Version 1.7 - October, 2003

Issues addressed:

1. FORCE FIRE - CHINA's Gattling Tanks can no longer force fire through buildings.

2. RALLY POINTS - Added rally points to the GLA Tunnel Networks.

3. IMPROVED ONLINE STATS - Made improvements to the code that tracks statistics and disconnects in online games.

4. CRASH FIX - Fixed a crash bug related to the Particle Cannon.

5. DESYNCH FIX - Fixed a mismatch that occurred when ordering a unit to attack right after they exited a building.

6. REGION ACCURACY - User tooltip in the Custom Match lobby now correctly displays the user's region.

7. HERO RADAR ICON - Jarmen Kell, Black Lotus and Colonel Burton now have a special icon on the radar map.

8. CHAT SOUND EFFECT - Added an audio cue to the communicator to alert users to an incoming message.

9. TEXT FIXES - Fixed text errors in the tooltips for USA Drone Armor and CHINA Nuclear Tank upgrades.

10. FIREWALL PORT OVERRIDE OPTIONS ITEM - Firewall Port Override values can now be set on the Options menu from the Main Menu.

The game will need to talk to external servers that use the following port numbers. These ports need to be open in your firewall in order to play on Generals Online:

TCP ports: 80, 6667, 28910, 29900, 29920

UDP ports: 4321, 27900

If your firewall does not allow outgoing packets to open ports to incoming traffic, or you experience problems connecting to other players, you will have to specify which port you want Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour to use for communicating with other players. To do this, go to the Main Menu and then select Options. There is a box labeled ‘Firewall Port Override’. Assign the port you want to use to the port override entry. After you enter a port number, be sure to hit Accept.

You will need to open the chosen port in your firewall for communication with players external to your firewall or NAT device. If you use the port override feature, the port you have chosen can not be masqueraded by a NAT device.

“Direct Connect” does not support firewalls.

Serious Error info:
If you encounter this error frequently, you may also send an email to seriouserror@ea.com to help us diagnose the problem. You will not receive a response as this email is exclusively set up to help us collect data. Make sure to include EAsy System info which is located in your installed directory. You should also include your ReleaseCrashInfo.txt file which can be found in your Command and Conquer Generals Data folder.

Make sure to check the message boards at www.generals.ea.com for user suggested workarounds.

C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (English) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (Chinese) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (French) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (German) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (Italian) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (Korean) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (Polish) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (Spanish) (17 MB)
C&C Generals Patch v1.7 (Brazilian) (17 MB)

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