

But even if you can't detect it, you can choose the directory manually.ĭownload the zip file and extract "ddraw.dll" and "aqrit.cfg" into your game folder. Then, open the configuration file "aqrit.cfg" in Notepad, change the "ForceDirectDrawEmulation" option to 1, save the file, and the game should Origin version of C&C should be detected by the 1.06c installer. The graphics system patch DDWrapper is known to solve the "black screen" issue.ĭownload the zip file and extract "ddraw.dll" and "aqrit.cfg" into your game folder.Unpack in the game folder, run "patch_main.bat", let it finish, and then delete the files you extracted.) Nyerguds' main.mix cleanup for TFD/TUC (Not really needed, but cleans up about a gigabyte of unnecessary files in the RA1 folder.Funkyfr3sh's automatic Red Alert 1 patcher/installer.


I assure you at this point I am fed up and would just like a straightforward fix, or for someone to tell me I will never get it to work on my operating system.Ī laptop that is an HP Elitebook Origin version of C&C should be detected by the 1.06c installer. Also I have read all the READ ME FIRSTS and tried everything on there relating to my problem. I think I have messed with every resolution setting imaginable, tried every combo of compatibility I could, and the last thing I tried before posting this was installing the C&C Gold 1.06c patch, but alas since it's in Origin, it could not find the directory the game was installed in, no matter how many things I tried to pair it with.

I am pretty sure I have read and tried everything Google could turn up about this error. I have been trying hard to get it to work the last week, I've been working on it for several hours today alone, but nothing is working. Every time I try to play Red Alert or Tiberian sun, the screen will dance around a bit, before closing itself and displaying "Error - Unable to set video mode"
