![]() ![]() Despite its large size, even the Mammoth Mk. II's self-repair system was also experimental. II had integral facilities for battlefield repairs. The chin-mounted autocannon and dorsal SAM launchers were placed in independently traversing turrets. The entire vehicle needed to be turned to aim them laterally. II could destroy entire bases by itself in just a matter of minutes, annihilating any form of resistance.Ī pair of massive experimental railguns, capable of laying waste to almost all targets, were mounted on both sides. In numerous occasions, a lone Mammoth Mk. Its armour was resistant to the second-generation Obelisk of Light's lasers and it was armed to destroy both ground and air targets. II was GDI's premier land weapon during the Second Tiberium War. The Mammoth walker was revived once TCN construction was well underway in the form of the AW-12 Mastodon. However, its role was somewhat filled by the new and also extremely powerful Mammoth Armored Reclamation Vehicle which was available in some important battles during and after the Third Tiberium War.Īttempts to revive the walker post-war failed for lack of funding the military budget was severely restricted as funding for Tiberium abatement, and ultimately the Tiberium Control Network (TCN), took priority. II remained in service, GDI would have been more successful against the Scrin. The Third Tiberium War led to speculation that had the Mk. Colonel Nick Parker was among those against the end of production. The last unit was completed at the San Pedro war factory on 12th March 2039 as preparations were made to begin production of its successor in Reykjavik. II was hampered by high construction and maintenance costs, poor reliability, and other vulnerabilities. II prototype, delaying its arrival on the battlefield. The following is based on the Nod campaign for Tiberian Sun and some details might contradict canon.Ī Nod force led by Anton Slavik struck the United Kingdom facility and destroyed the Mk. II was first deployed in the GDI mission Destroy Prototype Facility where it shot down all of the Banshee aircraft and single-handedly reduced the facility to ruin. ![]() II's could usually support only one at a time. Immature technology restricted deployment and sectors with Mk. The walker was put into production while still in development. Test targets included civilian construction, Wolverines, Mammoth tanks, and remote-piloted Orca fighters. II prototype underwent testing at a GDI United Kingdom facility. So, a Red Alert 2: Remastered would sell very well, the question is if Tiberian Sun: Remastered would sell well on its own merits or if it would need to be bundled with RA2 (and the bundle's price raised accordingly) in order for sales and gameplay to make the development cost worthwhile.Ĭonsider that TD and RA have a decent amount of technical and art overlap, but TS and RA2 don't share anything besides the engine (they don't even share the same zoom-level!) - so considerably more effort would be required to remaster TS, imo.Īnother hurdle is the used of third-party licensed code in the game engine - if TS+RA2 used any then that would need to be stripped-out and at least replaced/rewritten before the game's source could be posted to GitHub - further adding to the remastering cost.The Mammoth Mk. (or they both sold in acceptable amounts). It's possible they released Tiberian Sun first to prove the new voxel game engine in preparation for * Red Alert 2* - or they worked on Red Alert 2 after because Tiberian Sun didn't sell as-well as expected. Medium Tank = M1A1, grenadiers, shoulder-launched rockets, etc), whereas Tiberian Sun was niche in comparison. At least Tiberian Dawn was set in the then-present day with recognizable military hardware and infantry roles (e.g. Tiberian Dawn was all-new IP and Tiberian Sun built onto that IP. "Normal" people who just-so-happened-to-play PC games in the late 1990s could easily get into RA and RA2 because they're both set in a familiar world with recognizable factions (Allies = WW2 Allies + NATO, Soviets = Soviets, Stalin = Stalin). Tiberian Sun (and Tiberian Dawn) don't have the same mass-appeal that Red Alert and Red Alert 2 had. ![]()
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