In 1995 Westwood Studios were finishing a game that would change the face of RTS, forever. So there is no point in not fighting over it, is it?ĭune 2 was not as successful as C&C, it was successful enough for Westwood to create their next RTS game and suprisingly people are still modding 17 year old Dune 2 today! The factions are the Atredies, the Ordos and the Harkonnen they came to Arrakis after the Emperor gave them all a challenge "Those who collects the most spice, controls Dune, there are no set territories and no rules of engangement." Now what is so special about spice? The spice extends life, the spice expands consciousness and the spice is vital for space travel. All they could do in the short time was add the number to the game's title.ĭune 2 is about three factions fighting over a planet called Arrakis, which is also known as Dune. Despite being called Dune 2 it wasn't actually a sequel, it had to be renamed at the last second when their publisher's Virgin Interactive released another game was to be released under the title "Dune" a month before. While Dune 2 may not be the first RTS game it was the first game to have all important features such as collecting resources, the minimap and the fog of war.
The year is 1992 and Westwood Studios is about to release their latest game Dune 2 The Building of a Dynasty a game that would define how all RTS games after it would be created.
However to find the roots of C&C we have to go back in time, past 1995 and all the way back to 1992 and Dune 2! Table of Contents
The Command & Conquer series has been going on for over 14 years, it has made the transition from 2D to 3D, it has changed studios and survived.