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Anonymous

9 years ago

Red Alert 2 Resolution Issue

Hello: I just purchased the C&C Ultimate Collection to play Red Alert 2. The game launches fine, but when I try to increase the resolution to the maximum permitted by the game, the colours on t...

CTerekhov

4 years ago

Hey y'all, I was having the same issue. This is what worked for me...

In File Explorer, open up C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Command and Conquer Red Alert II
Right click Ra2.exe --> Properties
Click on Compatibility tab, and check the boxes for lower resolution + disabling optimizations.
That worked for me, now the screen sees my clicks where my mouse is. (you may have to edit RA2MD.exe for Yuri's Revenge, I haven't tried to play that yet.)

These are the settings that worked:

Nyerguds

Hero+

3 years ago

@CTerekhov That seems like a bad idea; as far as I know, 640x480 is below the game's minimum required resolution.

redshank
2 years ago
Sharing how I made it work on my setup (windows 11, rtx4080, 3840x2160 windows res)
1. Modify RA2.ini file (in my installation it is located in C:\Program Files\EA Games\Command and Conquer Red Alert II) and replaced all lines under [Video] with
ScreenHeight=1080 ScreenWidth=1920 AllowHiResModes=yes VideoBackBuffer=no
In order to do this I first had to modify the file access policy given it was readonly for my user.
Right click file, go to properties
Click the `Security` tab
Click `Edit` to modify access permissions (a new windows appear with all users and their permits)
Click `Users (MY_COMPUTER_NAME/Users)` (Note that MY_COMPUTER_NAME will have the actual name of your PC or possibly a random string if you didn't define one when you installed windows)
Click on the checkbox under `Allow` for the row `Full Control`
Click `OK` until everyhing is closed, you can now edit the RA2.ini file
2. We need to modify to more settings related to the game compatibility. For this we will go to,
Right click the RA2.EXE file (the app this time, not the cfg file) and go to properties
Click on the `Compatibility` tab. Options may be grayed out because of permissions, if not you can skip next step
Click on `Change settings for all users`, a new window appears
3. Adjust DPI scaling settings
Click on `Change high DPI settings`
Click on `High DPI scalling override` (this will enable the dropdown menu)
Select `Application`
Click `OK` to close this window
4. Set game compatibility mode to Windows XP
Under the compatiblity mode section (again, this is happening on the window we opened on step #2) click the dropdown menu and select `Windows XP (Service Pack 2)`
Click `OK` to close this and other windows
This _exact_ step by step worked for me. I haven't tried to run Yuris yet but I reckon it would be just a matter of re running steps 2 thru 4 on the Yuri's EXE file.
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Nyerguds
Hero+
2 years ago
@redshank Nowadays, we usually just install the CnCNet launcher to fix RA2/YR. It's technically meant for online play, but it applies a bunch of automatic fixes that make the game work well without needing any compatibility modes or settings, and those fixes also affect the normal singleplayer game.