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{{ii}} If you use a multi-monitor setup and intend to play the game fullscreen, you'll also need to extract <code>dgVoodooSetup.exe</code> to the folder of your choosing so you can set the display monitor to your primary (See <code>Readme.txt</code>, included in the ZIP file, for more details).
 
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Revision as of 14:57, 20 December 2017

Empire Earth
Empire Earth cover
Developers
Stainless Steel Studios
The Art of Conquest Mad Doc Software
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Engines
Titan
Release dates
Windows November 12, 2001
Empire Earth guide on StrategyWiki
Empire Earth on Wikipedia
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Empire Earth
Empire Earth 2001
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World 2003
Empire Earth II 2005
Empire Earth III 2007

Key points

Official multiplayer servers were shut down on November 3, 2008; use NeoEE Lobby Client instead.

General information

Empire Earth Wiki
Empire Earth Heaven
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Conquest.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
DRM-free
 Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Conquest.
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Art of Conquest
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename videos[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Movies\
  2. Delete or rename the video files.
  3. Repeat for the expansion if you have it.

Patches

A list of patches for the game can be found here. The GOG.com version is already patched.

NeoEE Lobby Client

NeoEE Lobby Client replaces the official multiplayer servers which were shut down on November 3, 2008.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
Spanish
English
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8 Use Save-EE Lobby Client to replace the official servers.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Use the Direct Connect tab.

Issues fixed

Crash on using Hardware T&L

Certain modern graphics cards may cause the game to crash when using hardware T&L.
This issue does not occur in Windows 10
Use dgVoodoo2[1]
  1. Download the latest version of dgVoodoo2.
  2. Open the ZIP file downloaded and copy DDraw.dll and D3Dlmm.dll from the MS folder.
  3. Paste the file into the installation folder.
  4. Start the game.
  5. Go to the video settings.
  6. From the Video Card dropdown menu, select dgVoodoo.
  7. From the 3D Acceleration list, select Direct3D Hardware TnL.
  8. Select your desired resolution from the Screen Resolution list.
  9. Click OK.

Notes

If you use a multi-monitor setup and intend to play the game fullscreen, you'll also need to extract dgVoodooSetup.exe to the folder of your choosing so you can set the display monitor to your primary (See Readme.txt, included in the ZIP file, for more details).
Requires a GPU capable of DirectX 10.1 or higher and Windows Vista (patched with the DirectX 11 Platform Update) or higher.

Game freezes in main menu (Windows 10)

Disable all the options in Compatibility tab in Properties for game's executable[2]

Game is stuck in 24Hz on HDMI monitor

Create a custom resolution with higher refresh rate[3]
You may not be able to use the native resolution with this following option.

Depending on the GPU, you may have to create a custom resolution for the monitor with 75 Hz of refresh rate.

On 1080p monitors, the 75 Hz is supported up to 720p.

While on 4K monitor, it supports up to 1080p.

NVIDIA users can create one by going into NVIDIA Control Panel → Change Resolution → Adjust

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer World Opponent Network Official multiplayer servers were shut down on November 3, 2008.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 350 MHz or equivalent Intel Pentium III 600 MHz or equivalent
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 550 MB
Video card (GPU) 4 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0a compatible 		32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0a compatible
Supported video cards: Nvidia Riva128, Nvidia TNT, Nvidia TNT2, Nvidia GeForce 256, Nvidia GeForce2, Nvidia GeForce3, 3dfx Voodoo3, 3dfx Voodoo4, 3dfx Voodoo5, S3 Savage 4, S3 Savage 2000, Matrox G200, Matrox G400, Matrox G450, ATI Rage Pro (excluding 4 MB PCI), ATI Rage 128, ATI Rage Fury MAXX, ATI Radeon, PowerVR Kyro II, PowerVR Kyro Series3, Savage 3D

References

  1. ↑ Tested by Expack3
  2. ↑ Reference
  3. ↑ Reference