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Game Balance and Matchmaking - We want your feedback!
Hey everyone, To keep things in one place and easy to keep track of, we're encouraging you to share feedback regarding game balance and matchmaking in this thread. So what's game balance? A couple of examples would be: unit balance, do matches seem fair and fun overall? If you wish to leave general feedback regarding the game, you can always create a separate thread in the Game Information category. We promise not to miss any of it 😉51KViews22likes896CommentsCommand and Conquer Remastered -- Failed to launch
After downloading and installation through EA app, games can't startup and error pops up as. (asking to give permission, after pressing OK, failed to launch caused by error) My system is Windows 11. I tried to run the game as admin, but it doesn't work. I tried to repair, still not work I also tried to uninstall the game and install again, not working..... Please help to solve this problem. Thank you.Solved18KViews9likes286CommentsIntroducing “The Vault”
The Vault is a unique object found in the Crates tab of the store that is only available for a limited time. Each time you open a crate, cards will be added to the vault. All crates you open will fill The Vault with cards, but higher value crates will grant more cards. The Vault unlocks at 100 cards, but can be filled to up to 300 cards. After unlocking, it can be opened at any time for 600 Diamonds, regardless of how many cards are in it. Waiting until it reaches the maximum of 300 cards will give the best value, but it can be opened early. When opened, you will receive all the cards in The Vault, at which point The Vault will reset and can be filled again. You can fill up and open the Vault as many times as you would like while it’s available. When The Vault reaches its maximum capacity, all cards earned from opening new crates won’t go into the Vault and will be lost. The unit cards that you get from the Vault are random. However, the percentage of Commons, Rares and Epics you receive will always be the same, whether you open the Vault when it has 150 cards or 300 cards. Vault Card Rarity Breakdown: Common: 52.2% Rare: 37.8% Epic: 10% If you don’t open the Vault before it expires, the cards will remain until the next event and you won’t lose any of the progress that you made. You can continue filling the Vault, or open it, when it becomes available again.7.3KViews0likes115CommentsPost entertaining replays here!
Closest game I've had thus far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGlMd8dQsk Good all round player, attack bike harvester rush and smart to try using his harvesters to contest missile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFxPtcj_xWo edit: putting subsequent replays in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWTBLVB5igbRdXNkTDMfNswdaXaNLciAQ20KViews3likes96CommentsRed alert 2 black screen with sound and mouse
Hi all, When I open Red alert 2 or Yuri revenge I get a black screen. I do got music and a mouse. And when I slide over the screen I can hear i'm moving over the icons. Still black screen. I'm running Windows 8.1 64 bit Please help me 🙂SolvedAnonymous11 years ago533KViews44likes96CommentsCommand and Conquer Generals Zero Hour - Windows 10
I've been a Command and Conquer nut since the very first release. I still play C&C Generals Zero Hour under Windows 7 and it runs perfectly. I've upgraded to Windows 10 and the game will no longer launch. It has no error codes or messages. It just will not launch. Does anyone know a work around to run this game or type of game under Windows 10? I've tried using compatibility mode (XP and 7) and it doesn't change anything. Any help would be appreciated.324KViews29likes94CommentsNeed a Resign Button
Why is there not a resign button? If you are going up against a player that you don't want to play, right now you have to shutdown your whole game. Suggested Solution: A resign button. The player resigning can loss half of the intended medals, while the other player still gets the full. if up against a challenge battle, you still lose no medals. This helps speed up games. People on both sides don't have to wait. People don't have to shut down the game. and code-wise it is hella simple to write. So again why is there not a resign button?Solved5.3KViews3likes93CommentsDirect X 8.1 error affecting Command & Conquer Generals and Command & Conquer Zero Hour.
Our team is aware of a Direct X 8.1 error affecting Command & Conquer Generals and Command & Conquer Zero Hour. I tried the fix posted on the help forum but deleting the file didn't fix generals zero hour problem ( Please make sure you have Direct X 8.1 or higher installed. Also that your video card meets the minimum requirements.) this ran on my pc for months so not the video card also the generals runs fine just not zero hour. anyone know how to fix this?SolvedAnonymous12 years ago320KViews14likes89CommentsCommand & Conquer Remastered - Crash
Ok, I've been playing Command & Conquer Remastered quite happily for a couple of months now. Played it last night, however, when I went to play it today, I now get a Petroglyph Crash Report, which then sends a dump file. I'm using the EA Desktop App. From the EA Desktop app, I click Play, click OK for the "Hold up, this game needs permissions" message. The window comes up for Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer Red Alert (which is what I always play). I click Red Alert and then after a few seconds, the Petroglyph Crash Report window appears. What I have tried: Restarting Windows 10 Shutting down completely and then logging back in and going through the process Doing a Repair Doing a complete reinstall of Command & Conquer AND the EA Desktop app Checking firewall settings Logging in as another user with a new profile. Interestingly, this option causes an error, which EA says is at their end Setting compatibility mode Checking EventViewer (which suggests that ClientLauncherG.exe and ucrtbase.dll being the problem) With the above in mind, I ran a disk check, and also sfc /scannow - no difference Uninstalling/reinstalling the Microsoft VC++ apps As I've mentioned, last night it was working fine. I haven't installed anything, I haven't updated anything - it just stopped working. Any ideas? Thanks, DSolved14KViews8likes80CommentsKane's Wrath "Fatal Error - Exception in Exception Handler"
Afternoon everyone, I've recently installed a copy of CnC3:Kanes Wrath (and Tiberium Wars), but am having issues attempting to load the game. I've tried running repairs, compatibility modes, as administrators and all combinations of the above. I have also attempted to repair the files and verify them, to no success. Attempting to load the game gets the same error - "Fatal Error", with the message "Exception in Exception Handler" as the content, twice. I have checked the system is capable of running the game, and meets the requirements. I can provide copies of the Error Logs and DXDiag files if necessary.Solved91KViews8likes79CommentsC&C Tiberian Twilight - Unable to Redeem Code
Hey EA Team, SO i have this huge problem. I bought c&c TIberian Twilight from steam and i was provided with a code that apparently is already been used by another user. So i contacted steam , and they said to contact EA since EA is the developer of the game. SO i did contact EA assistance on live chat , but they said that they cannot help further so i msut reaquest help on FORUM from a manager. So here i am asking for help with my problem. I just wanna play the game i bought.Solved1.7KViews0likes74CommentsCD-Key already in Use Command and Conquer 4 Tiberium Twilight
Hello, Just purchased C&C 4 Tiberium twillight. Installed via origin, and started up and then got to the registration code part. Copied the code that i got by E-mail. Enter. Replies, CD key allready in use? What to do? Re-purchase? New CD-Key sent to me? Any help is appreciated.Solved77KViews47likes74CommentsSite's certificate expired
I'm trying to play but I keep getting warned/stopped by "This Site's Security Certificate has Expired" it goes on to explain that Google Chrome can't verify whether it's communicating with the actual website or an attacker. The last time I played was yesterday and this didn't pop up.SolvedLewra12 years agoRising Novice12KViews10likes71CommentsAdjustment to Medals Won/Lost
Commander, We are rebalancing the Medal progression system and adjusting the number of Medals earned or lost during a battle. With this change, having fewer Medals and winning the match will allow you to earn more Medals than with the previous system. Players now win or lose 8 - 32 Medals (previously 10 - 25 Medals) There could be up to a 600 Medal difference between players. The amount of Medals that you earn or lose at the end of a battle will depend on the Medal difference between you and your opponent If two players have similar Medal counts, they will win or lose 20 Medals. If you are 600 Medals higher than your opponent, you will win 8 Medals or lose 32 Medals. Challenge Battles still trigger when your opponent is 200 Medals higher than you Please let us know if you have any questions!4KViews0likes68Comments[READ FIRST] Common Issues and Solutions
[Copied from the official C&C forums] Last updated 07/05 '13 Most of this is meant for the First Decade and original versions but a lot of this should apply to The Ultimate Collection too. TO KEEP PLAYING THE OLD GAMES ONLINE SEE THIS POST HERE OR THIS POST HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO DO NOT REPLY TO THIS THREAD WITH YOUR PROBLEMS BUT MAKE A NEW THREAD When posting with a problem, remember to state your OS, which game your problem applies to and which version of the game you're running, ie. an original game, The First Decade version or The Ultimate Collection! CTRL+F to search for keywords is your friend! This around 8,000 words long so scrolling through all of it to search for your problem is not going to be a fun endeavor. Also, if your problem is about the serial code or payment then contact EA customer support, we can't help you. Mouse Pointer disappearing in the Ultimate Collection? Disable mouse trails in Windows to fix it. Note: Vista/7 Users should install the game in Admin mode, to do this run Windows Explorer then browse to your DVD drive, right click on Setup.exe -> Properties -> Compatibility > Tick "Run This Program as an Administrator". Also please install DrectX 9c for Windows Vista (32bit & 64bit)/Windows 7 (32bit) from the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en For Windows 7 64bit download & install the DirectX SDK from March 2008: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en...ng=en&id=10568 Load up both the 32bit and 64bit DirectX Control Panels and enable Hardware Acceleration: Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008) -> DirectX Utilities -> DirectX Control Panel -> DirectDraw -> Tick "Hardware Acceleration" -> Click OK Start -> All Programs -> Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008) -> DirectX Utilities (64-Bit) -> DirectX Control Panel -> DirectDraw -> Tick "Hardware Acceleration" -> Click OK This will mean that all the older versions of DirectX are correctly installed and should avoid problems (mainly with Renegade) of games loading and not showing anything but a black screen. The methods and tools in this text are intended to fix problems and get the games running properly. Note that most of the fixes on this page are files you need to put in your game folder. The default TFD installation folder is: "C:\Program Files\EA Games\Command & Conquer The First Decade\" If it's not there, simply right-click on the TFD launcher link on your desktop, go to Properties and see which directory it launches from. That should be the sub-folder "Launcher" of the main TFD install folder. There should be a "Find Target" button to go right to that location. If you go one directory up from there you end up in the main install folder. In there you will find a folder for each of the games, and a few more for the TFD launcher, patches and internet files. Unofficial 1.03 Patch This patch contains most of the fixes listed in this thread, get it here: http://cnp.cncnz.com/tfd/ or alternatively here: http://cnc-comm.com/community/index....a=view;down=16 Note: This patch includes files which cause problems with Internet play in TS, RA2 & YR, please check those sections after installing for the solutions to these problems. Nyerguds' guide to installing & patching TFD: http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/...lling_tfd.html (note that this is mostly just the manual way of applying all fixes that are in patch 1.03) General fixes: Games won't run in Vista/7: Vista/7 users should take ownership of the TFD main folder. To do this, right click on the "Command & Conquer The First Decade" folder, go to Properties -> Security -> Advanced -> Owner -> Edit -> Select your username -> Tick "Replace Owner" box -> Apply. Vista/7 users should also disable User Account Control: Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Turn User Account Control On Or Off -> Untick "Use User Account Control" -> OK -> Restart Business & Ultimate users: Start -> Control Panel -> Classic View -> Administrative Tools -> Local Security Policy -> Local Polices -> Security Options -> User Account Control: Behaviour of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode -> Change to: Elevate without prompting User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode. Change to: Disable -> Restart Games won't install: Check that your DVD-ROM supports dual-layered disc's - to do this, go to Control Panel > System > Device Manager (Vista/7) Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager (XP) copy the model name of the DVD-ROM into Google (or any other search engine) and look for a site that lists its specifications. "Autorun.exe is not a valid Win32 Application" errors can be fixed by removing InCd - it seems to cause conflicts with the security part of the DVD-ROM. Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors can be solved by booting into safe mode and installing the game from there (log on as the administrator account). You could also copy the entire disc contents to a folder on your HD and see if it'll install from there. If you have 2 DVD-ROMs on the same Data cable that can be the problem, Put one of the DVD-ROMs onto the same data cable as you Hard Drive. This only applies to IDE (PATA) devices where there is only one hard drive and two DVD-ROMS. If you get An Error {-5004 : 0x80070002} has occurred or similar error then reinstall the InstallShield software: Hold the windows key on your keyboard and press the r button > The Run dialogue should appear > Type C:\Program Files\Common Files into the text box and click OK Right-click the InstallShield folder, and select Rename > Change the name to InstallShieldOld > Start the game installation again to reinstall the InstallShield components with the newest version. If the install succeeds after this then delete the InstallShieldOld folder. "Incorrect CD-ROM" errors - if you have emulation software like Demon Tools or Alcohol 120% then make sure you don't have more than 1 virtual drive. You could also try removing the software too in "Add/Remove Programs" (XP) or "Programs & Features" (Vista/7) in control panel. Note: The TFD Launcher program can be the cause of these errors (especially on Vista/7) so try making shortcuts to the games instead. The xcc shortcut installer will do this for you: http://xhp.xwis.net/utilities/XCC_TF..._Installer.exe Games crash on dual core machines: If you have a dual core CPU, and games seem to crash for no reason, start the game and press CTRL ALT DEL (For XP Pro select Task Manager!), right click on the game's .exe process, click "set affinity", and deselect one CPU. ForceCore is a small program that automates this process: http://nyerguds.arsaneus-design.com/.../forcecore.zip Video's hang: On some systems Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2 can hang with repeating sound in the first second of video, this often means it is impossible to get past the Westwood Studios logo. To fix this run Dxdiag and disable Sound acceleration Start > Run > type dxdiag > OK > Sound > Hardware Sound Acceleration Level - Move slider until on 'No Acceleration' Picture Guide: http://www.cncworld.org/?page=features/tutorials/tdhangAnonymous13 years ago428KViews20likes68CommentsCommand and Conquer Generals Zero Hour You have encountered a serious error
Hi I recently purchased the Command and Conquer Ultimate Collection to play the game of my Childhood Command and Conquer Generals but whenever I got to launch the game I get and Error that pops up saying "You have encountered a serious error. Serious errors can be caused by many things including viruses, overheated hardware and hardware that does not meet the minimum specifications for the game. Please visit the forums at www.generals.ea.com for suggested courses of action or consult your manual for technical support contact information" I have spent the past 3 hours looking for an answer for why it won't launch. If anyone can help that would be great! Thanks!SolvedAnonymous8 years ago189KViews4likes67Comments90%+ challenge battles (mostly unwinnable)
I keep on getting challenge battles (80-90% of the time) This makes no fun at all, since most are not winnable since opposing forces are vastly superior and have more powerful options Why is it that “regular” opponents are not proposed? Very bad for game and fun3KViews4likes66Comments