Latest Version of OpenRA Released

[Sonic 296]

Just a couple of days ago, a new version of OpenRA, the open source reimplementation of Westwood's original Red Alert, was released. This one is a rather large update. The changes have been listed below.

 

 

List of changes since the previous release:

• Maps
  
  • Added a new RA Map by Nukem: Tainted Peak
    
  • Dropped three RA Maps: Daejeon, Mjolnir, and No Fly Zone.
    

  [*]Added a Sound Engine game setting: Sound.Engine=AL.

  • "AL" uses OpenAL, "Null" gives you no sound.
    

  [*]Warnings are shown to lobbies when a DEV_VERSION client joins.

  [*]General gameplay changes:

  • Buildings now take 10 seconds to capture.
    
  • New units now attack-move to the designated rally point.
    

  [*]RA changes:

  • Spy
    
    • Can infiltrate Refinery: Steals 50% of a player's cash, minimum $500.
      
    • Can infiltrate Radar Dome: Resets exploration for the enemy team.
      
    • Is equipped with a Silenced PPK. Use force-fire to assassinate an enemy unit (careful, your disguise will be dropped).
      

    [*]Gap Generator made available to Allies.

    [*]Tanya made available only to Allies.

    [*]Pillboxes now include a rifle infantry when built. Pillboxes are garrisonable, so swapping the unit inside changes the weapon fired.

    [*]Camo Pillbox was removed (temporarily).

    [*]Artilleries have a 75% chance of exploding on death, down from 100%.

    [*]Flamethrower received new art for its flame effect, as well as an overall damage increase.

    [*]AI: Replaced Normal AI with two new AIs: Rommel and Zhukov.

    • Zhukov is a turtle, but sends large attacks with Artillery and V2.
      
    • Rommel is a modified Hard AI; sends Artillery and V2, but doesn't like light vehicles.
      

  [*]CNC changes:

  • A10's speed increased, Napalm Drop damage increased.
    
  • Chinooks now carry up to 10 passengers.
    
  • Sight of all infantry was increased by 1 tile.
    
  • Chem Warrior/Flamethrower/Grenadier damage vs certain armor types increased.
    
  • Artillery's attack range was doubled.
    
  • Guard Tower's attack range increased by 1.
    
  • Increased sight of Construction Yards and MCVs.
    
  • Construction Yard armor type changed to Heavy (previously Wood).
    
  • Harvester armor type changed to Heavy (previously Light).
    
  • Reduced the probability of SpawnVisceroid from 10% to 2%.
    
  • Reduced the damage and size of Grenadier death explosions.
    
  • Units no longer target buildings when attack-moving or when idle. They still target defensive structures (except SAM sites).
    
  • AI is now reasonable and playable.
    

  [*]General mod support and bug fixes:

  • New CloakPaletteEffect trait for adding a shimmer effect to cloaked units.
    
  • Cargo trait now allows initial passengers when units are built.
    
  • Capture time length is adjustable
    
  • Custom starting units can be used for each faction.
    
  • General engine tweaks.
    
  • Main menu no longer vanished after a lobby disconnect.
    
  • Fixed a crash with capturing/selling buildings at the same time.
    
  • Fixed a crash in server in StartGame if there were unvalidated connections.
    
  • Fixed a crash in the CNC replay viewer.
    
  • Fixed a bug in CNC where radar would not be shown if dead/spectating.
    
  • Fixed a bug where passengers could shoot from transports.
    
  • Improved error messages given with bad MiniYaml indentations
    

Visit the OpenRA site to download it.

[Jarzka 1]

Buildings now take 10 seconds to capture.

 

Why ;_;

[Inferno 22]

Why ;_;

What he said.

[PurpleGaga27 40]

It's really pathetic to have engineers to have a 10-second delay. Even in KW and RA3, that was a 3-second delay.

[Plok 327]

KW and RA3

It was in Uprising, not RA3, IIRC

[The Commander 0]

So I tried this download out and the first thing that struck me as odd and off was the fact that right click issues orders.

I can not find any options to change it to left click so this really broke the mood for me as I am used to left click.

[Gben 20]

There are a *lot* of changes to the original game, and it's the author's intention.

Whether they are good or not is debatable, but the Red Alert game mode is actually a "mod" of the engine and the authors actively encourage to make your own "mod" on their engine.