by evanjrowley
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- 1. The source code for Red Alert 2 is rumored to be lost a very long time ago[0], so the fact that the Chrono Divide team was able to achieve this is quite amazing.
2. The Mental Omega mod project[1] is going strong, so RA2 is still worth playing today. Hopefully it will work in this browser-based version.
[0] https://forums.revora.net/topic/107344-red-alert-2-engine-so...
[1] https://mentalomega.com/
- I loved Red Alert 2 so much at release. Always was the pinnacle of (single player) RTS for me. The over-the-top characters, the cheesy story, the terrain interactions...
Everything afterwards felt lame and was geared too much towards multiplayer balance, which does not interest me the least.
by superconduct123
8 subcomments
- Anyone else feel like real-time strategy games with full 3D just never look as good as old 2D ones?
I think its something about the perspective warping of the 3D camera that makes 3D RTS games look weird to me
by HelloUsername
1 subcomments
- It seems many people here seem to misunderstand you need the original files yourself; you don't. If you read carefuly: "import an archive containing *.mix files from a web URL." They provide you this (archive.org) URL! Simply click the Download button and start playing. Also on Firefox.
And, unfortunately, Chronodivide does not work with Yuri's Revenge expansion; apparently that game is build differently.
by RankingMember
1 subcomments
- It'd be cool if there was a similar site but using OpenRA to avoid the need for local assets.
- > for good performance, Firefox should be avoided
Oh well.
Then again, the demo is only usable for those with existing assets.
- Can't start the game in the browser without a local executable of the game?
by bennyp101
2 subcomments
- How does OpenRA[0] do it? Is it just a X has expired thing?
Edit: Oh maybe you do have to have the assets now? I swear last time I used it, it was all online :/
[0] https://www.openra.net
by doublerabbit
0 subcomment
- I will throw out that if anyone does want to play RA2/YR multiplayer you can for free here: https://cncnet.org/red-alert-2
- I love the whole Command & Conquer series. As others have pointed out, even though the graphics were 2D and pixelated, the soundtracks would really draw you into the atmosphere. I cannot describe how good it felt to play these games during school breaks, sometimes until dawn. These games were the sole reason we upgraded the RAM on our PC whenever a new one came out. I bought the bundle from EA a couple of years back and still play it occasionally. This will be my son’s first PC game too.
by intalentive
1 subcomments
- Web based gaming has a bright future. Why pay a distributor if you can just host your game on the web? Pretty good cross platform compatibility…
- Neat project.
If looking for gameplay like this, OpenRA does play a few games without original game assets. I don't think RA2 though.
by into_the_void
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- Interesting that the main menu buttons, UI, etc. are actual HTML elements (divs) but the full game itself is a full canvas (expected). Why are there performance issues on Firefox?
- I wonder if this is a complete rewrite.
When you have a large ship, like the Aircraft Carrier or Dreadnaught, you'll notice that its rotation is much smoother than in the original game.
- Thank you so much guys, you've made my day!
Life isn't so bad after all.
- I still play this with my friends. Yearly, we do it in person atleast once.
- This but C&C Generals would be a dream come true
- Yes! This'll be fun to show some friends who are fans.
by stego-tech
0 subcomment
- Incoming HN hug.
Love it, can’t wait to poke at it from home later.
- Kirov reporting
by wahnfrieden
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- This game was a big part of my childhood. I ran a somewhat popular modding site for it, "RA2 Factory" (as well as "Tiberian Sun Factory"). I spent more time honing my dev skills building these sites as well as modding editor tools than I did actually playing with any mods though.
I even visited their studios in LA during a cross-country Amtrak trip. They were very kind, especially the community manager (whose name escapes me). I was given a tour and allowed to play Yuri's Revenge before its release. They gave me a Dune 2 box and C&C poster which I still have somewhere.
by tinyhouse
1 subcomments
- Where can I find / buy a local executable of the game?
- very based works extremely well nice job team
- Once they add support for Yuri's Revenge, i'll be guaranteed to never ever again accomplish anything else
- How does it work?
- Damn this is much better than playing on actual Windows desktop. It is positively awesome!
Yuri's Revenge when?
Also, if that's a non-profit fan project, why is the source code not available?
by Andrew-Tate
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by Joshua-Peter
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- Click on web site, see unreadable light-grey-on-white text, say, fuck that and leave.
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