Release v7.01[a]
Last Updated: April 20, 1996 23:12 BST [with some corrections November 10,1997]
Written by: Roger Wong
roger@powhq.nildram.co.uk
http://kublai.pacificrim.net/~solaris
[This FAQ seems to be inactive as the latest copy
I can get from nervegas@inconnect.com (see below) is 7.0. The 'a' above
means that I have corrected the e-mail address in section 1-3-1-2. Sam King,
zamiel at interlog.com]
DISCLAIMER
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tactics to use in the game Command and Conquer, by Westwood Studios. In
no
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in
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CHAPTER [1] Introduction
*1-1* Foreword
*1-2* About the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ
[1-2-1] Is the FAQ related to the Official Guide to C&C?
*1-2-2* Is the FAQ related to PC Gamer UK?
[1-3] Getting the Unofficial C&C Strategy FAQ
*1-3-1* via E-mail
*1-3-1-1* Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe
*1-3-1-2* Antartica, North America, South America
*1-3-2* via Usenet
*1-3-3* via Internet FTP
*1-3-4* via WWW
[1-3-5] via BBS
*1-3-6* via IRC
[1-4] Adding to the FAQ
*1-5* Acknowledgments
*1-6* Accurate Information
[1-7] The format of this FAQ
CHAPTER *2* What can I do with these units?
*2-1* Infantry
[2-1-1] Civilian
[2-1-2] Technician
*2-1-3* Engineer
[2-1-4] Minigunner
[2-1-5] Grenadier
[2-1-6] Bazooka
[2-1-7] Flame-thrower
[2-1-8] Commando
*2-1-9* Chem. Warriors
*2-2* Vehicles
[2-2-1] MCV
*2-2-2* Harvester
[2-2-3] Gunboat
[2-2-4] Hummer
*2-2-5* APC
[2-2-6] Medium Tank
*2-2-7* Orca
[2-2-8] Rocket Launcher
[2-2-9] Mammoth Tank
[2-2-10] Nod Buggy
[2-2-11] Recon Bike
[2-2-12] Light Tank
[2-2-13] Artillery
[2-2-14] Flame Tank
*2-2-15* Apache Attack Helicopter
[2-2-16] Stealth Tank
[2-2-17] SSM Launcher
[2-2-18] Chinook Transport Helicopter
[2-2-19] Mobile HQ
[2-3] Buildings
[2-3-1] Construction Yard
[2-3-2] Powerplant
[2-3-3] Advanced Powerplant
[2-3-4] Sandbag/Fence/Concrete
[2-3-5] Silo
*2-3-6* Refinery
[2-3-7] Barracks
[2-3-8] Hand of Nod
[2-3-9] Weapons Factory
[2-3-10] Airstrip
[2-3-11] Communications center
[2-3-12] Advanced comm. center
[2-3-13] Guard tower
[2-3-14] Nod Turret
[2-3-15] Advanced guard tower
[2-3-16] Obelisk of light
[2-3-17] SAM Site
[2-3-18] Heli Pad
[2-3-19] Repair Pad
*2-3-20* Temple of Nod
[2-4] Special Units
[2-4-1] Airstrikes
*2-4-2* Nuclear strike
[2-4-3] Ion Cannon
Chapter [3] Important information not in the manual
*3-1* What are the keys?
[3-2] What is that colored bar?
[3-3] What is a blossom tree?
[3-4] How do I view the radar?
[3-5] How do I suspend or cancel build commands?
*3-6* How do I manage multiple barracks?
*3-7* Can I run over walls with mammoth tanks?
CHAPTER [4] Cheating
[4-1] What are the cheat keys?
*4-2* How, then, can I cheat?
[4-3] How does the computer cheat?
*4-4* What cheating programs are available?
[4-5] What are some C&C quirks I can exploit?
[4-5-1] Tiberium harvesting without silos
[4-5-2] Preventing the computer from rebuilding
[4-5-3] The Reservoir Dogs scenario
[4-5-4] The silo money cheat
[4-5-5] The ultimate A-10 defence
[4-5-6] Money making ala SimC&C
[4-5-7] Place buildings anywhere cheat
[4-5-8] Infinite minigunner cheat
*4-5-9* Seeing stealth tanks
[4-5-10] Transport helicopter denial
[4-5-11] Safe Orca killing
[4-5-12] Longer ranged towers
*4-5-13* Blind Spots
*4-5-14* Long range bazookas
*4-5-15* The engineer black hole
*4-5-16* Wraparound radar
*4-5-17* Confusing the enemy
*4-6* Are there any hidden game elements or easter eggs?
[4-6-1] Visceroids
*4-6-2* Hidden cutscenes
*4-6-3* Covert Operations Funpark
*4-6-4* Dinosaurs
CHAPTER [5] Defensive tips
[5-1] Sandbag defense
[5-2] Building base defenses
[5-3] Help! I'm being attacked by enemy...
*5-3-1* Nukes
[5-3-2] Orcas
[5-3-3] SSMs
[5-3-4] Advanced guard towers
*5-3-5* Transports loaded with engineers
[5-3-6] Attack helicopters
*5-3-7* Recon bike gangs
[5-3-8] Airstrikes
[5-4] Suppressive fire
CHAPTER:[6] Offensive tips
[6-1] How do I destroy?
[6-1-1] Obelisks of light
[6-1-2] Flame-throwers
[6-1-3] Gun turrets using Orcas
*6-1-4* Temple of Nod
[6-1-5] Tanks in general
[6-1-6] Flame Tanks
[6-1-7] Mammoth tanks
[6-1-8] SAM sites
[6-1-9] Strong bases
[6-1-10] Harvesters
[6-1-11] Gunboats
*6-1-12* Advanced guard towers
[6-2] The spiderbase strategy
[6-3] How do I drain the computer's funds?
CHAPTER [7] Miscellaneous tips
[7-1] How do I sell my infantry/vehicles?
[7-2] How do I control Orcas in mid-flight?
[7-3] Why should I destroy villages?
[7-4] How do I make a convoy?
[7-5] How do I get rid of trees?
[7-6] How do I hide under trees?
[7-7] How do I stop the computer from rebuilding?
[7-8] How do I keep my harvesters from gathering all the tiberium?
[7-9] How do I get nukes in the last Nod mission?
*7-10* How do I squish things?
*7-11* How do I destroy patches of tiberium?
CHAPTER [8] Single player tactics
[8-1] Blue Aardvark's Anti-Crummy AI Tactics
CHAPTER *9* Confucious says
CHAPTER [10] Technical Issues
[10-1] What determines my score?
[10-2] What is the CONQUER.INI file?
*10-3* KALI related issues
*10-4* How can run C&C off my hard disk?
CHAPTER [11] What is a mission tree?
*11-1* GDI mission tree
*11-2* Nod mission tree
CHAPTER [12] I'm stumped! Can
you help me?
[12-1] GDI missions
[12-1-1] GDI Mission 1, Estonia
[12-1-2] GDI Mission 2, Estonia
[12-1-3ea] GDI Mission 3ea, Latvia
[12-1-4ea] GDI Mission 4ea, Belarus
*12-1-4wa* GDI Mission 4wa, Belarus
[12-1-4wb] GDI Mission 4wb, Poland
*12-1-5ea* GDI Mission 5ea, Ukraine
*12-1-5eb* GDI Mission 5eb, Ukraine
[12-1-6] GDI Mission 6, Czech Republic
[12-1-7] GDI Mission 7, Czech Republic
[12-1-8ea] GDI Mission 8ea, Austria
[12-1-8eb] GDI Mission 8eb, Slovakia
*12-1-9* GDI Mission 9, Hungary
[12-1-10ea] GDI Mission 10ea, Slovenia
*12-1-10eb* GDI Mission 10eb, Romania
*12-1-11* GDI Mission 11, Greece
[12-1-12ea] GDI Mission 12ea, Albania
[12-1-12eb] GDI Mission 12eb, Bulgaria
[12-1-13ea] GDI Mission 13ea, Yugoslavia
*12-1-13eb* GDI Mission 13eb, Yugoslavia
*12-1-14* GDI Mission 14, Yugoslavia
[12-1-15ea] GDI Mission 15ea, Bosnia/Herzogovina
[12-1-15eb] GDI Mission 15eb, Bosnia/Herzogovina
*12-1-15ec* GDI Mission 15ec, Bosnia/Herzogovina
[12-2] Nod missions
[12-2-1ea] Nod Mission 1ea, Libya
[12-2-2ea] Nod Mission 2ea, Egypt
*12-2-2eb* Nod Mission 2eb, Egypt
[12-2-3ea] Nod Mission 3ea, Sudan
*12-2-3eb* Nod Mission 3eb, Sudan
*12-2-4ea* Nod Mission 4ea, Chad
[12-2-4eb] Nod Mission 4eb, Chad
[12-2-5] Nod Mission 5, Mauritania
[12-2-6ea] Nod Mission 6ea, Ivory Coast
*12-2-6eb* Nod Mission 6eb, Benin
[12-2-6ec] Nod Mission 6ec, Nigeria
*12-2-7eb* Nod Mission 7eb, Cameroon
[12-2-7ec] Nod Mission 7ec, Central African Republic
[12-2-8ea] Nod Mission 8ea, Zaire
[12-2-8eb] Nod Mission 8eb, Zaire
*12-2-9ea* Nod Mission 9ea, Egypt
[12-2-9eb] Nod Mission 9eb, Egypt
[12-2-10ea] Nod Mission 10ea, Angola
[12-2-10eb] Nod Mission 10eb, Tanzania
*12-2-11ea* Nod Mission 11ea, Namibia
[12-2-11eb] Nod Mission 11eb, Mozambique
[12-2-12ea] Nod Mission 12ea, Botswana
[12-2-12eb] Nod Mission 12eb, Botswana
[12-2-13ea] Nod Mission 13ea, South Africa
*12-2-13eb* Nod mission 13eb, South Africa
*12-2-13ec* Nod Mission 13ec, South Africa
*12-3* GDI Covert Operations
*12-3-1* Blackout
*12-3-2* Hell's Fury
*12-3-3* Infiltrated!
*12-3-4* Elemental Imperative
*12-3-5* Ground Zero
*12-3-6* Twist of Fate
*12-3-7* Blindsided
*12-4* Nod Covert Operations
*12-4-1* Bad Neighborhood
*12-4-2* Deceit
*12-4-3* Eviction Notice
*12-4-4* Tiberium Strain
*12-4-5* Cloak and Dagger
*12-4-6* Hostile Takeover
*12-4-7* Under Siege: C&C
*12-4-8* Death Squad
CHAPTER [13] I need help playing multiplayer
[13-1] What do I do with crates?
*13-1-1* Stealth technology
[13-1-2] Units
[13-1-3] Visceroids
[13-1-4] Explosions
[13-1-5] Cash
[13-1-6] Nukes, airstrikes, ion beams
[13-1-7] Map modifiers
[13-1-8] Heal all units
*13-2* Offensive tactics
[13-3] Defensive tactics
[13-4] Capture the flag
[13-5] Various player strategies
[13-5-1] Aardvark's strategy
[13-5-2] Joseph's strategy
[13-5-3] Kokko's strategy
CHAPTER [14] Tables
*14-1* Armor
*14-2* Weapons
[14-3] Units
[14-4] Buildings
CHAPTER [15] Internet resources
*15-1* Third party programs
*15-2* World Wide Web sites
[15-3] Other resources
[16] Bugs, updates, future games
*16-1* The wishlist
[16-2] Questions regarding C&C present and future
*16-2-1* Mouse problems
*16-2-2* Multiplayer savegames
*16-2-3* The Covert Operations
*16-2-4* Red Alert
*16-2-5* C&C for Win95
*16-2-6* C&C 2
*16-3* Update patches
*16-4* Errors in the C&C manual
CHAPTER *17* Conclusion
CHAPTER *18* Revision History