RA2MissionEditor/MissionEditor/data/FinalAlert2/README.TXT

Command & Conquer - Red Alert 2 (c): FinalAlert 2: Yuri's Revenge Editor 2.0
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT DISCLAIMER
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In order to ask questions about FinalAlert 2: Yuri's Revenge, please visit https://www.ea.com. 
We will review the message board and reply to questions as often as we can. Technical support 
is limited.  FinalAlert 2: Yuri's Revenge is distributed free of charge for the benefit of Red Alert 2 
fans. 


MINIMUM SPECS
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FinalAlert 2: Yuri's Revenge:
- Microsoft Windows 10, 11 (older versions may work but are unsupported)
- 2 GB physical RAM
- Red Alert 2 installed

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
- see system requirements on box
- You must have the Yuri's Revenge expansion installed.


LICENSE
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Copyright 2001-2024 Electronic Arts Inc.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.


THIRD PARTY LICENSES
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This program uses several third party libraries. Their copyright notices
and license terms are available in the 3rdParty\licenses folder.




KNOWN ISSUES/BUGS
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- Problems may occur if you have one or more mods installed. If you experience problems,
  please try first to remove these mods.
  



HOW TO START
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After FinalAlert 2: Yuri's Revenge has finished loading, press F1 to show the manual and
some tutorials.



Please read the manual by pressing F1 in FinalAlert 2: Yuri's Revenge.  You should also 
begin with the tutorials included.



FAQ
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Q: How can I create a zoom trigger?
A: If you want to zoom on a particular place, you must first use the 'move camera 
   and scroll to waypoint' action (#48) and then zoom in.  The zoom rate is controlled 
   by an undocumented keyword which must be placed in the [General] section of RULES.INI 
   or your map file: ZoomInFactor=N    } It works to use Edit->Ini to create a [General] 
   section inside the map file and insert the key.

Q: Can I play the maps online? And use the new unit types online?
A: Yes, the synchronization limit is 180 seconds. You can use the unit types online.

Q: How can I keep the map file small so that I'm able to play with 4 players online?
A: One possibility is to "hide" the preview. Just select the appropiate options when you 
   save the map. Since Patch 1.005 will allow longer synch times, this problem should be
   less of an issue..

Q: Ok I've made a multiplayer map. How can I play it?
A: In the Yuri's Revenge map settings dialog, choose "multiplayer maps" and click on 
   your's (usually near the bottom). Note that you cannot load the map in the random 
   map editor.

Q: What is that drag & drop feature? How can I copy units/buildings or move them?
A: Instead of deleting a building and placing it somewhere else, you can simply click 
   with the left mouse button on the building and move your mouse while holding down the
   mouse button. You can now see a line that shows where the building/unit will be placed. 
   If you stop holding down the button, the unit/building will be moved there. If you hold 
   down the shift key also, it will be "copied" there. That means you can  create a big 
   army without having to create every unit yourself. Note: if you move/copy a building 
   and it is to big to be placed at the new position, no warning appears! That means you 
   will probably have problems if you don't make sure that there is enough space!