Command & Conquer: The First Decade

Kreeeee · 18 Feb 2006 at 23:51

^RA1 you neet to install and use IPX and then it works fine.

Tommy B · 19 Feb 2006 at 00:28

kreeeee said:
^RA1 you neet to install and use IPX and then it works fine.

I have IPX but there's no network option in the RA1 menu!

There's skirmish, modem and internet (which doesn't work)

Why do people make such a fuss over IPX. What's the problem with installing it as well as TCP/IP.

Kreeeee · 19 Feb 2006 at 00:33

add me to MSN and I'll talk you through it tomorrow. Need sleep now, nn.

TrueBlue · 19 Feb 2006 at 00:34

none of these games are worth playing online now, my probs are being minimised because of im not interested in the internet play of the games.

Tommy B · 19 Feb 2006 at 00:43

TrueBlue said:
none of these games are worth playing online now, my probs are being minimised because of im not interested in the internet play of the games.

Exactly... but this isn't the case with network play though. EA's primary objective should have been to include network play, not damn well remove it (like they did in C&C dawn - an insider claimed they didn't have enough time to finish it because of the "deadline" so they just removed it)

andshrew · 19 Feb 2006 at 09:25

Tommy B said:
Exactly... but this isn't the case with network play though. EA's primary objective should have been to include network play, not damn well remove it (like they did in C&C dawn - an insider claimed they didn't have enough time to finish it because of the "deadline" so they just removed it)

As I already posted once in this thread, the following link tells you how to play C&C 95 over LAN..
Click Here
I can't test it as I dont have two machines here at the moment but it does let me onto the create a multiplayer game now so I assume its working.

Tommy B · 19 Feb 2006 at 10:17

andshrew said:
As I already posted once in this thread, the following link tells you how to play C&C 95 over LAN..
Click Here
I can't test it as I dont have two machines here at the moment but it does let me onto the create a multiplayer game now so I assume its working.

What about Red Alert?

Cheers

Tommy B · 19 Feb 2006 at 10:42

kreeeee said:
add me to MSN and I'll talk you through it tomorrow. Need sleep now, nn.

YGM.

God I loathe EA. I really, really despise them. They're like a VIRUS. They move from company to company, buying them out, and in doing so replace the origional dedication and passion of the studios with a fiscal orientated ethos. It's those ******* business entrepreneurs. All they care about is deadlines and money - nothing else. They have no respect for the people who do all the hard work, the ones who actually make the game! EA are killing the PC gaming industry. I hope they all rot!

MoNkeE · 19 Feb 2006 at 11:58

EA never said they were going to re-code it or anything, so why are you under the impression it's their fault? They released a box-set, not a re-worked game.

-RaZ

Kreeeee · 19 Feb 2006 at 12:47

Hmm... it seems that th esite has recently removed the illegal content so here is the section of their FAQ that I used for red alert LAN:

http://ra-tech.planetcnc.gamespy.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7#windows_xp23

Tommy B · 19 Feb 2006 at 13:46

kreeeee said:
Hmm... it seems that th esite has recently removed the illegal content so here is the section of their FAQ that I used for red alert LAN:

http://ra-tech.planetcnc.gamespy.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7#windows_xp23

That's helpful, but there is NO NETWORK menu in RA1. There's only Skirmish and Modem under MULTIPLAYER, and INTERNET on the main menu.

Kreeeee · 19 Feb 2006 at 13:49

^You DL and install the patch as stated in the first line of the FAQ?

Edit: It's probably easier to run red alert multiplayer with the original disc and try the patches that way.

Tommy B · 19 Feb 2006 at 14:33

kreeeee said:
^You DL and install the patch as stated in the first line of the FAQ?

Edit: It's probably easier to run red alert multiplayer with the original disc and try the patches that way.

Yes, and it was pretty much a clone of the RA1 directory. I replaced all the files and then the game wouldn't work, saying it couldn't find a registery entry. So not only was that a failure, but I've got to waste time reinstalling RA1 now!

Kreeeee · 19 Feb 2006 at 14:48

Just repair it, takes all of about 40 seconds. There is a reason I said add me to MSN because certain aspects of getting it to work online are not legal, but judging from your attitude I will not add you to MSN.

Good day.

neverender · 19 Feb 2006 at 14:56

Anyone having troubles with Zero Hour?
Generals is fine, but Zero Hour is all chuggy and, well, generally b0rked. This isn't in game though (haven't even got that far), even the EA splash screen and intro sequence are jumpy....
Ideas?

Tommy B · 19 Feb 2006 at 15:22

kreeeee said:
Just repair it, takes all of about 40 seconds. There is a reason I said add me to MSN because certain aspects of getting it to work online are not legal, but judging from your attitude I will not add you to MSN.

Good day.

I think you've misinterpreted me... I wasn't speaking aggressively!

The fact is I appreciate your time trying to help me, and I'm just a little annoyed that EA have done such a poor job.

TrueBlue · 19 Feb 2006 at 15:39

has anyone got the rules.ini files for C&C, RA1, RA2 and Tiberian Sun?

SiD the Turtle · 19 Feb 2006 at 15:45

You can extract it from one of the .mix files by opening it in notepad. I forget which one it is it though. Or google rules.ini and hit the first result.

TrueBlue · 19 Feb 2006 at 16:23

sorted it

Duke · 19 Feb 2006 at 18:49

Just had a classic 1v1 lan game of C&C... was all good until the memory error crash half hour into it