Dasha

Hi, Today I visited someone to install him CnCNet Red Alert. Before meeting him, I copied everything on a USB drive. We did not have Internet connection where we met. I was surprised that Internet was required for the installation. I had on the USB drive the CD's content. Is it because I selected a different language than English and that the download of the additional language packs were required ? Also, even if I start the game in LAN mode, it checks for updates. Just added -noupdate when starting CnCNet is sufficient to organize a LAN without an Internet connection ? D

I just recently learnt that a copy of the unofficial guide from GameSpot has been found in the compound where Ben Laden has been found and shot.

Hi, I've just redone a fresh install and saw the first briefing video from the Socviet is not playing. It directly start with the CGI with the planes. Allied works as well as other Soviet ones. Ex. the briefing of the 2nd one, the one at the end of the 1st one... Movies-10.mix is there and is 466MB. I installed both French CD. I dumped them myself and have the same CRC32 as on redump site. So dumps are good. [EDIT] Going with the web install works. But of course, the videos are in English. If I use the CD released by EA (for a CD install), then there are display glitches (units not visible, ...). [EDIT 2] Solved, the files were corrupted. I re-extracted the content (folder) of the CD image and now it works. D

Hi, In the past years, I created few maps for OpenRA but recently decided to go back to the real Red Alert. These are the maps I created : https://resource.openra.net/maps/uploader/Dasha/ I've seen that the most recent editor is Mobius (which looks very user friendly) but to start with, I've not found how to adjust the map size. By default, it seems to be 126x126 and I've not been able to change this settings. Anyone knows how it can be adjusted ? D

I guess you mean 4 is 30 and 5 is 45 as 6 is 60 fps. Or maybe I'm completely off. If 3 (one below the middle) is the default, I really think it's less than 30. [EDIT] I've just tested a fresh install and 5 (out of 7) is the default. 5 means "fast".

Hi, Sorry for asking so many questions. But I've come back on the "true" Red Alert experience after having played mostly on OpenRA and finally decided to abandon it. I even created maps for it. https://resource.openra.net/maps/uploader/Dasha/ I might try to recreate them for RA. My questions are related to the game speed. In CnCNet client, it goes from 1 to 7 and it matches with the speed slider in the options. I've also read that in fact it sets the actual fps. Question 1 - Speed - FPS I could find a definitive answer but I understood that 7 = no cap 6 = 60 fps capped What are the other values ? Question 2 - Default What is the default in Single Player Campaign ? Question 3 - Other games Are the answers to these 2 questions also true for the other games ? - TD - RA2 / YR - TS D.

I've just tried to install RA2 from Steam. I've sopied the content of RA folder (in steamapps/common) into a different location. I can start the game from that location. However, if I uninstall the game from Steam, I can't start RA2 anymore from the location where I copied it. I get this error : So I'm not so sure this game is really DRM free. EDIT - apparently, this message is because I need to enable the compatibility mode and tick the option to run it as admin. So not linked to a DRM.

This is clear, thanks.

Hi; Today, I did a quick skirmish after few months (possibly more than a year). I selected an "easy" AI and noticed that it built structures and units I was surprised to see. Namely, a gap generator and a chrono-tank (meaning it created the chronosphere). You can see on the above image a chrono-tank built by the AI (blue). As CncNet improved the AI so that it can build more advanced structures and units ? I think I remember, as a kid playing RA Retaliation on PS1, that I saw once AI building an advanced soviet tech center + Tanya but I'm not sure at all. Maybe I was lucky in the game I played today that the AI built these advanced structures and units... D

Thanks for the info. I guess it does not apply to all games incl. in the bundle. Ex - Red Alert 3 has an online activation DRM, I guess it has not been removed.

Hi, I already have Red Alert 2 (+ Yuri's Revenge) on CD. I'm tempted to buy it digitally on Steam but I'd like to know if the game is DRM free or not ? In other words, if after I install it via Steam, I can just copy it to my second PC to play LAN. Some games, even on Steam, are DRM free. Steam does not necessarily means DRM. And on the game's page, it's not clearly mentionned, hence my question here. D.

Yes that's what I thought too. Production speed would be at maximum = 66% of the normal speed. It also affects other units I think, not only thanks.

Hi, In order to prevent RA1 multiplayer from being a matter of rushing your tanks to enemy base, do you find the options to prevent extra multipliers for production speed (limited to one increase for the second production building) and the « slow unit build » option effective ? Dasha

Hi, I’ve never seen an AI building a VCM ! Have you been able to mod the AI so that it builds things it’s not normally building ? Would it be possible that Skirsmish AI then builds : - Naval structured and units ; - Super weapons and uses it ; - Nuke silos ; - ... This would be amazing !

What I noticed in the video I shared is that the AI who built the tech. center hasn’t attacked with his entire army as usual. Have you noticed it on PS1 or PC ? On PS1 however, I’m still pretty sure the AI can’t build naval units. There is a map on RA retaliation split in 2 by water and the AI cannot attack us if it is on one side of the map and we are on the other side.