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OpenRA Resource Center
What it is
OpenRA Resource Center is a free website for sharing maps and other game files with the OpenRA community. It covers three games and includes standard, advanced, and modded maps plus missions. Players can upload a map, select it in a hosted or joined game, and let other players download it automatically when they join. The maps directory filters by mod, category, format, parser, tileset, player count, author, and uploader. Searches can use a title, description, or hash. Listings show author, uploader, revision, player count, comments, and rating. You can view all revisions or reported maps and filter for duplicates, advanced maps, Lua maps, and outdated maps. The Map API downloads maps and retrieves information by hash or ID, including the newest map details. Responses use JSON, with YAML available through the documented URL prefix. The site also lists custom map folders for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and supports local or social-account sign-in.
For and against
For
- Free map sharing for three games
- Automatic downloads when joining games
- Detailed filters and hash search
- Revision and report views
- JSON and YAML API responses
Against
- Uploads must be OpenRA-related
- Permission is required for others’ work
- Map folders vary by operating system
The verdict
OpenRA Resource Center brings map discovery, sharing, revisions, and API access into one community site. Its upload rules and game-specific scope define how broadly it can be used.
Who it suits
The Resource Center suits OpenRA players who share, discover, review, and download maps for supported games. It is also useful for developers or tools using the Map API.
On the record
- Account sign-in
- The sign-in page supports local accounts and offers social account login options.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- API
- The Map API supports downloading maps and retrieving map information by hash or ID, as well as retrieving the newest map’s information.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- API formats
- The Map API returns JSON for map information and supports YAML responses when a /yaml/ prefix is added to the URL.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Copyright reporting
- Users can report copyright infringement from the file page using its reporting link or contact the OpenRA IRC channel.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Copyright reports
- The FAQ says copyright infringement can be reported from the file page or through the listed OpenRA IRC channel.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Desktop map locations
- The maps page documents custom map storage locations for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- In game map sharing
- Players can upload a map and other players joining their game server will automatically download it.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes its audience as the OpenRA community and supports sharing maps for play with other players.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The site footer credits the OpenRA Content Site Developers.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Map API
- The API documentation describes downloading maps and retrieving map information by hash or ID, in JSON or YAML.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Map details
- Map listings show information including author, uploader, revision, player count, comments, and rating.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Map discovery
- The maps page offers filters for mod, category, format, parser, tileset, player count, author, and uploader, plus title, description, and hash search.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Map review
- The directory has options to show maps with reports, duplicates, advanced maps, Lua maps and outdated maps.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Map sharing
- Players can upload a map, select it in a game they host or join, and other players joining can automatically download it.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Map storage
- The maps page lists per mod map directories for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Map types
- The FAQ lists standard, advanced, modded maps and missions.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The website provides the OpenRA community a place to share game-related files such as maps, including standard, advanced, modded maps, and missions.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Revisions and reports
- The maps page has options to show all revisions or maps with reports, and to filter for duplicates, advanced maps, Lua maps, and outdated maps.resource.openra.net · read 7 Oct 2026
