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Empire Earth II

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Empire Earth II
Empire Earth II cover
Developers
Mad Doc Software
Publishers
Sierra Entertainment
Engines
Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows April 26, 2005
Empire Earth II on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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Key points

GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.

General information

~eW`~>FORUM - Empire Earth 2
~eW`~>FORUM - Help, Questions & Problems. Empire Earth II Support
~eW`~>FORUM - EE2 files, modding, maps, etc.
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GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Supremacy
Windows
Green Man Gaming
DRM-free
Gold Edition - Includes the expansion pack The Art of Supremacy
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Art of Supremacy
Windows

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 (1.5) exists for the game claimed to fix a Visual C++ error, remove the need of the CD, fix compatibility issues with Windows 8 / 8.1 and much more. Recommended.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

Unofficial Patch (1.5) supports 42 screen resolutions, including 4k resolutions. Recommended.

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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

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
Spanish
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play
GameSpy servers have been shut down.

Issues fixed

The unofficial patch (1.4) fixes many of the game problems

Issues unresolved

Game minimizes after loading screen and will not run (Windows 8)

Use Windows 8 / 8.1 FIX.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Pentium IV 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

References