C&C Red Alert for CnCNet

This repository contains the source code for the version of Command & Conquer Red Alert packaged with the CnCNet Client.

The source tree has been restored to a state that produces binaries matching the last official patched release, v3.03.

Dependencies

Building from source requires the pre-packaged build dependency archives:

• CnCNet_RedAlert_Build_Dependencies.zip

Extract the contents of the zip archive into the repository root.

Compiling (Win32 only)

From the repository root, run:

MAKE.BAT

This builds the English localisation by default and produces three executable variants, all copied into RUN\ENGLISH\:

File	Variant
RA95.EXE	Release build
RA95_PLAYTEST.EXE	Playtest build
RA95_INTERNAL.EXE	Internal debug build

Building other languages

Set the BUILD_LANG environment variable before running MAKE.BAT to build a different localisation. Valid values are ENGLISH, FRENCH, and GERMAN:

SET BUILD_LANG=FRENCH
MAKE.BAT

Binaries are written to RUN\<LANGUAGE>\.

To build all three localisations sequentially in one go, run:

MAKE_ALL.BAT

Build from a short path

Build from a short directory (for example the repository root on a short drive, or a path like C:\RA). The IPXPROT module is assembled by 16-bit TASM running under the bundled MS-DOS player, and DOS caps a command line at 127 characters. That command line embeds the absolute include path (<root>\WIN32LIB\INCLUDE), so a long checkout path (a deeply nested folder) overflows the limit and corrupts the command line. The symptom is a mangled output filename followed by:

**Fatal** IPXPROT.ASM(61) Can't locate file: ipxreal.ibn

If you hit this, move the repository to a shorter path, or map one with SUBST and build from there:

SUBST X: "%CD%"
X:
MAKE.BAT

Running the game

The build produces only the executables — the original retail game data files (*.MIX, movies, audio, etc.) are not part of this repository and must be supplied separately.

Copy the data files from any legitimate Red Alert install into the same RUN\<LANGUAGE>\ directory as the executable, then launch any of the three RA95*.EXE variants from there.

The easiest source for the game data is the C&C Ultimate Collection, available from:

• EA App
• Steam

Contributing

Bug reports, suggestions, and pull requests are welcome via GitHub Issues and Pull Requests. Please open an issue to discuss any significant changes before submitting a pull request.

License

This repository and its contents are licensed under the GPL v3 license, with additional terms applied. Please see LICENSE.md for details.