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Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight

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Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight cover
Developers
EA Los Angeles
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Engines
SAGE 2.0
Release dates
Windows March 16, 2010
Reception
Metacritic 64
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Themes Sci-fi
Series Command & Conquer
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Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is a real-time tactics game in the Command & Conquer series, serving as the final game in the Tiberium universe. It requires an EA account and an active online connection to the official servers at all times, even when playing the singleplayer campaign or skirmishes against AI. Like in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, the campaign can be played in co-operative mode with a second human player, but this time solo play does not force an AI co-commander. Units are unlocked by leveling the player account through free-to-grind methods, but do not offer paid boosts of any kind. The maximum player count is increased from 8 to 10.

The game was initially supposed to be a multiplayer-only spin-off of Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars for the Asian market, named Command & Conquer: Arena, but during the prototyping phase, internal corporate meddling resulted in the game receiving a full campaign and shipped quickly, despite the decision being poorly received by the developers.[1]

The game was panned by critics and fans alike due to gameplay design and storyline decisions, finding itself on lists of worst-rated mainstream games on Steam.[2]

Post-launch support included 3 minor patches tackling installation issues in non-English languages, network stability and map additions, but the gameplay itself was never tweaked beyond the release version. A map editor (Worldbuilder) was also released post-launch. EA Los Angeles reorganized by splitting to Danger Close (FPS division) and Victory Games (short-lived RTS division) shortly after the game was released.

The game suffers from extended server downtimes, which affects multiplayer viability but permits campaign playthroughs. It was delisted from Steam on October 12, 2021[3], but remained available as part of the Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection package on Origin/EA App until March 7, 2024, when it was made available on Steam again, also as part of The Ultimate Collection. It is one of the few games in the series without an alternative community server.

General information

Command & Conquer Wiki - A wiki for everything Command & Conquer-related
Tiberian Twilight section on CNCNZ.com
Tiberian Twilight section on GameReplays.org
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
SecuROM PA DRM.
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Windows
Origin
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Bundled as part of Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection. Included with EA Play.
Manual link for EA App purchase.
Windows
Steam
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Bundled as part of Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection.
Included with EA Play (Steam).
Windows
Origin (unavailable)
Origin
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service Available via EA Play.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Command and Conquer 4\Profiles\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47700/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Command and Conquer 4\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/47700/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
For unsupported resolutions, see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
No centralized HUD.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set -win as launch option.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use -win -fullscreen parameters, and -xpos 0 -ypos 0 if window is off screen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS, with game speed tied to frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Custom resolution[4]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\Command and Conquer 4\Profiles\<user-id>\
  2. Open Options.ini with a text editor.
  3. Find this line: Resolution = xxxx xxx and edit it to set the desired resolution.
  4. Save the changes.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
No mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
For scroll speed.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

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

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Korean
Polish
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
10 Versus, Co-op
Co-op campaign supports two players.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3840, 4005, 4808, 4810, 4995, 7000-7002
UDP 1234-1237, 3478, 5009, 5060, 5062
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Black screen

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Lower the main desktop resolution to 800x600 and try to run the game again. If it successfully runs, Alt+Tab and change back the resolution, then go back to the game and set the correct resolution in-game.
  2. If the problem persists, set CNC4.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes On2 VP6

Command line arguments

Command Description
-win Runs the game in windowed mode
-fullscreen Runs the game in fullscreen mode. Combine with -win for borderless windowed mode.
-xres [number] Sets resolution width
-yres [number] Sets resolution height
-xpos [number] Sets horizontal offset of the window
-ypos [number] Sets vertical offset of the window
-ui Opens the autorun feature otherwise called by inserting the game disc
-replayGame [filename] Plays replay file

Worldbuilder (map editor)

  • The Worldbuilder is available from CNCNZ and ModDB.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1600
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/47700/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (47700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References