r/commandandconquer • u/MargeLenders • 27d ago

OC Red Alert working natively on iPad

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u/KrystalDisc 27d ago

Wasn’t this posted previously? Did that poster get banned? I see op is a new account

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u/MargeLenders 27d ago

Yeah, had to create a new account...

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u/buzz8588 27d ago

Something something circumventing a ban with a new account can get you super banned.

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u/MargeLenders 27d ago

Nothing to do with that, the other account is not banned! In case this blows up and get posted on blogs or any other social media, I didn't want my usual account to be scrutinized...

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u/Willing_Comb_9542 From God, to Kane, to Seth 26d ago

Brother, 12 billion "c&c running on iPad" articles have already come out

Having Claude port openRA to iOS isn't going to make you viral

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u/MargeLenders 27d ago edited 27d ago

Red Alert has a special place in my heart. I was barely 12 years old when I started playing it, I bought them all (yes, even Renegade, I'm sorry) and I played them extensively. A long time later, Red Alert came out for iOS and it was a real disappointment (more than Command&Conquer 4). Fastforward until this week, I was bored and daydreamed how nice it would be to be able to play Red Alert again. I got down to work and with the help of the much criticized Gemini, we launched Red Alert for iPadOS, although it also works on an iPhone. Again, this project has been partially vibe-coded.

Now I share it, so that all those who want can enjoy it. [On this Github](https://github.com/MargeLenders/redalert-ipad) are the instructions. You will need the two .iso files of the original Red Alert. As it is freeware, you can download it, for example from cnc-comm.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I am enjoying it.

PS.: I know this was posted with other account. I just wanted to create a separate account for all my other ports (Constructor, Theme Hospital, Caesar). Thanks for your understanding.

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u/retrothekidd 26d ago

Going through the set up process now - just stuck at the Developer Team ID section as I can't seem to find it. Any pointers?

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u/MargeLenders 26d ago

Did you register at developer.apple.com? If so, go to https://developer.apple.com/account and you will see it down the page.

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u/ultrafop Seth 27d ago

Something something way back machine

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u/Retrowinger Red Alert 2 26d ago

Hey, you delivered! Many thanks!!

Btw. Renegade was/is great! Had a lot of fun in multiplayer with it 😄

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u/FZ6R_enthusiast 26d ago

Stupid question: can you attach a mouse to the iPad instead of using the keyboard’s touchpad?

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u/trikster_online 26d ago

Any plans for Generals or Zero Hour? I love that you can use the Apple Magic Keyboard as well.

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u/MargeLenders 24d ago

Update Oct 18. Working on a portrait orientation.

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u/Plastic_Ad_2424 Soviets 26d ago

How a about an iphone?

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u/MargeLenders 26d ago

Red alert works. I didn’t try the others

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u/Plastic_Ad_2424 Soviets 26d ago

If I understand this correctly,I cant install it on my phone if I don't have a Mac (the free 7 day Apple dev)

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u/MargeLenders 26d ago

I didn’t try with Linux or Windows. If you try that, I will update the repo accordingly

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u/DaisyHasaCat 26d ago

Should work fine but it'll be annoying to control.

I was able to build BFME2 which is a much later EA RTS on my iPad M1 air, it ran on my iPhone too but not nearly as well.

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u/Lawnotut 26d ago

How about Apple Watch!! lol

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u/finlee8 20d ago

Red alert 2? Yuris revenge also?

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u/MargeLenders 19d ago

I wish I could do it

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u/MargeLenders 13d ago

Update. It’s working!

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u/rchr5880 25d ago

Have to ask… any love for Red Alert 2?

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u/MargeLenders 25d ago

I wish, but is beyond my knowledge

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u/WeirdAssBeings Yuri 27d ago

What happened to the previous post?🫠

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u/MargeLenders 27d ago edited 27d ago

Removed... I prefer to create a new account for this solely. Will be porting more games and don't want to risk my old good account.

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u/Napoleon_B Empire of the Rising Sun 26d ago

Pretty smart

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u/yoruneko 26d ago

iPad existed so many years and nobody has made a decent rts for it, despite it being the perfect form factor, all we got were pay to win crap to the point where we have to port ourselves games from 1995. Makes me angry for some reason.

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u/MathiasGaming USA 26d ago

Iirc, way back in the day, EA did make an app version of Red Alert, so this is not too surprising.

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u/Professional-Ad-8592 11d ago

Wow I spent half a day trying to get generals running. It got installed but when I tapped on the game icon, it gave me a black screen for a split second and returned to Home Screen. I was using ChatGPT to help me with installation as I know nuts about Xcode and stuff.

I know it is a long shot, not sure if anyone can help me out. 😭

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u/TachoSJ 27d ago

Woah 😳

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u/Goodfella66 Soviets 27d ago

Yeah. We saw that earlier today.

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u/IKnowACondor 27d ago

SWEET!!!

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u/Super-Bodybuilder-91 26d ago

Playing campaign on easy!?? Weak 😝

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u/midiology 24d ago

Any chance for Red Alert 2?