Tiberian Dawn: Ground Zero Update #7

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Hello, and welcome to this long overdue Tiberian Dawn: Ground Zero update! Wheels may have been turning a little slowly due to exterior factors, but they have been turning! It's about time we show off some of the fruits of these endeavors!

REFINERY

We finally have the last of ACK's original structures set up and ingame! Thanks to @ TeamWolf , the Refinery is on the battlefield at long last! It should be noted that the interior is due for a rework, but this will give an idea of what to expect from a broad perspective. Plus, it is nice to see this structure properly ingame and not just in renders!

FLAME TANK

Now we come to a two-parter of this blog that I like to designate as the " @ Romanov is amazing" segment! He has generously modeled out for us a new Flame Tank!

In-game, this vehicle will act as a "battering ram" of sorts. While it sports relatively low range, it more than makes up for it with frightening damage output and the strongest armor in the entire Nod arsenal. When escorted by units able to handle ranged threats, a Flame Tank will make short work of structures and infantry battalions alike, while also packing a serious punch against any vehicle that dares to get too close.

STEALTH TANK

Part 2 of the "@ Romanov is amazing" segment! The two vehicles I anticipated having the most difficulty getting models for just happened to be the two he decided to whip up for us! Everybody stroke his ego and give Krystal a sandwich!

In-game, the Ezekiel's Wheel Stealth Tank will be the ultimate vehicle hunter. While it won't have the armor to survive a direct encounter, it does sport the Lazarus Shield cloaking technology, giving the vehicle the ability to seemingly vanish into thin air. While cloaked, it maneuvers into position to ambush GDI armor, ripping them to pieces with powerful missiles, before disappearing into the ether once again.

VEHICLE SCOPES

This is a feature that AR players may already be familiar with thanks to the Sniper IFV, but in case you aren't familiar, we now have the ability to give sniper scopes to vehicles. This is a feature we'll be making extensive use of in GZ given how much it will come in handy for the long range combat you can expect.

Here's an early example of what this will look like on the Apache. In addition to the scope, though, eagle eyed viewers might spot something else hidden in plain sight...

CONCLUSION

And that's that for now! It might be a moment before we return as I assist APB on the Naval side and BfD with audio for their vehicle release, but our wheels will still be turning! Ta~ta for now!