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Administrator/General posted 11-08-2001 06:07 PM
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Hey guys,
As promised the link below will take you to the Yuri's Revenge FAQ for upcoming patch. Please feel free to post your comments as we'd like to hear your thoughts on the tweaks we have made to the game.
When can we expect the patch to be released?
Answer - Currently the update is going through a rigorous testing process vto make sure everything is working as intended. Once we feel comfortable with the updates and fixes we will release the update to our fans; Nov 12th is our target date.
CLICK HERE to read the rest of the Yuri's Revenge FAQ!
Regards
Delphi
Online Community Manager
RA2/Yuri's Revenge
Westwood Studios
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yuri's Revenge 1.001 Update FAQ
1. Since the release of Yuri's Revenge, players have made numerous posts about the Soviets and how they are poorly positioned to fight both the Allies and Yuri now. Has Westwood made any tweaks to help even things out?
Answer - The Yuri's Revenge team has been watching the comments and suggestions from our Community very closely. After analyzing the data, and playing against some of the top players on the Tournament Ladder, we will be making changes to the Soviets and Yuri sides. These changes may seem small or unnoticeable to the common players; but to the top competitors, these changes will change the tactical landscape in profound ways:
· The armor rating for Soviets Spy Plane and MiGs have been increased to withstand more punishment.
· Rhino Tanks will now build slightly faster.
· The Siege Chopper's cost has been slightly decreased.
· The Slave Miner's cost has been slightly increased.
· If ordered from the Structures Tab, the Slave Miner now builds slightly slower. However, if ordered from the Units Tab, the Slave Miner now builds slightly faster than it did before.
· The Chaos Drone now costs slightly more, builds and shoots slightly slower.
We'd like to thank everyone who posted suggestions and brought concerns to our attention. We will continue to monitor the message boards for your opinions.
2. Why do some multiplayer and tournament games seem to run so slow?
Answer - Since we removed the 640x480 screen resolution limitation for quick match we have found many players with machine specs below 400 MHZ using the 1024x768 resolution setting. This causes a big CPU drain, especially if you don't have a high-powered machine. In addition, since the game uses the peer-to-peer scheme, everyone in a multiplayer game will run at the slowest player's speed.
We recommend using a 640x480 resolution setting if your system is lower than a PII 450 MHZ with 128 MB RAM.
3. Once an Internet game has begun what exactly does the Connection Slider do under Internet Game Controls?
Answer - Yuri's Revenge determines the optimal setting before starting any battle. When players move the Internet Connection Slider to "fast", it will usually slow the game down. This is often confused by users in believing that moving this slider will increase the game's speed. We strongly recommend users not change this setting once the battle has begun.
4. What are some of the other fixes and or tweaks found in the new update?
Units & Structures:
· Sometimes the Con Yard would disappear if it was captured by Yuri Prime, and then Yuri Prime was killed while the Con Yard was being packed up. This has been fixed by not allowing the player to deploy/un-deploy the Con Yard in this situation.
· Sometimes an exiting vehicle would be stuck on the edge of the War Factory causing the War Factory to become unusable if it was chrono'd just as it was about to come out of the structure. This will no longer happen.
· Oil Derricks did not animate on some maps. This has now been fixed.
· Sometimes an exiting Robot Tank may be stuck on the edge of the War Factory, causing the War Factory to become unusable, if the Robot Control Center was destroyed just as the tank was about to come out of the structure. This will no longer happen
· If a vehicle being repaired by a Repair Depot was chrono'd to a new location, that vehicle would continue to be repaired even though it was no longer on the Repair Depot. This has been fixed.
· The player could sell a vehicle that was being repaired on an Allied Repair Depot, unlike the Soviet Repair Depot. Now, the player can't use either type of Repair Depots to sell vehicles.
· Infantry were allowed to interact (garrison, un-garrison, engineer, and C4) with a building that was being chrono'd by a Chrono Legionnaire. Doing so would disrupt the chrono effect. These will no longer be allowed.
· If the enemy units garrison/un-garrison a building, Boris' laser designator could be interrupted and the MiGs called off. This will no longer happen.
· Using the Genetic Mutator on any infantry on a bridge killed the infantry rather than being transformed to Brutes. Now, the infantry will be turned into Brutes.
· If the player placed an infantry unit with a Crazy Ivan bomb on it into a Battle Fortress, waited for the timer to tick down, then deployed the infantry, the bomb would be gone. Now, the bomb will explode right after the infantry exits the Battle Fortress.
· If any unit that can attack from within a Battle Fortress was placed in a Battle Fortress, then into an Amphibious Transport, then moved elsewhere, the player would still retain the ability to attack from the location where the Battle Fortress was loaded, even though the unit is no longer there. This has been fixed.
· The Air Force Command HQ can no longer have rally points.
· Now you can set the Naval Yard's rally point while it's being placed/constructed.
· Using a Magnetron to levitate, and then drop, a vehicle over a high bridge, would cause the vehicle to fall through the bridge and land on the water below. Now, the vehicle will no longer fall through the bridge.
· Sometimes, the Magnetron would become confused and continuously pick up and drop an enemy vehicle. This has been fixed.
· A Squids could be pulled onto land if it was chrono'd or Magnetron'd while attacking a vehicle. Now, a chrono'd squid will be killed; a Magnetron'd Squid will let go.
· If a Slave Miner were dropped into water, the freed Slaves would turn neutral instead of joining the player that freed them. Now, the slaves will join the player that freed them.
· Sometimes, when a Battle Fortress full of infantry was deployed, the infantry would become uncontrollable as they walked back where they came from or attack the enemy's base. This has been fixed.
· When a vehicle carrying additional units was sent into a Grinder, the player would receive money only for that vehicle. Now, the player will receive money for all units it's carrying, too, including Terror Drones.
· Sometimes a stray unit would get stuck in a Grinder, causing the Grinder to become unusable. This has been fixed.
· When a Yuri Clone was loaded into a Battle Fortress, then mind controlled an enemy unit, and that Battle Fortress was sent into a Grinder, the player could still control that mind-controlled unit even though the Yuri Clone had already been destroyed. Now, the mind-controlled unit will be returned to its previous owner.
· In a multiplayer game, if the host loaded a Yuri clone, Yuri Prime, or Psi Commando into a Battle Fortress, then mind controlled enemy units, then ordered this Battle Fortress into a Grinder and exited the game, the guest's game would receive an internal error. This has been fixed.
· If a hero unit (Tanya, Boris, Yuri Prime) was placed into a transport, and that transport was destroyed on water, the player would not be allowed to make another one of these units. This has been fixed.
· The planes from the Allied Aircraft Carrier could be made to attack out of range targets if you switch targets while it's firing its missiles. Now, this will no longer be allowed.
· Yuri Clone's psychic blast used to harm nearby Yuri Prime units. Now, Yuri Prime is immune to Yuri Clone's psychic blasts.
· When a GI or Guardian GI was affected by the Chaos Drone's gas, the owner of that unit could still continue to deploy and un-deploy it. This will no longer be allowed.
· The AI-controlled Yuri Prime would never sell off the captured buildings. Now, the AI-controlled Yuri Prime will sell off any building it captures.
· The production of the Navy SEAL unit will now be accompanied with an audio announcement as it comes out of the Barracks.
· The LAX building can now be garrisoned in multiplayer games.
· Deployed Guardian GIs had problems harming the Paratroopers. Now, the Paratroopers will take damage.
· An elite Magnetron's firing range was a bit shorter than a standard Magnetron. It now has the same range.
· The Gattling Cannon's ground-target attack range has been slightly increased.
· Boris' attack cursor and attack action on the occupied Tank Bunker was reversed. Now, whenever Boris attacks an occupied Tank Bunker, the MiGs will be called.
· Tanya used to be allowed to attack the vehicle inside the Tank Bunker. This will no longer be allowed.
· An IFV loaded with infantry could be made to look like a standard IFV by deploying it behind walls. This will no longer be allowed.
· Using large font can result in some shell screen issues. For example, text position on the buttons could be off, start positions and team fields could be off in the drop-down selection boxes, etc. To correct this, set your system font to the standard/small font. [Desktop à Properties à Appearance à Scheme à Windows Standard].
· If you are using Windows 2000, or Windows XP, or systems with multi-processors, and you experience problems with the movie's audio, then set the system's audio Hardware Acceleration down to the Basic setting (under Audio Properties).
Multiplay:
· Sometimes, if the host had quit out of the game channel right after it was created, the client would become stuck in the lobby and unable to respond at all. Now, the client will time out and properly return to the lobby.
· All screens that might experience slow Internet connection now have an active indicator to inform the user that the system has not locked up during lengthy waiting periods.
· The Clan Abbreviation column in the WOL lobby has been expanded to accommodate longer names/text.
5. What has Westwood done to prevent map hacking/cheats (unshrouding of the map) in Yuri's Revenge?
Answer - Well, first off, the only cheat that is known to work in multiplay is the unshroud cheat. Money cheats and faster build time mods cause a reconnection error, which result in a wash game. The team has analyzed these mods and devised a patch that should prevent players from revealing the map during tournament-based games. If a player attempts to use this cheat the result will be a reconnection error that will reflect negatively on the player's account. This will help us track and ban individuals that cannot adhere to the rules and play fair.
6. When can we expect the patch to be released?
Answer - Currently the update is going through a rigorous testing process to make sure everything is working as intended. Once we feel comfortable with the updates and fixes we will release the update to our fans; Nov 12th is our target date.
7. There has been discussion that the 3-minute safety rule in RA2/Yuri's based tournament games is too much time for players. On some maps like "Otters Revenge" it's all about who can control the oil derricks and tech found in the center of the map. Has Westwood lowered the amount of time to prevent players from quitting out of a game if the situation does not fall in their favor?
Answer - The team has taken a hard look at the rules in place and has come to the conclusion that they are fair for all players. We've also taken a look at the maps used for our tournaments, removed the unfair maps, and added more appropriate maps. Below is the new list of maps that players will find in the Quick Match queue for Yuri's Revenge:
· The Alamo
· Blood Feud
· Dune Patrol
· Dustbowl
· Isle of War
· Let There Be Fight
· Little Big Lake
· Little Piece of Dune
· Loaded Barrel
· Pinch Point
· Sahara Mirage
· Country Swing
· DC Uprising
· Dry Heat
· Face Down
· Four Corners
· Golden State Freeway
· Heartland
· Snowball's Chance
· Tanya's Training Ground
· Official Tournament Map A
· Official Tournament Map B
· Offense Defense
· Death Valley Girl
· Meat Grinder
· Lake Blitzen
· Snow Valley
November 8, 2001
http://westwood.ea.com/games/ccuniverse/redalert2/english/newspopup/yuriupdatefaq.html
Administrator/General posted 11-08-2001 06:07 PM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hey guys,
As promised the link below will take you to the Yuri's Revenge FAQ for upcoming patch. Please feel free to post your comments as we'd like to hear your thoughts on the tweaks we have made to the game.
When can we expect the patch to be released?
Answer - Currently the update is going through a rigorous testing process vto make sure everything is working as intended. Once we feel comfortable with the updates and fixes we will release the update to our fans; Nov 12th is our target date.
CLICK HERE to read the rest of the Yuri's Revenge FAQ!
Regards
Delphi
Online Community Manager
RA2/Yuri's Revenge
Westwood Studios
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yuri's Revenge 1.001 Update FAQ
1. Since the release of Yuri's Revenge, players have made numerous posts about the Soviets and how they are poorly positioned to fight both the Allies and Yuri now. Has Westwood made any tweaks to help even things out?
Answer - The Yuri's Revenge team has been watching the comments and suggestions from our Community very closely. After analyzing the data, and playing against some of the top players on the Tournament Ladder, we will be making changes to the Soviets and Yuri sides. These changes may seem small or unnoticeable to the common players; but to the top competitors, these changes will change the tactical landscape in profound ways:
· The armor rating for Soviets Spy Plane and MiGs have been increased to withstand more punishment.
· Rhino Tanks will now build slightly faster.
· The Siege Chopper's cost has been slightly decreased.
· The Slave Miner's cost has been slightly increased.
· If ordered from the Structures Tab, the Slave Miner now builds slightly slower. However, if ordered from the Units Tab, the Slave Miner now builds slightly faster than it did before.
· The Chaos Drone now costs slightly more, builds and shoots slightly slower.
We'd like to thank everyone who posted suggestions and brought concerns to our attention. We will continue to monitor the message boards for your opinions.
2. Why do some multiplayer and tournament games seem to run so slow?
Answer - Since we removed the 640x480 screen resolution limitation for quick match we have found many players with machine specs below 400 MHZ using the 1024x768 resolution setting. This causes a big CPU drain, especially if you don't have a high-powered machine. In addition, since the game uses the peer-to-peer scheme, everyone in a multiplayer game will run at the slowest player's speed.
We recommend using a 640x480 resolution setting if your system is lower than a PII 450 MHZ with 128 MB RAM.
3. Once an Internet game has begun what exactly does the Connection Slider do under Internet Game Controls?
Answer - Yuri's Revenge determines the optimal setting before starting any battle. When players move the Internet Connection Slider to "fast", it will usually slow the game down. This is often confused by users in believing that moving this slider will increase the game's speed. We strongly recommend users not change this setting once the battle has begun.
4. What are some of the other fixes and or tweaks found in the new update?
Units & Structures:
· Sometimes the Con Yard would disappear if it was captured by Yuri Prime, and then Yuri Prime was killed while the Con Yard was being packed up. This has been fixed by not allowing the player to deploy/un-deploy the Con Yard in this situation.
· Sometimes an exiting vehicle would be stuck on the edge of the War Factory causing the War Factory to become unusable if it was chrono'd just as it was about to come out of the structure. This will no longer happen.
· Oil Derricks did not animate on some maps. This has now been fixed.
· Sometimes an exiting Robot Tank may be stuck on the edge of the War Factory, causing the War Factory to become unusable, if the Robot Control Center was destroyed just as the tank was about to come out of the structure. This will no longer happen
· If a vehicle being repaired by a Repair Depot was chrono'd to a new location, that vehicle would continue to be repaired even though it was no longer on the Repair Depot. This has been fixed.
· The player could sell a vehicle that was being repaired on an Allied Repair Depot, unlike the Soviet Repair Depot. Now, the player can't use either type of Repair Depots to sell vehicles.
· Infantry were allowed to interact (garrison, un-garrison, engineer, and C4) with a building that was being chrono'd by a Chrono Legionnaire. Doing so would disrupt the chrono effect. These will no longer be allowed.
· If the enemy units garrison/un-garrison a building, Boris' laser designator could be interrupted and the MiGs called off. This will no longer happen.
· Using the Genetic Mutator on any infantry on a bridge killed the infantry rather than being transformed to Brutes. Now, the infantry will be turned into Brutes.
· If the player placed an infantry unit with a Crazy Ivan bomb on it into a Battle Fortress, waited for the timer to tick down, then deployed the infantry, the bomb would be gone. Now, the bomb will explode right after the infantry exits the Battle Fortress.
· If any unit that can attack from within a Battle Fortress was placed in a Battle Fortress, then into an Amphibious Transport, then moved elsewhere, the player would still retain the ability to attack from the location where the Battle Fortress was loaded, even though the unit is no longer there. This has been fixed.
· The Air Force Command HQ can no longer have rally points.
· Now you can set the Naval Yard's rally point while it's being placed/constructed.
· Using a Magnetron to levitate, and then drop, a vehicle over a high bridge, would cause the vehicle to fall through the bridge and land on the water below. Now, the vehicle will no longer fall through the bridge.
· Sometimes, the Magnetron would become confused and continuously pick up and drop an enemy vehicle. This has been fixed.
· A Squids could be pulled onto land if it was chrono'd or Magnetron'd while attacking a vehicle. Now, a chrono'd squid will be killed; a Magnetron'd Squid will let go.
· If a Slave Miner were dropped into water, the freed Slaves would turn neutral instead of joining the player that freed them. Now, the slaves will join the player that freed them.
· Sometimes, when a Battle Fortress full of infantry was deployed, the infantry would become uncontrollable as they walked back where they came from or attack the enemy's base. This has been fixed.
· When a vehicle carrying additional units was sent into a Grinder, the player would receive money only for that vehicle. Now, the player will receive money for all units it's carrying, too, including Terror Drones.
· Sometimes a stray unit would get stuck in a Grinder, causing the Grinder to become unusable. This has been fixed.
· When a Yuri Clone was loaded into a Battle Fortress, then mind controlled an enemy unit, and that Battle Fortress was sent into a Grinder, the player could still control that mind-controlled unit even though the Yuri Clone had already been destroyed. Now, the mind-controlled unit will be returned to its previous owner.
· In a multiplayer game, if the host loaded a Yuri clone, Yuri Prime, or Psi Commando into a Battle Fortress, then mind controlled enemy units, then ordered this Battle Fortress into a Grinder and exited the game, the guest's game would receive an internal error. This has been fixed.
· If a hero unit (Tanya, Boris, Yuri Prime) was placed into a transport, and that transport was destroyed on water, the player would not be allowed to make another one of these units. This has been fixed.
· The planes from the Allied Aircraft Carrier could be made to attack out of range targets if you switch targets while it's firing its missiles. Now, this will no longer be allowed.
· Yuri Clone's psychic blast used to harm nearby Yuri Prime units. Now, Yuri Prime is immune to Yuri Clone's psychic blasts.
· When a GI or Guardian GI was affected by the Chaos Drone's gas, the owner of that unit could still continue to deploy and un-deploy it. This will no longer be allowed.
· The AI-controlled Yuri Prime would never sell off the captured buildings. Now, the AI-controlled Yuri Prime will sell off any building it captures.
· The production of the Navy SEAL unit will now be accompanied with an audio announcement as it comes out of the Barracks.
· The LAX building can now be garrisoned in multiplayer games.
· Deployed Guardian GIs had problems harming the Paratroopers. Now, the Paratroopers will take damage.
· An elite Magnetron's firing range was a bit shorter than a standard Magnetron. It now has the same range.
· The Gattling Cannon's ground-target attack range has been slightly increased.
· Boris' attack cursor and attack action on the occupied Tank Bunker was reversed. Now, whenever Boris attacks an occupied Tank Bunker, the MiGs will be called.
· Tanya used to be allowed to attack the vehicle inside the Tank Bunker. This will no longer be allowed.
· An IFV loaded with infantry could be made to look like a standard IFV by deploying it behind walls. This will no longer be allowed.
· Using large font can result in some shell screen issues. For example, text position on the buttons could be off, start positions and team fields could be off in the drop-down selection boxes, etc. To correct this, set your system font to the standard/small font. [Desktop à Properties à Appearance à Scheme à Windows Standard].
· If you are using Windows 2000, or Windows XP, or systems with multi-processors, and you experience problems with the movie's audio, then set the system's audio Hardware Acceleration down to the Basic setting (under Audio Properties).
Multiplay:
· Sometimes, if the host had quit out of the game channel right after it was created, the client would become stuck in the lobby and unable to respond at all. Now, the client will time out and properly return to the lobby.
· All screens that might experience slow Internet connection now have an active indicator to inform the user that the system has not locked up during lengthy waiting periods.
· The Clan Abbreviation column in the WOL lobby has been expanded to accommodate longer names/text.
5. What has Westwood done to prevent map hacking/cheats (unshrouding of the map) in Yuri's Revenge?
Answer - Well, first off, the only cheat that is known to work in multiplay is the unshroud cheat. Money cheats and faster build time mods cause a reconnection error, which result in a wash game. The team has analyzed these mods and devised a patch that should prevent players from revealing the map during tournament-based games. If a player attempts to use this cheat the result will be a reconnection error that will reflect negatively on the player's account. This will help us track and ban individuals that cannot adhere to the rules and play fair.
6. When can we expect the patch to be released?
Answer - Currently the update is going through a rigorous testing process to make sure everything is working as intended. Once we feel comfortable with the updates and fixes we will release the update to our fans; Nov 12th is our target date.
7. There has been discussion that the 3-minute safety rule in RA2/Yuri's based tournament games is too much time for players. On some maps like "Otters Revenge" it's all about who can control the oil derricks and tech found in the center of the map. Has Westwood lowered the amount of time to prevent players from quitting out of a game if the situation does not fall in their favor?
Answer - The team has taken a hard look at the rules in place and has come to the conclusion that they are fair for all players. We've also taken a look at the maps used for our tournaments, removed the unfair maps, and added more appropriate maps. Below is the new list of maps that players will find in the Quick Match queue for Yuri's Revenge:
· The Alamo
· Blood Feud
· Dune Patrol
· Dustbowl
· Isle of War
· Let There Be Fight
· Little Big Lake
· Little Piece of Dune
· Loaded Barrel
· Pinch Point
· Sahara Mirage
· Country Swing
· DC Uprising
· Dry Heat
· Face Down
· Four Corners
· Golden State Freeway
· Heartland
· Snowball's Chance
· Tanya's Training Ground
· Official Tournament Map A
· Official Tournament Map B
· Offense Defense
· Death Valley Girl
· Meat Grinder
· Lake Blitzen
· Snow Valley
November 8, 2001
http://westwood.ea.com/games/ccuniverse/redalert2/english/newspopup/yuriupdatefaq.html
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