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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Source}}
 
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 4, 2006|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.moddb.com/mods/empires/downloads/empires-mod-beta-1|title=ARCHIVED: Empires Mod Beta 1 file - Mod DB|date=2016-10-10}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 4, 2006|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.moddb.com/mods/empires/downloads/empires-mod-beta-1|title=ARCHIVED: Empires Mod Beta 1 file - Mod DB|date=2016-10-10}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 13, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 13, 2016}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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|steam appid  = 17740
 
|steam appid  = 17740
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =
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|mobygames    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = Freeware
 
|license      = Freeware
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|official site= http://www.empiresmod.com/
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.empiresmod.com/ Official website]
 
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/17740/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/17740/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = true
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = Double buffered <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qShOm6pwUbA|title=Black mesa vsync is double buffered|date=2024}}</ref>
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = true
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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}}
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
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|audio    = true
|subtitles = no
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|subtitles = false
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
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|shader model versions  = 2, 3
 
|shader model versions  = 2, 3
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|physics          = Havok
 
|physics          = Havok
 
|physics notes    = Heavily modified variant.
 
|physics notes    = Heavily modified variant.
|audio            = Miles Sound System
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|audio            = Miles Sound System, FMOD
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  
|input            =  
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|input            = SDL
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|cutscenes        =  
 
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Empires
Empires cover
Developers
Empires
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows March 4, 2006[1]
Linux August 13, 2016
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Modes Multiplayer

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types
Additional information
Haptic feedback

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
64
Online play
64

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 27015
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2.1 Linux only.
Shader Model support 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System, FMOD
Input SDL
Multiplayer Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 2.0b support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
AMD Dual Core 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) 128 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Sound (audio device) OpenAL compatible


References

  1. ARCHIVED: Empires Mod Beta 1 file - Mod DB - last accessed on 2016-10-10
  2. Black mesa vsync is double buffered - last accessed on 2024