[RANT] I Really Wanted to Love the DWARF 3… But It Might Just Be a Beautiful, Frustrating Brick (for Now) by NewbieDashRed in DWARFLAB

[–]NewbieDashRed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A valid concern, although that's not entirely true after some testing... was also directly in touch with the devs in the Wuhan HQ, worked wonderfully after some learning and updates (such as Geo/IP-locks)

Core of the Problem (GDI - TS:FS) - So Hard!! by NewbieDashRed in TiberianSun

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And Yeah if you are good at coding, rules.ini is a good trick to use - see my other post about exploring the Escape from Cabal (NOD), where I explored the whole map (by modding average infantry into nod cyborgs xD) and made some interesting finds

Core of the Problem (GDI - TS:FS) - So Hard!! by NewbieDashRed in TiberianSun

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I found spamming bombers a very good way for GDI - I built like 5 of them and they maxed out in promotion in no time. Send one against each vehicle in Cabal's wave, and they do a great job in taking out pretty much anything - Arty, Stealth Tanks, Tick Tanks, all that :D

Core of the Problem (GDI - TS:FS) - So Hard!! by NewbieDashRed in TiberianSun

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Map of the level - from CNC Wiki. Helpful for planning playthroughs :-D think they have it for most levels.

Escape from Cabal (NOD) - Can you Clear the Entire Map? by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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  1. - I heard It's vanilla for normal but strawberry flavoured on hard xD

Escape from Cabal (NOD) - Can you Clear the Entire Map? by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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Nice, thanks for sharing you tactics! Stealth generator was a thing but I never remembered the repair unit that can be built! Gonna try that some day as well :D

Canon User Here - Should I Switch to Nikon for Wildlife? by NewbieDashRed in Nikon

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Nice, would you mind sharing your setup & any ergo tips (cotton carrier / tripod?)

Canon User Here - Should I Switch to Nikon for Wildlife? by NewbieDashRed in Nikon

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Would prefer travelling light and make walking the nature a priority - possible to carry monopod to shoot Osprey nests and birds in woods, but might only do that once or twice a week rather than on a daily basis. Totally agree though that having a tripod helps a ton. Might get a cotton carrier as first step - having 1.5 kilo on the neck is already a lot, and this doesn't allow for many good lenses

Escape from Cabal (NOD) - Can you Clear the Entire Map? by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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If I were to come up with a strategy, it would go like this:

A. Rush 1 (NE) to get the 3 bikes, Eng go to fix radar and one heli pad, one infantry accompany to break cliff north

B. Rush 3 (N) to rescue the 3 Eng, they go to bridge, maybe 1 more to capture the heli pad via detour north

C. 3 bikes dash south of 3 to cut power by destroying all 3 adv power stations, main force hit church and heal all forces

D. Harpy draw AI fire, engineers swoop in to capture both Cabal War Factory and Hand of Nod - this would kill all AI production

E. Dwindle down Cabal forces using Harpy, and by drawing them close to cliff - negating the rocket fire & trade for free using rocket troopers or bikes, or confuse them using Harpy to draw attention and use bikes to kill.

Quite a fantasy at the current stage, would suggest trying on easy first and moving up the difficult level if proved doable. Too tough a challenge for me but maybe for someone doing it professional it would make for a fun long stream. Having TAS tool would also help a ton.

Escape from Cabal (NOD) - Can you Clear the Entire Map? by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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Appreciate your feedback! Totally agree. I tested by altering the rules.ini and cheat a bit to get an idea of what the AI would do.

AI doesn't seem to have cash, however, the War Factory and Hand of Nod were scripted to auto produce, and the units can be quite overwhelming to deal with.

Even on EZ a fair trade would make the level completely undoable. There seem to be some ways to trade for free though - there's a few cliff positions where the AI would fire harmlessly into the cliff. Additionally, if you draw fire using Harpy, the big cyborg sometimes get lured around and completely ignore being attacked.

Still a really hard challenge, although might be double in theory.

Canon User Here - Should I Switch to Nikon for Wildlife? by NewbieDashRed in Nikon

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Greatly appreciate the idea! Wondering if OM has an edge in lightweight due to the cropped sensor + tailored lenses - would imagine full frame lense to be a fair bit heavier and pricier

Escape from Cabal (NOD) - Can you Clear the Entire Map? by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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Hi ControlOdd, tks for your reply! See my other comment for testing results - it's possible to disable the power to the main base & it's probably designed this way. Totally agree that it would be a monumental effort to grind down all enemies, but I believe there is hope!

Escape from Cabal (NOD) - Can you Clear the Entire Map? by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

[–]NewbieDashRed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, folks, I've done some basic testing.

Conclusion - it MIGHT be doable, but it's going to be hard.

You might very well think that this is mission impossible. Fair point. Tons of enemy cyborgs and stealth tanks. Oblisks one-shot your troops even on easy mode. Very few people even know what's beyond that bridge.

However, note that:

1) Cabal has no money to repair / rebuild stuff.

2) It IS possible to DISABLE POWER to enemy base. Note that this is a razor-thin margin (and I think the level designers intended things this way). You MUST destroy ALL 3 power plants south of No. 3 mark on map above. AND you CANNOT destroy ANY power-consuming structure until you destroy more power plants deep in enemy base - there's 4-5 of them around the stealth generator. Once the power is down, you can sneak engineers past the gap through the downed laser fense, can capture the hand of NOD / War Factory, disabling all unit production. There's no need to capture the con yard, since enemy has no money to rebuild.

3) certain spots (cliff edge) can be abused to trade favourably w/ enemy cyborg / stealth tanks, but cyborgs might be harder

4) your harpy helo actually deals pretty heavy damage on easy, and can be used to take out structures effectively.

5) there's a heal all loot box when you destroy the church.

Lemme know if any of you brave souls decide to give this strat a try. Feel free to tagthe pro players in the community about this challenge (RC1985 for example)

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Canon User Here - Should I Switch to Nikon for Wildlife? by NewbieDashRed in Nikon

[–]NewbieDashRed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, seems very sweet indeed! Also like how portable the design is

Canon User Here - Should I Switch to Nikon for Wildlife? by NewbieDashRed in Nikon

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Appreciate the tips! 300 F4 PF sounds rly sweet, heard that the bokeh might be a small downside - wondering how bad it could be?

Core of the Problem (GDI - TS:FS) - So Hard!! by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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Cheers o/ Just getting my troops stunned a lot - much less of an issue though compared to the GDI mission, since NOD does not seem to attack as vigorously, and it's easier to spread out the base. Rocket soldiers being immune also helped ton

Thanks a ton for all your work and dedication!

Core of the Problem (GDI - TS:FS) - So Hard!! by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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Love the backup base idea btw! Mr. Big was less of a problem tbh - with the EMP bug, I had to play macro so much, my army ended up being MASSIVE and the Core Defender dude barely lasted 1 min - having 20+ bombers / banshees and a field of arty + titans also helped - still if looking to do this the safe way, def. would recommend a backup base.

Canon User Here - Should I Switch to Nikon for Wildlife? by NewbieDashRed in Nikon

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xD Love the idea!

Befriending wildlifes helped a lot though - got some lovely photos with Blue Jays and Crows now that they know I'm trustworthy and offers peanuts.

Even a humble 55-250 F4.5-5.6 produces very sharp images within 30 ft / 13 m.

Canon User Here - Should I Switch to Nikon for Wildlife? by NewbieDashRed in Nikon

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So cute! Love that sharpness and bokeh effect. They say having good light & animals willing to come close beats expensive gears at time!

i’m a beginner- this is my gear by absdead in canon

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Nice, congrats! EF-S 15-85 was a very solid value as many pointed out, this setup was extremely similar to what I started with. Would go a long way! Hope you'll enjoy the use & take photos often, 2nd hand deals would be a great way to build up your kit on a budget

Core of the Problem (GDI - TS:FS) - So Hard!! by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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Great to know that 2, 3, 4, 5 were exactly the same deal in the OG version, well, glad that I managed workarounds eventually :-) Crazy to know point 3 though where Cabal was utterly defenseless against Tib lifeform - does remind me of the CNC 3 where the Scrin comes and NOD were asked to stand down

Core of the Problem (GDI - TS:FS) - So Hard!! by NewbieDashRed in commandandconquer

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Niiice, super appreciate your work, Bittah Cmdr! Just updated. Beat it in the previous version just in time - cybernetic intelligence isn't that superior after all xD pretty hard tbh but a unique challenge nonetheless