Recomp / Games / Windows

Vanguard Engine

Clean-room TypeScript RTS engine that reads Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge data files from the user's install, or plays with a bundled set of original replacement assets.

Clean-room AI-assisted wip
Image: the project's own README · source
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Last pushJul 28, 2026

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Facts

Original
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 / Yuri's Revenge (2000)
Platform
Windows
Method
Clean-room
Provenance
AI-assisted · README says the bundled original-mode assets are AI-generated what this means
Status
wip
Licence
GPL-3.0
Team
harshilmathur
Started
2026-07
Runs on
Web
Needs the original
No

How to get it legally

Download it from the official repository. No original files are needed.

This project was rebuilt clean-room by harshilmathur. Facts last checked 2026-10-17. Suggest a correction

Sources

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+14 ★ in 4 days

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Static recomp Not stated
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