Rise of the Reds – or ROTR for short – improves upon the C&C Generals formula while also adding its own distinct elements to it. Most notably, the mod adds two completely new factions, the tank-heavy Russian Federation and the defence-oriented European Continental Alliance. In addition, the three original factions China, USA and GLA have been greatly expanded and redesigned in a variety of ways, with several new units, buildings, powers and abilities to explore and combine in your in-game tactics.
The fall of Paris in mid-2047 marked the third major defeat of the ECA after the early success of the Russian invasion of Poland and the surrender of Germany following the battle of Berlin. Both prior events saw little involvement of France, whose forces were largely tied down by a resurgence of GLA offensives in north-western Africa. Thus, by the time the brunt of the French Army arrived to partake in the defence of Europe, fighting had already reached Metropolitan France itself. With the German and Benelux forces in exile forced to recuperate, the defence of Paris fell largely upon the French themselves. Fighting for the city was ferocious in a battle that was widely named the "Stalingrad of World War III." Despite fierce French resistance however, following a successful Russian encirclement, the city fell and with it much of the French Army, exposing more of the country to further Russian offensives. It was after this disaster that ECA high command considered the most desperate and distasteful options, such as the deployment of weapons of mass destruction. Under the direction of the Pandora protocol, strategists drew up competing plans for the use of chemical nerve agents or tactical nuclear weapons. The former was ultimately discarded, due to prohibitive mass production and safety concerns, in favour of the nuclear option. In addition to the experimental Pandora railgun artillery, ECA forces now fitted nuclear warheads on their existing stocks of the Prometheus, a road-mobile, short-range ballistic missile developed in the 2030s as a counter to Russia's tactical missiles. Most commonly used were low-yield warheads distributed to allied forces by France and Britain, though some would also use special neutron warheads, which not only destroy targets through heat and blast, but also produce a surge of intense radiation that penetrates even the heaviest of tanks, killing their crews in a matter of moments. In May 2048, the box of Pandora was opened...
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May I ask when we can experience it
You can. Don't expect an answer tho.
Time to open box and see what emerges from it.
Minty Massacre Missile
So this is ECA's answer to the Topol
With a weapon like that... The gloves are coming off for the ECA!
Everyone has a nuclear arsenal, even the GLA! Everything except the USA! When will the US get nuclear bombs?
Nukes will not be coming to USA. It is a point of difference for the faction, and the ECA and GLA especially have extremely limited nuclear applications.
Limited for the ECA as it is, when nukes come into play, you know that's when the gloves are coming off.
I feel like it does kill the uniqueness of nuclear arms for China. Felt like that was one of the points in the original games to poke fun at the flexing of nuclear armaments in the "current" age at the time. Though, I guess ECA has felt like the USA/China hybrid with their old arsenals.
I'll still enjoy the heck out of them either way.
MOAB machine broke
Understandable have a nice day
To be fair, Russia, ECA and GLA have a more limited nuclear arsenal (the former two require a GP unlock (and the Pandora protocol afterwards for the ECA) while the GLA must salvage nuclear technology from China, Russia or the ECA. Unlike China who is more liberal in its application of nuclear technology.
Hello, is there any news for shockwave perhaps? any work being done on it
Shockwave is considered finished. Aside maybe bugfixes and/or balance patches
May I ask when we can experience it
The latest is the Shockwave 1.25 Beta 8. It was released in the late 2021. You could download it through the GenLauncher (in the Shockwave patches menu), or through this link:
Mediafire.com
I've been waiting for more WMD options for the Pandora Protocol since 1.8 all these years ago. I'm glad their finally gett more.
Also, the neutron bomb has been reworked. It is now a standalone drop, not an upgrade to the smart bomb. No need of an additional GP to benefit fully from the protocol
Does that mean smart bomb is no more?
Smart bomb is still here. But now it is completely separated from Pandora. And that also means you can get the Smart bomb AND the Neutron bomb at the same time, if you take the GP
Heck Yeah! That was one reason why I didn't use Pandora. I loved the Smart Bomb GP.
is it updated automatically or should i update it myself.
I'm using Genlancher
1.9 (the update that includes the Prometheus) is not available to the public yet and is still in development. You'll know when it's released and publicly available 😉