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» Contra 009 Beta 2 Released
Posted December 26, 2016. By predator_bg.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
 
Hi everyone, as promised, we are releasing yet another version of Contra mod. 
A year has passed by since the last beta version, and we made a lot of changes. As usual we have made many new things for you guys to discover and enjoy. Improved old and bad things, fixed bugs, and added new stuff for you to play with. Two brand new Challenge maps are available: Demolition and Flame.
 
Before actual download link, there are few new visual improvements to show, so let's start.
 
USA Laser Avenger tank
 
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Old Avenger model got replaced with new one, but it is not just visual update. New Avenger has only one weapon, which is of course anti air, but he got new hybrid armor. Armor which is resistant to RPG missiles more than usual AA unit, and also resistant to Jet Missiles. You could say, it is combination of regular tank, and anti-air tank.
 
USA Air Force's Black Hawk
 
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In order to balance generals' powers, we did some changes there too. So Air Force general's Shockwave Bomb is removed, and replaced with SEAL drop. SEALs are dropped by 3 stealth Black Hawks, which are very well armored too. This power is available at rank 5.
 
USA Air Force's Navy SEAL
 
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So as explained above, SEALs are dropped by stealth Black Hawks. All together 9 Seals, very well armored and equipped with M32 grenade launcher effective vs all ground targets. They come as a good support, or ambush attack from behind. In future, SEALs will get the ability to swim, and place explosive charges on structures. They are also stealth while not moving or shooting.
 
GLA Toxin Pump
 
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GLA Toxin general's demo traps are replaced with toxin pumps now. This nice little thing can spill both toxin and acid (despite of the name) around itself and damage nearby units. It is manually controlled. Acid damages pump and destroys it, but if you purchase Neutralizers upgrade at rank 3, pump won't damage itself anymore. Of course, both toxin and acid can be even more upgraded to bring more damage. Plant those things on map, pollute everything and enjoy watching your enemy dying slowly. Toxin pump is stealth, and can be destroyed by any unit.
 
Last but definitely not least, is improvement on GLA structures. PredatorBG took some time to improve GLA textures, and with this, all structures look much better.
 
This is render of GLA assault general's Temple
 
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No more yellow boring walls, now we have nice looking bricks.
 
And here is a picture of all GLA structures together:
 
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Before you download and start playing, please read these most important gameplay changes, and avoid unpleasant surprises :D

  • all USA Valanx units now come with already upgraded TOW (but nerfed) weapons
  • all USA Valanx units passengers cannot fire from inside anymore
  • all USA Laser generals units, can go through rampage from game start, meaning, they upgrade lasers individually with experience
  • all GLA tunnels no longer have a mounted weapon, and don't give free tunnel defenders, but they are much cheaper and built very fast
  • all GLA command trucks are limited to 1
  • you can reach rank 6 now, which gives you additional 3 science points which you can spend on your general's powers

...for complete changelog article, visit this link:

Complete changelog

And now, finally download link:

 

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Now, we will take some rest from working on new version, and we will be available for online playing with you. So, we are inviting you to join us in Tunngle and play with us, if you see us there, feel free to challenge anyone for a game.
 

Contra 009 Tunngle room screenshot

We would also like to thank some youtubers, which helped us in promoting Contra, with posting their videos. Either on multiplayer or challenge games. Visit their channels, and watch some good videos:

Persun (our tester and balance advisor)
MasterofRoflness
BurakkiD

Irwe3
GeneralsGentlemen
westwood
 
And a few more final words, about our future plans. So next release will be Contra 009 FINAL. Which will have some finished things from this version, and fixed bugs. This 009 Beta 2 is almost as complete as 009 FINAL would be, but we decided to release it under beta code name, in order to give you guys something for holidays. We plan to release 009 FINAL in 2017, if our RL goes as planned.
 
We would like to thank you for all support, and for voting on MOTY. Keep in mind, we are just 2 people that are working on all aspects of this mod. We have RL same as you guys have.
 
See ya next time!



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» Contra 009 Beta Released
Posted December 8, 2015. By predator_bg.

Originally posted on ModDB by dcesarec on Dec 7th, 2015
 

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Dear Contra players,
with small delay, we are bringing you first 009 release. As already known, our team which consists from 3 people (d-ceThePredatorBG, and our tester Persun) was working on 009 beta for about a year. 

But real life took from us even more time which we would dedicate to this project. So many plans and ideas are still not implemented in 009 release. However, many new things are inserted, many things are improved and fixed. You can read a detailed changelog here: http://www.moddb.com...logs-part-16-17

 

We encourage you to download this version, which is better than 008 Final in many aspects. Play it with friends, and play it with us.

 

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Join us either on Hamachi in this network: generalsgentlemen (Pass: generalsgentlemen); keep in mind, players on this network play all kind of ZH mods. 
Or you can join us in Tunngle, in Contra 009 room. We are looking forward to playing some online games.

Also, please support us by voting for us. No matter of winning something or not, it means a lot for us by knowing that people are still liking this project.
 

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Installation video tutorial (more info can be found in video description on YouTube):

 



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» Huge block of news
Posted April 6, 2008. By Creator.
I was very busy for some last weeks. So, I had not enough time to post Contra news. All this time me with Woody were drawing new models and textures. Now I want to represent all we made for some weeks.

1. I've got another level up. I've learned how to create infantry models. My first models are Col Burton with BFG-9000 and new weapons for snipers.

Burton with BFG screenshots:
http://contra.cncgui...shots/BFG-0.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...shots/BFG-1.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...shots/BFG-2.jpg
New Snipers:
http://contra.cncgui...ots/Snipers.jpg

2. Also I remade some particle effects. In particular, new fire storm looks a bit better.
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3. Woody completed skining of GLA C-97 cargo plane. It will replace conventional GLA transport used for general's powers.
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Screenshots:
http://contra.cncgui...shots/C97-1.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...shots/C97-1.jpg

4. I made new model and skin for Ka-29 Helix:

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Screenshots:
http://contra.cncgui...Ka29Helix-1.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...Ka29Helix-2.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...Ka29Helix-3.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...Ka29Helix-4.jpg

5. I remade GLA aviation. I removed all Demo general aircrafts - Winged Missile, Transport Missile and Sky Scourge. They looked very bad. I decided to replace them with other units. L-29 moved from Assault general to Demo general. Assault has no aviation now. Demo general L-29 has another role. Earlier it was conventional plane armed with bombs. Now it is suicide bomber. Also I added new suicide interceptor for Demo general - Zipper. It rams enemy planes in air.

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Screenshots:
http://contra.cncgui...ts/Zipper_1.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...ts/Zipper_2.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...ts/Zipper_3.jpg

6. Woody completed Iron Dragon skin. This new model will replace the old one for Nuke general. By the way, Iron Dragon weapon is remade too. It fired cannon earlier. Now it fires mini homing missiles and does not need to return to airfield for reloading.

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Screenshots:
http://contra.cncgui...nshots/ID_1.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...nshots/ID_2.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...nshots/ID_3.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...nshots/ID_4.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...nshots/ID_5.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...nshots/ID_6.jpg

7. Air Force general has got new planes for its heavy aviation. Earlier he could build C-130, B-2 and B-52 at his special airfield. All these planes were scraped. C-130 had been replaced with C-27. I told about it a while ago. You can find C-27 in earlier news. Now we completed 2 other models: Wyvern - replacement for B-2 and Chimera - replacement for B-52.

Wyvern has the same characteristics as B-2 had. It is stealth, requires 5th rank, costs $4500 and armed with 5 powerful bombs. It lays all 5 bombs in a line which makes it effective versus large groups of enemies.

Chimera characteristics are very close to B-52. It requires 3rd rank, costs $3000 and plays the role of flying artillery. It is armed with AGM-86 cruise missiles which have the same attack range as Tomahawks had. The only significant difference - Chimera has 6 missiles (B-52 had 4). Single AGM-86 missile brings as much damage as Tomahawk. Thus, Chimera volley is 50% more powerful, but it takes 50% longer time for reloading.

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Screenshots with B-3 and B-4:
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-01.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-02.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-03.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-04.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-05.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-06.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-07.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-08.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-09.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-10.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-11.jpg
http://contra.cncgui.../bombers-12.jpg
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» GLA Evil Weevil tank
Posted September 12, 2007. By Creator.
Chemical general Scolopendra will be replaced with Evil Weevil. This tank has the same weapon - acid sprayer, but it is a bit more armored, a bit faster and a bit more expensive.

Modelled by Creator.
Skinned by Woody.

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Screenshots:
http://contra.cncgui...ts/Weevil01.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...ts/Weevil02.jpg
http://contra.cncgui...ts/Weevil03.jpg


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