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Red  Alert  2  FAQ

 

 

 I play as soviets , what are the benefits of soviets ?

    Soviets have extra fortified buildings, Heavy tanks , Cheapest infantry. And Miners , too are capable of defending themselves.

 

Soviet Miners Easily destroy my Tanks . ( I always play as allied)

    It you want to overcome them , Use German Tank Destroyers. They are extremely effective against enemy tanks .

 

I want to know number of each infantry trooper for infantry army of Soviets.

   

Infantry Types

Number

Conscript almost 30
Flack Trooper nearly 10
Crazy Ivan (If necessary ) 2
Attack Dogs minimum 5
Tesla Troopers maximum 10
Yuri max 5
Desolator max 10

 

Is Airforce in Red Alret 2 is Effective ?

    In fact , only black eagles , and Kirovs are useful types Harriers are just for fun ! But you may still make a good use of them by attacking enemy refinery and harassing him.

 

Are there some SPECIAL UNITS for Soviets ?

    Yes, The CRONO IVAN , YURI PRIME are the Special units for Soviets. You get Chrono Ivan by Stealing Allied Technology and Yuri Prime by Stealing Soviets Technology .

 

What are abilities of a SPY ?

    It is useful soldier on battle-field to harass the enemy . He can disguise as enemy trooper so making him difficult to be found out.

He can do many thins like Shut down enemy base power , Sabotage the Enemy Radar , Steal an amount from enemy Cash Reserve , Acquire a new Technology , Steal and gain Extra Upgrade for Machines and Infantry .

 

Can I get some of enemy soldiers on my side ?

    Certainly ! Just capture the enemy Barracks or War Factory ! You may be able to train Some of them !

 

 Why is cloning vats so costly ?

    It's a special structure for Soviets . It clones any of your infantry and give you one more free of cast ! That's why It's so costly .

 

What Are Special Units for Allied ?

    Crono Commando and Psy- Commanco are such units . You get them by Stealing Allied Technology and Soviet Technology respectively.

 

Why is Base Power necessary ?

    To create unit at faster rate , Keep up some of your buildings Online like Gap Generator Or Psychic Sensor . It you get your base power low, Some of your defense buildings would stop functioning , like Tesla coils or Prism Towers . Super weapons would stop functioning . It may also affect your production rate .

 

What are abilities of Tanya ?

    She has effective duel pistol. She can swim , And can put C4 Bombs on buildings and Naval units .

 

What are Critical Structures ?  ( I've heard it a lot Just don't know what it means )

    They are your primary base buildings and essentials , Like Construction Yard , War Factory , Ore Refinery ,Nuclear Reactor etc.

 

What exactly is Crono Legionaire ?

    He is a great soldier , He uses a personal teleport machine to move around ,  Has a special gun that fires out a beam to erase the target unit out of          Space-Time Region, Any unit that this soldier attacks can't fire back !

 

How to move any structure once placed ?

    If once placed , Any structure can't  be moved , But you can Sell it to get the space free again . To do this Click On Sell button blow the RADAR mapping , and Then click on the Desired structure to be sold !

 

Why are Yuri people so costly ?

    Due to their special abilities ! Yuri can control any of the land units , no matter how powerful it is . They can send off a short ranged wave to kill any Infantry trooper around them .

 

Why Desolator can't attack enemy buildings ?

    Because his weapons are not meant to be .

 

Can I run Mods ? Is there any  risk ?

    There lies a risk when you do so . You are advised to Keep installation disk of game with you so you don't loose the game .

         

 


Red Alert 2 Advanced Game Play Snippets

Here are some of the advanced game play snippets !

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Use prism tanks for backup in face to face tank battles.

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America gets another team of paratroopers on capturing tech airport

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use Tanya with tank destroyers you stand against infantry , buildings and machines !

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hide your snipers in shroud .

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use crono legionnaire against enemy miners.

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try supporting legionnaire with rocketeers to hunt another miner while he is taking one out !

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try dolphins with Tanya while in water .

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use v3 launchers for taking out enemy tesla coils and prism towers.

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use prism tanks with grand cannons to create excellent defense.

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always try accessing air force . make delay as less as possible .

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keep nighthawk hovering over waters when not in use . be sure that you don't go close to enemy navy !

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keep dolphins patrolling in areas under your control . This reveals enemy underwater assault ! 

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keep your air craft carriers distributed but always at such distance so that if one's being attacked, other two might help instantly !

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build two tesla coils , prim towers , or the grand cannon near your tech airport.

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never waste the paratroopers destroy as many anti-air guns as possible before each drop.

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build flack cannons in group of three ( closely packed ) build such three or four groups to create a fantastic air defense.

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aegis cruiser is extremely effective against air units. Use it well.

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garrisoning is the most important part of perfect defense .

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use special bunkers to garrison in.

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nice combination is spies along with two snipers , eliminate all the attack dogs before sending a spy in .

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use black eagles to eliminate one of rhino tanks on it's way. because it is the dangerous one.

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if any war miner  gets terror drone inside , bring the miner to nearest repair depot. if same happens with crono miner , simply teleport to refinery to throw the drone out.

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flack track is useful transport ! it has incomparable speed .

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you may also make your structures immune with iron curtain device !

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if your Yuri controls enemy infantry , send it in the cloning vats and get cash out of it.

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Keep kirov airship hovering over the Narrow bridge.

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Always prefer Barracks if 2,3 player map and  always prefer Radar if more.

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 Build Two of repair depots near defenses and on should be inside

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Miner ! is the very first thing you should build with your New war factory .

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Always create an undeployed Mcv and  keep it safe place.

 

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