Command center (Generals)

Command Center
Structure
Affiliation	USA China GLA
Role	Main headquarters Special reinforcement abilities deployer
Protection	Very High
Properties
Hit points	5000
Armour type	Structure Armor Tough
Production
Cost	$2000
Build time	0:45
Produced by	Construction Dozer (USA and China) Worker (GLA)
Hotkey	C
Combat
Sight range	300
Function
Produces	Construction Dozer (USA and China) Worker (GLA)
Abilities	Generals Power
Upgrades	Land Mines (China only) Neutron Mine (China only) Radar Upgrade (China only) Fortified Structure (GLA only) Camo Netting (Prince Kassad only)
Power	0

“

You destroyed my command center. I'm impressed general. Few could survive this long. - Kwai

”

The Command Center was needed to organize data, initiate advanced tactics and authorize the production of most units and structures. Generals Powers were also utilized from the Command Center to get special and advanced weapons.

Background

The USA Command Center came with a built-in radar and could build Construction Dozer. A Spy Satellite could be accessed periodically via the US Command Center every 1 minute.

China's Command Center also built Construction Dozers and could be upgraded with a radar.

The GLA Command Center trained Worker and like all GLA buildings would leave behind a GLA Hole that could rebuild the Center if destroyed. GLA generals could fortify the building against enemy attacks with Fortified Structures upgrade, while Prince Kassad could also stealth the building with Camo-Netting as he learned to do with all GLA buildings. A Fake Command Center could also be built instead of a real one.

Command Centers are required to use Generals Powers.

Upgrades

China

	Land mine	Deploy standard mines around the Command center.	Available for all Chinese buildings except Speaker Towers for a cost of $600.
	Neutron Mines	Upgrades the standard to neutron mines thus allowing them to kill vehicle pilots instead of destroying them.	Available for all Chinese buildings except Speaker Towers for a cost of $500. Requires Land mine to be installed.
	Radar Upgrade	Access the radar system	Available for building for a cost of $500.

GLA

	Fortified Structure	Fortify Command center against enemy attacks.	Purchasable at any Palace for a cost of $1000.
	Camo Netting	Upgrades Command center with camo netting, rendering it invisible to enemy forces until it fires or is fired upon, or detected by detectors.	Purchasable at the building for a cost of $500. Prince Kassad only.

Command Centers of Generals

“

Nicely play, General.You destroyed my Command Center, now I be forced to fight dirty.... - Prince Kassad

”

All the Command Centers of all the Generals where slightly different, having logo's in their color in front of their main door:

USA

Logo	General	Description
	Super Weapon	Big shield, with a small star in the middle
	Laser	Triangle, with a small star in the middle ("Optical Radiation" warning sign)
	Air Force	Plane, seen from the up-side-down (similar to airport road sign)

China

Logo	General	Description
	Tank	Battlemaster Tank seen from the side
	Infantry	An AK-47 assault rifle
	Nuke	Radiation Warning trefoil, inverse (clear central circle and radiating arcs)

GLA

Logo	General	Description
	Toxin	Bio-hazard warning trefoil
	Demolition	A few dynamite sticks with a plunger-style detonator.
	Stealth	Small circle with a larger circle around it(x 4) and an cross trough it (crosshairs with extra rings)

Abilities

Icon	Name	Ability	Countdown Timer	Levels
	Emergency Repair	Instantly repair vehicles in an area	4 minutes	1: Light repair 2: Medium repair 3: Serious repair

USA

Icon	Name	Ability	Countdown Timer	Levels
	Spy Drone	Reveal targeted area permanently until destroyed. Cloaked and can detect stealth units	1.30 minutes	none
	Construction Dozer	Build and repair American buildings. Clear mines	12 seconds	none
	Spy Satellite	Revealed targeted area for 15–18 seconds. Spot hidden objects	1 minute	none
	Para Drop	Drop Rangers from the C-130 Hercules plane at the targeted area	4 minutes	1: 5 Rangers 2: 10 Rangers 3: 20 Rangers
	A10 Missile Strike	Strike the targeted area with gattlings and rockets by using A10 Thunderbolts. Reveal the targeted area and the A10 Thunderbolts paths	4 minutes	1: 1 A10 Thunderbolt 2: 2 A10 Thunderbolts 3: 3 A10 Thunderbolts
	Fuel Air Bomb	Drop a bomb from the C-130 Hercules plane which firstly spread an amount of on-air fuel that takes about several moments later to explode. The explosion destroy everything in its range. Recommended for enemy concentrations. This special weapon does not has any long effect. Reveal the targeted area for a while. The processes are aborted if the plane has been destroyed before the bomb could be dropped.	6 minutes	none
	Leaflet Drop	The Leaflet Drop is dropped by plane, and will spread propaganda leaflets over nearby targets. Any units will cease to fight while they take their time to consider the message delivered.	5 minutes	none
	Spectre Gunship	When deployed, the Spectre Gunship will strafe the area for a given amount of time, bombarding the target with chainguns and its on-board howitzer.	5 minutes	1: 10 seconds 2: 15 seconds+ 3: 30 seconds+ + Only accessible by AF and SW General.

China

Icon	Unit/Upgrade	Cost	Descriptions	Build Time (s)	Levels
	Construction Dozer	1000	Builds all Chinese structures and repairs buildings. Clears mines	13	none
	Radar Upgrade	500	Online the radar system	20	none
	Land Mines	600	Create mines around the building and harm enemy that pass through	20	none
	Neutron Mines	500	Replace the mines to the neutron mines around the building and harm infantry that pass through. Kill vehicles and tanks crew when pass through.	25	none
	Cluster Mines	1 General's Promotion Point	Send a plane at the targeted area which drop a bomb that spread a set of cluster mines which harm enemies when go through it. Recommended to launch at your base entry or enemy production buildings (War Factory, Barracks, Supply Center, etc.). Does not harm Worker and Construction Dozer	4 minutes	none
	Carpet Bomb	1 General's Promotion Point	One bomber drops its payload of high explosive bombs on the target area.	3 minutes	none
	Nuke Carpet Bomb	1 General's Promotion Point	One bomber drops its payload of tactical nuclear bombs on the target area. General Tao only.	2.30 minutes	none
	Artillery Barage	1 General's Promotion Point	Fires several howitzers from the outer map at the targeted area. The shells destroy everything in their way. Recommended to attack enemy concentrations (Level 1) and buildings (Level 2 & 3)	5 minutes	1: 12 shells 2: 24 shells 3: 36 shells
	Cash Hack	1 General's Promotion Point	Steal money from enemy Supply Center or Supply Stash via internet	4 minutes	1: $1000 2: $2000 3: $4000
	Tank Drop	1 General's Promotion Point	Requests a reinforcement in the form of Battlemaster Tank to be parachuted on the map by plane. General Kwai only.	4 minutes	1: 1 Battlemaster 2: 2 Battlemaster 3: 4 Battlemaster
	Para Drop	1 General's Promotion Point	Drop Mini-Gunners from the C-130 Hercules plane at the targeted area. General Fai only.	4 minutes	1: 5 Mini-Gunners 2: 10 Mini-Gunners 3: 15 Mini-Gunners
	Frenzy	1 General's Promotion Point	Increases the firepower of the affected friendly/allied units	4 minutes	none 1: +10% in 10 seconds 2: +20% in 20 seconds 3: +30% in 30 seconds
	EMP Bomb	1 General's Promotion Point	Drop a bomb at the targeted area with a plane which freeze all mechanical units and buildings. Recommended to attack after launch this ability.	6 minutes	none

GLA

Icon	Unit/Upgrade	Cost	Descriptions	Build Time (s)	Levels
	Worker	200	Builds all GLA structures and repairs buildings. Clears mines and collect supplies.	5	none
	Rebel Ambush	1 General's Promotion Point	Creates Rebels anywhere on the map	5 minutes	1: 4 Rebel 2: 8 Rebel 3: 16 Rebel
	Anthrax Bomb	1 General's Promotion Point	Drop a bomb at the targeted area with a plane which spreading lethal toxins and corrosive agents over a wide area.ability.	6 minutes	none
	Sneak Attack	1 General's Promotion Point	This allows the player to spawn a Tunnel Network anywhere on the map. The tunnel doesn't have a weapon mounted, but is connected to the main network.	4 minutes	none
	GPS Scrambler	1 General's Promotion Point	Cloaks all friendly units within its area of effect. These units retain their cloaking ability indefinitely, and only reveal themselves when firing.	2.30 minutes (3 minutes with Prince Kassad)	none

Gallery

GLA Command Center concept art

USA Command center

China Command center

GLA Command center

USA Command center concept art

Prototype versions of USA Command center

Render

Prototype versions of China Command center

USA Command Center render 1

USA Command Center render 2

Original model of General Townes Command center

Original model of General Malcolm Granger Command center

Original model of General Alexis Alexander Command center

Original model of General Tsing Shi Tao Command Center

Original model of General Shin Fai Command center

Original model of Dr. Thrax Command center

Original model of Rodall Juhziz Command center

Original model of Prince Kassad Command center

Trivia

• In the final game, the Command Centers of the individual generals are only differentiated by a symbol printed on the ground. However, every general was supposed to get a totally new Command Center specifically designed for that general. It was probably cut due to time constraints, but the normal models are all in the game and can be viewed with a model viewer.
• Tank General's Command Center is the only one that's fully absent. Maybe they never got around to finishing him. Note also that the two other Chinese Command Centers have a green roof, whereas the normal Command Center has a brown roof.
• The American Command Center has an unused animation which shows the radar dish building up, like when the player purchased the radar upgrade. This is unused because America starts with radar at all times. However, the players may have been required to purchase the radar upgrade at some point in game development. Note also that in the Worldbuilder, the American Command Center appears without the radar dish, even though this is never seen in the game.