OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era

Re:OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era by Havoc on Monday September 18, 2023 @01:43PM (#37559367)

How do they get away with this legally?

I'm glad they do, just a bit confused

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Re:OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era by bendoidic on Monday September 18, 2023 @01:58PM (#37559580)

All the art and sound assets are loaded from a local copy of C&C that the user must purchase on their own before running OpenRA (specifically the "C&C Remastered Collection" on Steam or Origin). OpenRA uses the assets from that local install, so it's all legal! Stratagus does the same thing with Warcraft assets.

https://github.com/OpenRA/TiberianDawnHD#asset-installation

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Re:OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era by xsmasher on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @03:31PM (#37575160)

OpenRA will download the campaign and graphics assets for you (not sounds and movies). No purchase is required.

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Re:OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era by itscrush on Monday September 18, 2023 @02:10PM (#37559768)

The assets available for download within the OpenRA client are stored freeware releases OpenRA hosts. EA freeware'd the three base games back in 2008. OpenRA does prompt if you want to provide your own discs to load your licensed assets if that's preferred.

https://cnc.fandom.com/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Red_Alert#c... (referenced EA news link dead, doesn't look like archive.ph has a clean snap) https://www.openra.net/legal/

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Re:OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era by Havoc on Monday September 18, 2023 @08:06PM (#37563978)

Thanks for explaining!

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