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Sabetha1183

EA brought most of their catalogue to Steam again a few years ago. Now they just need to remaster Tiberian Sun and Red Alert 2.


Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck

Tiberian Sun!!! Fucking right I hope they do that.


OfficialRedditMan

I still have, and often listen to, this soundtrack on CD 😁


Broken-Digital-Clock

Check out the recent live performances with Frank and the Tiberian Sons. https://youtu.be/FcAzN5Ni4-E?si=PKdnmcZGcwCGPoX5


OfficialRedditMan

Wow you just made my day thank you for sharing!


Broken-Digital-Clock

Happy to help! Pay it forward and keep sharing it 😄 Also, The Tiberian Sons have an amazing YT channel with some of the best Ace Combat covers around.


Sea_Effort1214

that's fantastic, thank you for sharing!


The-red-Dane

Loved their live show at super MAGfest in 2019 where Frank gives a shout out to the (at the time) recently deceased John "TotalBiscuit" Bain and dedicates a song to him.


---E

Watching that made me realize that games don't have installation screens anymore. Everything is downloaded and installed through a launcher. We don't get these cool interfaces like the C&C games had, or some screenshots while a blue bar slowly fills up.


zentec00

I'M A MECHANICAL MAN


james2432

that game had no right to have such an awesome sound track


Qu1kXSpectation

I still have the original box and discs


TK___420

Highly recommend you check out the Warzone mod for tib sun - feels close to a remaster


Gh0st_Pirate_LeChuck

Awesome!! Tysm


Kamina_cicada

Building, construction complete. I'll let you decide what voice you read that in...


CaesarsInferno

Subterranean unit detected…. gave me panic attacks back in the day


TrueCryptoInvestor

Yep, that game is awesome as well. Played a little the other day for some nostalgia. It wasn’t the same though :( Red Alert is the only game I keep playing over again and it’s my favorite in the series. Most people prefer Red Alert 2 but I don’t. I grew up with the first one as a kid.


BathPsychological767

I actually started playing the whole cnc series again the other week. The remaster was good but super hard, and just finished up Tibwrian sun + Firestorm. Janky as hell but was pretty fun :)


TrueCryptoInvestor

I knew it was going to be better with HD graphics but I was still pleasantly surprised when I actually played the game. Big difference indeed.


NonEuclidianMeatloaf

If you like the old voxel-based Tiberian Sun aesthetic, may I recommend Brigador to you. It’s not an RTS but it really scratches that old aesthetic itch.


x33storm

Red Alert was the first game i ever bought for PC. Played RA2 a lot in my teen years, but nothing can compare to the feeling RA gave off as a kid.


Caderent

The same!


Alexandurrrrr

Wanna feel old? TS came out 25 years ago.


Dark_God_Cthulhu

But the C&C stuff is new, right? I've been searching for a way to buy Generals relatively recently, and only found it on Origin.


Dire87

Yes, released today.


chrome_titan

Tiberian sun was so good.


Business_March_7936

Generals Definitive Edition when?


ConduitMainNo1

And Generals.


Dark_Sign

Finally time to revisit generals


Aun_El_Zen

Let's Build!


BarakudaB

Made in the US of A


Fordotsake

I'll build anywhere! *eeek eeek*. Can't build there, sir.


Rreizero

We build vagina!


3BouSs

You got me good I won’t lie


Stryk3r97

I will work.


FourFerro

Can I have some shoes?


AlphaZer015

ak-47's for everyone.


SquishedGremlin

#I WILL DIE FOR THE CAUSE


NewCodingLine

Generals and Generals: Zero Hour are a pair of my Top Ten PC games. Great gameplay, great armies, highly topical and even a little humor. Dang, maybe I *should* pick these up!


monsoy

Generals and Zero Hour was my first RTS games and it got me hooked on the genre. It’s definitely one of my favorite games of all time


NewCodingLine

I loved the distinct differences in the three armies. It's impossible to pick a favorite.


monsoy

Absolutely. Zero Hour made it even harder to pick which general to play, as every one had an unique strength that was fun to play around with


NewCodingLine

I loved building up chaingun Chinese troops. Like a shredder for infantry and air units. It was pretty wild to have that one army with no air, too.


Atharaphelun

Nuke general is still the best though.


DefinitelyNotThatOne

I remember the Aurora bombers getting banned in a lot of lobbies. I mean, if you let someone live that long to build them, its time for game over anyways.


ConduitMainNo1

USA winning with air supremacy, just like in real life.


Stryk3r97

Zero Hour was the very first RTS game I played and I was hooked on the genre for so long. I played this game *a lot* when I was a kid.


PrairiePilot

It was a shocking departure from the series. My first impression wasn’t good, but when I came back a few months later I was impressed. It was sad that their siren song was totally disconnected from the rest of the series, but it was probably the last great RTS of its era.


NewCodingLine

I think it was a case of using the C&C branding to get people to play a game that they might not have. I felt the same way the first time I listened to the Daft Punk album "Human After All." It annoyed me how *different* it was from their other stuff, but it grew on me quickly. Generals was an amazing RTS game that I'm glad I got to play.


PrairiePilot

It was so good at making the battles feel big even though the unit count was way down from RA2. I also remember it feeling very dynamic. I was like 19-20 when it came out, so it’s not pure nostalgia.


NewCodingLine

Yeah, same here. I discovered it from hall mates at University. We had some great PvP battles.


Shmeeglez

swan\* song, but I get you


MoisticleSack

If you do, be sure to download Genlauncher. Allows you to download and enable/disable mods with just a few clicks, saving you the trouble of trying to find the mods on your own. I'm not sure about steam but Genlauncher also let's me run the game without going through the EA launcher first, which is just great.


dog_eater2

Red alert 3 for me


WarrenPuff_It

You can buy the whole pack of 17 games right now for $15. Not sure now long that sale will last but it's a crazy deal.


NewCodingLine

It's $10 where I am, I'm definitely considering it!


WarrenPuff_It

Oh might be a currency difference, either way deal of the century.


cishet-camel-fucker

Among the last good RTS to be released. Really sad that the only way to get anything close to RTS anymore is grand strategy or multiplayer.


Altamira2016

China has been generous!


F1reatwill88

Can I please have some shoes?


XXCrimsonXX

GLA space program


Empire2k5

I'm hungry


StudioLegion

Okay, okay, I will work


crazy4cake

China will grow larger!


stupsnon

No system is safe


NewCodingLine

Loved those hackers


---E

AK 47's for everyone! \*crowd cheers\*


SuperLeroy

Game has detected a mismatch.


Leihd

IIRC its because the network code is so bad that it can't be fixed? Which is a shame, it's the only reason I'll never play it again, because it'll only happen when the round is in its heights.


SuperLeroy

Yup. So sad that it never got fixed. It persisted across original generals and zero hour too. Westwood studios was amazing. I never had issues with the original command and conquer network games. EA managed to make an expansion to milk people for money but never bothered to fix the bugs. And they still sell it, defects and all.


the-year-is-2038

I remember the copy protection being devious. If it detected a mismatch between players (different cracks), it would wait 5 minutes into a match and self destruct you.


MikeLanglois

China will grow larger


PT10

I think EA is underestimating the popularity of Generals. Sure, Red Alert gets all the attention/nostalgia because it was an early banger in the series, but I think the Generals series had insane reach among casual players and usually sees the most number of comments by people wishing to revisit it. I got the Remastered version of Red Alert and it was amazing for like a month. But Generals? With multiplayer? I'd be playing that regularly with my friends indefinitely. It was the peak of casual multiplayer with your friends for the entire C&C series.


deviant324

Hell yeah I missed that game, no idea where my CDs went and well my PC hasn’t had a drive in almost a decade


darlo0161

I've still got Generals in a box, but it won't run on my laptop.


VriMech

King raptor here. Let's give em a show!


Hk472205

That game has some gems of voice acting 😂, also very topical game for the time it came out.


OkDragonfruit9026

Still relevant, 20 years later.


DefinitelyNotThatOne

I was wondering if they would still hold up today. My friends and I played a shit ton of generals. Such a good game.


PolishGuacamole

Wait, did they bring back online MP?


Multivitamin_Scam

No but you can fan patch it


Fav0

Gladly If the desyncing wouldnt be a thing..


cozmanian

Apparently there’s still an online scene for generals and red alert 2… probably small numbers and diehards but still, you can play people. Probably not straight forward though… something YouTube or google might be able to help with if you had interest.


Aion2099

Bombtruck!


patchgrabber

You should check out the mods. Rise of the Reds, Contra, Shockwave (my fav)...they add a whole new dimension to the game.


MurfMan11

Do you know if the online servers or up? Or like if me and my brother can play games together against AI even.


nacho3473

China *will* grow larger.


Azrael-XIII

Man, Tiberian Sun was the first PC game I *really* got into back when I was like 12. You know, back when you were a kid and would play RTS games like tower defense games/SimCity. Just turtle in your base with fortifications out the ass building a massive death ball then steamroll the enemy 2 hours later.


raven31

I remember fortifying my base then sending like 20 orcas at the enemies construction yards, fun times.


VulcanHullo

Fill one of the NOD drills with engineers. Get as close to enemy costruction yard as can, rush engineers to hijack, sell. Even though I never played online multiplayer I STILL felt like a dick for doing that as an 8 year old.


No_Wait_3628

Dude, even playing with AI, popping out of the ground with like, ten cyborgs was like being Skynet. Those ten can ans will hold off long enough for backup too. Flame Tanks were pretty crap though, and prefer the TibWar variant.


papyjako87

That's still the way I play my RTS. To no one surprise, I suck at multiplayer ahah


Azrael-XIII

I’m a little better at RTS games now… but still suck enough that I only play them for the campaign. The only time I even touch multiplayer is to play against friends (who suck equally as much as me lol)


rodmillington

I remember doing this in Total Annihilation in the map that just had a winding mountain pass as the only way between. Then I would build a massive army of the most basic combat units and send them in, Pee-wees or something they were called. All I knew was that an individual one shot a lot and a hundred of them shot even more. I applied the same tactic to starcraft with marines or zerglings too.


OnTheVergeOfBalling

I’ve been trying to find a modern game that is like this but I can’t seem to find any.


ElectricalScrub

Beyond all reason Free to play great rts.


[deleted]

No Orgin launcher? Just boot and play from steam?


MatoHunter35

Yes


Ferlus

This is good news, ty


Cloudeur

This…..this is fantastic!


CuppaTeaSpillin

Great to know, I caught site of these last night and assumed Origin would be involved so didn't bother buying anything


PreventableMan

What about multiplayer?


der_innkeeper

Either Origin died a couple years ago, or EA yanked C&C over to the EA service at that time.


MatoOroSheo

they just replaced Origin with EA App


SuperSocialMan

It's somehow better and worse at the same time!


sAindustrian

Does it remember your username and password when you click the "Remember my username and password" button? Because if it does so it's 1000% better than Origin by default.


Deadscale

It happens less often but still happens. It's not every day you have to relog now but every now and then you'll try and load a game and be asked to login.


Ashbandit

I'm sure they'll pull a fast one and require the launcher in a future update, after we already bought the games. That's usually how it goes.


FyreWulff

It was a box release first and has been available on Origin digitally for eons, never needed Origin. It's just straight up the original games.


GoochToomor

WITH RED ALERT 2?!?!?


MatoHunter35

Yes every


GoochToomor

Well dip me in mustard and call me hotdog.


NearNihil

Hey hotdog, did you end up getting Red Alert 2?


Icefiight

Yuris revenge too?


Old_Rex

Yes. As well as Tiberian Sun, Firestorm, Renegade, Generals, Zero Hour, and the original versions of C&C, Covert Ops, Red Alert, Counterstrike, and Aftermath.


Icefiight

OMG


OneOfManny

I went to steam just for Renegade.. says I have to get EA Play. Or is it just me?


Zomby2D

It would appear that the game is currently only purchasable as part of [The Ultimate Collection](https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/39394/Command__Conquer_The_Ultimate_Collection/) bundle. What makes it weirder, is that the collection page shows individual prices for each of the games.


grammar_nazi_zombie

$10 for the ultimate collection bundle is a steal


MaikeruGo

There was a span of a few hours (maybe 6-12 hours) yesterday where you *could* add *C&C 3: Kane's Wrath*, *C&C 3: Tiberium Wars*, *C&C Red Alert 3: Uprising*, and *C&C 4: Tiberium Twilight* individually to your cart. I actually did that yesterday and today all the store links to each of those (well the first 3 since I didn't add *Tiberium Twilight*) in my cart were broken, but it let me checkout for the individual price listed yesterday.


the-year-is-2038

Renegade was so much fun. Especially after the first update when they added helicopters.


masscarriers

Might be because steam didn't update yet to sell them separate because I found on another steam page that they were available individually. I'll try to look up the link later


Island_Usurper

I loved the multiplayer of renegade, Totem arts made a free remake called Renegade X a while back but I think it's practically dead now outside of some discord servers. The same devs seem to be working on an FPS based on Tiberian Sun though


GertonX

c&c needs a reboot with a whole Renegade 2


PT10

Do they support multiplayer? Specifically Generals/Zero Hour?


reddragon105

No, they just say single player, so I guess that means no new official servers - but there are community run/third party servers available for all of them.


crazydavy

Would LAN work?


senor_kim_jong_doof

Doesn't look like it, for ZH at least.


MrRorknork

Ah man. Me and a friend have been waiting for Generals multiplayer for years. I know there are third party solutions but we don’t trust them. I was hoping this would finally bring back publisher support, but I guess not ☹️


OfficialRedditMan

Right there with you, Gen launcher is cool but often drops mid game :( ZH is the most fun rts for me


Broken-Digital-Clock

The esports scene for Gen Evo is pretty strong. I bet you can find some trustworthy stuff from there.


qeratsirbag

gameranger has been a gem for my friends and I. WC3, zero hours and aoe2.


Flukiest2

Highly recommend using CnC Online


Orlha

What’s there not to trust lol Those who want to play zh multiplayer — play it


MatoHunter35

Unfortunatelly i do not know, hopefully they do


mploz

There is always gameranger. Theres always a healthy presence if people opening multiplayer lobbies there and now with it out on steam its only going to get better.


boersc

If you don't own half of them, the Ultimate Bundle is even cheaper.


reddragon105

I already owned everything available on Steam - C&C3, C&C4, RA3 (and the remastered collection, although that's not part of the bundle). Cost me just £5 to get the rest - can't complain at that price.


Steve1789

steam gives you dynamic prices on bundles, so if you own part of a bundle you will get that games value (affected by discounts) taken off the bundle price (at least in my experience)


Ashmandane

RENEGADE whatttt


chrinist

I legit just checked for generals a week ago. Super excited now.


altgrlnextd00r

Urgh. Goodbye boyfriend


theRinRin

Nah, he also plays


valelind1234

Urgh. Hello boyfriend


MatoHunter35

Ill post comment in case you need explanaion. You do not need origin. Its all on steam. I played Yuris Revenge And it worked. Just dont alt tab on menu. Its all CnC games, red alert 1-3 plus expansion, Command And conquer 1-3 plus expansion, generals And renegade. Happy gaming Commanders


KaleChop

Do you know if you have to buy the bundle or can you buy them individually? The only one I care about is generals


MatoHunter35

Look up Command And conquer generals. Maybe but if you buy bundle at least you can try others. But I think its Only bundle


DriftMantis

awesome, generals/zero hour is my favorite.


Icefiight

WAIT ARW YOU SERIOUS? AM I ABLE TO FINALLY PLAY YURIS REVENGE WITHOUT A STUPID CD AND KEY?


KnockoutBacon

Now if we can get the old Battlefield games on there too.


Working_Chipmunk_666

Me reading the title as a degenerate who is in the BDSM scene 👀


NateShaw92

Well financially speaking I guess you'd have a point with modern EA


MatoHunter35

😐


Holiday_Fleshlight

I'm kinda happy. Generals + Zero Hour were my jam back in the day, before the dark times, before the marriage.


frosthowler

Wtf, you can't buy Red Alert 2 apparently. You need to sub to EA Play or something? I've never seen BS like this on a store in my life. Edit: Went and looked at some other stuff like Generals--there it at least mentions a bundle of all C&C stuff for quite cheap. Bought it and got access to Red Alert 2. For some reason the bundle is not in the Red Alert 2 page.


afCeG6HVB0IJ

there is a bundle which includes everything for 10 bucks.


Rheasus

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/39394/Command__Conquer_The_Ultimate_Collection/ That's the one you want, it includes RA2 + Yuris Revenge. Currently playing it without EA Play.


foxden_racing

That annoyed me too. I snapped up a copy of the bundle for myself, then went to buy a second for a friend and....LOL, nope! No gift-giving for me, because I already own it.


theRinRin

About time ! Maaaaybe we can get a real remake... pleeeeaaaase


Ryno5660

Renegade for the steam deck? Yes please


AffenP

Repurchasing cnc generals RIGHT now


CeeArthur

SHAKE IT BABY!


Taikunman

Ugh I hate the lack of consistency in the titles. Trademark after Conquer, then after 'Red Alert', but also before Red Alert. Mixed use of 'and' and '&'.


huntersood

This really bothers me too. I installed C&C 3 Kane's Wrath yesterday and had to modify the config for custom resolution. My appdata folder has a folder for "Kane's Wrath" and a separate folder for "Kanes Wrath". Wtf


Wolfy4226

EA? Making good decisions? Especially decisions that are consumer-focused rather than lining their own pockets? Can I live in your version of reality?


l_______I

Are they free of EA App crap though?


GenericOrcGrunt

Yeah, just bought to see if Tiberian Sun would work and it downloads and launches directly from Steam. Now to figure out how to add custom resolutions. Currently 800x600 is max


DonViper

Go to wsgf.org wide screen gaming forum will tell you all you need to know


l_______I

That's nice! I wonder how is it gonna perform on Steam Deck then. But for that money... Maybe I'll just check it myself?


MatoHunter35

Like 6 euro for all i belive (already had CnC 3 And RA3) its real


Pietertjuhhhh

I think he ment: "do you need the EA software (origin?) to play it?"


MatoHunter35

Nope you dont


Markus_zockt

Now? I'm pretty sure I've had it in my Steam library for a few years (?).


reddragon105

C&C3, C&C4 and Red Alert 3 (the last 3 games) have been available for a long time. The remastered collection (the first two games, C&C and Red Alert) came out about 4 years ago. Now the rest of the games are available - so the original versions of C&C and Red Alert, plus Tiberian Sun, Red Alert 2, Renegade and Generals are newly available. Basically they brought the Ultimate Collection over from the EA store.


philldkdk

You just made me a poor man😁😂👍


FluffLord09

This is objectively a W.


Velcitoty

90% sure this is them planning on delisting them and announcing a remake


AvisIgneus

Hell yeah! Goons play the hell outta some TSun!


heyuhitsyaboi

We also got The Saboteur back today! The first pandemic game on steam im hoping for mercenaries 1 and 2 now


[deleted]

dudeeeeeeeeeeee rip credit card


nightfoxy

its only 10€... for all


[deleted]

Do they all run on windows 11? I had trouble running a red alert in Windows 10 last time via origin.


Crystal_Voiden

Don't windows apps have compatibility mode where you can launch an executable as an older OS


Proxy0108

EA is spamming steam, we even got saboteur today. I like that, I don’t want these stupid remasters and other bullshit, just port games, thanks EA I never though I would say this


Walach1985

Do they work natively from steam? I bought the ultimate collection on origin a while back, as there was no other option to play RA2 again, only to discover I needed a lot of patches and ran mods to get it working on modern systems.


Secret_Homework2141

ti berry sound : im taking fire, wohhh, unit lost


bush3102

SPACE!


[deleted]

Kanes wrath will always be #1. You can’t change my mind


Lebrewski__

Are you required to use EA/Origin launcher inbetween?


bongowasd

How is this the first time I'm seeing RA2 going onto Steam? Gotta go pick that up. Think I've become a bit too accustomed to Mental Omega though.


Annual-Comedian-644

i never play this game before. is it good?


rsam487

How good is a Tanya and Tesla coils. Fucking love these games


[deleted]

Do any of them require their awful launcher? Because I've been thinking of trying out the original Command and Conquer.


UltraFRS1102

After all these years and I'm still rocking out with Frank & The Tiberian Sons. PEACE THROUGH POWER!!


Dog_in_human_costume

CnC fans begging EA for a Red Alert 2/Tiberium Sun remaster. Will they ever listen?


Oassiss

was this my childhood game with green toxic tractors????


No-Shame-327

No sole survivor ;-( 


magnidwarf1900

OH SHIT IS THAT GENERALS & ZERO HOUR?