Total Annihilation Gold is the Macintosh conversion of the popular real time strategy game originally created for the PC by Cavedog Entertainment. Players can take control of either the Arm or the Core as they build kBots, tanks, ships, and aircraft in dozens of challenging missions. MacSoft’s Total Annihilation Gold Edition combines the original Total Annihilation game, along with two expansion packs: The Core Contingency and Battle Tactics. If you’re a fan of games like Command & Conquer, Warcraft or StarCraft and this title somehow flew under your radar, now may be a good time to take a look.
Westlake today announced the release of a new patch to Total Annihilation, which has been released as a public beta version. The new version number is 3.1.2b6.
“Over the past 6 months, we’ve been working on and off on a new patch for Total Annihilation. The TA software has been through many internal revisions during that time; we think we’ve now got it to a point that’s worthy of testing,” said Westlake Interactive. “However, with all the projects Westlake is currently working on, we don’t have the staff to give it a complete Beta cycle. So with the permission of MacSoft, we’re making the latest TA patch available as a Public Beta.”
Changes in the new version of Total Annihilation are extensive, but the most significant change is the inclusion of support for GameRanger. This enables Total Annihilation Gold owners to join and host online games using the popular, free, Mac-only gaming service, which features more than 40,000 users and supports more than 60 games.
Here’s the list of improvements to Total Annihilation Gold 3.1.2b6:
More information about Total Annihilation Gold can be found at MacSoft’s Web site. If you’re already a Total Annihilation owner and you’d like to learn more about the update, use the links below. Make sure to read the documentation included with the download before applying the patch.