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Built for Modern Expectations

  • Updated gameplay designed around modern features like attack-move, unit veterancy, and the fog of war
  • Online play with full support for mods and custom maps
  • Updated campaigns with new objectives and difficulties
  • Natively supported on Windows, macOS and Linux

Made Better By The Community

  • Fully open source and developed in the open with community input into updates and balance
  • User created and curated maps
  • Includes a Mod SDK to create new RTS games
  • Regular community streams and tournaments
Updates from the Developers [View All Updates]
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Playtest 20241116

Welcome back, Commanders!

After a whole year of development, the OpenRA team proudly presents Playtest 20241116. This latest installment elevates your OpenRA experience with enhanced visuals, new tools and improved performance across the board.

OpenRA now supports post-processing effects out of the box!

Introducing the newly revamped Map Editor, designed with a modern interface and a cohesive design. We took notice of how players use the editor and reimagined it to better align with your creative needs.

Map Editor
New Map Editor!

New Map Editor features include:

  • draggable selections
  • draggable actors
  • measurement tools
  • a marker layer
  • a play button
  • and more!

We added an encyclopedia to the Tiberian Dawn mod! This feature was inspired by the community’s desire for an in-game resource to consolidate knowledge about units, structures, and technologies. While fan-made wikis have been invaluable, many have become outdated or inconsistent as the game evolves.

Tiberian Dawn EVA Database
New EVA Database!

This latest release has significantly improved support for HD art assets. You should notice faster load times and overall performance improvements for the “Tiberian Dawn HD” project. It is packaged as a separate release and can be downloaded here. This preview is multiplayer-compatible with the main 20241116 playtest. The C&C Remastered Collection must be installed through Steam or the EA App, and if using macOS or Linux, the project README provides detailed installation instructions.

Other notable changes include:

  • game assets can now be installed from the Steam release of The Ultimate Collection
  • switched to high-quality Dune 2000 assets and included lots of extra visual polish
  • added two Red Alert missions and improved the quality of many others
  • Red Alert and Dune 2000 balance changes
  • skirmish options no longer reset between matches
  • behind the scenes we made significant progress towards supporting additional languages in future releases.

As always, the full changelog is available on GitHub if you would like to find out more.

Don’t forget to share your feedback with us on our forum, community Discord server, or GitHub. We hope you’ll enjoy this newest installment of OpenRA! Good luck on the battlefield, Commanders!