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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
OpenRA (unofficial)	2010
Command & Conquer (2013)	Cancelled
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection	2020
Renegade X (unofficial)	EA

Key points

Released for free in 2007.

Command & Conquer Gold: Project 1.06 fan patch is highly recommended to install and feel free to check out the all-new CnCNet lobby at CnC-Comm forums.

In order to access online play with CnCNet, start the game with cncnet.exe. To play LAN, start the game as usual.

Emulation guide is available below.

General information

Command & Conquer Wiki

CnCNet IRC

Wine AppDB Page

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Essential improvements

File:Cncversions sizes.png

1024x768 resolution with the Command & Conquer Gold: Project 1.06 compared to earlier versions.

Patch

Command & Conquer Gold: Project 1.06

This patch contains:

A large amount of fixes
Support for newer Windows systems (including 64-bit) and Mac/Linux through emulation
Online (by CnCNet) and LAN playability up to 6 players
Support for higher resolutions
Missions from PSX and N64 versions and The Covert Operations expansion

Complete changelog

Compatibility mode, 256 colors and 640x480 in the compatibility tab should be turned OFF.^[1]

The site also offers Music Upgrade Pack if you installed the game through CDs/ISOs.

Support for regular installation, The First Decade and The Ultimate Collection.

Game data

Video settings

File:CCConfig.png

External video settings

File:C&C-Video.png

In-game video settings

These are video settings alongside the fan patch.

Template:Video settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

Fullscreen movies

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

File:C&C-Audio.png

External audio settings

File:C&Ci-Audio.png

In-game audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network settings

In order to play the game online with CnCNet, you can choose two main options: peer-to-peer or tunneled mode. Generally, peer-to-peer method is faster, but may need some network configuration (especially with more players in a match). There are 2 options of doing this:

Automatic setup by CnCNet Tester with instructions^[2] below.
Manual setup (instructions here).

Instructions

Issues unresolved

If you haven't found an issue, head over to forums with links at the top of the page.

It isn't possible to install the CDs/ISOs on a 64-bit system because the installer itself is 16-bit. It would be better to download from the fan mirrors.
The game has some minor problems with missions that are smaller than the game resolution. This is nothing to be worried about, you can "fix" it by going to the in-game menu (Escape key).
When playing in any resolution higher than 640x400, you can't place buildings with a placement height of only one cell on the lowest row of cells on the map.

Issues fixed

General fix

Instructions

Game speed/Map Scroll Rate issue

Instructions

Scrambled colors (without ddraw.dll)

Instructions

"Unable to set video mode" error

Instructions

Crash after overheating

Instructions

No videos after installing the patch

Instructions

Uncapturable AC Center/Helipad in NOD missions

Either the Advanced Communications Center in Nod mission 12 or a helipad with an Orca fighter in Nod mission 7 can't be captured. This happens when loading old savegames. If you load savegames from older versions of the game, these options are not saved in it, or not saved on the correct spot. You will have to restart the mission after loading the savegame to fix this.

The map is put in a small box with black around it.

Not actually an issue; it happens because the map is smaller than the monitor resolution.

No players online

Instructions

Mac/Linux emulation

This is an emulation guide for the fan-made packs, not for the ISOs or CDs.

PlayonLinux/PlayonMac can also be set up to play with the same configuration.

Install Wine through repositories or through official website and run or extract the installer under Wine.
Inside 'winecfg' create configuration options for C&C95.exe and under the Library tab, add overrides for 'thipx32.dll' and 'ddraw.dll'.
Run TiberianDawnLauncher.exe under Mono. If you don't have it or it doesn't work, run the game directly (C&C95.exe or cncnet.exe).
Have fun!

If the configuration program doesn't work, then you have to do configure the game manually in conquer.ini or the aforementioned ddraw.ini. The settings for the internal resolution, sound and multiplayer options (not CnCNet) and languages are in conquer.ini.

Other information

File:OpenRA-CNC.png

OpenRA

Open-source implementations

There are a couple of open-source implementations of C&C existing. OpenRA is an implementation that is multiplatform and despite what it says on the title, has a C&C mod. It has a completely reimagined interface, supports high resolutions and is well-supported. However, it's multiplayer-only and music has to be put separately into its Application Data folder. Another one is C&C: Tiberian Dawn - HTML5 which uses HTML5 features to be playable in a browser. Because it is a work in progress, it's lacking in options and it runs very slowly.

There are also some total conversions of the game. There's a Tiberian Sun conversion The Dawn of the Tiberium Age which is online compatible and which has a completely different campaign than in the original game. Also, a Red Alert conversion called Red Dawn is available as well as Generals conversion called Tiberian Dawn Redux.

Mods

Unlike other games in the franchise like Tiberian Sun, Command & Conquer doesn't have a strong modding community; however there are some that are quite neat on the fan-patch site, although definitely not necessary.

WinDOwS - Adds DOS interface
German censoring - Brings back the German censoring
Star Wars mod

Maps

C&C has support for external maps, both multiplayer and singleplayer. You can now download multiplayer maps automatically with Map Pack Updater as well as at the beginning of this article with singleplayer maps. There's even a map creator you can find at CnC-Comm, XCC Mixer to package the maps and this tutorial on how to get started.

Map Pack Updater

This program adds and updates custom multiplayer maps in your C&C directory.

To install the updater, put the files into the game directory.

TiberianDawnLauncher.exe is an optional game launcher included with the updater; CNCupdate.exe checks for updates every time the launcher starts.

Languages

C&C patch also supports multiple languages. They can be found lower in the Command & Conquer Gold: Project 1.06 website.

Natively supported languages: American English, German, French
Additional language packs: British English, Spanish, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	MS-DOS 5.0	Windows 95
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB free	800 MB free
Video card (GPU)	MCGA video card	1 MB DirectDraw compatible video card

References

[1] CnC-DDraw website

[2] CnCNet Setup Guide

[1]

[2]

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 {{mm}} [http://forums.cncnz.com/forum/92-command-conquer-patch-106/ Patch discussion]
 {{mm}} [http://forums.cncnz.com/forum/11-command-conquer-covert-operations/ CNCNZ subforum]
-{{mm}} [http://cnc-comm.com/community/ CnC-Comm forums]
+{{mm}} [http://cnc-comm.com/community/ CnC-Comm.com forums]
-{{mm}} [http://www.commandandconquer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?14-C-amp-C-Tiberian-Dawn Official subforum]
+{{mm}} [http://www.commandandconquer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?14-C-amp-C-Tiberian-Dawn Official Forums]
 {{mm}} [http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Tiberian_Dawn Command & Conquer Wiki]
 {{mm}} [https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.cncnet.org/cncnet/?nick=Guest|? CnCNet IRC]
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 }}
-== Improvements ==
+== Essential improvements ==
 [[File:Cncversions sizes.png|275px|thumb|right|1024x768 resolution with the [[#Command & Conquer Gold: Project 1.06|Command & Conquer Gold: Project 1.06]] compared to earlier versions.]]
 === Patch ===
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 {{ii}} The site also offers Music Upgrade Pack if you installed the game through CDs/ISOs.
 {{++}} Support for regular installation, [[Command & Conquer: The First Decade|The First Decade]] and [[Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection|The Ultimate Collection]].
-=== Utilities ===
-==== [http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=2214.0 Map Pack Updater] ====
-{{++}} This program adds and updates custom multiplayer maps in your C&C directory.
-{{ii}} To install the updater, put the files into the [[#Game data|game directory]].
-{{ii}} TiberianDawnLauncher.exe is an optional game launcher included with the updater; CNCupdate.exe checks for updates every time the launcher starts.
 ==Game data==
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 === Game speed/Map Scroll Rate issue===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Game speed}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|In-game options}}
 :* While in-game, press Esc to open a menu, press game controls and move the game speed slider to adjust the game speed or Scroll Rate slider to adjust the scroll speed.
 }}
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 === Scrambled colors (without ddraw.dll)===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Scrambled colours|ref=<ref>[http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=711.0 Fixing weird colors on Windows Vista/7 - CnC-Comm.com]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Registry fix|ref=<ref>[http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=711.0 Fixing weird colors on Windows Vista/7 - CnC-Comm.com]</ref>}}
 {{ii}} Ddraw.dll within the fan-patch already fixes that issue. However, if the game needs to run with ddraw.dll turned off and this appears, then this is for you.
 :* Open Notepad and paste whichever one of these corresponds to the version of Windows 7 you're running:
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 :* File -> Save, choose "All Files" from the "Save As" type dropdown menu, and save it with the extension ".reg".
 :* Double click on the .reg file you made, confirm that you want to add the key, and give the game a try. The intro video may still have the wrong colors (this seems random, sometimes it's fine, usually it's not), but the game and the rest of the videos will be fine. If you have your wallpaper set to slide show, you'll still get messed up colors when your wallpaper changes. This will last until the end of any video that was playing, but will only cause a brief flicker in the actual game.
-}}
-=== No music ===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|No music}}
-{{ii}} If in-game you hear no music:
-:# Press Esc to go to the menu
-:# Go to Sound Controls and raise the Music Volume.
 }}
 === "Unable to set video mode" error ===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Unable to set video mode}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Change the resolution}}
 {{ii}} There are 2 ways how to fix this error:
 :# Change the resolution.
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 === Crash after overheating ===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Crash|ref=<ref>[http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=2233.0 C&C overheats my laptop - CnC-Comm.com]</ref>}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Edit ddraw.dll|ref=<ref>[http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=2233.0 C&C overheats my laptop - CnC-Comm.com]</ref>}}
 {{ii}} One of the reasons for this could be that the game's demands for CPU are unoptimized for modern systems. To fix this, in the [[#Game data|ddraw.dll]], try enabling singlecpu to force single-core affinity.
-}}
-=== Video/sound problems (delayed/choppy playback) ===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Video/sound problems}}
-:* Open the ddraw.dll and disable singlecpu.
 }}
 === No videos after installing the patch ===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|No videos}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Download the videos}}
 :* If you happen to have the game on CD, that means No-CD option is turned on. Either turn off the option or download the [[#Availability|videos]].
 }}
 === Uncapturable AC Center/Helipad in NOD missions===
 {{ii}} Either the Advanced Communications Center in Nod mission 12 or a helipad with an Orca fighter in Nod mission 7 can't be captured. This happens when loading old savegames. If you load savegames from older versions of the game, these options are not saved in it, or not saved on the correct spot. You will have to restart the mission after loading the savegame to fix this.
-=== No difference in GDI and NOD Funpark campaign ===
-{{ii}} This actually isn't an issue; there is technically only one Funpark campaign, with one missions set, and one briefing video. The side choice only affects which helicopters you get, and what you can build in mission #4, the only one where you have a base.
 === The map is put in a small box with black around it. ===
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 === No players online ===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|No players}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Check the statistics}}
 {{ii}} First, check [http://cncnet.org/statistics here] if there are any players. If the answer is yes, start the file as administrator (right click -> "Run as Administrator"). Also make sure your firewall/antivirus doesn't block cncnet.exe/ra95.exe
 }}
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 [[File:OpenRA-CNC.png|250px|thumb|right|OpenRA]]
 ===Open-source implementations===
-There are a couple of open-source implementations of C&C existing. [http://openra.res0l.net/ OpenRA] is an implementation that is multiplatform and despite what it says on the title, has a C&C mod. It has a completely reimagined interface, supports high resolutions and is very well-supported. However, it's multiplayer-only and music has to be put separately into its Application Data folder. Another one is [http://www.adityaravishankar.com/projects/games/command-and-conquer/ C&C: Tiberian Dawn - HTML5] which uses HTML5 features to be playable in a browser. Because it is a work in progress, it's lacking in options and it runs very slowly.
+There are a couple of open-source implementations of C&C existing. [http://openra.res0l.net/ OpenRA] is an implementation that is multiplatform and despite what it says on the title, has a C&C mod. It has a completely reimagined interface, supports high resolutions and is well-supported. However, it's multiplayer-only and music has to be put separately into its Application Data folder. Another one is [http://www.adityaravishankar.com/projects/games/command-and-conquer/ C&C: Tiberian Dawn - HTML5] which uses HTML5 features to be playable in a browser. Because it is a work in progress, it's lacking in options and it runs very slowly.
 There are also some total conversions of the game. There's a Tiberian Sun conversion [http://dta.ppmsite.com/ The Dawn of the Tiberium Age] which is online compatible and which has a completely different campaign than in the original game. Also, a Red Alert conversion called [http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=1588 Red Dawn] is available as well as Generals conversion called [http://www.moddb.com/mods/command-conquer-tiberian-dawn-redux Tiberian Dawn Redux].
@@ Line 326: / Line 302: @@
 ===Maps===
 C&C has support for external maps, both multiplayer and singleplayer. You can now download multiplayer maps automatically with [[#Map Pack Updater|Map Pack Updater]] as well as at the beginning of this article with singleplayer maps. There's even a map creator you can find at [http://cnc95.tk/ccmap.zip CnC-Comm], [http://xhp.xwis.net/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?a=26;mid=15098 XCC Mixer] to package the maps and [http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/cncstuff/cctxt/ccmanual.txt this tutorial] on how to get started.
+==== [http://cnc-comm.com/community/index.php?topic=2214.0 Map Pack Updater] ====
+This program adds and updates custom multiplayer maps in your C&C directory.
+{{ii}} To install the updater, put the files into the [[#Game data|game directory]].
+{{ii}} TiberianDawnLauncher.exe is an optional game launcher included with the updater; CNCupdate.exe checks for updates every time the launcher starts.
 ===Languages===

Developers
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	Westwood Studios
Publishers
Original	Virgin Interactive
Current	Electronic Arts
Engines
	Westwood 2D
Release dates
DOS	August 31, 1995
Mac OS (Classic)	1995
Windows	March 10, 1997