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Interface mod for CnC95

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First post, by mr_bigmouth_502

Posted on 2013-06-09, 09:47

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So I started playing CnC95 recently just for the hell of it, and while it has some interesting gameplay concepts, I can't get over just how terrible the mouse interface is for it. 🤣 I'm much more used to how the interface works on Blizzard RTSs like Starcraft and Warcraft II, and I understand that those have much different gameplay compared to CnC, but the mouse controls for those just "handle" so much better, I don't know how else to explain it. 😜

Anyhow, are there any mods for CnC95 that make it feel more "Blizzard-like"? I'd love to get more into this game, but the interface seems to be the only thing stopping me (that, and the brutally relentless AI 😜).

I apologize to any CnC fans in advance if this idea seems like sacrelige. I've played and enjoyed some of the other CnC games (namely Tiberian Sun, and bits of Red Alert I and II), and somehow I was able to adapt to those almost no problem.

Reply 1 of 5, by leileilol

Posted on 2013-06-09, 11:26

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I think it's called C&C Generals

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Reply 2 of 5, by mr_bigmouth_502

Posted on 2013-06-09, 12:04

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I decided to fire up Tiberian Sun earlier on, and I pretty much have no reason to play CnC95 now. 🤣 Even though it lacks the Blizzard button setup, the overall interface just feels a loooooot nicer, and it allows me to queue unit orders! 😁

Also, I played Generals once on a friend's PC, and it just felt like a cheap C&C-themed Starcraft mod. 🤣 I probably would've enjoyed it more though if the mouse I was using weren't so terrible.

Reply 3 of 5, by F2bnp

Posted on 2013-06-09, 13:06

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What do you mean exactly? I've grown up with both C&C and Blizzard games so I can't really understand the mouse interface problems you talk about.

Reply 4 of 5, by robertmo

Posted on 2013-06-09, 16:09

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he said he has crappy mouse, not mouse interface problem 😉

Reply 5 of 5, by mr_bigmouth_502

Posted on 2013-06-10, 02:24

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robertmo wrote:
he said he has crappy mouse, not mouse interface problem 😉

Actually it's my friend's computer that had the crappy mouse. It just the interface on CnC95 I was having problems with. I can adapt to the setup used by most of the other CnC games but for whatever reason on CnC95 it's hard to send units into unmarked areas of the map or to split them into different groups or to micro them. Somehow, I don't know exactly why, Tib Sun has less problems with these things. True, there aren't individual unit commands like on Blizzard RTSs, but at least everything else is easier to do.

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