Empire Earth III

Empire Earth
Empire Earth	2001
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World	2003
Empire Earth II	2005
Empire Earth III	2007

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Empire Earth III is a singleplayer and multiplayer RTS game in the Empire Earth series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.
GOG.com		Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.^[1]
ZOOM Platform
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)		Unpublished.

A free demo version is available from GameFront.

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest official patch is 1.1, and can be found on Patches-Scrolls and GameFront.

Skip intro videos

Skip intro videos^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\movies`. Delete/rename the following files: `fe_intro.bik`, `md_intro.bik`, `Nvidia.bik`, `SierraLogo.bik`.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Earth III\profiles\<user-id>\profile.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Empire Earth III\profiles\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/254800/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings (1/2).

In-game video settings (2/2).

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Available resolutions up to 1920x1200, but image is stretched. Certain resolutions are missing. Manually changing the resolution in the configuration file reverts to a default setting in the next session, and setting the file to read-only mode reverts to 1024x768.^[3]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Labeled as "Texture Filtering".
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For scroll speed only.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, effects, voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles		On by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Separate US and UK English releases
Czech				Retail only
French				Retail only
German				Retail only; download for GOG.com version
Hungarian				Retail only
Italian				Retail only
Japanese				Retail only
Polish				Retail only
Spanish				Retail only

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		The official GameSpy service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	26000

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game freezes/crashes

Run `EE3.exe` in compatibility mode for Windows 7^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Miles Sound System
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.7 GHz AMD Athlon XP	Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3500+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6000 series 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	Nvidia GeForce 7000 series 256 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

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>/254800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (254800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Empire Earth III on GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-04-10
"Multiplayer notice: The game's official multiplayer servers have been taken offline and the only multiplayer option available is LAN. Multiplayer mode is available after registering your unique CD-key for the game."
↑ Verified by User:Plok on 2023-04-10
↑ Empire Earth III | WSGF - last accessed on 2023-04-10

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/254800/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (254800) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Empire Earth III on GOG.com - last accessed on 2023-04-10
"Multiplayer notice: The game's official multiplayer servers have been taken offline and the only multiplayer option available is LAN. Multiplayer mode is available after registering your unique CD-key for the game."

[2] Verified by User:Plok on 2023-04-10

[4] Empire Earth III | WSGF - last accessed on 2023-04-10

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Developers

	Mad Doc Software
Publishers
2007-2008	Sierra Entertainment
2008-present	Rebellion Developments
Re-release	Sold Out Software
Engines
	Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows	November 6, 2007
Reception
Metacritic	50
IGDB	40
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS
Series	Empire Earth