Renegade X

Renegade X is a free Tactical Shooter that brings the Command and Conquer FPS experience to Unreal Engine 3. Renegade X is developed by Totem Arts, an independent group of Command & Conquer fans from around the world dedicated to bringing the world of C&C to you, up close and personal.

Also known as: RenX · Rx
Released: 1 September 2009
Platforms: Windows
Genres: First-person shooter Indie Shooter Tactical Third-person shooter Vehicular combat
Developers: Totem Arts
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: First person Third person
Themes: Action Warfare
Engine: Unreal Engine 3

About

Renegade X is a tactical first and third-person shooter video game with real-time strategy elements. It is a free, remake of Command & Conquer: Renegade, which itself was a spin-off of the strategy series Command & Conquer published by Westwood Studios and later by Electronic Arts (EA). The developers entered open beta on February 26, 2014.

›Story

Renegade X is set in an alternate modern history, where in 1995 a mysterious alien crystalline substance called Tiberium arrives on Earth near the Tiber river. The Global Defense Initiative is an international security force set to combat global terrorism. Conceived as a united peacekeeping military force, GDI depends on the technological sophistication of its weaponry, and the superior training and loyalties of its officers. GDI looks to halt the spread of Tiberium, which is gradually destroying the Earth and killing off millions of people.

At the same time, the Brotherhood of Nod, led by the charismatic leader known only as Kane, grew to prominence. Working largely in third world countries, wherever there was discontent and unrest, there was Kane. With the promise of a New World Order and bankrolled by the illicit Tiberium research and trade that Kane made famous, Nod began to gain power. A few scattered, disaffected units grew into an army with powerful atomic weaponry, ruthless tactics, and a Tiberian fortune. The Brotherhood aims to push humanity into the next stage of evolution via Tiberium mutation.

Where GDI stands for international stability and the removal of the Tiberium contagion, Nod seeks to overthrow the established order and build a world centred on Tiberium research.

Keywords

modern warfare
futuristic warfare
unofficial
free-to-play
modern military
global defense initiative
fangame

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Gameplay

Renegade X is a tactical shooter with elements from the original Command & Conquer. It boasts 64-player servers spread across two unique factions, the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod, each with a different roster containing dozens of infantry classes with customizable equipment and 15 vehicles. Players can change class or order vehicles using credits, which are earned in a variety of ways. The aim is to destroy the opposing team's base while protecting your own, with each structure in the base having a specific purpose, and the loss of which detrimentally affects the owning team.

Development

Totem Arts was formed as a volunteer team in 2006 by Waqas Iqbal (Havoc89), with the aim of remaking Command & Conquer: Renegade as a mod for Unreal Tournament 3. The mod was released in 2009 and received multiple awards. In 2010, Totem Arts decided to make a full standalone version and released a single-player mini-campaign called Operation Black Dawn in January 2012. The multiplayer beta was released in 2014.

Reception

Renegade X won six awards across its development lifetime, including "#2 Best Vehicle Set" for the Making Something Unreal Contest, "#3 Best Upcoming Mod" for Mod of the Year 2008, "#4 Best Machinima" and "#2 Best Multiplayer" for Mod of the Year 2009. Despite legal concerns from the community, Totem Arts has received support and encouragement from EA Games as well as former Westwood studio developers, and reviews have praised it as containing "all of the high-quality action and entertainment values from a AAA big-budget title".

In 2014, Renegade X was named by PC Gamer among the "Ten top fan remade classics you can play for free right now".