wthigon
04-23-2007, 08:54 PM
For those of you having trouble installing user maps...here is a quick way to do it..
Go to Start > Run > type %appdata% press enter..
You should see a Command & Conquer folder there... inside it is the Maps folder. Put the folder from the map you downloaded in there.
If that doesn't work for you, below is the long explaination:
Some peeps are confusing the 'My Documents' folder with the 'Documents and Settings' folder. With the Generals and Zero Hour game, the maps went in the Gen/ZH maps folder located inside the 'My Documents' folder. There's also a C&C3 folder inside the 'My Documents' folder. But that folder is for replays, saved games, and screenshots. It is NOT for maps. The 'My Documents and Settings folder is where you'll find another C&C3 folder. Inside that folder is where you should find a 'maps' folder. That is where you place user created maps.
WINXP Users:
Go to 'Start' with your mouse. Click on it. When the window pops up, click on 'My Computer'. Then click on 'Local Disk C, and then your 'Documents and Settings' folder. This folder may be hidden for you. If it is, then you'll have to click on the 'show the contents of this drive' link in the left box under 'System Tasks'. Now you should be able to see the 'Documents and Settings' folder. Go ahead and click on that, then your (USER NAME) folder. Inside that folder is an 'Application Folder'. Click on that, then inside you'll see the C&C3 folder. Inside that folder is where you'll find the maps folder. That is where user created maps go.
Windows Vista Users:
- On the desktop double click on your user account folder. It will have the same name as your user account, and it is usually located in the upper left of the desktop.
- Next click on the folder "AppData"
- click on the folder "Roaming"
- click on the folder "Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars"
- You should see a folder called "Maps". Place your downloaded map folders inside the Map folder file.
- You are now ready to kick some butt.
Windows Vista users can also try the following if your Application Data folder is hidden:
Open a folder & click on "Organize - Folder and Search Options - Folder Options - View (Tab) - Show hidden files and folders".
NOTE:
When you download a user created map from the DEN, the maps are zipped up. You have to unzip them first. Extract em to your desktop, then place the entire user created map folder you've unzipped inside the 'maps' folder in your 'documents and settings' folder.
You can use the program winrar to unzip files. Get it at the link below:
WINRAR - http://www.rarlab.com
Go to Start > Run > type %appdata% press enter..
You should see a Command & Conquer folder there... inside it is the Maps folder. Put the folder from the map you downloaded in there.
If that doesn't work for you, below is the long explaination:
Some peeps are confusing the 'My Documents' folder with the 'Documents and Settings' folder. With the Generals and Zero Hour game, the maps went in the Gen/ZH maps folder located inside the 'My Documents' folder. There's also a C&C3 folder inside the 'My Documents' folder. But that folder is for replays, saved games, and screenshots. It is NOT for maps. The 'My Documents and Settings folder is where you'll find another C&C3 folder. Inside that folder is where you should find a 'maps' folder. That is where you place user created maps.
WINXP Users:
Go to 'Start' with your mouse. Click on it. When the window pops up, click on 'My Computer'. Then click on 'Local Disk C, and then your 'Documents and Settings' folder. This folder may be hidden for you. If it is, then you'll have to click on the 'show the contents of this drive' link in the left box under 'System Tasks'. Now you should be able to see the 'Documents and Settings' folder. Go ahead and click on that, then your (USER NAME) folder. Inside that folder is an 'Application Folder'. Click on that, then inside you'll see the C&C3 folder. Inside that folder is where you'll find the maps folder. That is where user created maps go.
Windows Vista Users:
- On the desktop double click on your user account folder. It will have the same name as your user account, and it is usually located in the upper left of the desktop.
- Next click on the folder "AppData"
- click on the folder "Roaming"
- click on the folder "Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars"
- You should see a folder called "Maps". Place your downloaded map folders inside the Map folder file.
- You are now ready to kick some butt.
Windows Vista users can also try the following if your Application Data folder is hidden:
Open a folder & click on "Organize - Folder and Search Options - Folder Options - View (Tab) - Show hidden files and folders".
NOTE:
When you download a user created map from the DEN, the maps are zipped up. You have to unzip them first. Extract em to your desktop, then place the entire user created map folder you've unzipped inside the 'maps' folder in your 'documents and settings' folder.
You can use the program winrar to unzip files. Get it at the link below:
WINRAR - http://www.rarlab.com