Return of the Dawn Downloads

Reaperrr · Last edited by Reaperrr on Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:18 pm; edited 25 times in total

RotD 2.8.7 is up. Win98/ME compatibility is NOT required for 2.8.5 or newer! Updating older versions to 2.8.5 or higher is highly recommended!

ROTD 2.8.5(a)/2.8.6 to 2.8.7 Patch

Hybrid 2.8.5a lite/update (can also be used to update any previous 2.8x full releases)
ROTD 2.8.5a lite/update (most music removed)

ROTD 2.8.5 Full

Mirror #1 (currently 2.8.5a only):
ModDB

To all webmasters: Feel free to mirror this download, there's no permission needed.
But please, if you do NOT want to mirror it yourself, don't directly link to this file, instead link to PPM's main page. Thanks.

You can find some (older) screenshots in this topic:

https://ppmforums.com/topic-13502/26-screenshots/

Reaperrr · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:19 pm Post subject:

ROTD 2.8 is up, along with its new music pack.

Enjoy!

EDIT: replaced music pack with 'full' version of ROTD containing all music.

Reaperrr · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:20 am Post subject: ROTD 2.8.5a is out

A tiny little update for 2.8.5, no game changer, but I had this laying around for some time and since I probably won't work on ROTD anymore I thought I'd release it now.

Reaperrr · Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject: ROTD Patch 2.8.7

And another one.

Code:

CHANGELOG

2.8.7 Patch
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Misc. changes:
- Added Readme info: Random Map Generator in Reaperrr's Rules mode crashes the game. Use Classic Mode's RMG to generate random maps.
- changed/fixed a few game dialog strings.
- Transparency effects were severely cut down. This was done for two reasons:
a) many explosions and similar effects actually look better without transparency.
b) all transparency effects have a severe negative impact on performance, especially in multiplayer (due to DirectDraw performance problems).

Fixes:
- (Reaperrr's Rules): Due to an engine bug, the "curly shuffle" between shots for Orca and Apache had to be re-enabled. They don't deplete any ammo without it.
- (Reaperrr's Rules): The AI prerequisite for A10 bombers was set to repair bay instead of radar. This has been fixed now.

AI improvements:
- Tweaked AI team delays. AI should attack more frequently now.
- Increased AI money bonus to allow AI to sustain its attack rate.
- AI no longer builds repair bays, as too many units got stuck on them. AI prerequisite for mammoth tanks changed to Adv. Comm. Center (human players still need to build repair bays for them).

Gameplay Improvements:
(Reaperrr's Rules): Harvester unload time reduced significantly (1/4 of previous value).
(Reaperrr's Rules): Rate Of Fire bonus when reaching veteran/elite status increased from 10% to 20%.

New Maps:
- Added Sole Survivor versions of
- Night of the Mutants
- Super Bridgehead Redux
- Tread Lightly