{"id":1514978,"date":"2026-03-02T08:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rE7SrxG5cRxkZYviw4TyKg"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:34:21","slug":"its-taken-2-decades-to-appear-but-this-fan-made-spiritual-successor-to-command-conquer-renegade-has-finally-hit-1-0-12-years-of-beta-testing-has-led-us-to-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/its-taken-2-decades-to-appear-but-this-fan-made-spiritual-successor-to-command-conquer-renegade-has-finally-hit-1-0-12-years-of-beta-testing-has-led-us-to-this\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s taken 2 decades to appear, but this fan-made spiritual successor to Command & Conquer: Renegade has finally hit 1.0: ’12 years of beta testing has led us to this’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back in the primordial mists of 2007, when BioShock<\/a> was the apex predator and open world games were only just evolving, a group of modders revealed plans to create their own successor to EA’s ambitious but underwhelming first-person shooter Command & Conquer: Renegade<\/a>. Conceived in response to Renegade 2<\/a>‘s cancellation, Renegade X<\/a> aimed to do what EA wouldn’t using the hot new tech of Unreal Engine 3.<\/p>\n

Now, almost 20 years later, Renegade X is finished. To be honest, I thought Renegade X was finished already, distantly recalling news about a release<\/a> from many moons ago. But it turns out that release was for its playable beta, which Renegade X has remained in since 2014.<\/p>\n

After more than a decade of testing, however, Developer Totem Arts put the finishing touches on its 1.0 version earlier this week, announcing<\/a> the launch on its forums. “After 20 years of development, and after 24 years of rock ‘n’ roll time, we’ve got a present for ya, writes Totem Arts founder FobbyGen. “12 years of beta testing has led us to this: Renegade X 1.0.”<\/p>\n

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