Let's Play Command & Conquer: The Special Operations

[TaxOwlbear]

I'm sorry about that, but I hate that mission.

[MattAttack]

sigh.... 9 minutes I will never get back....

[TaxOwlbear]

Let's play what is probably the trickiest of the PSX mission.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kla561ncZWI

 

Alternative link.

[TaxOwlbear]

Here's the infamous PADSUX mission:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Euxr7fsNOM

 

Alternative link.

[Nyerguds]

That's "PATSUX", actually

[X3M]

Can you do that last mission without casual casualties?

[TaxOwlbear]

I could... probably by zapping everything with the Ion Cannon or by mircomanaging the orcas better. That doesn't sound like all that much fun, to be honest.

[X3M]

True, no one likes that map any way.

It looks like a simple map created in a map editor.

[ore_truck]

PATSUX sucks.

[TaxOwlbear]

I know, I know, I bombed the lab. But it was an accident!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jLMe_T1aQY

 

Alternative link.

[AchromicWhite]

lol 8:00, 1 medium tank or a few rocket men would have changed that situation 100% xD

[TaxOwlbear]

But I took revenge by bombing the lab!

 

 

Even though it was an accident.

[AchromicWhite]

xD Sure did.

[TaxOwlbear]

I think I'll do this mission the proper way at one point.

[TaxOwlbear]

Time for some tatcial action with Nod:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWiV9OZcgpg

 

Alternative link.

[Nyerguds]

Trees, unlike walls, are valid targets to your units. If a unit tries to get somewhere and they perceive the tree as blocking their path, they attack it.

 

Even if, y'know, in case of flame tanks, that only leaves a completely invincible burnt tree skeleton behind

[TaxOwlbear]

I didn't even know that. Then again, I don't think there are many maps that have trees placed like that (with a vehicle being unable to go around them) or they are groups of trees which IIRC can't be destroyed.

[TaxOwlbear]

The last N64 Special Ops mission is pretty straightforward: MURDER EVERYONE.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WX9X9aGP6E

 

Alternative link.

[Nyerguds]

The only way to get Orcas as Nod is to capture the actual GDI helipads and produce them from that. It's exactly like the war factories in RA1.

[X3M]

I enjoyed that last video a lot.

 

On certain structures, the NOD Apache is a better choice.

[TaxOwlbear]

Yeah, sometimes the Orca just buzzes around and then it's out of ammo already. When I re-played RA1, I found the Apache/Hind to be surprisingly effective. In the campaign, I prefer Hinds over MiGs because they take less space and are less of a pain to manoeuvre.

[Nyerguds]

I believe helis in RA1 have some kind of maximum range though; move them further away from the pad and they refuse. Not sure if that's a bug or not.

[TaxOwlbear]

That could be true. Sometimes chopper seem to fly towards a target, but refuse to actually shoot it. I think I coul fix that with having them land somewhere before the attack.

[X3M]

I believe helis in RA1 have some kind of maximum range though; move them further away from the pad and they refuse. Not sure if that's a bug or not.

 

I noticed this as well. Big chunks of my armada simply returns home after flying a while. But they only do this if the targeted unit is not completely free from under the shroud.

 

Attacking ground however is possible. But from there onwards to the same half shrouded unit still sends a lot back to the heli-pad.

 

Why does this happen? Why are the planes not influenced by this?

[X3M]

3 weeks wasn't enough for you, was it?