Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Essential improvements
Patches
- Required for native online play.
- 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
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Template:Video settings
External graphics settings.
Editing file[3]
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- Download and install XCC Utilities
- Launch
XCC Mixer.exe
- Open
<path-to-game>\Data\always.dat
- Extract
cameras.ini to <path-to-game>\Data\
- Open
cameras.ini and modify any of the FOV= values to your desired ones
- 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.
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Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Korean |
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Havoc's groan is same as English version. Some issue in taunt message's text. |
Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
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]
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Make sure your graphics card drivers are up to date[citation needed]
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Missing main menu text
Instructions[citation needed]
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Press Esc to exit Renegade, then restart your computer or sign out.
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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]
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- Find
WWConfig.exe in <path-to-game>\Command And Conquer Renegade and select your currently used display in order to change the video settings.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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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
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ 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