Installer

Description

Promoting the release of Command & Conquer 4 EA released Tiberian Sun as freeware in 2010. It is therefore legal to download. The game used to be available from commandandconquer.com.

This is a link to Tore's installer for installing Tiberian Sun on modern systems.

Features

• Installs Tiberian Sun + Firestorm
• Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8(.1), Windows 10 (XP 64-bit not tested)
• Component based
  • Allows you to automatically download and install the TS movies (This will add another 1.01 GB to your installation folder)
  • Allows you to Install a few extras. (map editor, manuals, etc) (This uses 12 MB of disc space)
  • Allows you to automatically download and install the TS music (This uses 71.1 MB of disc space)
  • Allows you to automatically download and install the TS campaign (This uses 32.1 MB of disc space)

Beta 12 changes

Revision 10

• Updated TS components

Revision 9

• Updated downloads for Cloudflare cache (speeds up downloads for many people)

Revision 8

• New config and default TS-ddraw

Revision 7

• Fixed installer memory issue
• Added mirriors to campaign, extras and music

Revision 6

• Updated some Wine compatibility

Revision 4 changes

• Added support for Wine
• Updated TSConfig and TS-DDraw (July 29th 2018)

Revision 3 changes

• Fixed credits screen
• Added missing ddwrapper config file
• Added missing CnCNet files
• Removed left over custom maps
• Movie stretching enabled by default

Revision 2 changes

• Added movie mirrors
• Component installer should no longer repeat info screen

Revision 1 changes

• Fixed broken string table (RA options were showing)

• No longer shows FPS if dropping frames (if ts-ddraw enabled)

• Fixed missing documentation

• Updated CnCNet to latest (May 6th 2018)

• ts-ddraw now default for Windows Vista and higher

• New config tools

• Updated config tool with support for newest ts-ddraw (select OpenGL or GDI in configuration)

• Experimental stretching support in ddraw.ini if ts-ddraw is enabled. (select GDI in config)

• Installer should now allow installing Skirmish if no internet connection is available

• DxWnd removed from package

Beta 11 changes

• Updated CnCNet to latest
• Updated configuration tool with support for DxWnd.
• Slightly updated launcher
• Better support for Windows 8(.1) and Windows 10 (alt-tab, windowed mode, etc works. Note: menus in DxWnd windowed mode might be a bit slow unless you click)
• Cut off sidebars should be fixed
• Bug that prevented music and movies from reading from ISO or CD when NoCD was disabled should be fixed.
• Game should now no longer crash at resolutions higher than about 1200px in height
• New tool to install components after install

Beta 10 changes

• Updated CnCNet to latest
• Made from original CD's, not EA's freeware release or TFD.
• Installs HyperPatch 0.2
• Updated for Win 8(.1)
• Optional easy to use launcher program
• Optional easy to use configuration tool with tons of fixes and settings
• Missing DLL error bug fixed
• Allows you to automatically download and install the TS music (This uses 71.1 MB of disc space)
• Allows you to automatically download and install the TS campaign (This uses 32.1 MB of disc space)
• Support for AlexB's Graphics Patch (Disableable video backbuffer)

Original release

• Sets up registry entries
• Allows you to play online though CnCNet
• Allows you to automatically download and install the TS movies (This will add another 1.01 GB to your installation folder)
• Allows you to Install a few extras. (map editor, manuals, etc) (This uses 12 MB of disc space)

You may also want to look at Rampastring's Tiberian Sun Client, which has many features, but is currently incompatible with the majority of TS players.