This page is for the original 2000 game. For the upcoming reboot, see Empire of the Ants (2024).
Empire of the Ants is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy game in the Empire of the Ants series.
The game received The Western Front expansion a few months after release. The base game and expansion would remain separate products only in French- and German-speaking markets, as the English release would debut as a combined release of the two in September 2000. All digital releases are based on this version.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] |
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GOG.com |
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Includes The Western Frontier. Pre-packaged with GOG.com's custom DirectX wrapper and IPXConfig. |
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ZOOM Platform |
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Includes The Western Frontier. Updated for compatibility with modern systems. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Version differences
- The Gold Edition includes the base game and the expansion pack. It is sold under that title only in French and German, while the English version debuted with this build.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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The Western Frontier |
Available as a separate product in the French and German versions only. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patches can be found here for the regular releases and here for the French Gold Edition. Digital releases are already updated to the latest build.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
External graphics settings
In-game graphics settings
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, Sound effects |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Retail and Zoom Platform only. |
German |
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Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Italian |
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Retail only. |
Portuguese |
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Retail only. |
Spanish |
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Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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System requirements
Windows |
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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