The sooner the better, cause the WW Forum is getting hectic. WW have track record of needing 4 weeks to get the game to stores after the gold date. So good news to all of us sitting here biting our nails, whats left of them anyway. There's also a bit of clarification on the topic of Ixian Replicators. Chris was nice enough to respond to peoples curiosity into their effectiveness.
Ixian projectors are actually quite powerful.
There weakness lies in the inherent instability of the energy mass matrix, which does decay over time. The thread this is referring to is actually one of a few worth reading. check it out . Emperor is Westwood 's first venture into 3D for our RTS games, and because of that we had to make some very tough decisions on the best use of the technology. We wanted the liberal use of the camera to add to the gameplay, rather than become a burden like it has in other 3D RTS titles, so we spent a lot of time working with the camera. We had to strike that delicate balance between allowing players total control over the camera and making it easy for them to use.