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Monday evening I found one of our
outside kitties laying in the middle of our back yard.
When I fed the cats he didn't come running like he
usually does. So I went to investigate, and for some
reason he can't use his back legs. The kitten is only
about two months old. I don't know if he got hit by a
vehicle, or perhaps and animal bit him. In my neck of
the woods we have no emergency animal service for some
reason. Even my regular vet doesn't have an emergency
number I could call. Anyhoot, I took the little fellow
inside and made him comfortable as best I could and will
make an appointment to see the vet. He does have an
appetite, so he's not sick. The last time something like
this happened, I had to have one of my inside cats
(Samson) put to sleep. That was back on August 17, 2005.
Hope this is not the case this time...Lion |
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Wednesday, July 23rd 2008 |
ZoneRunner Says His Goodbyes
Wed - Jul 23, 2008, 10:08 pm [EST] posted by Lion |
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Tiberium Community manager ZoneRunner has announced this week he is stepping down from his position, and a new community manager will be announced soon. Here's ZoneRunners fairwell message to the community.It's been an amazing couple of months, but it's time for me to move on. Today will be my last day at EA. I wanted to write to tell everyone goodbye. It's been my distinct pleasure to work with you all through the development of the Tiberium franchise, and I hope that you all continue to work closely with the development teams in the future. We're already working on getting my position replaced (I think you'll be pleased with my successor), and in the mean time, certain members of the development team will continue to monitor the forums. As I said, it's been a great few months, and I hope that our paths will cross again somewhere down the line!
I'll be looking for you all online when Tiberium comes out!
- ZoneRunner Well, that was a short stay. Please join me in wishing ZoneRunner the best in whatever he chooses to do. |
C&C:Renovatio Development Blog #4
Wed - Jul 23, 2008, 9:57 pm [EST] posted by Lion |
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Tiberium Wars mod in development C&C:Renovatio has released their Development Blog #4. You can check it out HERE.
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CnC Community Getting Larger
Mon - Jul 21, 2008, 9:21 pm [EST] posted by Banned0bon |
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You've heard of Apoc's community blog and 2poc's community news but now you will see Mastermind's Monday Madness. EAMastermind will be bringing you the latest news from the mapping and modding communities every monday. Check out today's mapping news Here.
• Welcome to the inaugural edition of Mastermind's Monday Madness. Every week I'll be bringing you the latest news from the modding and mapping portion of the glorious Command and Conquer Community. I'll highlight some of the cool things that I've found every Monday. If you've got something that you think that I should feature in my Monday Madness, drop an e-mail to mastermind@ea.com with a link, a file, or just an interesting article. First up in this week's madness is a map that was sent to me which is an absolute testament to the power of the Worldbuilder. This is a custom map done entirely using the Kane's Wrath Worldbuilder, with no modifications to the game at all. Everything was done with the scripting engine, for which I very much applaud the effort. The map is called HERO, and was created by NeverMan.
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Article About Outsourcing C&C Games
Sun - Jul 20, 2008, 8:16 am [EST] posted by Lion |
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Blbpaws of C&C Ganerals World has written an interesting article titled 'An Investigation into Outsourced Development'. The articles examines how EALA has chosen to outsource the last two expansions (Kane's Wrath and Rise of the Witch King) and The First Decade to other game companies. It also looks at the companies involved, the reasons for the decisions, and the effects. It's particularly interesting to note how this dynamic played out with Kane's Wrath, in light of the development of Red Alert 3. Here's a snip from Blbpaw's article.C&C 3 suffered its many early bumps and bruises from a lack of proper time to finish development; EA essentially shipped a beta version. Yet I think much of the failure of Kane's Wrath, on the other hand, isn't solely attributable to rushing the release (though it certainly was rushed and poorly tested, there is no doubt). Kane's Wrath's flaws can be pinned, in addition, on the team behind it, a team that had little to do with C&C 3 (never mind the original C&Cs). To begin work on Red Alert 3 as soon as possible, EA essentially took a large number of people from C&C 3 and moved them to Red Alert 3, it appears. Worse, EA outsourced a great deal of the work on Kane's Wrath to a company on the other side of the country. The results speak for themselves. You can read the entire article HERE. I must say that the article does seem to be well researched. I had no idea that much of the work on Kane's Wrath was not done at the EALA Studios.
All I can say is...well Dorothy, the yellow brick road no longer leads to the promise land, the Tin Man has rusted shut, the Scarecrow has lost his straw, and the Lion is hiding in the woods. Clicking those ruby red shoes together won't bring back Westwood Studios either. The evil witch EA has the upper hand. Even the good witch of the North can't help us now! What are we do do?! Continue playing Command & Conquer games of course. And when the day comes you no longer enjoy playing them, then move on to another game. |
SecuROM Fix
Sat - Jul 19, 2008, 12:16 am [EST] posted by Banned0bon |
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Just got an email by me24 with a fix to the SecuROM Fix with Kane's Wrath Patch 1.01
Apparently I have had no problem with Kane's Wrath until I actually tried to right click Kane's desktop icon, crashing my explorer.exe and having to restart it.
You can download the fix Here to fix this problem. Just replace your cncEp1.dat file with the new one in the download link.
Your cncEp1.dat should be located at C:Program Files/Electronic Arts/Command & Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath/RetailExe1.1 for both Vista and XP. |
Command School #10
Thu - Jul 17, 2008, 6:14 pm [EST] posted by Banned0bon |
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Command School episode 10 has just been released! This new episode includes some Empire of the Rising Sun footage.
Stream it now at the Official CnC3 Website.
You can also download the episode in HD or Low Standard Mode.Today on Command School – get the low down on the new Red Alert 3 Empire of the Rising Sun faction. Plus, we've got Soviet secondary abilities and Allied support powers in our exclusive beta preview edition of Command School. And don't worry Kane's Wrath fans, we’ve got you covered with the Tip of the Week and Command School Honors. School's in session, WATCH NOW! 
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Ladder Season 2
Fri - Jul 11, 2008, 11:05 pm [EST] posted by Banned0bon |
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Its time to show off your new 1.01 KW skills. It hasn't been nearly enough time to practice unless you've been playing 24/7 since the patch released, but either way ladder season 2 has officially begun! Remember you could win $6,000 by just being the best! There are a lot of rules to follow go Here to check them out. Read all of the new ladder information Here
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded to the Grand Finalist, the Runner Up, the Second Runner Up, and the Third Runner Up of the Season Ending Online Tournament as follows:
Grand Finalist Prize: Grand Finalist Prize: One (1) USD $6,000 check, Z-5500 Logitech Surround Sound System, and a Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser Keyboard + Mouse Combo + Copy of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (approximate retail value USD $6600.00)
Runner Up Prize: Runner Up Prize: One (1) USD $1,000.00 check, Logitech G51 Surround Sound Speaker System and G-15 Gaming Keyboard and G-15 mouse + Copy of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (approximate retail value USD $1400.00)
Second Runner Up Prize: (1) USD $500.00 check, Logitech Z-10 Interactive Speaker System and G-15 Gaming Keyboard and G5 Laser Mouse + Copy of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (approximate retail value USD $820.00)
Third Runner Up Prize: (1) Logitech G-15 Gaming Keyboard and G5 Laser Mouse, and a KANE bobble-head + Copy of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (approximate retail value USD $200.00) |
New Interview, Ladder Season 2, Battlecast Weekend Contest
Thu - Jul 10, 2008, 11:10 pm [EST] posted by Banned0bon |
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Lots of news today.
• First there is a new Interview with Senior Designer Sam Bass about what it takes to design and process a CnC3 map. Check it out Here.
Samuel Bass takes some time to answer questions about the map design process for Kane's Wrath. Check out this interview to learn about the map design process, as well as how Kane's Wrath maps have evolved from Tiberium Wars maps! Ladder Season 2 is just around the corner, so make sure you read this to learn everything you can about the ranked maps you will be playing on!
• At last, Ladder Season 2 will start Friday July 11. This is reset the ladder and give you a chance to win those $6,000! This new ladder officially starts at 12:00PM P.S.T (Noon Pacific Standard Time)! Click here for more information.
• Ea is starting a BattleCast Weekend Celebration contest. With tons of prizes, copies of Red Alert 3, and more. Again, Click Here for more information
All you have to do is play a Kane’s Wrath 1v1 ranked match to get ranked on the ladder, and Battlecast your match, to enter.Then, this Monday, at 10:00AM P.S.T, we will select 10 Kane's Wrath Battlecasted matches, and both competitors will receive special C&C swag, and the winner of the match will receive a special Joe "Kane" Kucan photo personally autographed by the Messiah to YOU!3 players on the ladder will also be selected this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to receive a free copy of Red Alert 3! This is your shot to get a free copy of the next installment of Red Alert for free, and receive a rare signed photo from the Messiah to YOU! Battlecast those crazy matches of yours, and you may be a winner! And don’t forget, by playing on our ranked ladder, you are automatically entering the ladder season (more details below). |
Patch is Live!
Wed - Jul 9, 2008, 11:32 am [EST] posted by Wildfire |
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-Banned0bon-
The first patch for Command and Conquer: Kane's Wrath has been released. This new patch fixes a bunch of desync issues. Apoc has admited that this patch will fix most of the desyncs but not all since its almost impossible to find each and every single one. You can see the patch notes Here. Also, not only does it fix desync issues but makes you rethink about strategies to use. They have lowered the economy so take care of those harversters because they are worth a lot more than you think! With this patch they hope to give players more options in gameplay strategies and make the game more intense. If you want to read more about why they have changed the balance and economy as such, read gamereplays.org's 4 page Interview with Jeremy Feasel.
You can auto-download the patch by going online or directly download it from the CnC Official Website in various languages. English download link
-Wildfire-
In case you hadn't already downloaded the patch, for those of you visiting to see if so, yes it is live, you can get it through the auto-updater now. Happy Wrathing  |
Patch update - Patch is Being Uploaded
Wed - Jul 9, 2008, 2:29 am [EST] posted by Banned0bon |
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According to Apoc, the patch is now being upoaded to the servers and should be live Wednesday morning. Now lets hope they don't delay it even after uploading :P....Link To Thread
Here's some info for people (like me) who downloaded it from their server earlier.
• If you downloaded the KW patch at some point today from the Large Downloads server, this is the correct executable, BUT because we have not put the official files live on our servers, you should not be able to connect online until we do so. This is why I recommended you wait until we say the official word. That said, my last apologies for the confusion but our ECG team was not meant to keep the files there, and once the location spread, we decided not to take it down.
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Leaked Patch?
Tue - Jul 8, 2008, 1:59 pm [EST] posted by Wildfire |
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I've heard about the leaked patch and I just wanted to warn you guys that it could damage your game and you may have to re-install.
There are no servers online to play with the leaked patch and you still may have to re-install in order to play online when the real patch gets release so I advise you to wait the next couple of days until the real patch comes out. According to Apoc, the patch is now undergoing quality control testing and will be uploaded soon. He gave no time-table, just the word soon.
So please my fellow denenites, be patient, we shall have our Patch of Wrath soon! |
More On the Patch...
Sat - Jul 5, 2008, 6:08 am [EST] posted by Wildfire |
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There's been a thread posted by themystic on the Official Boards about why the patch was delayed.
"Guys, we understand that you are upset. Please look at a couple of the details though, and analyze whether your anger is justified.
Aaron has been rooting for all of you to get the support you need from day one. He's brought on moderators, an anti-cheat team, "2Poc", and now a Community Mod Manager. Mike Verdu is ramping up a support team specifically for post-launch support as mentioned. All these things have been heavily influenced by Apoc, and he's doing all of this for you, remember that.
The patch was in final approval at EA but a bug was found. Instead of releasing a buggy patch that would have upset people and perhaps even caused people to lose games unfairly, the bug was patched and re-sent for approval. The patch is literally in the final stretch and will be coming out no matter what. Considering that EA wanted to release a bug-free patch, can't we all be understanding about that and just be patient until next week?
I think that's the key thing here. Another bug was fixed. One less problem to worry about when the patch comes out. Isn't this something that we should all appreciate, instead of being angry about it? "
Click here to go and view the thread. |
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