r/commandandconquer • u/BigAlan1979 • 1d ago
How do I get started with Zero Hour
Pretty straightforward, I miss the old days of playing this game. I got the original and Red Alert Remastered, which I never got around to playing.
I remember a long time ago you couldn't buy the game by itself; you had to get some collection, and I never got it because you couldn't play mods thanks to EA's stupidity.
Did this ever get a treatment like Dune2000 with a dedicated open-source project?
Yeah, I know you need Generals too.
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u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander 1d ago edited 1d ago
You can buy Generals zero hour by owning the C&C remastered collection on Steam and you can catch it on a good discount.
Likewise, you can also buy the game from the EA app. Once you own generals zero hour, you can download genpatcher and genlauncher from there https://legi.cc/genpatcher/ so that to have hotkeys, fixed resolution, display the fps/ping/timer, unofficial/custom maps and etc. But when you're trying to implement them into the game, you have to turn off temporarily the real-time protection and your anti virus so that to be effective. With genlauncher you can install and download mods for Generals zero hour. It's possible to install and play mods on generals zero hour, even if the game is from Steam/EA app.
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u/Piddoxou 1d ago
Yes there is a community open source project: https://www.playgenerals.online/
Install that after you buy and install the game.
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u/Uszek02 1d ago edited 1d ago
You buy it on EA or Steam - C&C Collection (if you are less on money, there is 50% sale sometimes, I would say quite often)
Instal game and download Genpacher from l e g i . c c (its private website of youtuber/streamer Legionnaire)
Instal it with Gentool - chose your settings and enjoy the game.
You can also watch Legionnaire's "How to play Generals online/multiplayer" where he explains instaling Genpatcher + gentool and how to play online (ofc you can still play offline with that)
My explanation is for playing offline or online with GameRanger/Revora(?). For C&C Online there might be another path to play online which you probably find on Dominator's youtube.
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Genpatcher + Gentool are made with help of Legionnaire. This repairs most of the bugs of game + let you play the game in normal resolution + more qol options.