Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour online multiplayer guide - GenTool CNConline gameRanger Radmin

[@mikestix88]

Dude, I grew up with these games! Now my friends and I can play from our own homes! As a busy man and father of 2 I don't get more then a few hours a week to play anything but have always liked these c&c games. I greatly appreciate you sharing this update how to play online!

[@shingoku999999]

Mate from Australia and I used to use Hamachi back when this came out. We both snagged ZH asap when it launched. We had so many hours of fun on comp stomps and doing outlandishly stupid stuff.

[@blackholehole459]

thank you so much for the quick and simple to use tutorial about this app. i tryed cc online through 3th party apps but this one its complete and easy to understand. nice one Legionare! cheers from portugal

[@Gallacherboy]

This is such a win - thanks for tinkering and finding a solution 🎉

[@travv88]

Pretty stupid that they release the game without just giving it proper multiplayer.

[@sthegamer1]

C&C Online is not working for me because I never receive a confirmation email to be able to login, and when I play using Game Ranger or Radmin VPN on a network, I get a message after some time in the game that says a mismatch has been detected and it kicks us out of the game

[@PhilipChute]

@@sthegamer1 for c&cOnline try joining their discord and asking there, i saw some other people had had that problem. for the others I'm not sure what causes that, but make sure you're on the same version of the game. best to run genPatcher on both

[@Crystal-dl9ks]

Gen Patchcer just, isnt Patching every time i re-open it it says the fixes havnt been applied so I apply them, close it and re-open it and they arnt applied anymore how do I fix this?

[@PhilipChute]

@@Crystal-dl9ks not sure on that, try launching it in administrator mode

[@Dayyummm-]

i cant link zero hour to gameranger. says invalid option please select C&C Zero hour.. which is what im doing. downloaded via steam. downloaded genpatch and tool. gameranger just wont see zero hour... any ideas??

[@PhilipChute]

genPatcher fixed that for me. make sure you're selecting the actual game exe and not a shortcut

[@779ziad]

When i try to create an account on multiplayer tab it says unable to reach online servers after i put my credentials to make an account . Any idea?

[@PhilipChute]

@@779ziad do you get the cncOnline info? If not you need to check cncOnline install

[@01462mike]

Hi, me and my friends have just started playing and it's been awesome. We are running into some issues though. We are all able to connect to each other individually and run a game, but when we try to connect with 3 of us and run a game we experience disconnects and cannot load in. We are all using genpatcher with cnc-online and have all ticked the network optimization options. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks

[@PhilipChute]

@@01462mike hmm you might try having a different person host. Try running without computer players. Maybe try the radmin if you don't need matchmaking on cnc-online

[@athkianos1]

does it have to be so far??? i need shoes general ! up up up !

[@idontknowyeah4511]

hi i have a question, i do have cnc generals zerohour by r.g mechanics. can i play online with it using gentool? or do i need to buy the original game from the steam?

[@PhilipChute]

@@idontknowyeah4511 not sure about other versions, I've only tried the steam version

[@humamfani8993]

Well done. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@benjaminwyd]

hi, i fail to download the map , it shows error code :E094 , is there anyway to fix this ? cause i try closing the window protection also same issue.

[@PhilipChute]

@@benjaminwyd you can try running the game as administrator, and try installing the maps using genPatcher

[@emirsabaredzovic9320]

What about the "Mismatch" error? Is it less frequent on CnC Online or Game Ranger?

[@PhilipChute]

i think that's different versions of the game. probably someone does not have genpatcher or someone is playing a mod

[@awsjalaileh2118]

Hey man, i got issue directX 8.1 in General Zero Hour this time, any tips to fix ?

[@PhilipChute]

delete the dbghelp.dll from the zero hour game files dir

[@aqibawansadar4964]

Bro i got an error when i install gentool when i turn on game it asays general exe is not compatible with x87 executable help me

[@PhilipChute]

@@aqibawansadar4964 i think that exe is from first decade collection and was compiled differently. i think you just need to replace the exe with the one from the ultimate collection or use the no-cd exe from genpatcher

[@Tutterzoid]

Awesome :)

[@petarbozic7075]

Hi man, you are my last hope... after joining/hosting roome CnC is launched but just to the main menu from where i cannot join lobby or see other players

[@PhilipChute]

in gameRanger? try updating the game first with GenTool. GenPatcher gives it some more options too

[@petarbozic7075]

@PhilipChute thanks man for that quick respond. I managed to deal with it. Is delay of near second normal or I can do something to make it shorter?

[@Nico06050]

Hello, i want to play with my friend, he is at my place so we want to play over LAN, everything works but when we try to start the game he loads in and i don't, then after 60 seconds we both get kicked, we have searched for hours but couldn't find any solution, so he loads in and sees the map and then gets the disconnection screen and i am still in the loading screen and out of my POV he doesn't load in, hope you have an solution for it because we really wanna play it again

[@PhilipChute]

I had to use tcpoptimizer for that. I think it's a problem with ipv5

[@Nico06050]

@@PhilipChute I already did this and it didn't help

[@PhilipChute]

@@Nico06050 on both pc? You'll need the same version. Otherwise maybe try a vpn

[@Nico06050]

@@PhilipChute okay, we have the Same Version as far as we know

[@PhilipChute]

@@Nico06050 you can try running gentool on both to be sure

[@KenLJr]

Excited Steam released this C&C Generals Zero Hour game! Can anyone help me figure out how to use the Steam version of game with C&C Online (that forum hasn't answered this question, UGH) to set up Multiplayer with only friends who have the same Steam Version of the game after installing things like GenPatcher and GenTool, I'm talking about once running the game, creating a private game and only allowing friendds in so I can teach them how to play first as they never have played the game, and are not too familiar with RTS type games. Thanks!

[@PhilipChute]

create a game with a password, then tell your friends the password. that way only they can join the game

[@KenLJr]

@@PhilipChute Wasn't sure if that would do it. So thanks for the verification!

[@KenLJr]

@@PhilipChute NEED MORE HELP! Tried to setup private game with password, and error for Failed to join room - invalid password comes up. Any idea what the problem is Thanks!

[@PhilipChute]

@@KenLJr your friend got the error? you can try using a very simple password like just the letter c to avoid problems with confused passwords, but not sure what else could be the problem if you are using the same version. I'll look out for any other solution

[@mheinz84]

Hi, does it function with EA too?

[@PhilipChute]

@@mheinz84 yes i think so

[@mheinz84]

@@PhilipChute hi, yes, it does!!!!!

[@lukeramirez8603]

Does this work if I got the game through EA instead of steam?

[@PhilipChute]

@@lukeramirez8603 yep should work the same

[@lukeramirez8603]

@@PhilipChutethank you 🙏🏽

[@MisterSA]

which one is the best ??? radmin or c&c online ?

[@PhilipChute]

@@MisterSA c&c online has lobbies, radmin only has the local games screen

[@martonbodi1437]

Thank you!

[@DylanDC14]

thanks!

[@22boltmagie22]

neat!

[@KingofKekw]

This is still, sadly, a rather absurd level of steps to go through for the average person. I won't be able to persuade my friends to watch and do this sadly.

[@PhilipChute]

@@KingofKekw radmin vpn would be your easiest solution. it's hard to find matches there, but easy enough to install and meet someone on there

[@mikolajperzynski6064]

working thx

[@mikolajperzynski6064]

i play with radmin vpn

[@PhilipChute]

nice. that was easy to use, but hard to find good games unless you're meeting people there

[@mikolajperzynski6064]

@@PhilipChute true