Red Alert 3 patch adds map maker

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 8th December 2008
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Red Alert 3 patch adds map maker

The latest Red Alert 3 patch adds a new map builder and DRM de-authorisation tool to the game.

Electronic Arts has announced that the new 1.05 patch released for the PC version of Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 today adds in several new features to the game, including a map maker.

Dubbed Worldbuilder, the Red Aler 3 map maker is apparently the very same tool that the game developers use to design maps, so a flood of new battlegrounds should be on the way soon for those who love a bit of tactical multiplayer.

The other major feature of the patch is a DRM de-authorisation tool. While the application won't free you from the bounds of Electronic Arts' DRM system utterly, it will allow you to de-authorise a PC and re-gain an install credit if you've reached the five-installs limit imposed on the game by EA.

Electronic Arts has drawn a lot of flak for it's rather draconian DRM solution, which is powered by SecuROM technologies, that only allows five concurrent installs of a game at once. While EA claims that only around two percent of people ever have problems with the install limit, the new app should go a little way to address concerns.

As well as addressing these two major issues the 1.05 patch also does the usual fistful of balancing tweaks and fixes to the game. It also adds the option to view player stats in online and co-op lobbies.

You can download the official Red Alert 3 1.05 patch here and check out our comprehensive Red Alert 3 review for more details. Be sure to let us know what you think in the forums.
Quote Stickeh 8th December 2008, 13:17
Awesome, funny shaped penis maps here i come!
Quote Jaguar_Infinity 8th December 2008, 13:26
Fair play EA. The dev team promised that there would be a de-auth tool out, and they hoped it would be out by x-mas and they've delivered. Can't say fairer than that really. Of course it would be better to have no DRM at all but as long as its there at least EA have kept their word and are allowing us to control it ourselves a bit more now.

And yay! worldbuilder!
Quote Redbeaver 8th December 2008, 14:07
i never liked the game, but she is adorable.
Quote Teq 8th December 2008, 17:11
w00t, a map editor, will have to try and find time to play that, fallout 3 and the spox, damned you World of Warcraft *shakes fist*
Quote AndyFielder 9th December 2008, 09:48
Brillient.. cant wait for the custom content to start flowing. http://maps.ra3.co.uk for anyone wanting to see maps and tutorials for red alert 3
Quote Atomic 9th December 2008, 12:01
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redbeaver
i never liked the game, but she is adorable.
She's called Gemma Atkinson, was in a Soap over here called Hollyoaks.
Quote Veles 9th December 2008, 16:45
This leads me to the question:

Why the **** do they need the DRM if they themselves are going to allow users to partially get around it?

NERD RAGE!
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