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Daevawolf
5 years ago
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Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge crashing & freezing

I've tried an entire list of "fixes" so far and nothing has solved the issue for me.

I can't complete any missions because the game either freezes or crashes midway. I've been having this issue for years now.

  • Downloading and installing the CnCNet YR client.
  • I followed the guide on CNCNZ.com under "I have the Origin version from The Ultimate Collection" as well as the "Handling Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge on Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10".
  • Putting "ts-ddraw" or "DDrawCompat" or "ddwrapper" into my Red Alert 2 directory.
  • Made sure "ForceDirectDrawEmulation" was set to 1 in "aqrit.cfg".
  • Applied the C&C Graphics Patcher.
  • The fix for Yuri's Revenge when the above didn't work and ran the game in "Compatibility mode" (for Windows 7), along with "Reduced Color Mode" and all other settings as shown in the post.
  • I have also tried running in "Compatibility Mode" for Windows XP Service Pack 3, as suggested in another post.
  • Set "SingleProcAffinity" to 1 in "aqrit.cfg".
  • Added "VideoBackBuffer" to no underneath "[Video]" in the RA2.ini and RA2MD.ini (was already in the RA2MD.ini). Adding this to RA2.ini stopped the game from even launching.
  • Daevawolf's avatar
    Daevawolf
    5 years ago

    Disregard this post. I managed to go through it again and fix it.

    Steps I took for anyone that has the same problem and gets confused by the many posts that give different steps:

    1. Download from Origin
    2. Launch game
    3. Download zip file from ddwrapper
    4. Extract and place "aqrit.cfg" and "ddraw.dll" into the Red Alert 2 directory
    5. Overwrite files if asked
    6. Open "aqrit.cfg" and set "ForceDirectDrawEmulation" to 1
    7. Launch game
    8. Download and install the CnCNet YR client
    9. Exit CnCNet YR client and launch Red Alert 2 normally through Origin
    10. Play

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  • Daevawolf's avatar
    Daevawolf
    5 years ago

    Disregard this post. I managed to go through it again and fix it.

    Steps I took for anyone that has the same problem and gets confused by the many posts that give different steps:

    1. Download from Origin
    2. Launch game
    3. Download zip file from ddwrapper
    4. Extract and place "aqrit.cfg" and "ddraw.dll" into the Red Alert 2 directory
    5. Overwrite files if asked
    6. Open "aqrit.cfg" and set "ForceDirectDrawEmulation" to 1
    7. Launch game
    8. Download and install the CnCNet YR client
    9. Exit CnCNet YR client and launch Red Alert 2 normally through Origin
    10. Play
  • Tiba1999's avatar
    Tiba1999
    5 years ago
    @Daevawolf So I’m confused did you fix it with the list you made? I have the same problem it keeps freezing mid game I can’t even play the story with out it freezing randomly
  • Daevawolf's avatar
    Daevawolf
    5 years ago
    @Tiba1999 Yeah those are the exact steps (in order) I took when I managed to fix the game for myself.
    It allows me to play through the campaigns without any issues.
  • vicecity666's avatar
    vicecity666
    2 years ago

    It's 2024 and I'm on Win 10 - the solution still works like a treat! Thank you! My opinion - It should have been patched by the team looking after the game (in order to ensure compatibility with latest Win OS versions).

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