Star Wars: Empire at War
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| Developers | |
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| Petroglyph Games | |
| Publishers | |
| LucasArts | |
| Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Alamo Game Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 16, 2006 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 2, 2007 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Additional maps, units, and factions available through a strong modding community.
- Online multiplayer has stopped working due to GameSpy services being shut down.[1]
General information
- Official game site
- Official game expansion site
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack | |
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| Mac App Store | |
Does not support online play (LAN only). | |
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| Steam | |
Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack | |
- The Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack comes with both the base game and the Forces of Corruption expansion
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption | |
Demos
Essential improvements
Patches
- The Gold Pack is already patched to the latest major versions
- The Steam version already includes all of these patches.
- Star Wars: Empire at War Patch v1.05
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Patch v1.1
- Star Wars: Empire At War 2 GB RAM & MP Lobby Fix - For both the base game and the expansion.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32470/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32470/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Audio settings
In-game audio settings.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| German |
Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 8 | |||
| Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[2] see GameSpy for workarounds. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 1234, 3658-3660, 6500, 27900, 28910, 3783, 6515, 6667, 13139, 28900, 29900-29901, 29920 |
| UDP | 1234, 3658-3660, 6500, 27900, 28910, 3783, 6515, 6667, 13139, 28900, 29900-29901, 29920 |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
Issues fixed
Game crashes
- This usually occurs when starting a campaign or tutorial mission in the Forces of Corruption expansion pack.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X only. |
| Shader Model support | 2 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista SP2, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz |
Intel Pentium Dual Core |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3.6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 9600 Nvidia GeForce 7200 Intel 965 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2 support |
ATI Radeon X1900 Nvidia GeForce 8600 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3 support |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.6 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon X1600 Nvidia GeForce 7300 128 MB of VRAM |
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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>/32470/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (32470) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.