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'''''Halogen''''' was a complete conversion mod of ''[[Wikipedia:Command and Conquer: Generals|Command and Conquer: Generals]]''. Developed by Slipstream Productions, the mod was an attempt to create a [[wikipedia:real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] version of ''Halo'' but was subsequently cancelled following a [[wikipedia:Cease and desist|cease and desist]] order obtained by Microsoft. | '''''Halogen''''' was a complete conversion mod of ''[[Wikipedia:Command and Conquer: Generals|Command and Conquer: Generals]]''. Developed by Slipstream Productions, the mod was an attempt to create a [[wikipedia:real-time strategy|real-time strategy]] version of ''Halo'' but was subsequently cancelled following a [[wikipedia:Cease and desist|cease and desist]] order obtained by Microsoft. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
=== Development === | === Development === | ||
The mod was developed over three years prior to the cancellation. Powered by ''CnC: Generals''<nowiki />'s [[wikipedia:SAGE (game engine)|SAGE]], the mod featured traditional assets such as base-building utilities, resource gathering, and unit-management system. | The mod was developed over three years prior to the cancellation. Powered by ''CnC: Generals''<nowiki />'s [[wikipedia:SAGE (game engine)|SAGE]], the mod featured the traditional assets such as base-building utilities, resource gathering, and unit-management system. | ||
=== Cease and desist order === | === Cease and desist order === | ||
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== ''Halogen'' and ''Halo Wars'' == | == ''Halogen'' and ''Halo Wars'' == | ||
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''Halogen'' was cancelled in September of [[2006]], following a request by [[Bungie]]'s community manager to the ''Halogen'' team sent on September 8. Although [[Microsoft]] had wanted to send an official cease and desist, no legal action was taken due to Bungie stepping in and asking Microsoft not to use legal action.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/gamesetinterview_slipstream_pr.php|Site=GameSetWatch|Page=GameSetInterview: Slipstream Production's Dispraiser on Halogen cancellation|D=22|M=9|Y=2021}} The team had heard rumours as early as mid-August that they may need to halt production, and rumours circulated at the time that Bungie was preparing to announce their own RTS ''Halo'' game.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halowarscentral.com/articles.php|Site=Halo Wars Central|Page=The Dispraiser Interview|D=27|M=02|Y=2007}} | ''Halogen'' was cancelled in September of [[2006]], following a request by [[Bungie]]'s community manager to the ''Halogen'' team sent on September 8. Although [[Microsoft]] had wanted to send an official cease and desist, no legal action was taken due to Bungie stepping in and asking Microsoft not to use legal action.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/09/gamesetinterview_slipstream_pr.php|Site=GameSetWatch|Page=GameSetInterview: Slipstream Production's Dispraiser on Halogen cancellation|D=22|M=9|Y=2021}} The team had heard rumours as early as mid-August that they may need to halt production, and rumours circulated at the time that Bungie was preparing to announce their own RTS ''Halo'' game.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halowarscentral.com/articles.php|Site=Halo Wars Central|Page=The Dispraiser Interview|D=27|M=02|Y=2007}} | ||