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Slightly odd (age wise) Generals got open sourced before RA2. I wonder why?

apetresc 2y ago
It is apparently the case that the original source for Tiberian Sun and RA2 has been lost; EA doesn't have it. There's been rumours to that effect for a while.
- evanjrowley 2y ago
  Thanks for the insight. I was wondering the same thing.
- BuyMyBitcoins 2y ago
  To acquire the source code we must first obtain the Tacitus.
  - blibble 2y ago
    dead and back commander, dead and back I did very much enjoy the Firestorm expansion story line roughly: a rogue AI (CABAL) betraying the world to try and achieve its genocidal master (Kane)'s goals then because you can't operate your army without an AI, you steal the enemy's (non-crazy) AI and turn it evil one particularly memorable cheesy cutscene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjtiACglSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjtiACglSE General: CABAL is too dangerous and must be deactivated CABAL: No Generals, I will not allow it. My survival is paramount. (AI instructs its cyborgs begin the coup) CABAL: IT IS MY WORLD NOW! LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF YOUR OWN EXTINCTION, HUMAN I wonder if Altman played it...
- iamacyborg 2y ago
  Damn, Tiberian Sun was my favourite in that series
  - hammock 2y ago
    I was always trying to use the god mode and make a subterranean schoolbus in that game. Could never get it to work. Is it because it didn’t have sprites for it, or what?
  - slavik81 2y ago
    Tiberian Sun was the first PC game I ever owned. I picked my current username for Westwood Online and have been using it ever since. I had played Red Alert at a friend's house and when I went to buy my own copy, the guy at the shop recommend I get Tiberian Sun instead, as it had just released. I must admit that I was a bit disappointed in the gameplay as compared to Red Alert, but the world building was amazing. I spent hours in the map editor building huge bases and custom units. RAedit was such a fantastic tool. It was really frustrating how much more difficult it became to make custom maps once the games went 3D with Emperor: Battle for Dune and C&C: Renegade. I tried my best, but the learning curve for 3DSMax was steep.
    - mock-possum 2y ago
      Blizzard’s commitment to providing editors for the RTS games was a big part of my early loyalty - all the way up through Star Craft 2, you could just pop the editor open and start making your own maps and scenarios. It’s what gave us DotA, and Tower Defense, and maybe some others I’m not remembering - maybe even vampire survivors ish for horde survival?
  - piyiotisk 2y ago
    Mine too! I still play it sometimes through cncnet but you need a windows machine or a VM?
  - SecretDreams 2y ago
    Yuri's or bust!
- lawlessone 2y ago
  Ahh, i was hoping for TBS remaster. I guess this is why i haven't seen it.
- Aeolun 2y ago
  How is that possible? Surely someone that worked on it must still have it in one of their archives somewhere? It was made in a time when software was still free. The only thing I can think is that EA deliberately came down hard on that and were a little bit too zealous.

It is apparently the case that the original source for Tiberian Sun and RA2 has been lost; EA doesn't have it. There's been rumours to that effect for a while.

evanjrowley 2y ago
Thanks for the insight. I was wondering the same thing.
BuyMyBitcoins 2y ago
To acquire the source code we must first obtain the Tacitus.
- blibble 2y ago
  dead and back commander, dead and back I did very much enjoy the Firestorm expansion story line roughly: a rogue AI (CABAL) betraying the world to try and achieve its genocidal master (Kane)'s goals then because you can't operate your army without an AI, you steal the enemy's (non-crazy) AI and turn it evil one particularly memorable cheesy cutscene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjtiACglSE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEjtiACglSE General: CABAL is too dangerous and must be deactivated CABAL: No Generals, I will not allow it. My survival is paramount. (AI instructs its cyborgs begin the coup) CABAL: IT IS MY WORLD NOW! LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS OF YOUR OWN EXTINCTION, HUMAN I wonder if Altman played it...
iamacyborg 2y ago
Damn, Tiberian Sun was my favourite in that series
- hammock 2y ago
  I was always trying to use the god mode and make a subterranean schoolbus in that game. Could never get it to work. Is it because it didn’t have sprites for it, or what?
- slavik81 2y ago
  Tiberian Sun was the first PC game I ever owned. I picked my current username for Westwood Online and have been using it ever since. I had played Red Alert at a friend's house and when I went to buy my own copy, the guy at the shop recommend I get Tiberian Sun instead, as it had just released. I must admit that I was a bit disappointed in the gameplay as compared to Red Alert, but the world building was amazing. I spent hours in the map editor building huge bases and custom units. RAedit was such a fantastic tool. It was really frustrating how much more difficult it became to make custom maps once the games went 3D with Emperor: Battle for Dune and C&C: Renegade. I tried my best, but the learning curve for 3DSMax was steep.
  - mock-possum 2y ago
    Blizzard’s commitment to providing editors for the RTS games was a big part of my early loyalty - all the way up through Star Craft 2, you could just pop the editor open and start making your own maps and scenarios. It’s what gave us DotA, and Tower Defense, and maybe some others I’m not remembering - maybe even vampire survivors ish for horde survival?
- piyiotisk 2y ago
  Mine too! I still play it sometimes through cncnet but you need a windows machine or a VM?
- SecretDreams 2y ago
  Yuri's or bust!
lawlessone 2y ago
Ahh, i was hoping for TBS remaster. I guess this is why i haven't seen it.
Aeolun 2y ago
How is that possible? Surely someone that worked on it must still have it in one of their archives somewhere? It was made in a time when software was still free. The only thing I can think is that EA deliberately came down hard on that and were a little bit too zealous.