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.
Following the introduction of the CV-44 Starlifter in the late 2030s, the US military soon ordered further variants of the world's largest quad-rotor aircraft, from airborne refuelling to VIP transport. However, the most prominent variant is the AV-44 ATLAS (Advanced Tactical Loitering Air Support) gunship, which saw use in numerous operations against GLA terrorists in Africa, anti-US guerrillas in Latin America and finally Russian forces in the Third World War. Armed with a 155mm howitzer, a 40mm auto-cannon and a 25mm rotary cannon, the Atlas is second only to the AC-17 Spectre III gunship in terms of firepower. In addition to its deadly arsenal of anti-ground weapons, it can also deploy small flying drones to provide repair and anti-missile support for nearby friendly forces. Finally, the Atlas houses a full command and control suite, allowing it to call in a general's support to any location on the battlefield from variable approach vectors.
look good and looks like a baddass unit, probably an amazing one!
It is not as "in your face" as the others. Pretty unique in its kind
the think is i love units like harbinger gunship in ra3 which can circle the battlefield and bombard targets even if they are moving.
but i like them to be buildable, not just as a faction power/ability.
The Atlas doesn't circle around its target. It fires from a fixed position, like the Blackhawk does
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Just saying, I'm glad somebody got around to making it, but the idea is parallel to a Sketch I put together a few years ago, LOL. I'm not complaining, I'm just pointing it out as a funny parallel, that you most likely had no idea about.
I never got around to making it for my own MOD, and I'm sure that the idea's been circling around for a while, LOL.
>Finally, the Atlas houses a full command and control suite, allowing it to call in a general's support to any location on the battlefield from variable approach vectors.
Mobile GP direction changer - cool approach! Saw this mechanic in mods only once.
And actually always thought the Starlifter lacked "support dron-carrier"-abilities.
General Griffin looking at the Overlord, Sentinel and Manticore: "what if it can fly?"
The Grumble has been real silent ever since the Atlas dropped.
damn
Death From Above!
Great job as always swr team well done Im just wondering since atlas is mobile command center similar to gla command truck that mean if atlas is the last ramining unit you can still keep going in the game as long atlas is alive even with all building destroyed right?
Doesn't do this currently but we could certainly make it work that way.
Not to intrude on the affixed thought process but that definitely would make some interesting plays. Lovely update guys!
Can Jarmen Kell one-shot kill this hell of a beast with one stinger rocket though?
at the moment it does but we're still debating on the fact if it should stay that way.
sounds like it would pretty much eliminates the point of even deploying it against the GLA if it can shut down their epic unit in one shot tho
at least making it take out half of its healthbar per shot would sound reasonable. still powerful enough to be a danger to it without making it useless when Kell is around and need the additional anti air or Hyena Interceptors to finish it off fully. or the otherway around as a powerful finisher move against a half destroyed Atlas (then again this is only my guess)
It's best to take shots from 2-3 stinger missiles from Jarmen Kell
It's a little bit unfair when ECA got 3 epic units but other factions got only 1, not to mention that one in GLA is still not clear now. Maybe in the future you guys design 3 for all factions but can only choose 1 in game like ECA tech.
Anyway, take your own pace I'm really glad to hear ROTR is developing again!:)
disagree. ECA's faction gimmick is having 3 epic units to choose from and it makes them unique in this regard as well as they are pretty much set up as the "epic unit" having faction, everyone else having 1 epic should just be a bonus strategy option instead of an autobuy for your precious general point.
GLA will have one epic unit, the only known thing is that it won't be a suicide unit.
And there is no plan on creating more epic units.
eh not gonna make difference since the mods has strong AA systems
As someone who loves big gunship aircraft...i love this idea
"Armed with a 155mm howitzer, a 40mm auto-cannon and a 25mm rotary cannon, the Atlas is second only to the AC-17 Spectre III gunship"
last lore update about AC-17 Spectre III is that it has a 155mm howitzer and 2x 25mm gatling cannons so not sure if the support call in needs a lore update as well :P
AC-17 Spectre III also packs missile launchers, which the Atlas doesn't.
Also, not mentioned here, AC-17's howitzer shoots at a way higher rate of fire compared to Atlas.
oh right ! Forgot about those! Whoops!
on another note:
with how the Guns on the Atlas is scaled properly, will the AC-17's also receive the same treatment or will it remain with it's current "enlarge guns" model
Would it be unlocked via General's Powers and then buildable? Is it limited to one ATLAS?
It's limited to one and unlocked with the same GP as the guardian angel
Nice, I like the synergy there. Stack the flying super unit with the most potent aircraft defense in the game. On that note, any thoughts on perhaps equipping the ATLAS with a PDL like the Paladin? It would certainly make me less hesitant to actually fight with it.
"In addition to its deadly arsenal of anti-ground weapons, it can also deploy small flying drones to provide repair and anti-missile support for nearby friendly forces."
Also the role of the Atlas is not to charge head first into a heavily defended base. It is more of a support/artillery unit.
Ah, yes. reading. Thanks for the reply, and I'm really looking forward to some gunship shenanigans.
Repair and Anti-Missile Drones you say? Would they have a new model or use existing ones?
Repair drones are new, anti missile ones are identical to the ones used by the atv humvee
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why not have just the normal AC-130? i mean come on... This looks horrid impo :|
AC-17 Spectre Gunship is already in the game and it's much faster and has Air-to-Ground Missiles for extra punch.
Since ATLAS gunship is just an armed version of Starlifter. Do the two units share the same:
1. Hit points;
2. Armor type;
3. Speed; and
4. Sight radius.
Or will the ATLAS gunship have more enhanced stats all across the board than the Starlifter since the former is the USA super unit?
Stats are pretty much the same as the Starlifter if I'm not mistaken.
But the Atlas is NOT "just an armed version of Starlifter". In addition to its armaments, it has a variety of support abilities:
- Deploying repair drones, to repair all ground and air vehicles around the Atlas
- Deploying PDL drones around the Atlas
- Deploying AI-controlled Stingray drones with all-purpose missiles
- Deploying a large quantity of flares to draw enemy AA fire (in ADDITION to the automatic countermeasures that all the USA aircraft have)
- Passively controlling the trajectory of plane-based GPs
It is more of an utility unit rather than a base destroyer
Do the stingray drones look like a Manta ray?
More or less, just without the tail.
Does the ATLAS has voicelines yet? If none, I could try to take an audition for it.
I saw in your recent Q&A that the ATLAS has transport slots.
Does this mean that ATLAS can transport 4 infantry or 1 vehicle?
Or were the 4 slots fire ports meant for the infantry units to shoot out of them?
Atlas can carry infantry only, and no fireports.
It was added for technical reasons, so that pilots could be used to promote the Atlas
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