Finally, after such a long time, C&C Remastered has been released! Been an avid C&C Fan, I really enjoy the franchise and love how it brought me into the RTS genre.

Below are some basic hotkeys and tips on how to be a better player.

General Hotkeys

Esc : Pause Menu
Ctrl + (1 to 9 and 0) : Create grouping of selected units (thanks @Nyerguds)
(1 - 9 and 0) : Select group
Tab : Camera switches to most recent event
Space : Switch graphics between classic and remastered
H : Camera switches to your construction yard
W,E,R,T : Select sidebar tabs
A : Select all units you see onscreen
Ctrl + A : Select all units across the entire map


Combat Hotkeys

G : Selected units will guard the area
S : Stop selected units actions
X : Scatter selected units (useful for dodging heavy vehicles trying to squash your infantry troops)
Ctrl + Left Click : Force attack, cursor changes to attack icon (useful for attacking bridges or civilian buildings)
Alt + Left Click : Force move, cursor changes to move icon (useful for heavy vehicles to squash infantry troops)
Ctrl + Alt + Left Click : cursor changes to a yellow move icon, selected units will guard the specific spot or unit/building.


Basic Tips

1) You can select a group of units by holding left click and dragging a box over the units instead of clicking them individually.

2) Some units have further range than others. For example, certain scout units such as the Buggy / Recon Bike / Humvee / APC has further visibility range than normal infantry. It is recommended to use them to clear the map shroud.

3) Force attack (Ctrl + Left Click) is very useful for defending certain key positions, such as a bridge or a narrow valley. You can also destroy bridges (only for Red Alert) to disable enemy routes (thanks @Nyerguds)

4) Sometimes when you have too much tiberium, you will need to build silos to store the excess tiberium, if not you will not be generating any credits. Alternatively, you can build another tiberium refinery which gives you an extra harvester + storing of excess tiberium.

5) When your silos are full from tiberium and you are not getting additional credits, build something costly and fast to build (such as helipad), once done, just right click to cancel it. You will get your credits back but you free up space in your silos. (thanks to @Mkananoja)

6) It is recommended to use the 'guard' function to prevent the opponents from luring / baiting away your troops. Alternatively, you can just press "s" to stop the units from chasing enemies when they are retreating.

7) Need some visibility ? Want an additional advantage on the cliff but pesky trees blocking your view ? Destroy them with force attack (Ctrl + Left Click) ! (thanks @Nyerguds)

8) Some missions can be tough, so the save / load function can be your best friend.


That's all for now, just a very basic guide to help everyone get started. Will do my best to update the guide more as time passes.

Welcome back commander !

Updated : 03 / 02 / 22