can't decide.

*Omega* · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 27 Oct 2009

I have both RA2 and Yuri Revenge. I want to mod one or the other But I have heard that the Yuri engine "although newer" is worse than the RA2 one. Is this true? and which one would you guys recommend I mod? Confused

MT · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:22 am Post subject:

Mod YR. It has way more features, and things like NPatch and Ares.

001010011100101110 · Commander **Joined**: 18 Aug 2009

YR has a much more creative engine.

(Psst, it also has a higher resolution availability)

Dark Templar X · Commander **Joined**: 26 Feb 2009

psst, no it doesn't.

001010011100101110 · Commander **Joined**: 18 Aug 2009

really? I can't play 1280x1024 on RA2 though, but I can in YR.

MT · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:15 am Post subject:

You can pretty much play any resolution you want by editing the ra2(md).ini #Tongue

*Omega* · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 27 Oct 2009

But which one is more stable and less likely to give me problems? and what is this Npatch/area, is this like an illegal hack or something?

Oh and WOW!, this place has alot of information, dating back to like 2003 and crap.

Team SomeGuy · General **Joined**: 18 Aug 2006

*Omega* wrote:

I have both RA2 and Yuri Revenge. I want to mod one or the other But I have heard that the Yuri engine "although newer" is worse than the RA2 one. Is this true? and which one would you guys recommend I mod? Confused

I recommend YR. As mentioned before, it has far more creative features (OpenTopped, "proper" UC logics, a shit-ton more) and is better known.

Not to mention Ares, Rockpatch (original project that NPatch and Ares are descended from), and NPatch. No they are not technically illegal. EA does not seem to care AFAIK. Ares while being slowly developed is currently shaping to be a vastly superior modding platform for YR than anything before it. Both stability wise (a major detractor towards NPatch) and features wise.

Orac · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:00 am Post subject:

Yeah. I can only think of one area in which RA2 outperforms YR.
Distribution.

crevio · Commander **Joined**: 19 Apr 2009

they both have thier up's and downs. RA2 has a few features YR dosent, and YR has a ton more than RA2 (if you use NPatch or RockPatch). I'm still not sure which one is the better, guess it depends on your preference and what you plan to do.

m7 · Commander **Joined**: 17 Apr 2009

Mod RA2. You have a bigger fan player base. And besides, YR is overrated.

Blade · Cyborg Commando **Joined**: 23 Dec 2003

crevio wrote:

they both have thier up's and downs. RA2 has a few features YR dosent, and YR has a ton more than RA2 (if you use NPatch or RockPatch). I'm still not sure which one is the better, guess it depends on your preference and what you plan to do.

What features does RA2 have that YR doesn't beyond the laser fences allegedly working there (I've not tested it myself)? Given that they will be fixed in Ares, there is nothing really to recommend RA2 over YR for modding.

Nikademis Von Hisson · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:25 am Post subject: NPacth homepage

http://www.vk.cncguild.net

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:44 am Post subject:

The reason I mod YR is because of the multiplayer options, which are way better. Who the hell doesnt want to select their allies and positions beforehand?

crevio · Commander **Joined**: 19 Apr 2009

yea, laser fences are one feature, "they do work, I have tested" there were a couple more things I got to work that I think didnt work in patched YR, but cant remember what they were it's been so long. I myself prefer RA2 over YR but thats my opinion.

m7 · Commander **Joined**: 17 Apr 2009

I love how everyone keeps bringing up patches. Why bother modding TibSun if you have no patches?

*Omega* · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 27 Oct 2009

I think i will start simple with ra2. maybe do a couple new voxels and some recoding/recoloring of things first. ive done alot of reading up on things here and other sites. seems yr with these patches is kind of difficult, atleast for me at the moment will be. anyhoo is it hard to do a single player or should i start with a multiplayer map type mod? im a straight noobie so bear with me ok.

Dark Templar X · Commander **Joined**: 26 Feb 2009

RA2 is a great starting point. It's simple and clean. It doesn't have a lot of modding potential but it does need some more mod love.

Move to YR later after you have a grasp of the basics and have a small mod made for at least your friends.

Nikademis Von Hisson · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject: multi

OmegaBolt wrote:

The reason I mod YR is because of the multiplayer options, which are way better. Who the hell doesnt want to select their allies and positions beforehand?

I agree with this. Modding Yuri is so much better, especially when you make new terrain for Yuri.

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:28 pm Post subject:

*Omega* wrote:

ive done alot of reading up on things here and other sites. seems yr with these patches is kind of difficult

You dont have to use the patches at all, in fact its just stupid that people mentioned them here so much.

Blade · Cyborg Commando **Joined**: 23 Dec 2003

OmegaBolt wrote:

You dont have to use the patches at all, in fact its just stupid that people mentioned them here so much.

Not really, all it does is give a better idea of the modding eco system and what options are/may be available to mod the game. As you say, you don't HAVE to use the patches.

As for laser fences, its good to have confirmation that they do work in RA2, but since I have yet to see a decent set of graphics for the feature that fits with the rest of RA2's style, its more of a curiosity to me than anything else.