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We've started an online-petition for a better lobby. Though there are more important issues to fix up for now, we want to remind EAP that we aren't satisfied with the lobby. There are lots of really nasty things and we want EAP to change them. Of course, they won't be able to change all of them now, but they maybe can add some of our wishes to the add-on and I hope they'll be able to add some features now as well.

I'm posting this a day late, but I wanted to make sure that I let everyone know that CNC Sector is back online and fully operational!  They've already started adding more maps and other fan created files, so be sure to pay them a visit!

Edit: Unless my internet is deceiving me, their servers seem to be down at the moment, but they should come back up at any moment.

It's that time of day again!  Today I have added three new maps to the website.  The first map is by Falsadoom and the second and third maps are by ZHaDuM.  I enjoyed playing on these maps immensely and I was unable to find any design flaws or bugs in any of them.  You can find them for download on our Maps Download page.  As always, here's their information:

Glacial Assault Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: Battle on a huge iceberg! Map was designed with gameplay in mind. Multi-level terrain while still allowing a face paced free flowing game. The AI is quite capable of giving a challenge and actually keeps a strong roving force ready to react and protect, as well as garrisoning the base. Sometimes will even use both of these together for a strong attack. File Size: 0.18 MB File Type: .zip Author: Falsadoom   Email

Urban Dread Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: "Urban Dread" is a realistic recreation of my childhood hometown on Long Island, NY. Details include a baseball field, 10 residental blocks, a parkway, river, commercial areas, beachfront property... GLA will enjoy hundreds of civilian cars to use. Ground troops can control over 100 residental homes. A good amount of time was spent building this map, so I hope you enjoy it! File Size: 0.23 MB File Type: .zip Author: ZHaDuM   Email

Z-ArenA Description: Max Players: 2 From the Author: Z-ArenA is a 1 vs 1 tournament style map and comes in both day and night versions. A good deal of thought went into the design and layout of this map so that it offers a diverse selection of attack and defense methods. Although small in size, expect long and furious battles if both players make it past the first few minutes! File Size: 0.23 MB File Type: .zip Author: ZHaDuM   Email

Head on over to the Maps page and check these maps out!

I apologize for posting these maps late today, but better late than never, right?  Anyway, today I've got two maps for the fans.  The first of which is an interesting map of Iraq.  The author even included an edited version of the minimap, complete with labels.  The second map is a nice even four player map, featuring vast forested areas.  Here's the standard info for the two maps:

Iraq Description: Max Players: 6 From the Author: War on Terrorism. There are six bases in this map. The base in baghdad is the most protected, however it is in the middle, and therefore more likely to get attacked. There is a base in Kuwait (for American forces), a base in Jordan, Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia. There are also a lot of oil derricks. This map shows exact borders and specific areas of Iraq. File Size: 0.07 MB File Type: .zip Author: Yaniv Naor   Email | Website

Forest Fortress Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: Highly defendable base areas, limmited supplies, an oil derrick for everyone, many cliffs, and lots of trees. File Size: 0.14 MB File Type: .zip Author: NeoWeapon   Email

You know the drill.  Head on over to the Maps Download page and get these new maps!

This Wednesday I've got three new quality maps.  Be sure to download them from the Maps Download page.  Here's their info:

Dividing Range Description: Max Players: 2 From the Author: A map with a strange mountain that divides the map into four sections. Both players start on a plateau with two entrances. File Size: 0.09 MB File Type: .zip Author: DragonFly   Email

Toxic Nightmare Description: Max Players: 8 From the Author: Surreal 8 player skirmish map with symbolic elements (for a change of pace). Gives AI full flexability to expand and attack with full potential. The center of the map can lead to some very interesting gameplay in tactical ways. File Size: 0.1 MB File Type: .zip Author: Falsadoom   Email

The Pit Description: Max Players: 6 From the Author: This is the first here of a whole series of different 'Pit' maps.. this one provides a 'good' incentive to fight for. File Size: 0.14 MB File Type: .zip Author: Tzel   Email

Today I've got three new Generals maps for all the fans out there.  Be sure to check em out on the Maps Download page.  Here's the maps' info:

Passage Ways Description: Max Players: 2 From the Author: A map with mountains and palm trees set in a desert with two water holes. More Info: A well designed and textured map, perfect for fantastic 1v1 battles. File Size: 0.13 MB File Type: .zip Author: DragonFly   Email

[GWSF]Rain of Terror Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: This map is a well made map... there are scripts in it (in other words the cars and people move around). It's a hard map to get a grasp on. File Size: 0.03 MB File Type: .zip Author: Exoskeleton   Email

GOL v3 Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: GOL, also known as Generals OnLine, is a great map for all players. Inspired by my works of TOL (Tiberian OnLine) for Tiberian Sun...I believe that GOL is much better and that is saying something considering TOL was widly played on Tiberian Sun. More Info: This map is a money map. If you love money maps, this is a good one. File Size: 0.03 MB File Type: .zip Author: glac_man   Email

Just 45 maps to go! =)

Map week is kicking off with two great fan-submitted maps.  Here's their info:

Dunes Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: This is a large desert map. It is for skirmish and online play. This is a good team map, with a few oil derricks in the center and lots of money to go around. File Size: 0.125 MB File Type: .zip Author: NukeSaddam911   Email

Little World Description: Max Players: 2 From the Author: This is a 2 player map for C&C Generals. Have fun :D More Info: A nice map with a country town setting, with a bit of an industrial theme. Comes complete with moving cars, pedestrians, and of course trains. Great map design. File Size: 0.38 MB File Type: .zip Author: Skaarj   Email

You can download them from the Downloads: Maps page.

Jamie of CNC Sector has announced that CNC Sector will be closing down shortly, for a variety of reasons including time and cost of running the servers.  It's always unfortunate when great fansites of the CNC community are forced to close.  With each site that closes, it always feels as if a bit of the community has been lost.  Jamie and Sipas ran an A+ quality website, and I'd like to thank them and all of their staff members for contributing so much to the CNC community.  Here's part of what Jamie posted:

As of tonight, myself and moe are leaving the site. This has been a very hard to decision to make and has been undergoing alot of thinking over the last few weeks. Lack of motivation for the site has killed off efforts to update as frequent, and, as always - we are only 16/17, we have busy demanding lives just like all of you.

If you want to read the rest of Jamie's message, be sure to head over to CNC Sector.  Sipas and Patton have also posted goodbye messages, with Sipas explaining the true costs of running the server and updating the website.  Good luck to all of the staff members in whatever they choose to do in the future.

Hey everyone!  Here's the latest news from EA Production Support Technician Col. Burt:

Hello Community,

We’re starting an Official Command & Conquer Trivia Contest on the Generals message boards. This will officially start on Wednesday the 23^rd and we will also be accepting questions submitted by board users. So not only can the community win a Generals T-shirt by answering the trivia questions correctly, they can also win by having a submitted question chosen for use in the contest.

For more information, be sure to check out this forum on the Official Generals Message Boards: Command & Conquer Weekly Trivia Contest

Game Company Retools To Represent Iraq War Uniforms Changed In 'Command And Conquer' REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- If you missed the action in the Iraqi desert, you can fight Saddam all over again on your PC. Electronic Arts is retooling its "Command and Conquer Generals" computer video game. Armchair generals will get to battle Saddam's elite troops. The generic uniforms of the earlier versions are being changed so the U.S. 101st Airborne will fight the Iraqi Republican Guard. The company said it started on the updated video war game months before the actual war began.

NEW YORK — The intense street fighting in Baghdad is over, but video game enthusiasts are still working on liberating the Iraqi capital.

Gamers who play the popular PC title Command and Conquer Generals have created about 1,000 additional realistic-looking digital maps and missions for the game to make it look more like the actual ground fights that happened overseas.

"The maps are representations of the landscape. They [gamers] watch say, Fox News, then pull off the data," said Mark Skaggs, executive producer of the game created by Electronic Arts. "They'll say, 'I saw this building here and other buildings around it in a circle.'"

In four of the last five weeks, fully 50 percent of the top games list has been either stand-alone war games, or add-on packages for existing war games.

This just in from Col. Burt:

Just a heads up!

The Quickmatch servers will be down temporarily sometime during the afternoon (PST) of 4/8/03 for maintenance.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Also, this message was posted yesterday by Harvard regarding spammers in the Generals Online lobbies:

Dear C&C Generals players,

We are currently planning on creating a Helpbot that will kick spammers and people who use foul language.

Thanks for your patience while we get this up and running. Should be soon but we're not yet sure of the date.

PS. Spammers, racists and people who use foul language WILL be banned forever without notice.

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Harvard Bonin
Producer
Command & Conquer Generals
Electronic Arts

...glad to see that's finally going to get fixed.

We've just got sent a new Generals map created by a lead EA developer.  The map was sent in by Glenn Burtis (aka Col. Burt) of EA.  It's a truly awesome map, both aesthetically pleasing and balanced.  This is the first officially unofficial map from EA.  It's been added to our downloads section, so head on over there and download it.

Flash Fire Description: Max Players: 2 Other Info: Flash Fire is a truly awesome map to behold, complete with forest sounds and waves rolling in. The map was an attempt to incorporate more than one terrain type in a single map. It is an island setting and was designed to be aesthetically pleasing as well as balanced. This map is great for both online and skirmish play. File Size: 0.22 MB File Type: .zip Author: EA

If you're a talented modder interested in creating a Command & Conquer Generals mod, then you've come to the right place!  We're currently willing and looking to host a major CNC Generals mod on Generals World, at no cost to you!

If your total conversion mod is chosen to be hosted on Generals World, you will be provided with a website area for your mod.  You will be able to manage both your mod and its website.  You'll also receive the full backing and support of Generals World and our staff, and we will assist you in any way we can.

What are we looking for in a mod?  Excellence.  The mod doesn't have to be anything in particular, but we are looking for mods that excel at what they attempt to do.  Mods that modify a large variety of game play units, structures, and features will be preferred.  We're not looking for a mod that has already been completed - rather we are looking for a mod that is still in developmental or planning stages.  As for modders, we're looking for dedicated leaders who will be able to form and control a development team for your mod.  We’ll be able to provide assistance in this aspect.

Interested?  Then send me an email at MicScoTho@cncgeneralsworld.com.  Be sure to include a full list of ideas you have for a mod and any other information that you find may be helpful to us.

I've finally got around to adding a few more maps to Generals World.  I've got four new maps today.  As always you can download them from our Downloads: Maps page.  Here are their descriptions:

Knife Fight Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: Knife Fight is a revival of one of my personel favorite maps, and probably one of the most popular, for the game Emperor Battle for Dune. Like the original version for Emperor, it is a very small map, 250x250, and makes you fight for the middle in very close quarter combat... hence the name Knife Fight. The layout is almost exact to the original version and even with the infantry rock in the middle. The Textures are obviously not the same... the rock is quite a bit lighter then the original but the environment is a very similar Arrakis spice colour. File Size: 0.25 MB File Type: .zip Author: CrEePiNg-DeAtH   Email | Website

Grand Canyon Description: Max Players: 3 From the Author: A small, three-player desert map with some mountainous terrain. File Size: 0.09 MB File Type: .zip Author: warren8   Email

Desert Forest Description: Max Players: 4 From the Author: Desert Forest is a 4 player map with moderate-high resources. A couple oil derriks around the map and crates. Half the map is desert and half is forest. AI fully done and works for skirmish/multiplayer. File Size: 0.26 MB File Type: .zip Author: woodbulb   Email

Winter Havoc Description: Max Players: 2 From the Author: A map that is playable skirmish or multiplayer, it is set on a snowy winter map. The map has a small town and is populated, plus it also contains industries and heaps of trees. File Size: 0.15 MB File Type: .zip Author: DragonFly   Email

Head on over to the maps page to download them, and keep submitting your maps!

I've just finished updating the GLA Units page.  Everything has been completely re-written, thanks to lots of help from Sagi, a Generals World visitor.  Thanks Sagi.

The USA Units and Structures and the China Units and Structures pages have also had a few small tweaks.

As for the maps that everyone is looking for... I've got about 25 of them waiting to be tested now.  I'm hoping to get a few of them tested today so that I can release them tomorrow.  Be sure to check back for more updates.

Raden is back online.

Electronic Arts Los Angeles announces Command & Conquer Renegade 2 “Battlefield” Leading strategy franchise set to storm the 3D action genre. Today the newly established Electronic Arts Los Angeles team announced the sequel to the reputedly dead 3D action series, Command & Conquer™ Renegade 2, working title „Battlefield“. „Due to the move from Las Vegas to the new EALA studio, and the takeover of the previous Renegade team, additional resources have become available, which can now be used for Renegade 2.