# Thyme: Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour reimplementation

> Thyme is an open source reimplementation of Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour. It rewrites the game from the ground up and uses the original binary for functions it has not yet replaced.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06
- Original resource: <https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Thyme>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Thyme/blob/ccef1e11c1355c6db577a057c06e7d790f1a0333/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/thyme/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/thyme/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/thyme/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Running Thyme requires an installed copy of Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour.
- Building a working binary requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or later.
- Thyme currently runs only on Windows; its custom launcher supports the English disc version patched to 1.04.
- The repository is archived.
- License: GPL-2.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/TheAssemblyArmada/Thyme/blob/ccef1e11c1355c6db577a057c06e7d790f1a0333/README.md>

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