Act of War: High Treason
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Act of War: High Treason (abbreviated as AOW:HT) is an expansion pack
for Act of War: Direct Action
. It is developed by Eugen Systems
and published by Atari
.
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On the eve of the U.S. Presidential election, President
Baldwin is assassinated with an explosive device while his motorcade is leaving the White House
. In the mean time, the two presidential candidates, Senator Watts and Vice President
Cardiff are attacked. Major Jason Richter of Task Force Talon intervenes, sending Sergeant Major Ray Jefferson and Sergeant Oz Jackson respectively to rescue Senator Watts and Vice President Cardiff. Although both succeed, Watts disappears shortly thereafter and is announced dead. Cardiff survives and becomes the new President.
Several important government officials including General
Kelly (high commander of the U.S. army) are arrested on conspiracy and assassinations charges. However, Red Cell
, the military unit responsible for escorting Watts is not questioned. Richter sends Oz Jackson to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
to meet Colonel Whitemore, leader of the Red Cell. However, once there, he is attacked by U.S. Army forces, and is arrested for trespassing. Richter sends a small unit of Task Force Talon to rescue Oz Jackson and escape. Jefferson stays behind to find out what is really going on.
With the help of Jefferson, Richter and Task Force Talon track Whitemore's C-17 Globemaster transport carrying a shipment of USAMRIID biological barrels to Cancún
, Mexico
. There, they encounter the shipment recipient: the Consortium, a highly advanced and well-funded shadowy military organization which was assumed eradicated in the events of the original video game. They also discover that the biological cargo contains X-357, a virus which is deadly against animals, but harmless against humans. Task Force Talon commandeers a Consortium Visby-class corvette and escapes Cancún, pursuing a trio of Consortium Typhoon class submarine
s carrying the biological samples.
Richter and his Task Force Talon, who are now officially marked as traitors, meets up with Admiral
Burns and the USS Tarawa
aircraft carrier. Having come under Consortium fire, Burns help them destroy two of three submarines land in Cuba
. In Cuba, they discover that President Cardiff is working with the Consortium and is behind Baldwin's assassination. Task Force Talon invades a Consortium hacienda
in Cuba in search of the last submarine and a Consortium biological weapons expert, Dr. Morello.
Task Force Talon fails to find Morello or retrieve the biological sample. However, they find Senator Watts, still alive. Transferring him to a friendly U.S. Naval base in the Bahamas
, Watts gives a speech on live television testifying against Cardiff and the Consortium. An enraged Cardiff orders Whitemore to destroy Richter at all costs. Dr. Morello agrees but declares that Cardiff has outlived his usefulness. Major Richter and the U.S. forces defend the area against hostile converted U.S forces until Watts finishes his speech and is sent to America so that he may testify in the United States Congress
against Cardiff. Richter also learns that the Consortium plans on mutating X-357 so that it can kill humans, but this can only be done in space.
Task Force Talon travels to Cape Canaveral
where X-357 is scheduled for launch into space via Space Shuttle
Liberty. Jefferson attempts to stop the shuttle launch but fails. The 52nd, 104th and 81st airborne divisions guarding the launch site attack the Task Force Talon, whom are still marked as traitors. Not long later however, the Congress impeaches
President Cardiff. Subsequently, General Kelly is reinstated and the 52nd and 81st cease firing on Task Force Talon; the 104th under the command of Colonel Whitemore and the Consortium continues to fight, only to be destroyed.
Space Shuttle Liberty is tracked to its landing zone in the Taklamakan Desert in Central Asia, where Consortium's main base of operation is located. Subsequently, the U.S. Army attacks the landing site and eradicates the virus with an experimental bomb. The rest of the Consortium forces are eradicated. The epilogue reveals that Cardiff's body is found in a river, while Senator Watts's presidential campaign is virtually unopposed. Major Richter and the other personnel of Task Force Talon, believed to be missing in action
, are on vacation in the Bahamas.
, Navy
, Air Force
and Marines
. Armed with solid conventional weaponry, the US Army boasts unparalleled strength. However, they are not as flexible as Task Force Talon or the Consortium. U.S. Army uses a different type specialized unit for each type of task.
Task Force Talon: Task Force Talon is a secretive joint task force
and a direct action
force. Utilizing futuristic weapons and technology, they can be deployed anywhere in the world quickly. Task Force Talon uses multi-role units, so that each unit of the task force is versatile and capable of handling more than one type of mission.
Consortium: A very large underground military organization with ever more immense funding, the Consortium pursues its own agenda through a combination of terrorist attacks and conventional military action. Their force is a blend of powerful Soviet bloc equipment and extremely advanced technology on par with Task Force Talon, including secret projects from both Russia and the US.
Mercenaries: Mercenaries are hired at a building called Mercenary Outpost. Mercenaries require an initial insurance fee, and charge a smaller rolling fee at five-second intervals. The insurance fee is completely or partially refunded when the mercenary team is released, depending on how many mercenaries are alive. Only one mercenary team any kind can be hired by any one player in a game.
and Eugen Systems
have released the first patch for Act Of War: High Treason with lots of fixes. The Size of the patch is 175 MB
.
The Patch
1 includes:
Note :- The modding tool and map editor is included in the Patch
.
Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...
for Act of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action is a real-time strategy game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Atari, Inc. The game was released in March 2005 and features a detailed story written by Dale Brown, a retired captain of the US Air Force and a bestselling author. An expansion pack called Act of...
. It is developed by Eugen Systems
Eugen Systems
-Video games developed:* Wargame: European Escalation – 2011 * R.U.S.E. – 2010 * Act of War: High Treason – March 2006 * Act of War: Direct Action – March 2005...
and published by Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
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Plot
Act of War: High Treason takes place over the course of three days, three years after the events in Act of War: Direct ActionAct of War: Direct Action
Act of War: Direct Action is a real-time strategy game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Atari, Inc. The game was released in March 2005 and features a detailed story written by Dale Brown, a retired captain of the US Air Force and a bestselling author. An expansion pack called Act of...
.
On the eve of the U.S. Presidential election, President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Baldwin is assassinated with an explosive device while his motorcade is leaving the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
. In the mean time, the two presidential candidates, Senator Watts and Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
Cardiff are attacked. Major Jason Richter of Task Force Talon intervenes, sending Sergeant Major Ray Jefferson and Sergeant Oz Jackson respectively to rescue Senator Watts and Vice President Cardiff. Although both succeed, Watts disappears shortly thereafter and is announced dead. Cardiff survives and becomes the new President.
Several important government officials including General
General (United States)
In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, general is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. General ranks above lieutenant general and below General of the Army or General of the Air Force; the Marine Corps does not have an...
Kelly (high commander of the U.S. army) are arrested on conspiracy and assassinations charges. However, Red Cell
Red Cell
Red Teams or Red Cells are U.S. government parlance for teams or units designed to test the effectiveness of U.S. tactics or personnel. "Red Cell" was purported to be a U.S. Navy SEAL team which had been organized to attempt to infiltrate and otherwise test the security of U.S...
, the military unit responsible for escorting Watts is not questioned. Richter sends Oz Jackson to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
Fort McCoy is an active United States Army installation. It is located on 60,000 acres between Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin, in Monroe County...
to meet Colonel Whitemore, leader of the Red Cell. However, once there, he is attacked by U.S. Army forces, and is arrested for trespassing. Richter sends a small unit of Task Force Talon to rescue Oz Jackson and escape. Jefferson stays behind to find out what is really going on.
With the help of Jefferson, Richter and Task Force Talon track Whitemore's C-17 Globemaster transport carrying a shipment of USAMRIID biological barrels to Cancún
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. There, they encounter the shipment recipient: the Consortium, a highly advanced and well-funded shadowy military organization which was assumed eradicated in the events of the original video game. They also discover that the biological cargo contains X-357, a virus which is deadly against animals, but harmless against humans. Task Force Talon commandeers a Consortium Visby-class corvette and escapes Cancún, pursuing a trio of Consortium Typhoon class submarine
Typhoon class submarine
The Project 941 or Akula, Russian "Акула" class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s...
s carrying the biological samples.
Richter and his Task Force Talon, who are now officially marked as traitors, meets up with Admiral
Admiral (United States)
In the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, admiral is a four-star flag officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10. Admiral ranks above vice admiral and below Fleet Admiral in the Navy; the Coast Guard and the Public Health...
Burns and the USS Tarawa
USS Tarawa (CV-40)
USS Tarawa was one of 24 s built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa. Tarawa was commissioned in December 1945, too late to serve in World War II. After serving a...
aircraft carrier. Having come under Consortium fire, Burns help them destroy two of three submarines land in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. In Cuba, they discover that President Cardiff is working with the Consortium and is behind Baldwin's assassination. Task Force Talon invades a Consortium hacienda
Hacienda
Hacienda is a Spanish word for an estate. Some haciendas were plantations, mines, or even business factories. Many haciendas combined these productive activities...
in Cuba in search of the last submarine and a Consortium biological weapons expert, Dr. Morello.
Task Force Talon fails to find Morello or retrieve the biological sample. However, they find Senator Watts, still alive. Transferring him to a friendly U.S. Naval base in the Bahamas
The Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
, Watts gives a speech on live television testifying against Cardiff and the Consortium. An enraged Cardiff orders Whitemore to destroy Richter at all costs. Dr. Morello agrees but declares that Cardiff has outlived his usefulness. Major Richter and the U.S. forces defend the area against hostile converted U.S forces until Watts finishes his speech and is sent to America so that he may testify in the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
against Cardiff. Richter also learns that the Consortium plans on mutating X-357 so that it can kill humans, but this can only be done in space.
Task Force Talon travels to Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral, from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River.It is part of a region known as the...
where X-357 is scheduled for launch into space via Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
Liberty. Jefferson attempts to stop the shuttle launch but fails. The 52nd, 104th and 81st airborne divisions guarding the launch site attack the Task Force Talon, whom are still marked as traitors. Not long later however, the Congress impeaches
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....
President Cardiff. Subsequently, General Kelly is reinstated and the 52nd and 81st cease firing on Task Force Talon; the 104th under the command of Colonel Whitemore and the Consortium continues to fight, only to be destroyed.
Space Shuttle Liberty is tracked to its landing zone in the Taklamakan Desert in Central Asia, where Consortium's main base of operation is located. Subsequently, the U.S. Army attacks the landing site and eradicates the virus with an experimental bomb. The rest of the Consortium forces are eradicated. The epilogue reveals that Cardiff's body is found in a river, while Senator Watts's presidential campaign is virtually unopposed. Major Richter and the other personnel of Task Force Talon, believed to be missing in action
Missing in action
Missing in action is a casualty Category assigned under the Status of Missing to armed services personnel who are reported missing during active service. They may have been killed, wounded, become a prisoner of war, or deserted. If deceased, neither their remains nor grave can be positively...
, are on vacation in the Bahamas.
Factions
US Army: In Act of War, the US Army is a general term for the conventional fighting forces of the US, covering the ArmyUnited States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
, Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
, Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
and Marines
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. Armed with solid conventional weaponry, the US Army boasts unparalleled strength. However, they are not as flexible as Task Force Talon or the Consortium. U.S. Army uses a different type specialized unit for each type of task.
Task Force Talon: Task Force Talon is a secretive joint task force
Joint Task Force
Joint Task Force is a PC real-time tactics game where players command military forces in combat situations based on modern day conflicts.The game includes officially licensed vehicles and weapons systems from major defense contractors including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop...
and a direct action
Direct action
Direct action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
force. Utilizing futuristic weapons and technology, they can be deployed anywhere in the world quickly. Task Force Talon uses multi-role units, so that each unit of the task force is versatile and capable of handling more than one type of mission.
Consortium: A very large underground military organization with ever more immense funding, the Consortium pursues its own agenda through a combination of terrorist attacks and conventional military action. Their force is a blend of powerful Soviet bloc equipment and extremely advanced technology on par with Task Force Talon, including secret projects from both Russia and the US.
Mercenaries: Mercenaries are hired at a building called Mercenary Outpost. Mercenaries require an initial insurance fee, and charge a smaller rolling fee at five-second intervals. The insurance fee is completely or partially refunded when the mercenary team is released, depending on how many mercenaries are alive. Only one mercenary team any kind can be hired by any one player in a game.
Mini Games
- Marine One Down: The objective of this game is to capture the President. Any player who gets a unit within a certain distance gains control of the President. The objective is to move the POTUSPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
unit to a pre-defined evacuation base at the edge of the map, with each player needing to bring the President to a different location. There is no base building in this mode; instead, players capture bunkers scattered around the map to gain reinforcements. - Scud launcher: This mode is basically the same as a regular game, but with a twist: All players are unable to build Tactical Weapons and Anti-Tactical weapons, but in the middle of the map, there is a neutral ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
launcher with a circle around it. Anyone who gets within the circle gains control of the Scud, this allows that player to fire the Scud every 2 minutes. Should the launcher be destroyed, it will explode violently, causing tremendous damage to everything within a very large radius, which prevents players from keeping the launcher safe in their base.
Patches
AtariAtari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
and Eugen Systems
Eugen Systems
-Video games developed:* Wargame: European Escalation – 2011 * R.U.S.E. – 2010 * Act of War: High Treason – March 2006 * Act of War: Direct Action – March 2005...
have released the first patch for Act Of War: High Treason with lots of fixes. The Size of the patch is 175 MB
Megabyte
The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage or transmission with two different values depending on context: bytes generally for computer memory; and one million bytes generally for computer storage. The IEEE Standards Board has decided that "Mega will mean 1 000...
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The Patch
Patch (computing)
A patch is a piece of software designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance...
1 includes:
- Map Editor & Modding Tool.
- Improved path finding for naval units.
- Invisible helicopter bug in network games is fixed.
- Naval Replays fixed.
- Miscellaneous performance improvements, particularly on lower-end systems.
Tools
- Map Editor:- With this tool you can create your own map. It can even convert Act of War: Direct ActionAct of War: Direct ActionAct of War: Direct Action is a real-time strategy game developed by Eugen Systems and published by Atari, Inc. The game was released in March 2005 and features a detailed story written by Dale Brown, a retired captain of the US Air Force and a bestselling author. An expansion pack called Act of...
maps for use in Act of War: High Treason. Map Tutorial From Eugen System
- Modding Tool:- With this tool you can add your own units, buildings and modify anything you wish by using 3dmax 7+.
Note :- The modding tool and map editor is included in the Patch
Patch
-Computing:* Patch , fix for a software program* Patch , UNIX utility* Patch, a 3-D Bézier curve used in computer graphics, or a primitive in some 3-D software packages* Patch Media, website for local news and events-Electronics:...
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