So when are we getting a Dune 2 remaster?

[HONORÉ DE BALZAC]

When?

[Nightwolfnl]

Never.

[Ritsuka]

Originally posted by ZERO:

When?

Never, not up to Ea they dont have the license

[HONORÉ DE BALZAC]

F lol

[Nyerguds]

Originally posted by ZERO:

So when are we getting a Dune 2 remaster?

You mean Dune 2000? It was released like 23 years ago, dude.

If you want an actual remaster of Dune II, on the original Dune II engine, the closest you'll get is Dune Dynasty[dune.fandom.com]. It's an upgraded version of the game based on the reverse-engineered source code. The end result is 100% original Dune II, but with context sensitive mouse cursor, multi-unit select, production waypoints, build queueing, battlefield zoom etc.

The graphics are still the same, though.

[Attorney-at-Meme]

Originally posted by ZERO:

When?

It's called Dune 2000. It was ok, not great, not terrible.

[HONORÉ DE BALZAC]

Dune 2000 was not a remaster...

"Although Dune 2000 was originally intended to be a remake of Dune II, the plotline differs completely"

[HONORÉ DE BALZAC]

Originally posted by Nyerguds:

Originally posted by ZERO:

So when are we getting a Dune 2 remaster?

You mean Dune 2000? It was released like 23 years ago, dude.

If you want an actual remaster of Dune II, on the original Dune II engine, the closest you'll get is Dune Dynasty[dune.fandom.com]. It's an upgraded version of the game based on the reverse-engineered source code. The end result is 100% original Dune II, but with context sensitive mouse cursor, multi-unit select, production waypoints, build queueing, battlefield zoom etc.

The graphics are still the same, though.

Thank you for this

[Attorney-at-Meme]

Originally posted by ZERO:

Dune 2000 was not a remaster...

"Although Dune 2000 was originally intended to be a remake of Dune II, the plotline differs completely"

I figured you meant remake though. :D

[HONORÉ DE BALZAC]

Originally posted by Attorney at Meme:

Originally posted by ZERO:

Dune 2000 was not a remaster...

"Although Dune 2000 was originally intended to be a remake of Dune II, the plotline differs completely"

I figured you meant remake though. :D

Sorry, I forgot which thread I was in, I made a post about the Shadowman Remaster and I called it a remake, and everybody was going mental

[screaming_chicken]

If we're going down this rabbit-hole, I wouldn't mind a remaster of some other early Westwood strategy stuff; the Crescent Hawk games ( Inception [en.wikipedia.org] Revenge [en.wikipedia.org]). I have the first one on floppy disk here, but still haven't gotten around to playing it much.

[Nyerguds]

Originally posted by ZERO:

Dune 2000 was not a remaster...

"Although Dune 2000 was originally intended to be a remake of Dune II, the plotline differs completely"

That's strange. As far as I know, the plotline of both games is identical; the Emperor, having acquired a large debt (somewhat implied in the manual of D2K, explained in detail in the Dune II one), needs to increase spice production, and makes a contest between three Houses over who can produce the most spice. But he doesn't actually want any particular house to win said contest, so as your house starts gaining the upper hand, he conspires with the other two houses against you. And, as Atreides, you build up an alliance with the Fremen throughout the course of the game.

The rough outline is still exactly the same, as far as I can see. But Dune II doesn't have much of a plotline at all, besides that outline, so they refined it a lot in Dune 2000, and for the better, too. So I would definitely not say it "differs completely".

[HONORÉ DE BALZAC]

Originally posted by Nyerguds:

Originally posted by ZERO:

Dune 2000 was not a remaster...

"Although Dune 2000 was originally intended to be a remake of Dune II, the plotline differs completely"

That's strange. As far as I know, the plotline of both games is identical; the Emperor, having acquired a large debt (somewhat implied in the manual of D2K, explained in detail in the Dune II one), needs to increase spice production, and makes a contest between three Houses over who can produce the most spice. But he doesn't actually want any particular house to win said contest, so as your house starts gaining the upper hand, he conspires with the other two houses against you. And, as Atreides, you build up an alliance with the Fremen throughout the course of the game.

The rough outline is still exactly the same, as far as I can see. But Dune II doesn't have much of a plotline at all, besides that outline, so they refined it a lot in Dune 2000, and for the better, too. So I would definitely not say it "differs completely".

That quote was from Wikipedia.

In terms of plotline, I'll leave that up to John Carmack.

[Nyerguds]

Wikipedia is not a real source to take quotes from, y'know. Anyone can edit it

[Deathstroke72]

Originally posted by Nyerguds:

Originally posted by ZERO:

So when are we getting a Dune 2 remaster?

You mean Dune 2000? It was released like 23 years ago, dude.

If you want an actual remaster of Dune II, on the original Dune II engine, the closest you'll get is Dune Dynasty[dune.fandom.com]. It's an upgraded version of the game based on the reverse-engineered source code. The end result is 100% original Dune II, but with context sensitive mouse cursor, multi-unit select, production waypoints, build queueing, battlefield zoom etc.

The graphics are still the same, though.

This 100% if you want to play Dune 2 remaster. I love how this one didn't mess the AI up like some other versions.

[Deathstroke72]

Originally posted by Nyerguds:

Wikipedia is not a real source to take quotes from, y'know. Anyone can edit it

You would be surprised how many people take Wikipedia as 100% fact.