How hard would it be to convert this so it could run in the browser using WebAssembly?
EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert, along with other games
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Re: EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert, along with other games
#122The comments on the Red Alert sources are so detailed. This is awesome. Major props to EA!
Re: EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert, along with other games
#123I guess this is as close to public domain that software can be until the 2070s. Functionally no different to use, but you are not allowed to make any money selling it.
Re: EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert, along with other games
#124Best game intro [1] ever IMO. Fun story, compact length, epic soundtrack ("Hell March"). They did that in 1996 and nothing since has even come close for me.
Had a ton of fun with the game itself, too.
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#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
praying for Red Alert 2
Honestly, I wouldn't be too sad about them remaking RA2 and giving us easy-to-use online play. I wonder if that's why there's a delay - there's likely a *lot* of love for RA2
Have a look at Mental Omega, a quite over the top RA2 Yuri's Revenge mod that makes it easy to play on modern windows, play online and also adds a tonne of extra content should you want it.
Re: EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert, along with other games
#126I wonder if the current owners will ever consider open sourcing Supreme Commander, the spiritual successor to Total Annihilation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Commander_(video_game)
Might be you actually interested to work on that code?
I do personally know some of main developers and they know who owns the IP, but to push something like that it will take some resources unfortunately. So might be if some people get together on this it's could be done.
It's wouldn't cost some immense amount of money, but it will certainly cost some. At least I pretty sure that source code for the games is not lost.
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#128As a React developer, how does one even compile something like this
Re: EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert, along with other games
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
Looks like the Tiberian Dawn code is Windows too (so C&C Gold / W95) I was kind of wishing it was the 1995 DOS version source code! (also, no Dune 2000)
Emporer: Battle for Dune was their first 3D RTS and I personally loved the gameplay, story, and soundtrack. I very much hope it will eventually be open-sourced.
I can play it back to back for days. It's so enjoyable and unique.
Re: EA Open Sources Command and Conquer: Red Alert, along with other games
#130// Homework for today. Write 2000 words reconciling "Your code must never crash" with "Intentionally putting crashes in the code". Fucktard. // DEBUG_CRASH(( "xferScienceVec - vector is not empty, but should be\n" )); // https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Generals_Zero_Hour/blo...
EA game devs cursing each other out? Internal company drama being aired out years later? Oh boy!
*Westwood