Discussion on optimization for Windows

[SadPencil]

There are several optimizations that can be done by the client. However, some of them are just for Red Alert 2. I have all the solutions to these issues.

• Add Windows Firewall exception To dismiss the firewall pop-up window. One of the firewall pop-up window can only shown after launching the game, which is annoying.

  • Elevated privilege needed to do this

• Turn off Windows 10's Xbox game bar (since Win10 1607 perhaps) This game bar can't be displayed correctly at Red Alert 2/Mental Omgea (or also for DTA? I'm not sure about DTA. ) However, the game bar at the right will block player's mouse click from ording units. Not every time the game bar shows(invisible) and block the clicking, but once it shows, it could be very annoying.

  • Can be turned off by registry.
  • NO elevated privilege needed to do this

• Add one-time setup for Yuri's revenge/Mental Omega The gamemd.exe of Yuri's revenge require two things or it will show a warning messagebox.

  1. The specified registry item exists
  2. Blowfish.dll is registered to the operating system

  If one of these are not done (usually done by the Official Westwood's installer), gamemd.exe will not run. If gamemd.exe is started with elevated privileges, it will show a warning, and then can automatically do the two things. The next time starting the game, the warning disappeared. But if the gamemd.exe is started without elevated privileges, there will be always a warning dialog. May be the client needs to do that.

  • Elevated privilege needed to do this

[Metadorius]

This game bar can't be displayed correctly

That may not be entirely true. For example I have GeForce overlays working when using CnC-DDraw.

[SadPencil]

This game bar can't be displayed correctly

That may not be entirely true. For example I have GeForce overlays working when using CnC-DDraw.

Turn on the Windows 10 Xbox Game Bar in Settings app, enter the game, and press Ctrl+G If the game bar shows, it means that the current patch (e.g. cnc-ddraw) have no problem with game bar. Otherwise the issue I mentioned before might be shown at anytime.