electronicarts/CnC_Remastered_Collection — reverse-engineered prompt

I want to get the Command and Conquer Remastered source in this repo compiling on Windows so I can make my own local binaries for Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, and the map editor.

Please set up or fix whatever is needed for a Win32 Visual Studio build, check the solution files, make the Windows 8.1 SDK and MFC requirements clear, and add simple instructions so a normal person can open Visual Studio, rebuild everything, and find the finished files in the bin folder.

Don’t try to recreate the full game or bypass ownership. Assume the user already owns Command and Conquer Remastered Collection and just wants the DLLs and map editor built for modding and Steam Workshop use. If Visual Studio version issues come up, explain the safest version to use and why.