Patch notes

Official patches

Patch 1.22(DOS) – 21 February 1996. The final official patch for the DOS version. Fixes a bug where players could sell a building and then cancel the sale to gain bonus infantry. The download archive includes all previous patches.Windows XP Patch(Special Gold Edition) – 30 March 2002. First and only official Patch for the Windows version: adds the thipx32.dll file to enable gameplay on Windows 2000/XP. However, this disables local area network (LAN) play.

Unofficial Patch C&C Unofficial Patch 1.06 (also known as C&C Gold: Project 1.06), by Nyerguds – latest version 1.06c revision 3 update 6 dated 18 January 2020. Fixes numerous bugs (crashes, incompatibilities with recent systems, mission script errors, terrain errors), and adds features: free resolution, bonus missions taken from the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 versions (including the hidden mini-campaign featuring dinosaurs), 6-player games, skirmish mode, new music tracks and the four original languages (English, German, French, Japanese). Also includes the ‘Survival Operations’ expansion.

Additional tool

CnC-DDraw, developed by hifi and later FunkyFr3sh, and distributed by CnCNet, is a graphics patch (replacing DirectDraw) that fixes numerous display bugs linked to the game’s old graphics system (such as the colour palette being corrupted by the Windows desktop, amongst other issues). Recommended as a complement to the patches above for use on modern systems.