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CnC Red Alert Master Class: Building 1

This post is the first in a series on how to play red alert at a pro* level. Whoever builds the most the fastest wins - Milo234 (2006). Building fast is the most important skill of Red Alert. Nobody ever consistently places their buildings down perfectly and probably never will (not even the very best pros). Even when training, it is very hard to do but in a real game with distractions it's currently impossible for humanity. Perhaps with some ai/genetic augmentation in future? An error is any avoidable delay. Here is a list of errors players make: Menu is far from building place (horizontally adjacent is best); Resolution is not set at 640x400 (higher resolution = less accurate); Slow clicking (you must click everything as fast as you can, all the time); Slow mouse movement (your wrist must snap when placing buildings); Slow menu scrolling (use your mouse wheel); Not using keyboard arrow keys for precise screen (and therefore menu) movement; Inaccurate building placem...

NastyNate's Building Experiment

I found the following file for download on Atomi's blog, posted here for your convenience. You may have heard Ford saying something like you should look at how big of a delay there is when clicking to build your tanks/buildings, and likewise for his sensei At0m1 . So let's hear about it in NastyNate's words: Ok, lets see how this goes... 1st of all, I must say its pretty hard to explain myself as clear as id like to. This is because my native language is not English... but I will try my best. In the last days I have been accused of cheating by some players, and some others have put my gaming speed in doubt saying its impossible to build so fast. I've told these players that this is possible and not even hard, just by being a fast clicker, using arrow keys and having a good mouse control. I have even told these players that I think its possible to be faster than me, and I'm sure a few active players now are, and lots of players in the past were. People like Fatty, A...

UNIT STRUCTURE AND BUILD SPEEDS

Sup homies, These stats are from JCFarmers site . Some players said they can't access it due to antivirus issues. Im getting different results using easy and normal settings.. i assume multiplayer is normal mode.. i believe all these tests were done on normal mode. [Tesla Coil] [Flame Tower] [Turret] CY Time CY Time CY Time 1 139 1 36 1 36 2 47 ...

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