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FAQ version: 1.01
by: Emperor
Copyright 2004 John I Hessler (Supreme_deity@mailcity.com)

Game: C&C Generals Zero Hour v 1.02
Publisher: Electronic Arts

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It is just a kind of introduction. When you become disgusted after reading
this comment, sorry, I don't mean it.

As all civilized and intelligent people realize the importance of
copyright, I do not need to repeat it and when it should be used:).

I'm glad I finally could finish this third FAQ so you can read it. Frankly,
I thought I would fail to bring it to completion.
It will be my pleasure to know that this FAQ may at least give you
readers satisfaction, together with lots of other good FAQs.
However, it is my disappointment to tell you that this FAQ is actually
far from perfectness. I hope that I can make the next version better,
if I decide to make a 1.02 version.

If anyone wishes to include this FAQ in a website, my prior permission
is not required. Just notify me via e-mail, and, of course, regarding to
what we talk about copyright above, credit me for this work. I worked on
and tested it for since February 2004 till now. I must even surrender my
health to influenza and severe coughs several times due to my efforts, so I
think I deserve some credits.

Are you with me?^_^

Before someone protesting, I must tell that some may notice that my format
looks like that of the 'posthumous' www.cncuniverse.com (If I am not mistaken,
www.cncseries also uses similar formats). Frankly speaking, I wrote this fact
in memoriam of the site (and for my personal pleasure of sharing something with
other fans). Moreover, I love its format, so I adapted it in my FAQ. However, the
data contained herein is my work, I just took the format and learnt how to write a
FAQ.

Another thing to protest about is my "nonrecognition" of others' works.
You can see in Tips and Tricks session that there are two tips and tricks
not belonging to me but I do not mention the people discovered them first.
I do not mean to unrecognize their efforts, but to this day, I haven't yet
discovered the names, sites, or anything else I can use to refer to. As those two
are truly good, and for people unlucky enough not to find them before, I decided
to write those two in my FAQ. The only thing I can do to emphasize that those
tricks are not mine in origin is to write that they do not belong to me. So,
please understand that I do not mean to claim others' works.

E-mail me if you have suggestions, questions, corrections, or anything
concerning with this FAQ. I realize that I made some mistakes.
You may also correct my grammar, spelling, etc,but not my lifestyle:).
Just do not expect a quick reply as I rarely go to internet house and
read e-mail [Pssst.. I do not have much money to spend there even for 2
hours per month :'-( ]. It also means "please do not send junk mails
for it takes my precious time and money to clean it". I am not a Chinese
Hacker, who enters an Internet Center and reaps money as soon as he
is in. When I enter an Internet Center/House, not a $5 which appears, but
a negative dollar sign...:p.

My thanks go to Electronic Arts for making such a great game and my
cousins and my brother who always helped me by supplying information,
discussing this game so I could get some information, and most
importantly, giving me access to play it for FREE in his workplace:).
Consequently, I also thank the site(s) hosting my FAQs so I can
continue by thanking you all readers.

Thank you for reading it. "Further transmission may be difficult. This is John I
Hessler reporting from the field..."

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+ Table of Contents +
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A. General Information
1 Purpose
2 Scenario Purpose
3 General Power and General Rank
4 Buildings
5 Units
6 Damage and Armor
a Armor
b Continuous Damage
7 Bonus Modifier
8 Field Objects
B. Info on the Opposing Sides
China
Introduction
1 China Factions
a. Standard China
b. China Infantry General
c. China Nuke General
d. China Tank General
e. Boss General
2 China General Powers
3 China Unit Information
A. Standard China Units
B. China Infantry General Units
C. China Nuke General Units
D. China Tank General Units
E) Boss General
4 China Building Information
1) Standard Buildings
2) Unique Buildings
5 China Upgrade Information
GLA
Introduction
1 GLA Factions
a. Standard GLA
b. GLA Demolition General
c. GLA Stealth General
d. GLA Toxin General
2 GLA General Powers
3 GLA Unit Information
A. Standard GLA Units
B. GLA Demolition General Units
C. GLA Stealth General Units
D. GLA Toxin General Units
4 GLA Building Information
1) Standard Buildings
2) Unique Buildings
5 GLA Upgrade Information
USA
Introduction
1 USA Factions
a. Standard USA
b. USA Air Force General
c. USA Laser General
d. USA Super Weapon General
2 USA General Powers
3 USA Unit Information
A. Standard USA Units
B. USA Air Force General Units
C. USA Laser General Units
D. USA Super Weapon General Units
4 USA Building Information
1) Standard Buildings
2) Unique Buildings
5 USA Upgrade Information
Neutral
1 Neutral Unit Information
2 Tech Building Information
3 Civilian Building Information
D. Miscellaneous
1 Did You Know?
2 Places, Events, and Names
3 Tips and Tricks

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| A. General Information |
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1 Purpose
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Unlike Scenario, skirmish purpose is only one: supremacy over
your enemies. Eliminate or rob of all their buildings to achieve this.
Note that not all buildings are victory determinant, for example,
Stinger Site. Civilian structures are also not counted as victory
determinant buildings.
The objective is simple, but the fulfilment is usually far more difficult
than understanding it. Your enemies will react as your forces are
approaching their base. Their defense and forces will not welcome
you as if they welcome their good friends coming to their houses.
Worse, they may even launch waves of attacks on your bases and
force you to forget your coffee-break time.
Now you should understand that the goal of this game is to force
your enemies to extinction by stripping their buildings from them,
just make it in mind that they will also be tempted to knock your
bases' doors, so make sure that your base is ready for such a visit
by a Ranger to a Nuclear Missile....

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2 Scenario Purpose
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Scenario Purposes are difficult to tell, for they may vary from
destroying enemy base to defend your base, from stealing special
thing to reaching a destination. Just ensure you are not wasting your
time doing some worthless efforts because of wrong interpretation
of a mission objective. You know how to check it, don't you?

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3 General Power and General Rank
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Every player playing this game is allowed to access some abilities
which are thought to be useful in accomplishing the mission. Those
abilities are called General Powers. There are numerous General Powers,
but players can only choose up to 7 General Powers.
1 Star General requires 0 point and gives a player 1 General Point.
2 Star General requires 800 points and gives a player 1 General Point.
3 Star General requires 1500 points and gives a player 1 General Point.
4 Star General requires 2500 points and gives a player 1 General Point.
5 Star General requires 5000 points and gives a player 3 General Points.

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4 Buildings
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(a) Base Buildings
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Buildings in this game play important roles, even civilian buildings.
Base buildings are usually used to produce and repair units, research
and upgrade, etc. Every building has its own functions that can be read
in other sections of this document.
Base buildings can be categorized into several types:

Power Generator
This kind of building generates energy to power a base. If power is low,
some buildings cease to function. Only China and USA have this building
type.

Supply Center
Supply Center is the building which processes supply into cash. Without
this building, supply is just a pile of boxes. All sides have one kind
of this building.

Unit Production
It is where the units come. Unit production buildings are able to repair
and heal the unit types they produce. For example, GLA Barracks may heal
injured Rebel or Ranger. China and USA have three kinds of this type:
Barracks, War Factory, and Air Field while GLA just operates Barracks
and Arms Dealer. Command Center is not included because it has different
roles though sure it can produce (but not heal or repair) builders.

Base Defense
This is the type that makes the enemy think twice to attack a base.
Base defense is a building that can deliver some damage to the incoming
hostile units. Among the three warring sides, USA has Patriot and
Fire Base to protect her base. To some extent, Strategy Center running
Bombardment Battle Plan is also a good base defense. China operates her
Gattling Cannon and Bunker (Boss General is an exception). GLA has Tunnel
Network, Stinger Site,Demo Trap, and Palace to defend its base.

Threshold Building
What is meant here is buildings that are required to build advanced
buildings and units. All sides have one. USA relies on her Strategy
Center, China depends on her Propaganda Center, and GLA leans on its
Palace for better technology. Well, the name seems not to imply what
I mean, but I don't have a better name.

Superweapon
The most prestigious, feared, and destructive weapons of all sides
are produced in this kind of building. It takes a lot of money and
time to build such building. China shakes the world with her
devastating Nuclear Missile, USA sweeps the enemies clean with her
fiery Particle Cannon, and GLA spreads terror with its deadly Scud
Storm.

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(b) Neutral Buildings
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Buildings that no side can build but can be captured or repaired by any
side is called Neutral Buildings. Neutral Buildings are various, but they
can be classified into:

Civilian Building
The most common building of belonged to civilian, this building
consists of a lot of shapes and forms, all resembling houses, offices,
and city buildings. Civilian Buildings are usually capable of
garrisoning infantry, therefore quite deadly to the units unprepared.
When a side garrisons a Civilian Building, the flag with the colour
of the claimer is raised, except when it is garrisoned by a Pathfinder
or Jarmen Kell.

Tech Building
Tech Buildings are buildings belonging to civilian but can be captured
by either side. Tech Buildings can not be garrisoned but can be
repaired. Capturing a Tech Building will usually be beneficial,
depending on the Tech Building captured. There are several kinds of
Tech Buildings. Tech Buildings, once destroyed, can not be rebuilt in any way.
However, all Tech Buildings may be repaired, so they can survive longer
with Dozer/Worker staying near.

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(c) Miscellaneous Building
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Buildings belonging to this type are usually available in scenarios, for
example Chemical Bunker (GLA Mission 5), Bio Toxin Factory (China
Mission 4), and GLA Statues (China Zero Hour Mission 3)

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5 Units
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Units play more important roles in this game. It's very rare, if not
impossible, to see a victory being achieved without units (even if you
are turreting your enemy, remember that it is the Construction Dozer
or Worker that builds the building). Units are mostly used for offensive
missions, but some are not. Hacker, for example, is usually used to
generate income.
There are some kinds of units here. Infantry, Vehicles, Aircraft,
and Drones.

Infantry
All that are humans are infantry. It is as simple as that. Compared
to vehicles, infantry have less HP and firepower, making them less
beloved than vehicles. Here are common characteristics of infantry:
- As said before, usually in the form of human.
- Usually trained in Barracks (some are not, for example, Troop Crawler's
Red Guards, Tunnel Network's RPG Troopers, Ranger Drop
and Rebel Ambush General Powers).
- Can be healed in Barracks.
- Enjoy infantry healing bonus from Tech Hospital capture.
- Mostly capable of garrisoning buildings (except Angry Mob).
- Usually resistant to missiles and tank shells.
- Generally can be crushed by vehicles (except Heroes).
- Commonly vulnerable to particle beam, sniper, small arms,
Comanche Vulcan, poison and radiation and flame
(except Bio Hazard Infantry in GLA Mission 5), surrender,
and microwave damage.

Vehicles
Ground vehicles are what this section refers to. Vehicles are
usually tougher than infantry, no wonder most of them are capable
of taking more punishment from enemy fire than infantry are. There
are a lot of uses of vehicles. Troop Crawler as transport, for
example, but mostly vehicles are used for delivering damage. If damaged,
vehicles can be repaired in War Factory or Arms Dealer.
Common characteristics of vehicles:
- Of mechanical forms.
- Can crush infantry (some are not, Combat Bike for example).
- Usually vulnerable to missiles and tank shells (some are not,
Toxin Truck is quite resistant to missiles, for example).
- Receive build cost reduction bonus from Tech Oil Refinery capture.
- Most are resistant to anti infantry damage (see infantry above).
- Mainly assembled in War Factory or Arms Dealer (except Car Bomb).

Aircraft
The name implies what it is. Vehicles that fly are what aircraft is.
Aircraft can only be repaired in the Air Field.
Common characteristics of aircraft:
- They move by flight and mostly faster than ground vehicles.
- Most need to dock to Air Field to reload (except Comanche, A-10,
Cargo Plane, B-52, Helix, B3).
- Usually more vulnerable than vehicles.
- Receive build cost reduction bonus from Tech Oil Refinery capture
(except unbuildable aircraft).
- Usually need to refuel in the Air Field (except Comanche, Chinook,
A-10, Cargo Plane, B-52, Helix, B3) after taking a long flight.

Drones
Drones are small mechanical units deployed for specific jobs. Only US
vehicles can build drones.
Common characteristics of drones:
- Always hover, but they can receive damage from big explosions.
- Can't enter transport or Tunnel Network.
- Very vulnerable.

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6 Armor and Damage
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(a) Armor
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Some units are resistant to other units and some are vulnerable. It
mostly depends on the armor of the attacked and the damage type of
the attacker. The higher the percentage listed, the more damage is
taken by the armor's owner. Default damage refers to the damage that is not
enlisted below.

Air Force General Comanche Armor
Damage Type: Default: 100%
Damage Type: Small Arms: 100%
Damage Type: Gattling: 100%
Damage Type: Explosion: 100%
Damage Type: Infantry Missile: 100%
Damage Type: Laser: 0%
Damage Type: Hazard Cleanup: 0%
Damage Type: Kill Pilot: 0%
Damage Type: Surrender: 0%
Damage Type: Poison: 25%
Damage Type: Radiation: 25%
Damage Type: Microwave: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Missile: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Vehicle: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Building:0%
Damage Type: Sniper: 0%

Air force General Countermeasures Comanche Armor
Damage Type: Default: 90%
Damage Type: Small Arms: 62%
Damage Type: Gattling: 62%
Damage Type: Explosion: 90%
Damage Type: Infantry Missile: 90%
Damage Type: Laser: 0%
Damage Type: Hazard Cleanup: 0%
Damage Type: Kill Pilot: 0%
Damage Type: Surrender: 0%
Damage Type: Poison: 25%
Damage Type: Radiation: 25%
Damage Type: Microwave: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Missile: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Vehicle: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Building: 0%
Damage Type: Sniper: 0%

Airplane Armor
Damage Type: Default: 100%
Damage Type: Small Arms: 120%
Damage Type: Gattling: 120%
Damage Type: Explosion: 100%
Damage Type: Infantry Missile: 120%
Damage Type: Laser: 0%
Damage Type: Hazard Cleanup: 0%
Damage Type: Kill Pilot: 0%
Damage Type: Surrender: 0%
Damage Type: Jet Missile: 25%
Damage Type: Poison: 25%
Damage Type: Radiation: 25%
Damage Type: Microwave: 0%
Damage Type: Sniper: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Missile: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Vehicle: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Building: 0%

Anti Air Vehicle
Damage Type: Jet Missile: 30%
Damage Type: Stealth Jet Missile: 30%
Damage Type: Crush: 50%
Damage Type: Small Arms: 50%
Damage Type: Gattling: 50%
Damage Type: Comanche Vulcan: 50%
Damage Type: Infantry Missile: 50%
Damage Type: Poison: 50%
Damage Type: Microwave: 0%
Damage Type: Sniper: 0%
Damage Type: Melee: 0%
Damage Type: Laser: 0%
Damage Type: Hazard Cleanup: 0%
Damage Type: Kill Pilot: 100%
Damage Type: Surrender: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Missile: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Vehicle: 100%
Damage Type: Subdual Building: 0%

Assault Crawler Armor
Damage Type: Jet Missile: 60%
Damage Type: Stealth Jet Missile: 60%
Damage Type: Aurora Bomb: 80%
Damage Type: Crush: 50%
Damage Type: Small Arms: 25%
Damage Type: Gattling: 25%
Damage Type: Comanche Vulcan: 25%
Damage Type: Flame: 25%
Damage Type: Radiation: 50%
Damage Type: Microwave: 0%
Damage Type: Poison: 25%
Damage Type: Sniper: 0%
Damage Type: Melee: 0%
Damage Type: Laser: 0%
Damage Type: Hazard Cleanup: 0%
Damage Type: Particle Beam: 100%
Damage Type: Kill Pilot: 100%
Damage Type: Surrender: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Missile: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Vehicle: 100%
Damage Type: Subdual Building: 0%

Base Defense Armor
Damage Type: Default: 100%
Damage Type: Small Arms: 50%
Damage Type: Gattling: 25%
Damage Type: Comanche Vulcan: 50%
Damage Type: Radiation: 0%
Damage Type: Microwave: 0%
Damage Type: Sniper: 0%
Damage Type: Poison: 1%
Damage Type: Melee: 0%
Damage Type: Laser: 0%
Damage Type: Hazard Cleanup: 0%
Damage Type: Infantry Missile: 25%
Damage Type: Particle Beam: 200%
Damage Type: Kill Pilot: 0%
Damage Type: Surrender: 0%
Damage Type: Aurora Bomb: 200%
Damage Type: Stealth Jet Missile: 250%
Damage Type: Jet Missile: 25%
Damage Type: Land Mine: 0%
Damage Type: Flame: 50%
Damage Type: Subdual Missile: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Vehicle: 0%
Damage Type: Subdual Building: 100%

Battle Bus Structure Armor Tough
Damage Type: Default: 100%
Damage Type: Jet Missile: 50%
Damage Type: Stealth Jet Missile: 75%
Damage Type: Armor Piercing: 90%
Damage Type: Surrender: 0%
Damage Type: Small Arms: 25%
Damage Type: Gattling: 25%
Damage Type: Comanche Vulcan: 25%
Damage Type: Radiation: 1%
Damage Type: Microwave: 0%