Mobile Construction Vehicle - Command and Conquer - Tiberium Lore

Taking a look at the Mobile Construction Vehicle and it's evolution from Red Alert 1 to Command and Conquer 3. As well as other vehicles based off the technology used in the MCV. Chapters and/or corrections posted below.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
1:04 Red Alert
3:51 First Tiberium War
6:20 Renegade Construction Yard
7:39 Second Tiberium War
11:24 Third Tiberium War
18:53 The Scrin
Footage and some images and/or concept art are from the Command and Conquer video game series which is the property of Electronic Arts. Other images and art might be used from other sources and all rights to those belong to their respective authors. Video animations, voiced dialogue and editing are created by myself.
Music used:
Intro Menu (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Workmen (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Demolition (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Packing Iron (C&C Renegade) - Frank Klepacki
What Lurks (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
Drill (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Radio (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Mutants (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
#commandandconquer

[@FireMissionAlpha]

We are nothing without the MCV.

[@devsor1]

*I will work. Can I have some shoes?*

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

*Clock In!*

[@Synthonym]

THE CITIES OF NOD WILL RISE

[@barrybend7189]

What about the SCV from StarCraft?

[@leopard1419]

"Bring on the scaffoldings"

[@MisterHavoc]

I love the fact the timeline link between the Red Alert and Tiberium universes is more canonically acceptable than the link between C&C3 and C&C4. Never ceases to put a smile on my face.

[@Faxe90]

I have no idea, what you are talking about. What is this C&C 4?

[@PhoenixAlaris93]

There is no C&C4 in Ba Sing Se

[@chrisdufresne9359]

There never was a C&C 4

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Ah man, imagine a fourth installment. How glorious it could be. What would it be about? Guess we'll never know since EA moved from providing good quality content to cheap and microtransaction ridden mobile games.

[@Mamorufumio]

@@CathrineMacNielyeah it’s a real shame,

[@bhushanharripersad5716]

For Tiberium War, the initial release of the game the cranes could build base defenses, a balance patch took that away and a campaign mission where you started with only a crane became more difficult.

[@cursedhawkins1305]

I was WONDERING why that was a thing, because I came into Tiberium War after Red Alert 3 and in Red Alert 3 the crane used by the Soviets could build both base structures and defenses.

[@louievelayo4100]

Yeah, and it's *DUMB!* I can take it in Kane's Wrath, not in vanilla Tiberium Wars!

[@louievelayo4100]

​@@cursedhawkins1305Yeah that's one reason I like the Crusher Crane, aside from being a (vehicle and ship only)Grinder. The bad thing: It's a waste of money because it's the *ONLY* way the Soviets can have repair drones.

[@bhushanharripersad5716]

@@louievelayo4100 I was fine with a crane not being able to build a Temple of Nod, but base defenses was taking it too far.

[@coresoldier1]

all that for Esports 👎

[@aljoshilagan3204]

Wake up boys, new jethild just arrived.

[@marktime7692]

12 in a fcking morning!!

[@encinoman903]

I'm awake 👁👄👁

[@tomarmadiyer2698]

This is it. The big one

[@simonstead1491]

Peace through power!

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

AND IS ABOUT THA CORE STORY OF M C V!1!!11!

[@mbos14]

It always terrified me that the Scrin force you fight was just some civilian miners.

[@marilynlucero9363]

It does make some sense though. Intergalactic super threat vs some monkes with metal. It's a miracle they got beaten back if anything.

[@wintermute25]

To be fair, they also had Reaper and Traveler sect detachments. Those 2 are explicitly not civilians.

[@judicatorhurayth1927]

To me is odd, ​That was a last minute response after realising they are losing the war too fast against what they call us primative. @@wintermute25

[@ideallyyours]

@@wintermute25 Having a different set of beliefs doesn't necessarily make you military.

[@Von_Langstein]

@@ideallyyours I agree, If anything they kinda represented militia's or say paid private security equivalent to what we have here on earth. Slightly more militarized equipment than what you can get on a civi market, but no where near the power and assets of a military force

[@mimidasmajor718]

Imagine a CnC game where you just use a MCV to do everything..haha that would be so funny..... ha ... fucking ha......

[@Boehjaner]

I would give it a try maybe😐

[@VJK102]

I see what you did ther kkkkk

[@SeaSabotuer]

C&C 4?

[@e.sage-47]

Yeah. Everyone would love it.

[@VJK102]

@@SeaSabotuer that doesn't exist

[@frostburn3736]

GDI: *_"Construction yard, ready to roll! Operation en route! "_* Nod: *_"The cities of Nod will rise! The empire starts here!"_* Scrin: (proud alien screeches)

[@fofoprme6788]

He finally did it. Talk about the most important building (and unit).

[@LINJ638]

What else is he going to do a commentary on?

[@aaron2x4]

"New Construction Options"

[@rizaradri316]

Construction complete

[@Aereto]

"Unable to comply; Building in progress."

[@Bullminator]

SILOS NEEDED

[@louievelayo4100]

Cannot deploy here

[@nixdar]

written words that you can hear

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

Ahh the "How is that physically possible" construction truck that somehow transforms into a building...

[@Tallacus]

The MCVs is what got me interested in the technological lore of C&C, imagine being able to build up an entire city from just one vehicle. Now possible with 3D printers that spew out concrete buildings.

[@justinkemp4019]

And at a far cheaper price then buying an equivalent sized house

[@Tallacus]

​@@justinkemp4019now we need those spider welding bots from Avatar

[@hedgehog3180]

The closest real life equivilants are probably floating drydocks.

[@bendavis3778]

I remember in Tiberium Wars, before they removed base defenses from the crane, I would have several defense structures cued up. Then I would lure enemies into the base and deploy the defenses behind their forces. Was very disappointed when they removed that in Kane's Wrath

[@ahuzel]

in was already removed on one of the early patches for cnc3, updating broke the campaigns

[@bendavis3778]

@@ahuzel I don't think I ever got that patch

[@bendavis3778]

@@ahuzel Correction, I never got that patch until I got Tiberium Wars on Steam. I had the disk version for the longest time

[@Goremize]

Disc version being the best version of the game is great. When they did only updates to multiplayer, that also effected the campaign, you basically redo the campaign on ultra-brutal hard unintended difficulty. Because your income is halved. Base defences are weaker. Power plants do not spread build area, and cranes can't build defences

[@bendavis3778]

@Goremize Yeah, I'm finding that out as I replay it on Steam. I beat the Nod campaign on Hard difficulty once, and now I'm struggling to get past Washington DC in act 1 on easy

[@AceArata]

Man, this video answered so many questions I had in my head regarding ConYards. Many of which seem SO obvious by I had never put together until hearing it here

[@thesweetone]

KZbin, Your alerts suck! I nearly missed this. I'm glad I do weekly checks. This vehicle was so Iconic, still is really. I still remember the first time i got to unpack an MCV in C&C1

[@darkbrightnorth]

For me the first time was mission 4 or RA2 because I didn’t play mission two or the tutorial. It was the awesomest moment to see this but command centres from missions 1,2, and 3 were this unit.

[@puenmcjennieva448]

Construction yards was not only act as a base builder but it's also acts as the headquarter for that region area. Here in Thailand a person who actually being a gamer used to call this type of Base main base or the mother base.

[@PokemonHaloFan]

The base you made at 9:10 may just be the most beautiful Tiberian Sun base I have ever laid eyes on.

[@Diablo_Himself]

C&C was one of my first RTS game experiences. The gameplay, the units and that kick-ass soundtrack was much of my youth!

[@VJK102]

Of all the MCVs, the C&C3 GDI MCV is the one that could more realistically exist, underground nanoassemblers aside

[@EugenijusKrenis]

What about that weird crane structure in front though? Like look closely this is some AI generated junk level nonsense.

[@VJK102]

​@EugenijusKrenis first, this was designed way before all this Ai generated bs; Second, is a crane with some weird legs; Of all the MCVs, its one of the most believable ones; no 90% of the building spawning out of nowhere

[@MeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowww]

In sense of the vehicle folding together, yes. But what we see ingame is always just a translation. The reason why bases in C&C can build this fast is do to gameplay and i think they delibaretly never specifyed how fast the actual build time is. I mean, how long does it take to train a Infantry Squad in C&C 3? Also, C&C3 plays in the year 2047. We can 3D print alot today, even buildings. That a Military is useing Nanon Assemblers for there forward bases in the next 3 decades, doesn´t sound unrealistic at all, anymore.

[@justjoking5841]

I kinda had a hypothesis that the Crane seen is similar to the Scaffolding erected when Starcrafts Terran Builders are constructing barrack and stuff. Kinda like a giant 3d Printer of sorts

[@kungfuskull]

Made a crappy day into a good one, thank you!

[@DonPandemoniac]

Gotta love the Rig, it's such a quintessential GDI-strategy unit.

[@darkbrightnorth]

The greatest concept ever made in fiction.

[@jamesabernethy7896]

Recently got the C&C collection on steam, have been playing through Tiberian Sun and Renegade. I've said this before but I love how you give so much depth to objects and units that could simply be seen as game assets.

[@pjousma]

Those HD c&c graphics put a little tear to my eye, very beautiful documentary. Thank you

[@zocker0259]

lets gooooo 22 min video about 1 unit love your videos

[@MrDibara]

4:18 Nice and sneaky little Dune reference. 😁👌 *Love it.*

[@user-ee8er5ne1s]

Incredible!!! Your videos are SUPER!!! I say this as an avid C&C fan, I learn a lot of interesting and new things from them, keep up the good work )))🥰🥰🥰

[@RaymondKarlVeasey75]

This Is A Pleasant Surprise, Someone Talking About Command & Conquer. It's Permanently Burned Into My Brain The Red Alert Voice Saying "Construction Complete.". Good Video!

[@jamesdurant8771]

I do enjoy Jethild's content but I have to ask, when is Red Alert 2 going to get some love?

[@RC-qv9in]

Hopefully that’s coming soon. 🤞

[@gsthomas187]

Jethild: playing. Snacks: aquired Dawn of War: playing Hotel: Trivago It's gonna be a good night lads.

[@johntitor_ibm5100]

One vision: one purpose.

[@Saman_English]

Appreciate you making these bro

[@westomegawolf6073]

The MCVs and the Construction Yards are your best friends without them you won't be able to build your bases, remember that they are the heart of your base and also acting as the Command Center since the building itself is an important structure for base building.

[@louievelayo4100]

Except in missions where you don't have one at all...

[@BaxterAndLunala]

Finally, after over a year we finally have a video on MCVs.

[@johng9004]

I have been waiting for this video thank you

[@alialshehhi3288]

Seeing new videos from you is a sight for sore eyes and a breath of fresh air. Keep ‘em coming❤️

[@spacepotato4795]

I really like how I can learn so much that I didn't know about one of my favourite games in such a well refined form Really like your content, keep it up!

[@inductivegrunt94]

The backbone of all our bases in both Tiberium and Red Alert. Humble yet valuable. The MCV.

[@joeyoung9596]

Couldn’t forget about that C&C 1 MCV animation with the 2 Engineers. 😂

[@saladinbob]

I think there's another reasaon why Nod had underground construction facilities in the 2nd Tiberium war. The onset of Ion storms meant the EMP shut down everything on the surface, having them underground provided the facility with natural shielding against it allowing it to continue to operate during a storm. Although not represented in game, if there were also storage facilities Nod could quickly release an army of vehicles immediately upon the Storm ending.

[@Megalotron]

Outstanding video as always! Keep up the amazing work, and can't wait to see what you do when you run out of C&C video ideas....that last C&C video will be a sad day

[@YEGETAone]

really nice covering here!

[@foracal5608]

Very good video sir!

[@kaporal890]

So cool to find peoples still making video about CnC un 2024, especially about Lore.

[@opticalduck2587]

How’re you still going lol. It’s fantastic you’ve made so much content through this series. Hopefully when you run out of things to cover you’ll find another game to get into like this series

[@Masonicon]

MCVs are giant 3D Printers for building anything in Command and Conquer games

[@Sgt_Robo]

Oh boy, Jethild upload!

[@RC-qv9in]

Woohoo!

[@DRRDGRAPHICARTIST]

You rock as always!

[@seifhassan5549]

Thank God, you finally did it

[@martindrengenxbox360]

Haven't even finished intro ads before liking. I know it will be good.

[@dogishappy0]

I'm still loving all this C&C content.

[@Kaiju-Driver]

Very nice!

[@DrTarte]

Babe, wake up, more tiberium lore.

[@user-wf9ht5tw6v]

One thing i love about this channel. He cut the fourth from the lore.

[@borgmardunkleson2225]

There was a fourth?

[@user-wf9ht5tw6v]

@@borgmardunkleson2225 guy we have to be accurate for history even it piece of shit history.

[@Average_Catnap4]

Just when we needed him. Praise the man!

[@Grumpy_Englishman]

Finally a new video

[@17Master]

The Mobile Construction Vehicle, and by extension, the Construction Yard, is responsible for more new construction options and missions accomplished than I could hope to count. We Stan the MCV.

[@dominikfittschen2955]

I had a nightmare that there were once 6 other MCVs 3 for Nod and 3 for GDI. In my Nightmare they called it Tiberium Twillight ... it was terrible i am so happy that this never existed . 😅😅

[@trevynlane8094]

I love how Jetheld also ignores anything after c&c 3. "Never existed"

[@Diablo_Himself]

Well, C&C4 wasn't really C&C was it? They changed too much about the gameplay and story. And now all they make is shitty mobile games.

[@trevynlane8094]

@@Diablo_Himself indeed. Until they make a worthy game set after C&C 3, we fans will ignore what they made.

[@Saviliana]

@@Diablo_HimselfIf you consider the fact how TW and KW contradicted so many lore points form TD/TS/FS, even C&C3 shouldn't supposed to be counted as lore. Where are my legacy of Cabal? Hmmmm?

[@Von_Langstein]

@@Saviliana I agree, while I still like a lot of units and designs from C&C 3 and will play it, unlike my boycotting and dismissal of #4; My canon for C&C still rests at the end of Tiberian Sun. I like the Scrin (the Nod "space ship alluded to a coming alien threat in Tib Sun), I like that things are building up to it, I just don't like how the executed the story of C&C 3. The Forgotten were... Forgotten, prominent characters killed off screen or retired. The change of the world's Tiberium flora and fauna that was so compelling in Tib Sun. I do think the oldest Redzones could still develop to the point of the pure massive crystals we seen in Tib 3, just I wanted everything from before to also carry over. I think I'd start the game with Anton Slavic still being alive, not killed off screen, and I'd keep the SG1 style storytelling and CGI we got from Tiberian Sun. The Kodiak and Montauk still being used (maybe even as proper MCV vehicles) and I think I'd have the destruction of the Philadelphia actually happen as the mid point of the games story, a turning point so to speak of things ramping up.

[@Von_Langstein]

or perhaps even have the Philadelphia's destruction come from the Scrin Invasion rather than a Nod missile, Having the first half of the game still have GDI drop Troopers coming in would be too cool, and seeing them scramble from a space dominant doctrine to working with what they have on the ground

[@insert_name_here6487]

image an entire mobile base with this tech (every building being able to "pack up" and go somewhere else)

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Terrans from Starcraft would like to say hello; most buildings that is.

[@joshg8053]

​​​@@CathrineMacNiel Terran buildings lift off. MCV set up and repack, MCV at least the one in C&C 1 is much smaller than the Construction Yard it deploy into. It could be transported inside another unit, which would be an interesting mechanic if all building could repack in such a way.

[@insert_name_here6487]

@@CathrineMacNiel i know that i main them myself but i mean THE WHOLE THING with the terrans only a few of their structures can lift off

[@sdawdwadaufyuaiudi2148]

new video nice

[@Mastervitro]

So a lot of the base building was done as "make believe"/"pretend" where they just don't show the workers moving supplies around and building. I understand why but it would have made the game more immersive and allowed for more options to attack and defend supply lines.

[@dracmeister]

It was in-line with a certain design philosophy. The devs wanted an RTS you can just pickup and play without having to do busywork-this is why the CnC games only have 1 resource besides providing your base power (which is still inherently liked to income.). They didn't want complicate the gameplay too much by implementing things like supply and logistical lines but instead imply they are there via story. Just because something would be interesting to implement doesn't mean it's going to be fun.

[@sonicslv6132]

C&C always designed to be fast paced combat heavy skirmish though, not resource management. Besides, lore wise, everything is assembled and transported underground. All the workers and engineers are underground. That's why the "build range" or ground control is core mechanic. And if you look at the animations, all buildings pop up from ground while all the ConYard / Cranes crane will deposit the materials underground when you build something instead of extracting it out.

[@MrMarinus18]

When playing C&C 3 I actually rarely build the mini MCV's. I usually just build a crane about as far away from my refinary as I can since it allows buildings to be build around it and then I move my MCV to the other place I want to build. A crane and base expansion vehicle have the same cost but a crane has other uses too. The larger construction range of the MCV also allows it to do the job of 2 mobile units at times.

[@Maximus27064]

Will you explore the red alert universe?

[@Hazynote253]

another note about the drone platform is this large floating mass can destroy an enemy mothership if you order it to collide of the center core of the mothership

[@KimPossibleShockwave]

7:33 It's likely that the Renegade Construction Yard was a refined or improved version due to the rapid advancement of technologies and lessons learned as the war continued, since it was more heavily automated (as with most Renegade buildings), and it was likely the base for the Tiberian Sun Construction Yard. It's also likely that all the materials which should have been inside the Nod Construction Yard had been used to reinforce the base, since Nod knew GDI was coming, and that personnel had been evacuated/moved elsewhere. 9:31 The Forgotten at this time seemed to be desperate to grab anything and everything: From then-modern military hardware of both GDI and Nod manufacture, to older weapons and small arms (such as the first generation Nod Flame Tank), to improvised weapons (such as what were basically technicals in the form of armed pickup trucks). By the time of Firestorm and with their alliance with GDI more solidified, they seemed to be more militarized with GDI equipment, forgoing Nod's stuff and the improvised weapons/tools.

[@hentaioverwhelming]

I remember when I first saw the cranes in C&C3 and getting distracted by their animations of literally just moving a box/container around itself in circles. It's like watching a dog chase its own tail.

[@skyvipers]

When MCV dies… you die.

[@louievelayo4100]

Well it is the Field HQ, where your a🐬 is, so yeah...

[@joshg8053]

Depends on the C&C game.

[@Viper1Zero]

Ah hell yeah boys, 22 minutes of MCV deep dive.

[@mauriciocalderon829]

Is very curious that The MCV have different custom variants for all command and conquier faccions.

[@335chr]

Watching this reminds me of just how little I play Nod in CnC 3

[@Beleidigen-ist-Pflicht]

Þe MCV is a mechanical wonder in itself , were it possible to create a base wiþ so many sophisticated local war structures in mere minutes, it would have already replaced conventional warfare by a long shot.

[@zheng7636]

MCV VIDEO! NOW THIS IS HOW TO PARTY!

[@CnCDune]

1:35 "concrete foundation" nice pun, considering C&C truly began with Dune 2, where you had to place concrete slabs first then the buildings lest they never be at full health.

[@DarkOperationman]

Funny things about GDI's MCV of 3rd war is it actually have a very boxy design but the silhouette is very round like a dome or a beetle. ... Of all the C&C universe MCVs. I like the design of Empire's MCV the most. Following by Nod 3rd war MCV.

[@FizzleFX]

15:50 wrong. While mobile it's most vulnerable The SCV does take reduced damage the second the animation starts. It basically already counts as deployed. This pack/unpack can also prevent capture......

[@TastyBusiness]

I was hoping you would make mention of the RA2 MCV too...

[@SkyElite2]

Great vid as always, but what about RA2 and 3 MCVs?

[@louievelayo4100]

We're talking about the evolution of the MCV in the Tiberium series(from Red Alert to Tiberium Wars), we'll get to the rest of Red Alert when we get there...

[@RadicalEdward2]

14:28 I always thought Nod Construction Yards in the 3rd war looked like stages for metal concerts

[@sheldonisaacpascual617]

Guys I think it's an MCV!

[@betastilter2197]

Hope to see the MCV from the Red alert 2 and 3 universe next considering this one is about Tiberium series

[@brianoliveira698]

Great video. It's funny how not many fans include cnc4 lore. It was so hated as the finale by its followers, its like it never happened....😂

[@edelzocker8169]

I love the MCV from the Foen Revolt! The Mental Omega team created the best C&C mod available... Why? Because the Foen Revolts MCV is a Container filled with nanites!

[@ObiwanNekody]

The MCV was even used in warfare on Dune. Some say it was actually invented there even.

[@akmalhafiz8763]

I didn't even finished the three previous video

[@RC-qv9in]

Then you’ve got something to look forward to.

[@RC-qv9in]

At the end of this video, you should link to the Construction Yard video you made a long (really long) time ago.

[@LINJ638]

Genius!!!!

[@cursedhawkins1305]

And no mention of the "fourth" game's MCVs just as intended.

[@alehen89]

fourth game? what are you talking about? the last game was Kane's Wrath

[@antonruss9116]

LET'S GO!!!!!!

[@maDbiL]

Next video will be about the technician and it will be 20-30 mins long.

[@ndld4955]

The Original MCV or as I use to think.. The cement mixer.. (Kinda looks like it and it makes some sense ..)😅

[@miloddvoranak8900]

,,Find the place worthy of Kane,, this specific line is deeply embeded in my mind and i dont know why.

[@jakubkolacek6813]

KANE LIVES IN DEATH!

[@miloddvoranak8900]

@@jakubkolacek6813 děkuji

[@gandalfwiz20007]

A small observation, in version 1.0 of Tiberium Wars, Cranes could construct defensive buildings, allowing a faster building of base defenses. This was kind of unbalanced, so they changed it.

[@noblewolfy]

Mobile 3D Printing made easy!

[@Simbirsk2130]

by the way, visually, the Red alert 1 MCV looks a lot like a cement truck to me

[@Lumen_Obscurum]

God I wish they finished the Tiberium Wars arc. They'd just set up a big Kane (And Nod) vs Scrin vs GDI plot and then...Nothing. I really wanted to see an installment where the Scrin were absolutely demolishing the GDI, Nod was nowhere to be found, then at the last moment Kane returned with a fully unlocked, stabilised, Tacitus full of designs and plans for new tech that we use to roll up the Scrin Military...Only for it to turn out the reason the Scrin Military had come through was Kane had destroyed the rest of their civilisation. Turning it into GDI + Scrin vs Kane.

[@rhuman8672]

I’m glad that these videos stop at the 3rd war. Especially since it’s largely agreed there were no games made after that one 😅

[@SirLANsalot]

Ya, we don't talk about the game that shall not be mentioned that supposedly "ended" the C&C storyline with Kane finally able to return back to his homeworld.

[@maotisjan]

C&C 4 Sucked so much that it sucked itself in

[@RichterBelmont2235]

Hard to imagine such an important building could be compromise by only one engineer boi. It's as if once an enemy engineer show up at the front gate, every workers include the military guards just throw their arms up in the air and start working for the new boss 😅

[@cjhs77338]

I always thought the vehicle that went into the garage was in there to provide power for the construction yard.

[@sasha1mama]

I'm still not convinced Red Alert is canonically part of the Tiberian timeline. There's too many inconsistencies.

[@ZzCal123]

More lore videos🎉

[@sonofeyeabovealleffoff5462]

Nod had the best looking stuff during the Third Tiberium War.