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Command & Conquer Generals / Zero Hour source

Official source code release from Electronic Arts for Generals and its Zero Hour expansion, published to support Steam Workshop modding. The repository is archived.

Official source release Not stated archived
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Facts

Original
Command & Conquer: Generals and Zero Hour (2003)
Platform
Windows
Method
Official source release
Provenance
Not stated what this means
Status
archived
Licence
unknown
Team
electronicarts
Started
2024-08
Runs on
Windows
Needs the original
Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy

How to get it legally

This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Command & Conquer: Generals and Zero Hour you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.

This project was rebuilt by electronicarts. Facts last checked 2026-10-14. Suggest a correction

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