RTS Dying Breed - C&C with zombies

[Feyd Rautha]

https://playdyingbreed.com

Spoiler

Dying Breed is a retro-futuristic RTS video game that brings back the storytelling and realtime strategy aspects of 90ies RTS games.

The tasks of the player are to sneak behind enemy lines, neutralize enemy targets, navigate through puzzling levels, secure, destroy or corrupt target objects or units, invest resources, construct bases, train units and ultimately defeat the opponent.

The game will feature two campaigns, portraying the war between the West World Alliance and the Empire Ascending Order.

While Dying Breed is under development, please try our Demo version and follow us on social media to keep up with news about the game!

In the history of C&C Clones Dying Breed is the only one that truly manages to copy the art style. Let's see how the gameplay turns out... The game is not out yet but there's a demo to try. Could be something.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Those map features look like borderline stolen assets if you ask me.

 

[Eisen]

Haven't played C&C that much, but looks like a straight ripoff

 

[CyberWhale]

The name is appropriate, if nothing else. I've misread the title as Dying Breed - C&C Clones and though it was about almost non-existent lineup of C&C/RTS games.

 

[JarlFrank]

Those map features look like borderline stolen assets if you ask me.

If by "map features" you mean ground textures, buildings, trees, unit sprites... then yes. All of those look like they're ripped straight out of C&C.

Looks more like a mod than its own game.

 

[Feyd Rautha]

Demo 2 can be downloaded here: https://linktr.ee/dyingbreedrts

 

[ArchAngel]

Haven't played C&C that much, but looks like a straight ripoff

It looks like a worse ripoff.

 

[thesheeep]

Eh, I don't mind a ripoff if it is good enough.
One can only replay the original(s) so many times before it becomes boring to do so...

 

[Feyd Rautha]

Spoiler

Dying Breed, A first generation Pixel-Art Real Time Strategy Game set in an alternative time-line. Where World War 2 ends in 1951 with Nuclear Holocaust. After 40 years of relative peace a New Powerful source of Energy start emerging from Underground. An evil MasterMind called Ubik is the first to understand the True power of this new source named Substance D. Two factions and neutrals will fight for Power and Control of Energy resources! Fight as a Human or a Mutant-Cyborg in this thrilling new Old School RTS Game!

 

[Darth Roxor]

True power of this new source named Substance D.

so everyone in this game wants the D?

 

[Tweed]

Good idea giving people a shitty escort mission for a demo, feels more like you're playing Sole Survivor than an actual C&C game. It feels like someone took a screenshot of a C&C map and made it the background while the units sort of glide about, it just doesn't feel right. I can appreciate the corny FMV mission briefing though, but it should be interlaced and low-rez for the full effect.

 

[Infinitron]

Picked up by MicroProse:

 

[Tyranicon]

Actually looks somewhat charming. Wish they showcased more units though.

 

[Eisen]

The graphics aren't "pixel perfect"

 

[Hellraiser]

Not sure if cargo cult or full on plagiarism.

I mean it looks like a game equivalent of a porn parody, except there's no fucking visible (unless you count the raping of C&C's legacy).

 

[Feyd Rautha]

Let's hope the MicroProse money will be used to update the unit voice lines, they are horrible as is.

 

[RaggleFraggle]

I’m starved for decent RTS content. I’ll take this retro pastiche any day of the week.

 

[Feyd Rautha]

I’m starved for decent RTS content. I’ll take this retro pastiche any day of the week.

Even on a Sunday?

 

[RaggleFraggle]

I’m starved for decent RTS content. I’ll take this retro pastiche any day of the week.

Even on a Sunday?

Yes

 

[luj1]

Looks pretty cool, like a RA 1 clone

 

[d1nolore]

C&C source code was released and depending what license it was released under it might very well be free game to utilise it for commercial purposes.

This is not a ripoff or lookalike, this is the C&C engine and assets + modified assets. The wording used dances around this fact. I’m guessing by MicroProse connected they are going to fully commercialise it.

 

[d1nolore]

C&C source code was released and depending what license it was released under it might very well be free game to utilise it for commercial purposes.

This is not a ripoff or lookalike, this is the C&C engine and assets + modified assets. The wording used dances around this fact. I’m guessing by MicroProse connected they are going to fully commercialise it.

https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection


Electronic Arts Inc. released only TiberianDawn.dll, RedAlert.dll and
the Command & Conquer Map Editor and their corresponding source code
under the GPL V3 below, with additional terms at the bottom.

Looks like charging for content is not prohibited

 

[d1nolore]

If the are cleverer they will follow up this by using the RA engine to make a Ukraine vs Russia campaign