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I’m not well versed in C&C, but it’s always good to see more games open sourced.
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Holy shit, EA did something… Good? I did not have that on my 2025 bingo card. So, what’s the catch? There has to be a catch, right?
Short version: You can make free stuff for them but they still own all of it and still require people to purchase a copy to use the derivatives.
This doesn’t release any copyright work in the game. So you will need to go through and remove any sprites, images, audio, etc that is copyright. Which means you will need to own a copy of the game (to have a right to the copyright usage) to use any binary produced from THIS source.
Additionally, it indicates that you must include in any derivative that the source of your code is from the EA drop here.
Outside of that, it is GPLv3. Of course it has hard dependency on DirectX 5.0. So a fully free version will need to redo those parts. Also the code is very MS VC++ heavy. Don’t expect gcc to build you a binary.
Heh, the red alert readme says it currently requires borland for the asm and watcom compiler for the c/c++.
That’s still pretty cool though right?
I think so. When I first saw the announcement, I was fearing some barely open source license, and was pleasantly surprised.
dont people already make seperate MODS for each anyways, for them anyways,. they figured they wernt making money off having the old games in thier wierd little launcher.
Open sourcing old games is awesome for video game preservation.
Yeah, this should be standard practice
Abusers will often buy gifts to placate the victim. It’s a cheap and empty move that changes nothing in the end. Do not be fooled.
EA doesn’t open source old games: EA are scum and anti-consumer.
EA open sources old games: EA are scum and anti-consumer.
If it’s good it must be bad, right?
That’s correct
I am under the impression that lemmy is more negative than reddit
People are people; I feel we’ve generally got quite a good vibe going on so don’t let the grumps bring you down!
Are you okay? They open sourced some classic video games. They didn’t roofie your drink.
They roofied my drink.
In this economy? Man I’ll take 2!
Go ahead and fall for their PR campaign. You wouldn’t be the first and you won’t be the last.
Fall for what? They did one of the most pro-consumer moves they possibly could. It’s legally solid and irrevocable. It doesn’t mean I have to give a shit about their next live service game or be happy that they monetize soccer video games with gambling for children.
Putting in an awful lot of effort defending EA already for someone that doesn’t give a shit
I don’t have to give a shit “about their next live service game”
I care quite a lot about game preservation. This isn’t defending EA; it’s praising this particular action. Again, this can’t be taken away from us, so it doesn’t matter what their next shitty behavior is. It doesn’t take away from this being good news.
Exactly, I really don’t get the all or nothing thinking where you can’t even acknowledge something unambiguously positive because of who is doing it.
They never said they don’t give a shit, they’re clearly happy that the broken clock was right this time of day. Nobody is praising EA as a company, but this one particular action they have taken is pretty based
I’m sorry but comparing this to domestic abuse is just insane
It’s literally the exact same tactic
I’m ready for a zero hour remake!
Im now just happy that it’s far more likely for a clean 60fps mod that’s not locked behind someone’s patreon
It’s a kick ass game but some of the tropes didn’t age well.
Ak47s for everyone!
Can I at least have some shoes?
If I had to guess, I’d say it’s some write-off move. A bit like Epic Games released all Paragon assets after they canceled the game.
As I understand accounting, you really don’t need to do stuff like this to write off your assets.
I’m not saying there isn’t a cynical corporate reason for doing this but I doubt this is it.
Epic released those to add value to their engine not as a write off
EA released this to boost Steam Workshop content - which would boost sales - not as a write off
RENEGADE!!!
Loved Renegade so much. Played the shit out of the MP back in the day.
That game seemed so underappreciated. I would be thrilled if I could have another LAN party with it.
This is brilliant! :) aw, I hope it benefits the OpenRA developers and means more fun things to play eventually :)
Wait… this is EA… are they okay? This is very unlike them
Almost like a mistake?
I think the old Westwood dev they put in charge of the franchise just doesn’t have any oversight.
That would be a completely legendary move if the dev hired by EA just said “fuck it, I’m open-sourcing this shit!”
It sounds like that’s what happened, but through the proper channels. They hired a known CnC community/modding site admin as the dev.
I’d imagine he pitched that this was an easy way to reduce maintenance costs while fostering massive good will and making the amount of long tail sales over time higher.
That’s actually kind of a brilliant concept that should serve as an example for other video game publishers then: open-source the program so that it can be maintained by the community, but require a license to use the artwork. The community could eventually recreate and even improve the artwork anyway.
Fuck EA but cool move - if they keep being not shit for long enough I might consider their products again.
Doubt they can keep it up.
They’re still requiring EA Play or $6 for the bundle on steam.
Correct. Doom and Quake still cost money as well.
Mmmmm pre-standard C++
Who cares. EA sucks balls
Not when they do this.
EA sucks balls, but this is one objectively good move from them. It’s worth noting, especially from a games preservation perspective.
This is an opportunity where if you’d used your brain you’d have come to a different conclusion.
I wish.
I have dry balls.
Is Tiberian Sun included!!!??
No. The repo has Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert 1, Generals with Zero Hour, Renegade, and components for the HD ports of TD and RA1 they put out a few years ago.
I heard so, yes.
Yes, if you click the link, it takes you to the EA github amd you can see folders for all included games
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