Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars


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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
Command & Conquer (2013)	Cancelled
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection	2020
Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances	2025

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) release 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).

Key points

Small but dedicated community.

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.

General information

C&C:Online - fan-hosted multiplayer server replacement

Official Forums for game series - not longer available.

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM. Can be redeemed on Origin through the EA Support.
EA app		Included with EA Play.
EA app		Bundled with other games in the franchise up to Tiberian Twilight. Included with EA Play.
Steam

Demo

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath	Bundled with Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection.

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 ModDB page.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\<Localized Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars>\Profiles\<user-id>\ %APPDATA%\<Localized Command & Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath>\Profiles\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24790/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\<Localized Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars>\ %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\<Localized Command & Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath>\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/24790/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
EA app		Only possible through The Ultimate Collection version.
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For unsupported resolutions see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Disable Anti-Aliasing if the game doesn't launch
Field of view (FOV)	Use Flawless Widescreen.
Windowed	Use `-win` parameter. Use `-xres # -yres #` for custom window resolution.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use Borderless Gaming Alternatively, `-win -fullscreen` parameters, and `-xpos 0 -ypos 0` if window is off screen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Widescreen resolution

Most resolutions are supported natively, but some (such as 1280x768) are not. If your preferred resolution is not supported natively, then you'll need to edit options.ini.

Widescreen resolution^{[citation needed]}
For C&C3 Tiberium Wars, it's located here: `%APPDATA%\Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars\Profiles\<user-id>\` For C&C3 Kane's Wrath, it's located here: `%APPDATA%\Command & Conquer 3 Kane's Wrath\Profiles\<user-id>\` Open Options.ini with Notepad. Find this line: `Resolution = xxxx xxx` Edit it to set your resolution. Save your changes.

Input

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For scroll speed.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
German				Censored and uncensored versions exist. The Tiberium Wars Kane Edition is uncensored.
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Network

Network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		8
Online play		8	Official services have been shut down in 2014. The fan-run C&C:Online is currently the de facto service.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	28910, 29900-29901
UDP	13139, 27900, 65000, 8088-65535 (expansion only)

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game does not start (Origin)

Disable Origin In Game^{[citation needed]}
Select the My Games tab in Origin. Right-click Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars/Kane's Wrath and select "Game Properties". Check the "Disable Origin in Game for this game" option. Click OK and launch the game.

Slow/choppy cutscenes

Slow/choppy cutscenes^{[citation needed]}

Go to %APPDATA%\Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars\Profiles\
Go into the profile name and open Options.ini
Find the following text: IdealStaticGameLOD =
Change the value after the equal sign to either Medium, High or UltraHigh. Possible values are UltraHigh, High, Medium, Low or VeryLow.
Note that increasing this value also restores some missing in-game visual effects such as the heat distortion from thruster exhaust of vehicles.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL		OS X only.

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Speex
Multiplayer	GameSpy	Shut down in 2014.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz (XP) 2.2 GHz (Vista)
System memory (RAM)	512 MB (XP) 1 GB (Vista)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce4 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 Intel GMA 900

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.4.9
Processor (CPU)	1.83 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 series Nvidia GeForce 7300

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/24790/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (24790) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/24790/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (24790) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/24790/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (24790) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

Developers

	EA Los Angeles
Kane's Wrath	BreakAway Games
macOS (OS X)	TransGaming Inc.
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
Engines
	SAGE
Release dates
Windows	March 28, 2007
macOS (OS X) (Cider)	August 28, 2007
Reception
Metacritic	85
IGDB	85
Taxonomy
Monetization	Expansion pack
Series	Command & Conquer