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Anonymous
11 years ago

C&C3 version 1.09 doesn't like me. Please Help!

(Running Windows 7 pro (64bit)

Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz processor)

I had played Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium wars quite some time ago maybe 2009-2010, can't remember exactly when but it was an older version, if I had to take a guess I'd say 1.07 maybe? It was on a friends house/ PC, I played it from GDI to somewhere in the Scrin missions, I don't think I finished. any how I played it it was playable, I enjoyed it. I bought my own copy about 3 years ago, had a few issues getting it going, finally found that it only wanted to be installed on the Default (C: ) drive, so I had to get a bigger SSD to fix my probelm. Skip ahead a few years, I get it installed and the game launches and is all kinds of playable, no issue there, but the AI is over aggressive, and hard as hell, some people may like the challenge, but I'm a casual gamer and this thing wiped the floor with me on EASY mode, I had gotten up to the Croatia mission perhaps and that was on Normal mode back in 2009-2010. Now, it's almost an entirely brand new AI that has apparently no actual easy mode. I have Google'd my issue and found a few people having similar issues, or at least had? But I don't think they had the Origin version of the game, because the soultion that seemed to work for them was -runver in the Target bar of the Shortcut, but the shortcut only launches Origin and then the Do you want to play TW or KW window comes up, so this makes the -runver obsolete...  -runver is supposed to allow you to run an older version of the game from 1.0 - 1.09...

SO.... My question is: Is there a way to roll back to an older, and Easier version that I can still play? One that doesn't make me feel like I've never played a game in my life? One that works with the Origin version?

I have attempted this game probably over 40 times and each time I'm wiped out within the first 15 minutes... I've beaten the whole GDI campaign before. This is making me Feel stupid and I don't like that. I'm about ready to ask for my refund on this thing.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    8 years ago
    I found it through the search bar under all my files shoo it isn't showing its location, I suppose I could go in there if I followed the hdd address, but since I had the file I needed, I didn't bother. I might also add that I apparently made poor judgements and bought just c&c3 with out the Kane spinoff/ expansion on steam. I also earlier today found the cumulative patch but it won't install, it says because it doesn't like my installation.
  • Gesus777's avatar
    Gesus777
    6 years ago

    To play version 1.00 on the steam install you need a copy of RetailEXE\1.0 folder (replace C3C3game.dat with a cracked version 1.0)  and a copy of  CNC3_english_1.0.SkuDef from the DVD install.   I think the mistake people make is either not adding the extra files in the 1.0 folder with CnC3game.dat or using a mismatched version of the cracked CnC3game.dat



    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PJXH8SaLULebXrp6LrySXpuCOVrkQ0Qz/view?usp=sharing



    I have put the files in the same file structure they need to be copied into, (the 1.9 versions will be there so it will be obvious if you have put them in the correct place).  Then right click on C&C3 in your steam library and click Properties, then under 'General Options' click 'Set Launch Options' and type -runver 1.0 (That's a one time thing).  

  • aaronTortego's avatar
    aaronTortego
    6 years ago

    Hi Nyerguds, I have 2 Windows XP computers. One has the Internet on it and the other does not, and the computer that's not on the internet, (ALL) of my games work, Original Copies, Mods,  Dune 2000, and even the older games on Dosbox. So my problem is: I installed Tiberian Wars on the newer computer and it installed ok and it plays for about five minutes and then crashes then I get a candcgame3.dat error message. This is an original copy, playing it from the disk. I'm not running this on Origin or Steam. I don't play online at all . I haven't had a need to.....in the 20+ years I've played cmd and cqr. What do you recommend that I try to get this game going on the new computer. My main Objective is to mod the game with a mod that has a playable mutant faction. That's part of the reason why I have 2 XP computers. I don't want the mod altering the original game on the other computer.....Am I making sense? and Ive tried the 1.09 patch It doesn't work

  • RedcatQS03's avatar
    RedcatQS03
    2 years ago

    i am using cnc3 and it will not let me go online i do not know how to downlond cnc3 1.6

    pls HELP

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