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Enhanced fullscreen cutscene files for Red Alert 2, featuring voiceover by the 'Russian project'.

Possibility of optional installation of Russian voice acting for assistant voice (Russian project) and Russification of text and subtitle.

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Enhanced Cutscene Files for Red Alert 2  with voiceover by the “Russian project”:

What’s been done:

  • Campaign cutscenes between missions were processed with an AI upscaler, increasing their resolution from the original 640×480p (in RA2) to 960х720p, 1024×768p, 1200x900p, 1440x1080p.
  • All videos are preserved in a 4:3 aspect ratio, as forcing them into 16:9 results in heavy stretching and distortion.
  • FPS increased from the original 15 frames per second to 30 fps.
  • Interlacing artifacts were smoothed out — these were present because the original cutscenes were encoded in an interlaced format.
  • In-game cutscenes (which replace the minimap during gameplay) were left untouched due to their extremely low resolution (140×110p). Upscaling these results in graphical issues and no visual benefit.
  • The unvoiced videos were replaced with versions from the Fargus studio.

How to install movies:

  • Go to your installed game folder and back up the following files: MOVIES01.MIX, MOVIES02.MIX.
  • Set your in-game resolution to any with a height of at least 720p, 768p, 900p, 1080p.
  • Copy the files from the archive, replacing the originals.


How to install units sounds & text & subtitles:

  • Download the archive you need.
  • Go to the game folder and make a backup of the same files as the files in the archive.
  • Copy the files from the archive to the game folder with replacement.

Known issues & solutions:

  • If your in-game resolution is set lower than the video resolution you choose (720p, 768p, 900p, 1080p), the game may crash. Always use a resolution that is equal to or higher.
  • If you use a higher resolution (e.g. 1440p or above), the cutscenes in the original Red Alert 2 may appear smaller and smaller. The game does not automatically scale videos to fit the screen height, even though such an option exists in config files — it simply doesn't work.

Author:
DarK600 – Pro-Games TV – https://progamestv.ucoz.net