Crates are in-game boxes that can be picked-up by units. In skirmish games, they must be enabled in order to appear. They are many in campaigns missions as well but their location and content are always fixed unlike in skirmish games which randomly appear in any area containing any of those below. They are overall 8 different bonuses. Crates can appear both in land and on water.
0:17 - Money
1:08 - Map Reveal
1:40 - Heal
2:34 - Vehicle
2:57 - Promotion
3:30 - Speed
4:15 - Armor
5:03 - Firepower
Usually, when you load a game all existing crates in the map disappear.
Once again I would like to thank both TAK02 and Tutankhamun for providing me the maps with all the necessary edits. Couldn't have done the video without their help!
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And remember kids: this is an old game so you do not have to pay real money to open the crate! It's all free!
Amen to that
Brutal!
Not to mention a chance to explode after opening one. I see it as an absolute win!
You need yo pay for a unit to open it
Lol
Never know that health crate can even repair buildings
I didn't know they were unlimited range.
i knew that. i m surprised u never noticed it
@@SimonClarkstone Same. Been playing this since I was a kid so this just blew my mind.
I only knew it heals whoever gets it, I was wrong. Hahaha
I didn't even know it existed.
Heal crates remove terror drones. This is something I never knew.
same. man, first played the game like 17 years ago and im still learning stuff
I didn't even know it also heals other units ._.
Yeah, but when will a situation ever arise where you would be able to use that?
Back in red alert 1, there would be crates that would regenerate shroud, gives you a free one time use superweapon, cloaks your unit, and everyone's favorite: the chance to instantly blow up and kill your unit.
Picking a create in RA1 was always a nervewracking because of those bombs, Jesus.
funny thing is, these types of crates are present in RA2's files but are unused.
@@Toast_94 Yea, they are used in the "Nukewar" mode, which almost nobody plays xD
@@thenecrons100 is that a mod or something Westwood actually made?
@@Toast_94 Hey I just looked into it, it's a mod (made in the cncnet client).
Scoring a MCV from another faction was pure satisfaction for me, especially when super weapons are enabled.
Also, if you get the map reveal after having built a Spy Satellite, if the Spy Satellite is destroyed the Map Reveal crate does not count.
Those Reveal Map bonuses was really crucial for Soviet Player, since they didn't have any good scout unit Attack Dog was too easily to kill with anti-Infantry Unit, Terror Drone was expensive and not much reliable as Allies Rocketeer
Wait. You're saying that if Spy Satellite is destroyed you lose the revealed map? (only ever played against AI and never had that happen)
@@MrCh0o If you found the reveal map crate after building the satellite, yes. And obviously if you only have the satellite and no crate, same thing.
@@romanlegionhare2262 Wow. Guess that box isn't so useless to Allied player after all
@@MrCh0o if you get it before building a spy satellite then yes, it is, but otherwise, not really. And the odds of finding a crate, unless you are taking the time to explore, and then the odds of it being a reveal map crate, are low, so I usually get to Spy Sat quickly. Sometimes I explore with a Chrono-legionnaire, that helps because if you see a crate where you have already explored he can get there instantly.
You are best channel on KZhead that show everything about RA2 and YR .. I love your channel keep going 💪
I've never had the privilege of watching a video fresh out the oven before, this tastes delicious
This is... a weird way to phrase it... "Ohh, it seems my video went moldy."
So glad this game is getting love, even today
AS you can see firepower upgraded weapon have additional "flash" effect. Also Kikematamitos made the test, buildings (especially Grand cannon) can have firepower bonus too, if crate spawned close to them. WHats about firepower bonus units in BF or Bunkers?
Seems legit... up
lol imagine the firepower upgraded elite conscripts get into a bunker and the bunker getting firepower upgraded *dat OP BUNKER destroys everything in secs holy jesus*
@@cgh_01 Firepower upgrade only works there if it's on the bunker, if I remember right (occupant weapons for buildings are somewhat hacky in RA2/YR.) If my memory serves, it stacks if a firepower upgraded infantry fires from a firepower upgraded battlefortress. (Go have fun with an elite shock trooper this way.)
kikematamitos presenta!
How can a Grand cannon pick up a crate?
Hmm I didn’t know it was twice the firepower. That is indeed a game changer
What till you see an elite apoc tank with that upgrade
rip
Map-Reveal was always the one I wanted the most, probably the most important short-to-long term bonus you could ever get in an RTS game.
I seriously enjoy how meticulous and thorough you are.. Your videos are as informative as they're highly entertaining, I enjoy them immensely. Keep up the rad work, buddy
I'm so happy this channel exists.
I still remember when I was young, my siblings and I would go against a bunch of brutal AIs at the same time. We would often find that one of us had our bases destroyed and would have to struggle to survive in exile in another players base. But everytime that happened the player on the run would sell all of their remaining buildings in order to get the best chance at getting a new MCV. That and there was one game where I got a Yuri MCV 2 minutes in while playing Russia. That was a busted combo that steam rolled the map.
"Survive in exile" LOL
Havent played Red Alert ' for years, yet great video, thumbs up.
I just subscribed. I was watching this channel frequently for a while and totally forgot about it.
An awesome video as always. Thanks again comrade.
*Your videos are the best! No one does this, even if the game was released a long time ago. How many years I've been playing, but I didn't know that. :D*
You can get a Tesla from the Crates? I didn't know Elon Musk was a Developer of RA2. Great product placement
lol
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probably the most viewed channel in RA2:YR community, you totally deserve it
It's always awesome when you see a crate next to your base!
Always good to watch after the outro
Amazing as always
Your dedication to this game and all its underpinnings is really impressive. Curious are you old enough to have played it when it came out? Or is this game new to you?
I played it when I had windows 98 I believe. :P
It's my all time favorite Rts wish they would bring it back
@Metacortex You can still play this game in Win10. RA2 + Yuri's Revenge, by RGMechanics...the only downside is...you can't alt+tab with it :)
It's still for sale on Origin, but need patching.
@@ekaprasetya2764 apparently there are graphics patches and other stuff to fix the alt tabbing issue but they seem to break the game for me so kinda stuck with not being able to alt-tab. Also if you go AFK until your screen goes into sleepmode the game screen goes all black.
what a great info video makes me wanna play red alert 2 now xD
* Obviously, heal crate is the most valuable. The scarcity of time and attention means a HUGE advantage not having to do micro to repair your base and base defenses. If a harvester randomly drives through one while waging a decisive battle is a big LOL. * Obviously a fire bonus crate is more valuable than an armor crate. Because if you attack with a group, you will benefit from the firepower bonus upgrade all the time, but not from the armour upgrade until they attack that unit.
Which makes it even more lame and imbalanced that the firepower upgrade is much bigger than the armour upgrade. I can understand the reasoning. They probably didn't want a unit that became practically almost invincible in some situations, even if it's a weak one. It should cost to attack. But the discrepancy between the power-ups now is too large.
I would want to see what horrible nightmare a full vertancy apocalypse tank with all the crate upgrades and support buildings would be capable of.
You can get an idea in the Chaos Drone video!
I never knew the firepower upgrade doubled the units damage. Nice.
what if a mummy picks up a crate 🤔
He will be super
Itll achieve god form
He will be our Eternal Pharoah!
he will become Son of Osiris
I believe Brendan Fraser stared in a documentary about what happens.
LOVE YOUR VIDS
Nothing quite as satisfying as finding a different faction's MCV in a crate that spawns right in your base.
the unused cloak crate was great in C&C1 where it was used, it affected a small amount around it too. So you could get a cloaked transport helicopter, and the enemy would just see infantry randomly appear in their base. It also worked on commandos too. I modded it back into RA1; but it was a bit bugged; it used the submarine cloak sound (due to adapted cloak logic) and sometimes the turrets would be visible. But this was still great with cloaked APC's, cloaked tanyas (which ended up being like the Ordos Saboteur in Dune 2000) Cloaked tanks are a bit of a waste of time, they have to de-cloak to attack so it's pretty pointless apart from perhaps on a group of V2's. Also modding the Speed crate to make units faster just bugs units, they will zip around the map very quickly until they eventually just freeze up.
Awsome vidéo!!!!
And more interesting is when pickup armor crate using tank and beside it you have mcv not deployed yet, it also affect it when it got deployed.
If the game was made now, those lootcrates would prolly cost you some dinero.
Health crates won't heal garrisoned units. Also with the map reveal, if you build a spy satellite and then sell it off (or lose it in combat) you lose the effect of the crate. I'd be curious to know if the firepower upgrade has any effect on Snipers and Virus units. Does it make them able to one-shot a Brute? I'd also imagine it does nothing for dogs and chrono-legionnaires and other units that don't "fire" in the traditional sense. It might also be worth mentioning that while the AI will sometimes accidentally pick up a crate they won't intentionally target them, even when they appear right inside their base. Play "Dune Patrol" if you want to see this in action, the map is so small that there is a crate present on it at all times. It would be fun to see the effect of a firepower upgrade on an Elite Boris although I already know how that one ends: Elite Boris with a firepower upgrade can sit in front of a war factory and render it completely useless by killing whatever is inside before it can exit. He bucks down ore trucks in six shots.
Fire power upgrade works on Snipers and Virus. They can one-hit Brutes with it. For dogs and Chrono Legionnaires it has no effect. Boris with a Fire Power upgrade can be seen in the Battle Fortress video!
Nice tutorial keep going
those crates are... MAGIC SNORT SNORT!
amazing video
I got so lucky, as i was playing skirmish a crate spawned in my base and an allied MCV appeared. Talk about chances
very useful video
TG i dunno if u played c&c generals shockwave mode, there is a faction that has a building that makes crates ... was wondering if there can be made a map for RA 2 that can generate crates ...
Just when i thought you were done.
Firepower upgrade doubles the firepower. Grizzly tanks have 120 instead of 60 and the Rhinos have 180 vs 90.
I wish you made the video of that view from the last section. It's so far away it strains the eyes.
I may be weird for this but I quite enjoy hearing the cash crate sound for some reason. It’s such a weird sound.
I love to collect crates. I used Legionaire since he is the fastest among all land units and for sea, I used Aegis
Hey, @tg - sacred, can you tell us how you were able to get those crates using the map editor? how is it possible to make the same crate appear again and again? how is it possible to dictate the crate what effect it will have? can you spawn other units, eg. the sniper with a crate as well using the map editor? would be lovely to get an answer or even a video about how you did that, I generally have fun using the map editor. Greetings
That moment when you send a dog across the map to get a create, and it vanishes before you reach it.
Why last crate was like a gift 🤔? Great test :D ! loved the music and this edited part :3 6:33
Running the game with the CNC net launcher was transforming the crates to those "gifts"!
Woot thank you @tg
Me: *founds a crate* Crate: *MCV* Me: *today is my lucky day!*
the iron curtain crate used to be effective to infantries in RA95, making them invulnerable
@Rick O'Shay ???
@Rick O'Shay never heard about the vanilla game
@Rick O'Shay oh, then the storyline didnt include Boris back then, he was not trained
Took me a while too to figure out the joke from Rick.
The only thing that interests me the most is where you unearthed this game from without lags))
LOL Iron Curtain surprise for Tanya 😂🤣
Oh man I remember this
The best feeling is when your base was destroyed and you have a single conscript that goes over to a crate and finds a construction yard
May I know the soundtrack at the beginning of the video? It's a different version of the ost "Tension" but I couldn't find it
@tg Okay, now you done give me more ideas for more videos, and more questions to ask. 1. You can make a race consisting of every unit, especially with veterancy, and Speed crates. Slowest vehicle with no veterancy or crates through Ore up to the fastest Veteran unit with Speed crate NOT through Ore. 2. Do Speed crates affect the warping speed of Chrono Infantry after chronoing? 3. Do Speed crates affect the rotating speed of vehicles, or does that stay consistent? 4. Do Firepower crates affect Chrono Legionaries? 5. Do Firepower crates affect defense structures? 6. Do Firepower/Armor/Speed crates picked up by Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers affect the Hornets and Ospreys? 7. Do Firepower crates affect Terror Drones and Giant Squids? 8. Do Firepower crates affect Ivan or suicide units? 9. Can an Elite, Firepower crate V3 Launcher destroy a shipyard with just one missile? Or are shipyards really that freaking durable? 10. Dreadnought VS Firepower Boomber 11. You need to set the new record for strongest Anti-Air unit in the game: Elite Agies with Firepower crate. 12. Do Armor crates affect buildings? 13. You also need to set the new world record for most durable unit in the game. I think it was the Apoc Tank? So..Elite Apoc with an Armor crate. 14. Armor VS Firepower (Firepower will probably win unless we get pleasantly surprised) 15. Armor & Firepower VS veterancy 16. Do Armor crates give units resistance to Chrono Legionaires? 17. Can a unit be affected by a Heal crate even if being attacked by a Chrono Legionaire? If it does, does it reset the amount of time until the unit disappears? 18. Does a Heal crate force a Giant Squid to let go of the ship? 19. Are units inside transports and garrisoned structures affected by Heal, Armor, Firepower or Speed crates? 20. Can any crates that affect a Construction Yard affect the MCV it unpacks into and vice versa?
KILAH4716 this looks like homework to me :p I will see what I can do.
What the hue is this? That's a LOT of quest dude... :v
@@MoondropSimulacra He said it himself a while ago. Now that every unit and structure is generally covered, he's slowly running out of video ideas. Now that he has controlled access to crates, we have a lot more testing possibilities to keep his red alert series going a little while longer.
If I remember correctly, losing a spy satellite will undo the map reveal, even if it was revealed by a crate first.
i miss this game
Thanks for sharing. You can only get vehicle crates when you have less than 50 units (tanks + warships). If you have more than 50 vehicles the crates will become money crates. Do you know how I can modify this limit? Thank you!
I used to edit code that give a more bonus from armor crate use Tanya pick them up and solo AI base.
Had an elite apocalypse tank find the firepower upgrade that thing one shotted everything lol
I have a question: How does a same bonus stack multiple time ? Can a unit's firepower get x4 after picking up 2 weapon crates?
Just for the hell of it these are the crate rules and power ups for "RA2YR". If you get crate that restores the Shroud and have a SpySat built you will need to sell it and build a new 1 to get the entire map back. Also when making a map the trigger editor gives you the chance to create crates but you need to know the number of the crate you want "Trigger Editor Action 108 Create Crate". There are a couple crates I do not understand at this time "IonStorm=, Squad=" I've never received anything from these 2 crates, if anyone knows the answer I would love to know it. You can also have units carry crates by using the coding in units --------- [SHAD] CarriesCrate=Yes CrateGoodie=Yes this code will make the Nighthawk Helicopter appear in unit crates, also when Nighthawk is destroyed a crate will appear, really cool to use carriescrate on jets, and siege choppers.This only works if crates are turned on in the start of game. Another nice trick to crates that will work whether crates are on or off is crates placed under structures, such as [NALASR] CrateBeneath=true CrateBeneathIshealth=true With this code every time a sentry gun is destroyed a health crate will appear, this code will work even if crates are turned off in game. These are the crate values I've figured out at this point I'm gladly accepting any input I can get. 1=Unit 2=Health 3=cloaking 4=explosion 5=explosion 6=cash 7=shroud 8=reveal 9=Armor Upgrade 10=Speed Upgrade 11=Firepower Upgrade 12=Nuclear Strike 13=invulnerability Upgrade 14=Promotion 15=?? 16=Gas 17=Tiberium 18=?? 19=cash 20=Promotion 21=Health 22=Unit 23=firepower 24=Health 25=cash 26=Promotion 27=Unit 28=Promotion 29=Unit 30=cash 31=Promotion ******* Random Crate Powerups ******* ; This specifies the chance for the specified crate powerup to appear ; in a 'random' crate. The chance is expressed in the form of 'shares' ; out of the total shares specified. ; ; The second parameter is the animation to use when this crate is picked up. ; ; The third parameter specifies whether this crate is available over water. ; ; The fourth parameter, if present, specifies ; the data value needed for that crate powerup. They mean different things ; for the different powerups. [Powerups] Armor=10,ARMOR,yes,1.5 ; armor of nearby objects increased (armor multiplier);gs Think of max strength being multiplied by this (in reality, damage is divided by this since you can't change the max in Type) Firepower=10,FIREPOWR,yes,2.0 ; firepower of nearby objects increased (firepower multiplier) HealBase=10,HEALALL,yes ; all buildings to full strength Money=20,MONEY,yes,5000 ; a chunk o' cash (maximum cash) Reveal=10,REVEAL,yes ; reveal entire radar map Speed=10,SPEED,yes,1.2 ; speed of nearby objects increased (speed multiplier) Veteran=20,VETERAN,yes,1 ; veteran upgrade (levels to upgrade) Unit=20,,no ; vehicle Invulnerability=0,ARMOR,yes,1.0 ; invulnerability (duration in minutes) IonStorm=0,,yes ; initiate ion storm Gas=0,,yes,100 ; tiberium gas (damage for each gas cloud) Tiberium=0,,no ; tiberium patch Pod=0,,no ; drop pod special Cloak=0,CLOAK,yes ; enable cloaking on nearby objects Darkness=0,SHROUDX,yes ; cloak entire radar map Explosion=0,,yes,500 ; high explosive baddie (damage per explosion) ICBM=0,CHEMISLE,yes ; nuke missile one time shot Napalm=0,,no,600 ; fire explosion baddie (damage) Squad=0,,no ; squad of random infantry ; ******* Crate rules ******* ; General crate rules and controls are specified here. [CrateRules] CrateMaximum=255 ; crates can never exceed this quantity CrateMinimum=1 ; crates are normally one per human player but never below this number CrateRadius=3.0 ; radius (cells) for area effect crate powerup bonuses "by changing this value you can increase or decrease the cell radius for crate effects: CrateRegen=3 ; average minutes between random powerup crate regeneration SilverCrate=HealBase ; solo play silver crate bonus SoloCrateMoney=5000 ; money to give for money crate in solo play missions "by Changing this value you can adjust the money received from cash crates you will need to make same adjustment in crate powerups section" UnitCrateType=none ; specifies specific unit type for unit type crate ['none' means pick randomly] WoodCrate=Money ; solo play wood crate bonus WaterCrate=Money ; solo play water crate bonus HealCrateSound=HealCrate ; heal crate sound effect WoodCrateImg=CRATE ; wood crate overlay image to use CrateImg=CRATE ; normal crate overlay image to use WaterCrateImg=WCRATE ; Water crate image FreeMCV=yes ; Give free MCV from crate if no buildings but still has money [multiplay only]? You can stop any or all MCV from showing up in crates by turning them off but I have found that you need to add the code below to really stop them in this example you can only get Soviet MCV in crates [AMCV] CrateGoodie=No [SMCV] CrateGoodie=Yes [PCV] CrateGoodie=No
Ion Storm was supposed to generate a random "Ion Storm" but has no effect in-game. Squad is from Red Alert1 which spawns a squad of infantry. It's not working in RA2 at all. This info came from the guy that helps me out with those kind of stuff, TAK02.
@@tsiripas Thanks for that info, I was just adding what I have learned in building maps.I hope you don't think I was trying to take over your video. Making RA2/YR Great Again!
You didn't show the Elite with fire power upgrade. It also changes the weapon in most cases and the damage it does is sick!
сколько же юнитов просто погибло, ради твоих эксперементов))
Did you do the three support structures in a video? Cloning vats, purifier, and industrial plant. I can’t remember. I’d be curious to see what things are affected by purifier.
I only made a video of Ore Purifier vs Industrial Plant.
while playing online, i noticed that map reveal crates r useless if u had built spy satellite. and when spy satellite gets destroyed or sold, the whole map turns black. its so annoying that i never build that building if crates r on
Some people just don't bother building spy satellite even if the crate are off. If that building blow up, it reset your map.
I loved just blocking off the AI and collecting crates to see everything you could get.
I once tried giving an Apocalypse every single upgrade. He was unstoppable
Question about these Crates: When a single Unit Pickup a single Crates contains Bonus, either Upgrade Armor, Upgrade Speed, Upgrade Firepower. Does it effect bonus was only affect the Unit who Picking up the Crates, or every Unit with same type? I'm asking that because when i'm found a Crates, i'm trying to picking up with Apocalypse Tanks for a strongest and fastest Apocalypse Division, and also i'm wondering if there's 20 of my Apocalypse outside range the Crates, can they get the bonus too? And also do Air Unit & Naval Unit can get bonus effect from Crates too? (For Air Unit make it easy example like Nighthawk Transport, Flying Disc, Siege Chopper, & Kirov Airship)
Muhammad Yudhi crates have an area of effect so yes it will affect all nearby units not all units of the same type outside the range. Air units and naval units can be affected by crates too, yes.
Crate with different faction MCV is everyone favourite!
But does the bonus armor, speed and damage from crates stack ? Or is it just a one time multiplier ?
Will enemy share the same crate with you when they nearby? Like money crate, do they share the money equally or get the same amount or get the amount base on their own luck? How about other crates?
One thing I didn't get an answer to was, can you stack additional upgrade crates in a unit, ie. If a unit picks up more speed crates or armor crates or firepower crates, will that unit become twice as fast if it picks up 2 speed crates for example ???
No, a unit can get only one upgrade of each type.
That's the first time I hear that a heath crate also repairs your structures and does have an unlimited range. Thanks for the video :) Also what is up with the music? I really like the songs can you maybe provide the title / composer?
Hey thanks. Here's the track. kzhead.info/sun/YK6MXcuvf5emqZE/bejne.html
Does Full Heal Crate also dislodge Giant Squids the way it removes Terror Drones? Also can Speed, Armor and Firepower upgrades stack?
Yes it will work against Giant Squids too. With each each other yes. With the same upgrade twice, no.
Questions: 1.) Do the crate abilities stack? what if you get 5 firepower, do they all stack? 2.)can you have multiple effects on 1 unit? ( firepower, armor, and speed) I was actually wondering about that, thought it would be discussed in the video, thanks for the info though.
1. No 2. Yes
@@tsiripas awesome thanks
But do speed-crates stack? Can I give a unit 3 crates for better results? Also, is it applied to nearby units when taken?
Crates have a radius so yes it's applied to nearby units but the same upgrades do not stack multiple times.
Do the firepower crates stack? like what if its an elite unit and you find one or more firepower crates?
They don't stack multiple times. Only once.
and, how do i place a crate that is sure to promote a unit in a map editor
Also,if you sell your radar after u got the map reveal crate ,then all your map progress will be erased,nothing but the LOS of buildings and units will remain
Question:do buff crates stack?
Uses an Attack Dog to retrieve the crates. *UNIT* *FIREPOWER* *UPGRADED*
Does the firepower bonus work on base defence?
so what are the % or chances? how do we know what crates gives this and that like is it promotion or a extra vehicle
Do the speed/armour/firepower crates stack if you pick up multiple crates with the same unit? (E.g. Two firepower crates becomes 4x damage?) Also, if a garrisoned battle fortress picks up a firepower crate, does it increase the attack damage of just the fortress itself, or the infantry inside, too?
The same power up don't stack twice. I believe it will affect all the units.
I hope you can read this.. Can you manipulate or edit the appearance/ drop rate of crates ?
Yes you can. If you check the top 10 Chrono Legionnaire uses you can see plenty and different crate in appearance
Does a unit who receives a firepower, speed or armor upgrade keep those upgrades if they get a promotion? I mean if a unit becomes a veteran with an armor upgrade, is it now armor upgrade + veteran bonus or simply veteran bonus?
The unit will maintain all the bonuses!
Awesome.. I will make Tanya revenge from Boris lol 😂😂😂
Background Music Used in this Video?
I still want to see that elite IFV in tank bunker with power upgrade and infected by a chaos drone shredding Kirovs
Илья you can see it in the chaos drone video
it is funny when u edit ur ini file to spam over 400 Crates all over any skirmish map :D
How about bonus stacking? Can these upgrades (armor/firepower) stack, how much and is there a cap?
The same upgrade can't stack with each other.
Can unit speed, armor and firepower stack unlimited if you pick up multiple crates with that perk?
There is one item a crate can hold that is definitely the best: You are playing as an Allied nation, a communist nation, or Yuri. Then you get a crate, and within is one of the two other types of MCV. Suddenly you can bui kaleld from the tech trees of TWO of these faction types, not just one of them.
If you dont have any base there is a very high change you are gonna win a MCV on those creates.
I'm biased towards the Firepower Upgrade. Anybody ever seen a fully promoted IFV tank w/ the Firepower Upgrade? It's a beast!
Random Dragon Ball Z Fan you can see it in the chaos drone video !
Y las cajas de aumento de rango funcionará con unidades aéreas?