Oh, a fellow C+C player, new to Red Alert 2?
Get this mod: http://mentalomega.com/
Thank me later. The Yuri faction has one of the coolest soundtracks to any game I've ever played. They've also added a 4th faction and really, really expanded on the story. All done by independent modders- and it's been repeatedly voted as "best mod".
It's easy to install... hard as shit to play. I'd recommend starting on Casual difficulty, because a lot of the levels play as sort of... puzzles? You may get halfway through a "no base level", losing some specific units on the way to your objective, only to find that it's nearly impossible to complete the level if you threw away those units.
But when you get it right.... when it all comes together, it's beautiful, one of the best C+C experiences you can have IMO. There's also OpenRA out there, free fan "remake" of Red Alert 1 in which the UI and many other things are updated for a smoother, more modern experience.
Let me know what you think if you decide to try these out, I'd love to hear. Maybe we'll even play a few matches. I'll go easy on you at first.
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