UMP
The title of "YR 1.002" was originally claimed for a mod by Fenring, but is now widely accepted as the title of the YR 1.002 UMP ("1.002 Unofficial Mini Patch" ) developed by martyr.
Besides obviously not being official, YR 1.002 is not considered by some to be a true patch either. It is a mini-mod that doesn't affect the gameplay as a "normal" mod would and is similar in scale to the ini fixes Westwood distributed with its patches. It fixes the obvious bugs that Westwood never fixed, adds support for features like the Terrain Expansion or the Assault Mode, and includes the vastly improved DeeVious AI.
Advantage: Fixes a lot of bugs while leaving the original game intact
Disadvantage: As it is a mod, you cannot have "real" mods running while using UMP in the same way you can't have YR 1.001 running if you are using a mod that is based upon the 1.000 ini files
Although several modders who read the thread and/or heard of the UMP already adjusted their rules to include most, if not all, of the fixes.
If you don't use "real" mods, the usage of the UMP is highly recommended (although like official patches, games are not compatible with earlier patches). If you do use mods, encourage your favourite modder to incorporate the UMP fixes. If you are a modder, incorporate the UMP fixes.
Links
Mini-Patch Content Detail (by martyr)
Release #3: 2004-03-03
Bug Fixes:
Arnie Frankenfurter, Flint Westwood & Sammy Stallion names and sounds restored to 1.000 settings.
Grizzly Medium Tank firing origin fixed.
Rhino Heavy Tank firing origin fixed.
Lasher Light Tank firing origin fixed.
Apocalypse Tank anti-air firing origin fixed.
Flak Cannon firing origin fixed.
Sentry Gun firing origin fixed.
Grand Cannon firing origin fixed.
Tech Outpost now leaves rubble in all theaters, not just arctic.
'Hidden object' indicators for Tech Airport fixed.
Robot Control Center damaged animation fixed.
Weather Controller arctic image fixed.
Boris will now attack naval units properly.
Gattling Tank charged damage no longer reduced when elite.
Refund amount for grinding a Guardian GI increased to correct amount.
Refund amount for grinding a Crazy Ivan increased to correct amount.
Refund amount for Yuri grinding an Attack Dog increased to correct amount.
Feature Additions:
Full support for the YR Terrain Expansion.
Minor Super game mode.
Enhanced AI option.
Previous Releases:
Bug Fixes:
Psychic Tower no longer extends acceptable base building adjacency.
Allied, Soviet and Yuri Engineers are now treated as the same type by the 'select all of type' button.
Spy no longer gets attack cursor on Rockets or Terror Drones.
Chrono Legionnaire no longer loses ability to shoot through walls when elite.
Flak Track anti-air range no longer reduced when elite.
Brute no longer gets a range bonus from height.
Mummy no longer gets a range bonus from height.
Corrected some prerequisite inconsistencies in Megawealth.
President IFV weapon now equal to GI IFV weapon. (This is to prevent a multiplayer exploit.)
Fixed prone animation of Boris.
Fixed death animation of SEAL when in water.
Tech Power Plant flag is now always animated.
Yuri Clone IFV & Yuri Prime IFV weapon firing origin fixed.
Feature Additions:
Assault game mode; support for map packs 1 & 2.
Full support for the YR Soundtrack Modifier.