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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).
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Renegade X (unofficial) EA

For the fan made remake, see Renegade X.

Key points

Small but dedicated community.

General information

EA's Official Command & Conquer site
Official Forums
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
Windows
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Windows
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Bundled with other games in the franchise up to Generals.
Windows
Origin
Origin
Bundled with other games in the franchise up to Tiberian Twilight.
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

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.

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

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

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Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

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

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Audio settings

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

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

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

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
128
Online play
128 GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds.

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

Instructions

Stuck at the Renegade config popup

Instructions

Missing main menu text

Instructions

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8.1
Shader Model support 1.4 [citation needed]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 400 MHz
System memory (RAM) 96 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 950 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 8.1 compatible
16 MB of VRAM

References