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)
ts-ddraw
Rewrite of cnc-ddraw with Tiberian Sun as the target (by CnCNet)
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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.
ts-ddraw
Posts with mentions or reviews of ts-ddraw.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-06.
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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.
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有沒有紅老嗨知道，如何在win10玩紅警2？
https://github.com/CnCNet/ts-ddraw 装个补丁就行
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C&C Remastered & Other Compatability For Windows 11?
If you just want to play campaign/single player skirmish; get TS-DDRAW or CnC-DDRAW, plop the .dll into your RA2 folder and it should take care of the rest
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[Help] Can't get RA2:YR working in Win10. Tried almost all the solutions
Get TS-DDRAW and place it on the RA2 folder
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Just came in the mail! Sadly Red Alert 2 and Generals doesn’t work, but Zero hour does after patches. How come Generals was never rereleased?
For RA2/YR: You'll need TS-DDRAW if you're not going the CnCNet route.
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How do I fix this? EA told me to go pound sand.
If that is too much of a hassle for you, for your specific problem; get TS-DDRAW and plop the .dll into your RA2/YR folder and it should take care of the rest. It even works for Tiberian Sun!
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How is Generals Zero Hot compatibility on Windows 10?
TS-DDRAW might help. Just plop in the .dll on your TS folder and it should take care of the rest.
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I have a problem with Yuri's revenge and TFD and I've not encountered it before, please help.
Not sure which one you've used, but did you try TS-DDRAW? Download the .dll and plop it to your RA2 folder. It should take care of the rest and hopefully it solves your issue.
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So didn't know this but kinda funny.
If you want widescreen support on vanilla RA2/YR, use TS-DDRAW or CnC-DDRAW.
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No Main Menu overlay in Red Allert 2
I'm not sure if CnCNet can be run on Linux (via Wine) or not, but you can try TS-DDRAW as it does mention it works via Wine.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing cnc-ddraw and ts-ddraw you can also consider the following projects:
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.
em-dosbox - An Emscripten port of DOSBox
SlashGaming-Diablo-II-Free-Resolution - A project aimed at modding Diablo II to support any resolution.
Vanilla-Conquer - Vanilla Conquer provides clean, cross-platform builds of the C&C Remastered Collection and the standalone legacy games.
d2-plugy-qol - QOL Mod Pack for Diablo II.
megutil - A very bad and dumb MEG archive extractor
d2gx - D2DX is a complete solution to make Diablo II run well on modern PCs, with high fps and better resolutions.
unshieldv3 - Extract InstallShield V3 archives (*.Z)
CNC-Ultimate-Collection-Fixed-Launchers - Fixed launchers for the games in Origin's Command and Conquer: The Ultimate Collection. Re-enables command-line parameters for the games, adds in some missing registry keys, and adds in some community patches automatically.
ruffle - A Flash Player emulator written in Rust
isextract
cnc-ddraw vs glsl-shaders
ts-ddraw vs em-dosbox
cnc-ddraw vs SlashGaming-Diablo-II-Free-Resolution
ts-ddraw vs Vanilla-Conquer
cnc-ddraw vs d2-plugy-qol
ts-ddraw vs megutil
cnc-ddraw vs d2gx
ts-ddraw vs unshieldv3
cnc-ddraw vs Vanilla-Conquer
ts-ddraw vs CNC-Ultimate-Collection-Fixed-Launchers
cnc-ddraw vs ruffle
ts-ddraw vs isextract