Command & Conquer Generals... too fast!

K <iguana_bwana DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
><jdoe DeleteThis @usenet.is.the.real.thing> wrote:

>>Messing with the speed control is unrealistic also. Why would you want
>>lethargic moving units and long build times?
>
>He didn't state he did. You wrongly assumed he did,

No I did not.

>Too fast, and the 'RTS' game is [too fast].
>
>To[o] slow, and clearly, the proponents should be playing a turn based
>game.

I doubt that turn based gamers would say that reducing real-time
strategy game speed produces nearly the equivalent of a turn based game.

Messing with the real-time strategy speed control is just a clumsy/crude
way of controlling game speed, in my opinion.

>There is an ideal speed range that suits the tenor of any RTS
>game, and that is undoubtedly what the initial inquirer's question and
>subsequent refers to.

The original poster (Opticreep) wrote:
Is there any way (cheats, hacks, mods, etc) to adjust the game speed
during a single player campaign game?

>In fact you're now being obtuse in attempting to uphold your initial
>idiotic statement of the thread, whose purpose was clearly self
>aggrandisement.

Something that makes USENET fun (for me) is posting in context so others
will know what I am talking about.

>One can only hope you play RTS better than you debate,

Let us debate ways to regulate the speed of real-time strategy. Since
you like total annihilation, let's talk about whether to Use Total
Annihilation's implementation of energy bars to help improve current
real-time strategy.

>though witnessing this display of 'prowess', one can understand why
>you relish the clickfest.

I have never written anything to that effect.

>>That concept was implemented to some extent in Total Annihilation but
>>it does not play enough of a role in the game, in my opinion.
>
>This demonstrates only the level at which you play the game.

Does my comment sound like a scathing critique of Total Annihilation to
anyone else? Heaven forbid.

>Resource management is what this game is all. Bugs and flaws included,
>Total Annihilation is still THE best RTS game yet EVER to hit the
>marketplace.

Maybe someone who isn't a fan of Total Annihilation will debate that
with you.














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