Remember that old game you used to play back in 1995?
No? Well me neither because I wasn't born at that time.
But whatever, Red Alert (published by Westwood studios) was one of the games that I grew with, and as it turns out, an open-source remake of it has been around for quite some time.
It also runs the original Command and Conquer (Tiberian Dawn) and Dune 2000.
(http://i44.tinypic.com/30kves4.png)
welcome to the clusterf*ck, I'll be your guide from now on
So yeah, if anyone is interested in a few multiplayer games, I guess we could organize something here or whatnot.
for those interested: http://www.openra.net/ (http://www.openra.net/)
Looks awesome :)
Oh wow I didn't know that they recreated that game. I was disappointed when I bought Red Alert in a collection package, only to find out that all servers were shut down.
On the other hand, one reason why I didn't play much before they shut down is that in every game, I would get nuked or sent a lightning storm before I even got 1 building done. >.< I guess I was too used to the slower pace of the Nintendo 64 Command and Conquer (a 3D version of the 1995 game), as well as Starcraft.
There are community servers around via Hamatchi and the like.
Hamatchi :'(
Does OpenRA use Hamachi as well now? Hamachi multiplayer with someone more than 1000 Km away is ultra laggy
Hmm I might try this out if I can stop playing minecraft tomorrow. :P
But since you can play it with hamatchi, i presume you can also just forward a port?
openra has actual servers though
(I should check this forum more than once a week --')
(yes :P)
And I was a bit confused myself about the game's online capabilities. When people started mentioning Hamachi I was worried they were talking about OpenRA as well. Some indie games or remakes tend to remove such complicated feature.
EDIT: Oh right it requires the original CD's. I have them but I hope they run on Windows 7, unlike Starcraft Battlechest (I had to download a different installer).
it doesn't require the original CD
you can use the original CD content, but you can also download the mod
and most people use the mod
Red alert was awesome from what I remember! Nice find.
Quote from: Siapran on June 02, 2015, 09:33:54 AM
it doesn't require the original CD
you can use the original CD content, but you can also download the mod
and most people use the mod
When I launched OpenRA it asked me to insert the CD or to download a copy of the original game O.O.
if I recall correctly there's a download button on the same page
I'll check again back home
I checked again and there is, but it doesn't have the music nor video files.
DJ have you tried playing a bit?
I'd really fancy playing a 2V2 game with some walrii to be honest
(thx for the move btw)
btw if you want the original files they are available as abandonware.
the french website provides the actual ISO, but I'm sure you can get them pretty much anywhere
you could also grab them bundled with PortableRA
but really, the rework on the game made by openRA is great (balances and tweaks)
- RIGHT-CLICK COMMANDS YES (you can toggle that btw)
- CONSTRUCTION QUEUE YES
- FOG OF WAR YES
- air units can actually scout now (instead of just doing tactical strikes on visible targets)
- allied artilleries are now actually useful
- flame towers are now actually useful
- engineering an enemy base is harder since it's time-based now (you can't simply engy-spam the ennemy MCV anymore)
Not yet, sadly, I didn't have much time to play any game really, even Starcraft.
As for right-click command, that seems nice. I am used to Starcraft controls so I am very used to right-clicking to move units around (although I prefer using Attack move (A + left-click) if I want units to attack anything on their path.
I don't get the fog of war part, though. Didn't the original C&C series have fog of war already? Or was it something only available in the Nintendo 64 game?
Meh. The most epic thing in RA is it's music! :p
Yes, C&C music was just awesome. I actually liked it more than Starcraft music back then, but Starcraft music is nice in its own ways too.
EDIT: I just realized that Tiberian Dawn is the first C&C game. I thought it was a later game. I'm definitively playing this first once I get OpenRA installed. Good old memories :D