Operation: Firestorm

Operation: Firestorm dramatically transforms Zero Hour, elevating the scale of modding to a full reimagining of the game. The project deeply changes mechanics, interface, visual effects and faction structure, and makes the AI bold and aggressive, essentially creating a new strategy game on the old engine.

Each general in Operation: Firestorm has been reworked and has their own set of units, buildings and upgrades:

USA

• General Ironside - High Technology.

• General Granger - Air Force. General Malcolm "Ace" Granger returns in Operation: Firestorm with many new additions to rain death from above on his enemies. Obviously, this general still has the best air force in this mod, this time combined with maneuverable hover-tanks and precision artillery.

• General Wilson - SOCOM. General Arthur W. Wilson commands the United States Special Operations Command, one of the USA subfactions featured in Operation: Firestorm. His strike forces consist of elite infantry and light vehicles, supported by modern artillery and helicopters. While his strength lies in speed and infiltration, Wilson's armored divisions should not be underestimated.

China

• General Xiang - Red Army. One of the new People's Liberation Army leaders featured in Operation: Firestorm is General Lei Xiang, commander of the Chinese Red Army, the main ground and strike forces of the PLA. Xiang sends masses of highly trained infantry into battle, along with China's most advanced tanks. His weakness in artillery is compensated by the unmatched power of his vehicles and soldiers.

• General Tao - Nuclear Weapons. Tao has returned to service and expanded his nuclear arsenal even further. Tao's forces are centered around his experimental tanks and devastating artillery units. Additionally, his powerful air force consisting of nuclear-armed jets and strategic bombers provides ideal air support. WARNING: General Tao's military superiority comes at the cost of environmental damage.

• General Leang - Secret Weapons.

GLA

• General Assaf - Fortifications.

• General Juhziz - Terror. The GLA terrorist cells, currently under the control of General Rodall Juhziz, return once again in Operation: Firestorm to make another attempt at seizing world domination. Juhziz's forces use stealth and suicide attack tactics to undermine enemy morale (and destroy their bases). The combination of fast vehicles, stealth units and defenses, along with devastating suicide attacks and artillery bombardments makes General Juhziz a deadly opponent.

• General Dr. Thrax - Biochemical Weapons. Was planned but not added.

The modification is packed with new content — from units and buildings to unique weapon systems and effects that make battles spectacular and dynamic. The significantly improved AI acts aggressively and actively uses the capabilities of each subfaction, so the game requires players to think strategically and be able to react quickly.

All generals have a unique tree of 23 available abilities, which includes usable skills, upgrades and new units, although many of these units will be limited to a certain number to avoid breaking the balance. Even when your general reaches rank 5, you will continue to gain experience and unlock new abilities, with a total of 21 out of 23 abilities available to unlock.

Also, all generals who specialize in a certain area still have the full arsenal of weapons, they don't lose access to certain units like in the original game, although they do have some limitations.

Operation: Firestorm is aimed at players ready for new challenges and new rewards, offering a fresh take on the classic Generals formula and rewarding those who seek to discover new tactical combinations.