To play Zero Hour on a legitimate copy for nearly a decade after its release, you needed Disc 1 in your physical drive. This ritual—digging out the jewel case, hearing the DVD-ROM whir to life, and praying the SecuROM or SafeDisc copy protection didn’t flag a false positive—grew archaic quickly. Enter the solution:

But alongside the joy of lan-party Superweapon Generals and the terror of a GLA SCUD Storm came a persistent annoyance:

So, respect the history. Remember the whir of the CD tray. But for your sanity and your PC’s security, uninstall the disc version, buy the digital copy, install GenTool, and get back to dozing your enemies with a Particle Cannon.

Introduction: The Plague of the Disc Tray