StarDestroyer.Net BBS

Command and Conquer original, Red Alert, Tiberien Sun + Expansion? For free? Really? OK, if I must.

At the C&C4 site.

No registration or anything. Just download them. Fuck yeah.

Kane lives in death.

Kane LIVES!

... Though, that just reminds me how poorly the EA entries have been...

Still, suppose it's like the Mechwarrior folks releasing the MW4 for free...

Thanks for the heads up, weemadando. I used to have Tiberian Sun but I guess I lost it awhile back, I'm downloading it now.

This almost makes up for EA still not having fixed the codec problem on C&C 3. Almost.

Woo!
Thanks for the link

playing this game long ago, never win any part of it.
but love the game though

So only the Tib Sun expansion it seems. And seperate campaign downloads for RA and C&C95. And I just bought First Decade this summer. Oh well.

C&C 1's gameplay definately hasn't aged very well...no attack move, no build queue...buildings must be adjacent...

The sountrack on the other hand...still awesome.

Ok Ando... you are going to have to tell me how to install these.

Just kidding... sorta. What the hell is an .ISO?

.iso files are disc image files. You'll want to get Daemon tools (google it), a free download, to create a virtual CD/DVD drive to mount the files on. Then you can run it as you would a normal CD/DVD.


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As much as I have a nostalgic hardon for the C&C series, I can't bring myself to play anything pre-RA2 for extended periods of time. The gameplay is just too outdated for me to get into, especially the original C&C.

AniThyng wrote:C&C 1's gameplay definately hasn't aged very well...no attack move, no build queue...buildings must be adjacent...

The sountrack on the other hand...still awesome.

I'M A MECHANICAL MAN!!!!!

Havok wrote:Ok Ando... you are going to have to tell me how to install these.

Just kidding... sorta. What the hell is an .ISO?

It's a disc image which Nero or some other software can burn to a disc for you. Alternatively, you can use some kind of virtual CD software as suggested by others, or use DVD Decrypter or similar software to crack open the ISO and get at the meaty files inside.

Havok wrote:Ok Ando... you are going to have to tell me how to install these.

Just kidding... sorta. What the hell is an .ISO?

Go back to the link Ando posted and click on the CLICK HERE FOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS link.

I'M A MECHANICAL MAN!!!!!

That really is a great song.

Pssshh. You can't top Hell March!

adam_grif wrote: As much as I have a nostalgic hardon for the C&C series, I can't bring myself to play anything pre-RA2 for extended periods of time. The gameplay is just too outdated for me to get into, especially the original C&C.

The gameplay? or the graphics? How can the gameplay be outdated? Is chess outdated?

They've got a good server. I downloaded that at 1.1MB/sec with no hiccups or slowdowns throughout the entire download.

LordOskuro wrote:

adam_grif wrote: As much as I have a nostalgic hardon for the C&C series, I can't bring myself to play anything pre-RA2 for extended periods of time. The gameplay is just too outdated for me to get into, especially the original C&C.

The gameplay? or the graphics? How can the gameplay be outdated? Is chess outdated?

There have been so many extremely useful tweaks to the controls and gameplay made post original C&C that the game is a chore to play for extended periods of time. As the games get newer and newer it gets more bearable to play, but I still can't bring myself to have much fun with pre-RA2 C&C games anymore. Even Red Alert, the first C&C game I ever played, can't hold my interest anymore.

The shitty graphics is something I can easily deal with.

adam_grif wrote:Pssshh. You can't top Hell March!

Sometimes it's nice to hear the songs that weren't included in every game. Hell March might be the best, but I haven't heard that song in ages.

Thanks for the heads up Ando. And the live action cutscenes still make me chucke, just like the first time I saw them.

EDIT: Actually on second look. it's been redone for all the games it's appeared in, but you get my point.

Ancient RTS play was so crazy. It's a shame nobody ever revisits these games to bring the same content up to par. But hey, the games are literally worthless ...

It's funny to see how far even a nigh-static genre like RTS has come in 15 years.

Anybody here played one of the earliest RTS games, before context-sensitive cursors were invented?

You had to select units, click move, then click on the point you wanted them to go too.

And if memory serves correctly, the original C&C didn't have unit queuing?

adam_grif wrote:Anybody here played one of the earliest RTS games, before context-sensitive cursors were invented?

You had to select units, click move, then click on the point you wanted them to go too.

You mean like Warcraft 1? Still got it installed here .

LordOskuro wrote:

adam_grif wrote: As much as I have a nostalgic hardon for the C&C series, I can't bring myself to play anything pre-RA2 for extended periods of time. The gameplay is just too outdated for me to get into, especially the original C&C.

The gameplay? or the graphics? How can the gameplay be outdated? Is chess outdated?

I suppose if you want to put it that way, the *interface* is outdated.

The graphics actually I have no problem with, it still looks pretty good, and I remember squealing with delight the first time I saw a screenshot in a gaming magazine. (Hell...I didn't have home internet access till a year later...)

Is there any multiplayer option for playing the original CnC games on the internet ?

Teleros wrote:

adam_grif wrote:Anybody here played one of the earliest RTS games, before context-sensitive cursors were invented?

You had to select units, click move, then click on the point you wanted them to go too.

You mean like Warcraft 1? Still got it installed here .

Oh, man, playing that was an experience. Remember how it was also before you could do anything resembling group selecting, so you could only select up to a grand total of FOUR units by double-clicking it or some shit like?

As for the OP - well, fuck. There goes half the point of buying Command and Conquer: The First Decade.

Sarevok wrote:Is there any multiplayer option for playing the original CnC games on the internet ?

There is an description of how to do that in the installation notes.