i get sound but no view. just black screen.
just got through downloading command and conquer red alert 2 and Yuri's revenge. i hear the sound and talking. but no view except black screen. what do????
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Same here on Windows 10. Please help us!
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@SpeedyRic75 Are youy able to see the initial start screen, or is it just a black screen once you hit play from Origin? Can you try running a repair?
1. In Origin, Select 'My Game Library'
2. Find the C&C2 Tile, Right-click on the tile (while the game is NOT running)
3. Select the repair option.I have tried that and it does not work
No, these games actually have compatibility issues that are unpatched in the collection.
A lot of the games have been upgraded with community-created unofficial patches that fix a lot of their bugs and compatibility 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)
Note that this patch fixes two quite common and completely fatal game crashes (top-of-map reconnaissance crash, stealth crash), so installing it is strongly advised. - HD music pack, with stereo music for the game.
Red Alert 1:
- Funkyfr3sh's automatic Red Alert 1 patcher/installer (The thread also has briefing videos for the expansion missions, converted from the Playstation version of the game)
- 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.)
- HD music pack, with stereo music for the game.
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" 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.
Renegade:
- The Tiberian Technologies patch fixes loads of issues on Renegade.
- 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)
I will try later tonight and will ask for more help if that does not work
I had this issue and it seems it is common with Windows 10 - of course EA could have fixed this with a simple updating of the source files to have the game patched already but this may be too much to ask - especially if they are still duping people into buying an unpatched game and the fixes exist out there - what do they care? There IS a fix and they ARE still making money selling the game with or without their own support staff.
THAT BEING SAID the https://cncnet.org/ suggestion is TOP NOTCH and once I downloaded the Red Alert 2 CnCNet this fixed both RA2 and Yuri and they play fine through the Origin Client App Launch process.
With Yuri I did have to reset my graphics options and restart the game to get the max resolution but after installing CnCNet5_YR_Installer.exe I was 100% golden and happy to be able to play the world's greatest RTS of all time in stunning 1920x1080 and relive my college years while still living in 2020
Cheers!
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