Red Alert 3 Beta: Sandbox mode

You may have read that I have been getting all my screenshots using the sandbox bug in the beta. A moderator on the C&C forum actually explains how to do this, but its pretty hard to find in between all the other information on there so here is how its done.

As posted by TheMystic (C&C forum moderator)

Thanks to a bug it is possible to play a game without an opponent, this is called Sandbox mode and is great for just experimenting with things:

Go to automatch, after it’s searched for a bit you’ll notice the stars freeze for a second, at that exact point click create game and (don’t enter a game name) and you’ll be in sandbox mode.

Every time I try it my stars never freeze. Instead I alt and tab out of the game and leave it for 5 minutes before going to create game and it usually works. Let me know if you have any luck, or problems getting it working. Hope this helps some people out there wanting to play with the beta without getting rushed in 5 minutes.

Red Alert 3 Beta: Soviet Unit Showcase

Here is as promised the soviet teams units from the beta. The soviets are my favorite team so far, mainly because I love the kirov airships. The soviets also have alot of vehicles with legs, their telsa boats have legs so they can come out of the water. This teams most impressive land unit is the apocolypse tank which is very powerful, and has a beam to drag in and crush units. The soviet commando has a sniper rifle and can call in airstrikes.

Copters tow vehicle ability

bullfrogs launch infantry ability

Kirovs bombing, and exploding

Conscript molotov ability

Soviet air power

Soviet infantry army

Soviet Land Units

Soviet Naval Power

Red Alert 3 Beta: Allied Units Showcase!

Thanks to the command and conquer forums someone has informed me of a bug in the beta that allows you to play in sandbox mode on your own. This means I was able to build at my own pace and play with all of the units. I have captured screenshots of every allied unit in the beta (probably the full game too) and uploaded them for you to see. If you want to know what any of the units do then leave a comment. You will also notice some other changes in the screenshots, such as ore being in mines rarther than patches on the ground. You can also now build on water, and gather ore at sea. Some of you will be very pleased to see that walls are back in C&C. To make walls you build two pillars and the wall appears inbetween. The two largest land and sea vehicles are mobile construction vehicles. In RA3 MCVs are amphibious so you can deploy them at sea or take them to other landmasses. The collection of vehicles for the other two teams will be up soon, enjoy!

Allied air unit collection

Allied land unit collection

Allied sea unit collection

Chronosphere super weapon

New ore miner at work

Secondary ability of the bomber

Shield ability from artillary unit

Airstrike ability

Tanya goes for a swim

NOTE : The soviet gallery is now up. Check out the next post up on the blog.

Gaming Deals: Universe at War £4.99 (PC)

GAME is currently selling the rather good strategy game Universe at War for, only £4.99 on its website. The game was not hugely successful when it was launched last year, mainly due to the fact that it used windows live for online play. Now windows live is free that burden has been lifted and you can play online with both PC and 360 players with no added cost. The game itself is made by some of the original command and conquer team and is based in a universe where 3 different alien races end up battling it out on earth. The 3 playable races all differ quite considerably and this makes playing as different races more refreshing than in most games. You can also play as humans but only in the single player campaign, which has an enteraining story with a chapter for each race. So if your after a refreshing RTS or want some more points to add to your gaming score you should pick this one up.

Not sure if its the same price instores but will let you know if I get the chance to check.

Link to GAME