Any freeware like Command and Conquer?

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Hi, Does anyone know of a freeware alternative
to EAGames 'Command and Conquer'? Basically,
you would play as a commander directing your troops
and telling them what to do through each mission (level),
by pointing and clicking. I have the actual Red Alert
version but it don't install on XP. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
J.E.B.

 

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RAL99 <zjamesb@bluebottle.net> wrote:
> Hi, Does anyone know of a freeware alternative
> to EAGames 'Command and Conquer'?

There appears to be an Open Source clone of the game called "FreeCNC":

http://holarse.wue.de/freecnc/

It's available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, and some Unix systems.

Enjoy!

-bill!
bill@newbreedsoftware.com New Breed Software
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"William Kendrick" <bill@newbreedsoftware.com> wrote in message
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> RAL99 <zjamesb@bluebottle.net> wrote:
>> Hi, Does anyone know of a freeware alternative
>> to EAGames 'Command and Conquer'?
>
> There appears to be an Open Source clone of the game called "FreeCNC":
>
> http://holarse.wue.de/freecnc/
>
> It's available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, and some Unix systems.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> -bill!

Hi and thanks for the link, bill.
It looks like I might have to compile a game using my Read Alert and
Aftermath cd's. I have never done that before so I am reading all of the
documentation now. At first, I thought it was a loader for the win95 game,
but I read so far that it borrows the maps and sounds from the cd in order
to make a binary.
I will keep reading up on this,
Thanks,
J.E.B.

 

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"RAL99" <zjamesb@bluebottle.net> wrote in message
news:9ZidnYYtJfOK_TzcRVn-jA@adelphia.com...
> Hi, Does anyone know of a freeware alternative
> to EAGames 'Command and Conquer'? Basically,
> you would play as a commander directing your troops
> and telling them what to do through each mission (level),
> by pointing and clicking. I have the actual Red Alert
> version but it don't install on XP. Any suggestions?
> Thanks.
> J.E.B.
Hi J.E.B

There is also a freeware game called Arrakis but I dont have a download link
you could try e-mailing stefan@dune2k.com
Official site is http://arrakis.dune2k.com/ or Ask this Newsgroup about
the game to find a working download
(Actually a clone of "Dune II, I think" )

But if you would rather get RedAlert working on XP (yes it can be done) go
it www.ccfilezone.vze.com search the site and if you need help contact the
webmaster and he will get you going.

hope this can help...
fireryone

ps. Also try posting to..

alt.games.command.and.conquer
alt.games.command-n-conq
alt.games.command-n-conq.red-alert
alt.games.ea.westwood
alt.games.ea.westwood.command-n-conq
alt.games.ea.westwood.tiberian-sun
alt.games.redalert

(tho' mostly dead some C&C fans still post replys to people who want help)

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> Hi J.E.B
>
> There is also a freeware game called Arrakis but I dont have a download
> link you could try e-mailing stefan@dune2k.com
> Official site is http://arrakis.dune2k.com/ or Ask this Newsgroup about
> the game to find a working download
> (Actually a clone of "Dune II, I think" )
>
> But if you would rather get RedAlert working on XP (yes it can be done) go
> it www.ccfilezone.vze.com search the site and if you need help contact the
> webmaster and he will get you going.
>
> hope this can help...
> fireryone
....
> fireryone
....
Thanks for the links fireryone,
I see Arrakis is still in devolopment, so I have bookmarked the link for
when
it is released. I downloaded the XP patch for the commercial game, but to
let
everyone know, I have always been interested in freeware games too ;-)
Thanks again,
J.E.B.

 

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I installed red alert perfectly fine on xp.... you dont have sp2 installed
do ya? if so... that may be the problem..

Stryker®

"RAL99" <zjamesb@bluebottle.net> wrote in message
news:9ZidnYYtJfOK_TzcRVn-jA@adelphia.com...
> Hi, Does anyone know of a freeware alternative
> to EAGames 'Command and Conquer'? Basically,
> you would play as a commander directing your troops
> and telling them what to do through each mission (level),
> by pointing and clicking. I have the actual Red Alert
> version but it don't install on XP. Any suggestions?
> Thanks.
> J.E.B.
>
>

 

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oh.. and by the way... NEVER call the C&C games EA games.... They are
Westwood games.. EA ruined the C&C series when the scrapped Westwood.

Stryker®

 

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Hi, I have SP2 included with my XP Home, and the Red Alert XP patch didn't
work, I need to have the game installed before it will. If I try to intall
the cd directly, I get an error saying C&C is for Win95 only... can not
continue, or something like that. So I'll keep on searching for a freeware
alternative, or wait until I want to install ME again. I tried an older
version of Arrakis, and other simular games like clones of Dune II, and
they weren't working because I believe they were dos based games.
I always wondered what eagames had to do with Westwood, so thanks for the
info, and I understand completely, so from now on I will only refer to C&C
as a Westwood game.
jeb


"Stryker®" <not@today.com> wrote in message
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> oh.. and by the way... NEVER call the C&C games EA games.... They are
> Westwood games.. EA ruined the C&C series when the scrapped Westwood.
>
> Stryker®
>
>