The Unofficial ____ ___ ____ ____ _ _ / ___( _ ) / ___| / ___|| |_ _ __ __ _| |_ ___ __ _ _ _ | | / _ \/\ | \___ \| __| '__/ _` | __/ _ \/ _` | | | | | |__| (_> < |___ ___) | |_| | | (_| | || __/ (_| | |_| | \____\___/\/\____| |____/ \__|_| \__,_|\__\___|\__, |\__, | |___/ |___/ _____ ___ ___ | ___/ _ \ / _ \ | |_ | |_| | | | | | _|| _ | |_| | |_| |_| |_|\__\_\ Release v7.01 Last Updated: April 20, 1996 23:12 BST Written by: Roger Wong roger@powhq.nildram.co.uk http://kublai.pacificrim.net/~solaris DISCLAIMER The purpose of this FAQ is to aid the public regarding strategies and tactics to use in the game Command and Conquer, by Westwood Studios. In no way should this promote your killing yourself, killing others, or killing in any other fashion. Roger Wong claims NO responsibility regarding any illegal activity concerning this FAQ, or indirectly related to this FAQ. TRADEMARK INFORMATION Command & Conquer is a trademark, and is so acknowledged. Any trademarks not mentioned here are still acknowledged. COPYRIGHT NOTICE This article is Copyright 1995, 1996 by Roger Wong. All rights reserved. You are granted the following rights: I. To make copies of this work in original form, so long as (a) the copies are exact and complete; (b) the copies include the copyright notice and these paragraphs in their entirety; (c) the copies give obvious credit to the author, Roger Wong; (d) the copies are in electronic form. II. To distribute this work, or copies made under the provisions above, so long as (a) this is the original work and not a derivative form; (b) you do not charge a fee for copying or for distribution; (c) you ensure that the distributed form includes the copyright notice, this paragraph, the disclaimer of warranty in their entirety and credit to the author; (d) the distributed form is not in an electronic magazine or within computer software (prior explicit permission may be obtained from Roger Wong); (e) the distributed form is the NEWEST version of the article to the best of the knowledge of the distributor; (f) the distributed form is electronic. You may not distribute this work by any non-electronic media, including but not limited to books, newsletters, magazines, manuals, catalogs, and speech. You may not distribute this work in electronic magazines or within computer software without prior written explicit permission. These rights are temporary and revocable upon written, oral, or other notice by Roger Wong. This copyright notice shall be governed by the laws of the state of Texas. If you would like additional rights beyond those granted above, write to the author at "roger@powhq.nildram.co.uk" on the Internet. CONTENTS: CHAPTER [1] Introduction *1-1* Foreword *1-2* About the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ [1-2-1] Is the FAQ related to the Official Guide to C&C? *1-2-2* Is the FAQ related to PC Gamer UK? [1-3] Getting the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ *1-3-1* via E-mail *1-3-1-1* Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe *1-3-1-2* Antartica, North America, South America *1-3-2* via Usenet *1-3-3* via Internet FTP *1-3-4* via WWW [1-3-5] via BBS *1-3-6* via IRC [1-4] Adding to the FAQ *1-5* Acknowledgments *1-6* Accurate Information [1-7] The format of this FAQ -SECTION ONE- GENERAL OVERVIEW CHAPTER *2* What can I do with these units? *2-1* Infantry [2-1-1] Civilian [2-1-2] Technician *2-1-3* Engineer [2-1-4] Minigunner [2-1-5] Grenadier [2-1-6] Bazooka [2-1-7] Flame-thrower [2-1-8] Commando *2-1-9* Chem. Warriors *2-2* Vehicles [2-2-1] MCV *2-2-2* Harvester [2-2-3] Gunboat [2-2-4] Humm-vee *2-2-5* APC [2-2-6] Medium Tank *2-2-7* Orca [2-2-8] Rocket Launcher [2-2-9] Mammoth Tank [2-2-10] Nod Buggy [2-2-11] Recon Bike [2-2-12] Light Tank [2-2-13] Artillery [2-2-14] Flame Tank *2-2-15* Apache Attack Helicopter [2-2-16] Stealth Tank [2-2-17] SSM Launcher [2-2-18] Chinook Transport Helicopter [2-2-19] Mobile HQ [2-3] Buildings [2-3-1] Construction Yard [2-3-2] Powerplant [2-3-3] Advanced Powerplant [2-3-4] Sandbag/Fence/Concrete [2-3-5] Silo *2-3-6* Refinery [2-3-7] Barracks [2-3-8] Hand of Nod [2-3-9] Weapons Factory [2-3-10] Airstrip [2-3-11] Communications center [2-3-12] Advanced comm. center [2-3-13] Guard tower [2-3-14] Nod Turret [2-3-15] Advanced guard tower [2-3-16] Obelisk of light [2-3-17] SAM Site [2-3-18] Heli Pad [2-3-19] Repair Pad *2-3-20* Temple of Nod [2-4] Special Weapons [2-4-1] Airstrikes *2-4-2* Nuclear strike [2-4-3] Ion Cannon Chapter [3] Important information not in the manual *3-1* What are the keys? [3-2] What is that colored bar? [3-3] What is a blossom tree? [3-4] How do I view the radar? [3-5] How do I suspend or cancel build commands? *3-6* How do I manage multiple barracks? *3-7* Can I run over walls with mammoth tanks? -SECTION TWO- TIPS AND TRICKS CHAPTER [4] Cheating [4-1] What are the cheat keys? *4-2* How, then, can I cheat? *4-2-1* GAME.DAT hack [4-3] How does the computer cheat? *4-4* What cheating programs are available? [4-5] What are some C&C quirks I can exploit? [4-5-1] Tiberium harvesting without silos [4-5-2] Preventing the computer from rebuilding [4-5-3] The Reservoir Dogs scenario [4-5-4] The silo money cheat [4-5-5] The ultimate A-10 defence [4-5-6] Money making ala SimC&C [4-5-7] Place buildings anywhere cheat *4-5-8* Infinite minigunner cheat *4-5-9* Selling units with sandbags *4-5-10* Infinite money cheat *4-5-11* Detecting Stealth tanks [4-5-12] Transport helicopter denial [4-5-13] Safe Orca killing [4-5-14] Longer ranged towers *4-5-15* Speed up harvesting production *4-5-16* How to stop Nukes *4-5-17* Move infantry units over walls *4-5-18* Blind Spots *4-5-19* Long range bazookas *4-5-20* The engineer black hole *4-5-21* Wraparound radar *4-5-22* Confusing the enemy *4-6* Are there any hidden game elements or easter eggs? [4-6-1] Visceroids *4-6-2* Hidden cutscenes *4-6-3* Covert Operations Funpark *4-6-4* Dinosaurs CHAPTER [5] Defensive tips [5-1] Sandbag defense [5-2] Building base defenses [5-3] Help! I'm being attacked by enemy... *5-3-1* Nukes [5-3-2] Orcas [5-3-3] SSMs [5-3-4] Advanced guard towers *5-3-5* Transports loaded with engineers [5-3-6] Apache Attack helicopters *5-3-7* Recon bike gangs [5-3-8] Airstrikes [5-4] Suppressive fire CHAPTER:[6] Offensive tips [6-1] How do I destroy? [6-1-1] Obelisks of Light [6-1-2] Flame-throwers [6-1-3] Gun turrets using Orcas *6-1-4* Temple of Nod [6-1-5] Tanks in general [6-1-6] Flame Tanks [6-1-7] Mammoth Tanks [6-1-8] SAM-Sites [6-1-9] Strong bases [6-1-10] Harvesters [6-1-11] Gunboats *6-1-12* Advanced Guard Towers [6-2] The spiderbase strategy [6-3] How do I drain the computer's funds? CHAPTER [7] Miscellaneous tips [7-1] How do I sell my infantry/vehicles? [7-2] How do I control Orcas in mid-flight? [7-3] Why should I destroy villages? [7-4] How do I make a convoy? [7-5] How do I get rid of trees? [7-6] How do I hide under trees? [7-7] How do I stop the computer from rebuilding? [7-8] How do I keep my harvesters from gathering all the tiberium? [7-9] How do I get nukes in the last Nod mission? *7-10* How do I squish things? *7-11* How do I destroy patches of tiberium? CHAPTER [8] Single player tactics [8-1] Blue Aardvark's Anti-Crummy AI Tactics CHAPTER *9* Confucious says CHAPTER [10] Technical Issues [10-1] What determines my score? [10-2] What is the CONQUER.INI file? *10-3* KALI related issues *10-4* How can run C&C off my hard disk? *10-4-1* Making a batch file to run C&C from hard disk -SECTION THREE- MISSION STRATEGIES CHAPTER [11] What is a mission tree? *11-1* GDI mission tree *11-2* Nod mission tree CHAPTER [12] I'm stumped! Can you help me? [12-1] GDI missions [12-1-1] GDI Mission 1, Estonia [12-1-2] GDI Mission 2, Estonia [12-1-3ea] GDI Mission 3ea, Latvia [12-1-4ea] GDI Mission 4ea, Belarus *12-1-4wa* GDI Mission 4wa, Belarus [12-1-4wb] GDI Mission 4wb, Poland *12-1-5ea* GDI Mission 5ea, Ukraine *12-1-5eb* GDI Mission 5eb, Ukraine [12-1-6] GDI Mission 6, Czech Republic [12-1-7] GDI Mission 7, Czech Republic [12-1-8ea] GDI Mission 8ea, Austria [12-1-8eb] GDI Mission 8eb, Slovakia *12-1-9* GDI Mission 9, Hungary [12-1-10ea] GDI Mission 10ea, Slovenia *12-1-10eb* GDI Mission 10eb, Romania *12-1-11* GDI Mission 11, Greece [12-1-12ea] GDI Mission 12ea, Albania [12-1-12eb] GDI Mission 12eb, Bulgaria [12-1-13ea] GDI Mission 13ea, Yugoslavia *12-1-13eb* GDI Mission 13eb, Yugoslavia *12-1-14* GDI Mission 14, Yugoslavia [12-1-15ea] GDI Mission 15ea, Bosnia/Herzogovina [12-1-15eb] GDI Mission 15eb, Bosnia/Herzogovina *12-1-15ec* GDI Mission 15ec, Bosnia/Herzogovina [12-2] Nod missions [12-2-1ea] Nod Mission 1ea, Libya [12-2-2ea] Nod Mission 2ea, Egypt *12-2-2eb* Nod Mission 2eb, Egypt [12-2-3ea] Nod Mission 3ea, Sudan *12-2-3eb* Nod Mission 3eb, Sudan *12-2-4ea* Nod Mission 4ea, Chad [12-2-4eb] Nod Mission 4eb, Chad [12-2-5] Nod Mission 5, Mauritania [12-2-6ea] Nod Mission 6ea, Ivory Coast *12-2-6eb* Nod Mission 6eb, Benin [12-2-6ec] Nod Mission 6ec, Nigeria *12-2-7eb* Nod Mission 7eb, Cameroon [12-2-7ec] Nod Mission 7ec, Central African Republic [12-2-8ea] Nod Mission 8ea, Zaire [12-2-8eb] Nod Mission 8eb, Zaire *12-2-9ea* Nod Mission 9ea, Egypt [12-2-9eb] Nod Mission 9eb, Egypt [12-2-10ea] Nod Mission 10ea, Angola [12-2-10eb] Nod Mission 10eb, Tanzania *12-2-11ea* Nod Mission 11ea, Namibia [12-2-11eb] Nod Mission 11eb, Mozambique [12-2-12ea] Nod Mission 12ea, Botswana [12-2-12eb] Nod Mission 12eb, Botswana [12-2-13ea] Nod Mission 13ea, South Africa *12-2-13eb* Nod mission 13eb, South Africa *12-2-13ec* Nod Mission 13ec, South Africa *12-3* GDI Covert Operations *12-3-1* Blackout *12-3-2* Hell's Fury *12-3-3* Infiltrated! *12-3-4* Elemental Imperative *12-3-5* Ground Zero *12-3-6* Twist of Fate *12-3-7* Blindsided *12-4* Nod Covert Operations *12-4-1* Bad Neighborhood *12-4-2* Deceit *12-4-3* Eviction Notice *12-4-4* The Tiberium Strain *12-4-5* Cloak and Dagger *12-4-6* Hostile Takeover *12-4-7* Under Siege: C&C *12-4-8* Nod Death Squad CHAPTER [13] I need help playing multiplayer [13-1] What do I do with crates? *13-1-1* Stealth technology [13-1-2] Units [13-1-3] Visceroids [13-1-4] Explosions [13-1-5] Cash [13-1-6] Nukes, airstrikes, ion cannons [13-1-7] Map modifiers [13-1-8] Heal all units *13-2* Offensive tactics [13-3] Defensive tactics [13-4] Capture the flag [13-5] Various player strategies [13-5-1] Aardvark's strategy [13-5-2] Joseph's strategy [13-5-3] Kokko's strategy -Section Four- MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTER [14] Tables *14-1* Armor *14-2* Weapons [14-3] Units [14-4] Buildings CHAPTER [15] Internet resources *15-1* Third party programs *15-2* World Wide Web sites [15-3] Other resources [16] Bugs, updates, future games *16-1* The wishlist [16-2] Questions regarding C&C present and future *16-2-1* Mouse problems *16-2-2* Multiplayer savegames *16-2-3* The Covert Operations *16-2-4* Red Alert *16-2-5* C&C for Win95 *16-2-6* C&C 2 *16-3* Update patches *16-4* Errors in the C&C manual CHAPTER *17* Conclusion CHAPTER *18* Revision History ------------------------- CHAPTER [1] Introduction ------------------------- *1-1* Foreword ============== This is the twelfth incarnation of the C&C strategy FAQ. I've had a lot of fun putting this FAQ together. Even six months on, there still seems to be no end to the sheer volume of suggestions. More importantly, the daily letters of support and encouragement I receive tells me that C&C is here to stay. Thus, I toil into the early morn. *1-2* About the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ =========================================== Welcome to v7.0 of the Unofficial Command and Conquer Strategy FAQ. Version 7.0 is a major revision written after v6.0. 'Unofficial' means that this FAQ is not supported by Westwood Studios. Command and Conquer is the name of the game. FAQs are (F)requently (A)sked (Q)uestions. Revision classification works something like the following. If a new version of the FAQ has only a small amount of information changed or added, the version number is increased by 0.1, and is called a 'minor revision.' If a new version of the FAQ has a substantial amount of new information changed or added, the version number is increased by 0.5, and is called a 'standard revision.' If a new version of the FAQ has a huge amount of added or changed information, major parts of the FAQ are rearranged, or major parts of the FAQ are rewritten, the version number is increased by 1.0, and it is called a 'major revision.' You may be wondering why chapter numbers are enclosed in either []'s or **'s. The definition of these is as follows: [] Chapters enclosed in square brackets mean that the information contained in the chapter has not been updated since the previous FAQ. ** Chapters enclosed in asterisks mean that the information contained in the chapter is new or has been updated for the current version of the FAQ you are reading. [1-2-1] Is the FAQ related to the Official Guide to C&C? ======================================================== No, the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ is not related in any way with the Official Guide to Command & Conquer other than in topic. Nor is the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ meant to be competition to the Official Guide. If you need complete printed maps, step by step walkthroughs and the like, then by all means, get the book. (ISBN: 1-566-86-247-7 Brady Publishing 1-800-428-5331 http://www.mcp.com/brady/ 19.99 USD) *1-2-2* Is the FAQ related to PC Gamer UK? ========================================== The Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ is not in any way related to PC Gamer UK. Portions of the FAQ appeared in the December issue of PC Gamer UK. They have apologized for the copyright violation and have tightened their controls to ensure that something like this never happens again. 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ATTENTION: ALL BBSes, CompuServe, America On-line, and all other information services. PLEASE conform to the naming standard of the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ when placing this file on your system. The file name should be 'ccsfaq??.zip' where the '??' is the version number of the FAQ or 'ccsfaq??.txt' if the FAQ is a text file instead of PKZIPped. *1-3-6* via IRC --------------- Server: irc.sintercom.org port: 6667 Channel: #Singapore In the channel, type "!send ccsfaq" without the double quotes. [1-4] Adding to the FAQ ======================= If you have something to add to the FAQ, please send E-mail to 'cncfaq@powhq.nildram.co.uk' (no quotes), explaining what your addition is. It will be reviewed, and if accepted, added to the next FAQ version. In the E-mail, please supply your name and E-mail address. Please note that all submissions to the FAQ become property of the author (Roger Wong) and that they may or may not be acknowledged. By submitting to the FAQ, you grant permission for use of your submission in any future publications of the FAQ in any media. The author reserves the right to omit information from a submission or delete the submission entirely. *1-5* Acknowledgments ===================== Westwood Studios for making this great game. Mom. (Hi mom!) Mike Fay, author of the Official Guide to Command & Conquer, for being a patient and understanding guy, and for giving me support, enthusiasm, and an autographed copy of the Official Guide to Command & Conquer Hank Leukart, author of the 'Official' DOOM FAQ, for his advice on FAQ creation. Mike Lee for his work on the weapons damage tables. Philip Lochner, for letting me absorb his FAQ into mine Andrew Griffin for his stunning and thorough effort in deciphering the C&C data tables. Aaron Glover, for nitpicking. To the people who E-Mail me their tips and tactics, and to those who take the time to answer questions on the Internet: You have my undying gratitude and thanks. *1-6* Accurate Information ========================== An attempt has been made to make the information in this FAQ as accurate as possible. Unfortunately, it has been difficult to match strategies and walkthroughs to the proper mission identifications. If a walkthrough tip for a certain level variation doesn't work for you, try one of the other variation tips. To identify your mission, look at the numbers that are displayed above the version number in the options menu. I try hard to make sure there are no bogus entries in this FAQ, but, undoubtedly, one or two will probably slip by. Please let me know immediately if there is any information in this FAQ that you know is incorrect. Future updates and add-ons may render parts of this FAQ obsolete. [1-7] The format of this FAQ ============================ I have been copying the format and style of the granddaddy of all FAQ keepers, Hank Leukart (ap641@cleveland.freenet.edu) of the 'Official' DOOM FAQ. Many thanks to Hank for allowing me access to his FAQ.