| “ | The Black Hand has generously chosen to share not only their arms, but also their intelligence. We have the location of GDI's secret Tiberium research facility. If these experiments were to be... "destabilized", the result will be a conflagration on a scale never before imagined, and a sign to the faithful, that Nod has arisen once more! - Kane |
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The fourth mission of Kane's Wrath entails Kane's Grand Gesture, a raid by the Black Hand against a Tiberium research facility in Australia defended by the Steel Talons.[1]
Plot[]
After his capture, Marcion quickly repented after seeing Kane alive and well. Meanwhile, Kane somehow faked a video of Marcion recanting his beliefs in front of the Black Hand. Kane then remarked that many of his followers are too afraid, believing GDI to be invincible, and that they required "a grand gesture" to rally Nod followers worldwide. He took off his cybernetic mask in front of Marcion, revealing that his face has now completely healed.
Having gained access to the Black Hand's intelligence, Kane learned that GDI maintained a Institute for Tiberium Research somewhere in Central Australia, which had been experimenting with Liquid Tiberium.[2][3] Knowing the volatile nature of liquid Tiberium, Kane ordered the mysterious Nod commander to destabilize GDI's liquid Tiberium experiments, which would create a "conflagration on a scale never before imagined", signaling Nod followers worldwide that the Brotherhood has returned.
The Black Hand forces led by the Nod commander broke through GDI's defenses and destroyed the Tiberium research lab, causing a massive liquid Tiberium explosion, killing everyone in the vicinity and turning much of Central Australia into a Red Zone in one of the worst ecological disasters since the Tiber River incident. Apparently in an attempt to deflect blame, the Steel Talons Commander insisted to his superiors that the lab's destruction was not caused by Nod before he was apaprently killed by another explosion.
Pleased with this outcome, Kane informed the Nod commander that Nod followers worldwide have been inspired to fight back against GDI, but it was not yet their time. At this point, it is finally revealed that the Nod commander was not human, but an AI similar to CABAL. Kane then told the AI that it needed to sleep, shutting it down.
New Units[]
Walkthrough[]
(This walkthrough assumes Hard difficulty.)
Black Hand's initial base
Black Hand's fully equipped base
Black Hand's expansion base near the Blue Tiberium field
Your initial position will quickly be attacked by Orcas, Wolverines, Titans, Pitbulls, as well as Missile Squads. Quickly build two Hands of Nods and produce seven Saboteurs and move them to the north-west side of the map to capture five Purifier Husks alongside two Tiberium Spike, then train three more Saboteurs to the south-east to capture the other three more Purifier Husks. Capturing the Purifiers Husks is a must since it is almost impossible to survive the enemy attack without them, and they also can absorb a lot of damage.
After you recover the Purifiers, quickly have them return to your base and build a War Factory to repair them. Once you build a Shredder Turrets to cover the southeastern edge of your base from missile squads and some SAM Turrets to defend against any Orcas, your base should be secure.
Steel Talons infantry outpost
Steel Talons Barely defended Power Plants
There is a blue Tiberium field and two Tiberium spikes to the north. You may expand there to boost your economy. Once you have enough funds, build up a force consisting of anti-air units (Attack bikes, Raider buggies, or the new Mantises), Flame Tanks, and Purifiers. Head for the southeastern edge of the map, as marked by the secondary objective to destroy the Steel Talons power supply. There, you will find the Steel Talons infantry outpost and large number of barely defended GDI Power Plants, then proceed to burn all of the base structures since you cannot capture them on Hard difficulty.
Steel Talons main base
After destroying the infantry outpost alongside the Power Plants, the Tiberium Research Institute's base defenses will power down and strike the base. Burn the enemy base with your vehicles, but be careful not to destroy the GDI Liquid Tiberium Facility because if it was destroyed all of the units and structures will be destroyed by the Tiberium chain reaction. To avoid huge casualties, use either the Attack Bikes or Beam Cannons since these unit either can escape the base very quick or had long range to avoid the destruction caused by the chain reaction after the facility destruction and then the mission will be completed.
Videos[]
Trivia[]
A MARV built from a captured Reclamator Hub
- Since Marcion was apparently brought before Kane immediately after he was captured, the video Kane showed him of him recanting his belief in front of the Black Hand was most likely faked. This would also explain Marcion's shocked expression upon seeing the video.
- Unused text and voice files for this mission suggest that the player originally needed to evacuate the MCV before the liquid Tiberium detonation.
- This mission is an expanded version of the Outback (Mission) map from Nod campaign in Tiberium Wars.
- The events of this mission can explain why the Outback map was smaller.
- If the player decided to capture the Steel Talons base on Easy difficulty, they can build all of the units and structures in their arsenal including the Reclamator Hub & MARV.
- This action cannot be done on Medium or Hard mode because the A.I will automatically sell their structures if an Saboteur approaches any of them.
- While all of the Steel Talons technology is available, the A.I only uses Tier 1 units to attack the Player's base and forces.
References[]
- ↑ Electronic Arts Los Angeles, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. Nod mission 4: "A Grand Gesture".
- ↑ Electronic Arts Los Angeles, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. Nod Field Recon, "Another Explosion in the Facility?".
- ↑ Electronic Arts Los Angeles, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath. Nod Field Recon, "Tiberium Explosion Devastates Australia".
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