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Hi Joe. My name is Frederik Schreiber, and im the Game Director at Interceptor Entertainment, working on rebooting some of the classic Apogee Titles. I visited you guys and Matthew in 2011 and spent a day around the offices checking out End of Nations, and had a great talk with some of you. Thanks for that! It was a blast! Now for the question - The original first batch of released screenshots of Tiberian Sun showed a bit different game than the final product. First of all, the minimap was angled in 3D, and some of the explosions looked better. Was all of this taken directly from ingame, and cut due to performance issues, or was the shots mocked up for PR purposes? Also, the first screenshots from C&C showed some great elements that never saw the final game, such as GDI Infantry walking through water, a Construction Yard with a NOD logo on top, as well as angeled hovercrafts. Were those aspects in the game in earlier versions or were they mockups for PR purposes as well? :) Thanks for reaching out on Reddit Joe - Westwood studios is one of my favorite studios of all time, and we still regularly play C&C 1 and Tiberian Sun in Multiplayer here at Interceptor, almost every week.

Thanks!

Frederik Schreiber, Interceptor Entertainment

Thanks for the Reply Joe! What a cool story :) I always wanted to know whether those screenshots were actual gameplay or polished for PR purposes. I also have fond memories of the first footage of C&C, showing the Tabbed view, with "Tactical" as the gameplay area. What was the idea behind this concept, and why did you decide to scrap it? :)