How to Downgrade your game to RETAIL | Version 1.0

[Nobody]

The absolute G D.C.V. backed up a hackjob? .exe that actually runs after the EA tweaks.

So i shorthand decided to update my longstanding forum thread yet again.

Really simple this time around.

Download this:

https://mega.nz/file/YWQxnBbQ#Ndo32Us1FPp_pHcPw9yX9bKOQLg__iK-OdejD0xvVu4
or
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vwZxFtrGt0JNeVEqT5iNmzBX_mKC4_6/view?usp=sharing if you hate MEGA

Virus Total

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/85c24a007c0952938da91c9ace7816dd8652156ff50190e07c17d616e028ab0b/detection

NOTE: My kaspersky never flagged it, and the big k is notoriously aggressive.

Unpack it into your CnC3 Root folder:

steamapps\common\Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars


Overwrite all the files prompted.

add this command line by right clicking CnC3TW in your library and going under properties:

-runver 1.0


IMPORTANT NOTE: This does sidestep the very annoying bug? of GDI Defense not being able to damage nod infantry compared to the economy restoration mod.

Good Luck Commander

[Nobody]

bump for visibility since people are posting more 1.09 problems

[Kamashii]

Thanks so much for this. After wanting to play this, getting out my old CDs and watching them just locked up and not read them for some reason. Nice quick and easy fix. You're an legend!

[Sokol]

What a lifesaver

[Go4Pro]

İlk olarak ☁| Cloud |☁ tarafından gönderildi:

Hello fellow Commander,

In case u wanna play this for the first time or just feel like playing ur childhood game again like me u noticed that the Updates that where intended as Multiplayer changes runied the Campaign.

Aka it is possible but alot harder, todays normal is the previous hard and beyond.

With this fix u can at will revert to Version 1.0

All credits for this fix go to Gesus777 on the cursed EA Forums.


For the cnc3game.dat in ur RetailEXE folder u either A) Get a Disc copy and original cnc3game.dat 1.0 file to replace it in ur Steam folder under SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars\RetailExe\1.9

or B) u get a little creative *cough cough u bought the game* and go to a Site to get a NoCD fix for the Kanes Edtion 1.0.

http://gameburnworld.com/gp/gamefixes/commandandconquer3tiberiumwars.shtml

After go into the RetailEXE folder make a copy of the folder 1.9 and rename it 1.0. In 1.0 replace cnc3game.dat with the cracked version.

The last step is to make a copy of CNC3_english_1.9.SkuDef
Dont replace the old file.
Rename the copy CNC3_english_1.0.SkuDef
If the filetype changes repeat, it tends to break on newer windows versions
If it aint a skudef while the game wont launch
Open it up with notepad and replace every 1.9 and 1.7 with 1.0
Then right click on C&C3 in your steam library and click Properties, then under 'General Options' click 'Set Launch Options' and type -runver 1.0

(Ps: punctuation is IMPORTANT, i removed sentence ending DOTS because apprently people dont see that a 1.0 is 1.0 and not 1.0.)

This also keeps the game 100% mod friendly.

If u wanna play MP simply remove the command line.

Cheers :)

Ps: To check if it worked simply go into a skirmish and try to build two powerplants, if they give u building radius it did.

building radius on various structures was disabled for mp so u dont base creep.

https://youtu.be/u9VTin7_3L0

thanks lad

[Shade]

Thanks a lot for this, worked like a charm! i forgot how much better the SP was at launch.

[Nobody]

İlk olarak Shade tarafından gönderildi:

Thanks a lot for this, worked like a charm! i forgot how much better the SP was at launch.

happy it helped

[NinjaDiglett]

When I try to download the files from gbw, I click the link to download and it just sends me to a white screen that just says Direct linking to files is not permitted, please download files from the site.
Maybe I'm just stupid, am I doing something wrong?

[Mr.Kill]

İlk olarak NinjaDiglett tarafından gönderildi:

When I try to download the files from gbw, I click the link to download and it just sends me to a white screen that just says Direct linking to files is not permitted, please download files from the site.
Maybe I'm just stupid, am I doing something wrong?

It works fine for me. I would recommend simply going to the base website yourself (type it in manually) and then search for the game and files you wish to access. That way you don't trigger any chance of direct linking detection.

[Nobody]

^bump.

[Nobody]

^

[OldMemes.biz]

Keep fighting the good fight.

[Osas]

on one hand, the up to date patch is playable and beatable on hard, contrary to the thread title. on the other hand, playing on hard requires using units for defence, because repairing defence buildings drains economy and not sustainable. so the downgrade makes sense as it restores viability of certain ways of playing.

[OldMemes.biz]

İlk olarak boiled water tarafından gönderildi:

on one hand, the up to date patch is playable and beatable on hard, contrary to the thread title. on the other hand, playing on hard requires using units for defence, because repairing defence buildings drains economy and not sustainable. so the downgrade makes sense as it restores viability of certain ways of playing.

Wow, thanks Socrates.

[Mr.Kill]

İlk olarak boiled water tarafından gönderildi:

on one hand, the up to date patch is playable and beatable on hard, contrary to the thread title. on the other hand, playing on hard requires using units for defence, because repairing defence buildings drains economy and not sustainable. so the downgrade makes sense as it restores viability of certain ways of playing.

TBF the main reason you don't use defenses isn't the cost of repairing them. It's the fact that they are bugged (gun towers don't fire on rocket infantry without prompting) and the fact that the AI has unlimited money so any attempt to spam towers will end horribly. Some missions will have the AI launch infinite 5 minute cooldown bomber/tactical power strikes that will blow up a refinery or other building. If you don't launch a killing blow you will lose eventually.

[Nobody]

İlk olarak boiled water tarafından gönderildi:

on one hand, the up to date patch is playable and beatable on hard, contrary to the thread title. on the other hand, playing on hard requires using units for defence, because repairing defence buildings drains economy and not sustainable. so the downgrade makes sense as it restores viability of certain ways of playing.

the halfed eco makes it very much a fact that u need to play a certained way.
before u could have more of a fun approach but still win.

also personally i hate that rocket inf cant be targeted by infantry defense unless u micro it.
thats ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bs.