Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
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Westwood Studios |
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Electronic Arts |
Re-release |
Sold Out Software |
Windows |
August 27, 1999 |
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 |
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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
- 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
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 |
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. |
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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).
- 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
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).
Set values in configuration file, method 1
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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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Set values in configuration file, method 2
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- Another way to change resolution is to add this line beneath the [Video] lines in
sun.ini :
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]
- The game can only run in windowed mode if it is run in 16-bit color mode or has a fan-made renderer that bypasses this requirement.
- There are two methods to run the game in windowed 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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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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Royalty free audio |
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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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Censored; in-game blood replaced with oil as soldiers are non-human bots. Several cutscenes edited. |
Spanish |
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Firestorm expansion wasn't officially localized. Fan translation available here: download. |
Ukrainian |
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Fan translation and full dubbing by TSF, download. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
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. |
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
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
- 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.
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Download and install TSpatch
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Using the Tiberian Sun Launcher included with TSpatch, click "Configuration" and set Renderer to Direct3D 9 .
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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 |
Cutscenes |
VQA |
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Multiplayer |
Westwood Online |
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FinalSun (map editor)
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