Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Some problems in 10.8

Some problems in 10.7

Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Supports iCloud

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Supports retina graphics

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The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time. Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars unveils the future of RTS gaming by bringing you back to where it all began: the Tiberium Universe. With the corrupt substance Tiberium blanketing most of the Earth, the infamous Kane is back to lead his Brotherhood of Nod in a massive global assault on the Global Defense Initiative (GDI) and the few remaining livable Blue Zones left on the planet. Only you can stop him. Featuring state-of-the-art next-generation graphics, an epic story, and truly innovative features such as the ability to transform online battles into a spectator sport, Command and Conquer is about to reinvent RTS gaming… again. Welcome back, Commander.

Version 1.08
Developer EA Los Angeles
Website http://www.ea.com/games/command-and-conquer-tiberium-wars
Status Some problems

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This is the fifth title in the Command & Conquer series of games. On some Macs never loads past the launch screen when opened in Lion.

1.08 works fine under 10.7.4 . Version 1.09 not tested.

Screen flicker in 10.8 and 10.7.5 , can be made to work by editing config file .

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[ Evan Melgren]Evan MelgrenAnonymous 02 May 2012 02:47

Samsies. Worked on snow leopard but not on Lion. Tried re-installing but still get stuck on the opening screen. GET ON THA BALL GUYZ. I promise i'll buy the new ones, I just need to finish this one first. PLEEEEEAAAASE :)

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[ chris]chrisAnonymous 07 Jun 2012 02:53

I want to slap EA! C&C 3 won't work on lion, spent 1 hour on hold with them today, they couldn't give me an answer.

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[ meme]memeAnonymous 27 Jul 2012 19:22

Moutain Lion: Screen flashes, other things are fine.

err:ddraw:D3D_GL_draw_texture glGetError returns INVALID_OPERATION for Blt
err:ddraw:D3DGL_MakeCurrent glGetError returns STACK_UNDERFLOW for D3DGL_MakeCur

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[ c&c maniac]c&c maniacAnonymous 28 Jul 2012 03:12

Confirmed screen flashes under Mountain Lion (version 1.09). Unplayable!

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[ That Guy]That GuyAnonymous 01 Aug 2012 03:48

No good on Mountain Lion, screen flashes

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[ pa cerutti]pa ceruttiAnonymous 08 Aug 2012 20:55

please give us a patch, screen flashes for me too.

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[ Some Guy]Some GuyAnonymous 19 Aug 2012 20:57

Screen flicker is only in full screen mode. It is still playable in windowed mode. To edit the config file to change to Windowed mode, do this:

To set the game to Windowed mode, perform the steps listed below:
1. From the Finder menu, open the Go menu.
2. Select Home.
3. Open the Library folder.
4. Open the Preferences folder.
5. Open the folder for the game being played.
6. Right-click the Config file and select Open with.
7. Select the text Editor in the list.
8. Scroll down and look for the section listed [sdldrv].
9. Find the entry ?Fullscreen? = ?1?.
10. Change it to read ?Fullscreen? = ?0?.
11. Save and close the document.
12. Restart the game.

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[ Some Guy]Some GuyAnonymous 19 Aug 2012 21:02

Sorry, forgot the Library is invisible in 10.8. Here are instructions to replace steps 1-3:

1. from the Finder, keystroke Shift-Command-G
2. Enter this path: ~/Library/
3. This should open your user library. The rest should be ok.

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[ Some Other Guy]Some Other GuyAnonymous 22 Aug 2012 18:07

Hi Some Guy

Instead of that whole process, just hit Command Enter when in the game to switch to window mode.

EA Needs to fix this!!!

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[ Some Guy]Some GuyAnonymous 25 Aug 2012 03:40

Changing the config works permanently

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[ Joe]JoeAnonymous 18 Oct 2012 01:46

I have just spent 4 hours trying to fix this and you sir are a freaking life saver! You've made my night thanks a lot :)

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[ Hijglander]HijglanderAnonymous 31 Oct 2012 05:48

Same problem now applies to OS X Lion, latest updates have the same effect on the game as in Mountain Lion. Again Windowed Mode saves the day for now.

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[ Best Fix Yet]Best Fix YetAnonymous 25 Nov 2012 04:16

The following will remove the flicker in full window mode under Mac OS 10.8

1. Type SHIFT-COMMAND-G (or in Finder, pull "Go" menu down to "Go To Folder…")
2. Copy & Paste the following "~/Library/Preferences/Command and Conquer 3 Preferences" then hit "Go"
3. Right click on the file named 'config' and open it with TextEdit
4. Find the line "fbobackbuffer" = "Y" and change the "Y" to a "N"
5. Save the file and close the document.
6. Restart C&C3

Enjoy flicker-free C&C3 under Mac OS 10.8!

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Lion (10.7) Comments

[ Hmmm]HmmmAnonymous 27 Jul 2011 13:30

Not a Glitch so Far

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NickNickAnonymous 07 Nov 2011 14:42

I'm afraid its not working on my 2008 macbook pro. It gets to the opening screen and goes no further!

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[ Travis Bickle]Travis BickleAnonymous 07 Nov 2011 20:10

Yep,… me too. I own a new iMac 2011 with OS Lion. Opening screen and goes no further : (

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[ john]johnAnonymous 10 Nov 2011 14:10

Doesn't work on Lion, but it does work on Snow Leopard and previous…

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[ richitard]richitardAnonymous 23 Nov 2011 18:39

YES. I had this game working perfectly on my IMAC 27 for the last year. Last week I upgraded to Lion and now it won't launch. I'm dead in the water and no help anywhere. I've looked very hard and even emailed EA for a response. 4-days and no response.

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[ Joe]JoeAnonymous 01 Jan 2012 16:36

This is really annoying. I bought Tiberian Wars with my brand new MacBook pro runnin OS Lion and get the same thing, launch screen and then nothing. Doens't work with the update, or without. Eargh! Ea support giving me no support whatsoever.

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