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Good day to developers
Must say, your mod is really hard work, because you completely changed ZH engine and to play your mod is like to play other game.
But I have CTD errors in skirmish after the 30 min of playing
So the most good way to have no CTD - is win till 30 minutes (win in 15 min by blitzkrieg rush)

But I want to play more long, maybe 1-2 hours, want to explore all factions, all their new tactics
Do you have CTD fix of your mod? (I had problems in 007, 008 and 009 versions)

Or maybe it's my windows 8.1 is my problem?

Thanks anyway

Hello. Glad you enjoy the mod.

There is an error in 009 Beta 2 which causes a game crash. It's the Laser general Squid Drone. It is built by the Laser AI, so chance of crashing is high.

There is a fix for it:

Welcome, newcomer! You are free to join Contra's official Discord chat HERE

We discuss Contra stuff and arrange online games everyday.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
 
Hi everyone, as promised, we are releasing yet another version of Contra mod. 
A year has passed by since the last beta version, and we made a lot of changes. As usual we have made many new things for you guys to discover and enjoy. Improved old and bad things, fixed bugs, and added new stuff for you to play with. Two brand new Challenge maps are available: Demolition and Flame.
 
Before actual download link, there are few new visual improvements to show, so let's start.
 
USA Laser Avenger tank
 

 
Old Avenger model got replaced with new one, but it is not just visual update. New Avenger has only one weapon, which is of course anti air, but he got new hybrid armor. Armor which is resistant to RPG missiles more than usual AA unit, and also resistant to Jet Missiles. You could say, it is combination of regular tank, and anti-air tank.
 
USA Air Force's Black Hawk
 

 
In order to balance generals' powers, we did some changes there too. So Air Force general's Shockwave Bomb is removed, and replaced with SEAL drop. SEALs are dropped by 3 stealth Black Hawks, which are very well armored too. This power is available at rank 5.
 
USA Air Force's Navy SEAL
 

 
So as explained above, SEALs are dropped by stealth Black Hawks. All together 9 Seals, very well armored and equipped with M32 grenade launcher effective vs all ground targets. They come as a good support, or ambush attack from behind. In future, SEALs will get the ability to swim, and place explosive charges on structures. They are also stealth while not moving or shooting.
 
GLA Toxin Pump
 

 
GLA Toxin general's demo traps are replaced with toxin pumps now. This nice little thing can spill both toxin and acid (despite of the name) around itself and damage nearby units. It is manually controlled. Acid damages pump and destroys it, but if you purchase Neutralizers upgrade at rank 3, pump won't damage itself anymore. Of course, both toxin and acid can be even more upgraded to bring more damage. Plant those things on map, pollute everything and enjoy watching your enemy dying slowly. Toxin pump is stealth, and can be destroyed by any unit.
 
Last but definitely not least, is improvement on GLA structures. PredatorBG took some time to improve GLA textures, and with this, all structures look much better.
 
This is render of GLA assault general's Temple
 

 
No more yellow boring walls, now we have nice looking bricks.
 
And here is a picture of all GLA structures together:
 

 
Before you download and start playing, please read these most important gameplay changes, and avoid unpleasant surprises

• all USA Valanx units now come with already upgraded TOW (but nerfed) weapons
• all USA Valanx units passengers cannot fire from inside anymore
• all USA Laser generals units, can go through rampage from game start, meaning, they upgrade lasers individually with experience
• all GLA tunnels no longer have a mounted weapon, and don't give free tunnel defenders, but they are much cheaper and built very fast
• all GLA command trucks are limited to 1
• you can reach rank 6 now, which gives you additional 3 science points which you can spend on your general's powers

...for complete changelog article, visit this link:

Complete changelog

And now, finally download link:

 
 
Now, we will take some rest from working on new version, and we will be available for online playing with you. So, we are inviting you to join us in Tunngle and play with us, if you see us there, feel free to challenge anyone for a game.
 

Contra 009 Tunngle room screenshot

We would also like to thank some youtubers, which helped us in promoting Contra, with posting their videos. Either on multiplayer or challenge games. Visit their channels, and watch some good videos:

Persun (our tester and balance advisor)
MasterofRoflness
BurakkiD
Irwe3
GeneralsGentlemen
westwood
 
And a few more final words, about our future plans. So next release will be Contra 009 FINAL. Which will have some finished things from this version, and fixed bugs. This 009 Beta 2 is almost as complete as 009 FINAL would be, but we decided to release it under beta code name, in order to give you guys something for holidays. We plan to release 009 FINAL in 2017, if our RL goes as planned.
 
We would like to thank you for all support, and for voting on MOTY. Keep in mind, we are just 2 people that are working on all aspects of this mod. We have RL same as you guys have.
 
See ya next time!

Starting to be worried... Really so long silent here

Don't you follow us on ModDB? We are much more active there.

Balance suggestions:

Why "lei sheng" and "ECM tank" don't have the "jammer" ability that "jammer trooper" already has ??

The pace of leach's money stealing should be slowed down !!!

The lancer is over powered, you must choose one of these:slowing down the ROF "or" decreasing firepower

Also droids and leach should take 2 places when entering transportation vehicles !

Thanks for reading....

I'll bring these to discussion.

Originally posted on ModDB by dcesarec on Dec 7th, 2015
 

Dear Contra players,
with small delay, we are bringing you first 009 release. As already known, our team which consists from 3 people (d-ce, ThePredatorBG, and our tester Persun) was working on 009 beta for about a year. 

But real life took from us even more time which we would dedicate to this project. So many plans and ideas are still not implemented in 009 release. However, many new things are inserted, many things are improved and fixed. You can read a detailed changelog here: http://www.moddb.com...logs-part-16-17

We encourage you to download this version, which is better than 008 Final in many aspects. Play it with friends, and play it with us.

Join us either on Hamachi in this network: generalsgentlemen (Pass: generalsgentlemen); keep in mind, players on this network play all kind of ZH mods. 
Or you can join us in Tunngle, in Contra 009 room. We are looking forward to playing some online games.

Also, please support us by voting for us. No matter of winning something or not, it means a lot for us by knowing that people are still liking this project.
 

Installation video tutorial (more info can be found in video description on YouTube):

Welcome back to Contra. It's been a long time. Some people thought we are dead, others thought we are having a super nice vacation. Unfortunately, we were not on a vacation, but fortunately we are alive. That's enough about us. You came here to hear about Contra, right?

First, we'll start off with some new models. Dcesarec presents you the new US drones pack.
From left to right: Zodiac Drone, Stinger Drone, Battle Mechanic, Jet Sniper Drone, Scout Drone and Hellfire Drone.



Second, we have fixed Observer interface. Coordinates now properly match the new interface, which was introduced in 008 beta. Generals' icons are now displayed instead of vanilla faction icons.



The general's portrait can be seen when a player is selected.



Third, we have a new launcher for Contra. Contra now works in conjunction with other mods. But that's not all. You can switch between new and vanilla soundtracks, new and vanilla unit voices. Language and start options are easily selectable too. Made by Predator_BG.



And finally, a new trailer for the upcoming 008 final (big thanks to SmokeMelvin)!

http://www.moddb.com...8-final-trailer

We have recently started testing Contra online to find any bugs and imbalanced stuff. Challenge maps are also being tested. We hope you enjoyed this update. We are not dead.

I'm From Thailand, Contra mod  It's Awesome.  I Like It

 

But . . . Can You Change Picture Of Generals ?  I think it's funny

 

Tell Me Please   . . .  This will be completed this month

 

 

Sorry I am weak in English

The old Generals' pictures will be returned and the Beta will be released this month.

I really enjoy the contra mods. Unfortunately, I do not believe 008 will ever come out. Been a lot of talk, but no change ( other than skins/models) in almost a complete year now. I can't wait till Generals 2 Makes it out.