Hello,

I'd like to start by congratulating you on this incredible new mod, I've been wanting to add the same aircraft and weapons to Red Alert since 1996! So, thanks for releasing this on the Workshop! :)

I need some advice since your mod is proof that you probably know how to help me with this. I've been wanting to modify the Mi-24 Hind unit by changing its Primary weapon to the "ChainGun", and adding a Secondary weapon called "RocketPods", which would fire a salvo of two to four unguided rockets from pods on the Hind's side winglets. I wanted to change the Longbow to have a 30mm M230 chin-mounted cannon as its primary weapon and have its secondary be the standard "Hellfire" missiles from vanilla RA.

These changes would also necessitate that the unit AI for the Hind and Longbow be modified to make sure the units properly utilize their new weapons on the correct enemy ground units (i.e. the Longbow would need to know to launch Hellfires against heavier armored vehicles, naval ships, large buildings, and know to use its 30mm M230 cannon against light tanks, jeeps, infantry, walls and base defenses).

The same unit AI weapon utilization changes would also have to be made for the Mi-24 Hind. I've been analyzing the Red Alert source code (.DLL file) since launch day to figure out how to create a mod with these re-imagined versions of the Hind and Longbow helicopters, but I haven't yet figured out how to properly add the new unit behavior and weapons.

Your brilliant mod, "Secret Superpower Aircraft" must have required the same or similar code changes and art asset additions that my mod idea will require. Is there any chance you can write up a Steam guide, or simply write a new post in this mod's discussion forum with an overview and steps as to how you made this awesome mod? It would help me tremendously! Thanks, and keep up the great work! :)

Thank you,

A fellow modder