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It should be noted that "Red Alert: Remastered" is open source (but not free as in beer, probably not free as in freedom either). If you buy "Red Alert: Remast

It should be noted that "Red Alert: Remastered" is open source (but not free as in beer, probably not free as in freedom either). If you buy "Red Alert: Remastered" on Steam, there's a directory that lists the entire source code of Red Alert: Remastered. ------- They probably did that because OpenRA was so popular, and that people would be curious how the original was also coded. The "Remastered" edition only came out in 2020. Warning: Red Alert: Remastered includes a bunch of x86 assembly files for 64-bit MMX SIMD. Some ugly, 90s-era assembly language there for pathfinding...

Newtonip 5y ago
They licensed it under the GPL3 so it's free software. You can also get it also from EA's GitHub: https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection They only released the source to the game logic, not the full engine. And of course, the game data is not free.
- Ericson2314 5y ago
  See also https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Vanilla-Conquer https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Vanilla-Conquer made by former modders based off that release.
Buttons840 5y ago
Open source means people could redistribute the code, is that the case? Or do you only mean the code is available to view, but you are not free to redistribute (which would not meet the definition of open source)? Tales of Maj'eyal is open source, you can redistribute or sell the source code of the engine, but the assets that comprise the game are not free.
- 8note 5y ago
  Open source generally means people can read the source. Anything past that gets to some specific license
  - usrn 5y ago
    Most people call that "source available" which has a very different meaning.
    - rat9988 5y ago
      "Most" would depend of the bubble you live in. In mine, it's wrong.
      - usrn 5y ago
        I'm pretty sure "Open source" is a legally protected phrase owned by OSI with a precise definition.
        folkrav 5y ago
        This is far from the first time I see this discussion. If anything, it makes me even more heavily dislike the confusion created by using the word "open", which already carries a definition, to describe this concept that's actually more than "open". Free or libre software at least means what it says.
        usrn 5y ago
        Normal people get really confused by the word "free" to the degree that I think it might actually be worse than "open." Libre is really perfect but no one wants to call it that because it sounds silly.
        folkrav 5y ago
        > Libre is really perfect but no one wants to call it that because it sounds silly. Maybe I'm biased cause the word exists in French, but I'm not sure how "libre" sounds silly. We really have to stop letting engineers name things...
        MaxBarraclough 5y ago

Newtonip 5y ago

They licensed it under the GPL3 so it's free software. You can also get it also from EA's GitHub: https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection They only released the source to the game logic, not the full engine. And of course, the game data is not free.

Ericson2314 5y ago
See also https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Vanilla-Conquer https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Vanilla-Conquer made by former modders based off that release.

Buttons840 5y ago

Open source means people could redistribute the code, is that the case? Or do you only mean the code is available to view, but you are not free to redistribute (which would not meet the definition of open source)? Tales of Maj'eyal is open source, you can redistribute or sell the source code of the engine, but the assets that comprise the game are not free.

8note 5y ago
Open source generally means people can read the source. Anything past that gets to some specific license
- usrn 5y ago
  Most people call that "source available" which has a very different meaning.
  - rat9988 5y ago
    "Most" would depend of the bubble you live in. In mine, it's wrong.
    - usrn 5y ago
      I'm pretty sure "Open source" is a legally protected phrase owned by OSI with a precise definition.
      - folkrav 5y ago
        This is far from the first time I see this discussion. If anything, it makes me even more heavily dislike the confusion created by using the word "open", which already carries a definition, to describe this concept that's actually more than "open". Free or libre software at least means what it says.
        usrn 5y ago
        Normal people get really confused by the word "free" to the degree that I think it might actually be worse than "open." Libre is really perfect but no one wants to call it that because it sounds silly.
        folkrav 5y ago
        > Libre is really perfect but no one wants to call it that because it sounds silly. Maybe I'm biased cause the word exists in French, but I'm not sure how "libre" sounds silly. We really have to stop letting engineers name things...
        MaxBarraclough 5y ago