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In September 1995 Westwood Studios released Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn, a game that would go on to define the RTS genre. This was shortly followed by The Covert Ops expansion and then a prequel in Command & Conquer: Red Alert, with its own two expansions, Counterstrike and The Aftermath. Command & Conquer was an evolution of an earlier Westwood game, Dune II. The two are now looked at as the birth of the modern RTS genre in much the same way Wolfenstein 3D and Doom are now looked at as the grandfathers of all modern FPS games. 25 years later these games are widely considered industry classics.

On June 5th 2020, Petroglyph and Lemon Sky Studios released Command & Conquer: Remastered. Every single piece of content from that first generation of C&C games has been faithfully remastered in 4K for modern systems. Over 150 Missions and hours of enhanced FMVs. The remasters also feature the incredible work of Frank Klepacki, who not only went back and worked on the classic tracks, but also performed several of the songs live alongside his band, The Tiberian Sons - [ Ссылка ]

Last year I played through the entire series in preparation for the upcoming remasters. Now that they are here I’m going to use the lessons I learned to play through them a second time. I’ll be showing what I consider to be foolproof methods to complete the levels, some of which are just as challenging today as they were in the 90s. I’ll also show and explain all the various secrets and hidden pieces of mission logic as we go when applicable. This is my first time playing the remasters so I’ll be reacting and commentating on the new look and sound as I experience it.

One of my recent Command & Conquer projects has been to create a chronological mission order for both Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert that includes all their expansions. Those articles were fairly well received so I plan to follow that order in this playthrough.

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn follows the events of the First Tiberium War. In 1995 a meteorite crashed on earth bringing with it Tiberium. Tiberium had remarkable properties, leaching from the ground precious metals and other valuable minerals and bringing them to the surface. These Tiberium crystals could then be easily collected and processed to gain access to the valuable elements within. The Brotherhood of Nod, an ancient and secret society, appears on the world stage and reveals they have advanced knowledge of Tiberium harvesting. By partnering with the disenfranchised third-world they are able to quickly spread their influence and grow in power. Nod is fast becoming a new superpower and to deal with the threat they pose, the UN forms the Global Defence Initiative (GDI) to combat them. When Nod is linked to several terrorist attacks in Europe, the UN declares open war on Nod and GDI is tasked with eliminating them.

In Tiberian Dawn, the player can choose between two factions, GDI or Nod, each having their own campaign of over a dozen missions. At several points in the story there are branching paths to choose from, the end result being a total of 20+ missions per faction. “The Covert Operations” added fifteen new missions to Command & Conquer; seven GDI and eight Nod. There is also a hidden five mission “Funpark” campaign. Many of the new missions are designed as puzzles. The AI is often stronger and more aggressive but there is usually a weakness to exploit. The original game had a number of units only available in multiplayer but in The Covert Operations they make regular appearances in the single player. These are the Apache, Chemical Warrior and SSM Launcher.

Command & Conquer Let’s Plays:

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn: The Covert Operations - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn: Special Ops -
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Counterstrike - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Red Alert: The Aftermath - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Renegade - [ Ссылка ]

Command & Conquer Chronological Order Articles:

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Red Alert - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Counterstrike - [ Ссылка ]
Command & Conquer: Red Alert: The Aftermath - [ Ссылка ]

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