Key points
- It's advised to download the game from a fan mirror because it is specifically made for multiplayer so therefore it is patched with the latest patches underneath.
- Released for free in 2010.
- Unstable and laggy on Windows 8.[citation needed]
General information
- Project Perfect Mod - The most expansive TS mod site.
- Command & Conquer Wiki
- CNCNZ fansite
- CnCDen fansite
- CnCWorld fansite
- Official subforum
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun: Firestorm |
Comes bundled with the The First Decade and Ultimate Collection compilations. |
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Unofficial downloads
A streamlined fan-created installer that applies fixes for various issues, adds modern networking support and Windows support, and includes The Final Sun map editor.
Pre-configured packages for OS X and Linux are also available for download.
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest official patch: Patch 2.03 (only for original retail versions)
- HyperPatch is included with this patch
- Not compatible with any other unofficial patch
A fan patch that adds modern networking support, fixes for various issues, new renderers, a new game launcher, and the Final Sun Map Editor.
- This is a small fan patch made as an add-on which is meant for optimizing and fixing the game as well as expanding modding capabilities. It is in development and more features are to be added.
- This is a small patch that lets you play LAN on Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun in Windows 2000 and above by changing IPX protocol to UDP.
Game data
Fan-made external general options menu (for the
TSpatch and
TS Installer version of the game).
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Fan-made external video options menu (for the
TSpatch and
TS Installer version of the game).
In sun.ini, change ScreenWidth and ScreenHeight[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
sun.ini .
- Go to the
[Video] section.
- Change
ScreenWidth and ScreenHeight strings to resolution of your choice.
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Widescreen #2[citation needed]
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- Another way to change resolution is to add the line beneath the [Video] lines.
AllowHiResModes=yes
- This will let you change the resolution in the game menu to any supported by your computer.
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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]
- To avoid crash, it is recommended to set the game compatibility to run in 16-bit color quality.
- There are two method to run the game in Window mode:
Add -win to shortcut Target[4]
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- Right-click
sun.exe and choose Properties.
- In Settings tab, tick the Reduced color mode checkbox, select 16-bit (65536) color and click OK.
- Right-click and drag
sun.exe to Desktop or any path of your choice and choose Create shortcuts here.
- Right-click on newly created shortcut and choose Properties.
- In the Target area, add
-win .
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Use Run options to execute the game with -win option[4]
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- Press WinKey+R to execute the Run dialog box.
- In the Open textbox, enter
"<path-to-game>\sun.exe" -win
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Fullscreen movies
Change StretchMovies to yes[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
sun.ini .
- Go to the
[Video] section.
- Change the
StretchMovies string to Yes .
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Input
Audio
Fan-made external audio options menu (for the
TSpatch and
TS Installer version of the game).
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Voices, Music and Sound |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Spanish |
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Firestorm expansion wasn't officially localized. Fantranslation available here: download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
3840, 4005, 4808, 4810, 4995, 7000-7002 |
UDP |
1234-1237, 4000, 5400 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Game doesn't show sub-menu options when clicking an option in the main menu, causing it to think that the game is crashed
- When clicking on an option in the main menu, nothing shows up that led to think of the game locks up
Download and install TSpatch[citation needed]
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Build 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
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.
Cannot Alt+Tab
Download and install TSpatch[citation needed]
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From Launcher settings, set Renderer to Direct3D 9 .
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
6 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
Westwood Online |
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OS X/Linux emulation
Setup Wine[citation needed]
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- Download the game.
- Run the installer with Wine (right-click):
- Edit
SUN.INI and choose whatever you want (resolution, etc.):
- Open winecfg.
- On the Applications tab, click on "Add Application", and point to the GAME.exe
- On the Libraries tab, add "wsock32.dll" for the library replacements.
- Add the following tricks (from WineHQ):
- Run 'wine regedit', browse to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine . If there is no key (the stuff with folder icons) called AppDefaults, then create it.
- Right-click on that key and create a new key game.exe
- Create a new subkey Direct3D. In that key create two string variables:
- DirectDrawRenderer with value opengl
- RenderTargetLockMode with value readtex
- Run the game through Wine and enjoy.[5]
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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