Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Developer: Westwood Studios Publisher: EA Games Platform: Windows Released internationally: October 27, 2000 This game has unused areas. This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused music. This game has anti-piracy features.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 is, quite obviously, the sequel to Red Alert and continues the timeline in which the Allies win. The Soviet Union has secretly recovered its army and takes the United States by surprise by invading it from all directions.

To do: • World Domination Tour resources are now unused with the service being unavailable. • https://www.modenc.renegadeprojects.com/Red_Alert_2 includes exe switches and a debug mode. • https://www.modenc.renegadeprojects.com/Yuri%27s_Revenge includes exe switches.

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Non-Functional .ini Properties Several unused keys with different properties.

Unused Graphics Several unused graphics.

Unused Models Unused models from Tiberian Sun, and early models for Red Alert 2.

Unused Units Unused units.

Unused Text Several bits of text unused in Red Alert 2.

Main Menu Commands

The following codes can be typed on the main menu to unlock different effects, a beep will happen when correctly entered.

HIRES - Allows selecting resolutions up to 4096x4096 in the options menu.

THETEAM - Loads a custom tmcj4f.ini file after loading rules.ini, allowing custom rules to be used in skirmish mode. Stands for "Totally Cool Mission Just 4 Fun".

TOGGLE - From Tiberian Sun, obsolete. "Allowing or disallowing switch between video modes".

PENGO - From Tiberian Sun, obsolete. "Replaces Visceroid graphics with placeholder images".

Unused Features

Located in ra2.mix are some leftover graphics data from older Command & Conquer games, and unused graphics made for early versions of Red Alert 2. Several graphics from Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Tiberian Sun can be found in the data. These use color palettes from the earlier games which weren't left in Red Alert 2's files, and thus can only be properly seen using palettes extracted from the earlier games.

rules.ini

Red Alert 2 was developed on top of the Tiberian Sun game and engine, so a lot of graphics and programming code from the earlier game persists within Red Alert 2.

Side and Country Data

The Allies and Soviets are referred to by the sides system as "GDI" and "Nod" - the two main factions from Tiberian Sun. Unused country data also exists for "GDI" and "Nod" countries (using the gdii.pcx and nodi.pcx files shown below), either to just test the system, or possibly to later be converted into vanilla Allied and Soviet countries.

Some of the country names were also different to those employed in the final game.

Country name in final game	Country name in rules.ini
America	America
Britain	Great Britain
France	France
Germany	Germany
Korea	Asian Alliance
Russia	Russia
Iraq	Arab Union
Libya	African Empire
Cuba	Latin Confederation

Tiberium

Tiberium was the resource collected in Tiberian Sun, and came in two varieties - green and blue. These have been replaced by the more conventional ore and gems in Red Alert 2, in keeping with the original Red Alert. However, being built on the Tiberian Sun engine, most references to ore in rules.ini still mention "Tiberium", and control variables for the spread of ore and mining behaviour still have tag names such as "TiberiumFarScan".

In addition, ore is still referred to in code by the name of the standard green variant of Tiberium - Riparius. Gems have taken on the name of the rarer blue variant - Vinifera. Two unused Tiberium types that were present in the code of Tiberian Sun - Cruentus and Aboreus - are still present in Red Alert 2's code.

Super Weapons

Tiberian Sun's super weapon code is still contained within rules.ini, though commented out for the most part. The Nod Multi Missile super weapon was adapted into the Soviet Nuclear Missile, and still bears the old name of MultiSpecial. The only Tiberian Sun super weapon not commented out in the code is the GDI Ion Cannon - IonCannonSpecial. Whether this was just an oversight or whether it was actually used for something is uncertain.

Re-enabling these super weapons is not possible without the use of modding extensions such as Ares, as although they remain in the INIs, much of their internal engine code has been purged.

Terrain

Code still remains in the rules.ini, art.ini, and individual theater ini files for ice, tunnels and railways - all of which were present in Tiberian Sun. Without external enhancements like the Terrain Expansion, it is not possible to properly re-enable them.

Unused Music

To do: The tracks Probing, Ready the Army, and C&C in the House can apparently be found on the disc, but I can't locate them in The First Decade's version.

Map select music from Tiberian Sun

RA2 Intro Music

Unused	Used

Found lost in local.mix file, this music track can be found on the CD as background music called HM2. There are some differences like a different size and remixing smaller, besides being only mono track and 'low sound'.

Obscured Graphics

Crazy Ivan and the terrorist both have death graphics that are obscured by their death explosions.

Crazy Ivan	Terrorist

Anti-Piracy

On pirated copies, the player's base, as well as the player's units, would explode after 30 seconds.

This anti-piracy measure sometimes results in a false positive if you install the game, expansion and patch and play one game. Relaunching the game allows normal play.

Game.exe

An unused dialog box found in the main executable.

Unused Maps

E31.map

A test map used to show the full power of Red Alert 2, It was probably developed exclusively to be played at the E3 2000. This map appears in several old screenshots, including the cover of the game. You start with the Soviet team, but can also control the Allies even as enemies. The map does not have any goal.

E32.map

E32.map uses snow graphics and is a multiplayer map that is incomplete and missing graphics, most notably the water graphics. There is a psychic sensor on the map to Allied team. The map file is too corrupted to play, and can only be viewed in a map editor. It is possible to play it normally in Tiberian Sun.

TN03T8.map

Map tournament cut for no reason. Totally complete.

;;Tournament 3
;[TN03T8]
;Description=NAME:TOURNEY3
;CD=0,1
;MinPlayers=2
;MaxPlayers=8
;GameMode=standard

TN03MW.map

Cut Mega Wealth version of the TOURNEY3 map. Totally complete.

;;Tournament 3 Mega Wealth
;[TN03MW]
;Description=NAME:TOURNEY3
;CD=0,1
;MinPlayers=2
;MaxPlayers=8
;GameMode=megawealth

Missing Map File

List of names of the map file that does not exist in the file multi.mix.

Missing Cooperative Maps Archives

The names exist but the maps are missing.

57=C1M1A
58=C1M1B
61=C1M2B
62=C1M2C
63=C1M3A
65=C1M3C
66=C1M4A
67=C1M4B
69=C1M5A
70=C1M5B
72=C2M1A
73=C2M1B
75=C2M2A
77=C2M2C
78=C2M3A
79=C2M3B
81=C2M4A
83=C2M4C
85=C2M5B
86=C2M5C
88=C3M1B
89=C3M1C
91=C3M2B
92=C3M2C
93=C3M3A
94=C3M3B
96=C3M4A
97=C3M4B
99=C3M5A
101=C3M5C
103=C4M1B
104=C4M1C
105=C4M2A
106=C4M2B
109=C4M3B
110=C4M3C
111=C4M4A
112=C4M4B
114=C4M5A
115=C4M5B
117=C5M1A
118=C5M1B
120=C5M2A
122=C5M2C
123=C5M3A
124=C5M3B
127=C5M4B
128=C5M4C
129=C5M5A
131=C5M5C

Unused Multiplayer Maps

Are incomplete maps, exist but are not used.

mp04t8.map
mp07t4.map
mp24t2.map
mp28u4.map
mp29u4.map
mp30s8.map

Unused Sounds

To do: Slaves have unused sounds, some can only be heard when they're told to guard mine.

ArmoredTransportAttack: Soviet Armored Transport

varmatta:

varmattb:

CameraSwitch

ucamera:

CivSovDie

icisdia:

icisdib:

icisdic:

EngAllPowerDown

ienapow:

We'll have the power up in 30 seconds, sir.

EngSovPowerDown

ienspow:

We'll have the power up in 30 seconds, sir.

Explosion01

gexp01a:

Flare

gflare:

IronCurtainOff

siroof:

MenuBuild

uqeue:

OreMineExtract

goreupa:

OreRefineryProcessing

borerefa:

OreTruckHarvest

vorehara:

PsychicSensorDetects

bpsydet:

SpyCreated

ispyatc:

Ready to infiltrate

SpyEnter

ispyatd:

Obtaining intelligence. This line should play when ordered to enter buildings but plays the generic move sounds instead. Giving the spy C4 enables this line when ordered to enter buildings.

Sound Test

ts1:

ts2:

ts3:

ts4:

ts5:

ts6:

ts7:

ts8:

ts9:

ts10:

Oddities

The Patriot Missile has the NA prefix, signifying that it was once for the Soviets, as in Red Alert 1. Pre-release image also shows the Allies using the flak cannons, strengthening this.