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[crazydaredevil]

man that pic is awesome some things were pretty n33t the war factory's were very good

[SMIFFGIG]

RA2 actually looks decent in this shot

Those red tanks with the dual turrets, they are actually beta versions of the "Rhino tank" not the apoc which had various pre-release names like "Apocalypse Atomic Tank" and another which I recall had "Mammoth" mentioned in it

Notice the scale is as in TS
the Shadows of infantry are as in TS (seperate as far as SHP, realistic looking)

most things in this screenie have been restored like the Soviet tech by blade, most buildings by mooman and the gap by deezire, even those pre-release barrels have been restored by someone (cant remember who)

Tratos mentions openGL, i am 99% sure OpenGl was NEVER used in RA2 nor TS, but im also 99% sure that the screenshot is of course multiple merged screenshots (all the action) and many! touched up bits in art programs lke firing anims/trail anims etc etc

The RA2 in this screenie looks like a proper (if even abit over the top) but pheasable successor to RA1

However the release version IMO just looks and plays like some comic strip piece of crap that has nothing! to do with RA1 or even any other C&C's
The cheap links like the tottaly different Tanya and Tesla technology really mean nothing :(

[Allied General]

pre-release barrels made by Arg and hence why we having modding, to undo the bad done in the past...

[Tratos]

If you look closely you can see that even the tesla lightning effect is different

[Carlek]

Sorry to bump such an old topic... but are there any more screens like this one of pre-release RA2? I loved this one, and haven't seen it before...:roll:

thanks in advance

I have collection of pre-release screenshots
http://members.lycos...a2/screenshots/

[Tratos]

Thats a nice collection of pics, some of them i've never seen before.

The pre-release pdplane looks a lot better, and the rocketeer looks cool too.

[Tratos]

Im working on some of the pre-release cameos you can see in those shots. Here's the chrono legionairre, i also have the sentry gun and the nighthawk.
Fenring is finishing this off so it should be done soon.

[Beowulf]

Nice fuckin job Carlek! I might have a crack at a few of those in the E3 shots.

[Apollo]

sadly most of the prerelease cameos are in bad quality :(

[fraser101]

I've not seen that before, it's quite interesting, is that a map that's in ra2? I don't think it is, I would like to see that map in full. hmm, maybe that gives me an idea. The pre release trees and ground tiles (I think there's a few) are also incredibly interesting.

[SMIFFGIG]

That map is in RA2 its just badly currupt (along with other maps)
DeeZire fixed it though

[Tesla]

This is the way that RA2 should have been!Civilians in some shots are fro m Tiberian Sun...Actually they fit perfectly with the other units

[Major_Gilbear]

Thanks Carlek (didn't see it earlier, sorry).

I've not seen all of those before; the pre-release IFV looks so much better than the current (lame) one...

[Clazzy]

Well, I've been looking through those pics and there may be some salvageable things, if someone feels up to the job:
http://members.lycos...ts/e3shot03.jpg
If you look, there are a few cameos, specifically the power plant and barracks.

The V3 missiles aimed higher up than they do now. It's about 80 degrees in this picture:
http://members.lycos...ts/Farmattk.jpg

In this screenshot there seems to be some light coming from nowhere, perhaps buildings lit up on night levels or the nuke going up makes light?
http://members.lycos.../Nukelaunch.jpg

And there's probably more but since I have to go you'll all have to find them yourself .

[Deathblow Luc]

Perhaps Nuke Silo had a refined LightIntensity code

[Clazzy]

Also, there is a different Kirov bomb:
http://members.lycos...shots/Shot3.jpg

Look at: http://members.lycos...shots/Shot4.jpg
You may notice that the damaged road actually curves round, while the only damaged roads are straight.

http://members.lycos.../Whitehouse.jpg shows that the Prism beams seem to be far weaker-looking than they are now.

http://members.lycos...ots/ccra002.jpg
Old building at the bottom and top right?

http://members.lycos...ots/ccra004.jpg
Loads of couple of obvious things there.

http://members.lycos...ots/ccra007.jpg
Oil derrick?

http://members.lycos...ots/ccra008.jpg
Soviets have Nighthawk, or was this a placeholder before they tried their Hind?

http://members.lycos...ots/ccra013.jpg
Another old building.

And now I'm fed up. Does anyone else want to try and pick the images apart?

[ComradeJ]

http://members.lycos...ots/ccra013.jpg
Another old building.

Not just that, a Kirov is landing (as the crashing one has smoke, so it can;t be crashing)

[Deathblow Luc]

Harriers on the 8th fly really low.

One of those civ buildings at least is restorable. Im busy with 2021 now, but ill try give a shot.

[Tesla]

Look on the third shot,buildings are more realistic sized and White House looks a lot better

[Destroyer]

http://members.lycos...ots/ccra013.jpg
Another old building.

Not just that, a Kirov is landing (as the crashing one has smoke, so it can;t be crashing)

in ra2, some kirovs take off (I think last soviet mission)