This is the snap for OpenRA, "A Libre/Free Real Time Strategy game engine supporting early Westwood classics". It works on Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and other major Linux distributions.

sudo snap install openra

While the games will work with data automatically and freely downloadable from the Internet, you can also add extra data from the original game discs. This optional step requires the following additional commands to be run before starting the game to allow it to access the CDROM/DVD drive.

sudo snap connect openra:mount-observe
sudo snap connect openra:removable-media

(Don't have snapd installed?)

Published for with 💝 by Snapcrafters

There are three games included with this engine:

• Command & Conquer Tiberian Dawn
• Command & Conquer Red Alert
• Dune 2000

Each of these can be launched from their icon in your desktop environment menu and via the following commands:

Either /snap/bin/<command> or snap run <command>. Where <command> is the name of the command from below.

• Command & Conquer Tiberian Dawn: openra.cnc
• Command & Conquer Red Alert: openra.ra
• Dune 2000: openra.d2k

Snapcrafters (join us) are working to land snap install documentation and the snapcraft.yaml upstream so OpenRA can authoritatively publish future releases.

• Fork the Snapcrafters template repository to your own GitHub account.
  • If you have already forked the Snapcrafter template to your account and want to create another snap, you'll need to use GitHub's Import repository feature because you can only fork a repository once.
• Rename the forked Snapcrafters template repository
• Update logos and references to [Project] and [my-snap-name]
• Create a snap that runs in devmode
• Register the snap in the store, using the preferred upstream name
• Add a screenshot to this README.md
• Publish the devmode snap in the Snap store edge channel
• Add install instructions to this README.md
• Update snap store metadata, icons and screenshots
• Convert the snap to strict confinement, or classic confinement if it qualifies
• Publish the confined snap in the Snap store beta channel
• Update the install instructions in this README.md
• Post a call for testing on the Snapcraft Forum - link
• Ask a Snapcrafters admin to fork your repo into github.com/snapcrafters, transfer the snap name from you to snapcrafters, and configure the repo for automatic publishing into edge on commit
• Add the provided Snapcraft build badge to this README.md
• Publish the snap in the Snap store stable channel
• Update the install instructions in this README.md
• Post an announcement in the Snapcraft Forum - link
• Submit a pull request or patch upstream that adds snap install documentation - link
• Submit a pull request or patch upstream that adds the snapcraft.yaml and any required assets/launchers - link
• Add upstream contact information to the README.md
• If upstream accept the PR:
  • Request upstream create a Snap store account
  • Contact the Snap Advocacy team to request the snap be transferred to upstream
• Ask the Snap Advocacy team to celebrate the snap - link

If you have any questions, post in the Snapcraft forum.

Daniel Llewellyn