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There is also the https://www.openra.net/ https://www.openra.net/ project which provides reimplementations of the classic C&C games. Me and some friends played

There is also the https://www.openra.net/ https://www.openra.net/ project which provides reimplementations of the classic C&C games. Me and some friends played it a few times on Linux, OSX and Windows and it worked smoothly :)

josefresco 6y ago
Love OpenRA and play a few times each month. They release regular updates, and the gameplay is just as I remember it.
- als0 6y ago
  Cannot wait for the Tiberian Sun variant (currently under development).
bredren 6y ago
Direct link to OpenRA's 4/20/20 release highlights video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2sQP3YYBMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2sQP3YYBMA As noted elsewhere ITT, "we made the decision to go with the GPL license to ensure compatibility with projects like CnCNet and Open RA." Given the progress of OpenRA, and quality of the above release video, the open source version seems like it is likely to eclipse the capability of the original game in the foreseeable future. I'm curious what the OpenRA community pulls out of this newly released source code that can be used directly or by reimplemented in OpenRA to create substantial leaps in progress. I'm also curious which of the existing OpenRA algorithms and methods are better or more efficient than the original source. Regardless, this release and the resulting introspective should make for some good reading!
- dleslie 6y ago
  The Remaster is a visual and auditory improvement that maintains the original gameplay, save for a few minor UI improvements. OpenRA rebalances the game significantly, improves the AI, and greatly modernises the interaction with units. They both have their place and utility.
  - tasogare 6y ago
    Also OpenRA is an engine so is supports Dune 2000 to some extend. This game is less famous but I love the tactical opportunities offered by the various type of soil.
    - mrguyorama 6y ago
      Dune 2000 was my childhood RTS and deserves way more love. Brilliant live action video cutscenes, music, and unit design. I've always found it to be more interesting than the Dune world in general
- cookiengineer 6y ago
  What I like about OpenRA is that they not only extended the game, but also rebalanced it. A lot of units have behavioral changes on purpose. Artillery, GPS, helicopters, mammoth tanks, tesla infantry... they all allow quick changes of strategy and don’t allow the old style gameplay of just spamming mammoth tanks. The only thing that is unbalanced at the moment is sea vs land. Allied cruisers with GPS are just overpowered and almost unconquerable.
  - Aeolun 6y ago
    Allied cruisers with GPS were always OP, to be fair.
  - jsmeaton 6y ago
    What’s interested me about projects like this is the how of it all? Are they decompiling binaries to help write their version? Copying assets/textures/sounds? Or is it a painstaking clean room type of implementation?
    - IshKebab 6y ago
      It varies from project to project but I think usually they reverse engineer the asset formats and then reimplement the game engine to use that. Then you have to provide your own copy of the original game to use the assets (graphics & levels), or use demo versions. Some games are decompiled versions of of the code, e.g. Devilution which I'm fairly sure is not legal (though I doubt anyone is going to care).
Ericson2314 6y ago
Open RA takes some liberties and so isn't really a good comparision. https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada and https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE are extremely faithful, and probably why this is happening (CCHyper from TheAssemblyArmada is on the community Council, for example).
- rnestler 6y ago
  I didn't know about these projects yet. They look impressive as well, but are currently Windows only, which is a deal breaker for me.
  - Ericson2314 6y ago
    They are only Windows only because one needs to completely re-the game before porting it. With the source release I am not sure exactly what will happen, but I imagine we'll get Linux versions soon :).
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asicsp 6y ago
There is also Open Source Game Clones [0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20110442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20110442

josefresco 6y ago

Love OpenRA and play a few times each month. They release regular updates, and the gameplay is just as I remember it.

als0 6y ago
Cannot wait for the Tiberian Sun variant (currently under development).

bredren 6y ago

Direct link to OpenRA's 4/20/20 release highlights video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2sQP3YYBMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2sQP3YYBMA As noted elsewhere ITT, "we made the decision to go with the GPL license to ensure compatibility with projects like CnCNet and Open RA." Given the progress of OpenRA, and quality of the above release video, the open source version seems like it is likely to eclipse the capability of the original game in the foreseeable future. I'm curious what the OpenRA community pulls out of this newly released source code that can be used directly or by reimplemented in OpenRA to create substantial leaps in progress. I'm also curious which of the existing OpenRA algorithms and methods are better or more efficient than the original source. Regardless, this release and the resulting introspective should make for some good reading!

dleslie 6y ago
The Remaster is a visual and auditory improvement that maintains the original gameplay, save for a few minor UI improvements. OpenRA rebalances the game significantly, improves the AI, and greatly modernises the interaction with units. They both have their place and utility.
- tasogare 6y ago
  Also OpenRA is an engine so is supports Dune 2000 to some extend. This game is less famous but I love the tactical opportunities offered by the various type of soil.
  - mrguyorama 6y ago
    Dune 2000 was my childhood RTS and deserves way more love. Brilliant live action video cutscenes, music, and unit design. I've always found it to be more interesting than the Dune world in general
cookiengineer 6y ago
What I like about OpenRA is that they not only extended the game, but also rebalanced it. A lot of units have behavioral changes on purpose. Artillery, GPS, helicopters, mammoth tanks, tesla infantry... they all allow quick changes of strategy and don’t allow the old style gameplay of just spamming mammoth tanks. The only thing that is unbalanced at the moment is sea vs land. Allied cruisers with GPS are just overpowered and almost unconquerable.
- Aeolun 6y ago
  Allied cruisers with GPS were always OP, to be fair.
- jsmeaton 6y ago
  What’s interested me about projects like this is the how of it all? Are they decompiling binaries to help write their version? Copying assets/textures/sounds? Or is it a painstaking clean room type of implementation?
  - IshKebab 6y ago
    It varies from project to project but I think usually they reverse engineer the asset formats and then reimplement the game engine to use that. Then you have to provide your own copy of the original game to use the assets (graphics & levels), or use demo versions. Some games are decompiled versions of of the code, e.g. Devilution which I'm fairly sure is not legal (though I doubt anyone is going to care).

Ericson2314 6y ago

Open RA takes some liberties and so isn't really a good comparision. https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada and https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE are extremely faithful, and probably why this is happening (CCHyper from TheAssemblyArmada is on the community Council, for example).

rnestler 6y ago
I didn't know about these projects yet. They look impressive as well, but are currently Windows only, which is a deal breaker for me.
- Ericson2314 6y ago
  They are only Windows only because one needs to completely re-the game before porting it. With the source release I am not sure exactly what will happen, but I imagine we'll get Linux versions soon :).

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asicsp 6y ago

There is also Open Source Game Clones [0] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20110442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20110442