Difference between revisions of "Emperor: Battle for Dune"
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===Playing without the CD=== | ===Playing without the CD=== | ||
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+ | This does not work without a 3rd unsourced cracked "GAME.EXE" The steps below only fix installation and start up on Windows 10 and ensure cutscenes still load if you use the cracked GAME.EXE | ||
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+ | Following the steps below WILL NOT make the game run without CDS unless you find the 3rd patch not linked here(because it is illegal) *Cough* GameCopyWorld *Cough* | ||
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+ | This procedure fails to mention it requires a cracked GAME.EXE from pirate sources. The patches mentioned below are official and simply allow the game to install and start to main menu. When Windows 10 released Microsoft droped support for SafeDisk copy protection and the official patches removes it legally to allow it to start...it does not let you actually start a game without a cd. The steps below are to ensure cutscenes still work after patching with the GAME.EXE | ||
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# Copy the contents of disc 1 to the hard drive. | # Copy the contents of disc 1 to the hard drive. |
Revision as of 09:57, 15 October 2021
Developers | |
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Westwood Studios | |
Intelligent Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 12, 2001 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Dune |
Dune | |
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Dune | 1992 |
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty | 1992 |
Dune 2000 | 1998 |
Emperor: Battle for Dune | 2001 |
Frank Herbert's Dune | 2001 |
OpenRA (unofficial) | 2010 |
Dune: Spice Wars | 2023 |
Dune: Imperium | 2024 |
Dune: Awakening | TBA |
General information
- Dune2K.com - A major Dune fansite with an active community
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v2 DRM - removed with the official install fix; see Playing without the CD |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch 1.09 updates the game to the latest version.
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Delete or rename the file |
Lag fix in Windows 8/10
Follow the procedure[citation needed] |
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The game lags terribly in modern operating systems, such as Windows 8 and 10. In order to fix this, you have to use "dgVoodoo 2" by Dege. Follow the instructions in this video (Dark Ruler fix). The game will now run at 60 FPS in Windows 8 and 10. (Note: the program may be detected as malware; the developer of the program (Dege) asserts that it's merely a false positive).
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Playing without the CD
- Disclaimer*
This does not work without a 3rd unsourced cracked "GAME.EXE" The steps below only fix installation and start up on Windows 10 and ensure cutscenes still load if you use the cracked GAME.EXE
Following the steps below WILL NOT make the game run without CDS unless you find the 3rd patch not linked here(because it is illegal) *Cough* GameCopyWorld *Cough*
This procedure fails to mention it requires a cracked GAME.EXE from pirate sources. The patches mentioned below are official and simply allow the game to install and start to main menu. When Windows 10 released Microsoft droped support for SafeDisk copy protection and the official patches removes it legally to allow it to start...it does not let you actually start a game without a cd. The steps below are to ensure cutscenes still work after patching with the GAME.EXE
It will not howeve
Follow the procedure[1] |
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CD1 .\data\ CD2 X:\ CD3 X:\ CD4 X:\ 8. Replace the letter CD1 .\data\ CD2 .\CD2\ CD3 .\CD3\ CD4 .\CD4\ 9. Save the file and run the game. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Westwood\Emperor\Options\[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\DATA\saves\[Note 2] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Forcing a resolution other than 4:3 results in a cropped screen. See the WSGF entry. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use dgVoodoo 2 | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Can be forced in video card's Control Panel or by using dgVoodoo 2. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | UI animations are framerate dependent and seem to be intended for 30 FPS, playing twice as fast as they should at 60 FPS and four times as fast at 120 FPS. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Mouse controls can't be changed. LMB is for selection/orders, RMB is deselection/viewport panning, LMB+RMB viewport rotation. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Depends on system to co-operate. Only if touch input doubles as mouse input (tapping = LMB, holding = RMB, etc.). No special touch-screen controls or touch-screen control-overlay | |
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound and Voice | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Korean | ||||
Traditional Chinese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | 8 | Versus |
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Online play | 4 | Versus |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 7 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Westwood Online |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, 2000, ME |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 400 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 600 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM DirectX 7 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more 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
- ↑ Verified by User:Plokite Wolf on 2021-10-14