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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 cover
Developers
EA Los Angeles
macOS (OS X) TransGaming Inc.[1][2]
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
SAGE 2.0
Release dates
Windows October 28, 2008
macOS (OS X) March 24, 2009
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 guide on StrategyWiki
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Command & Conquer 1995
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor 1997
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun 1999
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000
Command & Conquer: Renegade 2002
Command & Conquer: Generals 2003
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars 2007
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising 2009
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight 2010
OpenRA (unofficial) 2010
Command & Conquer (2013) Cancelled
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection 2020
Renegade X (unofficial) EA

Key points

Small but dedicated community.
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
GameSpy online server browser deactivated on June 30, 2014 due to GameSpy services being shut down.[3]

General information

C&C:Online - fan-hosted multiplayer server replacement
EA's Official Command & Conquer site
Official Forums for game series
Command & Conquer Wiki - A wiki for everything Command & Conquer-related
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Requires online activation
Can only be used x times
SecuROM 7, SecuROM PA, and SecuROM DFA DRM.
Five machine activation limit.
A De-Authorization Tool is available, and an in-built option is available as of patch 1.05.
Can be redeemed on Origin through the client.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Origin
Origin
Windows
Origin
Origin
Bundled with other games in the franchise up to Tiberian Twilight.
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection Fixed Launchers (Origin)

An unofficial patch that provides a slight enhancement to the default launchers provided with the Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection version (fixes registry entries and allows command line arguments to function properly).

It can be downloaded from the developer's site.

Mods

Red Alert 3 Paradox:

An expansion/overhaul mod, with entirely rebalanced gameplay, expanded factions, new gametypes, graphical overhauls, and five new factions; stealth-based Confederate Revolutionaries, tower defense-inspired Atomic Kingdom of China, economy-focused Mediterranean Syndicate, Order of the Talon and Electrical Protectorate.

The Red Alert:

The original Red Alert recreated in the SAGE 2.0 engine

Red Alert 3: Shock Therapy:

A partial mod conversion of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. This mod tries to fix, improve and add content which vanilla Red Alert 3 missed, forgot, or unable to do.

Which ranges from:

  • Missing features from older RA titles
  • Graphical improvements
  • Sound and particle effects
  • Balance changes
  • Addition of new/campaign only units.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Red Alert 3\Profiles\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17480/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Red Alert 3\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17480/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Only available through The Ultimate Collection version
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution[citation needed]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\Red Alert 3\Profiles\<user-id>\
  2. Open options.ini.
  3. Change Resolution 800 600 to your desired resolution.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Korean
Translation were bad. Subtitle sync is totally wrong. Many of them solved at 1.07 patch but still bunch of issues exists. There is user patch to improve translation.
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

In-game network settings.
In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
6 Versus
Skirmish vs. AI only; campaign co-op requires online.
Online play
6 Versus, Co-op
Official servers have been shut down. Possible with CNC online.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 80, 3783, 4321, 6660-6669, 28900, 29900, 29901
UDP 6515, 6500, 13139, 27900
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game does not start (Origin, The Ultimate Collection)

Disable Origin In Game[citation needed]
  1. Select the My Games tab in Origin.
  2. Right-click Red Alert 3/Uprising and select "Game Properties".
  3. Check the "Disable Origin in Game for this game" option.
  4. Click OK and launch the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
OS X only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon XP 2200+
Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1800
Nvidia GeForce 6800
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/17480/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (17480) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References