Choronosphere Chaos!!!!!

[Azrael 0]

Hey, any of you guys seen the Cronosphere's side-effects in RA1?

[Koen 2]

You mean the big vortex? Yes I have

Can't remember if that was before or after editing Rules.ini though.

[Warmatt16 0]

Before, I had the vortex many times before editing anything. I always lucked out and it appeared over the enemies base. Except once, then over mine. Very Bad! Evil Vortex! I named it Bob.

[Luk3us 63]

Yeah those vortex's were bloody nasty little buggers...

 

Main reason why I avoided use of the Chronosphere at any time. Heck that useless thing caused more trouble than it sovled!

 

Besides you couldn't really do much damage sending 1 lone tank into the fray.

[Doctor Destiny 41]

It was better used on Cruisers.

[Luk3us 63]

Yeah you're right but not that many maps had water on em'.

[fox34343 1]

I avoided use of the Chronosphere aswell.

[cnc_sage 0]

Can you describe this Chrono vortex? I didn't play RA to much. Do the appear when you chronoshift? Does the vortex erase units and buildings? And if possible can you show me a screenshot of the vortex?

[Azrael 0]

This "vortex" looks like a giant ball, distorting the areas it touch & shoots out a short-range tesla bolt that has the color yellow. Get in the range of this "vortex" and a single tesla bolt will kill your unit. To avoid this, don't use the Chronosphere.

[Luk3us 63]

Yeah its a big black killing blob. If you're real lucky it'll sit round your enemies base. If you're not. then say bye bye.

[Azrael 0]

It usually appeard at the coast on maps with water. Or sometimes away from our bases.

[Doctor Destiny 41]

I never got it to appear very often. Then again, I didn't use it that often.

[Azrael 0]

It has 3 purposes. 1: Kill & wipe you out. 2: As an obstacle to avoid! :lol: 3: Help you kill the enemy.

[cnc_sage 0]

I see.

[Azrael 0]

Problem is, it dosen't care about killing your units as much as it does on enemy units. Kepp your units away from that vortex.

[Malebranche 0]

I once saw it in the sea. I thought it was a whirlpool, later I learnt about the vortex. I just kept distance and it wasn't a menace.

[GeneralZ 0]

how does it disappear? once, i had a few units force fire on it and it disappeard. usually it disappears by itself

[Luk3us 63]

I don't think shooting at it really helps....

 

Try nuking it.

[BWare 0]

yeah, shooting it did nothing- they kinda moved in and out of the map.

 

wasn't there also a "time quake" or something like that? another disaster associated with the chronosphere? I swear I remember something like that...

[Doctor Destiny 41]

Time quakes were a BITCH.

[Luk3us 63]

What the hell was a time quake?

 

Or do u mean that little shockwave when a M.A.D tank detonanted?

[Nyerguds 102]

The effect of a Time Quake is about the same as that of the MAD tank, only the effect occurs over the entire map. This effect is apparently incredibly rare... I've never seen it myself.

 

The Chronal Vortex looks like a big lens movine over the map. Back when RA came out I saw my game speed drop to zero when it appeared on my screen because of the processing power it took from my 486