Red Alert 3 Beta

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Critical Red Alert 3 Beta Test Update

If you are receiving this e-mail then you are officially registered for the Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Multiplayer Beta Test and are in our queue.

The Red Alert 3 Multiplayer Beta Test is set to launch publicly very soon. When we activate your registration, you will be sent an e-mail with your Red Alert 3 Beta Test key and instructions on downloading and installing the beta.

Did anyone else get this?

We can use this thread for Beta discussion and screenshots when it is launched.

Edit:

My account has gone live! (23:45 2nd August)

 

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Yeah. Comes with Tiberium Wars Expansion Pack, they are releasing the keys in waves in order of who signed up first, I did mine pretty much as soon as it was possible so I'm hoping to get in next week!

 

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Has anyone outside of "friends and family" stage got their keys yet?

 

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http://www.cnc-files.com/file/;92487

Good video of a full match with commentary

 

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Both were excellent but RA1 is really, really old now wheras RA2 is still fairly modern

 

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I'm not sure either, will have to wait untill I play it I guess.

Where are the beta keys!

 

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I can't wait now, hopefully I signed up early enough to get in within the next few days.

Who are people looking forward to playing btw?

My main side will probably be Allies.

EOTRS is looking interesting though...

 

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two

 

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Next wave of keys supposedly going out now, haven't got mine yet

 

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I'm actually irritated with this beta now. If you actually want a game TESTED you don't arbitrarily send people a tiny amount of keys.

 

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At last!

My account just went live, downloading the client now!

 

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Nope :/

Once its started its decent enough at least.

 

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Getting 820kb on mine on 8mb line which is pretty much the limit! Although the wait is stupid.

Did you chose UK server?

Installing now

 

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Was just owning in a 4 way FFA, had a carrier fleet and had just bombed two peoples bases with century bombers then the game crashed and I had to ctrl+alt+delete it.

I guess thats why its a Beta

 

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Had a good match before it crashed

Allies (Me)
Rising Sun (Ally)

vs

Soviet
Soviet

My ally was useless and left without doing anything, I built 5 carriers and completely destroyed one of the Soviet guys and my fleet was about to sail to the next guy when it crashed :/



Edit: Just won a 1v1

The game seems excellent so far.

Carriers are my fav unit so far too

Anyone up for a game?

 

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I was really looking forward to Allies but so far Soviets are my favorite

Apocalypse tanks are so good.

 

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The chat interface on the beta is a bit poor atm, you can't add friends who are not online or in the same room as you so atm the only way to arrange games is outside of the game.

 

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I'm really, really liking this atm!

Could be my fav RTS, time will tell if it gets old or not, but its great fun so far. Love all the secondary abilities.

 

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The sounds are placeholders, they have said they will get rid of all the old ones for the full version.

AcidHell, you asked how to expand your base, for allies, their ore miner can turn into an outpost, and for soviets you can build a "Sputnik" from the war factory or docks which deploys into an outpost. No need for a full MCV

So in order to get in the beta id need to buy cnc3 (£15.50) and kanes wrath (£15)?

Would I be guaranteed to get in?

No need for CnC3, only kanes wrath (Although you won't be able to play it then ), and it's guarenteed.