Command & Conquer Hints and Tricks #1

[TheVangbal]

Always put a unit on the place where you have just destroyed a obelisk. The CPU won't build a new one if you do so.

[Emy1g]

the best way is to build sand bags and block the enemy's entrance with them.

[Acantophis3rd]

@Emy1g I consider sandbag abuse as pussy-play for people that don't have the balls to win the fair way. But, if nessessarry, then newbies have the permission to use it.

[Drugf4c3]

@Acantophis3rd Hey man, big fan of C&C. You said on this vid: "I consider sandbag abuse as pussy-play for people that don't have the balls to win the fair way. But, if nessessarry, then newbies have the permission to use it.". Can you show me a vid of the level Cloak and Dagger without the pussy sandbags ? I did it once but I don't record, wondered if anyone else could do it. And with that command I'm sure you''ll do it with ease. Greetz :)

[HappinessSeizure]

was some of these tricks actuall buggs or really ment to be like this?

[Acantophis3rd]

@HappinessSeizure

None of this tricks and tactics is a bug. A bug is something that was not meant to be inside the game. These are just tricks that got figured out by thousands of players worldwide.

[HappinessSeizure]

@Acantophis3rd okay i get that but there must have been few patches and since nobody really nerfed the game so has it stayed the same since release? I mean it was programmed this way, all i was suspicous about was the barrack trick.

[GeneralsAlert]

i know one

it tacks for ever for an airstrik to be ready. to speed it up. put max speed on, go to eney dark spoted (unscouted land) or a big planeflat land), and then it will be ready in 6 or less seconds :)

[Acantophis3rd]

@GeneralsAlert

Thats not as good as it may seem. Especially if you dont have a strong base defense, then increasing gamespeed to maximum can be worse, like fullspeed enemy units, impossible to catch with the mouse attack button or your base destroyed in less than 1 minute. I prefer playing the game on one bar right of normal speed.

[GeneralsAlert]

@Acantophis3rd thats the risk

[TheXeno2000]

n i c e m u s i c

[KippurCatArts]

These arent tricks... Its just knowing how to play... barely.

[EurekaTrustson42]

Sandbag-block your enemy is my favorite. :)

[TuckyAndrei1]

I used something like the hardcore trick in C&C Renegade to destroy enemy buildings.

[DefendinMyBase]

Man, the old unit pics really are a blast from the past. The engineer looked so ridiculous! XD Man I love this game.

[Spunter11]

apc rush, that is one of the many reasons why i prefered Nod over GDI, you cannot APC rush a line of obilisks XD

[ronaldli5]

classics.:) red alert 2 lead me to the series of red alert 3 and all the c&c.thanks red alert!

[Dallows65]

uhm... this is not red alert that you see here... and Ra3 onward sucks ass...

[EurekaTrustson42]

Place infantry next to sandbags and you can sell them :D

[UkAndy20]

Ok oley one thing help me there most of it i new lol but cool video

[crazymcfobo]

Lol APC rushing is so annoying

[nyerguds]

"invasors" are called "Engineers" in the English versions :P

[Acantophis3rd]

I know =) The video is from a time in wich I did not had the First Decade. It was obviously for me to get the engl first decade to have it all original and uncut.

[nyerguds]

well, my 1.06 patch gives you uncut German language too ;)

There's some more odd stuff in this vid though.

-"Airstrikes not good vs buildings" is only true in the first missions. Later, they can easily destroy the construction yard.

-GDI can build Bazookas too in the later missions.

-Don't capture silos before you have some kind of tiberium storage space; you'll lose the money inside. You can see the first silo you capture doesn't give money.

[MrJakys1234566]

@Acantophis3rd wait  why does the buildings,troops, and everything elas looks like a bad beta on the side screen where you buy stuff?

[Acantophis3rd]

@MrJakys1234566

Its the PC DOS CD-ROM release and not the Gold Edition. Thats the way how cnc was played back on release.

[Tigerman1138]

@Acantophis3rd back in the DAY! I played in 1996! I remember it fondly.

[mesa2077]

Old good tactics :)

BTW, what's that song playing in your video?

[Knarf92]

really gay this version

prefer red alert 1

[Meadras]

One thing I like to do is to get a guard tower almost built, capture a building, and then just put the tower right there. It's the same thing when I capture factories, Barracks, etc. - I just get a guy almost finished, put him on hold, capture and prime, and finish

[Rammstein8814]

Just invade the refinery , enemy has no more money in small time and has lost.

[Deyan65]

did this get audio swaped because i remember this song from audioswap

[Acantophis3rd]

I used audio swap to make it features.. didnt worked yet =)

[SonsOfHateSphere]

Nice trick at the end. Otherwise, all of these are good basics ;)

[Acantophis3rd]

Thank You for your trick!

[Slowlol]

i still play it, after 15 years :)

started to play it in dos, now i play it under vista :)

[truccquito]

Grat game! I'm looking now for Gold edition, for play special missions :D.But i dont see a good link for download it :(. Can you tell me the song name please? ^^ Great video, and sorry my bad english! :P

[Evilnils]

Good old times... Reminds me off Renegade aswell, they should obv make a new Renegade working without problems in Vista and just well yea graphs u know :))

[Acantophis3rd]

as far as I know is EA working on Renegade 2 right now

[Evilnils]

Howso? As far as I know they canceled taht project ?

[CrucifixDroogie]

haha!

The old Engineer and APC rush.

12 years later and that strategie is STILL being used.

[GamesRule14]

2.15 you could do that. And build the bazookas.. But if the enemy has a war factory send an engineer inside and build tanks if you have the time to. Then you can blow up the base in seconds.

If you don't have the time to make tanks then stick with the bazookas and minigunners.

[Acantophis3rd]

Do not underestimate a bunch of 20 or 30 minnigunners. They have the same effect as the Tanks and faster production time. After destroying the barrack and consyard with em its easy to take out the rest with a combination of bazookas and gunners.

[Diablo666Daemon666]

if i had never played this game before, these tricks and hints would really help.

dont forget the old sandbag right up to your enemies base and block him in trick!!

[Acantophis3rd]

I dont suggest the sandbag trick b/c I always try not to use it to win a mission.

[Diablo666Daemon666]

whats a rak-zero?

[Acantophis3rd]

The rakzeros are bazooka men. I have a version where the bazookas are named rak-zeros. raketten null in german LOL

[IownCC]

if you lasted 5 mins with me or m bro id give you props man too bad we cant play so i can 5-0 you like i did everyone else

[Just2BeWithHer]

most of this stuff goes without saying !!!!

[Acantophis3rd]

Ohh. lots of people, mostly newbies or total fags cant find out these tricks by themselfes. It depends on the brain-mas =) For this people is this hint video.

[MrKanister19]

i only see Tiberian Dawn for Nintendo 64

and Red Alert for ps1

[erzkonservativ]

yes you are right, a tank should be able to crush

[erzkonservativ]

yes i wish EA or WW would fix the bugs...

...but i think they will never done it for a 12 years old game :(

but the question is how many people in the world still play tiberium dawn??

[Diablo666Daemon666]

i do i do!

C&C rules

[erzkonservativ]

of course

the harvester try to crush the nod mod (it see the mod as an infantery)

maybe it only works in missions who tanks try to crush infantery

i have another trick: gdi airstrike attacks always the unit who is nearest to the north. command a technican to the north and you lose only the technican by the airstrike...

when the airstrike is done put another technican to the north......

but of course these tactics are not very fair...

[erzkonservativ]

i have one more trick

for nod players

attack the enemy harvester with a bike, only one shot

the harvester will begin to follow the bike

drive with the bike back to your base

and you can destroy the harvester with your base defence

[kaddak99994]

thees is pc or ps1?

[hnnng]

hard game

[Veke99]

a classic.

[rafaelesniper]

Conquering an enemy Raffinery or silo gives you enemy's money like in tiberian sun ?