Was it possible to play The Covert Operations in SVGA, i.e. was the expansion released for C&C95 or only DOS?

[quitegonegin 0]

The Covert Operations was released in 1996, a year earlier than the Windows port C&C95 in 1997. So were you ever able to play the expansion in SVGA on Windows, or was it only playable on DOS in 320x200?

[Plok 327]

It's supposed to work with the C&C95 version.

[quitegonegin 0]

2 hours ago, Plok said:

It's supposed to work with the C&C95 version.

Hmm... not sure what I'm doing wrong then. I have the CD version which seemingly only contains DOS binaries. (Which don't run with Wine, which is what I'm using to run my C&C95.) It's been a long time... and I don't remember what I did back then on my actual Windows 95 PC. I feel like I did play the expansion in SVGA, too. But then I found this:

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As stated on the Command & Conquer Overview page there were two version of the original Command & Conquer released, however only one version of the Covert Operations mission was released, the DOS version.

From: https://cncnz.com/games/command-conquer/covert-operations/

So you're saying the DOS binaries (if I can get them to run) will run in SVGA?

Edited November 11, 2025 by quitegonegin

[Plok 327]

It means no specific Windows version of Covert Operations was actually compiled. C&C95 just knows what files to look for to enable Covert Operations content.

[quitegonegin 0]

14 minutes ago, Plok said:

It means no specific Windows version of Covert Operations was actually compiled. C&C95 just knows what files to look for to enable Covert Operations content.

Aha! Thank you very much for your response. That sounds great

So I guess that means if I can get the (DOS) installer from my The Covert Operations CD to install into my existing (Windows) game folder in Wine, C&C95 will show the expansion? I will have to try that...

[quitegonegin 0]

Yes, you were right! 🎉 Using INSTALL.EXE (the DOS installer from The Covert Operations) via DOSBox (within Wine) simply copied 4 relevant files LOCAL.MIX, SC-000.MIX, SC-001.MIX, SPEECH.MIX from the expansion CD into my game folder. Running C&C95.EXE now shows a new menu item for the expansion missions. Thank you very much for your help!