Command & Conquer(tm) Generals Zero Hour

IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM THE BATTLEFIELD

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General,
Severalofourloyalsupportershavepassedalongintelligencethathas
allowedtheGeneralsIntelligenceAgencytouncoverandrepairseveral
glitchesinyourZeroHourtacticalsoftware.Yoursoftwarehasbeen
updatedaccordingly.
Goodluck.
GeneralsIntelligenceAgency

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Version1.04March,2005
1. GLAWORKERSlowsupplygatherrateproblemfixed.
2. Onlinelobbysortsalphabeticallyinsteadofbyrank.
3. MOUNTAINFOXMissingbridgebugfixed.

Version1.03February,2005
1. COMMANDCENTERCRASHfixedthecrashthatwouldoccurwhenupgrading
afakeGLAcommandcenter.
2. GARRISONEDBUNKERCRASHfixedthecrashthatwouldoccurwhena
stealthbomberattackedagarrisonedbunkerorpalace.
3. FIXEDTHEUNFINISHEDBUILDINGEXPLOIT
ScudStorm(AllGLAGenerals)
Firebase(allUSAGenerals)
GattlingTower(allChinaGenerals)
PatriotMissile(allUSAGenerals)

TunnelNetwork(StealthandDemolitionGenerals)

4. WORKERSSTOPPINGfixedtheproblemthatwouldcauseGLAworkersto
stopgatheringresourceswhenbuyingtheFortifiedBuildingUpgrade.
5. GLACAPTURINGOPPONENTSCOMMANDCENTERfixedanissuethatcaused
theusersgeneralspowerstobecomeunclickableafterhecaptured
anopponentscommandcenter.
6. COLONELBURTONfixedthebugwherehecoulddestroyaircraftby
knifeattack.
7. TANKHUNTERhisexplosivesnolongerdisappearwhenhedies.
Instead,theyexplode.
8. SENTRYDRONESnolongerautomaticallyengageonenemyunitswhen
stealthed.
9. USAAIRFORCEGENERALtherangersarenowspecifictothefaction,
ratherthanbeingthedefaultUSArangers.
10.

COMANCHESnowgettheredrockettrailswhentheyachieveheroic
rank.

11.

TEXTCHANGESthetooltipfortheLaserDefenseTurretnow
indicatesthecorrectpowerusage.

12.

TOXINGENERALAnthraxbombnowhasGammatoxinbydefault.

13.

BOMBTRUCKDISGUISEDASAVENGERnowusesthecorrectAvenger
Model.

14.

ADDEDNEWMAPS!

15.

ALLUSAGENERALS
a. RAPTOR&STEALTHFIGHTERfixedthelasermissileupgrade.
b. PILOTdisplaysupgradecameosforchemicalsuitsandadvanced
training.
c. COMANCHE
i. Bladesnolongercollidewithanything.
ii. Rocketpodinstantdamagespeedremoved.
d. CHINOOK
i. Nolongertakesdamagefromflashbangs.
e. HUMVEEtransportedunitscannowdirectlytargetairunits.
f. TOMAHAWKnowdropsalvagecratewhendestroyedbyGLA.
g. SCOUTDRONEReducedeffectsofarmorupgradefrom50%to25%.

h. HELLFIREDRONEReducedeffectsofarmorupgradefrom50%to
25%.
i. SPYDRONEnowdisplaystheupgradecameofordronearmor.
j. FIREBASEArmoradjustedtobevulnerabletosnipersandimmune
tomeleeandlaserdamage.
k. SENTRYDRONE
i. Benefitsfromdronearmorupgradegranting25%bonus.
l. AVENGER
i. Laserturretnolongerhassightrange.
ii. Compositearmorupgradehasbeenremoved.
iii. Nowdisplayscameoforhellfiredrone.
iv. Damagereceivedvs.jetmissilesimprovedfrom30%to
23%.
v. Fixedthebugwherethemapwouldbecomeslightly
uncoveredwhenbuildinganavenger.
vi. Locomotorhasbeencorrected.
m. BATTLEDRONEIncreasedvehiclerepairratefrom5to10points
persecond.
n. FLASHBANGSincreasedprimarydamagefrom25to35.
o. SPECTREGUNSHIPlevel1hitpointsdecreasedfrom1000to600.

16.

USA(BASEFACTION)
a. SPECTREGUNSHIPnowgrantslessexperiencewhenkilled.
b. POWERPLANTnowdisplaysupgradecameoforcontrolrods.
c. SUPPLYDROPZONEnowdisplaysupgradecameoforsupplylines.
d. PALADINnowdisplaystheupgradecameoforhellfiredrone.

17.

USAAIRFORCEGENERAL
a. COMANCHEnowdisplaysupgradeforstealthupgrade.
b. POWERPLANTnowdisplaysupgradecameoforcontrolrods.
c. SUPPLYCENTERnowdisplaysupgradecameoforsupplylines.
d. SUPPLYDROPZONEnowdisplaysupgradecameoforsupply
lines.
e. CHINOOKbuildtimeincreasedfrom15to25seconds.

f. KINGRAPTORlaserguidedmissileonlyincreaseddamageby12%
ratherthan25%fortheotherfactions.
g. AURORA
i. Bombdamageincreasedfrom900to1000.
ii. Bombdamageradiusincreasedfrom70to100.
h. CARPETBOMBERnowhastobeactivatedinthegenerals
experiencemenu(Level1experiencepoint).Isdeployedfrom
theStrategyCenter.

18.

USALASERGENERAL
a. LASERDEFENSETURRETcorrectnumberofRangersappearwhen
destroyed.

19.

USASUPERWEAPONGENERAL
a. AURORAALPHA
i. Newuniquemodel.
ii. Secondaryattackdamagedecreasedfrom1000to900.
iii. Secondaryattackrangedecreasedfrom100to70.
b. BATTLEDRONEreduceddronearmorupgradefrom50%to25%.
c. PATRIOTBATTERYnowspawnsrangerswhendestroyed.
d. DAISYCUTTERFUELBOMB
i. Damagereducedfrom1000to900.
ii. Damageradiusreducedfrom100to70.
e. Avenger
i. NowavailablewithouttheStrategyCenter.
ii. Decreasedpricefrom2400to2000.

20.

ALLCHINAGENERALS
a. PROPAGANDATOWERnowdisplaystheupgradecameoforsubliminal
messaging.
b. INTERNETCENTERnowdisplaystheupgradecameoforsatellite
hack1and2.
c. GATTLINGTANKexperiencerequiredtolevelupismorespread
out(getstolevel2soonerandtolevel3later).
d. INFERNOCANNON
i. Itonlytakesthreeshotstotriggeranapalmfirestorm
(downfromsix).
e. NAPALMMISSILES
i. Nowinflictsburningdeathinsteadofexplosiondeath.

ii. Rangereducedfrom320to300.

21.

CHINA(BASEFACTION)
a. HELIXnowdisplaysupgradecameoforblacknapalm.
b. INFERNOCANNONSpeedincreasedfrom20to30.

22.

CHINAINFANTRYGENERAL
a. MINIGUNNER
i. Nowdisplaysupgradecameoforcapturebuilding.
ii. Reducedpricefrom400to350.
iii. Rangereducedfrom125to115.
b. ASSAULTTROOPCRAWLER
i. Decreasedhealrateto2%(nonupgraded)and4%
(upgraded).
ii. Nowdisplaystheupgradecameoforsubliminalmessaging.
c. ATTACKOUTPOST
i. Nowdisplaystheupgradecameoforsubliminalmessaging
ii. Decreasedslotsfrom10to8.
iii. DecreasedincludedTankHuntersfrom4to3.
iv. Decreasedhealthfrom350to300
v. Decreasedhealrateto1%(nonupgraded)and2%
(upgraded).
d. ASSAULTHELIX
i. Decreasedhealthfrom300to265.
ii. Cannowbuildspecialbunkeranddropnapalmbombs.

23.

CHINANUKEGENERAL
a. RADIATIONFIELDS
i. Changedambientsoundtotoxicambientsound.
ii. Reducedhealthfrom120to100allowingmedicstoclean
themupfaster.
iii. Increasedlifetimefrom2.5secondsto10seconds.
iv. NowusestoxicFXondeath.
v. Reducedgeometryradiusfrom10to6.
vi. Damageradiusisnowsmaller.
b. HELIXnowdisplaysupgradecameofornukebomb.
c. MIGremovedupgradecameoforblacknapalm,sinceitisnot
available.
d. BATTLEMASTERnowdisplaysupgradecameoforisotopestability.
e. CARPETBOMBdelayincreasedfrom2:30to3:00.

f. TROOPCRAWLERNowcontainstheTankGeneralsRedGuardrather
thanbaseChinas.

24.

CHINATANKGENERAL
a. TROOPCRAWLER
i. Increasedpricefrom1200to1400.
ii. NowcontainstheTankGeneralsRedGuardratherthan
baseChinas.
b. GATTLINGTANKevenedouttheexperiencepointsneededtolevel
up(080200300).

25.

ALLGLAGENERALS
a. QUADCANNONS
i. Now50%moreresistanttofiredamage.
ii. DamagewiththeAPupgradeisnowsequentiallyhigher
aftereachweaponcrateupgrade.Previously,damagewas
slightlyreducedafterthesecondupgrade.
b. ALLBUILDINGSnowdisplayupgradecameoforfortified
structure(whenappropriate).
c. SCUDLAUNCHERnowdropssalvagecratewhendestroyedbyGLA.
d. RADARVANstealthdetectionrangeincreasedfrom200to250.
e. BATTLEBUS
i. Transportedunitscandirectlytargetairunits.
ii. Decreasedspeedfrom75to70.
f. SCUDMISSILESCannowdodamagetostructures
g. MARAUDERweaponrangeincreasedfrom150to170.
h. TECHNICAL
i. Cannon(salvageupgrade)damagenowhasdifferent
properties.
ii. Machinegundamagereducedfrom15to10.
iii. DamageincreaseswhenpurchasingAPBulletsafterthe
secondsalvageupgrade.
i. HIJACKERcannolongercapturethebattlebus,whenoccupied.

26.

GLA(BASEFACTION)
a. SCUDSTORM,SCORPIONnowdisplaysupgradecameoforAnthrax
Beta.

b. REBELnowdisplaysupgradecameoforBoobyTraps.
c. BOMBTRUCKnowdisplaysupgradecameoforAnthraxBeta.
d. TECHNICALincreasedbuildtimefrom3to5.
e. SABOTEURnowavailableinbarracksafterthewarfactoryis
built.
f. TUNNELNETWORKdamagecausedbygunincreasedfrom10to15.
g. MARAUDERTANK
i. Armorincreasedfrom430to500.
ii. Weaponrangeincreasedfrom150to170.

27.

GLADEMOGENERAL
a. Mostunitsthatcancommitsuicideonlyexplodewhencommitting
suicideandnotwhentheyaredestroyed.
b. TECHNICAL
i. Increasedbuildtimefrom3to5seconds.
ii. Withthedemolitionupgrade,thetechnicalcanonly
explodebymanualcommand.
c. TERRORISTtheexplosionpowerincreased.
d. TUNNELNETWORKdamagecausedbygunincreasedfrom10to15.
e. MARAUDERTANK
i. Healthincreasedfrom430to500.
ii. Weaponrangeincreasedfrom150to170.
f. JARMENKELLcannolongerdetectstealthedunits.

28.

GLATOXINGENERAL
a. ANTHRAXGAMMAUPGRADEpriceincreasedfrom1000to1500.
b. RPGstheeffectofgammaupgradehasbeenreduced.
c. TECHNICALincreasedbuildtimefrom3to5.
d. MARAUDERTANK
i. Healthincreasedfrom430to500.
ii. Weaponrangeincreasedfrom150to170.

29.

GLASTEALTHGENERAL
a. TECHNICALincreasedbuildtimefrom3to5.
b. TUNNELNETWORKdamagecausedbygunincreasedfrom10to15.

c. SABOTEURnowavailableinbarracksafterthewarfactoryis
built.

Version1.02December,2003
Issuesaddressed:
30.

MISSINGPARTICLEEFFECTSFixedinstancesofmissingparticle
effectsduringcertainexplosions.

Version1.01December,2003
Issuesaddressed:
1.ADDEDNEWMULTIPLAYERMAPS
DeathValley
ForgottenForest
HostileDawn
IronDragon
MountainFox
NorthAmerica
RedRock
SeasideMutiny
DogsofWar
ManicAggression
Floodplains
TheFrontline
2.TUNNELNETWORKSPEEDReducedthebuildtimeofGLATunnelNetworks
tomatchthatofGenerals.
3.IMPROVEDONLINESTATSMadeimprovementstothecodethattracks
statisticsformultiplayerranksandbattlehonorsinGeneralsOnline.
4.NEWCOMMANDLINEPARAMETERSAddedquickstartandmodcommand
lineparameterstotheZeroHourexecutable.
5.BALANCEFIXESAddressedbalanceissuesforJarmenKell,the
Pathfinder,andtheAlphaAuroraBomber.
6.DISAPPEARINGSUPPLYDOCKSFixedanissuethatcausedsupplydocks
todisappearduringcertainskirmishandLANgames.
7.CHINAHACKERFIXAddressedanissuethatcausedHackerslocated
insideanInternetCentertostophackingindefinitelyafterthe

structureisattackedbyaMicrowaveTank.Hackersnowresumehacking
aftertheMicrowaveTankhasstopped.
8.ADJUSTEDCHATSOUNDEFFECTTweakedtheaudiocueforthe
communicatortoonlyalertuserstoanincomingchatmessage.Theaudio
cuewillnolongersoundforanynonchatrelatedmessages.
9.TEXTFIXESFixedtexterrorsfortheUSIntelligencetooltip.It
nowcorrectlydisplaysafiveminuterechargetime,insteadoftwo
minutes.AlsofixedtexterrorsinthetooltipsfortheUSADroneArmor
upgradeandChinaNuclearTankupgrades.
10.CRASHBUGSAddressedbugsthatcausedthegametocrashifyou
dropabunkerbusterongarrisonedTunnelNetworks;andifyouattempt
togarrisonthecastleinmissionGLA05withanymorethan14units.
11.BLACKLOTUSEXPLOITFixedanissuethatcausedBlackLotusto
capturebuildingsassheismoving.
12.GLABUILDINGDESTRUCTIONUnitsnownolongerhavetobegiven
threeseparateorderstocompletelydestroyasingleGLAstructure.
13.GATTLINGWEAPONSFIXAllGattlingweaponscannolongerbemadeto
firethroughstructuresbyforcefiring.
14.STEALTHUNITSFixedanissuethatcausedcertainstealthunitsto
appearonanenemysradaroccasionally.
15.GENERALSCHALLENGEDIFFICULTYTheGeneralsChallengecampaignwill
nolongerresetitsdifficultywhenrestartinganewcampaignwithone
alreadyinprogress.
16.NUKEGENERALMAPFIXAddressedanissuethatcausedtheNuke
GeneralAItobuildmultipleNukeSilosontopofeachother.