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After a long period of quiet I am pleased to announce the release of update 1.6.1.9.1! This is a major update with a large amount of fixes and new features, the most important one being the addition of windowed mode.
Rise of the Mercenaries mission 3 is making good progress and I hope to release it soon. In the mean time, check out the new website for the mod, http://riseofthemercenaries.com/
Full change log:
Note: This update will clear your CnCNet and Dune 2000 configuration files. You will need to run the configuration program again to reconfigure your settings.
If you have version 1.6.1.9, you can download the update here
It’s been a long time since we last posted an update, so here is some long overdue news on game improvements.
To start, work is being done to integrate the new menu system designed by FunkyFr3sh. Essentially, the new system is run from the launcher, allowing special modes like Survival and mods like Rise of the Mercenaries to be launched directly without having an in game menu. This saves a lot of time and provides a lot of customization options previously unavailable, such as the ability to specify which music is associated with each mission. It also allows us to clean up the game directory of useless menu files and focus on making the mod itself rather then game menus.
Work is also being done on the launcher, allowing players to launch D2K+ directly from the application. New programs are also being added, such as Klofkac’s new Map Editor, which will allow for much easier and smoother map and mission creation.
Finally, Mission 3 of Rise of The Mercenaries is being worked on, but it will be released after the next update to give me time to focus on the other changes. I realize its been a long time since the mission 2 release, so to make it up to you there will be a new Survival map and music track added to the game in the next update. I know you guys have been waiting for a long time and I’m only hoping mission 3 can live up to your expectations.
Significant changes have been made to increase overall site performance for users located in Europe and other countries distant from the web server. Overall, the site should be faster and much more responsive.
I am pleased to announce that our migration to the new server is complete. If you have any issues with the site, please Contact Us about the issue.
The Dune 2000 CnCNet server will relaunch in a few days.
In the next few days we will be migrating GruntMods to a new server. You may notice some temporary downtime during this migration. We will make our best effort to keep any disruption to a minimum and will post an update when the migration is complete.
There has not been much progress on Rise Of The Mercenaries. I have not had much free time to work on it lately. I still fully intend on polishing and releasing the mod when more time is available to me.
Due to high demand I have decided to stop taking support tickets for Dune 2000: Gruntmods Edition. Unlike other offerings from GruntMods, there are simply to many support requests for me to answer alone in a timely manner.
For that reason, support requests will now be directed toward the dune2k forums at http://forum.dune2k.com/forum/11-dune-2000/ . I will of course, still visit the forum and help out when availible, but this way you can also get help from other players without having to wait for me to be free and able to assist you. Although it may be less convenient to some, this move will allow me to focus on producing new content and supporting applications that do not have the luxury of a large install base like Dune 2000.
We are currently gathering feedback on the program and want to hear from you! Simply follow the link below to let us know what you think.
There was an issue that was occurring with the contact form which has been resolved. The problem was preventing the form from working correctly. If you submitted a support request within the last 3 days and did not receive a confirmation email, please resubmit your request. Thank you again for your patience.
The issue that was occurring with the contact form has been resolved. The problem was preventing the form from working correctly. If you submitted a support request within the last 3 days and did not receive a confirmation email, please resubmit your request. Thank you again for your patience.
There is currently an issue with the contact form that is being investigated. We apologize for the inconvenience. A notice will be posted here when the issue is resolved.
A bug has been found in USB XTAF Explorer that prevents injecting files 800mb or larger. A fix is currently being researched and an update will be released to address it.
Version 45 has been released. This version is a minor update to maintain the program stability and presentation. Changes include:
Results from the poll we held to determine the difficulty of Rise Of The Mercenaries mission 3 are in.
As you can see, the majority of the voters (a whopping 82%) decided they would like mission 3 to be harder then mission 2, with 26% of those total votes wanting the difficulty to be very hard. With these results, we can summarize that most Dune players are looking for a challenge when they play the expansion. This data is very important and will be weighed heavily when balancing the difficulty in the final product.
Thanks for the feedback everyone!