After 12 years of Red Alert 2 and Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge. I still could not find an application which will set the current screen resolution and save it in ra2.ini and ra2md.ini. The existing apps [ google for them ] either provided a list of incompatible display resolutions or just didn't work.
Problem solved.
Installing and using the app
- Extract the archive contents [Password : www.nienpaper.co.cc]
- Copy and paste to your game folder.
- Right click "YuriScreenResolution.exe" and choose "Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut)"
- Everytime you want to play, play from this launcher, then select the pictures to play. [ Red Alert 2 or Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge ].
Playing over TCP/UDP
Along with the launch of Windows Vista in 2007, in order to play on the network, users had to install the IPX/SPX networking support manually. Following the launch of Windows 7 in 2010, IPX/SPX could no longer be installed, therefor Red Alert 2 could no longer be played on a network.
The problem can easily be fixed using "Understorm winsock.dll IPX over UDP wrapper". Just download the DLL (extract it from archive if in a zip) and place it in the game directory. Do the same for all the computers on the network who wish to play, and you'll have yourself a nice LAN party.
Understorm's winsock.dll will also allow for over internet LAN play, through services like Tunngle or you very own VPN server.
I didn't include Understorm's winsock.dll because of possible copyright infringement (I hope the author will allow it, until then...).
Fix game stuttering and slowdown
Using the latest game patches, after a while during network play, Red Alert 2 would start stuttering and slowdown. The problem can easily be fixed by setting VideoBackBuffer=no in ra2.ini and ra2md.ini.
Or, you can apply this fix automatically by using the "Resolution Fixer" app included in this post.
"***FATAL*** String Manager Failed to Initialize Properly"
This error can occur on Windows XP if you don't set the compatibility mode for YURI.exe to "Windows 98/Me" in the "Properties/Compatibility" tab.
If you don't how to do it (or the tab is missing), don't worry, this app will set the compatibility to "Windows 98/Me" automatically when launching the game.
"**FROZEN MENU SCREEN - FIX** (issues with Intel HD Graphics)"
"Go into your Intel Graphics options, in power management, select maximum performance! It's that simple, was pulling my hair out for a long time over that one!"
[Credits to oxygen]
