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 Command & Conquer Three-language pack                  Created by Nyerguds
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 1 - general information

 2 - Running the game
  2.1 - Sound setup
  2.2 - Game modes
     A. Campaign
     B. Expansion pack missions
     C. Hidden missions

 3 - Multiplayer

 4 - Notes
  4.1 - Concerning the no-CD setup
  4.2 - Music and movies
  4.3 - Credits



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1. General information *****************************************************
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This pack contains Westwood Studios' COMMAND & CONQUER in three languages
in which it was originally released - English, German and French.
All three languages' versions are patched to the latest version. It contains
both version 1.20 and 1.22 for the English version, and just 1.20 for the
German and French ones (which don't have a 1.22 version).

This compilation includes C&C's expansion pack, "The Covert Operations".
While the briefing texts of all Covert Operations missions are in the
language you choose to start the game in, it was unfortunately impossible to
have the mission names of the covert Operations in more than one language.
Thus, all Covert Operations missions have their original English mission name.



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2. Running the game ********************************************************
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To start the game, run one of these executables:

cnc_e120.com - English version 1.20 (IMO the best version)
cnc_e122.com - English version 1.22 (latest ver, but disables some features)
cnc_de.com   - German version
cnc_fr.com   - French version

Read the next section for instructions on how to run the games correctly.

Note that there are two ways of getting the game working correctly; one is
with DOSBox, the other is with VDMSound. I will only explain the VDMSound
method here; to run the game in DOSBox, see the DOSBox manual.


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  2.1 - Sound setup
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I haven't tested this on any system other than my XP Pro, but the game
should run fine. However, on windows XP I have noticed the sound will
stutter, making it very uncomfortable to play.


To fix the sound stuttering problem, install VDMSound.
You can download the latest version here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/


To actually play the game with VDMSound, go to your C&C directory and
right-click on the executable of the language you want to play C&C in
and select "Run with VDMS" in the menu. 

Then, in the VDMS configuration wizard, select "Custom Configuration",
then on the next page "Create a New Configuration", and on the next page
press the "Advanced" button.

-On the Program tab, check "Close DOS window on exit". 
-Go to the Sound Blaster tab and make sure the settings are the following:
   Base port: 0x220
   IRQ: 7
   8-bit DMA: 1

Click the OK button, go to the next page, finish the wizard, and enjoy :)


VDMS will make a special shortcut for the executable. From now on, remember
to use that VDMS shortcut to run the game.

If you want to be able to run C&C in all three languages you will have to
repeat this process for all different .com executables. However, the VDMSound
wizard has a function to copy all settings from another VDM shortcut, which
makes this a lot easier :)


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  2.2 - Game modes
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A. Campaign
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To play the campaign missions, press "Start New Game" in the C&C main menu.
You will be asked to choose a side, and the mission will start.

To read the mission objectives, open the Options menu an click on "Restate".


B. Expansion pack missions
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To play the missions of the Covert Operations expansion pack, click on
"New Missions" in the C&C main menu. You will get a list of missions you
can play.

Be warned that most of these missions are very hard, and nearly impossible
if you've never played the C&C campaign.


C. Hidden missions
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C&C contains a mini-campaign of five missions involving dinosaurs.
To play these missions, make a copy of the VDMS shortcut of the language
you want to play in, and edit the copy's properties.

In the Properties window, click on the "Change" button next to
"DOS Command Line". There, in the "Arguments" area, type "funpark".

Run that shortcut, and press "Start New Game" in the C&C main menu.


Please note that there is a bug in the savegame logic of the hidden missions.
If you exit the game and start it again later on to continue the funpark
campaign from a savegame, first start a new game and pick a side, and then
load the game from the ingame menu. If you don't do this you will not
continue to the next Funpark mission after finishing it.

Also note that the game crashes if you finish a Funpark savegame in normal
play mode, so it's best to clearly indicate that in the savegame description.



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3. Multiplayer *************************************************************
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Unfortunately, the LAN option in C&C will no longer work in XP or Win2000,
unless you use the IPX emulation in DOSBox. I will not write any guides on
using DOSBox though... just see the DOSBox manual on how to get that working.

There is another way of playing 1v1 multiplayer games though, using a program
that can create COM port connections over IP. The handiest feature of this
method is that it works both on LAN and online

For the full details on this, check out this article:
http://planetcnc.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Techtroopers.Detail&id=74

Don't be fooled by the fact they say this is about C&C Gold - this same
method works perfectly on DOS C&C, and you can even play against a C&C Gold
player with DOS C&C. Furthermore, this method can be used both to play over
LAN and online. All you need is an IP to connect to.



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4. Notes *******************************************************************
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  4.1 - Concerning the no-CD setup
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Despite indication of the contrary, the game is not really cracked. The real
exe files (which are the GAME.DAT/NEW/FRN/GRM ones) are unmodified, except
for the fact the German and French ones are edited to use the files for
their own language. What makes it run without CD are the small .com files
that take advantage of C&C's hidden command line parameter that allows you
to specify which directory to use as CD.
This command line parameter (-cdPATH_TO_USE_AS_CD) is a beta feature of the
game that was never removed. I'm just using it :)


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  4.2 - Music and movies
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This pack does not contain any movies or music, except for the music on the
main menu and score screen. Two dummy tracks were added in SCORES.MIX to
prevent the game from crashing when it doesn't find any music to play.

The reason for this is obviously the filesize. I mean, there's a reason the
original game was sold on two CD's.... the C&C music takes about 65 MB, and
all movies together are more than 750 MB.

However, if you want some music and movies you can download the Media Addon
of the C&C demo. It contains the intro animation, three GDI briefing movies
and a couple of songs.
It can be downloaded here:
ftp://ftp.westwood.com/pub/cc1/previews/demo/cc1demo2.zip
Filezize: 16,9 MB

Simply extract the file DEMOM.MIX in the media\ directory and rename it to
movies.mix to make it work.


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  4.3 - Credits
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-I would like to thank the people that gave me the files of the German and
 French C&C, allowing me to create this pack. Reaperrr and Lini.. thanks
 a lot :)

-I also want to thank Arsaneus & Reaperrrr for helping me remove all traces
 of the censoring in the German version. Germany didn't allow the game to
 be sold when you could see people being killed, so all infantry units in
 that version were replaced by robots. Needless to say, this really screwed
 up the storyline. Reaperrr and Arsaneus did a great job de-robotizing the
 mission briefings.

...and then there's me, of course, doing the real work of getting the three
programs to each use their own files while still using as many common files
as possible. But I could never have done it without the people mentioned
above.



Created by Nyerguds
March 14, 2005