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Servers down?

Incia — GMT

[color=incia]I tried to log in online but it just freezes... even the back button becomes grayed out... it says "trying to connect with gamespy" and nothing happens... :/[/color]

Change building direction

leapingpossum — GMT

I know this sounds stupid.. but how do you change the buildings direction?

I know you click and drag.. and that works dandy - but when you're trying to change the direction of the Allied power plant it's like you make the thing dance to get it where you want it! (Setting it behind refs so that you can wall it)

Other than upgrades, how do I speed up the game speed?

Warnamon — GMT

Well, I tried this thing right over there (http://blog.tune-up.com/tips-and-tricks/speed-up-games-on-your-xp-or-vista-system-part-one/) and I have not yet noticed any difference.

My computer sucks. All around. It's a pre-built store bought compac Windows Vista with a pretty much crap everything. But what's most crappy and matters, is my graphics card, my PSU, and something else I can't remember the name of. I would post the stats, but I forgot how.

Anyways, the main thing that causes alot of lag, is the VFX. Things look a bit cooler on medium with it, but it lags quite a bit more on medium. When I turn it on low, it doesn't even look as close to as it did in medium. I hate to turn it down, but I like playing in a decent speed, also.

Is there a kind of program I can use to increase the speed and performance WITHOUT upgrading anything? Maybe a special program?

Stronger walls

Warnamon — GMT

I'm sorry if this is the wrong area, but I feel as if walls are too easy to destroy. So, I was wondering. Is it possible for me to make them stronger?

Co-Play from one disc?

anifan — GMT

Can you play the campaign with a friend using the same game on two different computers (as in with the same Cd-Key) over the internet?

Red Alert 3 theme music (Soviet march)

jonasty — GMT

If anyone find the sheet music or if someone has maked a tutorial,please let it know. :D
Thank you.(my english is not very good ) :mrgreen:

Nerf Shogun Battleships

yerkyerk — GMT

I know there's no patch coming, but I wanted to hear other people's opinion on what I perceive as the ridiculous overpoweredness of the Shogun Battleship.

Currently, any all-out battle from Soviets against Empire navy is easily dominated by the Empire. That they have the strongest ships and untargettable anti air units (which are also very adept at killing spiders in secondary mode) is one thing, but the Shogun Battleship is ridiculous. It is very accurate and powerful and puts to shame the slow targetting speed of the Dreadnaught. The secondary ability makes it near invincible though - it can simply plow through your 1800 credit costing Akula subs, making it invincible from all ranges.

I propose to nerf its secondary ability so that it can't crush Akula's or any tier 3 ships anymore with its secondary ability (I don't know if it can crush tier 3 ships currently?)
And make a tight min-max range within which the Shogun can fire - otherwise make the max range a lot shorter, slow down the missiles or decrease the accuracy. Or any combination.

Even with these proposed changes the Empire will still dominate the Soviets on sea, but it'll cost them more money and more effort, allowing for a fairer fight for the Soviets.

[mod] Red Alert 3: Ascension

red_prince24 — GMT

[b]Historical Background[/b]:
The Allies have achieved monumental victories over three Rising Sun warlords and Prince Tatsu who were trying to rebel against the Allied occupation of Japan. To ensure the Rising Sun lasting fealty to the Allies, the Allies disbanded the milleniums old imperial order and established a modern democracy on Japan. The Allies put a puppet president, Agashi Katano, who migrated to the United States since childhood to escape Emperor Yoshiro's fascist regime in the past. A combination of Katano's weak leadership, lack of support from the people, and the devastation as a result of the war provoked many Rising Sun colonies in Asia Pacific to rebel against the government.

Within a year, the world quickly saw the birth of new nations across the former Rising Sun territories. In Northeast Asia, where human resources were abundant, both Korea and Mongolia declared their independence from the Rising Sun rule. In Southeast Asia, where natural resources were abundant, a dozen nations declared their independence from the Rising Sun rule. Among them were Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines who quickly vowed to unite Southeast Asia. While Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines waged war against each others, a new power arose in Northeast Asia who would come to dominate Asia Pacific and threaten the world once again.

Several warlords in China fought fiercely against each others to unite and rule a nation ravaged by the Rising Sun occupation which have occured since the last half of the Qing Dynasty rule. The condition of China were deteriorating to say the least - corrupt officials oppressed the people, crime leagues threatened the stability, and multidimensional crisis swept across the nation. Both the Allies and the Soviets were aware of this situation and attempted to exploit it by supporting several warlords and supply them with great amounts of modern armaments. The Allies supported and armed the Democratic Party, while the Soviets supported and armed the Communist Party.

In the contrary to the expectations of both the Allies and the Soviets, a powerful warlord belong to the Dragon Party emerged from the ashes of the Chinese Civil War. He was Yin Zhangfei, a former Rising Sun general of Chinese native from Xi'an province whose long ancestry could be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. His street-smart intelligence, strategic thinking, charismatic demeanor, and interesting personality quickly paved his way to become a living god across China. He incorporated his primary adversaries, the Communist Party under Mao Zedong and the Democratic Party under Chiang Kai-shek under a single banner, and established the Dynasty of the Dragon.

Following the unification of China under a strong central government, Yin Zhangfei proclaimed himself as the Dragon Overlord and vowed to take back all traditional territories supposedly belong to China.

He wanted to forge a strong Chinese national and cultural identity, while ensuring the rise of the Middle Kingdom after hundreds of years of humiliations by both the western powers and the Rising Sun.

After he annihilated all kinds of oppositions across China, he soon turned his sights to Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia, which would eventually threaten both the Allies and the Soviets.

For the nationalist Dynasty and the Dragon Overlord himself, the ascension to supremacy was just begun...

[b]Faction Symbol[/b]:
[img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2564839437_9ccbfeb818.jpg[/img]

[b]Official Name[/b]: Dynasty of the Dragon

[b]Also Known As[/b]: The Dynasty

[b]National Leader[/b]: Yin Zhangfei (Dragon Overlord)

[b]National Ideology[/b]: Nationalism - trying to forge a strong Chinese national and cultural identity

[b]Government Type[/b]: Monarchy - with limited practice of democracy, communism, and fascism

[b]Ruling Party[/b]: Dragon Party

[b]Capital City[/b]: Beijing

[b]Largest City[/b]: Shanghai

[b]Population Amount[/b]: 1.2 billion people

[b]Population Ethnicity[/b]:
- Han Chinese (95%)
- others (5%)

[b]Population Religions[/b]:
- Confucian (95%)
- others (5%)

[b]Military Strength[/b]: 2.4 million personnel

[b]Military Outposts[/b]:
- Beijing, Hebei
- Zhengzhou, Henan
- Shanghai, Jiangsu
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Hong Kong, Guangdong
- Kunming, Yunnan
- Lhasa, Tibet
- Urumqi, Xinjiang
- Harbin, Heilongjiang
- Spratley Islands, South China Sea

[b]Structures[/b]:
- Construction Yard
- Electrical Grid
- Extra Coolant
- Ore Refinery
- Propaganda Center
- Detention Tent
- Training Camp
- Auto Plant
- Aero Drome
- Submarine Pen

[b]Defenses[/b]:
- Wall
- Infantry Bunker
- Vehicle Bunker
- Climatic Management Device
- Crustal Displacement Machine

[b]Infantry[/b]:
- Combat Tiger
- National Guard
- Flame Infantry
- Hacking Engineer
- Commando Unit
- Mei Shenming

[b]Vehicles[/b]:
- Cargo Truck
- Armored IFV
- Meteor Tank
- Overlord Tank
- Siege Cannon
- Mobile Construction Vehicle

[b]Aircrafts[/b]:
- Phoenix Fighter
- Helix Chopper
- Dragon Bomber

[b]Vessels[/b]:
- Assault Submarine
- Miner Submarine
- Bombard Submarine

Should any of the infiltrator/ commando/ engineer warnings be removed?

Galgus — GMT

I think I posted a thread like this a long time ago, but I am not sure exactly what it said.

Anyway, should any of these warnings be removed?

Personally, I think that the Engineer and Commando warnings should stay because you can lose the game to them sneaking in if your are not observant.

(Being un-observant is a bad trait to have- but sometimes players are distracted.)

However, I think that the Infiltrator warning should be removed because the penalty for not noticing them is not nearly as severe: and it removes the entire point of an Infiltrator, which is to allow stealth tactics.

How stealthy can an Infiltrator be with the warning? Its like a pickpocket wearing a sign that he is one...

I really think that the warning for Infiltrators overly limits stealth tactics in the game- but I think that the Engineer and Commando warnings are legitimate because they are not as meant for stealth and are much more dangerous if left unchecked.

(If your opinion is not in the poll- tell me and I will add it: provided that it is on-topic.)

Any other strat then cryorush versus empire?

Incia — GMT

[color=incia]Just started playing RA3 again as empire... 3 first RANDOM opponents that happens to be Allied have all cryorushed... so yeah, is that the only strategy versus empire in this game?[/color]

3v3 automatch

SparHawk1989 — GMT

I think EA should create an option 4 3v3 automatch!!! Im sick of w8ing 4 ages to get a game, plus it would stop ppl from noob bashing all the time lol!

I miss some quotes badly, like..

RoCkStAr_2 — GMT

- We will bury them.
- Outstanding!
- I lost a bomb. Do you have it?

And much more..

It's still alive - and growing - the Command and Conquer Strategy Wiki!

leapingpossum — GMT

Hey guys, I know some of you may remember this from the past, but the website I started back in late October is still growing!

The Command and Conquer Strategy Wiki!

There is a lot of useful information on the wiki and it just keeps growing.

I just wanted to let everybody know that it's still there and it's potential is endless - it is what the community makes it!

Currently we have a complete library of unit tables and statistics for ALL games, etc.

Please - this is an invaluable source of information.

I paid for this website for YOU - so please use it! This is because I, Jack Wilson, love Command and Conquer and want to see it succeed.

[url]http://cncstrategywiki.com/[/url]

Future RA games...

Commander32 — GMT

how should it be? How will the new team and its lead make it?

will they keep the 3 factions, will they add sumnew faction? Will Tatsu be teh new Emperor this time? Will Tanya continue being blonde? Will Yuriko ever find out about her father? :P

wut wacky thoughts would they think up of, assume that they can continue the wackyness thats RA.

Just pointing out predictions... :P

matchmaker down

TonyStark — GMT

yes matchmaker has been down for 1 hour now

would gamespy please fix it asap. thanks

The Final BattleCast Primetime + APOC's Corner and YOU

EA_Apoc — GMT

*your respect of this thread would be appreciated*

Hey everyone,

Pardon the tardiness and interruption, and as the title suggests, i'm here to announce that the next episode of BattleCast Primetime will be our final curtain call, the final episode. It's the epic conclusion to the BattleCast Primetime Saga.

What many coined as the first ever monthly "Sportscenter" show for any game, igniting on August 14, 2007, has evolved over 2 years, over 24 episodes, spanned the globe, and become a C&C community sensation. Love it, or hate it, BattleCast Primetime, and its family of Command School & Aftermath, have carved a gigantic place in C&C history, and won't soon be forgotten after the final "see you on the battlefield".

Raj, APOC, The 10, the Main Event, a couple surprises guests, how will it end? With a bang, the same way it started.

We're currently in production on the final episode and don't have a determined live date, but i'll keep you posted. This being our last episode, I'll tell you the date when I am 100% confident. We're gunning for the end of this month if you must know.

[size=big]Also, for my final APOC's Corner, I am looking for the best "C&C Corner" Photos to showcase in the background.[/size]

"Corner" can be determined however you'd like, but ideally, i'm looking for photos showing great C&C collections, you and C&C, in-character photos, you as KANE, the best C&C fan photos to display in my community corner background. Show me what "your corner" is, and you may end up in mine.

Submit your photos to APOC@ea.com.

With a heavy heart, I sincerely hope the C&C community appreciates our final episode and the 2year+ run we took you on with BattleCast Primetime. The future may hold something new, but this is the final chapter, of this BattleCast Primetime Saga.

Looking forward to your photos,
APOC

AceRimmer

ctdrgn — GMT

[url]http://portal.commandandconquer.com/portal/site/cnc/stats?persona=CNC%3aAceRimmer[/url]

Disconnected completely on purpose during a 1on1 ladder.

Whoops, wrong forum. Sorry.

RA3Boards Back & Better than ever

gamecraziness — GMT

Well, RA3Boards has been up for a while with limited features. However, recently, cncboards.net has been made, this time with RA3, TW, and KW stats! The account system is back and now there are achievements! Unfortunately, the custom signatures have not been activated.

http://www.cncboards.net/

Yuriko movie

kemosavy — GMT

The yuriko story was good and i think the story should be told in a film..

Idea for a mod - Resident Evil Edition?

leapingpossum — GMT

Seriously, I had this idea a few years ago when Red Alert 2 first came out and I was on my sixth play through of Resident Evil 3.

I think this could easily be done and would actually be pretty cool.

I know there would be copyright issues with Resident Evil (if you tried to profit) but I think it could be a pretty neat project.

Remember the ant missions from Red Alert? And you had to take Tanya inside the buildings?

We could design something like that, maybe like the Yuriko scenario in Uprising.. a single person or a small squad trying to get to the other side of the map to avoid zombies.. they could have really high life (like PKs with shield) and only have an up close melee attack, like the dog or bear.. and whatever they kill becomes one of them?

I don't know, but I would love to play a mission where you control a commando-like Jill and guide her through a city to a helicopter waiting on the other end.. with a Nemesis and a bunch of zombies roaming through! Or holding off a small base during a time limit from a constant onslaught of the undead!

I've had this idea for 10 years now.. I really think it would be cool and could work?

Command and Conquer: Zombie Apocalypse or something (to avoid copyright)

World Cyber Games Announces First Seven Official Game Titles for WCG 2010

tqjohn — GMT

Will ra3 be in wcg 2010?

Ra3 Chinese Comics + Artwork

hitmanultra — GMT

[img]http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/des1206/Red%20Alert%203%20Chinese%204-koma/1.jpg[/img]

I found some of these last night by chance surfing on Chinese sites. Being a big fan that I am, I stayed up and translated the 4-komas. All the original credits are the bottom of the image, I just did the translation. Enjoy!

Here is the sauce:
http://s752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/des1206/Red%20Alert%203%20Chinese%204-koma/

If ea dead......

gabbers — GMT

If ea disappears, which company you want it to work with c & c?

patch 1.10 ?

Structurelost — GMT

I have searched the patch to update my game to 1.10, I've found on several sites this "1.010" as its listed on C&C website.
I did have 1.12 but wanted to downgrade for a mod/trainer, so I installt patch 1.08 then 1.09.
I then installt this "1.010" patch but my game still indicates version 1.09 in general section. My 1.10 trainer cant even find it because the exe is still reporting itself as 1.09.
Even the readme file that pops up after installing the 1.010 patch says 1.09 so how am I ever to get to 1.10 that clearly some ppl have ?
Thanks for any help!

Co-commanders Apoc please read.

Whitewolf1984p — GMT

Ok so a little bit of background on how I play.

I like the big games <6 players> doing 2v2v2 with BRUTAL AI's.

And everything goes fine untill mid game when the first of the ore nodes start running low.

At this point its time to expand to either the double ore node in the water or goto the centre island where there are 8 ore nodes.

Now the probolem comes where it is IMPOSSIBLE to hold this island against the other 4 teams purly because your co-commander WILL NOT expand where you want him to, he keeps trying to take 2 ore nodes that are already hevily defended.

The enemy AI has no trouble expanding anywhere but thats probably sommin to do with 2 AI teams working together as one

Now a simple solution would be to allow you to give your co-commander a new order.

Expand to

Orders your co-commander to expand to the target area.

or

Change take position to

Orders your co-commander to take and fortify the position you choose building refinary's where applicable.

The Co-commanders are good and have lot of good intentions we just need to be able to funnel these good intentions into the right area.

Pretty please Apoc im sure it would only take an hour or two to code in with a small patch