cnc-ddraw
GDI, OpenGL and Direct3D 9 re-implementation of the DirectDraw API for classic games for better compatibility with Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, Wine (Linux/macOS) and Virtual Machines (by FunkyFr3sh)
d2gx
D2DX is a complete solution to make Diablo II run well on modern PCs, with high fps and better resolutions. (by bolrog)
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| 2,020 | 378 | |
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| 9.6 | 0.0 | |
| 1 day ago | about 1 year ago | |
| C | C++ | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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cnc-ddraw
Posts with mentions or reviews of cnc-ddraw.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-07.
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"LibreOffice is better at reading old Word files than Word"
https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw (fixes all issues you can have with DirectDraw, an old 2d API, can have its use for both windows users and people who use wine on linux)
- anyone knows how to make red alert 2 and yr work on Windows 11?
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JA2 steam version, black screen on launch.
cnc-ddraw also fixes it for me. https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw/releases
- Massive FPS drop when playing Yuri's Revenge
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Tiberium Sun broken?
Get CnC-DDRAW, extract the .dll, paste it on your SUN folder and it should take care of the rest.
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Command & Conquer - The First Decade
And now the tricky part... and the reason why I was not able to run both RA2 and TS... You need a library called cnc-ddraw ( Releases · FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw (github.com) ) which fixes a lot of things for old games. When using windows you need to copy the ddraw.dll and ddraw.ini files from the zip and you are done but when using wine/proton you need a simple launch option to load the custom dll file instead of the protons builtin ddraw. Thanks to u/RoweenX4 and some google-fu.
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Any up to date guides to get Icewind Dale 2 running on modern PCs (W10) in Widescreen mode?
Regardless if you had to do the above, install https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw/releases to your IWD2 folder and run the game thenafter.
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Crashing :( (trying to play campaign RA2)
I did everything mentioned in this post regarding the file ( https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/CnC-DDraw/releases )
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Problem starting RA2/ YR
Download CnC-DDRAW from their GitHub, paste it on your RA2 folder and launch the game again
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Recording Command & Conquer
Try installing cnc-ddraw or ts-ddraw, then use a Game Capture source to hook onto the game window.
d2gx
Posts with mentions or reviews of d2gx.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-28.
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Diablo 2 LOD Monterey with Porting Kit working
Hey. Just posting to say Diablo 2 LoD is 100% working in Monterey with Porting Kit by Paul the Tall. I searched for the base game then expansion in the Library tab, installing the base normally but the expansion by clicking on the "Install Patch/Mod" option. I was able to upgrade to 1.13c this way too. The resolution was able to be increased to 1440x900 with no black bars with D2DX.
Hey. Just posting to say Diablo 2 LoD is 100% working in Monterey with Porting Kit by Paul the Tall. I searched for the base game then expansion in the Library tab, installing the base normally but the expansion by clicking on the "Install Patch/Mod" option. I was able to upgrade to 1.13c this way too. The resolution was able to be increased to 1440x900 with no black bars with D2DX.
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hopefully temporary FIX for SP crash ( unhandled exception access violation )
https://github.com/bolrog/d2dx/releases/tag/0.99.529 click on d2dx.zip
- Има ли геймъри тука?
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I still remember playing this for the first time. Blizzards glory days are long gone.
I wonder if D2DX (or other similar ones... MultiRes ??) is compatible with D2C ?
- New Player. How do I mod my game to make it look nice?
- D2 Lod and high resolution
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Best way to play D2 at home with family ?
Note on Windows 7: https://github.com/bolrog/d2dx/wiki/Windows-7
- [Tech Support] Diablo 2/D2DX Failing Due to DX11?
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Anyone got Diablo 2 working on Dosbox pure / Windows 98?
there this to run it on modern operating system https://github.com/bolrog/d2dx
What are some alternatives?
When comparing cnc-ddraw and d2gx you can also consider the following projects:
ts-ddraw - Rewrite of cnc-ddraw with Tiberian Sun as the target
SlashGaming-Diablo-II-Free-Resolution - A project aimed at modding Diablo II to support any resolution.
glsl-shaders - This repo is for glsl shaders converted by hand from libretro's common-shaders repo, since some don't play nicely with the cg2glsl script.
Magpie - An all-purpose window upscaler for Windows 10/11.
D2Launcher - Launches multiple D2 instances, in high res, with diff cdkeys
d2-plugy-qol - QOL Mod Pack for Diablo II.
Magpie - English Translation of Magpie
Vanilla-Conquer - Vanilla Conquer provides clean, cross-platform builds of the C&C Remastered Collection and the standalone legacy games.
ruffle - A Flash Player emulator written in Rust
reshade - A generic post-processing injector for games and video software.
cnc-ddraw vs ts-ddraw
d2gx vs SlashGaming-Diablo-II-Free-Resolution
cnc-ddraw vs glsl-shaders
d2gx vs Magpie
cnc-ddraw vs SlashGaming-Diablo-II-Free-Resolution
d2gx vs D2Launcher
cnc-ddraw vs d2-plugy-qol
d2gx vs Magpie
cnc-ddraw vs Vanilla-Conquer
d2gx vs d2-plugy-qol
cnc-ddraw vs ruffle
d2gx vs reshade