GDI private called Hadley, whose small base is attacked by The Brotherhood of Nod.

Durhammo: Will an ion storms effects end as soon as the storm ends or is there a time after when units are effected?
Aaron: When it ends, it ends. The only units affected after will be the ones that were damaged or destroyed by lightning.

JRHOPPER: Is there's anything Like a "RULES.INI" to edit units like in R.A.? Or do we have to create our own editing programs?
Aaron: You'll have to create your own. Good luck. It will be tough.

Zagadka: would you mind telling us a story that "typifies" a ts gameplay incident? Rade: Hehehe, I have a good one. I was playing one of the guys last night. He had some Titans and a MMk.II that he thought he'd surprise me with. I saw him coming, hit his force with an EMP and stole the MMk. II with a hijacker. I killed him about 15 minutes later.

On Friday July 23, 1999, EBworld.com erroneously reported that Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun had gone gold. Due to an update error in our maintenance schedule of the site, we allowed this incorrect fact to be highlighted next to the product on the home page. Although the actual product page stated the correct release date of 8/25/99, the burst next to the product on the home page still indicated that the product had gone gold, which was not the case. We apologize for any inconvenience and confusion this may have caused. Westwood Studios has told EBworld.com that the product is in the final stages of testing and a master candidate is eminent. Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun will be going gold very soon. EBworld.com is committed to providing our customers with updated and accurate information. Thank you for your support.

1. "Tiberian Sun got only 92%. Therefore it is not as good as Starcraft or Total Annihilation. This isn't a very good score for the game."

Here is my reasoning to why this is not correct:

• The magazine reviewed Starcraft and TA ages ago and they received those (higher) scores for their time.
• The score of 92% for TS is based on what new games and technology are available.
• Therefore TA and SC were better games for their time than TS is for its time. But for now, TS is better.
• An example: If a game received 90% in 1996, then another game received 80% in 1999, the second game would probably be better overall, due to advances in the genre and graphics. (i.e. If the first game was released now, it's score wouldn't be as high.)

Want more proof? Click here

Well, PCG do not review beta versions. In their own words, "We only ever review titles which have been signed off as 'finished' by the people who make them." So that's wrong too. But 92% is still a pretty damn good score!

PLUS! You won't want to miss some of the REALLY RATHER SPECIAL surprises we'll have in store for you next month. We can't go into them now, but pick up the October issue, and you'll see for yourself...

Hi guys,

The amount of mail I am getting is staggering. After working on my inbox for some time today, I still have about 400 pieces of email to answer. Most of it is entitled "JUST ONE QUESTION" or "PLEASE REPLY". So, this auto-reply should satisfy at least a few of the questions I have been receiving...

First off, we have other items to release over the next few weeks. In fact, I will be releasing something every week for the next few weeks. So, please stay tuned and visit the official site often. (One of these items is the preview movie everyone has been asking about. I won't release any specific dates on these items or what they are).

Next, the game is looking really good. REALLY good. I'm expecting it to go gold any day now. When it does, I will let everyone know via the website. Until then, I'll continue playing nightly in our mega-LAN battles here at night. Sorry guys. And, I will be updating the Tiberian Sun fansite list later today. Sorry to take so long, but it's taking an unbelievable amount of time to get through this mail.

Last of all, I'll be hosting a Tiberian Sun Tournament at GENCON next week in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from August 4th to the 7th. I invite you all to stop in and participate. I'll be giving away some good stuff, and this will be your first chance to get some hands-on multiplayer experience before playing online. There are many specific questions which I'm sure you would like to know, but that's all I can provide for now. Unfortunately, this is the only way that I can reply to everyone, and still get a lot of TS ladder/clan stuff done in time for the game's release.

Stay tuned.

-VT!

Tick Tank:
This light battle tank has the ability to burrow itself into the ground to increase its defenses and perform mobile battery defense. When burrowed, only the turret and a small part of the unit remains above ground. To burrow the tick tank, select it, then left-click on it. The unit will burrow down into the ground and become immobile. To move the unit again, select it, then left-click on it again. Once the tank has dug out from the ground, it can be moved again.

Subterranean APC:
The Subterranean APC is capable of carrying up to five units underground to a target. When underground the subterranean APC is invisible to the enemy but can be detected by a GDI Deployable Sensor Array. The APC cannot surface from under certain terrain types, such as rough terrain, water, etc.

• To load infantry into the APC, select the infantry to be loaded and highlight the APC. An enter cursor will appear. Left clicking will send the units into the APC.
• To unload infantry, select the APC and double-click. A deploy cursor will appear. Left clicking again with the deploy cursor will unload the infantry from the APC.

Tiger: Are there any new pieces to Tiberian Sun?
Petra: In this stage, things can still change somewhat-meanwhile almost all units, buildings, and features are well known.

Tiger: Could you describe to us your impressions from play at E3?
Petra: Technically, C&C has few to tear (although the Voxel grahpics work quite well), but mission design, intermediate sequences, atmosphere, units, buildings and play are absolutely brilliant. But: Westwood sells the "new" features (those for example that Blizzard offered long ago) quite skillfully as revolutionary ideas-one should not be dazzled by them.

Dlehal: Could you please ask how the night time works, is it like scripted, and after like 10 minutes the daylight will turn to nightime?
Aaron: It is a gradual change, with the overall lighting dimming and the ground level lights getting brighter.

Durhammo: Will there be any effect from burrowing and digging underground a lot?(such as weak ground)?
Aaron: No.

Presto: Can I Pre-Order Tiberian Sun?
Video Manager: I am expecting 35 copies to arrive here in about 2 weeks. I can save you one.

Bounty: Hey Rade, I was wondering if that feature mentioned a while back about Tiberium gas clouds drifting over by the wind was still in the game? Many people have been wondering about it.
Rade: Yeah, I just used it to kill someone recently. Great stuff.

Gamma: I was just wondering if you could identify the pentagonal shape object in the following screenshot.
Adam: It's a powerup crate :)

• Medic, Jump Jet Infantry, Titan & Wolverine - 277Kb - Download
• Attack Cycle, Attack Buggy, Tick Tank, Stealth Tank - 299Kb - Download
• AdamV has sent the complete guide to TiberiumSun.com which can be viewed here

1. Warzone 2100
2. Populous: The Beginning
3. Total Annihilation
4. Starcraft
5. Close Combat II: The Russian Front

Cyborg Commando:
Those cyborgs that perform well are further modified and promoted to the Nod Cyborg Commando ranks. Packing enough firepower to take out entire bases, the Cyborg Commando is a large threat on the battlefield. Armed with a chain gun and flame-thrower, the Commando can make quick work of vehicles, infantry and structures.

Software ETC: What is the brief synopsis of C&C 2?
Rade: With Tiberian Sun, we have created new units, new game strategies, new graphics, a new kind of battlefield, dozens of new game features, and a completely new game engine. Several aspects of the original C&C gameplay dynamic have been retained while others evolved. When our fans play TS they'll see all of the best aspects and traditions, which were in our previous C&C games in addition to so many new things mentioned above. Best of all, fans will appreciate the quality and depth we are building into Tiberian Sun which will make it a game with lasting value, intrigue, and fun.

• Added the Temple of Nod
• New look for Ion Cannon (icon and animation)
• Both sides now match in color (red for Nod and yellow for GDI)
• GDI light infantry is Tanya's voice because the images of the light battle infantry on both sides are different
• Cyborg sidebar pictures corrected
• More balanced and accurate, according to the latest information released by Westwood.
• No GPS
• Bug: You must build about 4 power plants before building a weapons factory.

[e-3n]: While reading a preview, I saw a carryall can't carry a MM2, is this true?
Joe: The MM2 can be carried by a carryall.

[e-3n]: What is a good unit to take out the MM2?
Joe: It takes LOTS of good units to take out a MM2. Those things are tough.

• The gaming magazine, Gamers Gateway has written a good TS preview which you can read here.
• SonicStorm of RSN has written an article about what the TS community will be like when the game is released.
• TheDude has written some fan fiction about some Nod troops being ambushed by some GDI forces and sent it to TiberiumSun.com. read it here.
• Ranga14 at TSAT has noticed that there was a preview in the latest edition of Computer Gaming World and a hint of a review coming next month!
• GameSlice have written a small preview of Command and Conquer: Commandos, the 3rd-person action game featuring Tanya. (I thought they'd renamed it C&C: Renegade, but maybe not). Anyway, you can read the preview here.
• One more. UGN 3D have written a TS preview which you can see by clicking here.
• Sorry, I lied. This is the last one though. An article entitled, "Westwood's Responsibility", by Torsiello. Read it Here.