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Re: can't see mouse pointer

@veneficus78

Please specify exactly in which games you get which problems.  These games were created over a span of more than 15 years, for very different Windows versions, so they all have their own unique problems. There is never a simple global solution for solving everything in all games.

That said, Command & Conquer 1, Red Alert 1 and Tiberian Sun have all been upgraded with community-created unofficial patches that fix a lot of their bugs and compatibility problems. For Red Alert 2 there's a more general patch that solves a lot of its graphics problems. You can find them here:

Command & Conquer 1:

Red Alert 1:

Tiberian Sun:

Red Alert 2:

  • The graphics system patch DDWrapper is known to solve the "black screen" issue.
    Download the zip file and extract "ddraw.dll" and "aqrit.cfg" into your game folder. Then, open the configuration file "aqrit.cfg" in Notepad, change the "ForceDirectDrawEmulation" option to 1, save the file, and the game should work.

2 Replies

  • RRiess's avatar
    RRiess
    5 years ago

    Are you still around to help with a newbie that cannot get the mouse to work?

  • Nyerguds's avatar
    Nyerguds
    Hero+
    5 years ago

    @RRiess You might want to reread the first paragraph of my post. It specifically highlights the problem that this collection contains a lot of games, and that there is no way to help you if you don't specify which exact game you are talking about.

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