[Slick2D] JavaRA - Command&Conquer: Red Alert with taste of Java

[Cr0s]

JavaRA - an open source remake of legendary RTS game "Command & Conquer: Red Alert" written on Java and Slick2D

• Screenshots
  Some of development screenshots:
  
    
    
    
    
    
  
• Short .gfy videos
    
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  • http://gfycat.com/RadiantTotalGalapagostortoise
  • http://gfycat.com/DecentParallelIndianpalmsquirrel
• Download test version
     During game is in WIP state, some features that present in original game yet not implemented, so game is not fully playable at the moment.
     You can download test release from GitHub: https://github.com/Cr0s/JavaRA/releases
• Future
     Main targets on future:
    
  • Implement all gameplay elements from original game
  • Port this game on mobile platforms (Android, for example)
• How to contribute
     You always can make a fork of GitHub repository of JavaRA and make your code/content additions or improvements.
     Link to GitHub repository: https://github.com/Cr0s/JavaRA

[Rayvolution]

The gifs look pretty faithful to the Red Alert 2 movement/AI.

Must of taken forever to rip the animations.

[Cr0s]

Must of taken forever to rip the animations.

It was quite easy. I used original data .MIX files, that files contains all images and sounds in some weird and closed formats, so I has to reverse-engineer that.
There is sample of how animation and sprite rotation done in original and my versions of RA:

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[Riven]

The gifs look pretty faithful to the Red Alert 2 movement/AI.

Red Alert 1, you silly! Oh... the days of multiplayer tank rushes on A Path Beyond...

[Cero]

played the shit out of Red Alert.

I think you took the UI from the PSX version ? looks like it, that would be weird.

Are you looking at the original code or doing it yourself ?

[Rayvolution]

The gifs look pretty faithful to the Red Alert 2 movement/AI.

Red Alert 1, you silly! Oh... the days of multiplayer tank rushes on A Path Beyond...

yeah.. Red Alert 1.. >_>

Not sure why I was thinking 2, I was even playing RA2 just the other day.

[Hermasetas]

This looks really cool!

Too bad I never played the original (yes I'm young), so I am not able to say whether it's a good port or not

But it's also nice to know that something like this is possible in Slick2D.
Not that I thought it wouldn't but it's nice to have confirmed that you can do awesome stuff with simple APIs

[Cr0s]

played the shit out of Red Alert.

I think you took the UI from the PSX version ? looks like it, that would be weird.

Are you looking at the original code or doing it yourself ?

Yep, I like PSX UI with categories system that this UI provides.
And there is no original code, only original assets I have, all code reproduced by my understanding of RedAlert game mechanics.

[Cr0s]

Added turrets recoil

[Cr0s]

Added walls and wires!

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[ra4king]

Wow this is very impressive! I remember playing Red Alert 1 for a bit a few years back.... in fact I think it's still installed somewhere... there goes my night >.>

[Cr0s]

Adding animated effects

[Cr0s]

Added fire turret and tesla coils!

[Coldstream24]

Keep up the good work! I'll have to try it out soon.

[Cr0s]

Changed wall setup algorithm, now you can "draw" walls!

[Cr0s]

Implementing armament logic

[Cr0s]

Added V2 rocket launchers

Infantry now can shoot too

20.06.2014:
Added missiles to Mammoth Tanks!

[Cr0s]

New progress update!

03.07.2014
Added perfomance graph:

[Cr0s]

Finished Tesla Coils!

Started base building enemy AI (he is red on picture below)

[Cero]

Man I love Red Alert 1, but you're putting so much work into a game you cannot even put out there D:

I guess you could if you change the assets, which might be interesting

[DevNatres]

I never played the original game but this version looks great.

[kappa]

This project looks really cool. If memory serves me correctly, something doesn't look right about the lightning coming out your tesla coils when compared to the original game. Your lightning seem to have a straight/diagonal movement look while the original game had more random and natural looking lightning. Anyway really nice work.

[Cero]

This project looks really cool. If memory serves me correctly, something doesn't look right about the lightning coming out your tesla coils when compared to the original game. Your lightning seem to have a straight/diagonal movement look while the original game had more random and natural looking lightning. Anyway really nice work.

I thought the exact same thing, but I wasnt sure.
Coincidentally I coded a lightning effect like a month ago:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/j7DX4Eyrh-Y?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;start=" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/j7DX4Eyrh-Y?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;start=</a>

[Cr0s]

I thought the exact same thing, but I wasnt sure.
Coincidentally I coded a lightning effect like a month ago:

Wow, thats lightnings looks very natural. What approach do you used?

[gouessej]

Keep up the good work, it looks really cool 

Man I love Red Alert 1, but you're putting so much work into a game you cannot even put out there D:

Maybe he could use another set of artworks under free/open license. He could adapt the sprites used in Bos Wars or the ones of a mod closer to Red Alert 1.

[Cero]

I thought the exact same thing, but I wasnt sure.
Coincidentally I coded a lightning effect like a month ago:

Wow, thats lightnings looks very natural. What approach do you used?

I can't find the page but it was a very old page showing this concept in a java or javascript thingy to try out.
Here is the source code, might not be completely bug free though:
http://www.java-gaming.org/?action=pastebin&id=1025
You may use or copy everything you see there, feel free to ask questions.

[Cr0s]

I can't find the page but it was a very old page showing this concept in a java or javascript thingy to try out.
Here is the source code, might not be completely bug free though:
http://www.java-gaming.org/?action=pastebin&id=1025
You may use or copy everything you see there, feel free to ask questions.

Thank you! Very useful code snippet and very easy to figure out how to use it.

So here it is (thickness: 1px, displace: 1f, detail: 1f, numberOfBolts: 3):

[Cr0s]

Much better, I think:

[Cero]

I always think good code is simple, less lines, easy to use / read and understand
because 2 weeks later I dont even know what I wrote.

however this code of course wasnt made for third parties, with some of it having hardcoded values and colors...

[danieldean]

Hi

Really like the look of the game, I remember playing this back in the day and your remake looks awesome and faithful to the looks of the original.

Unfortunately I can't seem to get the game to start on my machine, maybe you can help. I have Ubuntu 14.04, OpenJDK with Hotspot JIT. I've followed some guides using:

1	cd /dev/input/

Then:

1	sudo chmod o+r /dev/input/event*

Which I wasn't really sure I should need to do. After this the Linux plugin finds controllers but it seems your game still cannot use them. I'm guessing the other errors that follow are because you want to render a cursor as in your GIFs but can't as there is no mouse input?

Please see attached log. 

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Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:Initialising sounds.. Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:- Sound works Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:- 64 OpenAL source available Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:- Sounds source generated Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:Slick Build #237 Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:LWJGL Version: 2.9.1 Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:OriginalDisplayMode: 1920 x 1080 x 24 @60Hz Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:TargetDisplayMode: 1200 x 700 x 0 @0Hz Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:Starting display 1200x700 Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:Use Java PNG Loader = true Loading: net.java.games.input.LinuxEnvironmentPlugin Linux plugin claims to have found 10 controllers Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 INFO:Found 0 controllers Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 ERROR:null java.lang.NullPointerException    at cr0s.javara.render.Sequence.render(Sequence.java:76)    at cr0s.javara.ui.cursor.CursorManager.drawCursor(CursorManager.java:132)    at cr0s.javara.main.StateMainMenu.render(StateMainMenu.java:318)    at org.newdawn.slick.state.StateBasedGame.render(StateBasedGame.java:199)    at org.newdawn.slick.GameContainer.updateAndRender(GameContainer.java:688)    at org.newdawn.slick.AppGameContainer.gameLoop(AppGameContainer.java:411)    at org.newdawn.slick.AppGameContainer.start(AppGameContainer.java:321)    at cr0s.javara.main.Main.main(Main.java:89) Tue Jul 15 23:04:10 BST 2014 ERROR:Game.render() failure - check the game code. org.newdawn.slick.SlickException: Game.render() failure - check the game code.    at org.newdawn.slick.GameContainer.updateAndRender(GameContainer.java:691)    at org.newdawn.slick.AppGameContainer.gameLoop(AppGameContainer.java:411)    at org.newdawn.slick.AppGameContainer.start(AppGameContainer.java:321)    at cr0s.javara.main.Main.main(Main.java:89)