First off, hello and thanks for all your work in bringing new life to a classic favorite of mine.
I recently bought the full C&C collection through the Origin client and have been playing through the early titles. I just found out about Arda through google, wondering if it was possible to play the original C&C or RA in higher resolutions, and looking for a fix for the ridiculous scrolling speed when running the games in windows 7. I downloaded the 'full' package from http://www.stuffhost.de/files/redalert/, as well as the 3.03 patch and VC++ runtimes listed on that website. I installed the 3.03 patch without any issues; the VC++ did not install, stating I had a newer version already installed (I figured that was probably acceptable). The Arda installer itself also ran through fine.
However, whenever I launch with the launcher.exe included with Arda, the game loads fine and will let me play at increased resolutions, but freezes after an indeterminate amount of time and must be closed via task manager. In addition, When I launch through the origin client now (effectively loading RA without the Arda launcher) the game does not crash, but I cannot see any build options, and the radar in the top left is a black square.
Note: I am only playing campaign maps; with the Arda launcher at 1024x768, it took me 3 attempts to complete the first mission without a freeze, and it froze shortly into the second mission.
I'd love to play these campaigns at higher resolutions, but am unable to do so without some help from the community. Hopefully you folks will have some advice. Thanks in advance.
