Download OpenRA 20150424

A new stable release of OpenRA has become available. OpenRA is an open source and cross platform clone of Dune 2000 and the Command and Conquer titles Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert. The basic parts, which are sufficient to play the game, can be downloaded from the Internet. You do need the original CD for all parts such as music and videos. OpenRA has some improvements over the original games. For example, they can be played in a higher resolution and multiplayer games can be played against players on other platforms. The release notes for this release can be found below.

Release 20150424

We are very pleased to announce the Spring release of OpenRA!

This release is a huge step forward for the Dune 2000 mod in particular. It includes just shy of 1000 commits by 53 contributors, the culmination of six months of relentless work. With more than 2000 files and 210,000 changed lines it is one of our busiest development cycles to date.

A large development focus has been on the Dune 2000 mod, which contains the most visible changes. A new sidebar, sandworms and Carryalls are the big new features, which should make any Dune 2000 player feel more at home in our mod. Additionally, the OpenRA.Utility now supports importing maps from the original Dune 2000 game, so we hope that the number of maps and of course the number of players will increase in the near future!

The other mods were not neglected, though. In Red Alert, the standout feature is the support of playable factions such as Russia, England, France, Ukraine and Germany. In both Red Alert and Tiberian Dawn, new single-player missions are available that will keep you occupied.

Of course, we have not only improved the mods themselves. Here is a list of changes that affect the game in general:

• The server browser shows and allows joining games from any installed mod.
• It is now possible to disable the “short game” mode that was forced in the past.
• The player name and color can now be set up in the settings dialog.
• When creating a server, the game informs the host about port forwarding issues.
• Left-click mouse orders have been markedly improved.
• Some missions now support difficulty levels.
• A huge number of smaller gameplay fixes and improvements, including:
  • Friendly units blocking the exit of a production building will now move out of the way if needed.
  • Units will no longer hunt cloaked units.
  • The spy plane in Red Alert will no longer lure your anti-air capable units across the map.
  • Planes will no longer collide with helicopters and push them out of the way.
  • Your faction will not be revealed to enemies when you have selected a random faction in the lobby.
  • In sell mode, the tooltip will now show the expected refunded value for structures.
  • Harvesters should now no longer block themselves at refineries, and also make use of all available refineries if the nearest ones are occupied.
• A similarly massive number of performance improvements have been made in this release.
• Many race conditions and crashes have been fixed across the board.

For the complete list of changes, please visit our changelog page†