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'

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Conceived in response to Renegade 2’s cancellation, Renegade X aimed to do what EA wouldn’t using the hot new tech of Unreal Engine 3.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 from many moons ago. But it turns out that release was for its playable beta, which Renegade X has remained in since 2014.After more than a decade of testing, however, Developer Totem Arts put the finishing touches on its 1.0 version earlier this week, announcing 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.” Related articles A classic space sim conceived by Star Citizen’s creator just got an unofficial sequel after 15 years of development: ‘The project was based on the crazy idea that Microsoft “axed” Chris Roberts’ Freelancer’ 10 years in the making, this total conversion based on Half-Life is every bit as ambitious as Black Mesa Phoenix Point’s Terror from the Void mod is so good Snapshot Games just released a massive patch to make the original game more like the fanmade overhau