Then, open the configuration file 'aqrit.cfg' in Notepad, change the 'ForceDirectDrawEmulation' option to 1, save the file, and try running the game again. The graphics system patch DDWrapper is known to solve a multitude of graphics problems, including the 'black screen' issue.ĭownload the zip file and extract 'ddraw.dll' and 'aqrit.cfg' into your game folder.Unpack in the game folder, run 'patch_main.bat', let it finish, and then delete the files you extracted.) Nyerguds' main.mix cleanup for TFD/TUC (Not really needed, but cleans up about a gigabyte of unnecessary files in the RA1 folder.Funkyfr3sh's automatic Red Alert 1 patcher/installer (The thread also has briefing videos for the expansion missions, converted from the Playstation version of the game).Note that this patch fixes two quite common and completely fatal game crashes ( top-of-map reconnaissance crash, stealth crash), so installing it is strongly advised.
If you install the unofficial patches for C&C1 and RA1, they allow switching the language, and support a multitude of different languages the games didn't even originally have.
