This game is impressive, and the new interface is growing on me. I was mortified to find out they had swapped over the mouse keys and very relieved to find that there was an option for "classic mouse buttons" from a patch. The latest patch available at the time of writing is v1.08.
Command and Conquer 3 is a great game to play. The introduction video cut scenes are nice, the special effects are excellent, people are in better proportion to everything else.
Online gaming is a mad frantic rush to build up your base. With the addition of cranes, you can add extra production queue to speed up building of your base. The downside to the crane is it adds a useless queue for building defences.
New and Improved Features
War factory and Airport repair nearby vehicles, planes
Solider unit is now comprised of 5 men, rocket solider unit contains 2 men
Change attack stance
New camera controls (can rotate the map, zoom in and out)
Scrin
Reverse move
Multiple build queues
Tabbed Interface (as seen in Command and Conquer Red Alert and Red Alert 2)
Battlecast
Easy internet multi-player setup
With all the good things about this game, it is still not quite the Command and Conquer that everyone knows and loves. It misses a few key items that have been available in some or most of the previous games.
Missing Features (in order of preference)
Method for indicating whether a target is within range of attacking unit. (highest)
Walls, Tarmac and Gates
Indication of item being built is currently on hold
Collateral damage to near by buildings by a destroyed building
Water based units
Command Outpost controls the radar (no radar without any, and when last one is destroyed the radar is not available)
Engineers repair Garrisonable buildings
Multi-player options (Shroud regrows, tech level, super weapons, start with base, Tiberium regrows)
Control over game replays
Random map
Tiberium veins
Par times for campaign game
Better AI. (2x Brutal enemies crippled with 4 planes. Enemies built no anti-aircraft, when playing online.)
Change music (lowest)
Compiled below is comparison of all the Command and Conquer games (excluding CNC Renegade) and all the features that are missing or in need of improvement.
If any features have been missed, please post a comment about it.
Being a huge Command and Conquer fan, I immediately bought the game online that lunchtime. Game said delivery would take 2 business days.
To my shock and excitement, the package arrived the very next day.
Feverishly I installed Command and Conquer.
The game was a little sluggish to load, but once it had, it worked flawlessly. Quickly I checked the Graphics options. The graphics settings had been detected on pretty much the very lowest settings. Never had I expected it to be able to have the settings on maximum, but very low was slightly worrying. I turned a few options on to low (especially texture quality) and the game looked reasonable. I was happy with the results.
Coming soon Command and Conquer 3: Compared. Does it live up?
I am always up for money saving tips, and money off.
So when I heard about Give or Take I was impressed.
Give or Take is cash back website that allows you claim back a proportion of the money you spend online at some retailers.
Some times its a percentage of the sale, and some times its a fixed amount.
Recently I’ve purchased a Dell Vostro 1000 (read my review), my car insurance, a copy of Command and Conquer 3 and have also signed up for an American Express Nectar card and a free credit check.
Total Cash Back: £168.97
I should get a cheque beginning of October 2007, minus a £5 admin fee for the year.
That’s not a bad amount when I had spent only £530 on items I was going to buy anyway.
