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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Germany's MediaNotes/CensorshipSystems also didn't quite like the game and due to its violence, especially regarding the mandatory kills of civilians in some missions [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents as well as in the context of the Third Gulf War in Iraq back then in 2003.]] Also, "gloryfication of war" was one of the official reasons which resulted in the game getting [[BannedInChina banned]] two weeks after its release. In September 2003, a specifically modified version of the game for Germany was released which changes the following:
** All humans are replaced with {{cyborg}}s resulting in the human portraits being accordingly changed, all voices being electrically distorted and BloodlessCarnage being in full effect.
** The GLA's suicide bombers are replaced with remote-controlled TNT barrels on wheels [[FailedASpotCheck (which are still able to drive cars and suddently begin speaking when doing so).]]
** The are no civilians in the game.
** All factions have been renamed:
*** The USA are now "The Western Alliance".
*** China is "The Asian Pact".
*** [[LawfulStupid The already fictional Global Liberation Army is also renamed to "International Liberation Group".]]
** All lines referencing the factions by their original name have been cut.
** Countries and towns have been renamed as well (e.g. Twin Sword City for Bahgdad).
** [[ScyllaAndCharybdis Anthrax is now acid because that's apparently less immoral to use.]]
** The whole intro was cut.
** The GLA mission requiring the player to shoot down UN planes and killing civilians was cut.
''Zero Hour'' was never even released in its original version in Germany and was censored from the very beginning. However, this didn't stop modders from releasing uncut-patches that restore the original version. The only thing that can't be solved regarding ''Zero Hour'' is the enemy Generals sometimes commenting your units as cyborgs and the faction getting referenced by their censored names in the campaign.
** All humans are replaced with {{cyborg}}s resulting in the human portraits being accordingly changed, all voices being electrically distorted and BloodlessCarnage being in full effect.
** The GLA's suicide bombers are replaced with remote-controlled TNT barrels on wheels [[FailedASpotCheck (which are still able to drive cars and suddently begin speaking when doing so).]]
** The are no civilians in the game.
** All factions have been renamed:
*** The USA are now "The Western Alliance".
*** China is "The Asian Pact".
*** [[LawfulStupid The already fictional Global Liberation Army is also renamed to "International Liberation Group".]]
** All lines referencing the factions by their original name have been cut.
** Countries and towns have been renamed as well (e.g. Twin Sword City for Bahgdad).
** [[ScyllaAndCharybdis Anthrax is now acid because that's apparently less immoral to use.]]
** The whole intro was cut.
** The GLA mission requiring the player to shoot down UN planes and killing civilians was cut.
''Zero Hour'' was never even released in its original version in Germany and was censored from the very beginning. However, this didn't stop modders from releasing uncut-patches that restore the original version. The only thing that can't be solved regarding ''Zero Hour'' is the enemy Generals sometimes commenting your units as cyborgs and the faction getting referenced by their censored names in the campaign.
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** The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol).
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy. [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]] In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about. In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy. [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]] In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about. In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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** The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol).
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy. [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]] In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
** In spite of this, pirated and fan-translated copies of the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy. [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]] In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
** In spite of this, pirated and fan-translated copies of the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there.
** Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol).
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
** In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
** Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol).
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
** In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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** The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially releasedthere.
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** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry andeconomy economy. [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. eventually[[/note]] In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
**about. In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
** The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released
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** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol). There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. there.
** Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House andCapitol). Capitol).
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
** Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and
** There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol). There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.\\\
In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol). There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.\\\
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**In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol). There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
** In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
** In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol). There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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In spite of this, pirated copies the game are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Another likely factor is that the PLA in the game heavily relies on ArtisticLicenseMilitary to the point where it's completely divorced from reality (for comparison imagine if the USA faction in the game used Sherman tanks and had Revolutionary Era militias as basic infantry and buildings based on the White House and Capitol). There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity.vicinity, something which in real life would cause millions of deaths from floodings, cause billions of dollars worth of damage and cripple China's industry and economy [[note]]Though if you don't destroy the dam yourself the GLA is scripted to do it eventually[[/note]]. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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** In the alpha-stage, Generals was supposed to tie into the Tiberium universe. You can find many early Generals concepts with a lot of Nod units drawn on them. Most Chinese units at the time also bears the Nod insignia. There was some quite distrubing, but clearly Noddish unit design, too, nameably, Kane's head in a jar.
** The original Generals planned to have players choose a specific general from their Command Center in-game before they could start base-building, this idea was scrapped due to time constriants. Zero Hour re-implemented the idea, but instead players choose in the pre-game menu instead of in-game.
** In the beta stage, each side was able to "subdue" enemy infantry with a specific weapon: the US uses flashbangs, Chinese had stun bullets and the GLA employs tranquilizer darts. Subdued enemy units will fall under the captor's control, who can then load them onto POW trucks to send them back to POW camps, where the prisoners are used to "power-up" the player's special power, much like how Nod Chemical Missile logic worked in Tiberian Sun. The POW logic is broken and unusable in the final release, but assets for all the POW trucks and POW camps are still largely intact; the American POW Truck even appears under CPU control in the fourth mission of the USA campaign. Rangers still ended up getting the Flash-bang upgrade, but it now works purely as an anti-garrison/anti-infantry weapon (it's very effective against GLA Angry Mobs), yet they kept the "Subdue" voice when using this attack. More on the POW logic: The original idea was for players to send the prisoners back to the POW camp to power-up a specific power, and also receives a small amount of cash. The more prisoner the player sends into the POW camp, the longer the duration of their special power will be.
** The original Generals planned to have players choose a specific general from their Command Center in-game before they could start base-building, this idea was scrapped due to time constriants. Zero Hour re-implemented the idea, but instead players choose in the pre-game menu instead of in-game.
** In the beta stage, each side was able to "subdue" enemy infantry with a specific weapon: the US uses flashbangs, Chinese had stun bullets and the GLA employs tranquilizer darts. Subdued enemy units will fall under the captor's control, who can then load them onto POW trucks to send them back to POW camps, where the prisoners are used to "power-up" the player's special power, much like how Nod Chemical Missile logic worked in Tiberian Sun. The POW logic is broken and unusable in the final release, but assets for all the POW trucks and POW camps are still largely intact; the American POW Truck even appears under CPU control in the fourth mission of the USA campaign. Rangers still ended up getting the Flash-bang upgrade, but it now works purely as an anti-garrison/anti-infantry weapon (it's very effective against GLA Angry Mobs), yet they kept the "Subdue" voice when using this attack. More on the POW logic: The original idea was for players to send the prisoners back to the POW camp to power-up a specific power, and also receives a small amount of cash. The more prisoner the player sends into the POW camp, the longer the duration of their special power will be.
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** In the alpha-stage, Generals was supposed to tie into the Tiberium universe. You can find many early Generals concepts with a lot of Nod units drawn on them. Most Chinese units at the time also bears the Nod insignia. There was some quite distrubing, disturbing, but clearly Noddish unit design, too, nameably, Kane's head in a jar.
*** Another very early concept had an "African Empire" faction based on African warlords with [[BodyHorror heavily]] [[{{Mutants}} mutated]] animal and infantry units and vehicles [[ScavengedPunk cobbled together from scrap]] with very strong Film/MadMax aesthetics. This faction became the GLA after dropping the African focus and mutations and toning down the "scavenger" elements. Another faction that later became China was called the "Asian Empire" or "Khan Faction" and while the aesthetics are mostly similar to the final release they had more Mongolian influences.
** The original Generals planned to have players choose a specific general from their Command Center in-game before they could start base-building, this idea was scrapped due to timeconstriants.constraints. Zero Hour re-implemented the idea, but instead players choose in the pre-game menu instead of in-game.
** In the beta stage, each side was able to "subdue" enemy infantry with a specific weapon: theUS USA uses flashbangs, Chinese had stun bullets and the GLA employs tranquilizer darts. Subdued enemy units will fall under the captor's control, who can then load them onto POW trucks to send them back to POW camps, where the prisoners are used to "power-up" the player's special power, much like how Nod Chemical Missile logic worked in Tiberian Sun. The POW logic is broken and unusable in the final release, but assets for all the POW trucks and POW camps are still largely intact; the American POW Truck even appears under CPU control in the fourth mission of the USA campaign. Rangers still ended up getting the Flash-bang upgrade, but it now works purely as an anti-garrison/anti-infantry weapon (it's very effective against GLA Angry Mobs), yet they kept the "Subdue" voice when using this attack. More on the POW logic: The original idea was for players to send the prisoners back to the POW camp to power-up a specific power, and also receives a small amount of cash. The more prisoner the player sends into the POW camp, the longer the duration of their special power will be.
*** Another very early concept had an "African Empire" faction based on African warlords with [[BodyHorror heavily]] [[{{Mutants}} mutated]] animal and infantry units and vehicles [[ScavengedPunk cobbled together from scrap]] with very strong Film/MadMax aesthetics. This faction became the GLA after dropping the African focus and mutations and toning down the "scavenger" elements. Another faction that later became China was called the "Asian Empire" or "Khan Faction" and while the aesthetics are mostly similar to the final release they had more Mongolian influences.
** The original Generals planned to have players choose a specific general from their Command Center in-game before they could start base-building, this idea was scrapped due to time
** In the beta stage, each side was able to "subdue" enemy infantry with a specific weapon: the
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** In the "Tiberium-saga Prequel" phase, the American power plant was originally going to have a clearly-discernable tokamak[[labelnote:*]]The place in a fusion reactor analogous to a fission pile, where the ContainmentField crushes gas into plasma [[/labelnote]] in the center.
** The Crusader tank was originally meant to be a HoverTank.
** The Crusader tank was originally meant to be a HoverTank.
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** The prototype Red Guard was also called the "Conscript", and has a cameo in the game files (ironically the cameo is of a ''Taiwanese'' soldier, and China in real life ''de facto'' doesn't employ conscription because Chinese people volunteer for the PLA in droves).
** In the "Tiberium-saga Prequel" phase, the American power plant was originally going to have a clearly-discernable tokamak[[labelnote:*]]The place in a fusion reactor analogous to a fission pile, shaped like a donut where the ContainmentField crushes gas intoplasma [[/labelnote]] plasma. It is currently the most promising (though not the only) design for potential commercial fusion energy[[/labelnote]] in the center.
** The Crusader tank was originally meant to be a HoverTank. Remnants of this are still seen in the game manual and some mods restore it to give the Crusader the ability to cross water.
** In the "Tiberium-saga Prequel" phase, the American power plant was originally going to have a clearly-discernable tokamak[[labelnote:*]]The place in a fusion reactor analogous to a fission pile, shaped like a donut where the ContainmentField crushes gas into
** The Crusader tank was originally meant to be a HoverTank. Remnants of this are still seen in the game manual and some mods restore it to give the Crusader the ability to cross water.
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** ''Zero Hour'' was planned to feature one additional general for the USA and GLA, General Ironside and General Mohmar Deathstrike respectively, both of whom had lines recorded before they were cut. The latter was further in development, having unused icons, and was planned to serve a boss general for the GLA who had the strengths of all three generals but none of their weaknesses. Presumably Ironside was intended to have the same role for the USA. Deathstrike ultimately did appear in the first GLA mission of ''Zero Hour'', in which the player has to escort his limo to a hijacked C-130 and destroy all US forces en route.
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** ''Zero Hour'' was planned to feature one additional general for the USA and GLA, General Ironside and General Mohmar Deathstrike respectively, both of whom had lines recorded before they were cut.cut [[note]]With Ironside's lines being hilariously [[SelfDeprecation self-aware]] and tongue-in-cheek about the {{Eagleland}} depiction of the UsefulNotes/WarOnTerror in the game[[/note]]. The latter was further in development, having unused icons, and was planned to serve a boss general for the GLA who had the strengths of all three generals but none of their weaknesses. Presumably Ironside was intended to have the same role for the USA. Deathstrike ultimately did appear in the first GLA mission of ''Zero Hour'', in which the player has to escort his limo to a hijacked C-130 and destroy all US forces en route.
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** In spite of this, pirated copies the game is [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, gattling guns, and flamethrowers.
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** In spite of this, pirated copies the game is are [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, gattling guns, [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], a tactical nuclear howitzer and flamethrowers.flamethrowers. The aesthetics of China such as the copious helpings of ArtisticLicenseMilitary, the ZergRush tactics and the ridiculous architecture and voice lines are seen more as NarmCharm than offensive.
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* AluminiumChristmasTrees: The "forbidden city" style roofs on China's structures are generally seen by most players as unrealistic. And while you don't see them on actual military bases, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/bd/82/a0bd829567b1a06379852eab11450164.jpg The Chinese National Defense Ministry's Headquarters]] matches that particular style of architecture, if not the color scheme, to a T.
** The ECM tank is loosely based on a Cold War Russian vehicle called the SPR-1, which can jam the fuses in modern mortar rounds.
** The ECM tank is loosely based on a Cold War Russian vehicle called the SPR-1, which can jam the fuses in modern mortar rounds.
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* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The mod team for ''Halogen'', a ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''-themed total conversion, received a cease-and-desist from Microsoft, as the latter were working on their own [[VideoGame/HaloWars ''Halo'' RTS game]].
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* DuelingWorks: With ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology'', with both games being spinoffs of their parent franchise, making the first leap into 3D.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity which comes close to home.[[note]] The Chinese Government on July 2020 released water from the Three-Gorges Dam to reduce overflowing, often at the expense of their people whom they view as expendable[[/note]] In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity which comes close to home.[[note]] The Chinese Government on July 2020 released water from the Three-Gorges Dam to reduce overflowing, often at the expense of their people whom they view as expendable[[/note]] vicinity. In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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** The ''Zero Hour'' expansion's General's challenge was originally planned to feature a "boss general" for each side, each would have the special units of their sides generals as well as what the vanilla version of the faction had. Two of them were scrapped, however, with only Leang making it into the game, even though quote for the other two were made and are in the game's the sound files.
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** Fortunately, much of the cut content from ''Zero Hour'' has been restored by mods, most notably ''Shockwave''.
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** Fortunately, much of the cut content from ''Zero Hour'' has been restored by mods, most notably ''Shockwave''.
''Shockwave'' and ''[=ProGen=]''.
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** The ECM tank is loosely based on a Cold War Russian vehicle called the SPR-1, which can jam the fuses in modern mortar rounds.
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** In spite of this, pirated copies the game is [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff hugely popular among Chinese gamers]], as it presents their country's military as a WorthyOpponent to the United States, with RuleOfCool weapons such as nuclear missiles, gattling guns, and flamethrowers.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity which comes close to home.[[note]] The Chinese Government on July 2020 released water from the Three-Gorges Dam to reduce overflowing, often at the expense of their people whom they view as expendable[[/note]] where the Also, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity which comes close to home.[[note]] The Chinese Government on July 2020 released water from the Three-Gorges Dam to reduce overflowing, often at the expense of their people whom they view as expendable[[/note]] where the Also, In addition, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. Also, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
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* BannedInChina: Literally -- The Chinese censors didn't take very kindly to the way the game depicted them as well as how players can play foreign forces, including terrorists, against the game's depiction of PLA, so the game was never officially released there. Nevertheless the game was translated by fans and remained popular in Chinese internet cafes. Some have speculated that the GLA nuclear attack on Tiananmen Square in the first Chinese mission is partially responsible. Others have taken note to the army's ButtMonkey status in almost every opening scene for their campaign missions. There also happen to be a mission where you (the PLA) would destroy the Three-Gorges Dam in order to drown the GLA Forces, and the residents living in the vicinity which comes close to home.[[note]] The Chinese Government on July 2020 released water from the Three-Gorges Dam to reduce overflowing, often at the expense of their people whom they view as expendable[[/note]] where the Also, a throwaway blurb in the front of the game's manual states that the GLA have origins in Turkic Central Asian countries and implies that they have links to Uighur separatists in UsefulNotes/{{Xinjiang}}, a conflict the Chinese really don't like to talk about.
