Play C&C & RA in Window Mode Using CNC-ddraw

[Sonic 302]

An alpha version of CNC-ddraw has been released and is available for download now. CNC-ddraw is an OpenGL re-implementation of the old DirectDraw API which was used for games such as Command & Conquer 95 and Red Alert. It helps solves many issues getting these older games working on modern operating systems such as Windows 7. CNC-ddraw is still a work in progress, it might crash or do other undesirable things. Below is a short list of key features.

 

• Command & Conquer 95 v1.04a+ support
• Red Alert v3.03 support
• Windowed mode
• Resolution stretching
• Aspect ratio correction
• Different scaling filters (GL_LINEAR/GL_NEAREST)
• Better multi-core/SMP compatiblity
• Better Windows Vista/7 compatibility
• Better Wine compatibility
• FPS limiting
• Mouse sensitivity scaling

More details, some screen shots and the download can found here.

 

[Guest Stevie_K]

Very interesting.

[Nyerguds 104]

It's possible that my next patch update will contain not only this dll, but also a setup tool to offer easy access to custom resolution options, like running the game in 1024x768 but with C&C's original 8:5 aspect ratio (1024x640 stretched to 1024x768).