Service Depot: How to Speed the Load Time of Generals

Add the following commands to the program’s command-line:

-noshellmap -nologo

Here is how to do it

Right click on your Command & Conquer: Generals desktop shortcut icon then select Properties.

After that click on the Shortcut tab and add -noshellmap -nologo to the target line. You should end with something as seen in the screen shot below.

tech_gen_speed_load

Once you have done that click on OK to close the Generals shortcut properties window.

Now you can start the game with your Command & Conquer: Generals desktop icon which will now skip the EA and intro logos. The main menu for Generals will now display a picture of the shellmap (instead of the ingame animation) at the menus background. Menus will work alot smoother with -noshellmap active.

This can be very handy for mod and map testing.

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