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OpenRA + Tiberian Sun & Red Alert 2 installation instructions for Windows
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1) Extract contents of OpenRA-windows.zip
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2) Download OpenRA source code & Red Alert 2 mod files from Github:
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https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/archive/bleed.zip
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https://github.com/OpenRA/ra2/archive/master.zip
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3) Extract both Github zip archives to a separate location. (E.G. create 'OpenRA-bleed' and 'ra2-master' parent folders)
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4) Go to 'ra2-master' folder. Cut OpenRA.Mods.RA2 directory and put it into OpenRA-bleed parent folder.
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5) Cut ra2-master folder into OpenRA-bleed\mods\ and rename it simply "ra2" (ra2-master ->> ra2)
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7) Download and install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2. If you already have it, skip this step.
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=42643
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All .NET 4.X Framework versions:
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5a4x27ek%28v=vs.110%29.aspx
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8) You must patch OpenRA source files in order to run Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2. Open patch.exe in Command Prompt.
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In Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where you have patch.exe
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(For example C:\Users\Fincer\Desktop\OpenRA-windows\)
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Patch is a linux-based program we need to patch critical OpenRA source files.
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9) In Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where you have patch.exe.
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(For example C:\Users\Fincer\Desktop\OpenRA-windows\)
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10) Run
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patch.exe -d OpenRA-bleed -Np1 -i ..\patches\openra-srcpatch.patch
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where
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OpenRA-bleed = OpenRA-bleed parent folder
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..\patches\openra-srcpatch.patch = openra-srcpatch.patch file location
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11) Once the files have been patched, navigate to OpenRA-bleed folder in Command Prompt
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cd OpenRA-bleed
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12) In Command Prompt, run
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make.cmd
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13) Type 'dependencies' at the prompt (without quotations). Select "Run once (R)"
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14) run make.cmd again. Now, instead of typing 'dependencies', type 'all' (without quotations, once again).
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15) Once the script has run, there should be many warnings but not a single error message.
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I got 52 errors if I had only .NET Framework 4.5 installed.
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After I installed Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279)
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I got only 13 warnings.
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However, the number of those warning messages didn't affect my gameplay in any way.
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That's why I'm not sure if you need to worry about those messages.
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And I can't really recommend to install 1.7GB of unneeded stuff on your PC
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without a very good and valid reason.
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If you feel it important or your game crashes etc., please consider installing that SDK stuff and re-building the game.
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16) OpenRA exe files have been compiled now. You can run the game by double-clicking OpenRA.exe in your Openra-Bleed parent folder.
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17) To play Red Alert 2, insert theme.mix, language.mix, ra2.mix and multi.mix into \My Documents\OpenRA\Contents\ra2\ folder.
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You can find these mix files inside of a Red Alert 2 original installation media (CD).
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theme.mix, multi.mix = RA2 CD root folder
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ra2.mix, language.mix = RA2 CD Root/INSTALL/Game1.CAB (inside that archive file)
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