Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 announced

[Sardo]

So, like most everyone else I'm very happy with this announcement, so much so that in anticipation of what will undoubtedly be another classic game (better make it so, EA!), I decided to fire up the good old RA2 once more. This is where I'm turning ever so slightly off-topic with a technical support question, so my apologies for that.
I tried the game on three different computers, and on each of them it will get all choppy and even hang up completely, apparently whenever a video is being played. The readme suggests that

if you find that the movie performance is choppy or jerky, try reducing the Windows 95/98 CD caching by going to the Start/Settings/Control Panel and double-clicking the System applet. In the System Properties dialog, click the Performance tab and then click the File System button. From the File System Properties dialog, click the CD-ROM tab and note the Supplemental Cache Size setting (so that you can reset the cache size if need be). Now set the Supplemental Cache Size to Small. This should have a marked effect on movie performance.

Of course, being on Windows XP, this advice is of no use whatsoever to me. Anyone know what to do here?

[naut]

Try playing in 98 compatibility mode.

[Martok]

[Martok casts resurrection spell on thread]


First of all, the new trailer is out now. It's pretty frakkin' sweet, if I do say so myself.


In addition, Gamespot has posted their first impressions of the game. I won't give everything away here, but one thing mentioned in the article that I particularly welcome is that the gamespeed is going to be slowed down a bit (so as to allow players time to research their top units and superweapons).

Also: Soviets have a mobile cannon that can shoot armored, parachuting bears onto enemy bases. Talk about awesomely campy.

[Sarathos]

Red Alert has always been a great series, and now witrh number 3 on the way it is only going to get better.

A question to all who do play Red Alert, do you like the the standard Red Alert or the expansions better?

Expansions being Yuri's revenge, Kane's Wrath and many others.

[Praxil]

A question to all who do play Red Alert, do you like the the standard Red Alert or the expansions better?

Expansions being Yuri's revenge, Kane's Wrath and many others.

Counterstrike and The Aftermath are both nice expansions, with them Red Alert is complete masterpiece. I prefer Red Alert universe over Red Alert 2 universe and Tiberium universe. Still play Red Alert, ants are taking over the world!

One of the nicest things about the C&C strategy games is that all of them are good enough, and there are no poor editions in the franchise. That goes for Generals and I would include Emperor: Battle for Dune in there too.

[Veho Nex]

So whos in the restricted beta testing. I know i am ;)

[LittleGrizzly]

One of the things that sticks in my mind at the intro to RA 2, you here that guy shouting some words then the mammoth tank goes boom and the music kicks in, amazing!

Can't wait for a new RA hopefully my pc will be able to handle it