Difference between revisions of "Empire of the Ants"
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{{Availability/row| ZOOM | empire-of-the-ants | DRM-free | Updated for compatibility with modern systems. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| ZOOM | empire-of-the-ants | DRM-free | Updated for compatibility with modern systems. | | Windows }} | ||
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+ | ===Version differences=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} The French-only '''Gold Edition''' includes the base game and the expansion pack. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Monetization== | ||
+ | {{DLC| | ||
+ | {{DLC/row | Les Guerres de l'Ouest | Available for the French version only. | Windows }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Essential improvements== | ||
+ | ===Patches=== | ||
+ | {{ii}} The latest official patches can be found [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1451/7/ here for the base game] and [https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/1452/7/ here for the Gold Edition]. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
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+ | |language = German | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = unknown | ||
+ | |subtitles = true | ||
+ | |notes = Retail only. | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | |language = Italian | ||
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+ | |language = Spanish | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
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Revision as of 08:52, 7 April 2023
This page is for the original 2000 game. For the upcoming reboot, see Empire of the Ants (2024).
Developers | |
---|---|
Microïds | |
Publishers | |
Retail (France), digital | Microïds |
Retail (USA) | Strategy First |
Retail (Germany) | Sierra |
Engines | |
X3D | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 20, 2000 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 59 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | Strategy |
Series | Empire of the Ants |
Empire of the Ants | |
---|---|
Empire of the Ants | 2000 |
Empire of the Ants (2024) | 2024 |
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] | |||
ZOOM Platform | Updated for compatibility with modern systems. |
Version differences
- The French-only Gold Edition includes the base game and the expansion pack.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Les Guerres de l'Ouest | Available for the French version only. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patches can be found here for the base game and here for the Gold Edition.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\ini\[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\Savegame\[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | Music, Sound effects | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | Retail only. | |||
Italian | Retail only. | |||
Portuguese | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | 8 | Versus |
||
Online play | 8 | Versus |
||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 233 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16