al3xand3r Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I am downloading it as we speak. Post your opinions here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nekko! Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Cool. I'd download it, but I don't know a good place to download from with reasonable speed and or don't need to sign up. Anyone have any recommendations? Edit: Well I found this site that seems to work... http://www.vgpro.com/file/20758_CnC3_Demo.exe.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlight Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 this is insanely awesome news! haha but hopefully the game most resembles Yuri's Revenge// One can hope... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Download the tool at www.ea.com/ealink to get the demo. It's small and won't mess around with your computer. There are no queues and the speed is very fast, I got it in less than 2 hours and it's a 1.2gb file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfold Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 My dad is gonna be excited to try this, he's been hooked on Command and Conquer since my brother and I played the first one way back when. How is it so far, for those who've played it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephfire Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 How's the music? I hear Steve Jablonsky composed it, so I expect good things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petara Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Woo! Just got it. Too close for Tiger... switching to Windoze. Stay tuned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSolstice Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 There are a few visible 'Red Alert 2' inspired moments - one being the different groupings for constructing stuff in the sidebar. Managing more than one build queue is however, quite awkward at the moment, though I suspect that is probably due to me not knowing how to manage hotkeys on the demo... Gameplay is generally as fast as they claim, with most units not lasting long enough to make a serious impression. Mammoth Tank could really do with being toned down as it's exceptionally deadly, and it does build a tad too fast for something that dangerous... Try it, you'll agree Building placement needs revising IMO, it's a bit hard to tell where you can and can't put your buildings due to it's new 3Dism. The 3D isn't a bad thing, it just needs to be a bit simpler or clearer so you don't spend 5 minutes working out where you can drop a building while the enemy bombs your base. To be honest, the technological jump-back isn't too noticable in the storyline. I can say that I do not see this game becoming a PC classic, it feels too average at the moment. Think 'Emperor: Battle For Dune' but with CnC. However, it does have gameplay features which will at least guarantee it a good playing from me. All in all, it's a 'wait and see' case still, but the storyline is at least shaping up to be something special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big0Jack Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Fileplanet is the anti-christ, and EA Link is like if Hitler was retarded and turned into a computer program. Why do they have to release the demo only on these abominations? Also...Alex06? Is that you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonium Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Just get it via torrent at any torrent site like torrentspy.com which is where I found it. It's approximately a 1.2 gig file. I'm currently downloading it and can't wait to try it out. I'm not expecting much but I'm thinking it'll still be worth buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al3xand3r Posted February 27, 2007 Author Share Posted February 27, 2007 Also...Alex06? Is that you? If this is addressed to me, no, I'm not that person. Also, my torrent download is going slooooooooooow. I have less than 200MB. What the heck, man! Sadness... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 0_0 Looks amazing. Anybody get recommended comp specs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KakTheInfected Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 This is the most fun RTS I've played since Age of Mythology. I wish the demo had online play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Okay, so I queued up the torrent like 30 minutes ago, and when I checked just now it was done. Scary. I'll wait until tomorrow to play it though...gotta go to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKieser Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Oh my God... this demo, quite frankly, is amazing. I just got finished playing through both the tutorial and the (rather limited) GDI Prologue, and I must say, it is looking like it will be one of the finest RTS' in a long time. It's very refreshing that EA has taken us back with the return of FMV cutscenes and story sections, and it is only amplified by the marvelous job they have done thus far; giving us such quality cutscenes and such a well thought-out story (even if it is small) for a lowly demo is quite the job well done. It looks, even from here, that the cast is set to do an amazing job. The redesigned HUD looks amazing, as I would expect. I'm really loving some of the commands and buttons that they have implemented this time around; being able to look at the specific number of each type of unit currently selected is a great help when building tactical squads. I wasn't really expecting unit buildings to be separate al-la Generals, but the more I play it, the less I miss the shared "primary building" style of the older games. It threw me off a little to be left-selecting / right-commanding in a C&C game, but it's something I can get used to. And, of course, the game looks beautiful. I got a little slowdown on the higher settings (my computer has overkill power on it, so it was definitely not a lack of tech), but I'm sure that was getting hammered out for the final release. The laser effects are really impressive, especially the ION Cannon strike (personally, my favorite strike was in Renegade, but this blast comes damn near close to the epic look of RG's Cannon). Altogether, a very well put together demo, one that makes me quite excited for C&C 3's March release. --Jack Kieser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 An easter egg has been found. In the skirmish menu, open the faction bar, highlight Nod, hold down N and click. Voila, you can now play as Nod. The same works procedure works if you want to play against GDI, just hold down G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilZereno Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I dunno about you guys...but I only downloaded it because the really pretty nurse from "House" plays a fairly big role in it. Woot! for pretty nurses helping to command all out war of mechs, tanks and soldiers...>_> anyway... off to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KakTheInfected Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 An easter egg has been found. In the skirmish menu' date=' open the faction bar, highlight Nod, hold down N and click. Voila, you can now play as Nod. The same works procedure works if you want to play against GDI, just hold down G.[/quote']S seems to work for Scrin, too. Wonder if this is an easter egg or a bug. Edit: Well, Scrin works for about two seconds. Then the game realizes you have no units or buildings and you lose. Definetly seems like a bug to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfold Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 It threw me off a little to be left-selecting / right-commanding in a C&C game, but it's something I can get used to. So the mouse control is Starcraft-style then huh? Boo. Ah well, hopefully can be changed in options for the final game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I found a torrent of the demo, just in case people like pausable downloads with a lot of seeders: http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/17447671/Command+and+Conquer+3 has ~302 seeders as of this post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 additionally, fuck this game it wants some directx dll and it only told me once what the filename was, so I can't really run this game anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Tried (re)installing the latest DirectX? There will be an alternate mouse setup in the first patch due to fan demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfold Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 There will be an alternate mouse setup in the first patch due to fan demand. Glad to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CE Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I was hoping for that mouse patch, gg. It's overall pretty good. It's like Generals, but with the little things I found very annoying in it (multiple superweapons, worker units) taken out from it and infused with C&C classic goodness. The FMVs are very good and I get all giddy getting a good job commander from Jennifer Morrison. The new nod units are very cool and so are their new abilities. It looks like they've made Nod and GDI a bit more different this time around so they'd have different fighting styles against the Scrin. I'm also wary of them, I don't know if they'll be good or overpowered... Yes, the mammoth feels VERY strong, much better then the Avatar. Some of my favorite new additions are the Generals or CoH-like bonus powers like the bombings and special missiles and the multiple building queues. Also that support unit is pretty damn cool, no more building MCVs to expand Tiberium collecting. It works wonders with multi-queuing since you can stack 3 turrets, 1 power plant, barracks, tib refinery and tank defenses so when the support deploys you can place them instantly and have a decent new base in less then 5 seconds. Shaping up to be a great entry in the series and the C&C fix we all need. How's the music? I hear Steve Jablonsky composed it, so I expect good things. It's not bad, but it's ages from Klepacki's stuff from what I've heard so far. I really, REALLY hope we can get custom mp3s in this thing, since it's pretty lackluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygecko Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Simply replacingthe music shouldn't be a problem, like other games you just need to know the directory structure (In the .big data files, in this case). The problem here is that the music is dynamic and split up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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