There is some Fremen language heard in the videos. This makes Dune 2000 seem like a sequel and not just a remake. Ammon was the mentat who assisted the player in the Ordos campaign in Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty.
There are references to Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty, of which Dune 2000 is a remake: the manual says that the mentat Ammon of House Ordos was executed. Trivia Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty A 16-bit colour mode is the default setting, setting the game's graphics on par with the Command & Conquer games that came before it, while an 8-bit colour mode is available as an option in the game's settings.Įverything from the original is back: sandworms, the spice, the Fremen, the known structures and the map of the planet, and even the intro cinematic is an enhanced live-action/CGI version of the original one. Unlike the original, the cutscenes happen after every mission, with a live-cast this time, like already seen in Westwood Studios' Command & Conquer franchise. The Harkonnen just go brutal, with no care for lives of their own troops or destruction, as long as they are victorious. The Ordos rely on guerrilla tactics and superior technology, as well as mercenaries. The Atreides have air superiority and rely on their honor and alliance with planet natives, the Fremen. Each has different sets of units and tactics while maintaining an overall balance. In this real-time strategy game, you can play one of the three houses: the noble Atreides, the insidious Ordos, or the evil Harkonnen. Let us know what you think of the new release and updated website in the comments below, on our forum, community discord, or GitHub.Description Dune 2000 is a remake of the classic Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty, updated for Windows. We expect to continue improving and iterating on the new site, so let us know if you think that something important is missing or simply doesn’t look right. Lead by with feedback from our GitHub and Discord communities, the fresh look also brings some important technology upgrades that improve the website behaviour on mobile devices, and adds new features for the live games list. We are also today deploying a brand new website design. The new OpenRA website brings a new look and improved functionality. This does unfortunately mean dropping support for some older systems (typically 10+ years old) that currently can run OpenRA, but we believe that this is a necessary tradeoff for the future.
Moving away from the legacy OpenGL 2.1 is important for future compatibility with modern rendering APIs (Vulkan/Metal) and for improving rendering performance with Tiberian Sun and the C&C Remastered Collection.
These features and more will be explained in more detail in the upcoming release spotlight, but for now you can look back over the previous news posts or the full changelog for more information.Īn important compatibility note is that OpenRA now requires GPU support for either OpenGL 3.2, DirectX 11, or OpenGL ES 3.
Rather than continue to delay the release, we have commissioned our best artist to make the placeholder image below, and will post the real spotlight once it is available.
We had originally planned to announce this release with a new patch spotlight video, but an unfortunately timed computer failure has left FiveAces’ battlefield control offline until repairs are completed. Today is the day that many have been waiting for: the new stable OpenRA Release 20210321 is now available!