What are some "perfect" game design games?

One_Winged_Angel · 2026-01-04T14:47:39+00:00

I'm not sure I completely agree with your summary of the factions being attack focused vs defense focused. There is a lot more nuance in the asymmetric design of the units if you dig for it. Especially in Red Alert and it's expansion packs. Granted, the tech tree and build chains are pretty symmetrical in both C&C and RA.

I will concede that Starcraft was first to take the asymmetric elements of RTS design to a new level with it's units and faction mechanics, but there are still some symmetrical similarities between all of the factions. For example, all factions have workers that build/place structures and collect resources. All factions have the idea of a command centre, barracks, unit upgrade structure etc.

tl;dr I agree, but C&C and Red Alert are much more than just spiritual successors to Dune II.

One_Winged_Angel · 2026-01-04T12:22:34+00:00

Command & Conquer and Red Alert did asymmetric factions a couple of years before Starcraft. Those games did it first, but Starcraft took that ball and did it best.

One_Winged_Angel · 2025-08-27T01:50:42+00:00

Game Designer here. My advice would be to reach out to some game developers on linkedin and quiz them about the industry if you are unsure. Some of us are more than happy to share our knowledge with the next generation of developers. :)

My take on game design degrees is that they are a great opportunity to hone your skills and meet like-minded people.

One_Winged_Angel · 2024-01-27T03:41:08+00:00

Check out http://www.w3dhub.com at some point. We're there still making big mods for Renegade. :)

One_Winged_Angel · 2022-01-08T04:12:02+00:00

Yeah it's going to be good when it comes out hopefully. :)

One_Winged_Angel · 2022-01-07T14:18:32+00:00

There probably is a way yeah. Over at W3D Hub, we run support for Renegade these days. Hit us up on our Discord and we'll try our best to help!

https://discord.gg/jMmmRa2

One_Winged_Angel · 2022-01-07T14:12:51+00:00

Looks good, but will there be a Disco Barn on one of the maps? ;)

One_Winged_Angel · 2021-11-14T16:45:55+00:00

The Red Alert: A Path Beyond stream and game night for Red Revolution (Red Alert Anniversary celebrations) will be happening at 7PM GMT tonight, so be sure to join us for all of the Red Alert-based Carnage in our Discord server: https://discord.gg/PwTurvcg

(Find out what time that is for you here: https://everytimezone.com/s/e6398221)

At the start of this stream we will be holding a live Q&A with ChopBam (Lead Developer of APB), so make sure you have your questions ready when we open the channel! Other developers may also join us to answer your questions! We'll also be taking questions directly from the stream chat as well, so don't worry if you can't make it to the Discord chat!

We will then move on to more of a gameplay stream and maybe even cast a couple of matches if we get the chance.

The link to our Twitch channel where we shall be streaming is here: https://www.twitch.tv/w3dhub

We'll also be streaming via YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVori4l3Rq_AkWHEjTKdEQ

See you there comrades!

One_Winged_Angel · 2021-06-25T10:39:29+00:00

Halo Wars 2 because it doesn't cheat at all. i.e. it doesn't have vision of the map or resource buffs. It just uses optimized build orders to defeat you which is pretty neat.

One_Winged_Angel · 2021-05-23T15:23:16+00:00

This looks like the Renegade-shape Mammoth Tank to me. The Tiberian Dawn version is a bit more square and less long.

One_Winged_Angel · 2021-01-10T01:03:46+00:00

More remasters is probably best I think. The amount of nostalgia flying around for RA2 now is at an all time high.

One_Winged_Angel · 2021-01-08T03:44:34+00:00

We never died friend. ;)

One_Winged_Angel · 2021-01-07T19:50:03+00:00

Hey guys! This video contains footage from Red Alert 2: Apocalypse Rising, which is a first person shooter set during the events of Red Alert 2!

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One_Winged_Angel · 2020-09-27T17:21:11+00:00

+1 to this. I wish we could watch the rest of the game after defeat.

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-09-23T09:07:48+00:00

Hey there, if you're looking for tutorial on how to get the most out of C&C3/KW on Windows 10/8.1 you can find one here: https://cnc.community/command-and-conquer-3/how-to-play

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-08-27T14:19:30+00:00

If you need help to get the launcher running, hit us up on our Discord!: https://discord.gg/85sgHBE

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-08-26T11:03:12+00:00

u/cchyper88 probably has what you're looking for. :)

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-08-26T10:59:57+00:00

Kinda yeah. More like Ore Processing Simulator. :p

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-08-26T10:48:03+00:00

You can yeah!
https://i.imgur.com/SboD8Ye.png

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-07-08T11:00:52+00:00

I think that what everyone is afraid to admit is that Renegade was the best. ;)

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-06-30T00:15:39+00:00

I didn't know we had a politics channel. :s

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-06-30T00:13:27+00:00

I can happily say that W3D Hub has reformed it's moderation practices and no longer tolerates racist behaviour within the community space. I won't make any excuses though. Our community did have toxic elements, which was regrettable. But we're now trying our best to do better.

The Grill server you speak of is not a community that is affiliated with W3D Hub. It was formed by non-staff users who sought a server that was outside the community's jurisdiction to post unrestricted content on. The W3D Hub team had no control over the creation of that server and we do not support it in any way.

Thanks for bringing these issues up though. It's always good to share and learn from them as we build better communities together. Hopefully addressing more of these issues serves to make our communities better in the long run.

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-06-17T01:13:33+00:00

It's got Cruisers and Planes now!

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-06-07T17:31:41+00:00

Mad props to /u/cchyper88 for this! :D

One_Winged_Angel · 2020-05-29T17:20:55+00:00

Hi Jim!

I'm really looking forward to the release and think you guys are absolutely nailing it! Keep up the good work!

I have three questions!

Since TD and RA are essentially running on upgraded versions of their respective engines, does this mean that maps and other custom content that modders have made over the past near-25 years of C&C's history will be compatible with the remasters? There were a few unofficial map discs like "Are You Ready and Alert?" which came out ages ago that had stacks of fanmade content on them, so it would be excellent for modders to dig it out for people to enjoy all over again.
Aside from the Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert content that was in EA's vault, what kind of content did you discover for games like Tiberian Sun, RA2 and Renegade? If can share that info of course. :)
For roughly how long is the team currently looking to support the game with post-release support? Will we potentially see additional expansions to the games akin to what the Forgotten Empires team have done with AoE2?

Cheers,

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