Empire Earth II
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| Developers | |
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| Mad Doc Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail until 2008 | Sierra Entertainment |
| Digital, retail from 2008 | Rebellion Developments |
| Engines | |
| Gamebryo | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 26, 2005 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 79 |
| IGDB | 75 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Expansion pack |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres | RTS |
| Series | Empire Earth |
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| Empire Earth | |
|---|---|
| Empire Earth | 2001 |
| Empires: Dawn of the Modern World | 2003 |
| Empire Earth II | 2005 |
| Empire Earth III | 2007 |
Warnings
Key points
- The Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch fixes many of the game's problems.
General information
- Empire Earth II Forum
- Empire Earth Heaven
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
SecuROM 7 DRM. | |
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| GamersGate | |
Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Supremacy | |
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| GOG.com | |
Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Supremacy. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.[1] | |
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| Green Man Gaming |  |
Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Supremacy | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Supremacy | |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| The Art of Supremacy | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Skip intro videos[citation needed] |
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Patches
- Patches can be found here. Remember to download the right version for your game localization.
Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch
- The Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch fixes many of the game's problems.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\Sierra\Empire Earth II\ |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Earth II\savegame_SP |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Video
Video options.
Game options.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch. | ||
| Windowed | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch or Borderless Gaming. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch, supported since ver. 157014 (August 2019). | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch, "Disable V-Sync" option in UP1.5 Settings. | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch, "Disable V-Sync" option in UP1.5 Settings. | ||
Input
Keybindings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
Audio options.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, Sound | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Bulgarian | Retail only | |||
| Traditional Chinese | Retail only | |||
| Czech | Retail only | |||
| French | Retail only | |||
| German | Retail only | |||
| Hungarian | Retail only | |||
| Italian | Retail only | |||
| Japanese | Retail only | |||
| Polish | Retail only | |||
| Russian | Retail only | |||
| Spanish | Retail only, download for Gold Edition. |
| Empire Earth II & Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy - Language Changer , created by Dr.MonaLisa is available at EE2.eu[citation needed] |
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | GameSpy servers have been shut down. Use Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch. | ||
Issues fixed
Game minimizes after loading screen and will not run
- Affects Windows 8 and later.
| Use Empire Earth 2 Unofficial Patch 1.5[citation needed] |
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| Use Empire Earth 2 Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 Fix (OUTDATED)[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8.1 | Directx 9 (d3d8to9) is supported in Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch. |
| Shader Model support | 1.1, 1.4 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | GameSpy | The Multiplayer Lobby replacement is available in Empire Earth II - Unofficial Patch since October 2015. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz or equivalent | |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce3 with Hardware T&L 64 MB of VRAM |
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References
- ↑ Empire Earth II - Multiplayer key request - last accessed on 2021-06-13