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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 else

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).

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).