Forum Discussion

AlienWeaver's avatar
2 years ago

Problem with the March 8th 2024 Update

This counts towards Command & Conquer 3, Red Alert 3, and their respective expansion packs. (Maybe even Renegade and Generals too)

A while ago, I used to have an error related to DirectX 9.0 when launching any of the mentioned games above, I of course, tried to find lots of solutions, none of them worked, but a day after posting this reddit article below, I found a strange solution. Guess what, what I thought was a problem within game compatibility and a DX9.0 issue, it turns out, my computer itself was the problem all along (at least from the perspective of the said game).

Here is the reddit post in question: https://reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/1ae5gbq/error_i_cant_launch_command_conquer_3_red_alert_3/

Even after installing DX9.0 and then restart the system, it seems that my computer wasn't able to run Command & Conquer 3/Red Alert 3 for something as simple as the supported resolutions of both games and their expansion packs. What exactly happened in my case is that both games cannot run by default on my computer because the "default" resolution (where this is my very first time launching the game) is 1024x768 (not fullscreen, only windowed), while the game only works perfectly fine if the resolution is 1280x720 (both fullscreen and windowed). Now, it's strange because older C&C games run better at 4:3 aspect ratio-based resolution because, there was no 16:9 in early 2000s, and C&C 3 might not run properly if the aspect ratio is 4:3 rather than 16:9 (16:9 is my maximum aspect ratio, my PC's screen is wide).

My only way that time when I fixed all this was installing the Fixed TUC launchers made by Medstar on Mod DB, because I was able to start the game(s) windowed since Medstar's fix restored both games' command-line parameters before launching, this enabled me to change the resolution of both games from 1024x768 to 1280x720 (from the game's settings), repairing both games to "uninstall" the fixed TUC launchers, and voila! I was right! 1280x720 made both games run properly.

After the update that I missed for few days that was live since March 8th 2024, this update made the fixed TUC launchers not working anymore, even the command-line parameters too, why I posted this in the first place? Because my profile on C&C 3 (strangely not RA3) got reset, which means the options were also reset, and the resolution is always in the file "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars\Profiles\%CNC3PROFILE%\Options.ini", and yet, not really reset because, my game profile is not missing at all and still exists (same goes to Kane's Wrath). I've every possible solution and nothing works, and so, the only way to fix this again, is to use the command-line parameters from Medstar's TUC fix, but this won't work either, because the latest C&C TUC update on the EA App makes the fixed TUC launcher not working anymore. The only thing I can do now is to wait for a new update for Medstar's fix. I already contacted him today but he didn't reply yet.

And don't say get the Steam version of the entire game collection, because I'm from a country where its currency is literally dying, plus Steam does not officially support said currency so that it becomes almost 95% cheaper compared to the original cost in USD. Note that my problem only occurs for the Origin version, not Steam (because launch options and command-line parameters work there).

Any solution, if y'all find any?

No RepliesBe the first to reply

About Command & Conquer Franchise Discussion

Chat about your favorite games in the Command and Conquer franchise and get help from the player community.13,574 PostsLatest Activity: 2 days ago