Empires: Dawn of the Modern World

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Warnings

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

Empire Earth
Empire Earth	2001
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World	2003
Empire Earth II	2005
Empire Earth III	2007

Key points

Online multiplayer stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down

Supported by GameRanger^[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Official manual

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Patched to 1.3.

Essential improvements

Patches

The newest patch is 1.3. Patches for the game can be found here.

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Go to <path-to-game>\Data\Movies
Rename, move or delete these files:

Activision.avi
SSSI.avi

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SSSI\Empires\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2690/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Data\Saved Games^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2690/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video Settings.

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Enable In-Game Clock

The game can display a little clock showing the game speed & map time but the setting cannot be found in any menu.

Instructions^[2]

Press F11 in-game.

Alternatively go to Configuration file(s) location and set ClockDisplay to 1.

Windowed

Force windowed^[3]
Download and run DxWnd. Click on Edit, then Add. Set the path to `<path-to-game>\Empires_DMW.exe`. Set the desired window position and size. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX 8. Click OK, then File and Save.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Double-click on `Wait for VSync`. Change the value to `0` to disable Vsync.

Input settings

Input Settings.

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Audio settings

Audio Settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
Spanish
English
German

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		GameSpy services have been shut down;^[4] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[5]
TCP	6500, 28900, 29900, 29901, 33335
UDP	13139, 27900, 33321

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 75 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Double-click on `Custom Refresh Rate`. Select Decimal and change `75` to the screen refresh rate.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System	6.5e^[6]
Multiplayer	GameSpy	GameSpy servers have been shut down.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98. 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 600 MHz AMD Athlon 600 MHz	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB (Online multiplayer: 256 MB)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.1 GB	1.1 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2690/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2690) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
↑ 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

↑ GameRanger | List of games
↑ Tested by Nessy
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
↑ scribd.com | Official ReadMe
↑ Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-06-15
Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2690/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2690) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[gamedir-3] 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).

[1] GameRanger | List of games

[4] Tested by Nessy

[2017-09-18-5] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-09-18

[6] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[7] scribd.com | Official ReadMe

[8] Verified by User:Nessy on 2019-06-15
Version number found in Mss32.dll in the game installation folder.

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Developers

	Stainless Steel Studios
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Titan
Release dates
Windows	October 21, 2003