Hi guys. I have been playing C&C Generals ZH (and Generals) since it was first released back in the days. I still love this game, and I mostly play it against the AI. After more than 20 years of playing it, I often take different approaches, like my goal can be to take over all the opponents structures, instead of just destroying them etc.
However, I have been thinking of a MOD that I'd really like to see. This is not a war-game thing, but I belive C&C could be a great platform to build it on. And, since I am not a progammer, I post my idea here, in case anyone feels like this could be fun to make.
Here are my thoughts:
Make a huge map with terrains such as forest, desert, rivers, lakes, islands etc.
On this map there are no enemies as such, but wild animals, tribes, burglurars, etc, and of course also civilians and maybe even friends.
Then there can be usable items scattered around, such as cars, trucks, boats, food, weapons, and other recources.
The player starts with one man (based on infantry). This player can be equipped with a rifle. Maybe he is a hunter, or some sort of explorer (like Indiana Jones style, whatever). Maybe he can also cloak/camouflage for short periods of time.
The map starts as completely black, but as you move around you can explore more and more of it. Maybe you find items such as maps,which 'opens' up more of the map around for you to see or maps of other areas in this world (like the USA drone), or perhaps a GPS which will open the entire map (like when China upgrades to radar on the command centre).
My idea is that this could be like a game where you can explore this huge map, but there are still quests and dangers along the way. Maybe health constantly goes slowly down, so you must find food, or hunt animals/fish for food, or find water (which can be carried in containers that can be found lying around). If you walk, you can only carry so much. If you find a truck, then you can carry more, but you would also need to find fuel, etc. "Enemies" wil easier spot you in a vehicle, while wild creatures will more easily attack if you are at foot.
I guess I'm thinking of something similar to FarCry, but based on the C&C worlds. Like a safari- og explorer-game. You can sneak around dangers, but you can also confront them.
The quests can be something like a treasure hunt like in the movies Indiana jones, Romancing the stone, Jewel of the Nile etc.
