An Act of War..... the game!?

EvilViking · 08-20-2004, 11:58 PM

Yup, it's true... annouced just 4 days ago, there will be an Act of War game, developed by Eugen Systems. Well, it's actually called Act of War: Direct Action, and it has no relation to my mod. Here's the scary part though. The following qoutes are taken from a Gamespot first-look article:

"Act of War is a real-time strategy game that will feature a near-futuristic techno-thriller storyline"

AAOW (my mod) features a near-futuristic thriller storyline featuring Iraq (and more TBA)....

"The only locale that we got to see for ourselves was a very detailed re-creation of Washington, DC, which, although not entirely accurate, could easily be used as a tour guide map for the city. It featured instantly recognizable museums, galleries, monuments, and suchlike. Washington, DC, will actually be the final locale that the story-driven single-player campaign takes you to..."

My AAOW will feature a mission in downtown DC.... :scared:

"...you'll be playing both as the modern-day US Army and as the "Task Force Talon," an antiterrorist unit with access to experimental and near-futuristic weaponry. We got to see a number of different units in action during our demo, including some accurate re-creations of the US Army's Paladin and Abrams tanks and the Apache helicopter."

My AAOW features the Paladin Artillery, Abrams tank, and Apache as well... :tard:

"Details on the third faction in the game, the terrorists, are being kept under wraps for the time being"

Ahhh... I can't say why that's similar at this time...

"There will be some intriguing new features in the game, such as the ability to capture POWs that can be detained to earn you extra resources. On the flip side, if you're looking to locate enemy forces on the battlefield, you can pump your POWs for information."

Now this REALLY scares me!

This is straight from an in-team production manual for MY AAOW:

POW Truck
Purpose: Prisoner Of War Acquisition
Iraq’s steady stream of prisoners relies on the use of a specialized truck designed specifically for stunning enemy combatants, capturing them, and returning them alive to an Iraqi Prison. The POW Truck is also used to transport the prisoners from the Prisons to the Torture Chambers and Execution Centers.

Iraq will use POWs in many ways as well, it's a huge part of the side.

So tell me, should I contact my lawyers?

Full article and screenshots here:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/...w_6104896.html

Corporal_Upham · 08-21-2004, 12:33 AM

Wow, that's one heck of a coincidence. From what I know, that's two mods so far that happen to share names with games in the same genre and sharing similar themes....

If their trailers start featuring terrorists paradropping over the US, time to call the lawyers!

Silent_Killa · 08-21-2004, 01:04 AM

You seem to be taking this pretty well PC Teen... I say you wait untill the game makes a bunch of money and then sue 'em for stealing your idea

but seriously, this doesn't sound good to me and I can't believe that an actual game company has stolen your idea... probably figured you didn't have the proper copyrights and such :/

at the same time, I'd be a little flattered if someone stole my idea... pissed off, but flattered

EvilViking · 08-21-2004, 01:09 AM

I'm not saying they ripped us off, after all, the game should have been in production for a good while now... still, who nows...

What's the other mod?

Proclone · 08-21-2004, 01:20 AM

Seems like a coincidence.. could it be the idea for AAOW is THAT unoriginal :P j/k

Silent_Killa · 08-21-2004, 01:20 AM

looks like a lot of coincidences to me... and is it just me or does that Abrams in the screenshot look funny

Hostile · 08-21-2004, 01:54 AM

Not only that, looks like a rip of Generals ZH in general. Actually the engine looked pretty cool. But fighting the Iraqis is like fighting the Soviets. Doesn't make any sense in the current scope of things...IMO

UKPsycho · 08-21-2004, 03:36 AM

Can't say im impressed by the vid or screens, bring your mod in, ill play that!!!

Mithril · 08-21-2004, 04:33 AM

Even if they did get the idea from your mod, I'm certain that they will have backed themselves up - in law related terms obviously.

CodeCat · 08-21-2004, 09:04 AM

Don't go all lawy on them. Just send a mail to them, and ask if it was your mod that gave them the idea. Say you'd be honoured if it was. Imagine that - a game based on your mod!