                Four Sides conversion for Red Alert
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                   Aftermath edition Version 1.0
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                 Copyright (c) 1999 Vesa Piittinen
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0.0. Contents

	0.
		0. Contents
		1. Notice

	1. General
		0. Information for chapters 1.1 and 1.2
		1. New Structures
		2. New Units
		3. Other changed
		4. Future plans
		5. Connecting me
		6. Where you can find updates
		7. Legal stuff

	2. The Four Sides
		1. Who is who?
		2. Who has what?

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0.1. Notice

	My english ain't the best possible, so if you see some
	fixable text, please e-mail that I can re-write this
	document for future use.

	I continue updating this conversion as long as I have RA.
	So you can expect always something new, even if it takes
	for a long time.

	How many are still playing RA? Even sometimes? I just want
	to know...

	I try to keep my site's files always possible to download.
	I've get bored to sites which have links but no files!

	This conversion works with original RA and Counterstrike,
	but you can't get all the units!

	Heavy Mech is missing from original, but it's in Counter-
	strike. Next are missing units for both:

	Name
	----
	Phase Transport
	Demolition Truck
	M.A.D. Tank
	Chrono Tank
	Mechanic
	Shock Trooper
	Tesla Tank
	Heli Carrier
	Missile Submarine

	Also, there's some bugs with version 1.04 and olders. Names
	doesn't change to what they should be! (Advanced Guard To-
	wer's name seem to be Forward Command Post etc.)

	And in other hand, this conversion was not made to stop
	that overbuilding! So you have to have a lot of vehicles!
	I don't like infantry a lot, so you can't build it much
	anymore. You can always shout to me, but this is MY conver-
	sion ;) And you can edit as much you want to...

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1.0. Information for chapters 1.1 and 1.2

	Value:	|What does it mean?
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	New	|New, not made by me.
	Old	|Old, from C&C Gold
	My	|New, made by me.
	Text	|Old, only text changed by me.
	RA	|Old, same graphic can be found from RA

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1.1. New Structures

	Short:	Name:				Icon	Graphic
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	ABAR	Advanced Barracks    (C&C, GDI) Old	Old
	ATWR	Advanced Guard Tower      (C&C)	Old	Old
	ATEC	Advanced Tech         (My idea)	My	My
	AWEP	Advanced Weapons      (My idea)	Text	RA
	ATUR	Artillery Turret      (My idea)	My	My
	OFCT	Construction Yard         (C&C)	My	Old
	FFAC	Fence Factory         (My idea)	My	My
	GTWR	Guard Tower               (C&C)	Old	Old
	NUKE	Nuclear Power Plant       (C&C)	Text	Old
	NTEC	Nuclear Tech          (My idea)	My	My
	OPRC	Tiberium Refinery         (C&C)	My	Old
	TSLO	Tiberium Silo         (My idea)	RA	My

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1.2. New Units

	Short:	Name:				Icon	Graphic
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	RAMB	Commando                  (C&C)	Old	Old
	FTNK	Flame Tank                (C&C)	My	Old
	OMCH	Heavy Mech           (From Net)	My	New
	HTES	HeliTesla             (My idea)	Text	RA
	ARTY	Long Range Artillery  (My idea) RA	RA
	M1A2	M1A2 Abrams               (C&C)	My	Old
	OMCV	MCV                       (C&C)	My	Old
	NURL	NRL                     (My i.)	Text	RA
	BIKE	Recon Bike                (C&C)	Old	Old
	RCAR	Rocket Car            (My idea) My	My
	STEA	Stealth Tank              (C&C)	My	Old
	OHRV	Tiberium Harvester        (C&C)	Old	Old

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1.3. Other changes

	Computer intelligence is now more better. I have seen that
	computer players may even build Tech Center (when it was
	in my testversion) and Tanya, Gap Generator and some other
	buildings.

	Prices are taken down to make computers build more VEHICLES.
	I hate myself that damn infantry...

	Tiberium is now back.

	New "under construction" graphic. Means that "clock" which
	shows how much unit/structure is build.

	Tiberium don't give you as much money as before, but it
	grows double as fast!

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1.4. Future plans

	Hidden units in MIX-file. Makes editing easier for some
	people.

	More different graphics.

	More units (Mechs? There are two ANT's left to replace)

	Advanced Service Depot? Makes repairing for FREE! All units
	near the structure get all the lost energy back. And it can
	be builded for a looong away from real base.

	Fixing sides weaknesses and over powerfulity. It seems that
	Light and Heavy Troops are too powerfull and Fire and Tesla
	Troops too weak. Challenge for skirmish? YES!!! I lost twice
	when I was testing computer AI! And I'm not bad playing RA.
	Maybe my tactics weren't good enough, nobody knows.

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1.5. Connecting me

	E-mail:metro@mbnet.fi
	
	Sites hosted by me:
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	Conversion's homepage:
	http://www.mbnet.fi/~oldgames/fs	(in english)
	~OldGames site:
	http://www.mbnet.fi/~oldgames		(in english)
	My homepage:
	http://www.mbnet.fi/~metro		(in finnish)
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	I don't really care about SUPERDUPEREXTRASPECIAL units, so
	please don't ask me to add them to this package. Maybe I'm
	little cruel, but what I can do for me?

	I really have only original RA, but I have updates to
	version 1.08 and 3.03 (Four Player Internet). So I have
	three (3) different version of RA on my computer. Original
	1.04 is for play without CD. Version 1.08 is for Counter-
	strike add-ons (the Ants) and the Four Player Internet is
	for Counterstrike and Aftermath (yes, new units comes with
	update!). I don't have new missions and other stuff but
	units is all I need.

	Want to create something to this packet, something small?
	You can contact to me!

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1.6. Where you can find updates

	Well, of course conversion's homepage ;) There's always the
	newest version.

	These sites I found for sharing:
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http://redalert.wwgamez.com/		   The Red Alert Danger Zone
http://ra.tiberiumsun.com/ra86fram.shtml	    incREDible Alert
http://www.planetcnc.com/ra/		Red October's Red Alert Site
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	All seem to be updated...And the game is now over 3 years
	old!

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1.7. Legal stuff

	Red Alert is a trademark of Westwood and Virgin.
	
	Four Sides is made by Vesa Piittinen and he has right for
	conversion's name.

	You can edit and distribute this conversion for free, but
	all original files have to be in same packet, including this
	file. Remember to tell who have made the original version!

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2.1. Who is who?

	Side name:	Countries:
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	Fire Troops	England, Spain
	Tesla Troops	Germany, Turkey
	Light Troops	France, Greece
	Heavy Troops	Russia, Ukraine



	Abilities:

	As you can understand from names, each side is interested at
	somekind of "special" ability. Light Troops have mainly weak
	but fast units, Heavy have powerfull but slow. Fire Troops
	use fire and stealth and Tesla's some electric shocks.

	The main idea of this is making game more interesting. I'm
	bored for only two sides. Always the same things...Now only
	structures are almost the same, units have a lot of diffe-
	rences. Only few of them are almost the same.


	To get other side units and structures, you have to conquer
	Weapons Factory and/or Barracks.

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2.2. Who has what?

	Of course you want to know who has what. So here's the
	list of units...

	Everybody:

	Cost	Name
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	100	Rifle Soldier
	500	Engineer
	500	Spy
	500	Thief
	700	Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
	800	Phase Transport
	1000	Tanya
	1400	Tiberium Harvester
	1500	Commando
	1500	Chinook
	1800	Heavy Mech
	2400	Demolition Truck
	2500	Nuclear Rocket Launcher (NRL)

	Light Troops:

	Cost	Name
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	160	Grenadier
	500	Field Medic
	500	Gun Boat
	500	Recon Bike
	600	Light Tank
	800	Long Range Artillery
	800	Yak
	1000	Destroyer
	1000	Longbow
	1200	Heli Carrier
	1650	Missile Submarine
	2300	M.A.D. Tank
	2400	Chrono Tank

	Fire Troops:

	Cost	Name
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	300	Flamethrower
	500	Field Medic
	600	Light Tank
	700	Flame Tank
	700	Transport (LST)
	800	Long Range Artillery
	800	Stealth Tank
	950	Field Mechanic
	1000	Destroyer
	1000	Longbow
	1200	Heli Carrier
	1200	Mig
	2400	Chrono Tank

	Heavy Troops:

	Cost	Name
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	300	Rocket Soldier
	800	Heavy Tank
	800	M1A2 Abrams
	950	Submarine
	950	Field Mechanic
	1000	Longbow
	1200	Mig
	1700	Mammoth Tank
	2000	Cruiser

	Tesla Troops:

	Cost	Name
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	500	Field Medic
	700	Rocket Car
	700	Transport (LST)
	800	Heavy Tank
	800	Long Range Artillery
	900	Shock Trooper
	950	Field Mechanic
	1000	Destroyer
	1000	Longbow
	1200	Heli Carrier
	1200	Mig
	1500	Tesla Tank
	2000	HeliTesla
	2400	Chrono Tank


	I think it's easy to select everybody's own favorite.

	All units are now listed.

	Here's the list of structures which are allowed everybody to
	construct:

	Cost	Name
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	100	Tiberium Silo
	200	Barracks
	200	Power Plant
	500	Advanced Barracks
	500	Advanced Power Plant
	500	Fence Factory
	500	Service Depot
	750	Gap Generator
	1000	Advanced Tech
	1000	Advanced Weapons
	1000	Airfield
	1000	Helipad
	1000	Nuclear Tech
	1000	Naval Yard
	1000	Sub Pen
	1200	Weapons Factory
	1400	Tiberium Refinery
	1500	Iron Curtain
	1500	Nuclear Power Plant
	1500	Chronosphere
	2500	Construction Yard
	2500	Missile Silo

	Conversion walls:

	Cost	Name			Owner
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	50	Barb wire fence 	Fire
	50	Sandbag wall		Fire, Light
	50	Wire fence		Heavy
	50	Wood fence		Light
	100	Barrel			Light, Tesla
	100	Chain link fence	Heavy, Tesla
	150	Personnel Mine		All
	200	Concrete Wall		All
	200	Vehicle Mine		All
	300	Barrels 		Fire, Heavy

	Defending structures:

	Cost	Name			Owner
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	300	Camoable Pillbox	Light, Tesla
	300	Flame Turret		Fire
	350	Guard Tower		Light
	400	Gun Turret		Heavy
	500	SAM site		All
	700	Artillery Turret	Fire, Light, Tesla
	900	Advanced Guard Tower	Heavy
	1500	Tesla Coil		Tesla


	Uh, what a lists to write...Hope I didn't forgot anything...
