Crane

The Crane was a pseudo-Construction Yard support structure deployed by both the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod during the Third Tiberium War.

Background

Similar to the construction yard, the Crane is equipped with nano-assemblers, computers, and control units. This allows for an additional structure to be constructed at any given moment, allowing forward bases to be established faster^[1].

Following their more decentralized nature, on occasion the Brotherhood used cranes as complete substitutes for Construction Yards, especially in fronts where having a massive command center would draw unwanted attention.

Game Structure

Constructible only from Construction Yards, each Crane afforded an extra build queue in both the Structures and Armory tabs. However, they are not without limit - a crane's construction queue cannot build additional cranes, and in most versions is also unable to build defensive structures and superweapons.

However, Cranes were not designed for combat, and as such are very fragile and are unarmed. While they did expand a Construction Yard's ground control radius, it was more often wiser to place them in the heart of a base to protect them from damage.

The Scrin deployed structures called Foundries for this purpose. Aside from the difference in name and visuals, they functioned identically to human cranes.

Production

GDI

Icon	Structures	Requirements	Role
	Power plant	none	Power supply
	Tiberium refinery	none	Resource processor
	Barracks	Power plant	Infantry production
	War Factory	Power plant Tiberium refinery	Vehicle production
	Command post	Power plant Tiberium refinery	Technology enhancer Support power provider
	Tiberium silo	Tiberium refinery	Tiberium storage
	Armory	Barracks GDI and ZOCOM	Infantry support structure
	Tech Center	Command post	Technology Building
	Airfield	Command post	Aircraft construction and maintenance
	Space command uplink	Tech Center	Support power provider
	Combat support airfield	Airfield	Support airfield

Nod

Icon	Structures	Requirements	Role
	Power plant	none	Power supply
	Tiberium refinery	none	Resource processor
	Hand of Nod	Power plant	Infantry production
	War Factory	Power plant Tiberium refinery	Vehicle production
	Operations Center	Power plant Tiberium refinery	Technology enhancer Support power provider
	Tiberium silo	Tiberium refinery	Tiberium storage
	Secret shrine	Hand of Nod	Infantry support structure
	Tech Lab	Operations Center	Technology Building
	Air Tower	Operations Center Nod and MoK	Aircraft construction and maintenance
	Tiberium chemical plant	Tech Lab	Support power provider
	Air support tower	Air Tower Nod and MoK	Support airfield
	Voice of Kane (as of KW patch 1.02)	Operations center	Defense support

Changelog

• Tiberium Wars patch 1.05: the amount of ground control gained by building a Nod crane or Scrin foundry has increased by 50%
• Tiberium Wars patch 1.07: can no longer build defensive structures or super-weapons
• Tiberium Wars patch 1.09: Nod crane hit points increased by 50%, normalizing its health with that of the GDI crane and Scrin Foundry
• Kane's Wrath patch 1.02: Nod crane can now build the Voice of Kane structure

Gallery

• 
  GDI Crane in action
• 
  Nod Crane concept art

Trivia

• GDI crane operators tend to get bored in their line of work and often "do the wave" with their crane's arm.^[2]

See Also

• Foundry, Scrin counterpart

References

v·d·e Global Defense Initiative Third Tiberium War Arsenal

Units Infantry GDI Steel Talons ZOCOM Rifleman squad Missile squad Engineer Grenadier squad Sniper team Zone trooper Commando Rifleman squad Missile squad Combat engineer Grenadier squad Rifleman squad Missile squad Engineer Grenadier squad Sniper team Zone raider Commando Vehicles GDI Steel Talons ZOCOM Pitbull APC Predator tank Harvester Mobile Construction Vehicle Shatterer (KW only) Slingshot (KW only) Rig Mammoth tank Juggernaut Mammoth Armored Reclamation Vehicle (KW only) Surveyor Pitbull Mobile Repair Transport Titan Heavy harvester Mobile Construction Vehicle Wolverine Slingshot Rig Mammoth tank Behemoth Mammoth Armored Reclamation Vehicle Surveyor Pitbull APC Predator tank Rocket harvester Mobile Construction Vehicle Zone Shatterer Slingshot Rig Mammoth tank Mammoth Armored Reclamation Vehicle Surveyor Aircraft GDI Steel Talons ZOCOM Orca Hammerhead (KW only) Firehawk V-35 Ox Orca strike craft Supersonic fighter (KW only) Ironside (KW campaign only) Orca Hammerhead Firehawk V-35 Ox Orca strike craft Supersonic fighter ZOCOM Orca Hammerhead Firehawk V-35 Ox Orca strike craft Supersonic fighter Vessels (campaign only) Aircraft carrier Battleship Hovercraft Cut content Bull   Structures Production & tech GDI Steel Talons ZOCOM Construction yard Power plant Tiberium refinery Barracks War factory Command post Airfield Armory Tech center Space command uplink Crane Reclamator hub (KW only) Construction yard Power plant Tiberium refinery Barracks War factory Command post Airfield Tech center Space command uplink Crane Reclamator hub Construction yard Power plant Tiberium refinery Barracks War factory Command post Airfield Armory Tech center Space command uplink Crane Reclamator hub Defenses & support GDI Steel Talons ZOCOM Watchtower Guardian cannon AA battery Tiberium silo Sonic emitter Combat support airfield (KW only) Ion cannon control center Outpost Foxhole Battle base Watchtower Guardian cannon AA battery Tiberium silo Combat support airfield Ion cannon control center Outpost Foxhole Battle base Watchtower Guardian cannon AA battery Tiberium silo Sonic emitter Combat support airfield Ion cannon control center Outpost Foxhole Battle base Other Global Conquest buildings (KW only) Campaign buildings A-SAT defense center Intelligence center Tiberium processing plant Ion cannon control center Reclamator hub Wall Pentagon GDSS Philadelphia Pulse scanner Cut content Shipyard   Support powers & upgrades Support powers GDI Steel Talons ZOCOM Orca strike Radar scan GDI Airborne Sharpshooter team Bloodhounds Shockwave artillery Zone trooper drop pods Ion cannon Sonic repulsion field (KW only) Supersonic air strike (KW only) Orbital strike (KW only) Liquid Tiberium bomb (TW campaign only) Orca strike Radar scan Bloodhounds Railgun accelerator Shockwave artillery Ion cannon Sonic repulsion field Supersonic air strike Orbital strike Orca strike Radar scan GDI Airborne Sharpshooter team Bloodhounds Shockwave artillery Zone raider drop pods Ion cannon Sonic repulsion field Supersonic air strike Orbital strike Upgrades GDI Steel Talons ZOCOM Composite armour Power pack Scanner pack Mortar Stratofighter Sensor pods Advanced turbines Railgun upgrade EMP grenades (KW only) AP ammo (KW only) Tungsten AA shells (KW only) Hardpoints (KW only) Mortar Stratofighter Sensor pods Advanced turbines Railgun upgrade Adaptive armour AP ammo Tungsten AA shells Hardpoints Tiberium field suits Power pack Scanner pack Mortar Stratofighter Sensor pods Advanced turbines EMP grenades AP ammo Tungsten AA shells Ceramic armour Both sub-factions (Steel Talons and ZOCOM) are exclusive to Kane's Wrath.

v·d·e Brotherhood of Nod Third Tiberium War Arsenal

Units Infantry Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane Militant squad Militant rocket squad Saboteur Fanatics Shadow team Black Hand Commando Confessor (upgrade only) Awakened (KW via Redemption only) Confessor cabal Militant rocket squad Saboteur Fanatics Black Hand Commando Black Disciple (upgrade only) Awakened Militant rocket squad Saboteur Fanatics Shadow team Tiberium trooper Enlightened Commando Vehicles Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane Attack bike Raider buggy Scorpion tank Harvester Mobile Construction Vehicle Flame tank Specter (KW only) Reckoner (KW only) Beam cannon Stealth tank Avatar Warmech Redeemer (KW only) Emissary Liquid Tiberium transport (TW campaign only) Attack bike Raider buggy Scorpion tank Harvester Mobile Construction Vehicle Flame tank Specter Reckoner Beam cannon Mantis Purifier Warmech Redeemer Emissary Attack bike Raider buggy Scorpion tank Harvester Mobile Construction Vehicle Specter Reckoner Beam cannon Stealth tank Avatar Warmech Redeemer Emissary Aircraft Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane Venom Vertigo Carryall Armageddon Armageddon Venom Vertigo Carryall Armageddon Vessels (campaign only) Battleship Hovercraft (KW only)   Structures Production and tech Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane Construction yard Power plant Tiberium refinery Hand of Nod War factory Operations center Air tower Secret shrine Techn lab Tiberium chemical plant Crane Redeemer engineering facility (KW only) Construction yard Power plant Tiberium refinery Hand of Nod War factory Operations center Secret shrine Tech lab Tiberium chemical plant Crane Redeemer engineering facility Construction yard Power plant Tiberium refinery Hand of Nod War factory Operations center Air tower Secret shrine Tech lab Tiberium chemical plant Crane Redeemer engineering facility Defenses & support Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane Shredder turret Laser turret Surface-to-air missile turret Disruption tower Tiberium silo Obelisk of Light Voice of Kane (KW only) Air support tower (KW only) Temple of Nod Outpost Turret hub Shredder turret Laser turret Surface-to-air missile turret Disruption tower Tiberium silo Obelisk of Light Voice of Kane Temple of Nod Outpost Turret hub Shredder turret Laser turret Surface-to-air missile turret Disruption tower Tiberium silo Obelisk of Light Voice of Kane Air support tower (KW only) Temple of Nod Outpost Turret hub Other Global Conquest buildings (KW only) Campaign buildings Tiberium forge Disruption generator Propaganda center Temple of Nod Redeemer engineering facility Wall Ion disruption field generator Temple Prime Marked of Kane control node   Support powers & upgrades Support powers Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane Radar jamming missile Decoy army Cloaking field Shadow strike team Mine drop Tiberium vapor bomb Seed Tiberium Catalyst missile Master computer countermeasures Nuclear missile strike Laser fencing (KW only) Redemption (KW only) Tiberium vein detonation (KW only) Radar jamming missile Decoy army Power signature scan Mine drop Tiberium vapor bomb Seed Tiberium Catalyst missile Master computer countermeasures Nuclear missile strike Laser fencing Tiberium vein detonation Decoy Temple of Nod Radar jamming missile Decoy army Cloaking field Shadow strike team Magnetic mine drop Tiberium vapor bomb Seed Tiberium Catalyst missile Master computer countermeasures Nuclear missile strike Laser fencing Tiberium vein detonation Upgrades Nod Black Hand Marked of Kane Tiberium infusion Confessor upgrade EMP coils Dozer blades Laser capacitors Signature generator Liquid Tiberium core Quad turrets (KW only) Disruption pods (KW only) Tiberium core missiles (KW only) Purifying flame Black Disciple upgrade EMP coils Dozer blades Charged particle beams Liquid Tiberium core Quad turrets Disruption pods Tiberium core missiles Tiberium infusion Cybernetic legs EMP coils Dozer blades Supercharged particle beams Signature generator Liquid Tiberium core Quad turrets Disruption pods Tiberium core missiles Both sub-factions (Black Hand and Marked of Kane) are exclusive to Kane's Wrath.