They have long stayed dormant. The Giant Ants have returned and are now wreaking havoc against those who tried to elminate them. Will you help them achieve their revenge or will you be the one to stop them? Colony Wars is a partial Conversion Mod for Red Alert 2 : Yuri's Revenge. The Mod aims to add in the Giant Ants (The Colony) as a fully playable side,A New Set of Campaigns for each side as well as adding new toys for the original three sides. Allies,Soviets & Yuri. Awaken the Swarm!!!
Allied Infantry have seen some revision this past couple weeks. Starting off is with the return of the GI. Now called the 'Gunner GI' (Top Left) to differentiate them from the Guardian GIs. The Guardian GI (Top Right) has also received new graphics which have been moved to a 'new' infantry exclusive to the Eagle Commandos. Which is... the Hunter GI!
Hunter GIs (Bottom Left) are armed with a Machine Gun similar to the Gunner GI has when deployed. When deployed they instead switch to a Cannon that unlike Flak Trooper's is effective against both Infantry & Vehicles.
Accompanying the Hunter GI is the Ranger GI (Bottom Right) sporting a new look as well. The Ranger GI can lob grenades to deal area damage or can deploy to equip a mortar tube to further increase their damage output and excels in damaging structures.
These Infantry which are classified as "GI" by the Allies now upgrade to barricades upon reaching elite (Vanilla Guardian GI Barricades) that grant them crush immunity and as well as an upgrade of armor type (None -> Flak). Alternatively the Player can utilize the new "Riot Gear" Support Power costing the player $1000 to upgrade any said infantry in a small radius to their Barricade versions. On the rare instances a Spartan (Middle) is available to the player via Stolen Tech they are upgraded with Grenade Launchers that they use along with their Rifles.
>Alternatively the Player can utilize the new "Riot Gear" Support Power costing the player $1000 to upgrade any said infantry in a small radius to their Barricade versions.
so this SP grands elite vet to infantry, or just barricades somehow?
Just mutates them into the barricade versions sans the veterancy since you're technically 'killing' them and replacing them. Think the Nanofiber upgrade in Mental Omega or the Crackdown/Liberation SW in Red Resurrection
hehe, too bad Red Resurrection deleted Liberation, but i understood the mechanic.