Ares on Origin Version

Atomic_Noodles · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Oct 2011

So I read about somewhere some people are trying to run Ares on the Origin Version but the problem is the origin version uses a special launcher that lets you choose between launching Red Alert 2 or Yuri's Revenge. Does anybody know if you can use Ares for the Origin version?

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Graion Dilach · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:54 am Post subject:

The launcher code was integrated into either ra2md.exe or took over it's role (I haven't seen those so far, but only Origin gamemd). Since Syringe skips it, there's no difference between an Origin or let's say, a TFD version of gamemd for Ares.

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Dasfonia · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 4:35 am Post subject:

Well see the problem is you NEED to use the launcher (RA2Launcher.exe) to launch gamemd.exe. It refuses to do anything unless you use the launcher.

This makes the use of the RunAres.bat useless in that sense, as it cannot inject Ares into gamemd.exe without it being called for by the RA2Launcher.exe with Syringe.

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Glukv48 · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 4:53 am Post subject:

We can supply fashion с ares.dll, renamed gamemd.exe (eg gameMOD.exe), and modified Syringe (source code is available to everyone, so that we can do a lot of amazing things).
In such a case mod will not affect RA2 or YR. (Unless of course the use of special file names.)

Graion Dilach · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 4:57 am Post subject:

Oh, you don't need the launcher in that case, just run Ares via the bat. #Tongue

Maybe the -CD parameter is a must, but I know it'll work. I've tried it out with an Origin gamemd already.

Gluk, renaming gamemd will cause some funky issues on some Win8 systems.

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ApolloTD · Commander **Joined**: 19 Nov 2003

Like Graion said, you don't need the damn launcher with ARES. ARES will activate gamemd.exe directly and may indeed need -CD option.

Graion Dilach · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 5:03 am Post subject:

They altered the exe, by slipping a digital signature into the end of the file. That only broke NPatch, but Syringe is still strong.

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Dasfonia · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:53 pm Post subject:

Graion Dilach wrote:

They altered the exe, by slipping a digital signature into the end of the file. That only broke NPatch, but Syringe is still strong.

You could probably just Hex Edit the digital signature back in.

Anyways I got Ares to work.

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Nikademis Von Hisson · Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:29 am Post subject:

I am running Origin version, i did not need any kind of patch......I extracted it to the RA2 folder that is in the Origin Directory

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