Side Ops are companion campaigns to the original C&C Red Alert that explore what was going on at the other fronts during the Allied and Soviet campaigns.
I made this pair of campaigns to explore what's going on while the main mission operations are happening.
For the Allies...
What were the supplies that needed to get through that mountain pass? (A02)
How did Tanya get captured? (A05)
What was going on in Sweden during the Soviet occupation? (A07)
For the Soviets...
What were the Soviets doing during the Allied Counterattack in Scandinavia? (S06)
What happened to the Generals that Gradenko signed the death warrants of? (S09)
How did the Soviets recapture Einstein? (S12)
The main campaigns have 32 missions in total, with a prologue and epilogue for both sides.
The 6 expansions to Side Ops, with extra 42 missions in total, are now also now available to download as part of Side Ops Complete.
Have a go at Side Ops, and find out how it all went down!
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So, it's taken me a year to go back and fix all those spelling mistakes? Well, I've been working on a little bit more than that.
To be honest, I probably could not have been able to muster the effort had it not been for the excellent updates to Nyergud's Mobius Map Editor for RD, RA and Sole Survivor (t's awesome and still getting updates), and the constructive comments my work gets on TaxOwlBear's and C&C Gameplay's Let's Plays. It's great to see the C&C community still has more to give.
Well, in that year I've made TD Side Ops, and today it was released in it's full V1.0.
Cheers to James for letting me tweak one of his excellent maps and put it into Side Ops. Please checkout a playthrough of his map:
Hopefully at least some of the map ideas in TDSO are new or interesting to you:
I've today also released an update to RA Side Ops, taking it up to V1.1.
So... what's new in TD and RA Side Ops?
I've slightly tweaked some maps in TDSO, posted the definitions for all custom units I used in RASO, and created the new RASO mini campaign - Invasion of America.
The synopsis is:
Now that Europe has been conquered and a Continental Soviet Union is a reality, it is time to invade the United States. The fight will be a brutal tour across North America, from New Mexico to Canada. What are the Allies willing to do to survive? Time will tell.
I've got the briefing for the first mission, "Pandora's Box", below so you can figure out if you want to give it a try:
The Soviet Union will soon invade America, but first we need to disable the US nuclear missile silos. Our brothers have destroyed early warning equipment at Cape Romanzov, allowing us to infiltrate the area with Psi-Corps Troopers. Get the Troopers into radar domes around the area to amplify their psychic dominance. Once the way has been cleared by our own enemy, infiltrate Missile Command with a Trooper. If you attack the base yourself the Americans are sure to retaliate, so be subtle.
If that sounds like your bag, please try out V1.1.
So what's the future of Side Ops?
Well, I've been getting to grips with the World Altering Editor for Red Alert 2. Let's see how that goes. Maybe I'll have an update in a year...
Have a good one,
GotAPresentForYa
Side Ops Tiberian Dawn... Dawns
News 4 commentsSide Ops continues into Tiberian Dawn and a new campaign is released!
Side Ops Complete is... Complete
News 13 commentsAll 68 missions for C&C Red Alert Side Ops are done.
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Other 2 commentsThis contains the custom defined GLA, 1930s, and all other modified Side Ops unit data for missions, just in case you're thinking about making your own...
Red Alert Side Ops - Complete v1.0
Full VersionSide Ops are companion campaigns to the original C&C Red Alert that explore what was going on at the other fronts during the Allied and Soviet campaigns.
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Hi - I've been watching a playthrough of this mod on TaxOwlbear's YouTube channel the last few weeks, and am very impressed with its depth, detail, and variety - including a lot of cool in-mission triggers and reinforcements that are better than anything in the original game. Just wanted to say fantastic work on this; I look forward to downloading and playing it through myself soon. I've been looking for a good RA mod because I still love the original game the best, and this is what I've been looking for now for quite some time. - Cpt Lima
I can only recommend it, and I do agree that the mission pack surpasses some of the original missions.
Thanks Lima, really appreciate that :)
I hope you enjoy playing it too!
I really do like this mission pack. I'll be playing with it for a while. :)
Excellent, I'm so glad to hear it!
Hi,
Just wanted to say that this a really good set of missions, consistent quality, engaging throughout (I think like 2 or 3 missions were a chore maybe, at most), I love the attention to details throughout, and the ideas involved in both story and how to make each mission its own.
I was expected the pack to be one note, or to get stale given how many missions there were. That didn't happen.
Hi Squishy,
Thank you very much, I appreciate it :)
I'll take that 95% success rate!
It is hard to keep it fresh, and as I've discovered there's quite a bit of diversity in play styles so I've tried to cater for multiple approaches to some missions (even made a couple I don't like myself, but others enjoy...).
I hope the final 6 missions, which I want to do by the end if Feb, will be enjoyable too.
Thanks again,
GaPFY
Well, its very unusual to se another mod for the original red Alert, figure everybody went crazy with the remasters and forgot about the classics. I suppose the original its easier to mod?.
Hi Paladin. Yeah, it's a bit easier - but to be honest it's because I just really like Red Alert!