# electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection

Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection

Repository: https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cnc_remastered_collection
Homepage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213210/Command__Conquer_Remastered_Collection/
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: command-and-conquer, open-source, real-time-strategy, rts
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-01-16T18:54:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 1, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2347, "days_push": 594, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21393, forks 5451 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.678077+00:00)

## What it is
The open-sourced game logic source code (TiberianDawn.dll, RedAlert.dll) and Map Editor for the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, released by EA under GPL v3 for preservation purposes. The compiled binaries require ownership of the commercial game on Steam or the EA App.

## Use cases
- study the original Command & Conquer source code
- mod the C&C Remastered Collection
- create custom maps with the map editor
- build community mods for Steam Workshop
- preserve classic RTS game code

## When to choose
- you own the Remastered Collection and want to mod or extend it
- you want to study classic RTS game engine code
- you want to fork the code for community collaboration

## When to avoid
- you want a standalone playable game without buying the Remastered Collection
- you need a supported, actively maintained project (it is archived without support)
- you want to contribute changes upstream (contributions are not accepted)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: real-time-strategy, command-and-conquer, game-source-code, steam-workshop, map-editor, game-preservation, gplv3, game-development, preservation, desktop

## Member repositories
- electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.678077+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:58:07.293885+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.678077+00:00, sha 938585ed40b7)
  - homepage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1213210/Command__Conquer_Remastered_Collection/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:46.454236+00:00, sha eb0f854af8cf)
  - site_page: https://store.steampowered.com/about?snr=1_agecheck_agecheck__global-responsive-menu (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:46.457489+00:00, sha f730dd7f0df2)
  - site_page: https://store.steampowered.com/about?snr=1_agecheck_agecheck__global-header (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:46.460947+00:00, sha f730dd7f0df2)
  - site_page: https://help.steampowered.com/faqs/view/10BB-D27A-6378-4436 (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:46.459320+00:00, sha df279750ca7d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.
