Welcome back, Commander.
First of all, let me express my gratitude to everyone who voted for Rubicon during the Top 100 Mods of the Year competition. I wanted to post this article and promote the event before the polls closed, but life got in the way. Fortunately, you didn't forget. Thanks to you, our fans, Rubicon has made it to the Top 100 mods in 2023! Being a relatively new mod, I consider this a great achievement. Thank you for helping us reach this milestone!
Now the other, much harder competition has begun: the race for the Mod of the Year title. I feel like that's a little too ambitious for now, but I don't want to discourage you from voting either. Remember, you can vote for multiple mods, so do give a vote for fellow mods have received significant updates this year like Dawn of the Tiberian Age.
With that out of the way, let's look at what's been cooking up behind the curtain, shall we?
Campaign Mission Previews
Since the first release, I've slowly but steadily continued to work on Act II missions, the second part of the Tiberian Sun campaign. Creating a quality mission, even if by tweaking an existing one, takes a lot of work. It doesn't help that I work at a 9-to-5 desk job, study, and try to maintain a speck of social life. Thankfully, the very positive reception of the mod so far gives me confidence and motivation to pursue this hobby.
Here are some previews of the first few Act II missions:
GDI side mission 5 B: Destroy Radar Array
GDI mission 5 A: Rescue Tratos
Nod side mission 4 B: Blackout
Nod mission 4 A: Eviction Notice
I've also made some bugfixes and tweaks to the Act I missions as well as overall gameplay balance. Your feedback is valuable in identifying and prioritizing issues, so keep it coming!
Graphical Revisions
We've also revisited some more of the vanilla TS assets and updated or remade them with better quality. Here are a few of them:
Updated GDI Component Tower graphics
New & enhanced Tiberian Dawn ruins
All-new Harvester model, created by Demo
Click on the pictures to learn more about the changes.
When is the next update?
TBD, but stay tuned, it might be just around the corner.
That's all for now!
See you on the battlefield, Commander!
Congratulations!
I love it !
Thank you for your wonderful work! I have always wanted a mod that touches up the vanilla games, and you have delivered! The Top 100 place is well earned!