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goofiestgoober0's avatar
3 years ago

Fix command & conquer resolution

I just bought cnc: the ultimate collection and I’m upset that most of it can’t be played on 1920x1080 resolution. Is there a solution to fixing this issue?

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  • @goofiestgoober09 Wait, you're upset that games from the 90's weren't built to run in resolutions that are literally ten times larger than what existed at the time?

    The problem with these old games is that they don't scale. Any of the pre-Generals C&C games, when you increase the resolution, just show you more and more of the battlefield, to the point everything becomes so tiny you can't distinguish the soldier types. So even if higher resolution would be available... I wouldn't advise you to play them on your native resolution.

    That said, there are fan patches that unlock the resolution of C&C1 and RA1, and in TS and RA2, you can simply edit the game's configuration file and set the resolution to whatever you want. But I really wouldn't advice going over 1024 pixels even with those.

    Here is a list of all fan patches for the older generation:

    Command & Conquer 1:

    Red Alert 1:

    Tiberian Sun:

    Red Alert 2:

    • I advise installing the CnCNet online play installer for RA2/YR. Even if you're not interested in online play, it comes with a bunch of automatic fixes. It should automatically take care of the "black screen on startup" issue, and has a configuration tool that allows further tweaking of the game's settings.

    Generals:

    • GenTool seems to be the main patch for Generals these days. The website is kind of vague on what it does besides restoring multiplayer and adding anti-cheat, but I heard it does a lot to make it work better on modern OSes too.
    • If you have issues with DirectX errors popping up, find and delete the file "dbghelp.dll" in the game's install folder.

    Renegade:

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