VanillaRA Vita

VanillaRA
General
Author	Northfear
Type	Strategy
Version	1.0-r914
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2023/12/23
Links
VanillaRA - Data Download
Website
Source
Support Author

Vanilla Conquer is a fully portable version of the first-generation C&C engine and can run both Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert on multiple platforms.

This is the Red Alert executable (formerly VanillaRA).

The focus of Vanilla Conquer is to keep the default out-of-box experience faithful to what the games were back when they were released and work as a drop-in replacement for the original executables while also providing bug fixes, compatibility and quality of life improvements.

The homebrew was participated in the KyûHEN Homebrew Contest (Port, 2nd place).

Installation

Requirements:

• fd_fix.skprx OR repatch_ex.skprx
• Game Data Files: PC

Install VPK files to your PS Vita.

Extract archive with data and copy VanillaRA folder into ux0:data/.

(Note on v0-vita.5: save from previous versions are not compatible.)

User guide

You can change cursor movement speed by editing ControllerPointerSpeed option under [Vita] section inside conquer.ini/redalert.ini files.

You can also control cursor movement with rear touchpad. To do so set RearTouchEnabled option to yes. You can change its speed with RearTouchSpeed option.

Other

Config files for VanillaRA is located at ux0:data/VanillaRA/vanillara/redalert.ini.

To preserve original aspect ratio set Boxing=yes option.

If you want to display the game at native resolution without any scaling set ScaleGameSurface=no ([Vita] section).

Game supports nearest and linear filtering. Nearest is used by default and it produces sharp, but pixelated image (that's especially noticeable on text). Linear is smooth, but somewhat blurred. To select linear filtering set Scaler option to linear

[Video]
Scaler=linear
Change it back to nearest to select nearest filtering again.

Controls

Game is optimized for touch controls.

Left Analog - Cursor movement, Map scrolling (switch between both modes with a 3-fingress press on the rear touchpad)

Right Analog - Map scrolling

Cross - Left mouse button

Circle - Right mouse button (Cancel building, deselect unit..)

Square - G (Guard Area)

Triangle - F (Formation. RA only)

D-Pad Up/Right/Down/Left - 1/2/3/4 button

R1 - Alt (force move)

L1 - Ctrl (force attack)

Select - Esc (opens menu, skips videos)

Start - Enter (to submit score after the mission)

Use R1 + D-Pad to create teams (1-4) and D-Pad to select them (same as Ctrl + 1-4 on keyboard). You can use D-Pad numbers while entering savegame names.

Screenshots

Changelog

v0-vita.5 Latest

• Upstream version bump (lots of fixes).
• Added support for rear touchpad cursor movement.
• WARNING: OLD SAVES WILL NOT WORK WITH NEW VERSION.

v0-vita.4

• Change key combination for switching between cursor movement / map scrolling mode to R1 + L1 + START.
• Fix crash on unit repair in VanillaTD.
• Increased available memory.

v0-vita.3

• Cursor movement with left analog stick. Left analog stick can be used for both cursor movement (good for building or precise movement) or map scrolling (useful during combat when you're giving command with both thumbs on touchpad). Cursor movement mode is default. To switch between both modes use 3-finger touch on the rear touchpad.
• Added back option to preserve original aspect ratio. Set Boxing=yes in config file to enable it.
• Added option to disable scaling and display the game at native 640x400 resolution. Option can be enabled by setting ScaleGameSurface=no in [Vita] section of config file.

v0-vita.2

• Fixed missing tiberium and walls in VanillaTD.
• Some savegames may require a mission restart.

v0-vita.1

• Initial port for PS Vita.

External links

• KyûHEN Homebrew Contest - https://kyuhen.customprotocol.com/en/submissions/vanilla_conquer/
• Github - https://github.com/Northfear/Vanilla-Conquer-vita
• VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/649