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9 years ago
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Re: red aleart 1 is not running well on my windows 7 pc please help

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 ☹️

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    hehe same problem with command and conquer 1 they kept all of the 1995 files including westwood chat 🙂

    but they have disabled C&C95.exe

  • ivrognard's avatar
    ivrognard
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    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.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    yeah you are right 

    anyway since none of EA's staff replied here i will try to chat with wtih them for the last time

    if they didnt answer i guess i will have to "DOWNLOAD" the game

    its not stealing because i have already bought the games right ? 

  • ivrognard's avatar
    ivrognard
    Hero (Retired)
    9 years ago

    Depends from country to country. So, you need to consult a local lawyer about that🙂

  • Nyerguds's avatar
    Nyerguds
    Hero+
    9 years ago

    @ivrognard

    @mohammedalmasri

    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:

    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.

    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.

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