Warzone Roleplay Guide

Inspiration of our Roleplay

Rise of the Reds – or ROTR for short – is an ambitious project that started all the way back in 2004, when Red Army started a mod that implemented a resurgent Russian Federation into the universe of Command and Conquer Generals. After a series of leadership changes first to Grazor, then to Creator, the mod saw its first release in 2006. However, the project soon fell into a lengthy hiatus and was subsequently adopted and rebooted by The Hunter of Shockwave-fame in 2008. Development was moved to what was then known as E-Studios where The Hunter and his team started to overhaul the project from the ground up, extensively redesigning the initially imbalanced and somewhat incoherent Russian faction both visually and technically. The project saw its first release under the new management, labeled Rise of the Reds 1.0 SWR Edition, in December 2008, released a follow-up instalment called version 1.5 in 2009 and gained further prominence after a merger with Sir Maddoc’s mod Rise of Europe, leading to the planned inclusion of the European Continental Alliance as a second fully unique faction. Soon after the release, the development team relocated to its own independent forum at SWR Productions Forum where The Rise of the Reds Forum along with the team's other projects has remained ever since.

The most recent version 1.8 was released in December 2012 and added the proud and pragmatic European Continental Alliance, a faction that takes defensive tactics to an extreme in order to rule the battlefield with powerful long range artillery and defy any enemy assault by means of impenetrable fortifications. Man the defences with a wide selection of rugged, well-trained infantry units, strike terror into the hearts of enemy vehicle crews with fearsome Harrier VTOLs and secure your victory with the indomitable Manticore super-heavy tank.

The next version 1.85 will add a number of smaller features and take into account the reactions and experiences that spawned out of the previous release as well as new content for all factions. Beyond that, version 2.0 will let choose between 5x3 generals that further capitalise on the tactical themes of the factions. Unlike Zero Hour where generals were chosen during the match setup, ROTR's sub-factions will be chosen in-game at the very start of the battle, as it was originally intended in the unreleased beta version of Generals. Thus, vanilla factions in the original Zero Hour sense will no longer be present in the 2.0 version. Additional features including faction-specific naval units (Navy is already present as of 1.7), two story-driven campaigns and a game mode akin to Zero Hour’s Generals Challenge will also be added along the way.

There are five Official Factions in the game :-

The Russian Federation (or Russia for short) is a steamroller type faction that keeps the enemy occupied with decent, affordable infantry units early on while building up the economy to field an assault force of strong armored vehicles and helicopters to deliver a crushing blow. They excel at brute force assaults, but tend to be unsubtle and direct to a fault. Their sub-factions are Rapid Deployment, which capitalizes on fast expansion using helicopters and elite infantry, Advanced Weapons, which can utilize more exotic Tesla and railgun technologies and Tactical Ballistics with a great variety of long-range bombardment weaponry.

The European Continental Alliance (ECA) is a very defensive faction. The Europeans are excellent at holding ground, letting the enemy exhaust himself trying to break through their defenses, then mount a decisive counter-attack using powerful experimental weapon systems. What they lack in air assets, they compensate with unrivaled long range artillery and area denial weapons. Their sub-factions are Royal Guard, which takes their defensive capabilities to an extreme, Mechanized Assault which takes the fight forward with a combination of mobile infantry and fast vehicles and Fire Support which has a greater arsenal of artillery and close air support at their disposal.

The United States of America (USA) are a generalist faction with a vast selection of versatile infantry, vehicles, air units and support assets, including several unmanned weapon systems. Their tactics rely heavily on mobility and precision and their 'jack of all trades' nature allows them to implement any kind of tactic, whether defensive or offensive, infantry-, vehicle-, or air-heavy. On the negative side, their units, while reliable, tend to be on the expensive side and the sheer variety of options requires good planning to be fully exploited. Their sub-factions are Special Forces, which put additional emphasis on strong, highly mobile infantry units, Tank Command, which uses a wider range of armored vehicles and Air Force with advanced planes and helicopters.

The Global Liberation Army (GLA) is very different in ROTR, acting less like a conventional field army and even more like the covert, micro-intensive guerrilla faction they were intended to be. GLA forces tend to be cheap and weak at first, but a variety of upgrades as well as the combined effects of veterancy and salvage make them very potent if you can keep them alive long enough. To that end, the GLA relies on stealth and excellent mobility. Their sub-factions are Bio Command which uses a number of biological and chemical weapons to overwhelm enemies, Terror Cell which combines stealthy hit and run tactics with powerful explosive suicide attacks and Warlord, which capitalizes on a stronger income and foregoes subtlety in favor of brute force.

The People's Republic of China (PRC or China for short) is a spammer type faction that is designed to over-run the enemy with hordes of individually weak, expendable units that can be fielded in large numbers. They benefit from a number of offensive buffs and a stunning arsenal of special effect weaponry to confound and destroy the enemy. Their sub-factions are Red Army, which takes the hoarding of infantry and tanks to a maximum, Special Weapons which applies secondary effects such as napalm, EMP and radiation to many of their weapons and Secret Police, which seeks to keep a constant eye on the enemy while using a wide variety of electronic countermeasures to stop enemy forces dead in their tracks.

Some Links which will be helpful in knowing more about ROTR :-

ROTR Main Site

The ROTR Forum

ROTR Wiki

ROTR MOD DB Profile

ROTR Youtube Channel

ROTR Facebook

How your Bio Applications should look like !

Your Character which is an Army General and has the "Army General" label will have an Army and Base under his command.

Your other two Character Biographies can be a News Reporter, Politician or anything else; but he cannot be a General.

Once your Application is approved, you must post your application again in your Faction's "Information Base".

If you drop your character, you must give him/her a suitable conclusion in a thread and link it at the end of your Application. After this your Character Bio and Account will be archived.

Here's the description of the template of your Bio Application :-

Character Picture as a Banner : Here you put a picture of your character.

Login Username : Here you will put your Login Username. You must choose a familiar username as You will be remembered by this name OOC'ly on Skype or other platforms.

RP Character Name : This is the name you will be known by in the RP. Use a name which makes sense and is culturally associated with the faction you are joining. After your Application is approved, your Display Name will be changed to the RP Name. However your login username will remain the same. Long RP Names should be avoided and shortened if possible.

Faction to Join : This is the Faction you will join. This can be United States Of America, People's Republic Of China, Global Liberation Army, Russian Federation, European Continental Alliance and South American Pact.

Age : This is the Age of your character.

Nationality : This is the Nation to which your character is currently allied to. Here you must describe the Nation your character was born in and the Current Nationality he serves under. For example Character A was born in China but now serves America. So his Birth Nationality is Chinese whereas his Current Nationality is American.

Personality : Here you will describe the personality of your character.

History : Here you will describe the History of your character.

Personal Life : Here you will describe the personal life of your character. This is optional and not required.

Position (s) Held : These are the positions held by your character in the Faction they Join. If you are a General, you will describe the Army Positions you have. If it's Politician, You must describe which political party you belong to and so on.

Faction Branch : This is the Branch held by your RP General Character in the Overall Army of the Faction. (Can only be filled in Army General Biographies).

Base Of Operations : This is the place where your Army operates. (Can only be filled in Army General Biographies).

Military Clearance : Here you will make a list of High Tier/Special Army Clearances, General Point Clearances, Superweapon Clearances that you have under your command. This will be decided by the Faction Leader and must be updated accordingly as your clearances rise or fall. (Can only be filled in Army General Biographies).

Tactics : Here you will write the Tactics your RP General Character employs in battles. (Can only be filled in Army General Biographies).

Army Description : Here you give a detailed description of the Infantry, Vehicles, Aircraft and Navy you have under your command. You may give approximate numbers to the amount of troops you have. You must also give a name through which your army will be known like 'Bear Crops", 'Cobra Division" and so on. (Can only be filled in Army General Biographies).

"Army General" Character Biography Template :-


Character Picture :

Login Username:

RP Character Name :

Faction To Join :

Age :

Nationality :

Personality :

History :

Personal Life :

Position (s) Held :

Faction Branch:

Base Of Operations :

Military Clearance :

Tactics :

Army Description :

Other Character Biography Template :-

Character Picture :

Login Username:

RP Character Name :

Faction To Join :

Age :

Nationality :

Personality :

History :

Personal Life :

Position (s) Held :



Examples of Character Bios can be seen here : Character Bio Thread

The Role Play World Map

The World Map can be viewed in the World Map Forum

All Discussions concerning the World Map go to World Map Discussion Forum

The World Map is a map which shows the extent of territories under the control of Russia (Purple), USA (Blue), ECA (Yellow), GLA (Green), China (Red) and SAP (Green).

Territories not under the control of any faction are generally Neutral (White).

Factions gain and lose territory based on the outcome of Battles. When Territory Battles are held, The faction which wins the Battle conquers that territory and it falls under their control.

Generally, if a Nuke or Anthrax bomb is dropped on a certain area of territory, then that territory becomes a No-zone area and Neutral. This territory cannot be used for mobilization or movement of Troops.

Basic Battle Rules

These are the starting rules, most important when it comes to battles :-

1 : Before you do anything in public forum, make sure you make a thread in your faction forum. Write the troops you'll use, what is your objective, and what plan of attack do you have (Note that you don't have to stick to the plan of attack during battle).

You must also write the number of units you'll use (Since your army will have a fixed unit limit, you can't go beyond that unless the Faction Leader or another General agrees to join forces with you/Give you more units). Write this thread at least a day or two before you attack (Depending on how complicated the operation is, you may need more or less time to prepare). The faction leader must approve your operation before you can start it.

2: Be Realistic: For example, the chances of transporting hundreds of units in the middle of enemy territory without being discovered are very, very slim (if you don't want to say; impossible ).

3 : When the battle starts, remember that you only control your own units and army. Don't narrate actions of your enemy's troops, or neutral units, unless you agreed with your opponent OOCly on what they'll do and/or what the result of that will be.

4 : Don't write the result of a fight without talking to your opponent OOCly. It would be ideal if each player can narrate his own losses. Numbers and skill of the troops are the most important factor in deciding who suffers how much losses, but in case you don't have the numbers, you might win if you use a Superweapon or General Point Attack.

5: Both you and your opponent must agree on the results of each fight. The participants in the battle must make a joint PM to an admin and then tell who is the victor (This is done as proof of victory). If you can't agree on who would win, then you must contact an admin to determine the winner. The word of the admin is final.

Note : OOCly means communicating outside of the RP Threads either in the Forums or through Skype.

Taking Control of Neutral Territories, Sub-Factions and Civil War

Taking Control of Neutral Territories

If you wish to take control of a neutral Territory, then first you must be a general of a major faction. After that you must make an announcement declaring your advance on the neuteral territory in your Faction Announcement Board .



After that a faction with the nearest presence or intentions to stop you will make a counter-announcement in their faction Board. (Previous announcement link must be added).



After that the Conquering General will make the Battle Thread in the Battle Section. Thread title could be anything but it must include the area's name included.



After that the opposing general will come in and post a counter-reply and it will go on until a victor is decided.



Whichever General wins, the respective faction will gain that territory under their control and the World Map will be updated accordingly. The winning General will then :-



A) Make a faction announcement showcasing his Victory. (The losing General may also make announcement).



Make a territory thread in his Faction Board and manage it with daily reports going to the Faction Leader. (Multi-posting is allowed).

Sub-Factions

Generals who lead sub-factions under the control of the main faction will make a thread in their main Faction Board and manage their faction in that thread (Multi-posting is again allowed).



The Sub-Faction would be completely independent, but it's leader has to follow the main Faction Leader's orders but he could deny it also. In that case, the Main Faction Leader must use Diplomacy to ensure that a Civil War doesn't break out.



Diplomacy :-



In case the Main Faction Leader and Sub-Faction Leader do not agree with each other, then there will first be a Faction Announcement to announce a diplomacy meeting.



The Meeting Conference will be held In the Leader Discussion Board (Sub-faction Leader will create Thread), where the Main and Sub leaders will discuss diplomacy and hear the inputs of other Faction Leaders to resolve the conflict.

Civil War

This would generally be the Last Case Scenario to prevent complications in our RP. This is to prevent :-



A) Formation of many factions which causes management problems.

Removal of these sub-factions from the RP.



A sub-faction general must have the support of at least two allied faction generals / Another Faction Leader's Support to start a Civil War. The two allied generals will become a part of that sub-faction.



If a Civil War Breaks out, then it must be announced in the World Events Board by a thread by the Sub-Faction Leader.

All counter-Announcements and announcements must be posted in that thread for consistency.



The Battle will be held in the Battles Section



For the Duration of the Civil War, a separate Temporary Faction section will be made for the Sub-Faction where all discussions will take place. The Sub-Faction Board will be placed in the Civil War Command Centre



Possible Win/Loss Scenarios :-



If the Sub-Faction wins, then it can choose to either stay with the main faction and overthrow it . Essentially the Sub-Faction Leader becomes the Main Faction Leader or it might join another faction. The temporary Section contents will be merged/Archived in the main Faction's Board.



If the Sub-Faction loses, it will became a part of the main Faction and will not be able to cause any more civil wars, i.e; the main faction Leader's command will be absolute.