This page is for the original 2000 game. For the upcoming reboot, see Empire of the Ants (2024).
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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SafeDisc DRM[Note 1] |
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GOG.com |
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Includes contents of the formerly French-only expansion. Pre-packaged with GOG.com's custom DirectX wrapper and IPXConfig. |
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ZOOM Platform |
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Updated for compatibility with modern systems. |
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- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Version differences
- The French-only Gold Edition includes the base game and the expansion pack.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Les Guerres de l'Ouest |
Available for the French version only. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patches can be found here for the base game and here for the Gold Edition.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
External graphics settings
In-game graphics settings
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, Sound effects |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Italian |
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Retail only. |
Portuguese |
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Retail only. |
Spanish |
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Retail only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
7 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 233 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
200 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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