Re: red aleart 1 is not running well on my windows 7 pc please help
Ah, frag it. Still has the old DOS files included. 🤨
RA95.exe should be the correct one. Use the Win95 or Win 98 compatibility
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hmm i thought it might be a DOS game though im only 17 and never used DOS
but no it looks like EA have modified the game to stop pirates by disabling the ra95 file
and instead using RA95Launcher.exe which only runs the game if origin is on
and using any compatibility settings on that file would be applyed on origin it self (if it was off) instead of the game
did i also mention that sometimes when i minimize the game the colors of the menu get inverted ?
come on EA i bought a legal version to
avoid technical problems
and
get a version with full cutscenes
cutscenes aint working (just can hear them)
and the game is unplayable
now they are modifying the game to make sure they get their 1usd from a 1995 game ☹️
God...So glad that i have my old retail discs...For the colors, check in compatibility mode reduced color mode and select 16 bits. Should solve the color problems...Still scratching my head of the why EA won't let GOG do their magic on C&C, just like they did on a number of the old EA games (Ultima, Kyrandia, Lands of Lore, Theme Park and so on). It would be a win-win. EA won't have to deal with us and we won't have to jump through hoops to make the games work.
Depends from country to country. So, you need to consult a local lawyer about that🙂
C&C1, RA1 and TS are all freeware. It's not even illegal 🥳
Anyway... 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)
- Full game download is also available there, together with campaign video packs in many languages. Check the ModDB downloads page of the patch for a quick list of all of them.
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:
- Funkyfr3sh's Tiberian Sun patch (for existing installations)
- Full download at the CnCnet website. Open "all downloads" and then select "single player campaign". (Don't apply the patch on this; it's fully patched, and the patch is only meant for a fresh original install)
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.
So, yeah, if you're still getting too many problems with the Origin versions, then, for the first three games, just don't use them, and download the full versions instead.
