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Interestingly, we see here a departure from the unit and structure designs of Tiberian Sun and a return to an aesthetic very reminiscent of the first installment of the series in many cases. You see it too, right? They look very similar to the structures we see in Tiberium Wars. I want you to scroll back up to the Tiberian Dawn section for a second, and take a quick look at the images there. Namely, the Stealth and DevilвЂ™s Tongue tanks, attack buggy, attack cycle, and even the NodвЂ™s nuke superweapon are carried over from the first game (though this last has a different source than the Temple of Nod). Do note though that all of the most important Nod units (from a design perspective) are carried over from the first game. There are so many new units that itвЂ™s hard to compare directly.

Here, we see a refinement, rather than a replacing, of the vehicle mechanics from the first game. In addition, the Brotherhood received a whole host of units designed to further differentiate them from the GDI: in addition to the returning basics (including a renamed Chemical Warrior called the Toxin Soldier) hijackers, mobile stealth generators, hunter-seekers, and the first uses of Cyborg technology appear in this game. Where in the first game this structure was depicted as a military barracks surmounted by KaneвЂ™s hand grasping a globe, the Hand of Nod is much more humble in the second conflict, looking for all the world like a discarded glove. The Power Plant likewise gets a reimagining, and generic walls are replaced with sinister red Laser fencing. In some ways, the unit and structure art is a refinement of that seen in the first game, and in some ways it is a replacement: the Refinery, which in Tiberian Dawn was a generic-looking structure, is replaced with a circular, flame-gouting facility thatвЂ™s much more up to Brotherhood code. The Obelisk in particular undergoes a sea change: itвЂ™s fitted with a large semicircular base that greatly adds to the size of the structure. In some cases, as with the Obelisk of Light, structures become more angular and complex, where in the case of the Temple of Nod and Hand of Nod, we see rounded architecture with angular piping, very unlike their predecessors in many ways. Interestingly enough, the Brotherhood undergoes some major design philosophy changes from the Tiberian Dawn to Tiberian Sun. These units, along with the aforementioned Chemical Warrior, gave the Brotherhood their reputation for stealth, terror tactics, and brutality that remain hallmarks of their nature to this day. Though I pick fun at the unit names in this game, we see here what go on to become some of the iconic units of the Command and Conquer franchise: the Engineer (though this isnвЂ™t unique to the Brotherhood, obviously), the Stealth Tank, the DevilвЂ™s Tongue Flame Tank, and the Obelisk of Light, just to name a few. ItвЂ™s almostвЂ¦ elegant about the design of this game, which boasts some surprisingly complex graphics for a game of its age: the minimap is only activated after the construction of a Communications array, the MCV can unpack into a Construction Yard, and the classic Command and Conquer sidebar is present, though not as full-featured as it becomes in its future incarnations. ItвЂ™s the start of one of the most loved real-time strategy franchises out there, and thereвЂ™s something about the gameplay that is appealing despite it really showing its age. The genre was fairly young when this game came out in 1995 (and so was I)! There was no shift (or Alt) queuing for structures or units, fog of war dissipated permanently when revealed, and units had inspiring names like вЂњChemical Warrior.вЂќ But, in reality, there is something a little inspiring about this title, as long in the tooth as it might seem at first glance. Read on to travel down memory lane with us, and revisit the glory days of the Brotherhood as we look at how the Brotherhood has evolved over the years.ДЄh, Command and Conquer.

What RTS gamer hasnвЂ™t heard of and either admired or reviled the prophet Kane and his minions? Sadly, nowadays they and their eternal opponents the GDI seem to exist only in the browser as factions in a game that doesnвЂ™t very strongly resemble the Command and Conquer most of us grew up loving. Easily one of the most famous, or notorious, organizations in RTS history. Thanks for your patience if youвЂ™ve already read this!ДЄh, the Brotherhood of Nod. IвЂ™ll be periodically reposting some of my best writing from that site, in anВ effort to preserve it. This article has been reposted from, which has beenВ decommissioned.

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