You can see this as ini changes from the TS or RA2 maps.
In this file there are extra things, like changes in prerequisite, or the weather of the map. Sometimes there is also a third file, called map.ini. tga file, which is the minimap or your map. If it is good, there must be 2, 3 or 4 files in your folder. IE, if your map is called NewMap, then the folder must be called NewMap too. To place a new map in your game, you must go to: My Documents\Command & Conquer Generals Data\Maps, or if you have Zero Hour: My Documents\Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour Data\Mapsįor each new map you must create a folder with the same name as your map file. But when you download a map from the internet, it (mostly) don't automaticly put it in the map section of Generals (Zero Hour).
Normally, if you create a map with the WorldBuilder, it automaticly creates a new folder with your map files inside. It is rather easy, so you can't do much wrong here. After i have read a topic about someone who didn't know where to place his maps, i thought i may make a tutorial about it.