Custom Maps | C&C3: Kane's Wrath | Ultimate Collection | Origin | Windows 8.1
If you think you have the answer already, you are probably wrong.
I've tried all the common answers: Read on to know for sure your advice hasn't been tried already.
Here are the steps that I have already tried to get custom maps to work on the "Ultimate Collection" version of C&C3: Kane's Wrath on Origin. So far, I still do not see the custom map in Network play nor Skirmish mode.
- Downloaded map ("Uphill Struggle") from CNCLabs.com.
- Unzipped the map onto my Windows 8.1 (64-Bit) laptop.
[Storage Config: OS is on the primary SSD [Drive "C:"]. Origin and it's game library on a separate HDD [Drive "D:"].]
[More Specs:Core i7-3630QM | 12GB DDR3 RAM | GeForce GTX 670M w/ 3GB GDDR5] - Placed unzipped folder ("Uphill Struggle" with two XML files inside: "map" and "overrides") into
"C:\Users\{MY USER NAME}\AppData\Roaming\Command and Conquer 3 Kanes Wrath\Maps\"
(I also tried placing the still zipped map folder in there hoping maybe that would change my luck. It didn't help though.) - {Restarted Origin and tested it, but no custom maps appeared in either Skirmishes or Network play.}
- Downloaded and Used CNCUltimateCollectionCustomMapRegistryFix.zip to automatically fix the common missing registry key(s).
- Manually reconfirmed within RegEdit that a "UseLocalUserMaps" key was indeed added with a REG_DWORD value of "0" to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Electronic Arts\Command and Conquer 3 Kanes Wrath"
("Data" column shows "0x00000000 (0)" as the value, though) - {Restarted Origin and tested it, but it didn't work.}
- Downloaded and Used Bibber's C&C Ultimate Collection Launchers (ver. 1.16)
- {Restarted Origin and tested it, but no custom maps appeared in either Skirmishes or Network play.}
- I then read in another forum post to remove the trailing backslash "\" at the end of the "InstallPath" in RegEdit,
In desperation I did it. Restarted Origin, but the custom maps never showed up in either Skirmishes or Network play.
Update: Still trying other things to get it to work. Here are some more things that I've tried.
- Went to "D:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Command and Conquer 3 TW and KW\Command Conquer 3 Kanes Wrath" and
Right-Clicked "cnc3ep1_origin.exe" > Clicked "Properties" >
Clicked "Compatibilty" tab > Checked "Run this...for:" >
Selected "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)", then
Checked "Run...as an administrator" > Clicked "Apply" button > Clicked "OK" button - The same as step 1, but for the "CNC3EP1.exe" in the same folder.
- {Restarted Origin and tested it, but no custom maps appeared in either Skirmishes or Network play.}
- The same as step 1, but for the "CNC3Launcher.exe" in the parent folder < D:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Command and Conquer 3 TW and KW >.
Other Notes: I haven't installed "Tiberium Wars" because "Kane's Wrath" was already better in my opinion.
Anything else I haven't tried yet? If this doesn't get fixed, this will be the reason I uninstall Origin.
@SaintLuti wrote:
Placed unzipped folder ("Uphill Struggle" with two XML files inside: "map" and "overrides") into "C:\Users\{MY USER NAME}\AppData\Roaming\Command and Conquer 3 Kanes Wrath\Maps\"
(I also tried placing the still zipped map folder in there hoping maybe that would change my luck. It didn't help though.)Did you try unzipping into a new folder inside your maps folder? I think each map needs its own folder in there:
From http://www.cnclabs.com/cnc3/faq.aspx#InstallingCustomMaps:
Custom maps can also be installed manually by placing them in the Command & Conquer 3 Maps folder. Files for each map reside in their own folders within this Maps folder. The location of the C&C 3 Maps folder depends on what version of Windows your have installed.
