Command center (Generals)

The command center was the hub of operations for each faction. It produced construction units and, in the case of the USA and China, provided radar. Generals Powers were also activated from the command center.
==Background==
Players begin most games with a free, pre-constructed command center from one of the three combatants (USA, China, or the GLA) as well as an appropriate construction unit, eventually occupying the center of the player's base. 
The USA Command Center came with a built-in radar and could build Construction Dozers. A Spy Satellite could be accessed periodically via the US Command Center every 1 minute.
China's Command Center can build Construction Dozers and could be upgraded with a radar.
The GLA Command Center trained Workers 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 conceal the building with Camo-Netting as he learned to do with all GLA buildings. A Fake Command Center could also be built as a decoy.
Being somewhat useless in the early game after the initial dozers or workers were constructed, the Command Center was sometimes sold for a small cash boost after basic construction had been completed; a second center would be constructed later in the game in order to employ General Powers. While a sensible tactic, selling it came with tradeoffs and risks for China and USA players, who would not have radar access and could not produce more Construction Dozers if the existing ones were destroyed. 
A few scripted campaign missions and some fan-customized matches forgo a command center entirely. 
==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 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 Zero Hour Generals==
The Command Centers for the specialized generals of Zero Hour were visually slightly different, with each having logos painted on the concrete apron in front of their main door representing their unique technology and play style:
===USA===
Logo	General 	Description
 	Super Weapon	Big shield, with a small star in the middle
 	Laser 	Triangle, with a small star in the middle ()
 	Air Force 	Fighter jet, 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 or AKM pattern 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 a cross through 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
==Changelog==
* Zero Hour patch 1.03: 
** fixed a crash that would occur when upgrading a fake GLA command center
** fixed an issue that caused a GLA player's support powers to become un-clickable after he captured an opponent's 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 files 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.
**Some mods like Shockwave restores this feature, albeit with some changes and animations.
* 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.
*The music that plays when selecting the Chinese command center is part of the intro for the song Shi Wu De Yue Liang (The Full Moon), a song dedicated to the wives of Chinese soldiers.
==Gallery==
Gen_US_Command_Center_snow.png|US command center in snowy map
Gen_China_Command_Center_snow.png|China command center in snowy map
Gen_GLA_Command_Center_snow.png|GLA command center in snowy map
File:GLA_Command_Center_concept_art.jpg|GLA Command Center concept art
File:GZHPConceptArt7.png|USA Command center concept art
File:GZHPAmericaCommandCenter.png|Prototype versions of USA Command center
File:Render1_tmb.jpg|Render
File:GZHPChinaCommandCenter.png|Prototype versions of China Command center
File:USA_Command_Center_render_1.jpg|USA Command Center render 1
File:USA_Command_Center_render_2.jpg|USA Command Center render 2
File:GensZHAmericaLaserCC.png|Original model of General Townes Command center
File:GensZHAmericaAirforceCC.png|Original model of General Malcolm Granger Command center
File:GensZHAmericaSuperweaponCC.png|Original model of General Alexis Alexander Command center
File:GensZHChinaNukeCC.png|Original model of General Tsing Shi Tao Command Center
File:GensZHChinaInfantryCC.png|Original model of General Shin Fai Command center
File:GensZHGLAChemicalCC.png|Original model of Dr. Thrax Command center
File:GensZHGLADemolitionsCC.png|Original model of Rodall Juhziz Command center
File:GensZHGLAStealthCC.png|Original model of Prince Kassad Command center
==See also==
* Construction yard
Category:Generals 1 buildings