People talk about the music for Command and Conquer and Red Alert a lot and though the soundtracks for those games were great can we just take a moment to appreciate the music and sound FX for this game? So great.
I like how the Sardaukar fires away as he rides Dune's carousel, heheh. Fucking baller are the Sardaukar in this game, especially the minigunners. By far, the best infantry to mass, both for destructive efficiency as well as for viewing satisfaction. Love how they fire up at the sky when you win a map, they don't just raise their weapons like the other infantry units. Makes for a rewarding show at the end of the battle when you got a horde of them onscreen!
@@Clarensee Random environment effects, can be turned off in multiplayer I think. But in the main campaign they sort of just plow through your bases from time to time.
I always preferred to use Hawk Strike when under attack - it would buy useful time to reestablish defence and get the enemy away from my base at least temporarily
now if only the source code for this...and supcom 1 could become shareware......I pay dearly for a dune rts i the deliciously themed , tuned enviroment of Emperor battle for dune style...with the scale scope and ruthless 'evrything is a ingame entity' mechanics..that..be one fuck of a RTS.
@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash , This game is quite moddable, if you know how to do it. I made a balance mod years ago, changing building times, some armor types, damages, experience rates, ranges, etc. Create a folder MODEL inside folder DATA. There you'll put your edited "rules.txt". You probably will need an original one to edit. Take it from here. dune2k.com/Duniverse/Games/Emperor/Downloads/Modifications
@@megac4 sounds rather interesting ,know any place to get a 'fix' file for making a install of original discs boot up properly ? that been my major problem since last i played it ,got a honest bought when it was new copy but....sighs...either the install exe dont work or if geeting it installed on win7 it wont boot properly just...tell it to boot ,it tryess and then just stops I know its a shared problem for cearten games something about windows but its just a pinch outside my area of experience to work around.
@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash It should work fine with win7. I do have win7 and mine runs perfectly. And you probably won't have an hard time finding one "around". ;)
I don't know if it's a bug or something, but whenever i used hawkstrike, instead of sending them running off map, it sent all the enemies affected straight at my base!
When you listen to a soundtrack from the C&C, or just out and about and you hear something like this or the other games. You instantly know it's Frank Klepacki. Them soundtracks..
6:35 Harkonnen Assault Tank operator: "Ahh, just the excuse I needed to pop a cap on all these assholes! I mean, sir I was struck by Chaos Lighting and was not in control of my actions!, sir! No please, sir, not the heart plug!"
Oh man, that would be a great idea, to have a Sardaukar bonus race! Expensive infantry with more hitpoints than average and some fast tanks and heavy artillery? But it would be best of all if they just make a new game with a completely adapted engine.
@sarix19 .... make sure that only option one is selected (The program worked in earlier versions of windows...) -> Next -> try with Wind 98/Windows ME option -> Next -> close the window and try to start the game
Considering the blast yield is smaller than the previous Death Hand(s) used in "Dune2" and "Dune2000" the Harkonnen Superweapon in "Emperor:BattleForDune" is equipped only with conventional High-explosive yields mixed with chemicals rather than actual "Atomics".
Fedaykin can do it when living world is toggled on. Just put them out in the sand and use their move (I think you just double click on them to call a wurm).
@@smigows Fedaykin have a move where they put a thumper in the sand and after a while a worm pops up but instead of it eating them they ride it and you get to control it (whatever it runs into is instant killed). After a while or if it eats too much/takes too much damage it goes back under the sand and the Fedaykin jump off
@sarix19 after you install the game, right click on the dune exe on your desktop or in the game folder and select: troubleshoot compability -> Use recommended settings -> click on Start the Program then click Next (it will try to apply win XP compability) -> Yes, save these settings for this program close that and try to start the game. If it doesn't work try again but this time don't select "Yes, save these..." select "No, try again using different settings "
i have both this.. and dune 2000 still.. those discs.. are more looked after then any other game i own, once i finish my play through of Abe's exodus on my website.. i will be doing a play through off this.. and i never finished the game.. i was always playing sandbox lol
i think this was the first modern rts - ea took so much from emperor - 3 factions, subgroups. but i got to say - no cnc-rts reached emperor battle for dune in puncto using terrain -> infantry cover/trenches etc.
Yeah, too bad, the Dune universe is great. Emperor didn't have very much in common with either the books or the movie, but it got an great atmosphere, and the sandworms where huge. I'd love to see a sequel, perhaps containing more interplanetary combat (like, keeping pretty non-linear campaign mode and expanding it over an entire solar system), though I'm not sure how the economics would work since it is clear that melange is only available on Arrakis.
Units struck by the "Hawk Strike" that are near the edge of the screen can literally "fall off the edge" of the screen and disappear with the "Unit Loss" clip being played. I wonder if this is a bug, I don't think it was the original intention for the designers to design the Superweapon of the Atreides to kill units by stealth.
@sarix19 I'm asking for your reply, because I don't remember which windows version worked for me, this info will help me for future installations of this game. I've installed it 2 weeks ago and it works perfect right now.
@sarix19 if the game runs OK, restart so Windows can save the settings for sure and to switch to normal skin, and then please tell me if it worked for you, cause that's how it worked for me
@1oglop1 i didnt even played generals :D ra2 was awesome, yes.... but it was released way too early (thx to ea)... it may be so much better... did u see artic shots of westwood plans? that was awesome! and they made only 1\3 of the plan. but since i loved tiberium saga a lot... i really liked c&c3 too.
I wish they made Sardukar a playable race...maybe after you played as all 3 as a bonus. Wouldve been awesome to see a version where they're creation actually won.
Imo the hawk strike was the least useful superweapon. Yes, it can offer you a few seconds to defend yourself but if the enemies can't reach a specific point at the map border they won't leave the map and come back. Chaos lightning was more useful with its friendly fire function. Clearly an upgraded hawk strike for me. Ofc the nuke is just insane with its blast radius and over time damage area around the impact point.
It still is an amazing game, even though it has it's shortcomings. You can complete the campaign nearly using nothing but buzzsaw-rush to kill your enemy early, even on hard. Still love it though.
In what way? (I am not looking for an argument here as so many youtube conversations tend to become :p) I personally think this game brought a massive amount of variety that dune 2000 and the previous titles lacked in terms of battle tactics, in 2000 for example the only real variation was the super weapons and a single unit difference between the houses (their were other cosmetic differences but meh) One thing I really didn't like is the mentats became to weird IMO
I was actually thinking about picking this up again soon. I just want to know, will it run on Vista 32 bit? If not, forget it. But if so, I will get it and play it online with you.
@ 1;18, Am I the only one who is disappointed with the change in the Atreides Superweapon? I remember in dune 2000, it called in a free Air Strike. Also Harkonen had a more devastating Death Hand... At the cost of accuracy that is. And Ordos.... I do not believe they had a Superweapon, just special units.
Ordos had the saboteur. An excelent unit with 100% accuracy but with the problem of needing constant guidance for destroying the enemy building. If used well,you could take the construction yard plus the Starport and leave the enemy base with no chance of building more,but that needed too much focus on one single unit to do so. And Atreides Air Strike were the Ornithopters ,and yes, i prefered them by far xD
cobrazax Yeah, i know. I personally prefered fremen rather than saboteur, but the second one would destroy an enemy building almost for sure. You dont have that security with fremen
@thekingsean92 try pirate bay thats where im downloading it right now i just hope it works i own the game myself but i broke 1 cd and lost the other 3 i dont know how
i actually have vista 32bit system myself and it runs perfectly :) no problems at all. nevertheless i don't know if the game uses IPX like RA2 for online gameplay. regarding RA2-it runs on my pc, but ultra slow, that's annoying -.-'
People talk about the music for Command and Conquer and Red Alert a lot and though the soundtracks for those games were great can we just take a moment to appreciate the music and sound FX for this game? So great.
This game is amazing, it is a crime to not to give it a remake!
I like how the Sardaukar fires away as he rides Dune's carousel, heheh.
Fucking baller are the Sardaukar in this game, especially the minigunners. By far, the best infantry to mass, both for destructive efficiency as well as for viewing satisfaction. Love how they fire up at the sky when you win a map, they don't just raise their weapons like the other infantry units. Makes for a rewarding show at the end of the battle when you got a horde of them onscreen!
Harkonnen infantry also fire their guns.
5:18 - "Maybe if I shoot it, it will let me go."
Poor guy :P
Is this a random event? It's amazing for a 2001 game.
@@Clarensee Random environment effects, can be turned off in multiplayer I think. But in the main campaign they sort of just plow through your bases from time to time.
We want new games about Dune.. T-T
If you have Civilization 4, there's a very cool mod called Dune Wars.
EA: show me the money
Meme: power overwhelming
There'll be a new Dune game, but it'll be based on the new movies so make of that what you will.
@@Gigas0101
Having watched the new Dune movie, I'm not sure how viable it would be as an RTS.
Westwood is gone :(
The hawk strike has got to be one of the most effective non-lethal weapons in RTS history ever!
it's a shame that House Ordos wasn't in the books but only in the games, they're a really interesting House.
They're more interesting in D2k where their mentat is a forbidden Ixian technology - most likely one of them banned thinking machines, or a cyborg.
I always preferred to use Hawk Strike when under attack - it would buy useful time to reestablish defence and get the enemy away from my base at least temporarily
Thank you, this video reminds me of lots of cherish memories. love it.
This game was great, I love Westwood. The voices of the units were incredibly cool, as was the gameplay.
Good thing they improved the Dune 2000's near useless Death Hand Missile in this game
Yep
now if only the source code for this...and supcom 1 could become shareware......I pay dearly for a dune rts i the deliciously themed , tuned enviroment of Emperor battle for dune style...with the scale scope and ruthless 'evrything is a ingame entity' mechanics..that..be one fuck of a RTS.
@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash , This game is quite moddable, if you know how to do it. I made a balance mod years ago, changing building times, some armor types, damages, experience rates, ranges, etc.
Create a folder MODEL inside folder DATA. There you'll put your edited "rules.txt". You probably will need an original one to edit. Take it from here.
dune2k.com/Duniverse/Games/Emperor/Downloads/Modifications
@@megac4 sounds rather interesting ,know any place to get a 'fix' file for making a install of original discs boot up properly ?
that been my major problem since last i played it ,got a honest bought when it was new copy but....sighs...either the install exe dont work or if geeting it installed on win7 it wont boot properly just...tell it to boot ,it tryess and then just stops I know its a shared problem for cearten games something about windows but its just a pinch outside my area of experience to work around.
@@Amoth_oth_ras_shash It should work fine with win7. I do have win7 and mine runs perfectly. And you probably won't have an hard time finding one "around". ;)
I love this game. My fave House is the Ordos, with their super quick tanks that can outmaneuver Minotauri and the Kobra with its long-ranged howitzer.
I don't know if it's a bug or something, but whenever i used hawkstrike, instead of sending them running off map, it sent all the enemies affected straight at my base!
Lol
Ohhh the feels, this game is sooo good!
When you listen to a soundtrack from the C&C, or just out and about and you hear something like this or the other games. You instantly know it's Frank Klepacki. Them soundtracks..
Man the music for House Harkonnon kicks some real ass!
So many great memories. Nostalgia 100
This is still the top RTS after nine years.
there will be two films and a series about Dune
6:35 Harkonnen Assault Tank operator: "Ahh, just the excuse I needed to pop a cap on all these assholes! I mean, sir I was struck by Chaos Lighting and was not in control of my actions!, sir! No please, sir, not the heart plug!"
@kohjingwei The last gift from a great game company. . . *sighs* . . . .R.I.P Westwood...
Oh man, that would be a great idea, to have a Sardaukar bonus race!
Expensive infantry with more hitpoints than average and some fast tanks and heavy artillery?
But it would be best of all if they just make a new game with a completely adapted engine.
They are already a second house in the game
0:49 epic lulz at the harverster
This is an awesome sequel to Dune 2000. It could use a remake, though. Dune 2000 was a great remake of Dune II
@sarix19 .... make sure that only option one is selected (The program worked in earlier versions of windows...) -> Next -> try with Wind 98/Windows ME option -> Next -> close the window and try to start the game
Man, I remember when i saw the trailer for this game in Red Alert 2. It blew my fucking mind
this was a mad remake of dune 200 and dune 2. the graphics engine lives on in the form of generals, c&c3, ra3 and now the upcoming c&c4
lol this comment aged poorly
So nostalgic! An EPIC game.
@ishallkillall : It is the navigator. The unit of the navigator guild.
Didn't the guild say something along the lines of "nuclear weapons are forbidden?"
Damn Harkonnen.
Considering the blast yield is smaller than the previous Death Hand(s) used in "Dune2" and "Dune2000" the Harkonnen Superweapon in "Emperor:BattleForDune" is equipped only with conventional High-explosive yields mixed with chemicals rather than actual "Atomics".
Yes...we want dune remastered in 2020 not sucker c&c remastered.
why not both
@@AlexanderKotovsky79 no c&c, ra2 better
2:18 atreides can control the worm?
the Fremen can
alphlife How can I do it?
Fedaykin can do it when living world is toggled on. Just put them out in the sand and use their move (I think you just double click on them to call a wurm).
alphlife Ty I'll to try it.
@@smigows Fedaykin have a move where they put a thumper in the sand and after a while a worm pops up but instead of it eating them they ride it and you get to control it (whatever it runs into is instant killed). After a while or if it eats too much/takes too much damage it goes back under the sand and the Fedaykin jump off
Published by
Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developed by
Intelligent Games, Ltd., Westwood Studios, Inc.
Released
2001
@sarix19 after you install the game, right click on the dune exe on your desktop or in the game folder and select: troubleshoot compability -> Use recommended settings -> click on Start the Program then click Next (it will try to apply win XP compability) -> Yes, save these settings for this program close that and try to start the game. If it doesn't work try again but this time don't select "Yes, save these..." select "No, try again using different settings "
i have both this.. and dune 2000 still.. those discs.. are more looked after then any other game i own, once i finish my play through of Abe's exodus on my website.. i will be doing a play through off this.. and i never finished the game.. i was always playing sandbox lol
cool, lovved to play the game back then
i think this was the first modern rts - ea took so much from emperor - 3 factions, subgroups. but i got to say - no cnc-rts reached emperor battle for dune in puncto using terrain -> infantry cover/trenches etc.
You left out the Ixian super gun from one state, and also the Guild cannon in the final mission
it works on my win7 64 bit ultimate, not before I troubleshooted the compability issues first.
Yeah, too bad, the Dune universe is great. Emperor didn't have very much in common with either the books or the movie, but it got an great atmosphere, and the sandworms where huge.
I'd love to see a sequel, perhaps containing more interplanetary combat (like, keeping pretty non-linear campaign mode and expanding it over an entire solar system), though I'm not sure how the economics would work since it is clear that melange is only available on Arrakis.
thanx!
i enjoyed to work with such brilliant material
3:06 Louis C.K. really let himself go after the accusations
yup repeating it up again and again .. that time my pc was so slow to make it work
@UnHolyFurBall (I dont care if your comment is 8 months ago)
yeah it works on vista 32bit
because im using 32bit vista
Units struck by the "Hawk Strike" that are near the edge of the screen can literally "fall off the edge" of the screen and disappear with the "Unit Loss" clip being played. I wonder if this is a bug, I don't think it was the original intention for the designers to design the Superweapon of the Atreides to kill units by stealth.
They get scared shitless by a giant bird hologram that they be like "Nnnnope".
Is EA planning to make any sequel? love this game so much
google search War of the Spice, They are still making it (its going slow but still going).
very well organised video man, this surpasses the offical game trailer!
I didnt liked 3d models and gameplay, but interface and sound design was good as always Westwood does
We want a Remake
splendid game
Sweet, looks like I will be buying this soon then. Thanks for the quick reply.
@sarix19 I'm asking for your reply, because I don't remember which windows version worked for me, this info will help me for future installations of this game. I've installed it 2 weeks ago and it works perfect right now.
yes, this is really great game.
yeah this game was insane! on of the best 3d rts
how can i use the falcon strike because it only says "stop" in my game and doesnt progress
EDIT: sry didnt realized i hadnt enough energy ^///^
@sarix19 if the game runs OK, restart so Windows can save the settings for sure and to switch to normal skin, and then please tell me if it worked for you, cause that's how it worked for me
don't forget Deviators >:) just too hilarious if you use them on enemy Devastators.
@sarix19 sorry I don't understand, you have problems installing the game or problems running it after the install
@1oglop1 Freman Fediyken, take him to the sand and deploy him then just wait, controlling the worm is alittle annoying but fun
how did westwood die
wow i miss this game
I mean look at that! They dont make games like that anymore!
I think it was one of the first serious 3D RTS games back then. (still is)
@1oglop1 i didnt even played generals :D ra2 was awesome, yes.... but it was released way too early (thx to ea)... it may be so much better... did u see artic shots of westwood plans? that was awesome! and they made only 1\3 of the plan. but since i loved tiberium saga a lot... i really liked c&c3 too.
is it possible to use the red colour in skirmish?
@megagamer2112 they're buildings to hold your aircrafts
I wish they made Sardukar a playable race...maybe after you played as all 3 as a bonus. Wouldve been awesome to see a version where they're creation actually won.
They are a secondary house
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@sarix19 OK man, mt point was did you tried to troubleshoot the exe as I expained
Chaos lightning works on Turrets too ;)
@sarix19 you mean you've installed it and you can play it right?
why are there some units that turn like multicolor?? or is that a problem of my PC??
Death Hand Missle & 5 - 6 Advanced Transport with Devastator's fly too enemy base .. no body alive ..
does this game have team play?also, there is a command so the unit goes where I rodered but attacking any units on the way?
good game ,playing in 2020
i am PISSED!!! everytime i try to install this game, it cant find the files on the disc :'( i wanna go crazy and break a TV
I need this game 😣 there is no link to download it again ?
they should remake this game..but not EA shit
Imo the hawk strike was the least useful superweapon. Yes, it can offer you a few seconds to defend yourself but if the enemies can't reach a specific point at the map border they won't leave the map and come back.
Chaos lightning was more useful with its friendly fire function. Clearly an upgraded hawk strike for me.
Ofc the nuke is just insane with its blast radius and over time damage area around the impact point.
Chaos Lightning also is good against camping players/AI as the lightning affects turrets. It's good to use that on a clump of defenses before going in
i want game that is not confusinggg around....And by the way it is worth too.It has good point on main character....
they mow down structures effectevly too
hey man! great video! what ingame cam did you use? thanks for your response
One of the best games ever...
I believe it makes them retreat off the map :)
how do you get the guy that rides the worm thingie (forgot the name)? and what's that worm called?
It still is an amazing game, even though it has it's shortcomings.
You can complete the campaign nearly using nothing but buzzsaw-rush to kill your enemy early, even on hard.
Still love it though.
In what way? (I am not looking for an argument here as so many youtube conversations tend to become :p)
I personally think this game brought a massive amount of variety that dune 2000 and the previous titles lacked in terms of battle tactics, in 2000 for example the only real variation was the super weapons and a single unit difference between the houses (their were other cosmetic differences but meh)
One thing I really didn't like is the mentats became to weird IMO
You'll Probably have to wait till after the new dune films done.
@that1dude0092 Okay lol but does it run on Windows 7 64bit? ( got a new computer a few months back =/)
yes it does
which year?? made by westwood or EALA?
Minotaurs are good against spread infantry but the worst against moving tanks.
4:44
What the hell was that thing coming in?
I was actually thinking about picking this up again soon. I just want to know, will it run on Vista 32 bit? If not, forget it. But if so, I will get it and play it online with you.
Cobra IS the best unit in the game WITH antitank and anti air support.
So Cobra, Lasertank, APC is the best combination in the game!
i used 1 group of many lasers and apcs (especially vs air AND inf) and second group of cobras
@ 1;18, Am I the only one who is disappointed with the change in the Atreides Superweapon?
I remember in dune 2000, it called in a free Air Strike.
Also Harkonen had a more devastating Death Hand... At the cost of accuracy that is.
And Ordos.... I do not believe they had a Superweapon, just special units.
Ordos had the saboteur. An excelent unit with 100% accuracy but with the problem of needing constant guidance for destroying the enemy building. If used well,you could take the construction yard plus the Starport and leave the enemy base with no chance of building more,but that needed too much focus on one single unit to do so.
And Atreides Air Strike were the Ornithopters ,and yes, i prefered them by far xD
oliatonn If they had just transferred the superweapons/special units from Dune 2000, into Emperor Battle for Dune, it would have been better.
yeah, you are right. I also kinda miss the fremen in battle for Dune.
oliatonn u can get fremen as a subhouse support, they are stealthed and pretty strong
cobrazax Yeah, i know. I personally prefered fremen rather than saboteur, but the second one would destroy an enemy building almost for sure. You dont have that security with fremen
Are the Ordos canon... Like is there any mention of them in the books... ?
From our understanding, they're mentioned in the non-canon Dune Encyclopedia...
But kudos to Westwood for adding a non-canon House to the mix...
this is really a 3d dune 2000 with a bit more stuff
every unit is unique
What a classic
@thekingsean92 try pirate bay thats where im downloading it right now i just hope it works i own the game myself but i broke 1 cd and lost the other 3 i dont know how
i actually have vista 32bit system myself and it runs perfectly :) no problems at all. nevertheless i don't know if the game uses IPX like RA2 for online gameplay. regarding RA2-it runs on my pc, but ultra slow, that's annoying -.-'