The Big List of Changes news - C&C: Shockwave Chaos mod for C&C: Generals Zero Hour

Civilian:

• All Dozers/Workers repair at 10% instead of 2%. Skycrane repairs at 5%.
• Dozers can be hijacked again.
• All factions have at least 1 artillery unit with 500 range to out-range the artillery platforms. Except China Tank, boo.
• Command Centers and Superweapons have more health.
• Three types of Tech Artillery Platform. Nuke, Missile, and Homing.
• Oil Refinery discounts everything by a 50 percentage.
• Repairbay repairs everything quickly.
• Civilian Bunkers are the toughest things to destroy.
• Tech Spy Sat. Sort of. Reveals the entire map, but doesn't reshroud the map when destroyed (unless its a Challenge map). You just lose vision. Reveals stealthed units around itself. Same detection radius as Search and Destroy.
• Tech Nuke Lab: Capture to gain access to really broken Generals Abilities. Can be upgraded for 10,000 to add even more broken abilities.

USA factions:

• All American factions - Drone upgrades combined into one Drone Package upgrade.
• All American factions with Pathfinders - Vet 3 is insane.
• All American factions - MOAB comes with a Level 3 A10 strike
• All American factions - Supply Drop Zone is an Oil Derrick because America.
• All American factions - CIA Officers. Requires a Science. Level of that science varies on your General.
• All American factions except Armor - Amphibious Transport from the War Factory.
• All American factions - SEAL infantry unit. Works just as it did in Red Alert 2.
• All American factions - UAV unit. Armed with a pair of long range armor-piercing missiles; detects stealth in a wide radius and is stealthed itself.
• All American factions - Command Trucks. Mobile buildings that allow deployment of Generals Powers and a second Battleplan.
• All American factions - Heavy Infantry. Armed with miniguns and tough armor. Very slow.
• All American factions - Buildable Bill Gates. Provides boost to your entire army.
• IR Smoke defense. Just like Battlefield, sort of.
• Microsoft Transport Truck.
• Spectre Gunships are obsolete now. As a result, they will be sent directly into a target.
• Number of Spectres increases by 1 per level, to a max of 3.
• SEALs can place charges on structures and vehicles.
• Pathfinder vehicle snipes.
• Humvees enter low orbit when destroyed because why not.

USA Vanilla:

• Dozer flavor: Can be upgraded with Composite Armor.
• Spy Drone can be upgraded with Drones.
• Ultra Frosty. It's a snowman that explodes like a nuclear missile.
• Pillbox comes with 1 ranger inside it.
• Ultra unit - Mech Executioner. Requires lots of tech to be built.
• War Factory has a scroll button for the extra units. A Dozer can be built from it as well.
• Level 3 A10 is Level 5 A10.
• Crusaders and Paladins are stronger.

USA Airforce:

• Dozer flavor: Gets a stealth upgrade. Applies to Skycranes as well.
• Dozer takes up less transport slots.
• Combat Chinook is an airbus.
• Buildable A10 pseudo hero unit.
• Level 3 HALO drop with double the infantry and a heavily armored Humvee.
• Stealth Comanche upgrade is moved to Strategy Center and applies to King Raptors, Dozers and Skycranes.
• Chinooks have very very good flares.
• Buildable mini Spectre Gunships.
• New defensive structure. A guard tower. Comes with 3 rangers, holds 6 infantry. Has a special scan area ability + Gap Generator.
• Airforce Carpet Bomber is stealth, it's pretty gross.
• Burton voice is from Red Alert 2.
• King Comanche's can engage air targets when upgraded with Aircraft Ammo.

USA Laser:

• Dozer flavor: Benefits from the PDL Upgrade.
• Randomly colored lasers. Red Blue Green Yellow Orange Purple Pink and White are the choices when a laser fires.
• Flying Battleship science.
• Laser Pathfinders. You can see the laser but you're putting them inside Humvees anyways...
• Laser Pathfinders benefit from Focusing Crystal upgrade and can fire at all ground units.
• Laser Patriots have no reload.
• Burton uses a Railgun when upgraded.
• Railgun Artillery fires slightly faster but does slightly less damage.
• Laser Patriots require 1 power.
• Ix Drone. Just like Dune (sort of). It's very weak and blows up violently. Armed with a pretty laser cannon as well.

USA Superweapon:

• Dozer flavor: Can be upgraded with Drone Armor and has a medium range scan ability like the Sentry Drone.
• Flying supersonic Humvees armed with nuclear bomb truck payloads. Comes with 5 Missile Defenders.
• Rods From God science fires more rods at Level 3.
• Rods From God is Trains From God.
• Hypersonic Cruise Missile art replaced with Train.
• Firebase fires EMP shells.
• Burton gets an Orbital Train Marker with OICW upgrade.
• Infantry get a 'transform into exo suit' button that always works.
• Robot Tanks fire faster.
• Turret Paradrop drops more turrets at Level 3.
• Omega Aurora Bombers. They drop a very large Plasma Bomb.
• Experimental Particle Cannon: Beam cannot be controlled once fired, but creates many unstable plasma spheres.
• Plasma Ball damage increased from 5 to 15.
• Alexander's rank increased to 'Chief Conductor' for using train-based weaponry.
• Advanced TRAINing. Get it? Adds train-based weaponry to some units.

USA Armor:

• Dozer flavor: Benefits from Mammoth Shield upgrade.
• Base defenses benefit from Mammoth Shields.
• Anti-air defense can fire at ground targets.
• Mammoth Tanks get an 'Overcharge' ability. Grants Frenzy 3 for 7 seconds. (Increases range, damage and reload)
• Ranger LMG's get a proper clip size of 200.
• Force Shield science. Creates a protective shield anywhere for 20 seconds. Drains all power for 40 seconds. Deflects SCUD missiles. Cannot save units that die instantly though.
• Howitzers benefit from Bunker Busters.
• Paradrop drops Mammoths and Bradleys.
• Guardian Turrets have no reload time.
• Ranger voice replaced with GI voice. No taunt :(
• Little Birb has miniguns and laser guided missiles, just like Battlefield 3. Both weapons can attack ground and air targets.
• Big Coastal Battery base defense. Get your camp on.

China Factions:

• All China factions that use vanilla infantry - Infantry explode into landmines when killed.
• All China factions - Level 3 artillery is pretty heavy on shells.
• Chinese Main Battle Tank for Vanilla, Tank and Special Weapons. Weak vs air. Strong vs ground.
• All China factions - Hackers get an EMP Suitcase. Does not include China Nuke.
• All China factions - Internet Center is stealthed.
• All China factions except Special Weapons - Supply Trucks can be sent into low orbit.
• All China factions - EMP Comes with small carpet bomb. Neutron Bomb comes with Fuel Air Bomb follow-up.
• All China factions - Snipers. Can snipe infantry from normal garrisons too.
• All China factions - Small utility units from the Propaganda Center. Anti-Air Jeep. APC.
• All China factions - Hacker Vans come with LAN party.
• Covert Officers. Stealth infantry armed with various special abilities.
• Supply Trucks can drive in reverse now.
• Inferior Chinese Kirovs. Varies per faction. Unavailable to China Infantry
• Added Defector code that someone was very nice to provide. Thanks <3

China Vanilla:

• Dozer flavor: Immune to EMP and some extra armor.
• Tiger's benefit from flares.
• Listening Post doubles as a Gap Generator.
• Siege Soldiers benefit from Neutron Shells upgrade.
• Everything contains landmines. EVERYTHING.

China Tank:

• Dozer flavor: Extra health and benefits from Reactive Armor upgrade.
• Large tanks have smaller tanks inside them.
• Level 3 Tank Paradrop via artillery cannon.
• Autoloader upgrade for Battlemasters removes reload.
• Gattling Tank has a tank-shell-gattling-weapon for tanks/structures.
• Emperor Tank added to War Factory.
• Golem Tank.
• Emperor Voice replaced with more RA2 references.

China Infantry:

• Dozer flavor: Dozer broadcasts propaganda.
• Infantry trained in bigger groups.
• Super Mega Hackers.
• Lotus basically captures instantly. It is very annoying.
• Paradrop with lots of infantry and Gattling APC's.
• Fortified Bunker holds 10 infantry again. More fortified than before.
• Assault Troop Crawler has extra armor.
• Infantry release a small frenzy upon death, giving Frenzy 3 to nearby units for a short time. It is a totally original idea and is definitely not shamelessly inspired by a far better Generals mod by the name of Rise of the Reds.
• Red Guard replaced with Conscript. Just like RA2.
• Mortar Squad. It's kind of disgusting.
• Troop Crawlers hold 10 infantry. 5 mini-gunners and 5 tank hunters.
• Berserk Artillery fires way more rockets.

China Nuke:

• Dozer flavor: Can be upgraded with Isotope and Fusion Reactors.
• Supply Trucks can be upgraded with Fusion Reactors.
• Autoloader upgrade on the Research Plant. Applies to Battlemasters, Devastators, Nuke Cannons and Siege Cannons.
• Level 3 Artillery barrage has a lot of fallout...
• All buildings (except the bunker) explode like a nuclear reactor.
• Research Plant and Devastators explode violently. At least Devastators get Isotope...
• Mega Nuclear Missile Launcher. It's pretty disgusting.
• Buildable Nuke Bunker with upgrades and a new unit: Nuclear Convoy Truck.
• Heavy Uranium Artillery. Fires radiation shells over long distances. Good against structures and camp.
• SSNR Carpet Bomber.

China Special Weapons:

• Dozer flavor: Dozer has an ECM Jammer field for enemy missiles.
• Cluster Mines sciences replaced with Grinder Mine 'ambush' ability.
• Rank 5 Science: Global Radar Jammer thing. Reshrouds entire map for enemies (AI doesnt care). Stealths friendlies in a small area.
• Infantry now get a Spec Ops Upgrade from the Weapons Research Plant.
• Red Guard Spec Ops: +50% range +25% damage +Stealth
• Tank Hunter Spec Ops: +25% range +China Lake grenade launcher (fires 3 grenades very quickly) +Stealth
• Pyro: Stealth unless firing + New weapon that can cause firestorms in large groups.
• Level 3 Badger Bomber strike has 5 planes.
• Hammer Cannons benefit from an Autoloaders upgrade...
• New artillery unit: Stuka (Yes like from Company of Heros 2). Fires 6 long range, high arc rockets. Very fragile vehicle.
• Stuka benefits from White Napalm upgrade.
• Black Lotus gets a timed suitcase Earthquake.
• Support Crawler comes with 4 Red Guard.
• Flying Attack Submarines.
• Flying Attack Submarine voice replaced with Typhoon Attack Sub voices.
• Grinder Cannon is now a long range direct fire tank destroyer thing. It's awkward to use, but very powerful.
• Flame Mortars. Can create firestorms in groups. Can be upgraded with Ramjet AT Shells.

GLA Factions:

• All GLA factions - Cash Bounty is even better. 20%, 40% and 60%.
• All GLA factions - Anthrax bomb via B2 jet. Cargo plane drops dancing terrorists immune to poison.
• All GLA factions - Jarmen gets a better rifle with KSVK upgrade. Demo has the best variant of this.
• All GLA factions - Radar Vans can be upgraded with stealth. (Except Demo)
• All GLA factions - Commando Workers.
• All GLA factions - Anthrax Bomb moved to Rank 3. New Rank 5 science: GLA Skydiving Team.
• All GLA factions - Stinger Sites reload in 1 second.
• All GLA factions - Recoilless Riflemen reload faster.
• All GLA factions - Tunnel Networks are armed with mini-guns.
• All GLA factions - Flak Troopers. Uses working flak gun with airborne scatter.
• All GLA factions - Hellfire Attack Aircraft. Small and agile bomber.
• All GLA factions - Saboteurs! Woah! They can disarm Demo Traps and roundhouse kick infantry.
• All GLA factions - Balloon-assisted vehicles. Includes Flying Cobra, SCUD Launcher, and Flying Roach.
• All GLA factions - Sturmtiger deployment. Thanks St4lk3r for the model <3
• GLA Demo and Stealth - Barrel Bombing special power. Drops big bombs across a large area.
• Fancy Limo Transport.
• Hijacker Strike. Available once you build a Palace. Works like the Scrap Upgrade that salvage gets, but you target enemy vehicles. It hijacks them for free.
• Hijackers increased by a factor of 2. When a Hijacker exits a destroyed vehicle, you get 2 instead of 1.
• Rocket Buggies enter the Stratosphere when destroyed.

GLA Vanilla:

• Worker flavor: Immune to landmines...
• Attack and Assault Workers. Assault Worker basically has the hammer of Thor. Attack worker is bleh.
• Balloon explodes into Flying Demo Trap.
• Balloons are now Battle Balloons. Comes with 8 RPG's and is more durable.
• Biplanes (Vanilla and Salvage). Uses machine gun against air units. Throws grenades onto ground targets.
• Biplanes have a terrorist pilot and a manual eject button. Sabotage the biplane and the terrorist parachutes to safety.
• GLA Bomber (Vanilla and Salvage) - Armed with skydiving terrorists. Deals heavy damage to buildings.
• Flak Troopers with working flak cannons.

DR. THRAX:

• Worker flavor: Immune to toxins, fire, radiation and microwaves.
• Extra housecalls.
• New unit for heavy anti infantry needs. Virus Tank.
• Virus Tank makes infantry explode into Toxic Clouds. Can spray virus over a large area with a Dragon Tank firewall.
• Useless against tanks and buildings. Very weak against tank shells.
• New Tech route: Chemical Bunker (buildable with no limit on number)
• Chemical Bunker has 1 upgrade. Anthrax Gamma.
• SCUD Storm/Black Market requires a Palace OR Chemical Bunker.
• Ultra Unit: Mega Rocket Buggy. It's huge and explodes with toxins when destroyed.
• Mega Rocket Buggy scrap + upgrades make it fire even moar rockets.
• Rebel Ambush is better at any level.
• Commando Worker is immune to poisons, fire, radiation and microwaves.
• Acid Truck. Not that kind of acid. Extremely good against buildings.
• Anti-Air Boats. Sails through land or sea.

GLA Demo:

• Worker flavor: Leaves behind an Advanced Demo Trap when killed... like every other Demo unit...
• Advanced Demo Traps leave behind a normal Demo Trap that also explodes.
• Rebel Ambush is broken at any level.
• Black Market Nuke x4.
• Nuclear Topols...
• Is probably the most overpowered faction, but also the most volatile.
• Structures leave behind 2 terrorists when destroyed. Sort of like Rangers.
• Sabetours can place tiny Demo Traps.
• Nuclear Topols are always revealed on the map/radar. Cannot be put into tunnels or transports. Cannot pick up scrap weapon upgrades.
• Does not get Commando Workers because Demo is strong enough already.
• Fortified Structure improved to Reinforced Concrete. Adds extra explosion resistance.
• All units start with explosion resistant armor. Results may vary.
• New base defense: Recoilless Rifle Site or something. Very good against tanks.

GLA Stealth:

• Worker flavor: Stealthed. Everything for Kassad is stealth.
• All structures except base defenses and SCUD Storm act like a Gap Generator.
• Units are stealthed unless firing or taking damage. Structures are always stealth, no exceptions. (Except base defenses)
• Tunnel Networks create a Hijacker and Sabetour.
• Demo Traps with stolen technology. Can be upgraded with 1 of 3 upgrades.
• Machine Gun nest x3.
• Commando Worker is always stealth.
• Mobile Supply Stash is a Convoy Truck. Comes with 12 infantry and supplies can still be dropped off at it. Acts as a soup van giving fresh meals to troops, inspiring them to fight harder.
• Radar Truck starts with Jamming upgrade.
• Two unit-based sciences, one for infantry and one for vehicles. Rank 3: Infantry can be trained at Vet 1. Rank 5: Vehicles can be trained at Vet 1.
• Frog Rocket Launcher things. Very agile artillery. Replaces Frog SSM units.
• New unit: War Truck. Armed with a Recoilless Rifleman. Good against vehicles. Stealth too.

GLA Salvage:

• Worker flavor: Armor upgrades with scrap. Jarmen can also get scrap.
• Gadfly can attack ground units.
• V3 Strike x2.
• Level 5 Phosphorus Strike.
• Basilisk gets better scrap upgrades.
• Katy gets tiny phosphorus rockets with scrap/veterancy.
• New unit: Shotgun Maniac. Can load 2 ammo types. 3 with an upgrade.
• New unit: ANGRY MAN. ANGRY MAN USES A MINIGUN AND IS VERY STRONG. TAXES ARE TOO HIGH.
• Idea for Angry Man is from the GeneralsGentlemen on Youtube <3
• Phosphorus Demo Traps.
• Commando Worker can pick up scrap for armor.
• New science: Black Market Tanks. Available from the Arms Dealer. Costs $1000. Gives you a random tank from any faction. Gambling!
• Greater improvements from the Flash Trooper Barrage upgrade.
• Unique siren when you launch the Soyuz. RA2 related.
• New unit: War Truck. Armed with a long range gun. Decent against everything.
• Gadfly has more health and range.
• Stalins Organ might be useful now.
• New base defense: Sturmtiger Emplacement. Camp taken to a whole new level.
• Rebels have anti-tank grenades.

GLA Campaign added. (4 missions including the mini-game) Play on Medium because Worldbuilder is trash and doesn't like to make it work on Hard.

China Campaign added. (4 missions including the mini-game) Play on Medium, as above.