Make Tiberian Sun Open Source

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We, the undersigned, wish for the source code of the PC game, Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, to be made available to the public. In our opinion, making the source publicly available would benefit all parties involved. Here are a few, among many, reasons why this would be a positive contribution:

1. This is not a modern, bleeding-egde game anymore.
The chances that there are trade secrets inside that could give the competition an egde if let out are slim.

2. The material retains its copyright; it can still be sold.
People would still need to purchase a copy of the game to get the associated data files, music, art, etc., so it wouldn't impact your sales.

3. It would contribute to the community.
It would create the opportunity for a new, open-source, enhanced version of the game to be made available. It would open up the possibility for things to be done which are currently impossible to do in a mod.

4. It would generate new interest in C&C and, therefore, boost sales of any future C&C games.
Realizing that there's so much they've been missing out on, many former fans would take another look at Tiberian Sun and the new mapping and modding opportunities described in (3) which would open. They would, then, be more interested to see how the story continues or, at the very least, have the name, "Command & Conquer," fresh in their minds.

This, by no means, would be the first case of a commercial game going open source, as Id have already released the source to the hit games, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake I and II. Id also suggests plans of releasing the Quake III source (2000). Among the active C&C community are many programmers eager to undertake such a task described in (3), and if you make the source public, it will bring great benefits to both the community and you.

959 Signatures

  • Greg Edwards
    • Comments
    • I'm constantly bunping into things I wish I could do in a mod, but can't. Long live C&C!
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6 + all expansions
  • Anthony Myers
    • Comments
    • Open the source codes for use and let the modding begin...
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 4
  • Antonio
    • Comments
    • You have damaged the faith of your customers. Now is a chance to redeem yourselves.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6 + expansion packs
  • Barry White
    • Comments
    • no relation to the singer guy
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 5
  • JThemen
    • Comments
    • Amen!
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 11; all except Renegade.
  • TShyper
    • Comments
    • we need the source code now!..................................please
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 7
  • Mike Cross
    • Comments
    • C&C kicks major ass! Power to the masses!!
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • All but Zero Hour and Sole Survivor
  • Zachery H
    • Comments
    • if you're not going to give us Tiberian Twilight, at least give us this!!
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 12
  • Brian Lai
    • Comments
    • None
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • Nine (9)
  • Connor
    • Comments
    • CnC is the best RTS.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 5
  • william B.
    • Comments
    • don't do it
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • all exept cnc1 and solesurvivor
  • Nathan Mitchell
    • Comments
    • yes, do it
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6
  • Jason
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 4
  • Vincent Black
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 5
  • Jesse T
    • Comments
    • what they said
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 8
  • Chris
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 10
  • J. B.
    • Comments
    • sup, everyone. hope this works.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 11
  • christie grinham
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6
  • Rob Kociuruba
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 5 (Not Including Expansions) 10 (Including Expansions)
  • Sorrow
    • Comments
    • I've been modding TS for 5 years and I think that this game has a great potential, but new features are needed to allow us to make really great mods. It's a sad think to say, but without modding communities Tiberian series would be forgotten long time ago, because TS didn't fulfill the expectations of players, much of promised features have been removed due to time constrains. Modding communities were and are those who keep C&C alive, because they add greatly to replayability of the game that can be beaten in 2 days. Source code would help realize our visions of TS and keep Command & Conquer alive for many years more.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 3
  • DCoder
    • Comments
    • TS deserves this.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • All pre-Gen
  • Michael DiPietro
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • Most of them.
  • Michael DiPietro
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • Most of them.
  • Howard
    • Comments
    • Make it open source.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6
  • Evan Humphreys
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • Command & Conquer, C&C Red Alert, C&C Tiberian Sun, C&C Red Alert 2, C&C Renegade, C&C Red Alert 2 Yuris Revenge, C&C Genrals
  • Mathew McLaren
    • Comments
    • Despite modding Tiberian Sun for a great deal of time, it unfortunately has a lot of limits. An open-source version of Tiberian Sun would be ideal for the existing community and would generate interest elsewhere and hopefully increase overall sales of the game.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Tiberian Sun, Red Alert 2, Renegade, Generals
  • na-rae ,kim
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 4
  • Alexander Acker (Ackron)
    • Comments
    • it would certainly be nice.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • including expansions 7
  • Urine
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • В
  • Francis Errant
    • Comments
    • We want the code!!!
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6
  • GeckoYamori
  • Jasper Roest
    • Comments
    • I fully agree! I've seen other older games which became more succesfull because of releasing the source code, like transport tycoon.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • All ;).
  • John 'chickendippers' Kipling
    • Comments
    • The only reason for people to buy TibSun any more is for the mods; make them better by releasing the source code.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 8
  • Flak
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6
  • Matthew Baxter
    • Comments
    • Make all the old games open source! Nothing for the owners to lose!
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 5
  • Markus Suhr
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 3
  • Tom Eiffert
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • all
  • Dustin A. Mendus.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • C&C:Tiberian Dawn,Covert Operations, RA,RA:Aftermath, C&C:Tiberian Sun(C&C2),Red Alert 2,RA2:Yuri's Revenge,Sole Survivor.
  • Pedro Soares
    • Comments
    • TS TS TS TS
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 7
  • Vincent93
    • Comments
    • THis would further expand the CNC community meaning more money made on future CNC games.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6
  • Banshee
    • Comments
    • That would boost TS's community incredibly, even after 6 years of its release.
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 5
  • Jordan Neumeyer
  • chris W
    • Comments
    • please can we have it open sourced, you know you want to :)
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 5
  • J. Schrack
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • TS,FS,RA2,YR,Renegade
  • kevin law
    • Comments
    • i am a big fan of command and conquer games and modding them aswell, EA, you have lost respect from most ( nerly everyone ) of the CnC fans, let us have the code please, and it might benefit you in return by getting that respect back!
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • All of them
  • Stuart Milne
    • Comments
    • (Smilen)
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • Dawn, Red Alert 1&", Tiberian Sun.
  • Earl
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 6
  • CompHater
    • Comments
    • Defiantely Release This
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • All Of them
  • Mike Marzigliano
    • Comments
    • В
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • В
  • Felix Haas (TiberiumSun.com)
    • No. of C&C games owned
    • 10