How to play Origin version of Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge with working multiplayer on Windows 10. This is updated version of Playing Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge on Windows 10. Even this article talks about Origin version of the games, this also works on CD version or with original untouched images of the game. If you have 'borrowed' your game from your 'cousin' from the internet then i cannot guarantee anything. I have also heard that there is some kind of Android port of the games, but i don't know anything about working with those.
Jan 19, 2020 Cannot start Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge because buttons doesn't work It is common and 'normal' behavior in windowed mode, and it depends on the resolution that you are using. So you might get this problem in some resolutions, but the good news is that you can still start the game. Sep 18, 2015 The following should fix the functionality of Red Alert 2 on Windows 8 and Windows 10. Please follow the instructions in this thread. Note that this fix should work with the Origin version of Red Alert 2 as well. Although the ALT+TAB functionality does not work.
Patch 1.001 for Yuri's Revenge fixes bugs, crashes and a problem when multiple CD drives are plugged in. LAN patch (fan made) The LAN patch lets you play LAN on Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 (and their expansion packs) in Windows 2000 and later by changing IPX protocol to UDP. There's no magic to installing the games on new operating systems. I installed Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge on Windows 7 Pro x64 and the games run flawlessly. They need to be set to run as administrator, and to use XP SP2/3 or Windows 98/ME compatibility, of course. But there's nothing magical about running the games. Mar 22, 2020 Like with most games from the period, Red Alert 2 has some issues running on Windows 10, and for that reason we've put together a guide to help you enjoy this iconic title on new hardware. We love RTS games and Red Alert 2 being the grandfather of most modern games in this genre, holds a special place in our hearts.
In this tutorial we are going through:
- Black screen fix, bad performance fix and green/pink pixelated graphics fix.
- Alt+Tab fix.
- How to play in windowed mode.
- How to play multiplayer over internet and lan with CnCNet.
- How to capture and stream Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge with OBS.
Files:
Youtube video
Installing Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge
1. Buy Red Alert 2 from Origin store by clicking this link: https://www.origin.com/gbr/en-us/store/command-and-conquer/command-and-conquer-the-ultimate-collection
2. Install Red Alert 2 from Origin. RA2 and Yuri's Revenge are in same package so you can't even install them separately.
Installing CnCNet for Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge
CnCNet has all the latest fixes and working multiplayer solution for both games.
1. Download CnCNet setup for Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge from this link: https://cncnet.org/red-alert-2 . It's same installer for the both games.
2. Start CnCNet as administrator.
3. Setup is really straightforward. (Warning! CnCNet launcher will launch automatically after installation and it is really loud.)
4. When CnCNet tells that there is update, install it.
5. Go to Options and change the renderer to TS-DDRAW, CNC-DDraw, GDI or DxWnd.
CnCNet Renderer options
- Default (Do not use!)
- Alt-Tab crashed whole game.
- Pressing ESC crashes whole game.
- Pressing menu button ingame crashes whole game.
- TS-DDRAW (GL)
- Alt+Tab works, ESC works.
- OBS Display Capture works.
- OBS Game Capture works.
- With Windowed Mode enabled you can use OBS windows capture.
- CNC-DDraw (d3d9)
- Alt+Tab works, ESC works.
- OBS Display Capture works.
- OBS Game Capture works.
- Windowed Mode doesn't work. You will get 'This product requires a 16bit pixel depth!' -error message. So you cannot use OBS windows capture.
- GDI
- Alt+Tab works, ESC works.
- OBS Display Capture works.
- OBS Game Capture doesn't work.
- With Windowed Mode enabled you can use OBS windows capture.
- DxWnd
- Alt+Tab works, ESC works.
- OBS Display Capture works.
- OBS Game Capture doesn't work.
- With Windowed Mode enabled you can use OBS windows capture.
- DDRAWCompat
- Game does not work at all.
6. Next you have to set in-game resolution. The bigger resolution you are using, the smaller in game HUD you will have. You cannot change HUD size separately, and it always resizes with resolution. Bigger resolution > Smaller HUD. I wouldn't personally use bigger resolution than 1920x1080. If you have ultrawide monitor and you try to use ultrawide resolutions, it is possible that you will have problems.
7. Now you have to visit in-game. So just go to Skirmish and start any map and exit the game. The game will create the needed INI files when you have visited the game.
8. Navigate to Red Alert 2 installation directory and you should see there RA2.ini and RA2MD.ini.
9. Open RA2MD.ini and RA2.ini and you will see that the RA2MD.ini has more content. Copy all content to RA2.ini so that the files will match and save. (If Notepad says that you cannot save the file. You need to start Notepad as Administrator, so you need administrator rights to edit those files.)
10. Start the game from Origin if you wan't to play single player campaign, or if you want to play multiplayer online or lan then start the Yuri's Revenge CnCNet from desktop.
Playing Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge on Windowed mode
1. Start Yuri's Revenge CnCNet from desktop.
2. Go to Options and select Windowed Mode. After that hit Save and Exit Game.
Important!For some reason RA2 and YR isn't working in the same way with the renderers. So if you have problems with Yuris Revenge that you don't have with Red Alert 2, please try different renderer.
3. When you make changes in the Options, you have to always manually copy the content from RA2MD.ini to RA2.ini because it doesn't update it automatically for some reason.
4. Open Ra2.lcf, ra2md.lcf and yuri.lcf in Notepad, and add -win after -speedcontrol parameter in every file and every RUN line.
5. Start the game from Origin if you wan't to play single player campaign, or if you want to play multiplayer online or lan then start the Yuri's Revenge CnCNet from desktop.
Cannot start Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge because buttons doesn't work
It is common and 'normal' behavior in windowed mode, and it depends on the resolution that you are using. So you might get this problem in some resolutions, but the good news is that you can still start the game. You have to try to click the different buttons and even from somewhere off the screen where there isn't any buttons.
Red Alert 2 / Yuri's Revenge internal error
You will probably see 'Red Alert 2 / Yuri's Revenge has encountered an internal error and is unable to continue normally' -error at some point. The most common way to summon this error is, if you hit Alt+Tab when the game is loading something. So if you are in cutscenes or if any video is playing and you hit Alt+Tab, you probably will get this error. If you are in any loading screen and you Alt+tab you probably will get this error.
Sometimes you might get this error when ever you are starting the game. The easiest fix i have found is to reboot Origin and if that doesn't help then the ultimate fix is to reboot your computer.
If the solutions above doesn't help and you are still getting this error, then you can try this rotation.
- Start CnCNet launcher and go to options, and click Save.
- Start Skirmish game and when the game has loaded > Exit the game completely.
- Go to Red Alert 2 installation directory and copy all content from RA2MD.ini to RA2.ini so that the files are matching.
- Try to start the games again.
Capturing and streaming Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge with OBS
If you scroll up you can find 'CnCNet Renderer options'. You will see there all the different renderer options for Red Alert 2 & Yuri's Revenge and how they work with OBS. Best overall option is TS-DDRAW (GL) because it allows you to use Game Capture, Window Capture and Display Capture.
It’s finally Christmas break! You probably wanted to play classic games like Red Alert 2. However, you encounter problems with your current operating system. You probably see a black screen when you open Red Alert 2, or the game hangs after a few minutes of playing, or your base explodes before building your third structure… Been there! I watched several Youtube videos and read from forums for solutions. Some worked while others have no effect.
To save you from hours of searching, I listed down the things you must download. (Click the headings to download the files.)
The zip file contains three files: aqrit.cfg, ddraw.dll, and src.7z
After unzipping the files, paste them on your RA2 folder.
Make sure that the values in “aqrit.cfg” are like these:
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Your RA2 folder has this file. The difference is this file’s video is edited. Replace your current file in the RA2 folder with this file.
The values in the video are:
Lastly, download the latest RA2 patch. After pasting all the files, open the patch.
Don’t forget to change the compatibility settings of the game!
Note: After doing these things, I got my RA2 working perfectly. If these don’t work with you or if you have any tips on how to make the game work, kindly comment below.
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Have fun playing!
Reference:
Robert Tucker’s [TUTORIAL] How to play Red Alert II on Windows – 64bit, all problems fixed.