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Revision as of 11:22, 12 April 2024
Developers | |
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Mad Doc Software | |
Publishers | |
2005-2008 | Sierra Entertainment |
2008-present | Rebellion Developments |
Re-release | Sold Out Software |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 26, 2005 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 79 |
IGDB | 75 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Series | Empire Earth |
Empire Earth | |
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Empire Earth | 2001 |
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World | 2003 |
Empire Earth II | 2005 |
Empire Earth III | 2007 |
Warnings
Empire Earth II is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS game in the Empire Earth series.
General information
- EE2.eu - home to the unofficial patch and server replacement
- 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. | |||
GOG.com | Gold Edition. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.[1] | |||
ZOOM Platform | Gold Edition | |||
GamersGate (unavailable) | Gold Edition | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Gold Edition | |||
Steam (unavailable) | Gold Edition. Unpublished. |
- Free demo versions are available from GameFront.
Version differences
- The Gold Edition includes the base game and The Art of Supremacy expansion.
- The Platinum Edition is a retail-only variant of the Gold Edition which also includes the official strategy guide by Prima Games.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Art of Supremacy |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip intro videos[citation needed] |
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Patches
- Patch 1.20 is the latest version of the base game and can be found here. The expansion pack never had an official patch.
Unofficial patch
- The unofficial patch from EE2.eu 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\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Earth II\savegame_SP |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254780/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Unofficial patch. | ||
Multi-monitor | See Unofficial patch. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | See Unofficial patch. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | See Unofficial patch. | ||
Windowed | See Unofficial patch. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Unofficial patch or Borderless Gaming. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See Unofficial patch, supported since ver. 157014 (August 2019). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See Unofficial patch, "Disable V-Sync" option in UP1.5 Settings. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | See Unofficial patch, "Disable V-Sync" option in UP1.5 Settings. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | Only Art of Supremacy supports EAX. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Bulgarian | Retail only | |||
Traditional Chinese | Retail only | |||
Czech | Retail only | |||
French | Retail only | |||
German | Retail only | |||
Hungarian | Retail only; audio only available in base game. | |||
Italian | Retail only | |||
Japanese | Retail only | |||
Polish | Retail only | |||
Russian | Retail only | |||
Spanish | Retail only, download for Gold Edition. |
Unofficial Language Changer, created by Dr.MonaLisa is available at EE2.eu |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | Versus |
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Online play | Versus The official GameSpy serice has been shut down; the unofficial patch has its own server replacement. |
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) support is included in the 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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Audio | Miles Sound System | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy | The multiplayer lobby replacement is available in the 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 DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (254780) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Empire Earth II - Multiplayer key request - last accessed on 2021-06-13