Application Details:
Version: | Retail 1.x |
License: | Retail |
URL: | http://www.redalert3.com |
Votes: | 21 |
Latest Rating: | Gold |
Latest Wine Version Tested: | 8.2 |
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What works
Tutorial
Skirmish
Campaign
Cutscene
What does not
The tiles on the ground and the shadows on the water are pink/purple when using built-in d3dx9_35/d3dx9_38.
Workarounds
# Game/Demo installer would overwrite some d3dx9 dlls provided by wine. If the installer does not overwrite those dlls, the tiles on the ground and the shadows on the water are pink/purple.
winetricks d3dx9_35 d3dx9_38
What was not tested
Multiplayer
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
Current | Arch Linux x86_64 | Mar 03 2023 | 8.2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gold | Jzo4 | |
Show | Arch Linux x86_64 | Jan 03 2022 | 6.23-staging | Yes | Yes | Yes | Silver | thennothing | |
Show | Arch Linux | May 19 2017 | 2.8 | Yes | Yes | No | Silver | Conor | |
Show | Fedora 20 x86_64 | Dec 13 2014 | 1.7.32 | Yes | Yes | No | Gold | Zachary J | |
Show | Arch Linux x86_64 | Mar 04 2014 | 1.7.13 | Yes | Yes | No | Platinum | no |
How to get the game running
Wine 1.1.10
Although the game runs without problems in 1.1.10 and installs fine in either 1.1.8 or 1.1.10, it is not able to register with the license server the first time you start the game in 1.1.10. To get around this:
-Downgrade Wine to 1.1.8
-Set winhttp dll override to 'builtin'
-Run game (It will crash immediately after the splash screen)
-Upgrade Wine back to 1.1.10
Wine 1.1.8
If you want animated cursors, follow this guide (currently for Wine 1.1.8)
There are two ways to get it running: patching Wine manually with only the patches that are needed, or use a Wine version which includes a collection of Wine hacks that may (or may not) improve the gameplay experience. PLEASE DON'T SUBMIT TEST RESULTS IF YOU USE THE WINE HACKS METHOD! This is because it doesn't reflect the current state of Wine
Click here if you are using a 64 bit system
Patching Wine manually
The wine hacks.git is a collection of many patches that sitll didn't got to the mainline tree.
From hacks.git:
No patch in this repository is supposed to break other things. Hacks that might do that have some switch that is default to off.
Troubleshooting
Starting the game
The game says it's unable to connect to the licence server
Open winecfg and add a DLL override so winhttp is set to builtin
In-game issues
When starting a map, the game lags horribly and/or is covered by black squares
Go to Options -> Settings on the main menu and set Shadow detail to Low
Large, single-coloured shapes appear in the game
Go to Options -> Settings on the main menu and set VFX detail to Low
There is no cursor
Apply the cursor patch; read the how-to
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