C&C Ultimate Collection 3 games don't work
I heard that the C&C4 thing can be solved by starting the game's executable directly from Windows explorer, without going through Origin. Not sure if that's correct, though, so if that indeed works, could you confirm that?
(if you don't know how to get through the game folder, you can follow these instructions)
As for the others, the classic fix is to set/change the compatibility modes on the executable files of the game.
Not sure if you simply had no problems with the older games, or if you simply haven't tried them, but they do have some serious and often game-breaking bugs that can occur while playing. 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:
- Nyerguds' C&C95 v1.06c revision 3 patch (which also adds bonus missions originally exclusive to the Playstation and Nintendo 64 versions of the game)
Red Alert 1:
- Funkyfr3sh's automatic Red Alert 1 patcher/installer
- Nyerguds' main.mix cleanup for TFD/TUC (Not really needed, but cleans up about a gigabyte of unnecessary files in the RA1 folder. Unpack in the game folder, run "patch_main.bat", let it finish, and then delete the files you extracted.)
Tiberian Sun:
Red Alert 2:
- The graphics system patch DDWrapper is known to solve a multitude of graphics problems, including 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 try running the game again.
