BETA
RED ALERT 3 PUBLIC BETA UPDATES
8.16.2008
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CHANGE-LIST
If you have already patched to version 1.03, then we strongly reccommend you use the in-game auto-patcher to upgrade to 1.04, instead of manually downloading the full-size EXE version below. The auto-patcher version only contains the 1.04 updates (30MB). The 1.04 EXE version below contains all previous beta patches which is why it is a total of 855MB.
If this is the first time you are patching your Red Alert 3 Beta, please download the latest patch directly below, or use the auto-patcher in-game.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD BETA PATCH 1.03 (855mb) - Europe Mirror
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD BETA PATCH 1.03 (855mb) - Asia Mirror
Please remember, be aware that after downloading and installing the patch, you may encounter desyncs with people online who have not installed the patch yet. You may only play online games against someone who has already installed the patch. Thank you for understanding and enjoy the patch and comment back on our forums! The full Read-Me is included with the patch as well.
We have also posted an update on our forums explainiung the debugging information you may encounter in our menu screens and during auto-match searching. If you encounter this text, please post it in the indicated sticky thread on our forums with the reproducible steps listed so we can review. Thanks!
-The Red Alert 3 Development Team
If you are not in the Red Alert 3 Beta Test yet and would like to get in, then please view the informational video below from Professor APOC and our F.A.Q.
We have officially activated all Kane's Wrath registered users for the Command & Conquer 3 Red Alert 3 Mutliplayer Beta Test, who registerd through the end of June. We are now working on activating everyone who registered in July and thus far in August, please hang tight if that is you, you should received your activation e-mail soon.
If you have not received your activation e-mail yet and you did register at our beta test website within the first few weeks of Kane's Wrath release, the following may apply to you:
» Be sure to check your "junk" and "spam" e-mail as our activation e-mail may have ended up in that section of your e-mail client without you knowing.
» Make sure you are checking the e-mail account you registered with on our beta test website. This would likely be your Master EA account email. If you changed your e-mail addresss between the time you registered for the beta test and now, you will still need to check the original e-mail address you registered with.
Second-chance to get in to the Beta Test for FilePlanet Subscribers - LIMITED
First and foremost, FilePlanet are our partners in the beta and have been allotted a number of keys which they are providing to their subscribers throughout the entire month of August. This does not affect current confirmed Kane's Wrath Red Alert 3 registrants! You are guaranteed access. However, if you did not purchase Kane's Wrath and would like to beta test Red Alert 3, then we strongly encourage you to quickly become a FilePlanet subscriber. As noted, FilePlanet currently has a limited number of keys which they are giving away weekly, exclusively to FilePlanet subscribers. For more info on this special program, please visit:
http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/redalert3/
Red Alert 3 Beta Key Program F.A.Q:
» When will I be activated?
A: As mentioned here on our website, we will be rolling out the Beta Test activation keys based on the time in which you registered on our beta test website (http://www.ea.com/redalert3beta/) with the serial key from the insert contained in your copy of Kane's Wrath. We may also consider the country in which you reside as a component for when you will be activated in the public queue as we are aiming to get global feedback in as much as possible for our beta test. When we activate your key you will be sent an e-mail with your Red Alert 3 Beta Test key with instructions on downloading and installing the beta. If you registered for the beta test within the first couple of weeks, it is very likely you will be activated close to our first public launch. We will then continue to ramp up and activate registrations weekly, and potentially even multiple times a week. We will activate registrations primarily based around the status of our software. Certainly if we are experiencing any critical issues, we will halt activations until they are resolved. It is our intent to start the beta test small, and make every effort to quickly ramp up to thousands of players in a matter of days and weeks throughout late-July and August.
» How do I know I am registered, I did not receive a confirmation e- mail when I submitted my key?
We have sent out an update e-mail to the thousands of you who have already registered. This is the first confirmation e-mail that you are in our queue. If you registered, you should have received this e-mail.
» What e-mail address are you sending me updates and eventually my key to?
All e-mails for the Beta Test including your activation e-mail are being sent to the e-mail account tied to the EA Account you logged in with on our Beta Test website when your originally registered your key. For most of you this would be the e-mail tied to your Master EA account (i.e. the account in which all of your EA games are registered under). You should be checking this e-mail account for all of our communications.
» How do I get into the Red Alert 3 Beta Program?
By purchasing a copy of Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane's Wrath that has a "C&C Red Alert 3 Beta Key" callout or sticker, you will have the opportunity to enter into the RA3 Beta Key program. Each copy of Kane's Wrath with the Beta Callout will have an insert to enter into the RA3 Beta Program and a unique code. If you visit the designated website on the insert, enter your unique code and user information before September 15, 2008. You will be entered into the beta queue. The sooner you register on the website, the higher your place in the beta queue.
» If I purchase Kane's Wrath, am I guaranteed into the Red Alert 3 Beta Program?
If you purchase a copy of Kane's Wrath and/or the Command & Conquer 3 Limited Collection that contains the Red Alert3 Beta Key sticker or callout, you will be guaranteed a spot into the Red Alert 3 Beta if you register on the website before September 15, 2008 (see insert for specific instructions).
» When will the Red Alert 3 Beta end?
The Red Alert 3 Beta is tentatively slated to end in mid-late September. Be sure to keep your eyes posted here for any further updates.
» Are there any other ways of getting into the Red Alert 3 Beta aside from Purchasing Kane's Wrath?
The primary way to get into the Red Alert 3 Beta is by purchasing Kane's Wrath. It's is a special gift we're giving to our most loyal fans and supporters. However, we have also partnered with FilePlanet as our beta distribution partner and have allotted them a limited number of beta test keys which they will provide to FilePlanet subscribers during the month of August. If you want guaranteed access, then registering Kane's Wrath is your ticket to the beta test.
