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Command & Conquer: Generals

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Command & Conquer: Generals
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Developers
EA Los Angeles
Publishers
Electronic Arts
OS X MacSoft
Engines
SAGE
Release dates
Windows February 10, 2003
macOS (OS X) February 10, 2003
Command & Conquer: Generals on Wikipedia
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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.
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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Key points

Small but dedicated community.
GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1]

General information

EA's Official Command & Conquer site
Command & Conquer Wiki - A wiki for everything Command & Conquer-related

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 Comes with the Zero Hour expansion bundled in.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 Comes bundled in.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Origin
Origin
 Comes bundled in.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour Comes bundled with the The First Decade and Ultimate Collection compilations.
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

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In-game options screen.
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In-game advanced video settings.
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In-game options screen for Zero Hour expansion.
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In-game advanced video settings for Zero Hour expansion.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
Official services have been shut down.

Issues fixed

"Technical Difficulties" error

This problem occurs on modern systems; one of the methods below should fix it.
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Error message
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III/AMD Athlon 800 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.8 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA Geforce 2 or ATI Radeon 7500

References