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J. Swearingen wrote:

> It doesnt work....  (at least I didnt get it to work with 1.18

> > Several people know about this by now.
> > So it's time to go public:
> >
> > You can build buildings(& gun towers ;-)
> > and place them anywhere on the map!

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Acually it probably won't work for you because the directions seem a little 
wrong. IMHO you have to do this *very* carefully to get it to work.

> > 1.Start a game, build a Communications
> > Center. You need the radar map for this.

Correct

> > 2.Build a unit, click on it.
> >
> > 3.Build a building.(any...)
> >
> > 4.Click on the icon for the new building.

Not quite. Once the unit (building) has been built, click on a mobile unit on 
the main screen (Tank, trooper whatever) then move the cursor to the small 
map window in the top right of the map (Do *not* move it to the list of built 
items)
Once the cursor turns to the "move vehical" cursor in the small map, move it 
down to the ready built building (Make sure you don't move it onto the main 
screen)
Click on the building and move the cursor back up to the small radar map 
screen (Without moving on the main screen remember) then place the building 
wherever you want on the radar map. I believe the order of the cursor 
movement is *VITAL*

The bug seems to be that C&C clears its *remembered* selected item on the 
main screen. So as long as you keep away from the main screen, C&C believes 
that you are still trying to tell a vehical where to go. Once you click on 
the map, the checks to allow work (Cause you *can* move the vehical there) 
then on the click of the mouse, C&C checks to see what to do, build? Ok! 
Here? Fine!)

I suppose I could try to be a little more technical but its late and I don't 
want to make a fool of myself :-)

> > 5.Click anywhere on the little map to place!
> >
> > This works even in places where you've
> > never explored. Just click in the middle of
> > the darkness. If there is room, it will be placed.
> >
> > You still can't place things where there are
> > other buildings, tiberium, trees, units, etc...
> >
> > I'm making this public to slow down cheaters
> > who would use this against people.
> >
> > "How'd that get there?"
> > "Uh, I built some stuff, then sold 'em off..."

Rest of this is pretty much correct. However I believe this bug pretty much 
destroys the multi-player game unless you can trust your opponent. I have 
been hammered by this bug on one or two occasions myself. Anyway, its pretty 
similar to the "sandbag" bug so if you agree not to use it, so much the 
better.
Oh yes.
 I haven't tried this on the lastest versions of C&C. I believe mine is still 
one of the earlier vers, so perhaps its been fixed?

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