Project Raptor for Generals Zero Hour: Two Branches and the Latest Versions

Project Raptor for Generals Zero Hour now exists as two branches. Project Raptor: War Commanders gets regular updates: version 9.1.27 came out on September 21, 2026, and all the 9.1.x numbers, 9.1.22 included, belong to it. The original 2005 Project Raptor is run by No Life Studios, and its latest build, V10 Alpha 0.3, came out in December 2019. Both branches are free and hosted on ModDB.

Two projects, one name

If a forum post or video tells you to get "Raptor 9.1.22", that's War Commanders. If someone mentions "Project Raptor 10", they mean the original's alpha.

Project Raptor: War Commanders

This branch grew out of the old Project Raptor and keeps its style. It brings new vehicle models, including the Iskander-M, plus new aircraft, tanks and infantry. Two new generals became playable, one of them the BOSS general. There's a strong focus on single player: missions and bots work, and the new missions are several times longer than the original ones.

War Commanders versions

In 9.1.27 the authors updated the engine. According to them, big armies no longer crash the game, 8-player matches run smoother, and modern resolutions can be picked right in the game. You can change the frame rate mid-match with Ctrl and "+" or Ctrl and "-". In total there are more than 1,600 fixes from the T.S.H. team. The authors keep the full changelog on their Discord.

How to install War Commanders

1. You need Zero Hour 1.04 installed. Get the game on Steam or the EA App; more on the game files page.
2. Copy your Zero Hour 1.04 folder to a separate folder. The authors recommend this themselves in case something goes wrong.
3. Extract the mod archive into the copy and confirm overwriting files.

The mod goes on top of the game files, so without a copy you'll lose your clean Zero Hour.

The original Project Raptor and V10

The first Project Raptor appeared in 2005. ModDB hosts its version 7.0 by Vanguard. In 2019 the project passed to No Life Studios, and an open V10 alpha came out in December that year.

The V10 story starts four years after Zero Hour. The USA, with China's help, is mopping up what's left of the GLA when a third force shows up: the Militia, with improvised weapons and vehicles and a strength in urban fighting. In 2023 the author wrote that about 70% of the vehicles for a new PMC faction were done. No date has been given for the next alpha, 0.4; the page just says "when it's done".

If 9.1.22 won't launch

9.1.22 came out in 2023, and there have been five updates since. Before you dig for the cause, install 9.1.27 on a fresh copy of Zero Hour 1.04. If that won't start either, check whether Zero Hour runs without the mod. The common reasons the game won't start on Windows 10 and 11 are covered in our guide on Zero Hour not launching on Windows.

Project Raptor on a phone

We haven't tested Project Raptor on Android. The mods verified on a phone are Contra 009 Final and Contra 007. Keep in mind that the 9.1.27 engine changes and the move to DirectX 9 were made for the Windows version. On a phone, the game runs on the ZeroFront engine, so those changes won't be there. Whether the new units and missions work is something only a test will show. Tell the bot which branch and version you want, and we'll check. Other mods and their phone status are in the full mods table.

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