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Anonymous
12 years ago
Approved

Re: Tiberian Sun freezes up at main menu

I found THE fix!!!!!  I am running windows 8.1 but this will work for 8 and maybe even 7 as well..

There are 2 parts to this fix.  Most people have already done part 1, but just to be sure follow these instructions completely...

First set the compatability of the game: 

Open File Explorer   (You can do this easily by right clicking the little window or Start on the bottom left of your screen and selecting File Explorer)

Click Windows_OS :C (C Drive)

Open Program Files (x86)

Open Origin Games Folder (not Origin)

Open Command & Conquer Tiberium Sun Folder (keep this window open for step two)

Scroll down until you find the Game (File Type Application)

Highlight game by single clicking on it, then right click to bring up the pop-up menu

Select Properties at the bottom of the pop-up menu

Select the Compatability tab in the Game Properties window

Check the box "Run this program in compatabilty mode for:"

Select Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

Also check the box below that says "Reduce Color Mode"

Then set the color mode to 16-bit color

Also check the box "Run this program as an admistrator"

Apply Settings and Then Click Okay

Half way there......

Next Download this file and then open the folder.  I promise there is no malware or anything negative, just a few simple files.  (Copy and paste if below link doesn't work)

http://tore.cnc-comm.com/TS_Win8fix.zip

Click to save the file and once it downloads open the folder, you should see the file Win8fix, open this and follow remaining instructions

Once again Open File Explorer   

Click Windows_OS :C (C Drive)

Open Program Files (x86)

Open Origin Games Folder (not Origin)

Open Command & Conquer Tiberium Sun Folder

Now Simply drag the files from the download folder into the open Tiberium Sun Folder and launch the program as normal!!!!!!!!!!

I Hope this works for everyone as well as it did for me!!!!!!

 

*(Note: You may need to select a different compatabilty mode than Win XP Service pack 2)

 

22 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    7 years ago
    Approved
    it works, now im trying to changethe resolution
  • KTT_Ukko's avatar
    KTT_Ukko
    7 years ago

    big thanks to pcobb23. the thorns also work with WIN10.

  • ArioTex's avatar
    ArioTex
    6 years ago
    @pcobb23 Although quite and old post, this fix worked for me in Feb of 2020. Bought the collection a few days ago and was quite upset about not being able to play but this fix still works,
  • Leonbeilin's avatar
    Leonbeilin
    Rising Newcomer
    6 years ago

    Having trouble with playing tiberian sun. tried the TSpatch and it freezes on mission 1 lunching screen. What could you suggest? 

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    6 years ago
    @leonbeilin Are you using the disc-version, CNCNet version or the Ultimate Collection? What problems do you encounter without the TSPatch installed?
  • imccormi's avatar
    imccormi
    6 years ago

    It worked. kind of. the scroll rate in game is ridiculous. even on the lowest setting the scroll rate is way to fast. ideas?

  • @imccormi If you're using cnc-ddraw, you can edit "maxgameticks" option in ddraw.ini. For me, the best value is 120.
  • Exnil's avatar
    Exnil
    5 years ago

    You are an absolute legend!!! This worked for me on Windows 10 perfectly, thank you Sir!!!

  • @Nyerguds Thank you mighty hero. I as well just downloaded the collection and this patch worked, while the original fix op described only made the problem worse for me, on windows 10 home
  • I all but gave up on my TS when i updated to win10, but i found this thread and was able to fix it. game works again as of 7/21. thank you whomever created this fix!

  • @Nyerguds Community patch did not splved my problem (crashes of the game every few minutes) this method solved this problem.
  • This fix worked in every PC I've tried - from 15 years old to brand new state-of-the-art PC.  Nicely done!  I'd highly recommend trying this fix before doing anything else.

  • this works a treat have been trying for last 2 days to get this to work.Folled these instuctions and boom all works well , thanks for posting this up for helping people 

  • mrtnptrs's avatar
    mrtnptrs
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @forsaken626 If you are talking about the "http://tore.cnc-comm.com/TS_Win8fix.zip" link; this seems to be a recent quirk with recent browser updates that when you click on a link that leads directly to a download, it does not trigger the download. Could be a secuirity measure, but easily fixable by manually copying the link into the web adress field of your browser and then hitting enter 🙂

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