Unit Guide: Shinobi | Red Alert 3
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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Continuing our Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Beginner's Guide series, we are taking a look at Shinobi of the Empire of Rising Sun: Shinobis are an Imperial Tier 2 Anti-Infantry Infiltrator Infantry. They normally switch between shuriken & blade attacks against enemy infantries, though their shurikens can also heavily damage Terror Drones & shrunken vehicles. Ninja's special ability is to drop a Smoke Bomb, which deters pursuing enemies & forces your opponent to have to manually target Shinobi. Shinobis are mobile and capable of self-defense; adding on the Smoke Bombs, they can easily infiltrate players who aren't paying attention to their refineries. In addition, Shinobis are expected to be used much more often after the bug fixes in Patch 1.12.9
For Shinobi's strategy, you can transport them with a Sudden Transport and have Tank Busters around to break walls. They can also combo with Allied IFV & Cryocopter shrink.
Stay tuned as we go through the basic information, functions, unit interactions, and tips & tricks of each individual unit in the game and discuss the tactics / strategies you can pull off with them.
Find out more about Shinobis in the links below:
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Clarification: There are unofficial community patches created for the purpose of bug fixing & improving visuals. These patches are manually installed and used as tournament standard:
1.12.6 is the patch currently used: www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=1004431
1.12.8 is currently in beta: www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showtopic=1007892
1.12.9 is the next upcoming patch
If you have not installed these patches (or are playing on regular maps), the game by default uses the latest official patch 1.12, while Uprising uses 1.10
From what I've seen those patches are mostly bug fixes. Arent they gonna finally do some balance changes( like idk nerf allies or something😅) or will it continue to be purely balance stuff
А, ну так бы сразу и сказал, что это неофициальные обновления, как в Forget Alliance Forever
@@rektbiich4585 or add some uprising units to fix other faction’s glaring weakness and shake up the meta in a big way.
At the very least, nerf cryocopter so they have 200HP by default. Longer the beam cool-down and shorten the ability range.
@@estellebright2579 i like the idea(like adding archer maidens for empire) the issue is that , funny enough, in uprising, allies are even more broken and soviets suck even more. Allies have pacifiers, which are insanely stupid as to how fast they can nuke bases for only 2k per one at INSANE RANGE, cryolegioneers, which are stupid good , future tank, whose 1 ability can nuke an army of 20 tanks , and harbingers, which are just better and faster(and cheaper ) giga fortresses . Soviets, on the other hand, got grinders ,which are okay, but nothing in comparison to other units, useless reapers, the really OP desolators(which sadly dont have place in air meta and long range meta as they r hella slow) and the only techically good thing they got are mortal cycles, which are broken early unit ,but do nothing late game. Empire is the only faction that got good units that fix their issues(archers),very balanced steel ronin , kinda broken but weak vs cryo giga fortress . With existing units already, soviets are just bad in uprising, empire is too balanced and allies are better than ever :(
@@rektbiich4585 yeah but then we don’t need to add those op units into the game. Or we can, then heavily nerf them afterwards. It’s not a be-all end-all situation. It’s a matter of whether community will accept and embrace, and right now, I just don’t see that happening, even though the livelihood is not really the concern of those pros regardless.
Shinobi shuriken can destroy Soviet steel but can't get through Peacekeeper 's shield , No Allies OP to be found here ,
Yes, obviously the allies are op despite the tankbuster having twice the shuriken endurance of a peacekeeper.
Peacekeeper was not facing the direction shuriken was shooting at first (lost half HP before he turned around). Seems like their armor is way lower on the back.
@@xyhc-cnc I also noticed that
It has been 3 years since this video and we might have found out something new. According to the C&C Wiki Shinobi attacking/killing enemy units does not trigger the "Unit under attack" and "Unit lost" EVA messages to the enemy. Apparently Shinobi are experts at killing silently.
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too bad the moment he shows up EVA screams there's an infiltrator
Perfect! I can continue my Grinding operations by infiltrating cranes!
Oh yeah, I forgot that you normally cannot grind infantry (in RA3). Are there other ways? What if a Bullfrog/Riptide/Sudden Transport is full and ordered to the crane?
@@JWQweqOPDHonly the APCs are refunded. Infantries pay back nothing
I'm not 100% sure but I remember I used to set my shinobis to hold ground stance and they would reliably attack with shurikens
hmmm never thought of that!
Just tested in game. You are COMPLETELY right! Shinobi OP now say goodbye to Tesla Troopers XD
Very underrated and underused unit, they're a decent tool in the EvS
3:15 You forgot to mention that Shinobi's in a building have tendency of overkilling infantry, I saw like 3-4 shurikens fly towards an already dead tesla trooper, which gimps their viability in garrisons
2:13 Fun fact I learned recently, I don't know about coding, but it seems like the game treats Terror Drones as infantry, the fact that anti infantry fire kills them faster than anti armor is one such example
Another example is Uprising Yuruko Campaign where she has mind control ability(truly she is Yuri's daughter) and the ability, sadly doesn't affect vehicles like Yuri's mind control, but it does affect all infantry.
It affects low cost infantry like conscripts, it affects high cost one's like tesla troopers and it even affects water infantry like Dolphins.
But what's suprising is that...
It affects terror drones.
I was able to mind control them, almost as if the game treats them as infantry in it's code which is why I was able to control them, despite the fact it's literally a small machine
If yuriko had mastered telekinesis then she would move the terrordrone limbs one by one like a puppet
iirc the lore says that terror drones are automatons controlled with a hive mind. that aspect might just make sense.
2:00 IGN: "The way that he slashes with his sword is just full of exaggerated swagger of a japanese ninja"
5:40 rocket refueled and ready for launch
Infiltrators: no
Understandable have a nice day
1:22 badass to the max
Therefore, most of all I respect the Soviets - they came to the war to kill the enemy, and not to annoy him with constant sabotage.
Terror drones tho
@@rektbiich4585 This is yes, but one type of unit is more sharpened for sabotage, and another is when it is half (empire) or almost all (Alliance) types of troops.
Remind me in the previous game which faction invented mind control?
@@RRW359 The Union in RA:III is not really influenced by Yuri anymore. Besides, now the Empire is the leading power in terms of mind-control technologies.
When your Kirov fleet drops out of no reason
Great video. These are the kinds of niche interactions I'm interested in.
in my interpretation of why hijacking a tier 3 tech building would disable all tier 3 armoured vehicles and aircraft is that what the hijacker does is spread misinformation claiming that the vehicles are under enemy control, forcing them to lockdown as they perform checkups (apparently being a pilot in this universe is hell)
My guess was that the infiltrator heavily messes with the systems responsible for sending commands to units, thus disabeling them
Shinobis are underrated
He have a power of god and anime on his side.
Poor old tesla trooper, vulnerable to dogs and shurikens! If only he had a riot shield to protect him! 😂
dogs can't bite tesla
@@xyhc-cnc Wait really?
*Side eyes memories with great suspicion*
😅
In lore, Tesla Troopers are a unit that is superior in armor.
In game, there can be a hundred ways of turning these armors to a joke.
If its gonna change I think a small small very small radius for the shinobi to pull out their blade would be ideal. A good metric being two or three "soldiers" away (if infantry were lined up in a row). I cant wait to see them in the future latch if it happens.
Sometime shinobi throw 2 shuriken. Sometime 4. Sometime run straigh to enemy and cut them in half. By the way in real life shinobi use their sword to pierce not cut because it has less durability than normal sword for extra mobility.
3:46 I understand...
Spies and Shinobi are the only infiltrators in the game, so why not...
Red Alert 3 is still being updated? 😅
Spy: The Infiltrator unit has ability to disguise as enemy unit
Shinobi: The Infiltrator unit has ability to kill enemy infantry just one-shot using Shuriken (i would prefer they should be use Pistol rather than Shuriken) and Ninja-To sword. And also has special ability Smoke bomb, which deters pursuing enemies
Soviet:
@@ArthasHastingsMenethil If soviets ever had an infiltrating enemy i want it to not be sneak and just charge towards the target building for comical purposes
@@tacotony3274 I think Soviet could have agents like The KGB
All this time I thought the Soviets had a huge advantage getting access to all tier 3 units with the Battle lab but I never knew that since the Allies don't need the Defense Bureau for most of their tier 3 units then at least the silver lining is that Shinobi's can't destroy Century Bombers that way so long as the Allied player doesn't build a DB.
- Also, Patch 1.12.9 still isn't out yet, is it?
somehow, even Patch 1.12.8 still isn't out yet 😂
Please buff and fix Rocket Angels like they did for the shinobi. Love to see Rocket Angel meta with bug issues fixed
2:26 OMG ALLIES CRYOPCOPTER + EMPIRE SHINOBI META?
3:13 wouldn't it have been more sensible to see the guide through on a map with default civ structures instead of manually spawning it on Fire Island?
1:57 Was Shinobi's blade supposed to deal splash damage?
And could modders make Shinobi blade deal splash damage to make him viable?
Lol ! I laugh hard when that ninja runs into the crane and end up at the other side ! why would they set up this move in the game lol
There's a challenge in uprising where the opponent spams shinobis. If you have a Crusher Crane at the front of your base, they all run into it
@@CausticFoil thanks for the information, they should make a video of that feature
I don't know why infiltrators are rarely used?
Yeah same
Vindicators
@@xyhc-cnc your in good hand my friend
i also don't know why. are spies easily found? can the opponent command disguised ones?
They are expensive and easy to snipe, unless you micro very well with a transport or the opponent is very distracted they rarely pay their own value.
Does the mod work with the campaign as well? Or is it all map assets?
А ЧТО ДЛЯ РЕД АЛЕРТА3 ВЫХОДЯТ НОВЫЕ ПАТЧИ?!
Это неофициальные обновления от сообщества, как в Supreme Commander Forged Alliance Forever
What do you mean with updates? who update this game?
See pinned comment.
Garcia Laura Anderson David Martinez Matthew
Good
yay
1:01 It's been a month, have they finally fixed Shinobi glitch?
Correction: It's been 12 years.
@@xyhc-cnc 12 YEARS?
Why does it take so long to fix em ;_;
@@danielsurvivor1372 The community is making these patches. EA has long abandoned this game.
Me playing shinobi challenge with AL's: hha go wall brrrrrr
there's a new patch? it's official? developers are still supporting this?
Search 1.12.8 (The one currently in beta)
@@xyhc-cnc is official or fanmade?
@@RolandTemplar community patch. standard for tournaments
@@xyhc-cnc will it apply for general play?
@@naksachaisaejane1982 no
Wait the next update gives them a fix? Does this still get updated or is it a mod?
Mod
Oh...no ninjas are spralling the guides...
Yeah, Japan empire need more buffing
1:05 he's dancing because he knows he gonna be meta soon
Noice
Hmm yes
Huh? NEW INCOMING OFFICIAL PATCH!???
It's a community patch that we are actively developing. More info here: www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showforum=2364
@@christianhabis8554 please buff anti air range or nerf the damn cryo 😂
@@tuck295q hahahahahahah I feel your pain, however balance changes are totally out of the question. We are primarily focused on bug fixes and visual improvements.
Wdym patch 1.12.9?
Yeah. Is this game getting patch(es)?
@@naksachaisaejane1982 Yes, the community is working on a major patch to fix numerous bugs, the problem is that it is an extremely time consuming process without help from the original developers. The community patch has been in the works for years now but we still do not know when it will be ready.
@@ProtonCannon Hi guys. I am the lead developer of the RA3 community patch. We have released numerous versions so far. The most recent one is 1.12.6 released in 2017. 1.12.8 is actively in development and is currently in the beta process. More info here: www.gamereplays.org/community/index.php?showforum=2364
It is indeed a time consuming process since EA abandoned all support for this game, so it's up to the community to take care of the game. Hopefully this clears everything up :)
-Chris
@@christianhabis8554 Oh thank you so much! I really appreciate the information!
Hii
And just to get it outta the way...
Just because they're called Shinobi, they are able to do all the stuff in Naruto... *Well, they don't!...* Not sorry, weebs!...