Command & Conquer: Generals
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Developers | |
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EA Los Angeles | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
OS X | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
SAGE | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 10, 2003 |
macOS (OS X) | February 10, 2003 |
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ 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 |
Key points
- GameSpy online server browser no longer works;[1] use GenTool.
- Small but dedicated community.
- Framerate locked to 30 frames per second.
General information
- C&C:Online - fan-hosted multiplayer server replacement (Windows version only)
- EA's Official Command & Conquer site
- Command & Conquer Wiki - A wiki for everything Command & Conquer-related
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe Edition. | |||
Amazon.com | Comes bundled in. | |||
Mac App Store | Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe Edition. Updated for compatibility with modern systems. Multiplayer is not compatible with the Windows and original OS X releases. | |||
Origin | Comes bundled in. |
- Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe Edition includes the base game and the Zero Hour expansion
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour | Comes bundled with the The First Decade and Ultimate Collection compilations. |
Essential improvements
Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection Fixed Launchers (Origin)
An unofficial patch that provides a slight enhancement to the default launchers provided with the Origin release (fixes registry entries and allows command line arguments to function properly).
It can be downloaded from the developer's site.
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Video settings
Widescreen resolution
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Camera height
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | An uncensored version of C&C Generals was shortly sold. The censored version, titled "C&C Generäle", is more widely available and known and uses separate patches. | |||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | |||
Online play | 8 | Official services have been shut down; use GenTool. |
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 | 80, 6667, 28910, 29900, 29920 |
UDP | 4321, 27900 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game does not start (Origin)
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"Technical Difficulties" error
- This problem occurs on modern systems; one of the methods below should fix it.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 | |
OpenGL | OS X only. | |
Shader Model support | 1.4 | [citation needed] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia Geforce 2 ATI Radeon 7500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible | Nvidia Geforce 3 DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.9.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 2.2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 3870 Nvidia GeForce 330M Intel HD 3000 256 MB of VRAM |
- OS X requirements are for the Mac App Store version