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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Edain Mod

So, do you think there's a chance for BFME2 to get on Steam now that EA have partnered with them? That game is just impossible to find nowadays...

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Edain Mod

So, I guess this question is probably frowned upon, but is there a way to play Edain without owning an original copy? BFME2 is pretty much abandonware now so it's impossible to get your hands on one, and everyone playing RotWK uses 2.02 anyway (that removes the need for the disc)...

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Edain Mod

Wow, you wouldn't believe how long I've been looking for this mod...
I remembered seeing, some time ago, a mod with that "Castles and Settlements" system; and also one adding the Iron Hills dwarfs. It never occurred to me that these mods I thought were separate were actually one and the same.
(I also forgot RotWK was a thing, and only looked in the vanilla BfME2 mods, which didn't help)

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Hey guys, I get a "Could not determine your IP address" message whenever I try to access the forums, can anyone help? :(

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Well, of course we know nothing, they don't really tell us anything in the first place. Last update was more than 5 months ago, and Hector hasn't streamed RotR for even longer than that.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ ROTR 1.87 Announcement

Is there a chance we'll see AI improvements in 1.87? For example, Russia has a pretty hard time managing its energy before building the Industrial Plant, China still uses the Troop Crawler as if it had fire ports, and ECA builds howitzer positions but never actually fires them, and I don't think I've ever seen them use the Venom protocol.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ 10k Survival for Rise of the Reds

As far as I know, the AI doesn't even *need* money; or rather, I'm pretty sure the basic AI script gives them money at regular intervals. I may be wrong, but I've noticed several times that even without any secondary eco, the AI never, ever runs out of money to keep pumping out units.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Off the top of my head:

Construction crane is Swedish
Jagdmammut and Manticore are German
The Tigre has a Spanish pilot I think?
Both Venom are French at the moment, one of them will have its voice changed to be Polish iirc

Can't remember the rest right now.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

They have that little nuke symbol floating above them, right? If so, they are not for the Recyclers, but for the demo trucks. Simply pick them up like any other salvage crates (by moving on top of it) and it will upgrade the truck with various nuclear devices, depending on the type of crate (the one left by a Pandora would be different than the ones from power plants, for example, or from a Breeder Reactor).

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Maybe it's just me, but it feels like the AI doesn't really build any of the new units... I didn't expect them to make good use of the Recycler, but in all my games, all I've seen them build is, depending on faction, a pair of Bloodhound/Marksman, a Shenlong or two, maybe some A-T Drones, and that's it. Maybe it's just an RNG thing, but I haven't ever seen the ECA take the Venom protocol either.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Congrats on being number one, by the way! Just noticed it!

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

I haven't played as GLA yet, but from the streams, I'm pretty sure you only need to salvage one crate, and you can then upgrade all your recyclers.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

It doesn't look that different to me, to be honest. I've just fought against 2 ECA, I think the only new unit they built was the targeting chopper (forgot the name), and as always they never fire their howitzer emplacements.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

They're built at the support command now, same as the AVRE tank (warhound?) and the new ammo truck.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

For anyone who has a "serious error" when attempting to launch the game, this is how I fixed it: somewhere in your documents, there should be a Zero Hour Data folder (that's where the game stores your custom maps, for example). Mine contained an Options.ini that was totally empty, after a quick search I found "basic" contents to put in it, and now it works. I fear it's be too long to post the whole content, so I've uploaded this file on my dropbox, for who might need it:

Dropbox.com

Hope this hemps.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds Version 1.85 Released!

That Hell March cover is... zog me, it's just beautiful. T.T

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Limited range. In the stream from last week (or the one before that), the Russian player had to build them in the centre of the map to be able to reach all of the ECA base.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Don't forget about the ECA howitzers... the AI builds them, but I don't think I've ever seen them actually *fire* them at anything...

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Come on, we all have "high-end" computers compared to what existed 12 years ago. I think the Sage Engine being crap is a proven point by now. Well, maybe not "crap", but it sure as hell can't handle the greatness that is RotR.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

ECA also have the Pandora (both the vehicle itself, and the upgraded neutron smart bomb). I think the GLA can also loot a neutron warhead from the Pandora. Other than that, I don't remember any way to kill drivers.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ GLA BM21 Grad Variants

Well, not much room to improvize on an existing vehicle, even for the GLA... I still love it.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Best gift ever for all of us singles <3

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

I haven't played the game in a while (waiting for 1.85 ^^) but I don't think you can even *see* your own wreckage as GLA.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Technicals with Nuclear engine

I can't even imagine the speed of these things...

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ GLA Recycler with EMP Cannon

After reading your comment, it makes me think of the EMP cannon from Tiberian Sun... those were good times.

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Live Stream 28-09-2014

Sorry, I remember seeing some concept arts in an old video, but I can't seem to find it. Maybe someone else will be able to help?

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Live Stream 28-09-2014

Still hoping to see the GLA recycler truck in a stream, sooner rather than later... :( It's the only new unit left for 1.85 that we have yet to see in action, right?

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

Can somebody point me to the stream where we saw the Solar Burst, upgraded with the Pandora protocol, for the first time? I think it was also the first time we saw the Fenris in action, and maybe the Venom suits as well...

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darthcrevette
darthcrevette @ Rise of the Reds

And when it is, will the first 30 minutes be "un-muted"? :(

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