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Developer:
Westwood Studios
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert is the successor to the original Command & Conquer. Playing in an alternate universe, where Hitler is exterminated by means of a time machine, the Allies and the Soviets fight for world domination. Notable for playing its premise much more straight than any of the sequels.
In order to help groom mod support for Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection, the source code for this game and the original were released under GPL v3, and can be found here.
Unused text
Inside REDALERT.MIX -> LOCAL.MIX -> DEBUG.ENG, there are several ASCII tables. They were probably used as a debug readout and output to a monochrome monitor, like many other DOS games of the time.
┌Frames:─┬F/R:┬CPU:──┬F/R:──┬Cells:┬Targ:─┬S-Bar:┬Paths:────┬Sprung Triggers:─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├G-Time:─┼────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Object Count:┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ -Units │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ -Infantry ├CPU Workload:┴──────┴──────┴──────┴──────────┴─────────────────┤ │ -Aircraft │ │ │ -Ships │ │ │ -Buildings│ │ │ -Terrain │ │ │ -Bullets │ │ │ -Anims │ │ │ -Teams │ │ │ -Triggers │ │ │ -TrigTypes│ │ │ -Factories│ │ └─────────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ <- F11 Stress Tracking F12 ->
┌Full Name:────────┬Coord:──┬Hgt:┬Str:┬Ace:┬Spd:┬Ammo┬Arm:┬Grp:┬Cloak:┬Price:─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Owner:────────────┼Trigger:┼TarCom:─┬STarCom:┬PFace:┼Path:────┴──┬Try:┬Delay:┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Cargo:───┬Target:─┼Next:───┼NavCom:─┼SNavCom:┼SFace:┼PBrk:┬HeadTo:─┬Archive:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Tmr:┬St:┬Rt:┬Stage┼Radio:──┼Radio Message History:──┴─────┴────────┴─────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Mission:┴───┴─┬Queue:──────┤ │ │ │ │ │ ├Gems:┬Gold:┬──┴────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ │ ├─────┴─────┴┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┤ │Is Down │AnimAttached│Primary │Player Owned│Initiated │Is Dumping │ │To Damage │Falling [ ]│Loaner │Player Aware│Deploying │Teleported │ │To Display │Useless │Locked │AI aware │Firing │ │ │In Limbo │Ticked Off │Recoil │Lemon │Rotating │ │ │Selected │Cloakable │Tethered │Invul [ ]│Driving │ │ │To Look │Unloading │Formation │ │ │ │ ╞Team:═══╤Mmbrs:╤Qnt:╤Center:═╤Target:═╪Formation:══╪════════════╪════════════╡ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Understrngth│Moving │ ├Mission:┴──────┴────┴────────┼────────┴────────────┤FullStrength│ForcedActive│ │ │ │HasBeen │Reforming │ └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┘ <- F11 Vehicle F12 ->
┌Full Name:────────┬Coord:──┬Hgt:┬Str:┬Ace:┬Spd:┬Ammo┬Arm:┬Grp:┬Cloak:┬Price:─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Owner:────────────┼Trigger:┼TarCom:─┬STarCom:┬PFace:┼Path:────┴──┬Try:┬Delay:┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Cargo:───┬Target:─┼Next:───┼NavCom:─┼SNavCom:┼SFace:┼PBrk:┬HeadTo:─┬Archive:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Tmr:┬St:┬Rt:┬Stage┼Radio:──┼Radio Message History:──┴─────┴────────┴─────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Mission:┴───┴─┬Queue:──────┤ │ │ │ │ │ ├Doing:┬Fear:┬─┴────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ │ ├──────┴─────┼────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┤ │Is Down │AnimAttached│Primary │Player Owned│Initiated │Technician │ │To Damage │Falling [ ]│Loaner │Player Aware│Deploying │Stoked │ │To Display │Useless │Locked │AI Aware │Firing │Prone │ │In Limbo │Ticked Off │Recoil │Lemon │Rotating │ │ │Selected │Cloakable │Tethered │Invul [ ]│Driving │ │ │To Look │Unloading │Formation │ │ │ │ ╞Team:═══╤Mmbrs:╤Qnt:╤Center:═╤Target:═╪Formation:══╪════════════╪════════════╡ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Understrngth│Moving │ ├Mission:┴──────┴────┴────────┼────────┴────────────┤FullStrength│ForcedActive│ │ │ │HasBeen │Reforming │ └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┘ <- F11 Infantry F12 ->
┌Full Name:────────┬Coord:──┬Hgt:┬Str:┬Ace:┬Spd:┬Ammo┬Arm:┬Grp:┬Cloak:┬Price:─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Owner:────────────┼Trigger:┼TarCom:─┬STarCom:┬PFace:┼Path:────┴──┬Try:┬Delay:┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Cargo:───┬Target:─┼Next:───┼NavCom:─┼SNavCom:┼SFace:┼PBrk:┬HeadTo:─┬Archive:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Tmr:┬St:┬Rt:┬Stage┼Radio:──┼Radio Message History:──┴─────┴────────┴─────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Mission:┴───┴─┬Queue:──────┤ │ │ │ │ │ ├──────────────┴────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ ├────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┤ │Is Down │AnimAttached│Primary │Player Owned│Initiated │Repairing │ │To Damage │Falling [ ]│Loaner │Player Aware│Deploying │ToSelfRepair│ │To Display │Useless │Locked │AI Aware │Firing │ │ │In Limbo │Ticked Off │Recoil │Lemon │Rotating │ │ │Selected │Cloakable │Tethered │Invul [ ]│Driving │ │ │To Look │Unloading │Formation │ │ │ │ ╞Team:═══╤Mmbrs:╤Qnt:╤Center:═╤Target:═╪Formation:══╪════════════╪════════════╡ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Understrngth│Moving │ ├Mission:┴──────┴────┴────────┼────────┴────────────┤FullStrength│ForcedActive│ │ │ │HasBeen │Reforming │ └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┘ <- F11 Ship F12 ->
┌Full Name:────────┬Coord:──┬Hgt:┬Str:┬Ace:┬Spd:┬Ammo┬Arm:┬Grp:┬Cloak:┬Price:─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Owner:────────────┼Trigger:┼TarCom:─┬STarCom:┬PFace:┼Path:────┴──┬Try:┬Delay:┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Cargo:───┬Target:─┼Next:───┼NavCom:─┼SNavCom:┼SFace:┼PBrk:┬HeadTo:─┬Archive:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Tmr:┬St:┬Rt:┬Stage┼Radio:──┼Radio Message History:──┴─────┴────────┴─────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Mission:┴───┴─┬Queue:──────┤ │ │ │ │ │ ├Building:─────┼────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ ├────────────┬─┴──────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┤ │Is Down │AnimAttached│Primary │Player Owned│Initiated │Reparing │ │To Damage │Falling [ ]│Loaner │Player Aware│Deploying │To Rebuild │ │To Display │Useless │Locked │AI Aware │Firing │To Sell │ │In Limbo │Ticked Off │Recoil │Lemon │Rotating │Charging │ │Selected │Cloakable │Tethered │Invul [ ]│Driving │Charged │ │To Look │Unloading │Formation │ │ │Captured │ ├────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┤Jamming │ │ │Jammed │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────┘ <- F11 Building F12 ->
Game Objects│ Drawing │System │Map Display │ │ Game Init │ ╒Find-Path:══╪Cell:═══════╪Palette:════╪Full Process╪════════════╪RULES.INI:══╡ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Target Scan:┼Objects:────┼────────────┼Sidebar:────┼────────────┼SCENARIO.INI┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├AI:─────────┼Anims:──────┼────────────┼Radar:──────┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Per-Cell-AI─┼────────────┼────────────┼Tactical:───┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Eval Object:┼────────────┼────────────┼Power Bar:──┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Eval Cell:──┼────────────┼────────────┼Shroud:─────┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Eval Wall:──┼────────────┼────────────┼Tabs:───────┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Mission:────┼────────────┼────────────┼DirectX Blit┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┼────────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┘ <- F11 Performance Benchmarks F12 ->
┌Full Name:────────┬Coord:──┬Hgt:┬Str:┬Ace:┬Spd:┬Ammo┬Arm:┬Grp:┬Cloak:┬Price:─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Owner:────────────┼Trigger:┼TarCom:─┬STarCom:┬PFace:┼Path:────┴──┬Try:┬Delay:┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Cargo:───┬Target:─┼Next:───┼NavCom:─┼SNavCom:┼SFace:┼PBrk:┬HeadTo:─┬Archive:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Tmr:┬St:┬Rt:┬Stage┼Radio:──┼Radio Message History:──┴─────┴────────┴─────────┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├Mission:┴───┴─┬Queue:──────┤ │ │ │ │ │ ├Attk:┬────────┴────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ ├─────┴──────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬────────────┤ │Is Down │AnimAttached│Primary │Player Owned│Initiated │ │ │To Damage │Falling [ ]│Loaner │Player Aware│Deploying │ │ │To Display │Useless │Locked │AI aware │Firing │ │ │In Limbo │Ticked Off │Recoil │Lemon │Rotating │ │ │Selected │Cloakable │Tethered │Invul [ ]│Driving │ │ │To Look │Unloading │Formation │ │ │ │ ╞Team:═══╤Mmbrs:╤Qnt:╤Center:═╤Target:═╪Formation:══╪════════════╪════════════╡ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Understrngth│Moving │ ├Mission:┴──────┴────┴────────┼────────┴────────────┤FullStrength│ForcedActive│ │ │ │HasBeen │Reforming │ └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┘ <- F11 Aircraft F12 ->
┌Full Name:────────┬Act Like:────────┬Tech:┬Diff:┬State:┬Block:┬IQ:──┬Repair:─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├AScan:──┬Air:────┬Q-Air──┬Credits:┬Power:─┼R-Spy:┬Score:───┬Team:───┼Alert:──┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├BScan:──┼Building┼Q-Bld──┼Ore:────┼Drain:─┼P-Targ:─────────┼Trigger:┼Borrow:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├UScan:──┼Unit:───┼Q-Unit─┼ICreds:─┼U-Lost:┼Allies:─┬───────┴────────┼Attack:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├IScan:──┼Infantry┼Q-Inf──┼Capacity┼B-Lost:┼Radius:─┤ ├AI-Time:┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├VScan:──┼Vessel:─┼Q-Ship─┼North:──┴───────┴────────┼Center Cell:────┼Damage:─┤ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├West:───┴────────┴───────┼Core:────────────────────┼East:───────────┴────────┤ │ │ │ │ ├Globals:─────────────────┼South:───────────────────┼Enemy:───────────────────┤ │ │ │ │ ├────────────┬────────────┼────────────┬────────────┼────────────┬────────────┤ │Is Active │Defeated │Visionary │Resigned │ │ │ │Is Human │To Die │Low Ore │Gave Up │ │ │ │Player Ctrl │To Win │Spied │Built Smthng│ │ │ │Autocreate │To Lose │Thieved │Auto Base AI│ │ │ │Discovered │Civ. Evac │GPS Active │ │ │ │ │Max Capacity│Recalc Flag │Production │ │ │ │ └────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴────────────┘ <- F11 House F12 ->
Other than that, there's more stuff in there:
******************************* ** Pentium CPU not detected. ** *******************************
Unsure what this was good for.
Size Map
Map editor?
Trucks drop crate when destroyed?s
Maybe a debug option?
Hidden Command Line Argument
Using the command line argument FROMINSTALL allows the player to run the game as if it were freshly installed.
Developer Messages
Type FELTPLAYWORK into the network chat to show a number of developer messages:
(Source: -=CHE@TER=-, kampaster via CTPAX-X)
Regional Differences
| To do: needs to be fleshed out a bit more, preferably by someone who knows more about the game than I do |
As to be expected of the Command & Conquer series, the game was censored upon being released in Germany.
- Due to a law stating that Nazi symbolism or characters are only allowed for educational purposes, the intro had a portion cut out, specifically a flashback to 1924 where Hitler is knocked out as he's shaking hands.
- The game is reworked so that the humans become cyborgs. the soldiers become all kinds of robots, cyborgs, and androids also with robotic voices. Running over enemies results in robotic noises being played, instead of human screams.
- Blood is recolored black to make it look more like oil.
- The track Hell March was also censored to remove the marching sounds and commands that can be heard in the background of the song.
- There are a lot of censorship in the game's cinematics:
- Allies:
- A scene was cut out where Tanya Adams is hit in the face and knocked unconscious by the interrogator in prison.
- The Allied failure video, which shows a soldier frozen to death in the snow, was removed completely; instead, it shows the Soviet logo.
- Another failure video, which shows Tanya Adams' grave, was also removed; instead, it plays the video where Europe becomes part of the USSR.
- In the video where Paris is hit by a nuclear bomb, the voices before the impact were replaced with honking horns. The screams after the impact were removed altogether.
- The video where two soldiers barely make it out of their defensive position before they're overrun by enemy tanks was removed. Instead, it plays a video meant for the Soviet missions where tanks cross a river and destroy an enemy base.
- The Allied ending had the last portion cut out where the commander uncovers Stalin's face, puts a towel in his mouth, covers it up with rubble again and then happily dances.
- Soviets:
- The scene where Stalin and friends watch a video about the effects of gas was censored. Instead of the video, they just look at a map of Europe for one second and then immediately turn back to the table.
- The video played after completing the first mission, which shows an airplane attacking a village with children screaming in the background, was completely removed. Instead, the Soviet logo is displayed.
- The video which shows a soldier being executed was removed and, again, replaced by the Soviet logo.
- The famous scene where Stalin says "if you kill one human, it is a tragedy, if you kill 10 million, it is a statistic" was cut out. In the German version, the cinematic starts at the part where you are promoted.
- The same failure video from the Allies, showing the soldier frozen to death, was removed here as well and, yet again, replaced by the Soviet logo.
- The video where you see three soldiers through binoculars was removed. Instead, it plays a video from another mission that shows aircraft starting up.
- The failure video which shows a military graveyard was removed; instead you get to see burning remains of Soviet armory that are already shown elsewhere.
- Allies:
(Source: Schnittberichte)
| The Command & Conquer series | |
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| DOS | Command & Conquer (Demos) • Command & Conquer: Red Alert |
| Windows | Command & Conquer • Command & Conquer: Red Alert Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 • Command & Conquer: Generals (Prototype) |
| Sega Genesis | Command & Conquer |
| PlayStation | Command & Conquer: Red Alert • Command & Conquer: Commando |
| Nintendo 64 | Command & Conquer |
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