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Anonymous
10 years ago
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red alert 2 black screen

I got Command and Conquer the Ultimate collection recently and I can't play two games. Red Alert 2 and Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge. I can load the games but both just go to a black screen I can hear the audio in the background but nothing comes up. 

I'm running Windows 10.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hello @sanguine990

    This is a common problem, luckily there are some community solutions available for you to try.

    ( Easiest solution) You could try downloading CnCNet online which fixes the compatibility problems for you.

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    Alternatively the graphics system patch DDWrapper is known to solve some graphics issues on RA2. You could try that.

    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.



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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hello @sanguine990

    This is a common problem, luckily there are some community solutions available for you to try.

    ( Easiest solution) You could try downloading CnCNet online which fixes the compatibility problems for you.

    --

    Alternatively the graphics system patch DDWrapper is known to solve some graphics issues on RA2. You could try that.

    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.



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    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    will the easiest way allow me to play the campaign for both?

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    Nyerguds
    Hero+
    10 years ago

    @sanguine990 As long as you don't launch the game through the cncnet launcher I'm fairly sure you'll just end up in the normal game, yes.

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