Играем в c&c3 по сети с помощью c&c: online

Features

Currently working features:

• Hosting, joining and playing games
• Chat
• Buddy system
• Statistics (via Shatabrick.com)
• Rankings (via Shatabrick.com)

Together with GameReplays we are verifying users that want to keep their old nicknames (to prevent impersonation) and link these to existing statistics and rankings. Read more about this topic in the corresponding forum.

After the initial release, we will continue development to add more features. We are working on:

Automatch systems

What Can I Do To Help?

We need this news to be spread as far across the global C&C community as possible, so help us spread the word!

We could also really use some donations! Revora is a non-profit association, and so all proceeds go towards server costs and improving our infrastructure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is C&C:Online?
A: C&C: Online is a GameSpy emulating server for modern Command & Conquer games. It’s based on our T3A: Online project for BFME, adapted to work for all the Command & Conquer games affected by the GameSpy closure (Generals, Zero Hour, Tiberium Wars, Kane’s Wrath, Red Alert 3). After registering on Revora and installing our launcher, you’ll be able to continue playing the same way you could before the GameSpy shutdown.

Q: How can I start using C&C:Online?
A: Please read the setup instructions carefully.

Q: What are the advantages of C&C:Online as opposed to using VPN software (such as GameRanger)?
A: C&C:Online is intended as a direct continuation of the online experience you’re familiar with. You don’t have to launch multiplayer games through third-party software; instead you can keep playing the way you’ve always played.

Q: Can I use mods when playing online with C&C:Online?
A: Absolutely. Remember that your opponent will also need to have the same version of the same mod installed.

Q: Is C&C:Online a paid service?
A: No. Registering at Revora, downloading the C&C:Online launcher, and logging into our server is and always will be completely free of charge. Of course we appreciate donations to keep our infrastructure running.

Q: I lost my CD-key. Can I still use C&C:Online?
A: You can use C&C:Online so long as you haven’t cracked your games.

Official Patches

Ready to play? Well before you do, as per the guide above, you need make sure your games are patched to the latest official versions. We have all the patches available for download using the links below.

Download Generals-108-english.exe (19.2 MB)
Download GeneralsZH-104-english.exe (17.5 MB)
Download CNC3_patch109_english.exe (263 MB)

Download KanesWrath_english_patch1.02.exe (256 MB)
Download RedAlert3_english_patch1.012.exe (421 MB)

Endings

Caution! May contain spoilers!

Allied ending

The Allied Campaign ends with the Statue of Lenin toppling and the Soviet leaders arrested and put in cryo prison. Tanya and Eva dress up in black and white respectively, wanting to date the Commander. This places the Commander in a rather interesting situation. The Commander does not get to choose, since it fades out there.

A new president of the United States gets elected (played by David Hasselhoff).

Soviet ending

The Commander takes control of the USSR and annihilates both the Empire and the Allies. The Statue of Liberty is destroyed and replaced with a statue of Lenin. The Commander, like in the Soviet campaigns of the first two Red Alert games, gains the rank of Premier. Dasha gives a toast to the Commander, and the new Premier steps onto the balcony to the cheering crowd outside the Kremlin waiting for a speech.

Imperial ending

The Empire of the Rising Sun campaign ends with a King Oni cutting down the Allied flag with its lasers and putting an Imperial flag in its place. Yoshiro and his son grant the Commander the rank of Supreme Shogun, while Suki is out at Hawaii and asks the Commander to join her.

Development

Red Alert 3 was first announced on 8 December 2004 by Mark Skaggs, the executive producer at the time. While certain concept art was made in early 2005, the game did not enter a more serious development stage, as Electronic Arts Los Angeles was working on The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth series, and upper staff at Electronic Arts would only give a Red Alert 3 project nine months to finish, which Skaggs refused, after which he took a leave of absence that turned into a full departure from the company.

The game’s pre-production ultimately started some time in 2007, as evidenced by certain pieces of concept art. On 14 February 2008, labelled by the developers as «Red Thursday», and after the success of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, executive producer Chris Corry announced the development of Red Alert 3 in a special report edition of Battlecast Primetime, with the video ending up as a segment of the full Battlecast Primetime episode 6. A day later, information on redeeming beta keys received with copies of Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath was released. Gaming magazine PC Guru was among the first to cover the story, and already announced the Empire of the Rising Sun faction and that the expansion pack was already planned. Further gameplay-related information on the game was published by PC Gamer and PC Gameplay, announcing 8 to 10 missions for each of the three campaigns, full-motion videos with a live cast and CGI, and the return of the IFV mechanic, among else.

From 5 April to 9 August 2008, community manager maintained a questions and answers archive on the official forums.. On 17 May 2008, GameTrailers.com revealed the game’s first official gameplay trailer set to Hell March 2. An extended version of the same trailer without the music was released three days later by InsideGamer, but was quickly taken down by request of Aaron Kaufman. On 27 May 2008, a 15-minute gameplay video narrated by Chris Corry was published by IGN/GameSpy.

On 5 June 2008, EA Los Angeles confirmed that the PlayStation 3 port of Red Alert 3 was put on hold, without a particular reason given. The Windows and Xbox 360 versions were to remain on schedule. On 10 June 2008, it was announced that the Red Alert 3 community summit was to take place in Los Angeles. During the event, Frank Klepacki confirmed that he would compose for the game, with one of the tracks being Hell March 3.

During E3 2008, the Empire of the Rising Sun faction was revealed fully. In late July 2008, the official beta phase started, giving the first 2000 fans who redeemed the beta key from Kane’s Wrath and select community leaders the opportunity to test the game in multiplayer and share feedback with the developers. On 11 August 2008, UK game distributor GAME revealed the collector’s edition of Red Alert 3, called the Premier Edition, with a trailer released ten days later. The full live action cast was revealed on 20 August 2008.

For a brief period in August 2008, FilePlanet offered open entry to the Red Alert 3 beta to its registered users. The official beta phase ended on 29 September 2008, by which time the beta client had received six patches. The game went gold on 15 October 2008, with its American release scheduled for 28 October and the international one for 31 October. However, the releases in Australia and New Zealand were pushed back for a week due to shipping delays. A launch event was announced in the Trafalgar Square in London, United Kingdom, where a special 1-hour live episode of Battlecast Primetime was filmed on site.

Plot

Main article: Third World War (Red Alert 3)

The introduction features Moscow in turmoil, following what appears to be the Allies’ eminent victory over the Soviet war machine, as seen in Red Alert 2, with Premier Alexander Romanov having fled the country. With the USSR at death’s door, Premier Anatoly Cherdenko and his commanding officer, General Nikolai Krukov take a secret elevator to a laboratory beneath the Kremlin. Cherdenko reveals to his superior that he was put in charge of a top secret project a year prior to the fall of the USSR, stating that «time is on side.»

In the secret laboratory, Dr. Gregor Zelinsky has been commissioned to create a time machine (similar to how the Allies defeated Yuri in Yuri’s Revenge). Cherdenko, Krukov and Dr. Zelinsky enter the machine and go back to 1927, where Cherdenko «erases» Albert Einstein from existence, in a similar way to how Einstein erased Adolf Hitler in Red Alert 1.

Upon return to the present, it is revealed that the USSR is victorious, having conquered most of Western Europe. Oddly enough, though, the chain of command has been broken and Cherdenko is now premier, much to General Krukov’s dismay. Suddenly, a message appears from Soviet bases in the east: a new enemy has arisen, the Empire of the Rising Sun, a technological super-power bent on achieving its «divine destiny» of world conquest. Krukov orders a nuclear strike on the Allies and the Empire, but is met with blank stares. Apparently, Einstein’s removal from the timeline has made nuclear weapons nonexistent. Dr. Zelinsky comments: «Who knows what nightmares we have created?»

Cast

Soviet Union

• Premier Anatoly Cherdenko (Played by Tim Curry)
• General Nikolai Krukov (Played by Andrew Divoff)
• Dr. Gregor Zelinsky (Played by Peter Stormare)
• Dasha Fedorovich (Played by Ivana Miličević)
• Sniper Natasha Volkova (Played by Gina Carano)
• Commander Oleg Vodnik (Played by Dimitri Diatchenko)
• Commander Nikolai Moskvin (Played by Gene Farber)
• Commander Zhana Agonskaya (Played by Vanessa Branch)
• Sergei (Played by Savante Stelio Savante)

Allied Nations

• Field Marshall Robert Bingham (Played by Jonathan Pryce)
• President Howard T. Ackerman (Played by J. K. Simmons)
• Special Agent Tanya (Played by Jenny McCarthy)
• Lieutenant Eva McKenna (Played by Gemma Atkinson)
• Commander Lissette Hanley (Played by Autumn Reeser)
• Commander Warren Fuller (Played by Randy Couture)
• Commander Giles Price (Played by Greg Ellis)

Empire of the Rising Sun

• Emperor Yoshiro (Played by George Takei)
• Crown Prince Tatsu (Played by Ron Yuan)
• Intelligence Officer Suki Toyama (Played by Kelly Hu)
• Commander Shinzo Nagama (Played by Bruce Asato Locke)
• Commander Kenji Tenzai (Played by Jack J. Yang)
• Commander Naomi Shirada (Played by Lydia Look)
• Imperial Commando Yuriko Omega (Voiced by Lisa Tamashiro)

※ means this character also appears in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is C&C:Online?
A: C&C: Online is a GameSpy emulating server for modern Command & Conquer games. It’s based on our T3A: Online project for BFME, adapted to work for all the Command & Conquer games affected by the GameSpy closure (Generals, Zero Hour, Tiberium Wars, Kane’s Wrath, Red Alert 3). After registering on Revora and installing our launcher, you’ll be able to continue playing the same way you could before the GameSpy shutdown.

Q: How can I start using C&C:Online?
A: Please read the setup instructions carefully.

Q: What are the advantages of C&C:Online as opposed to using VPN software (such as GameRanger)?
A: C&C:Online is intended as a direct continuation of the online experience you’re familiar with. You don’t have to launch multiplayer games through third-party software; instead you can keep playing the way you’ve always played.

Q: Can I use mods when playing online with C&C:Online?
A: Absolutely. Remember that your opponent will also need to have the same version of the same mod installed.

Q: Is C&C:Online a paid service?
A: No. Registering at Revora, downloading the C&C:Online launcher, and logging into our server is and always will be completely free of charge. Of course we appreciate donations to keep our infrastructure running.

Q: I lost my CD-key. Can I still use C&C:Online?
A: You can use C&C:Online so long as you haven’t cracked your games.

References

1. Red Alert 3 announcement. CNCNZ.com (archived) (8 December 2004). Retrieved on 15 September 2012.

2. Geschichtsunterricht mit Mark Skaggs. United-Forum.de (27 February 2010). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

3. Red Alert 3 Beta FAQ. CNCNZ.com (15 February 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

4. Updated Red Alert 3 Info. CNCNZ.com (15 February 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

5. Red Alert 3 Info from PC Gamer. CNCNZ.com (22 February 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

6. Red Alert 3 Info from PC Gameplay. CNCNZ.com (27 February 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

7. Red Alert 3 Questions & Answers (Updated 09/08/2008). CNCNZ.com (20 April 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

8. Red Alert 3 Hell March Trailer. CNCNZ.com (17 May 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

9. Red Alert 3 Extended Gameplay Trailer. CNCNZ.com (20 May 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

10. Videos for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. GameSpy.com (2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

11. Red Alert 3 for PS3 ‘on hold’. GameSpot (5 June 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

12. Red Alert 3 Community Summit June 2008. CNCNZ.com (10 June 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

13. Red Alert 3 Beta Officially Gets Started. CNCNZ.com (27 July 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

14. Red Alert 3: Premier Edition. CNCNZ.com (11 August 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

15. All Star Red Alert 3 Cast Revealed!. CNCNZ.com (20 August 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

16. Red Alert 3 Live Action Cast Trailer. CNCNZ.com (20 August 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

17. Open Entry into the Red Alert 3 Beta — Now Closed. CNCNZ.com (23 August 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

18. Red Alert 3 Goes Gold. CNCNZ.com (15 October 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

19. New Zealand Release of Red Alert 3 Delayed. CNCNZ.com (15 October 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.

20. Red Alert 3 UK Launch Event. CNCNZ.com (20 October 2008). Retrieved on 14 July 2017.