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Patch 1.03 for Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour was released in February 2005, after a hiatus in the game's support cycle.
The downloadable patch executable includes all the patches that were released before it.
Changes[]
- Command center crash – fixed the crash that would occur when upgrading a fake GLA Command Center.
- Garrisoned bunker crash – fixed the crash that would occur when a stealth bomber attacked a garrisoned bunker or palace.
- Fixed the unfinished building exploit:
- SCUD storm (All GLA Generals)
- Firebase (all USA Generals)
- Gattling Tower (all China Generals)
- Patriot Missile (all USA Generals)
- Tunnel Network (Stealth and Demolition Generals)
- Workers stopping – fixed the problem that would cause GLA workers to stop gathering resources when buying the Fortified Building Upgrade.
- GLA capturing opponent's command center – fixed an issue that caused the user's general's powers to become un-clickable after he captured an opponent's command center.
- Colonel Burton – fixed the bug where he could destroy aircraft by knife-attack.
- Tank hunter – his explosives no longer disappear when he dies. Instead, they explode.
- Sentry drones – no longer automatically engage on enemy units when stealthed.
- USA Air force general – the rangers are now specific to the faction, rather than being the default USA rangers.
- Comanches – now get the red rocket trails when they achieve heroic rank.
- Text changes – the tooltip for the Laser Defense Turret now indicates the correct power usage.
- Toxin general – Anthrax Bomb now has Gamma toxin by default.
- Bomb truck disguised as Avenger – now uses the correct Avenger Model.
- Added new maps!
All USA generals[]
- Raptor & Stealth fighter - fixed the laser missile upgrade.
- Pilot - displays upgrade cameos for chemical suits and advanced training.
- Comanche:
- Blades no longer collide with anything.
- Rocket pod "instant damage speed" removed.
- Chinook - no longer takes damage from flashbangs.
- Humvee - transported units can now directly target air units.
- Tomahawk - now drop salvage crate when destroyed by GLA.
- Scout drone - reduced effects of armor upgrade from 50% to 25%.
- Hellfire drone - reduced effects of armor upgrade from 50% to 25%.
- Spy Drone - now displays the upgrade cameo for drone armor.
- Firebase - armor adjusted to be vulnerable to snipers and immune to melee and laser damage.
- Sentry drone - benefits from drone armor upgrade granting 25% bonus.
- Avenger:
- Laser turret no longer has sight range.
- Composite armor upgrade has been removed.
- Now displays cameo for hellfire drone.
- Damage received vs. jet missiles improved from 30% to 23%.
- Fixed the bug where the map would become slightly uncovered when building an avenger.
- Locomotor has been corrected.
- Battle drone - increased vehicle repair rate from 5 to 10 points per second.
- Flashbangs - increased primary damage from 25 to 35.
- Spectre gunship - level 1 hit points decreased from 1000 to 600.
USA base faction[]
- Spectre gunship - now grants less experience when killed.
- Power plant – now displays upgrade cameo for control rods.
- Supply drop zone - now displays upgrade cameo for supply lines.
- Paladin - now displays the upgrade cameo for hellfire drone.
USA air force general[]
- Comanche - now displays upgrade for stealth upgrade.
- Power plant - now displays upgrade cameo for control rods.
- Supply center - now displays upgrade cameo for supply lines.
- Supply drop zone – now displays upgrade cameo for supply lines.
- Chinook - build time increased from 15 to 25 seconds.
- King Raptor - laser guided missile only increased damage by 12% rather than 25% for the other factions.
- Aurora:
- Bomb damage increased from 900 to 1000.
- Bomb damage radius increased from 70 to 100.
- Carpet bomber - now has to be activated in the general's experience menu (Level 1 – experience point). Is deployed from the Strategy center.
USA laser general[]
- Laser defense turret – correct number of Rangers appear when destroyed.
USA superweapon general[]
- Aurora Alpha:
- New unique model.
- Secondary attack damage decreased from 1000 to 900.
- Secondary attack range decreased from 100 to 70.
- Battle drone - reduced drone armor upgrade from 50% to 25%.
- Patriot battery - now spawns rangers when destroyed.
- Daisy Cutter Fuel Bomb:
- Damage reduced from 1000 to 900.
- Damage radius reduced from 100 to 70.
- Avenger:
- Now available without the Strategy Center.
- Decreased price from 2400 to 2000.
All China generals[]
- Propaganda tower - now displays the upgrade cameo for subliminal messaging.
- Internet center - now displays the upgrade cameo for satellite hack 1 and 2.
- Gattling tank - experience required to level up is more spread out (gets to level 2 sooner and to level 3 later).
- Inferno cannon - it only takes three shots to trigger a napalm firestorm (down from six).
- Napalm missiles:
- Now inflicts burning death instead of explosion death.
- Range reduced from 320 to 300.
China base faction[]
- Helix - now displays upgrade cameo for black napalm.
- Inferno cannon - Speed increased from 20 to 30.
China infantry general[]
- Mini-Gunner:
- Now displays upgrade cameo for capture building.
- Reduced price from 400 to 350.
- Range reduced from 125 to 115.
- Assault troop crawler
- Decreased heal rate to 2% (non-upgraded) and 4% (upgraded).
- Now displays the upgrade cameo for subliminal messaging.
- Attack outpost:
- Now displays the upgrade cameo for subliminal messaging
- Decreased slots from 10 to 8.
- Decreased included Tank Hunters from 4 to 3.
- Decreased health from 350 to 300
- Decreased heal rate to 1% (non-upgraded) and 2% (upgraded).
- Assault Helix:
- Decreased health from 300 to 265.
- Can now build special bunker and drop napalm bombs.
China nuke general[]
- Radiation fields:
- Changed ambient sound to toxic ambient sound.
- Reduced health from 120 to 100 allowing medics to clean them up faster.
- Increased lifetime from 2.5 seconds to 10 seconds.
- Now uses toxic FX on death.
- Reduced geometry radius from 10 to 6.
- Damage radius is now smaller.
- Helix - now displays upgrade cameo for nuke bomb.
- MiG - removed upgrade cameo for black napalm, since it is not available.
- Battlemaster - now displays upgrade cameo for isotope stability.
- Carpet bomb - delay increased from 2:30 to 3:00.
- Troopcrawler - now contains the Tank General's Red Guard rather than base China's.
China tank general[]
- Troopcrawler:
- Increased price from 1200 to 1400.
- Now contains the Tank General's Red Guard rather than base China’s.
- Gattling tank - evened out the experience points needed to level up (0 – 80 – 200 – 300).
All GLA generals[]
- Quad cannons:
- Now 50% more resistant to fire damage.
- Damage with the AP upgrade is now sequentially higher after each weapon crate upgrade. Previously, damage was slightly reduced after the second upgrade.
- All buildings - now display upgrade cameo for fortified structure (when appropriate).
- SCUD launcher - now drops salvage crate when destroyed by GLA.
- Radar van - stealth detection range increased from 200 to 250.
- Battle bus:
- Transported units can directly target air units.
- Decreased speed from 75 to 70.
- SCUD missiles - Can now do damage to structures
- Marauder - weapon range increased from 150 to 170.
- Technical:
- Cannon (salvage upgrade) damage now has different properties.
- Machine gun damage reduced from 15 to 10.
- Damage increases when purchasing AP Bullets after the second salvage upgrade.
- Hijacker - can no longer capture the battle bus, when occupied.
GLA base faction[]
- SCUD storm, Scorpion - now displays upgrade cameo for Anthrax Beta.
- Rebel - now displays upgrade cameo for Booby Traps.
- Bomb truck - now displays upgrade cameo for Anthrax Beta.
- Technical - increased build time from 3 to 5.
- Saboteur - now available in barracks after the war factory is built.
- Tunnel network - damage caused by gun increased from 10 to 15.
- Marauder tank:
- Armor increased from 430 to 500.
- Weapon range increased from 150 to 170.
GLA demo general[]
- Most units that can commit suicide only explode when committing suicide and not when they are destroyed.
- Technical:
- Increased build time from 3 to 5 seconds.
- With the demolition upgrade, the technical can only explode by manual command.
- Terrorist - the explosion power increased.
- Tunnel network - damage caused by gun increased from 10 to 15.
- Marauder tank:
- Health increased from 430 to 500.
- Weapon range increased from 150 to 170.
- Jarmen Kell - can no longer detect stealthed units.
GLA toxin general[]
- Anthrax Gamma upgrade - price increased from 1000 to 1500.
- RPGs - the effect of gamma upgrade has been reduced.
- Technical - increased build time from 3 to 5.
- Marauder tank:
- Health increased from 430 to 500.
- Weapon range increased from 150 to 170.
GLA stealth general[]
- Technical - increased build time from 3 to 5.
- Tunnel network - damage caused by gun increased from 10 to 15.
- Saboteur - now available in barracks after the war factory is built.
Undocumented changes[]
- GLA Worker's slow supply gather rate problem inadvertently generated by the patch. Fixed in version 1.04.
Download mirrors[]
- Electronic Arts' FTP server (all languages)
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