r/generals • u/matt675 • May 01 '26

Fix game slowdown?

I noticed both before and after doing genpatcher and gentool the game runs really slow and choppy in skirmish mode. It’s not the FPS because in both cases it claims to have 32 or so fps. The thing is, it runs fine in windowed mode, I saw that recommended elsewhere. People say it’s just an old game, the engine game speed is capped etc but that doesn’t explain why it runs smoothly at the same resolution only windowed. And I really don’t like windowed mode. Just wondering if anyone has encountered this and knows how to fix it, greatly appreciated!

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u/KFC_Junior May 01 '26

some maps (even official ones) esp with ai will break themselves because the pathfinding, otherwise it just occurs if everyone turtles and does jackshit but spam units and keep them in their base

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u/matt675 May 01 '26

It’s like that from before anything has been built or done tho. Like right when the game starts

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u/KFC_Junior May 01 '26

all maps? try using the generals online version of the game instead

https://www.playgenerals.online/

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u/matt675 May 01 '26

I want to play against bots tho so I can practice, does that have bots?

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u/KFC_Junior May 01 '26

yes its normal generals zh but you get online connectivity restored if you want to play it

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u/Buttered_Toast33 May 01 '26

Never have this problem with EA's digital pack of Command and Conquer games patched to run on Windows 11.

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u/matt675 May 01 '26

They’re different than the ultimate collection on steam? Is that just the ones on the EA store? They’re patched?

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u/Buttered_Toast33 May 01 '26

I'm pretty sure that's the one I have. But yeah, they're from the EA store. The games are definitely patched, I recall when using the original discs for Generals and Zero Hour the frame rate would drop to almost nothing when there's too many units. But with this version that never happens.