Game Content

You will also need the *.MIX files from the original game CD. These should be placed in

• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\OpenRA\Content\$MOD or %ProgramFiles%\OpenRA\Support (portable installation)
• Mac OSX: ~/Library/Application Support/OpenRA/Content\$MOD
• Linux: ~/.openra/Content/$MOD

where $MOD is the mod ID (ra for Red Alert).

On the first run the game will ask whether you want to download a stripped down version automatically (this is recommended as there currently is few use for the FMV) or copy them from the original game CD. Red Alert and Tiberian Dawn have been released by EA Games as freeware. You can download the CD-Images:

• Tiberian Dawn:
  • GDI Disc
  • NOD Disc
• Red Alert:
  • Allies Disc
  • Soviet Disc

Please keep in mind that the CD extracting algorithm is hard-coded to those CD-Images. Localized installation CDs and expansion packs will not work.

Note for users of 64-bit Windows: The original RA installer is 16-bit and so won’t run on 64-bit operating systems. This can be worked around by using the Red Alert Setup Manager. Make sure you apply the no-CD protection fix so all the files needed are installed to the hard drive.

There are various other distributions of Red Alert already where you can also grab the content from:

• PortableRA
• Red Alert 1 Installer

same goes for Command & Conquer Tiberian Dawn:

• Command & Conquer bundled with CnCNet
• Command & Conquer Gold: Project 1.06

You can also still buy it in collections with other modern C&C titles:

• Command & Conquer – The Ultimate Collection