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.
As of Version 1.85, ECA Supply Tracks can be individually refitted into Munitions Tracks at Tier 1. Doing so will permanently remove their gathering ability and allow them to confer a firepower buff to surrounding vehicles as well as deploy chaff grenades on manual command, which will deflect incoming missiles for a short period of time. Do note that the vehicle's volatile cargo does not react well to being fired upon, resulting in a dangerous explosion upon its destruction.
So the ECA also get Bombtrucks, just not intentionally meant for suicide bombings. I can still see people using them as such though...
Finally, another use for the ECA supply tracks instead of having freeloaders :D
Now only the GLA don't have another use for its gathering unit. I think It be cool we could make them millita
Yeah, no other use at all, they only build your base too... ¬¬
it still be cool if you could arm them
GLA Workers double as gatherers, builders as well as mine-clearers. For the latter, it is up to you whether you want to use their clearing ability or just rush a herd of them through the field.
how did i never though of that...
Does the bonus also apply to nearby infantry? I'm sure they could benefit from having a truck full of munitions nearby.
Only Vehicles give the bonus.
What about infantry with heavy weapons?
Can you convert them back?
There wouldn't be much of a point in that. Supply gatherers become less useful in the later stage of the game when most of the funds are generated via huge secondary economies. This new feature gives the ECA Supply Tracks an additional use once they've served their original purpose.
So, all gathering units will have another uses. China and USA - infantry transporting, GLA - building and repairing, ECA - firepower buffing, Russia - machinegun platform. Or Russian Wartruck will receive additional use?
Now the Supply Track REALLY has some shipping to do.
Will the driver's speech change since the truck go ammo? "I've got ya freakin' ammo!"
"I've got your freakin' stuff!" already sounds cool. Changing it to "ammo" would be a waste of time recording a voice line just to replace a single word.
I know, man. I used it only as an example to picture what i mean.