OpenRA - open source reimplementation of classic C&C

[shnbwmn]

Homepage: http://www.openra.net/
Github: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA
Wiki: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki
Forum: http://www.sleipnirstuff.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=80
ModDB: http://www.moddb.com/games/openra
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/openra/

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  A Libre/Free Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood classics.

  ... a project that recreates and modernizes the classic Command & Conquer real time strategy games. We have developed a flexible open source game engine (the OpenRA engine) that provides a common platform for rebuilding and reimagining classic 2D and 2.5D RTS games (the OpenRA mods).

  ... a highly moddable RTS game engine for classic Westwood 2D games. In fact Red Alert, Command & Conquer and Dune 2000 are implemented purely as mods on it. Tools are provided that allow you to add new units, maps and tilesets even create your own mod.

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Making portable: Extract installer & create folder "Support" in same location as OpenRA.exe (main directory).
Source: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Installation

Tested: Portable | Settings and downloaded files saved to "Support" folder
Stealth: No | AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\OpenRA.exe.log

Notes:

• Cross-platform
• Currently implements Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Dune 2000
• Plans to implement Tiberian Sun, Custom Mods (general purpose game engine)
• Downloads freely-available game art, or can use original disks for extra stuff
• Single- and multiplayer
• Skirmishes and missions
• Lots of maps
• Replays & streaming support
• Various bot types, incl. Normal, Turtle, Rush, Gladius, etc (various difficulties & play-types)
• Asset browser, map creator, Lua scripting, etc etc.

[webfork]

Great suggestion.

Downloads freely-available game art, or can use original disks for extra stuff

It seems from my side that you need those game art packs to proceed. Where do you get the freely available stuff? I can't seem to get to the "manage content" screen from just unzipping the installer.

[shnbwmn]

It seems from my side that you need those game art packs to proceed.

Yup. Only once the game art is downloaded, will you be able to reach each game's respective start screen. Apologies, I should've made that clearer

Where do you get the freely available stuff? I can't seem to get to the "manage content" screen from just unzipping the installer.

Hmm, I'll detail the whole process below that has always worked for me:

1. After extracting the installer, you should have a directory structure like this:



Just btw: don't use the ZIP, which is for MacOSX only.

2. After creating the Support folder and launching OpenRA.exe, there will be this screen:



3. Going to Manage Content:



4. Downloading:

[Midas]

Great suggestion.

• Ditto. Didn't know about OpenRA, but C&C was an old time top favorite -- until I started dreaming about ways to win the campaigns...