OpenRA
www.openra.net
Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era

Available on Linux and FreeBSD

    • Imnecomrade@lemmygrad.ml
      ·
      10 months ago

      The GDI and Nod discs from this do work, but you can search for more discs on archive.org and other places to get other disc images for The First Decade, Covert Operations, etc.:

      https://archive.org/details/command-and-conquer-tiberian-dawn

      You may also find discs here:

      https://cncnz.com/features/freeware-classic-command-conquer-games/

      OpenRA's wiki mentions these locations:

      https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Game-Content#downloading-original-game-cds

      Here's a list of discs you can find on archive.org (I still have to test them):

      Tiberian Dawn

      GDI and Nod Discs

      https://archive.org/details/command-and-conquer-tiberian-dawn

      The First Decade

      https://archive.org/details/cnctfd-game-disc

      The Covert Operations

      https://archive.org/details/command-and-conquer-the-covert-operations-1996-westwood-studios-cd

      Red Alert

      Red Alert 95 Allied and Soviet Discs

      (I think)

      https://archive.org/details/command-conquer-red-alert_202309

      The First Decade

      https://archive.org/details/cnctfd-game-disc

      Worldwide Warfare

      Gold GDI & Nod, Covert Operations, Red Alert Allied and Soviet, Counterstrike, Aftermath, Tiberian Sun (Demo)

      https://archive.org/details/cc_worldwide_warfare

      Dune 2000

      Dune 2000 Disc

      https://archive.org/details/dune-2000-2001-ea-westwood-studios-cd

      Tiberian Sun

      Not included in mod but available to test if built with source: Issue, Milestone

      Command & Conquer Collection

      Tiberian Sun, Firestorm, Red Alert 2, Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge, Renegade, Generals (Demo)

      I don't know if any of these are necessary or if I am missing any potentially supported expansions/content, but this seemed like a good collection to post for future reference.

      https://archive.org/details/TheCommandConquerCollection

      To install the discs when prompted, mount the isos to one of these locations on Linux:

      /media/openra
/media/{user}/openra
/mnt/openra

      https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Game-Content#linux

      You can use this tool to mount the disc: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/FuseISO

      Make sure the directory has appropriate permissions to mount like so:

      sudo chmod 777 /mnt/openra

      Then mount with FuseISO:

      fuseiso /path/to/iso /mnt/openra

      In OpenRA, click Detect Disc or Installation (or Retry if you are already on that page) and it should be able to detect the disc and extract the files.

      You can unmount and delete the directory (or mount and install other discs first before deleting the directory, of course) when OpenRA finishes extracting the files:

      fusermount -u /mnt/openra
sudo rmdir /mnt/openra

      I am assuming for the non-disc archives, you would be able to either copy or symlink the extracted files to one of the supported mount points, and the game should be able to detect the content. Downloads are taking a while so I haven't been able to test yet to confirm.

      OpenRA does let you download the base game files plus some other content and patches from the internet.

      • Spritkopf@lemm.ee
        ·
        10 months ago

        Holy shit, thank you so much for such a detailed answer. I will try it out for sure, the "first decade" edition looks awesome. Cheers