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Revision as of 11:01, 7 January 2023
Developers | |
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Westwood Studios | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 27, 1999 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Isometric |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Art styles | Realistic, Live action |
Themes | Europe, Middle East, North America, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
Series | Command & Conquer |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Command & Conquer | 1995 |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert | 1996 |
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor | 1997 |
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun | 1999 |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | 2000 |
Command & Conquer: Renegade | 2002 |
Command & Conquer: Generals | 2003 |
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | 2007 |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | 2008 |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising | 2009 |
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | 2010 |
OpenRA (unofficial) | 2010 |
Command & Conquer (2013) | Cancelled |
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection | 2020 |
Renegade X (unofficial) | EA |
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and isometric RTS game in the Command & Conquer series.
Key points
- It's advised to download the game from a fan mirror because it is patched with the latest community updates and comes with a custom multiplayer client.
- Released for free in 2010.
General information
- Command & Conquer Wiki - A wiki for everything Command & Conquer-related
- Project Perfect Mod - The most expansive TS mod site.
- CnCNet (multiplayer replacement)
- Tiberian Sun section on CNC.community
- Tiberian Sun section on C&C Communications Center
- Tiberian Sun section on CNCNZ.com
- Firestorm section on CNCNZ.com
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v1 DRM[Note 1]. | |||
Official website | Version that has been released for free by EA. Serial key applied by running the .reg file within the distribution. | |||
Origin | Bundled with other games in the franchise up to Tiberian Twilight. Included with EA Play. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo version is available, featuring two tutorial-like missions absent from the full version. Mirrors: GameFront (English), GameFront (German), CNCNZ.com (English).
- A simple custom icon based on the box art can be found here.
Unofficial downloads
TS Installer
A streamlined fan-created installer that applies fixes for various issues, adds modern networking support and Windows support, and includes the FinalSun map editor. The cutscenes are a separate optional download due to their size.
Pre-configured packages for OS X and Linux are also available for download on CnCNet.
- The "full game" installer for Windows
TSinstaller.exe
requires an Internet connection, as it downloads the individual components (music, movies, extras, etc) from various servers.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Expansion pack | The expansion pack includes new campaigns and game mode, maps, and units. |
Freeware | Released for free by Electronic Arts on 12 February 2010 with the expansion pack. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Firestorm | Combines with the base game executable, allowing to switch back and forth between the base and expansion modes without technically exiting the game. Comes bundled with the The First Decade and Ultimate Collection compilations, as well as the freeware releases. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is v2.03, which is available from CNCNZ.com, C&C Communications Center, and Patches-Scrolls.de (only for original retail versions).
TSpatch
- A fan patch that adds modern networking support, fixes for various issues, multiple new graphics renderers, a new game launcher, and the semi-official FinalSun map editor. Also includes HyperPatch to fix several engine glitches.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\sun.ini[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVE****.sav[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | TSpatch (or a pre-patched version of the game) is required. See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Run the game with -win command line argument. Requires to be run in 16-bit colour mode unless a custom graphics renderer is used. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Working using the -win command line argument and Borderless Gaming or the CnC-DDraw renderer. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Widescreen resolution
Set values in configuration file, method 1 |
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Set values in configuration file, method 2 |
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AllowHiResModes=yes
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- "Widescreen in multiplayer works as described above. However, many hosts enforce resolution limits. If you try to join a game with a resolution limit, you will be forced to play the game at a non-widescreen resolution (usually 640x480). If you host a game and are using a widescreen resolution, you will not have the option of enforcing a resolution limit."[3]
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | For scroll speed. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Voices, music and sound | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Censored; in-game blood replaced with oil as soldiers are non-human bots. Several cutscenes edited. | |||
Spanish | Firestorm expansion was not officially localized. Fan translation available here: download. | |||
Ukrainian | Fan translation and full dubbing by TSF, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus Uses IPX protocol. Requires a LAN patch to be replaced with UDP (ModDB, CNCNZ.com). Alternatively, the CnCNet client includes its own workaround. |
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Online play | 8 | Versus Lobbies point to XWIS by default since 2005 as part of an agreement with EA. CnCNet is a more popular alternative. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3840, 4005, 4808, 4810, 4995, 7000-7002 |
UDP | 1234-1237, 4000, 5400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
- When clicking on an option in the main menu, nothing shows up
Download and install TSpatch[citation needed] |
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Building lag
- On some systems, the building process slows down the game to a couple of frames per seconds
Download and install TSpatch[citation needed] |
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Crash upon loading a campaign map
Delete excess save games[citation needed] |
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Tiberian Sun will crash to the desktop upon loading some later campaign maps if there are too many saved games. Delete some saved games and the level will work. |
Download and install TSpatch |
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Using the Tiberian Sun Launcher included with TSpatch, click "Configuration" and set |
Cannot Alt+Tab
Download and install TSpatch[citation needed] |
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From Launcher settings, set |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DirectDraw | 6 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | VQA | |
Multiplayer | Westwood Online |
FinalSun (map editor)
- The latest version of FinalSun (1.01) is available from CNCNZ, Project Perfect Mod, ModDB, GameFront. It can work with and without the Firestorm expansion.
OS X/Linux emulation
Setup Wine[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, NT 4.0 SP3 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 166 MHz | Intel Pentium II 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑ WSGF - Tiberian Sun
- ↑ http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=1712.msg8490#msg8490