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Command & Conquer: Renegade

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Command & Conquer: Renegade
Command & Conquer: Renegade cover
Developers
Westwood Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
Westwood 3D
Release dates
Windows February 26, 2002
Command & Conquer: Renegade on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Command & Conquer 1995
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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

For the fan made multiplayer remake, see Renegade X.

Key points

Small but dedicated community.

General information

EA's Official Command & Conquer site
Official Renegade Forums
W3D Hub - A community dedicated to modding Command & Conquer Renegade
Command & Conquer Wiki - A wiki for everything Command & Conquer-related

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
Origin
Origin
Bundled with other games in the franchise up to Tiberian Twilight.
Included with EA Play.
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Official 1.037

Required for native online play.

Tiberian Technologies Scripts

Patch 1.037 is not required as it will be automatically downloaded.
A fan made patch containing new additions, most notably including a new Vsync checkbox along with the ability of changing the quality settings for the shader and post process effects.

GameSpy replacement

Since the GameSpy server listings have shut down, a new listing has been provided by the Renegade community.
Ensure you have the latest version of the Tiberian Technologies Scripts installed.
  1. Download and install the W3D Hub launcher from this link.
  2. Upon running the launcher, it will detect your Renegade installation automatically.
  3. If it doesn't detect automatically, click on the Renegade icon in the launcher, followed by "Import Game". Navigate to game.exe in your <path-to-game> and select it.
  4. You should now be able to join Renegade servers through the launcher.
  5. If you run into any trouble, a more in-depth guide can be found in this thread.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Westwood\Renegade\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Data\save\[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Editing file[3]
  1. Download and install XCC Utilities
  2. Launch XCC Mixer.exe
  3. Open <path-to-game>\Data\always.dat
  4. Extract cameras.ini to <path-to-game>\Data\
  5. Open cameras.ini and modify any of the FOV= values to your desired ones
  6. Save the file

Notes

This will be flagged as cheating by any game servers that run anti-cheat plugins and may result in an auto kick or ban.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

External audio settings.
External audio settings.
In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Korean
Havoc's groan is same as English version. Some issue in taunt message's text.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created profile, requires DGVoodoo2 v 2.55.4. Important tweaks (required) see profile introdution. Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum.

Network

In-game network settings.
In-game network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
128
Online play
128 See GameSpy replacement.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3840, 4005, 4808, 4810, 4995, 7000-7002
UDP 1234-1237
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Settings in config tool are not saved

Right-click the WWConfig.exe file and select "Run as Administrator"[citation needed]

Stuck at the Renegade config popup

Make sure your graphics card drivers are up to date[citation needed]

Missing main menu text

Instructions[citation needed]

Press Esc to exit Renegade, then restart your computer or sign out.

Applying config settings

On the Scripts 4.1 patch there's a small bug where the highest available resolution is shown as being the first one, the last resolution being 1440x900.
Instructions[citation needed]
  • Find WWConfig.exe in <path-to-game>\Command And Conquer Renegade and select your currently used display in order to change the video settings.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer GameSpy, Westwood Online See GameSpy replacement.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) 400 MHz
System memory (RAM) 96 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 950 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

  1. 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. 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