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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 .
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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