News Archive

24 Jul, 2003

WOL is back Online!
Westwood Online Servers are back online. ... » Read more

23 Jul, 2003

Westwood Online Status
There has been no official announcement as to why WOL has been down for the last 2 days. However, rumors are spreading and threads are being spammed on the Generals Official Forums as people are eagerly awaiting news from EA, which is currently preoccupied with the recent 1.6 patch for General ... » Read more

23 Jul, 2003

4 More Skins
Got some good skins uploaded today: 1 by Iron Fart, and 3 by Sraen. Enjoy! ... » Read more

22 Jul, 2003

WOL is NOT down!
Many people have been reporting Westwood Online is down. However, I have logged on many time today. Notice the time in the screenshot: ... » Read more

21 Jul, 2003

1.6 Finally Released!
After much waiting, Generals patch 1.6 has finally been released. You can download it here, or just get it through Generals Online, although there were reports earlier today of GOL being down. ... » Read more

20 Jul, 2003

1 new Renegade maps added
Takavar has a really good map for us. It's called Arctic Island. The only downside is that its in pkg format. If anyone thinks they can help him get it into .mix format, you should contact him when he gets back from Iran. ... » Read more

20 Jul, 2003

4 new skins
I have 4 skins today: 2 by Espi and 2 by Tooncy. I strongly suggest you check out the SWAT pack and Uniform pack by Espi.Got Skins? Send em'! mjfabian@earthlink.net ... » Read more

19 Jul, 2003

3 Renegade new skins added
Snipa here again....it seems that Stryker's skins inspired me to make more skins.....that are somewhat better than the others......i made an updated version of my old suped up sedan....and this time with a full view pic....so check'em out. THANKS *Snipa* ... » Read more

19 Jul, 2003

2 Great Renegade new skins added
Hey Snipa here...I got 2 great skins submitted by THE ONE and ONLY Stryker....he has done a very good job on both and I WANT everyone to check them out. ... » Read more

20 Jul, 2003

Whats going to be fixed in Generals patch v1.6
Harvard Bonin has given a list of patch fixes for the upcoming update for Generals. Here take a look!-Stryker1-FIREWALLPORTOVERRIDE INI ENTRY - repaired this entry so it functions correctly. See section 2.1 of the Readme for more information on using this INI entry. 2-ALT-F4 MULTIPLAYER EXPLOIT - Qu ... » Read more

18 Jul, 2003

CnC Sector: Their plug was pulled!
This is old news but no one has posted about it.CnC-SectorWelcome back (yet again) folks..We had the plug pulled on our server about a week back. This was because due to a miss-payment on the server which I was told was made or that the data centre (place which actually hosts the server) made a mist ... » Read more

18 Jul, 2003

5 Renegade new skins added
Snipa here....i had to make some skins....they may be crappy but i had to do something....hope u like them....there are 5 but i only have 4 pics sry ... » Read more

18 Jul, 2003

Aother vacation notice.
Another vacation for me, and not even the last one this year, man I'm so lucky this year. hehe.Anyway, In 2 hours I'll be going and I won't be coming back for 2,5 weeks! This time Stryker will take over the news for me and I'd like to wish him luck and thank him in advance.Mats0174 s ... » Read more

18 Jul, 2003

Another delay for Patch 1.6!
It becomes a standard, delaying patches. On the other hand, I'm still happy they've even COME to patch 1.6. Dear C&C Generals players,GOOD NEWS: Here?s the latest?we have made it through our internal EA testing & approval process! This was our last hurdle for releasing Patch 1.6.BAD NEWS: Si ... » Read more

17 Jul, 2003

C&C Flash; C&C music site!
Planetcnc has a new hosted site in their already growing database of hosting sites. This time it's time for C&C Flash, a C&C site totally in flash where you can listen to any C&C Music file! AWESOME! Here's the scoop, according to Dario:Hey all,We've got a new hosted site, C&C Flash!This ... » Read more

17 Jul, 2003

Continuous screenshot Blitzing!
Blitzkrieg II, the popular mod for Generals (Still in development) continues to bombard us with screenshots in their screenshots week, hence blitzing with screenshots! Day 5 and 6 have been added, 3 screenshots in total due to a relatively dissapointing day 6.Still you can check out German artillery ... » Read more

17 Jul, 2003

Cliff Hicks interviewed!
Many of you visitors from the Renegade days may remember him, Cliff "Devinoch" Hicks he used to be community manager for Renegade, an excellent one he was, I might add. Cliff was recently interviewed by the crew over Tiberium-MW. Here's question number one:1. Why did you depart from Westwood Stu ... » Read more

17 Jul, 2003

10 Renegade new skins added
Okay...from now on, skins will not be uploaded (by me anyway)if they fail to meet the following criteria: they must be zipped and they must include a JPG screenshot (800x600)--no TGA's!? (a 800x600 TGA is about 1400 kb, where a JPG is about 65 KB).? The last batch of skins caused me to exceed my mai ... » Read more

17 Jul, 2003

Update on Cases ladder!
I thank Ash of CNC Series for this piece of news.What's up? Cases ladder is being reset, here's the official message by the team behind Case:Hi,In conjunction with the 1.6 patch release, Case?s Ladder will be re-launching the official Command & Conquer General?s Ladder. All existing accounts will be ... » Read more

17 Jul, 2003

RenEvo supports older games!
AircraftKiller posted a message by Dante on CNC Den, there is not much to add:"The day has come...Greeting RenEvo Community, and the C&C Community. Today we have made a milestone step in the right direction to prolong and improve the C&C community. I (Dante) have begun talks with EA today regarding ... » Read more

16 Jul, 2003

Pedro Pinto opens a Renegade Forum.
I got an email from Pedro Pinto, wich some of you might know under the nickname Pedromdrp, it announces a new forum about Renegade mods, skins, tutorials and more. Here's what he had to say:"A new forum dedicated to C&C Renegade is open, at www.pedropinto.com/forum. There you will find bots for ... » Read more

16 Jul, 2003

Zero Hour preview at Gamespy!
I expected the preview to come Thursday, but when I just got out of bed and looked at Gamespy wich I do everyday, it was there, yeehaw!Anyway, the Game Spy has a preview of Zero Hour as their feature of the day (Or headline of the day, I don't know what it is called)!Here's a snip:Enter Zero Hour, t ... » Read more