Tag: Command & Conquer 3

I wanted to write something to have my final goodbye and officially sign off as the webmaster, founder and lead administrator of CNCNZ.com. So decided to write an article addressing stuff such as the closure announcement, change of ownership and my final thoughts. Is short, to the point and hopefully answers everyone’s questions. You can read…

[youtube id=”eeuXYcoeeGo”] This week’s Music Monday feature goes back to 1996 and The Covert Operations expansion for the original Command & Conquer. Re-Con is a very atmospheric track, and although rather silent, it sort of announces something that comes after it. A new track will be posted next Monday. And as always, don’t forget to…

Another patch, version 3.1.2.0, for W3D Hub’s Red Alert: A Path Beyond has been released. Apart from the usual array of balance changes and bug fixes, the help screen has been revamped, buildings’ interiors receive new props, the “Militant Force” track now plays at the ending score screen like in the original Red Alert, the…

Despite receiving an official mod SDK and fan-made tools that are compatible with it, Red Alert 3 got few mods when compared to its predecessors. However, one mod for Red Alert 3 took the spotlight recently – Eastern Loong. Its selling point is the addition of the fourth faction, China, with its own visual identity…

W3D Hub posted some updates on their upcoming projects recently. Firstly, they showcased new models of the Navy SEAL’s C4, Soviet doors and the Patriot Missile Site for Red Alert 2: Apocalypse Rising. Then, we got a look at assets made for release 2.0 of Tiberian Sun: Reborn, namely the GDI and Nod Limpet Drones,…

  C&C:Online, the community-run multiplayer server for Command & Conquer games affected by the GameSpy shutdown, marked its third anniversary yesterday! This year alone, around 45,000 people have been playing on the servers, with the number still rising. To celebrate this anniversary, prized tournaments have been announced for the month of July, as well as…

[youtube id=”Yi9GUT2Qyas”] In this week’s Music Monday feature, we bring you something special – the hidden early mix of the main theme of Red Alert 2 – Hell March 2. It found its way into the final game within ra2.mix\local.mix\intro.aud, with some differences about halfway through the track and a slightly shorter intro. A new…

In this week’s Throwback Thursday feature, we look back at the Global Conquest mode from the PC version of C&C 3: Kane’s Wrath. Advertised as “Risk on steroids” (David Silverman, 2008), it involved the game’s three main factions randomly placed on the globe, each trying to achieve their own goals – cover one third of the…

The CNCNZ.com Service Depot, our section of Technical Support & Help Guides, has been expanded! With the tendency of newer operating systems to break older games and the ever-rising need for manual workarounds, we now offer guides to install every Command & Conquer game for the PC, from the venerable Command & Conquer for the…

Thankfully, CNCNZ.com is alive and well, and we can keep the site running, despite Sonic’s departure. However, when the site was about to go offline a few days ago, many of our devoted followers offered their help.  As such, I’d like to mention that one way you can help is by donating to help cover…