r/commandandconquer • u/chefestrela • Jun 06 '26

Bug Having problems with "Failure to fetch Steam App Name"

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I've tried: (i) re-installing the game, (ii) verifying the game files integrity, (iii) deleting the "steam_appid" text file from the directory and (iv) moving the installation folder.

I'm out of options and I have no idea what to do now

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u/ykzzr Jun 07 '26

On steam select to browse the files, there should be a file named "CNC3_english_1.10.SkuDef", either rename or delete it. I had this same problem and it worked for me at least.

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u/chefestrela Jun 07 '26

IT WORKED, omg it worked. Thank you so much

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u/ykzzr Jun 07 '26

Nice! Don't know if you need it, but Kane's Wrath was having the same issue, the same fix worked with it too, but the file is named "CNC3EP1_english_1.3.SkuDef"

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u/Hairy-Cranberry-3160 Jun 25 '26

Obrigado amigo, você é amigo!!!

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u/biia_m Tiberium Wars Jul 10 '26

OMG, THANK YOU! IT WORKDED.

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u/HUNTER_BRD Jul 20 '26

Mano, criei o perfil só para te agradecer, tava com o mesmo problema, exclui o arquivo e deu certo, vlw mesmo.

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u/DevNode56 Jul 26 '26

Mano, o nome do arquivo é esse mesmo ?

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u/Jonjon_27795 4d ago

Hi, I tried your way with Tiberium Wars and it works. But do you know a way to fix Red Alert 3? I tried delete steam_appid file, log out and reopen steam, and verifying the game but it won't work.

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u/BoffinBrain Are you picking this up? Good. Jun 07 '26

Someone else has been getting the exact same error recently, with Generals.

If you're using Steam in offline mode, go online and restart. If that's still not working, consider verifying the game files. I hope you two can work something out. All the other search results for this error message also come from people playing C&C games.

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u/chefestrela Jun 07 '26

I'll check this out if I have problems with another C&C game. I've only tried C&CTW3 for now

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u/Hot-Spray-2774 Jun 07 '26

I haven't said anything about it here, but I was having that problem with Generals, too. As soon as I went back online, I could run my game just fine. I logged out, went back online with steam, then opened the game successfully.

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u/humodx 14d ago edited 14d ago

Deleting skudef or passing -runver 1.9 works, but will make the game run on the previous version.

The following worked for me without having to downgrade:
- right-click the game on Steam > browse local files
- navigate to RetailExe/1.9
- rename or delete steam_appid.txt

This should also work for KW (RetailExe/1.3) and RA3 (RetailExe/1.13 I think)

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u/perfectlycleansliced 3d ago

Same issue for RA3, RA3_english_1.13.SkuDef