Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour GenPatcher and C&C Online (Windows)

Generals and Zero Hour are the most involved games to fix out of The Ultimate Collection. The following guide will get you up and running using GenPatcher and C&C Online. Download GenPatcher. At the time of writing, GenPatcher is not yet updated for Steam TUC, but it can still work.

Generals and Zero Hour are the most involved games to fix out of The Ultimate Collection. The following guide will get you up and running using GenPatcher and C&C Online.

Guide to GenPatcher and C&C Online

Initial Setup

Download GenPatcher. At the time of writing, GenPatcher is not yet updated for Steam TUC, but it can still work.

  • Extract GenPatcher.exe from the zip file, but do not run it yet.
  • Run both Generals and Zero Hour once, then exit from the main menu from each.
  • Run GenPatcher.exe: you should not receive any errors about games not found; click yes to continue.
  • Apply all fixes and install GenTool from the GenPatcher window.
  • In the additional content tab, install optional things like GenLauncher and a control bar.
  • In Steam launch options for each game, set like:
"PATH-TO-STEAM-LIBRARY\steamapps\common\Command and Conquer Generals\GenLauncher.exe" %COMMAND%

and

"PATH-TO-STEAM-LIBRARY\steamapps\common\Command & Conquer Generals - Zero Hour\GenLauncher.exe" %COMMAND%

Now launching either game via the Play button will launch GenLauncher, and Steam will still count playtime as long as GenLauncher is open. Open GenLauncher, and click a button that says “Change to Normal Start”.

Click the Options button and set your desired options, including resolution. Now we will move on to the online setup.

C&C Online Setup

Online play is available through GameRanger, C&C: Online / Revora, and RAdmin VPN. This guide will set up C&C Online.

Assuming you have set up your C&C Online account, you will come across a common error when trying to log in:

This occurs because the Steam version of The Ultimate Collection does not assign CD keys for each game. To fix, we will add our own blank keys.

Note: A future update to GenPatcher may automate this step, or a Steam update may make it obsolete.

  • Open regedit
  • Navigate to:
    • Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Games\Generals
  • Right-click the Generals folder and click New -> Key, name it ergc.
  • Click the new ergc folder and double click the (Default) string. Paste the following into it:
0000-0000-0000-0000-0000
  • Repeat the above steps at:
    • Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Games\Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour

Your registry should look like this:

ncG1vNJzZmifkaKysbjAsmWtoaCofKjByJ2crGeTpLqurc2dZJynnqbCpr6MoJynnaKWubR52Z6pqGWYpMKzecaepamZpJi1pr6MmqWdZZOYerC6y6KlnmWnnrulu9asZaGsnaE%3D

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