Capture building

Capture building is an upgrade available to all basic infantry in Command & Conquer: Generals and Zero Hour, enabling them to capture buildings.

Game Effect

Capture Building, as hinted by its name, allows basic infantry units to capture an enemy or neutral structure at close range. The unit will plant a flag, causing the structure to flash and to eventually fall under its owner's control unless interrupted by movement or if the unit is destroyed. This process takes 20 seconds.

This ability undergoes cooldown when eligible infantry units are produced, manage to take a building or if they are moved before they do so.

The following units benefit from this upgrade:

• Rebel/Toxin Rebel
• Red Guard/Mini-Gunner
• Ranger

The following structures cannot be captured:

• Palace
• Internet Center
• Bunker/Fortified Bunker
• Gattling Cannon
• Fire Base
• Tunnel Network/Toxin Network
• Stinger Site
• Patriot Missile System/Laser Defense Turret/EMP Patriot System
• Demo Trap/Advanced Demo Trap

Tactics

As well as being mandatory to seize tech buildings, a Para Drop, Sneak Attack or Rebel Ambush can capture unguarded enemy buildings that can be then sold or used against the opponent. This is useful even for China, as Black Lotus is only available after constructing a Propaganda Center. However, Land Mines around China structures can often deny this if the opponent has the budget for them, as they respawn fairly quickly.

Changelog

• Generals sneak peek patch 1.02:
  • capture time increased from 10 to 20 seconds
  • upgrade is now researched from each faction's barracks instead of technology building
• Zero Hour patch 1.03: fixed an issue that caused a GLA player's support powers to become un-clickable after capturing an enemy Command Center.

See Also

• Black Lotus

v·d·e United States of America Generals Arsenal

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v·d·e People's Republic of China Generals Arsenal

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v·d·e Global Liberation Army Generals Arsenal

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v·d·e General Leang Arsenal

Units Infantry Ranger Tank hunter Angry mob Hacker Pathfinder Burton Jarmen Kell Black Lotus Vehicles Construction dozer Supply truck Combat cycle Dragon tank Sentry drone Gatling tank Avenger Overlord tank Tomahawk launcher Rocket buggy Paladin tank Aircraft MiG Helix King Raptor Aurora Buildings Production Command center Cold fusion reactor Supply center Barracks War factory Air field Defenses Speaker tower Bunker Gatling cannon Nuclear missile silo Land mine Patriot missile system Tunnel network Particle cannon Scud storm Support powers & upgrades Support Powers Nuclear missile Particle cannon Scud storm Upgrades Radar upgrade Control rods Capture building Flash-bang grenades Chemical suits Chain guns Black napalm MiG armor Uranium shells Nuclear tanks Nationalism Subliminal messaging Neutron shells Sentry drone gun Advanced training Composite armour Arm the mob Armor-piercing rockets Buggy ammo General's Promotions Level 1 Paladin tank Pathfinder Cluster mines General's Promotions Level 3 Carpet bombing Artillery barrage level 1 Artillery barrage level 2 Artillery barrage level 3 Cash bounty level 1 Cash bounty level 2 Cash bounty level 3 General's Promotions Level 5 Electro-magnetic pulse Spectre gunship level 1 Sneak attack General Leang is not playable.