Aloha! Updates of Rise of The Reds has been shared recently by SWR Productions. For those unaware, Rise of The Reds is a classic and popular modification for C&C Generals: Zero Hour that adds two completely new factions: the tank-heavy Russian Federation and the defense-oriented European Continental Alliance. It also greatly expands the three original factions with several new units, buildings, powers, and abilities to explore and combine with your in-game tactics. Here is what was shared about it:

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Hello everyone. It's hard to believe that we're already a quarter of the way through 2024.
Needless to say, the team has been extremely busy working on new content for 1.9, including new units, some big reworks to existing units, and a heap of optimizations to the code and AI to help make ROTR 1.9 the smoothest possible experience possible when it's ready.
As some of you may have noticed, our social media has begun being more active again, and we have resumed regular posting of renders, gameplay clips, stream announcements, and some new memes over on the Facebook page. We also have a brand new Instagram Page, so if Insta is your preferred social media of choice, feel free to drop us a follow. This is all courtesy of one of our new team members, our PR manager Ricc. You may know the guy from the streams with Maelstrom or from the Discord server. He's going to be around posting content, managing messages, helping coordinate our social media channels, keeping you all informed of what's happening in the community, and sharing some of the best bits. Anyway, enough of that, let's get onto what you're all really here for. After all, we wouldn't want to ruin someone's day.



When the Chinese People's Liberation Army was deployed to fight the GLA in Germany during the final phase of the War on Terror, military logistics were pushed beyond their limits. Naval and aerial transport capabilities struggled to deliver sufficient amounts of ammunition, spare parts, and provisions, which gave the terrorists more time to ravage the country and fortify themselves in its occupied urban centers. Despite the operation's eventual success, Chinese military planners recognized that something needed to be done.

Part of the solution to the issue of logistics was the development of a new superheavy-lift utility helicopter during the 2030s. The Z-28 is the largest, heaviest, and most powerful helicopter in the world, second only to the American V-44 Starlifter in the wider category of rotary-wing aircraft. In its military service with the PLA, it can carry infantry and even vehicles, including the legendary Overlord tank. Designed with versatility in mind, it can be outfitted with specialized mission equipment, such as passenger fireports, external loudspeakers, an all-aspect Gatling cannon capable of engaging ground and air targets, or a payload of free-falling bombs.

Nicknamed the "Fat Hen" by Chinese pilots on account of its appearance and flight characteristics, the Z-28 became internationally known under its commercial moniker of "HeLiX", an homage to its two lead designers, He Heng and Li Xiulan, who received the State Technological Invention Award for their creation. The majority of Helixes serve under General Chen Hongbing of Northern Theatre Command, bordering, among others, the Russian Federation, whose relations with China have deteriorated to the point of hostility under President Nikolai Suvorov. As of the mid-2040s, the Helix has not yet had many opportunities to distinguish itself in combat, however, it has already made outstanding contributions in earthquake relief and wildfire fighting operations within China and abroad.



The Bunker modification allows passengers inside the Helix to fire their weapons in combat. As with other garrisons, the wide variety of Chinese infantry types allows for many powerful combinations.




The Gattling Cannon modification replaces the Helix's standard armament with a more powerful, rapid-fire rotary weapon. Notably, this cannon can fire on ground targets, air targets, and even large missiles.



The Speaker Tower modification allows the Helix to broadcast propaganda. The only other flying unit that can do this is the slower, less versatile Propaganda Airship, which will be assigned to General Jin in the future.


If you are curious about Rise of The Reds, visit the Official Website, Forums, ModDB Profile, Discord Channel, and YouTube Video Channel to obtain further information about it. And that's all regarding Rise of The Reds for now. Stay tuned at PPM for more news about Rise of The Reds!



A new patch for Tiberian Dawn Redux has been released as we speak by sgtmyers88. For those who are not acquainted with it, Tiberian Dawn Redux is a total conversion for Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour that brings the Tiberian Dawn universe into it. The changes from Tiberian Dawn Redux v1.5.31 were announced with the following words:

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PATCH ONLY! REQUIRES VERSION 1.5.3!
This is Patch v1.5.31 of C&C Tiberian Dawn Redux. The patch fixes several scripting bugs encountered with the existing campaign missions and other general gameplay fixes.




Patch 1.5.31 fixes the following:
  • Random scripting bug fixed in GDI 04 preventing the final Nod attack wave from properly arriving so the player can finish the mission
  • Reworked the win conditions for Nod 04 so players only have to destroy the village and surrounding GDI forces and not the base itself
  • Reworked Nod 09 win conditions to avoid a scripting bug preventing the mission from finishing
  • Reworked GDI 11 AI pathfinding and fixed Nod's no-power bug
  • Reworked Nod 11 win conditions & AI pathfinding
  • Reworked Nod 13 AI and AI pathfinding
  • Reworked GDI 15 AI and AI pathfinding and changed the map lighting to match the ending cutscene
  • GDI SPEC-OPS 01 AI reworked and made slightly less aggressive
  • GDI SPEC-OPS 02 AI reworked and made slightly less aggressive. Pathfinding also improved
  • GDI SPEC-OPS 03 random scripting bug fixed that prevented the win triggers from enabling
  • NOD SPEC-OPS 02 AI reworked and made slightly less aggressive. Win triggers reworked slightly




© 2024 C&C Redux Development Team


For further information about Tiberian Dawn Redux, visit its Forums, and ModDB Profile. Download the latest version of Tiberian Dawn Redux Here. And that's all for now! Have fun and enjoy Tiberian Dawn Redux!

GenTool v8.8 has been released!
Apr 04, 2024 - 01:46
Howdy! xezon has announced a new version of GenTool called GenTool v8.8 as an effort to adapt it to the recently released C&C Ultimate Collection for Steam. GenTool is a tool for Command & Conquer Generals and Zero Hour expansion that adds widescreen support and provides enhanced game controls, and optimizations to maximize your online gaming experience. Additionally, it comes with three anti-cheat solutions. Here are the changes from the recently released GenTool v8.8 and 8.7:

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Fixes/Improvements 8.8
  • Reverted FPS limiter changes to avoid the performance issue on Windows 11


New Features 8.7
  • Added compatibility with Generals and Zero Hour The Ultimate Collection (Steam, EA App)
  • Added warning message popup for non-x87 compatible generals executables
  • Fixed game version mismatches for various compatible executables
  • Fixed missing hashing of scb files for game version hash generations
  • Fixed C&C Online login kick by generating random ergc game keys when so required
  • Added -showFrameCount command line argument to draw frame counts


Fixes/Improvements 8.7
  • Fixed severe performance degradation with Steam Overlay (GameOverlayRenderer.dll)
  • Fixed crash on application boot with Windows XP 32
  • Fixed dysfunctional GenTool Updater in Windows XP
  • Fixed theoretically unsafe code with Windows XP
  • Fixed minor inaccuracy of FPS counter and FPS limiter
  • Fixed incorrect terrain draw distance after changing camera height
  • Changed Upload Player ID generation by adding another salt
  • Improved game version names for uploaded txt files
  • Removed forceful disabling of Origin In Game (IGO32.dll)
  • Updater: Improved patch file formats and capabilities
  • Updater: Improved the maps patcher for future map releases
  • Updater: Removed the replacement of the Zero Hour no-CD game.dat
  • Updater: Removed the replacement of the Generals Origin generals.exe


You can find more information about GenTool by visiting the Official Website. GenTool is downloadable at This Address. And this is all for today! Enjoy GenTool and provide your feedback about it so it can get better.

Notepad++ v8.6.5 is out!
Apr 04, 2024 - 01:31
Welcome back, commander! Notepad++ has been recently improved with the release of Notepad++ v8.6.5. Notepad++ is a free and open-source code editor and Notepad replacement that runs on Windows. It supports several programming languages, multiple tabs, plugins, and is based on the powerful editing component Scintilla.

The changes from Notepad++ v8.6.5 were announced with the following words:

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2024-03-30
To address a performance issue of “Replace All” in previous version 8.6.4, Notepad++ no longer triggers SCN_MODIFIED and other Scintilla notifications during the “Replace All” action. Consequently, some plugins that rely on Scintilla’s notifications may malfunction after a “Replace All” operation. To rectify this regression, a new notification called NPPN_GLOBALMODIFIED has been implemented in Notepad++ v8.6.5. Plugin developers should monitor NPPN_GLOBALMODIFIED alongside SCN_MODIFIED, if SCN_MODIFIED is already monitored in the plugin.


And here is the changelog:

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  • Fix “Replace All” action not notifying plugins of modification regression by adding NPPN_GLOBALMODIFIED.
  • Fix plugins not receiving some Scintilla notification types regression.
  • Fix Shortcut Mapper potential crash problem.
  • Fix period backup potential crash due to the deadlock.
  • Fix NUL characters file corruption after power outrages.
  • Remedy losing session problem after the power outrages.
  • Fix URLs are not detected after a “Replace All” regression.
  • Notify user while saving failure due to hardware problem.
  • Update to scintilla 5.4.3 (from 5.4.1) & Lexilla 5.3.1.
  • Support template literal (template strings) in JavaScript & make 'back-quoted strings' more readable.
  • Add support for Change History in the text, besides in the margin. Also, make Change History color configurable.
  • Fix NPPM_RELOADFILE API returns wrong result issue.
  • Enhance Shortcut Mapper filter to find the command items more easily.
  • Prevent typing control characters into the document & make it optional.
  • Fix possible no-GUI state when using systray.
  • Make context menu popup location at current text position when invoked via keyboard.
  • Fix Notepad++ blocked when closed, minimized, or from the systray.
  • Fix Mouse Wheel Scrolling in Shortcut Mapper & reduce also the memory use.
  • Fix Python wrong decorator attribute colors & add “ATTRIBUTE” color in styles.xml.model.


You can check more information about Notepad++ by visiting the Official Website, and Forums. Download the latest version of Notepad++ Here. That's all, folks! Stay tuned at PPM for more news coverage on Notepad++!

Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Today we are proud to start our first initiative of many: the OS .BIG Month! It's not that this month will be big. It won't. After all, April is only 30 days long. Our idea is to boost the development of Open Source .BIG Editor this month.

For those who are not aware, Open Source .BIG Editor is our home made editor that allows you to manage .BIG file packages from EA (used in many games such as Command & Conquer: Generals, Battle For Middle Earth 1 and 2, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Red Alert 3, among a few others, and the .MEG file packages from Petroglyph Studios, used on practically all their games and partnerships, including the famous Command & Conquer Remastered Collection.

Anyway, the idea is to boost the development by following the roadmap below:

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Open Source  .BIG Editor Expected Roadmap:

  • 0.59: Support for opening packages inside packages.
  • 0.60: Support for Load and Saving File Plugins (we expect to use command line tools to support other file types, such as .MIX, .RAR, etc.
  • 0.65: File search and file filters.
  • 0.68: "Share with" button.
  • 0.70: Plugin Manager
  • 0.80: Support for plugins to use external tools for image visualization
  • 0.90: Support for plugins to use external tools for other kinds of file visualization



We give no guarantees that all these plans will be finished by the end of the month. Probably, most of it will end up being just plans.

But as a sign of good faith, we have published the 0.587 version, known as the "Open Source ZIP Editor" edition:




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01/04/2024: 0.587
- It saves .ZIP files.
- Zip Files text on Open and Save dialogs has been fixed.

30/03/2024: 0.586
- Supports Loading .ZIP files. It should help with C&C Remastered Collection MEG files in the future.
- It should load the first file already when a package is opened.

28/03/2024: 0.585
- Supports 64-bit versions and new Delphi compilers.


Visit Open Source .BIG Editor Official section at Project Perfect Mod to download its latest version. The source code is available at PPM's SVN. Post your feedback in the replies to help us to improve the program. And for further updates on Open Source .BIG Editor, stay tuned at PPM and its subsites!

Blender 4.1 is out!
Mar 27, 2024 - 11:39
Howdy! Reinforcements have arrived from Blender as Blender 4.1 has been recently published by their crew. For those unaware of what is being written here, Blender is the most complete free 3D modeling tool, a must-have for anyone who is into game development or modding. Here is the official announcement from Blender's staff about Blender 4.1:

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Blender Foundation and the online developers community are proud to present Blender 4.1!


Blender 4.1 Splash by Lynxsdesign


What’s New

After the massive leap that was 4.0, Blender 4.1 is a solid upgrade for those looking for performance, stability, and quality of life improvements all across the board.

To highlight a few:

  • OpenImageDenoise now runs on GPU on supported hardware.
  • Cycles rendering on Linux is 5% faster.
  • All nodes in the Compositor now work in the Viewport (except Render Layer passes)
  • Compositor precision and improvements to Kuwahara and Pixelate nodes.
  • Bone Collections are now hierarchical.
  • New animation keying workflow.
  • Several improvements to Graph Editor and NLA including baking channels.
  • Video Sequencer drawing, rendering, effects, and scopes are much faster.
  • USD export of armatures and shape keys as USD skeletons and blend shapes.
  • Several user interface improvements.
  • Python upgraded to version 3.11
  • Blender 4.1 is aligned with the VFX Reference Platform 2024.
  • A new Bake node in Geometry Nodes.




Watch the video summary:






Plus so many more features and fixes. Explore the release notes for an in-depth look at what’s new!

Thank you!

Happy Blending! 


The Blender Team
March 26th, 2024


For further information about Blender, visit its Official Website. Grab the latest version of Blender by clicking Here. And that's all for now! Have fun and enjoy Blender!

We have been able to track some updates coming from Contra today and we want to share it with you. Contra is a modification for Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour that redefines the experience of the game with new units and new graphics. It adds several general's superpowers and 3 new generals. It also improves the AI greatly and introduces super units, among many other gameplay changes, balance changes, and bug fixes. Here is what was shared about it:

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Just like in Red Alert, Tanya commando is one of a kind. Replacing Colonel Burton for the Super Weapon Conventional path, Tanya offers a unique gameplay style.
Unlike Colonel Burton, but very much like a Red Alert universe, Tanya is a rush unit that is characterized by speed, agility, and increased armor (health), mimicking her ability to evade most of the weapons fired at her.

Tanya is armed with two pistols that are one-hit KO in close combat vs. any infantry unit, and she won't have any problems taking other commandos by clear headshots if close enough.
Tanya carries a unique C4 charge that is placed faster than any other, and it detonates in a few seconds as well.

Tanya is skilled enough to avoid land mines better than other units, so be advised that the minefield won't stop her from placing charges at the designated structure. However, she will take some damage.

She cannot fight vehicles with her pistols, but with speed and armor, she will surely place charges on most of enemy tanks, gaining experience faster and bringing more and more damage in rampage mode.

If you spot Tanya, be prepared to stop her with several units.
I wish you good luck!




Showcase video to come!


You can check more information about Contra by visiting the Official Website, Forums at Revora, ModDB Profile, and Discord Channel. And this is all we can offer for today regarding Contra!

GenLauncher1007 has been released!
Mar 11, 2024 - 04:58
Welcome back, commander! A new version of GenLauncher, known as GenLauncher1007, has been posted a while ago by PaL_Ser. If you have a Steam version of the game, this one is for you! For your information, GenLauncher is a program for downloading, installing, updating, and launching mods for Generals ZH. It allows you to download and install multiple mods at the same time while keeping your original Zero Hour game installation intact. It also supports patches and add-ons for mods. Here is what we know about GenLauncher1007:

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Contains bug fixes, as well as compatibility with the Steam version of the game.


You can find more information about GenLauncher by visiting the Discord Channel. Grab the latest version of GenLauncher by clicking Here. And that's all regarding GenLauncher for now. Stay tuned at PPM for more news about GenLauncher!