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Congratulations Cdlord!! Cdlord has won the first Generals World tournament! I would like to thank all participants in today's tournament!  A job well done.  The tournament was a 1 vs 1 first round elimination.  Lion won against rlgl81 to start off the tournament, and then cdlord put the smack down on Eowne to make headway for the second round as Massacre crippled the Gimp... (no pun intended) LOL. My first round was a (bye)...easy enough.  In the second round of the tournament I lost to Lion, as cdlord squeezed a win out of Massacre.  On to the final round: Cdlord vs Lion.  Cdlord dominates in this match as he secures many supply docks allowing him a sure win!  Want more action?  Then visit Generals World's new Zero Hour Replays downloads section to download and watch the actual replays.

To watch replays, download the .zip file and extract the .rep file out of it, placing the .rep file in your Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour\Replays folder (located under your My Documents folder).

Thanks again to those who participated!  I will be scheduling another tournament for June 12th, which is 2 weeks away, so start practicing boys!! (More info to come)

CNCNZ has recently added a few new files to their downloads section.
Here's the latest goodies available over there:

For Red Alert 2 and Tiberian Sun modders out there, there's new versions of two now open source applications, Voxel Viewer v1.2, and Palette Editor v1.1.

There's also a new Zero Hour mod, the New Tech Mod, that has been added.  The mod features changes "such as scaled down infantry sizes to make them appear realistic on the battlefield, a new Generals ranking points system, all new Armageddon weapons, new 'military' colours for team selection," and some changes to each side in Zero Hour.

And for those of you out there who still play Red Alert, there's also a Red Alert World War 3 mod now available for download.

 

• First of all, CNC DEN has posted three new maps for Zero Hour, one of which is a featured map.  You can find all three of those here.
• There's been a lot of news about mods lately, and there still is!  The Cold War Crisis mod for Zero Hour has released an image of the new US M270 MLRS that they're adding.  They're also looking for a skinner to help out with their mod.
• The New Strike Zero Hour mod has released beta version 1.2 to the public!  It features a new "hacker" general, and can be downloaded from their website here.
• The Bitzkrieg 2 mod team has released pictures of their Allies, Soviet, and Axis tech trees.  Here's their thumbnails:
    
  You can see the full-sized versions on their website, here.
• The Finest Hour mod has a cool new render up of their General Supply Truck.
• Unidentifiedname over at CNC Unleashed has posted a massive community roundup news post!  CNC Unleashed is once again becoming more active with newsposts again, so be sure to pay them a visit for that.  The CnC: Rise of the Reds mod hosted by them also has some updates and cool stuff, so be sure to check them out as well!
• The CNC Top 101 is currently offline "because it has been causing problems with the server again."  Chickendippers is looking for a new host for the list, so if you're able help him out, then please email him.

We just keep going here at All-Stars. We're always working hard and we're making progress everyday. Thanks to the amazingly fast work of our new skinner, Warnwar2003, we have yet another skinned beauty to show you all. It's the first try at a skinned Apocalypse! Both pics are set next to the Skinned prism tank in-game. Be sure to head on over to the All-Stars Screenshots page and check them both out! Here's some thumbnails...

                                                              

Always check back as we continually make new strides each day!

We have a new poll up. Here are the results from last weeks poll. We'll take your thoughts into consideration!

What should Generals World focus on next?
More Mods	24
Covering all CNC Games	5
Updating Homepage More Often	5
Staging Online Tournaments	8
GWSF Clan Updates and Member Admissions	1
Total Votes: 43

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know about the tournamnet we are setting up here for www.cncgeneralsworld.com members only. If you are interested in playing in the tournament please go here for instructions on the time and place, etc. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at AstraL@cncgeneralsworld.com or go to our forums and post in this topic here.  You need to be a registered forum member to participate in this tournament!

Thanks AstraL

Well everyone, we've been making alot of progress here at All-Stars and today we've got a really sweet screenshot for you. It's the first try at the skinned Prism Tank in-game! Be sure to head on over to the All-Stars Screenshots page and check it out! The model is done by me, aConcernedCitizen17, and the skin is done by our newest member here at All-Stars, Warnwar2003! He's very talented and it shows in this screen. Here's a thumbnail.

That's all for today but we're always making new strides each day here at All-Stars so be sure to check back often as we've got lots of new stuff that we'll release soon!

Well, as usual CNCDen has several new replays and something called a shell map. For those of you who don't know what a Shell map is, It's the mission/map that is played out by the computer in the background of the main menu. So for all of you who would like to open your main menu of ZH and watch this sweet new shell map full of action, head on over to the CNCDen mainpage and pick it up. Also as stated before, CNCDen has some new replays up. Replays are great entertainment and alot of times can give you ideas for tactics you'd never thought of before. Replays are a great way to become better at Generals/ZH or any game for that matter. Be sure to head on over there and pick em up. Amazingly enough, I happened to miss the fact that 2 days ago a few maps were put out by CNCDen as well. They have one map and an Online map pack. Be sure to head on over and pick them up on their frontpage. As for the community mods, "An Act Of War" posted a TON of new screens of lots of new units/structures and even some gens powers in action. =) Also, "Call to Arms" released some new screens of the menus. It really looks good so be sure to head over to the Call to Arms site and check 'em out. And finally, last but not least, "Blitzkrieg 2" put out some new screens of the Soviet Yak-9. It really looks sweet so head to their site to check it out. Well, that's it for now, but keep checking back as progress is always being made on both the All-Stars Mod and also the Advanced AI Mod!

This mod was made because the AI in Generals is too easy.  It uses predictable tactics, builds mediocre bases and normally has $50k in bank.  Beating 7 computer AIs on Hard shouldn't be possible - but it is.  This mod is intended to change that.

 

NOTE: This mod will only work with Hard opponents.  Medium and Easy opponents are for beginners.  This mod was created for more advanced players who want an extra challenge or for those who can't or won't play online.

We have a new poll up. Thanks to all 53 of you who voted last week.

This week's poll is one we will consider very seriously in the future so please think about your vote. We are very interested!!
The results from last week are:

Do you play Generals or Zero Hour online?
Yes	20
No	14
Some, but mostly I play skirmish or single-player	19
Total Votes: 53

I can't wait to see the results next Tuesday!

Here's the latest community news roundup:

CNC DEN has a new batch of maps and one Zero Hour Mission for you to play this weekend.

The Finest Hour Mod Team has been intervied by Planet Generals, a German site.

A recently created website, Conquer Gaming plans to launch their grand opening June 1st.

RenGuard 1.03 is out. It should auto-update when you launch Renegade.

I'm pleased to announce that Generals World Forums member Lion has completed the next version of his Zero Hour Advanced AI Mod.  The latest version, v0.2 beta, is available for download through this page.  Here are some of the latest changes:

Beta 0.2

• It will expand to other supply zones faster
• It will build mini bases near the supply piles
• Fixed suicide Alphas bug
• Added more attack groups
• Made it use the extra money it makes from expansion/mini bases
• Better defense response
• It *might* fill firebases (ive been working hard at that)
• Improved tech capture logic
• Increased the size of attack groups
• It will try to rebuild command center if destroyed
• Better active base defenses

We have a new poll. Here are the results of the last one. Thanks to all who voted!

What could be done to make GW better?
Another Mod	7
More Interactive Content	11
Less ads	0
Better Poll Questions!	9
Total Votes: 27

This mod was made because the AI in Generals is too easy.  It uses predictable tactics, builds mediocre bases and normally has $50k in bank.  Beating 7 computer AIs on Hard shouldn't be possible - but it is.  This mod is intended to change that.

• Since our last update, the folks over at CNCDEN have released 7 new Zero Hour maps, and one new Zero Hour mission.  Definitely worth checking out.
• The Imperial Assault mod has released a new screenshot of an AT-AT that may be included in their Star Wars style mod for Generals.
• CNCDEN has screenshots of a dozen renders sent to Lion by Squire James of The Great War Mod, a World War I total conversion mod for Generals.
• CNC Matrix has posted some nice new screenshots of a UK Defense turret that will eventually be making its way into their Second Wave mod.
  
• ConquerGaming has an interesting new poll up asking "Battle Royal, who wins?"  The choices are: Nod, GDI, Allies, Soviets, Yuri, USA, China, and GLA.  Head on over there to cast your vote!
• An Act of War, a Generals mod featuring the US (2008) and Iraq, is current in the midst of a screenshots week!  Here's a few of their latest screenshots' thumbnails:
    
• The Call to Arms mod has a new screenshot of their UK Level 5 Science general's weapon.
  
  From the Call to Arms website: "This is basically how it works, incase anyones curious. 16 droplets are loaded into a droplet parachute object. When the droplets die (hit the ground) they generate a mine field. The mines last between 100 and 500 ms then detonate. Lots of big explosions."
• The Blitzkreig 2 Generals (and soon-to-be Zero Hour) mod has had a bunch of updates to their website recently.  They've even been featured in a PC Magazine article!  Head to their site for details!
• The TrueWar mod, a total conversion mod for CNC Generals, has posted a nice screenshot of their newly-skinned Humvee.  Rather impressive skinning work.
• The Battletech: The Capellan Solution mod for CnC Generals has entered a new beta stage, v1.25.

We have a new poll this week and the results from last week. Thanks to all who voted!

Which General do you use most in Zero Hour?
USA Air Force	46
USA Super Weapons	18
USA Laser	16
China Tank	13
China Nuke	27
China Infantry	16
GLA Stealth	7
GLA Toxin	10
GLA Demo	8
Total Votes: 161

I need your poll questions! If you have a great question you think everyone is dying to hear, fire off an e-mail to Blbpaws@cncgeneralsworld.com.
Keep voting!

Finally! We're getting stuff together to put out for you all. I know we haven't put out something in awhile but today we've put out a new model screen and there are several more coming in the next few days. Everybody has been working hard and we've got some great stuff. As soon as we get it out we'll let you know. Head on over to the screenshots page and check it out. We're always changing up the look and feel of the All-Stars site, so bear with us as we continue to make changes.