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 Marshall.
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 into your mod by downloading the UMP Developers Pack from the UMP website.
Links
Mini-Patch Content Detail (by Marshall)
Release #5: 2005-01-11
Bug Fixes:Refund amount for grinding a Guardian GI increased to correct amount.
Refund amount for Yuri grinding an Attack Dog increased to correct amount.
Refund amount for selling an Industrial Plant increased to correct amount.
Refund amount for grinding a President reduced to zero. (This is to prevent a multiplayer exploit.)
President IFV weapon now equal to GI IFV weapon. (This is to prevent a multiplayer exploit.)
Firing origin of Grizzly Medium Tank fixed.
Firing origin of Rhino Heavy Tank fixed.
Firing origin of Lasher Light Tank fixed.
Firing origin of Apocalypse Tank anti-air weapon fixed.
Firing origin of Patriot Missile fixed.
Firing origin of Flak Cannon fixed.
Firing origin of Sentry Gun fixed.
Firing origin of Grand Cannon fixed.
Firing origin of Yuri Clone IFV & Yuri Prime IFV fixed.
Spy no longer gets attack cursor on rockets or Terror Drones.
Chrono Legionnaire no longer loses ability to shoot through walls when elite.
Brute no longer gets a range bonus from height.
Mummy no longer gets a range bonus from height.
Boris will now attack naval units properly.
Chaos Drone didn't think it could affect targets that were behind a wall. This has been fixed.
Chaos Drone thought it could affect targets that were out of range when they were at the bottom of a cliff. This has been fixed.
Tech Outpost now leaves rubble in all theaters, not just arctic.
Tech Power Plant flag is now always animated.
'Hidden object' indicators for Tech Airport fixed.
Weather Controller arctic image fixed.
Weather Controller damaged animations fixed.
Psychic Tower damaged animation (arctic) fixed.
Fixed prone animation of Boris.
Fixed death animation of SEAL when in water.
Crazy Ivan IFV explosion now displays correct animation.
Chrono Miner no longer does a little hop in the air when unloading at a refinery.
Psychic Tower no longer extends acceptable base building adjacency.
Corrected some prerequisite inconsistencies in Megawealth.
Unholy Alliance game mode description corrected.
Mind-controlled MCVs that were relinquished to a defeated player caused an internal error. MCVs can no longer be mind-controlled.
Allied, Soviet and Yuri Engineers are now treated as the same type by the 'select all of type' button.
Arnie Frankenfurter, Flint Westwood & Sammy Stallion names and sounds restored to 1.000 settings.
Fixed game bug where turning off super weapons in skirmish also disabled them in the campaigns.
Feature Additions:
Assault game mode; support for map packs 1 & 2.
Minor Super game mode.
Full support for the YR Playlist Modifier.
Full support for the YR Terrain Expansion.
Enhanced AI option.
The intro-logo video that plays when the game is launched has been disabled.
Yuri-built Allied and Soviet Attack Dogs are now treated as the same type by the 'select all of type' button.