Difference between revisions of "Empire Earth II"
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===Game minimizes after loading screen and will not run (Windows 8)=== | ===Game minimizes after loading screen and will not run (Windows 8)=== | ||
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+ | Open Notepad and paste the following text: | ||
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+ | taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe | ||
+ | EE2.exe | ||
+ | Start explorer.exe | ||
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+ | Now Save As [All Files] EE2.bat | ||
+ | into your EE2 directory that contains EE2.exe. Right-drag that batch file onto your desktop and create a shortcut. You can right click on the shortcut and choose Properties to change the icon to the one in the EE2 directory (EE2.ico). You can do the same for the expansion (EE2x.exe) if you have it. | ||
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+ | Then check the compatibility (right click on EE2.exe in game dir and choose properties, compatibility, check the box run in compatibility mode and choose Windows 7. | ||
==System requirements== | ==System requirements== |
Revision as of 01:27, 19 February 2014
Developers | |
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Mad Dock Software | |
Publishers | |
Sierra Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 26, 2005 |
Warnings
Empire Earth | |
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Empire Earth | 2001 |
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World | 2003 |
Empire Earth II | 2005 |
Empire Earth III | 2007 |
General information
- Empire Earth Heaven
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Add s_skipIntro = 1
to myconfig.cfg (located in the installation folder).
Patches
Patches can be found here. Remember to download the right version for your game localization.
- An unofficial patch exists for the game claimed to fix a Visual C++ error, remove the need of the CD, fix compatibility issues with Windows 8 and gamespy and much more. Recommended.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Save game data location
System | Location |
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Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
Windowed
Add the following lines to myConfig.cfg or myConfig_EE2X.cfg (located in the installation folder)[1]
g_bFullscreen = 0 g_allowWindowedMode = 1 g_ConstrainCursor = 0 s_windowXOffset = 10 s_windowYOffset = 10 s_adapterIndex = 0
- s_adapterIndex controls on which screen (for multi monitor configurations) the game will be displayed
Input settings
Audio settings
Issues fixed
- The unofficial patch fixes many of the game problems
Issues unresolved
Game minimizes after loading screen and will not run (Windows 8)
Open Notepad and paste the following text:
taskkill /F /IM explorer.exe EE2.exe Start explorer.exe
Now Save As [All Files] EE2.bat into your EE2 directory that contains EE2.exe. Right-drag that batch file onto your desktop and create a shortcut. You can right click on the shortcut and choose Properties to change the icon to the one in the EE2 directory (EE2.ico). You can do the same for the expansion (EE2x.exe) if you have it.
Then check the compatibility (right click on EE2.exe in game dir and choose properties, compatibility, check the box run in compatibility mode and choose Windows 7.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Pentium IV 1.5 GHz or equivalent | |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce3 with Hardware T&L 64 MB of VRAM |